Skittles
When Joe was five he scraped his knee,
He'd done it as he fell from the climbing tree
He cried to his mommy, and she said he'd be fine
It was his daddy that made him better in time
His daddy sat beside him and handed him the red packet of colourful sweets.
He told Joe that the green ones, would stain all his teeth.
Life is full of colours. He said to his son.
Dont let anything make you only see one.
When Joe was eighteen he had his heart broke.
Constantly visiting their initials carved into the old oak.
He moaned to his friends and they called him a dud
It was his father that stepped up, with a good manly hug
He sat beside him and handed him the red packet of colourful sweets.
He told Joe that the green ones, would stain all his teeth.
Life is full of colours. He said to his son.
Dont let anything make you only see one.
When Joe was 29, he got fired from his current job.
It was the same day his apartment got robbed
His dad was by him, helped him get back on his feet
And there he was, with that same old treat.
He sat beside him and handed him the red packet of colourful sweets.
He told Joe that the green ones, would stain all his teeth.
Life is full of colours. He said to his son.
Dont let anything make you only see one.
Joe fell ill at forty-two, the cancer too big to cure
He lay in the hospital bed, as his dad walked through the door
The pain was evident on his papas face
And he gently pulled him in, for a loving embrace.
Joe looked at his dad and handed him the packet coloured red,
He watched his dad smile, and slowly shake his head.
Life is full of colours, to dad said son.
Dont let anything make you only see one.
You
In the thick of this dark jungle,
Where all I used to know became confused
A tiny speck of light shone through to me.
When my honesty was dying
And all I hoped was true seemed so unreal
An eye that sparkled somehow helped me see.
When my honesty was dying
And all I once lived for became abused,
A hand held mine and pulled me from the floor.
In the darkness of this desert
I thirst for truth to keep my heart aflame.
You gave me strength to take the cup once more.
In the darkness of this lying
Where daggers drawn will stab you in the back,
Your honesty shone out to pull me through.
In the thick of this dark jungle
I knelt and prayed they would not choke my pride.
My prayers were answered, now I know it’s true –
The truth I always held is here in you.
Dear Lover,
Dear lover, do not be perfect.
Show me that your persistent phonecalls
After my 2 a.m. shifts arise from distrust,
Or insomnia, but surely not concern.
Spill your sins out of that guarded arsenal
If there is one; please let there be one.
Let me gaze surreptitiously at
The crinkled sheets from last night
When I wasn't in your - our - bed.
And dare not bring out the words I need
To hear, in your satin laced whispers.
For once my dearest,
Make me unlove tiny bits of you,
Before my stubborn young heart
Falls head over heels for yours.
Before it refuses irrevocably,
To settle for a love
Any less than yours,
If you should go.
In Twilight
Will this chair be here tomorrow
And what about this crib
Will my life be filled with sorrow
At everything I did
If I call your name again
Will you remember me
Will I know the where and where
Of everything you’ll be
I can see you sleep in twilight
I can hear you weep in twilight
I can feel your dreams in twilight
I know you – I know you in twilight
As the years go sliding by
I cannot help but feel
I’ve wasted all my yesterdays
With words that will not heal
If I try to hold you closer
Will you just pull away
I can’t stop you from growing older
I hope you find your way
I can see you sleep in twilight
I can hear you weep in twilight
I can feel your dreams in twilight
I know you – I know you in twilight
Once upon a time I knew you
When you were a child
Now I see a light shining through
As you start to run wild
I hope one day you come back to me
Once you’ve reached the sky
I’ll be right here waiting to hear
All the reasons why
I can see you sleep in twilight
I can hear you weep in twilight
I can feel your dreams in twilight
I know you – I know you in twilight
