UNREQUITED

When you love someone,
But she don't feel the same,
You can't catch your breath,
You can't dull the pain

And when you see her smile,
But at someone else,
It turns you inside out,
You can't feel yourself,

And when she walks away,
Moving hand in hand,
Leaving your love behind,
For another man

And as you stand alone,
Nothing's bittersweet,
No one sees you there,
Drowning in your grief

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BARRY'S THOUGHTS AT THE GRAVESIDE OF HIS RECENTLY DECEASED WIFE

I'm glad it's you and not me darlin'!
I can't stop myself from sreamin' and hollerin'!
Pretty soon you'll be nuthin' but a box full o' bones,
And me, I'll be tap dancin' on all these headstones!

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FEVER DREAM

It took me awhile to realize,
Where I was going to and where I had been,
I can't say that it was a noble quest,
Because I left you behind,
When the friendship wore thin

Somewhere out on that highway's an end,
Of a journey that's lasted far too long,
The winners ain't braver,
The women ain't beauties,
And the race don't always go the strong

Beg, borrow and steal a lifetime,
Of broken promises and poison darts,
I can lie to the people,
I can lie to you baby,
I can lie here all night and wait for the sparks

But you know and I know flames don't rekindle,
When wooden hearts darken with falling tears,
'Cause I ain't a beggar,
And I ain't a pleader,
Still I wish these nurses would acknowledge my fears

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A MOMENT OF CLARITY

I've done a lot of bad things,
And I've hurt so many people,
In my neverending quest for number one,
But of all the mistakes I've made,
You're not one, my son,
Of all the mistakes I've made, you're not one


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HER PLAINTIVE PLEA TO A JACKASS

Lie to me,
I don't want to hear those words again,
Don't want to see,
And though I understand your feelings well,
Please don't leave,
Don't go,
'cause you know I love you so


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SAIL AWAY

We were married, whole and happy,
And looked forward to our lives,
But sometimes some things happen,
And we never find out why

So we continued forever altered,
We did our best to understand,
Why you were taken from us,
And delivered to His hands

And I try to sail so far away,
From the mists that cloud my mind,
But your face follows closely,
It’s with me all the time

Our conversations trail off,
And our eyes rarely meet,
The touches so restrained,
And the kisses not so sweet

The holidays, they’re quiet,
Our meals we eat alone,
The empty place at the table,
Echoes the silence in our home

And I try to sail so far away,
To a distant, welcome shore,
Where I can finally breathe again,
And my soul has been restored

We both lost ourselves,
And then we lost each other,
And the map to bring us back,
Simply makes us shudder

And the school bus that passes us,
Is the one you used to ride,
Your friends continue, older,
And we break down and cry

And I try to sail so far away,
To waters warm and still,
I pray we both get over this,
But I know we never will

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MYSTERY

The years had passed me by,
They'd beaten up my heart,
They'd held my life at bay,
And the time it had been marked

And I thought that it was over,
I believed that to be true,
But then I turned a corner,
And life began anew

Some say that it was love,
But it's something that I hide,
For what was given to me,
Words cannot describe


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