The whole point of being a cat is to find a decent place to nap On a cushion or a window sill – better still a human lap To lay and clean and preen; and keep you mesmerized until your bladder intervenes This is my lap of luxury: Not one cat, not two cats, but […]
WELL, WE WENT TO THE RIO GRANDEAND WE WALKED ALONG THE SHOREAND WE SAW THERE WAS NO WATERSO WE WALKED AROUND SOME MOREAND WE MADE A PACT RIGHT THEN AND THERETO FILL IT UP AGAINSO WE TOLD ALL OF OUR FAMILYAND WE GATHERED ALL OUR FRIENDSWE STORMED THE CORNER MARKETTO SEE WHAT WE COULD FINDWE […]
STOP ME IF YOU’VE HEARD THIS ONE BEFOREBLUE EYED TEARS MATTER MORE ONE THING I’VE LEARNED IN LIFEIS THAT THINGS ARE NOT THE SAMEEQUALITY AND JUSTICEARE JUST A RICH MAN’S GAME THE WAY WE TREAT OUR BROTHERS IS A REFLECTION OF OUR SOULSAS THE WORLD TURNS ALL AROUND USTHE WORLD INSIDE GROWS COLD I SEE […]
I was once engagedto the devil’s daughterShe used all of the tricksthat her parents taught her she made my life a living hellthen she broke my heart in twoshe learned those demon lessons wellI learned a few things, too one time I tried to kiss herbut the lips burned off my facewhen I tried to […]
A paradise where mammon reigns and the sun it always shines The wild fires char the foothills and no one can afford to pay the bills; But life goes on much as before inside their gilded, golden shrines The moguls and their minions live among the palm trees and heather in winding hills so beautifully […]
I fell in love with a Spanish Rose she follows me wherever I go She doesn’t know me but that’s okay I still see her every day Spanish Rose Her eyes are dark and full of surprise But I can never see through her disguise I can’t leave her – she was never mine I’ve […]
Please come to my pity party…don’t bring a friend;It’s hard enough to see your facewhen the world’s about to end All the stupid things I’ve doneThe mistakes that I’ve made;remind me of the reasonsfor the dues that I must pay Please come to my pity party!There will be games and clowns but no funWe’ll spin […]
RANCID AIR BLOWS DOWN THESE STREETSDRUNKEN JUNKIES CALL ME “CHIEF”MY SOUL SCREAMS FOR ANOTHER DRINKAROUND THE CORNERWHERE I CAN SLINKSPANISH GHOSTS OF NIGHTS LONG PAST DEAD CITYBUT I KNOW I’VE MISSED MY CHANCEDEAD CITYBLUE STEEL VAQUIEROS WITH DYING EYESSPITTING BULLETS AND TELLING LIESMY FUTURE FADES BENEATH THE SCARLET SKYI SEARCH FOR WATERBUT THE RIVER’S RUN […]
I see the jaws of life snap shut I feel the pain of love and it cuts There’s no escape; life’s rough Hearts are made to break; it’s tough We’ve been together so long I’m with you til the end, and I’ll stand by you my friend I’ll stand by you my friend In your […]
There’s a bright blue cross at the end of my street; the blood of Christ on my hands and my feet I’m waiting for a sign but it never comes; no loaves of bread I get only crumbs but I know… I’m praying for a miracle even though I don’t believe in God Looking for […]
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