Wednesday, April 24, 2019

Fox Trot Trail

Hold my hand and dance with me, we’ll take this step by step
One and two and side together, now with a bit more pep
Over the drawbridge, under the trees down in the river dale
Together as we Fox Trot along the Fox Trot Trail

Listen to the water rushing over untamed rocks
Seagulls and pelicans floating from lock to lock
Past forgotten sculptures that no longer have a tale
Together as we Fox Trot along the Fox Trot Trail

Sit with me upon the shore
Across from factories before
This city’s ready to explore
With modern art and yesterday’s lore

The wind blows underneath our toes for winter will not walk away
But I feel warm inside your arms and I wish that I could stay
Gliding past the mural with the origami quail
Together as we Fox Trot along the Fox Trot Trail

Tuesday, January 8, 2019

You don't want her

You don't want her,  you want the idea of her
You don't want to play,  you just want to say you've won
You think she's got the answers,  but she's just another riddle
You don't want her life,  and she's not going to fit into your ticky-tacky box

You see she drinks the wine so you start plotting your own grapevine
You hear her sing away so you start building your own stage
You'd do anything to keep her you don't know she sees the free bird
Flying off into the night
Take flight
Start again into a new life

You don't want her,  you want the idea of her
You don't want to play,  you just want to say you've won
You think she's got the answers,  but she's just another riddle
You don't want her life,  and she's not going to fit into your ticky-tacky box

Birds need trees to build their nest
Grab some grub and take a rest
Stay for sunshine, hide from the rain
But when the cold wind blows, it's time to go
Take to the sky
Say goodbye
Never to come back again

You don't want her,  you want the idea of her
You don't want to play,  you just want to say you've won
You think she's got the answers,  but she's just another riddle
You don't want her life,  and she's not going to fit into your ticky-tacky box

You can't cage her
You can't tame her
You can't take her from her life of flight
Midnights and lost plights
You can't love her
Or rise above her
You must pluck her from spell of you
Wizardry and voodoo

You don't want her,  you want the idea of her
You don't want to play,  you just want to say you've won
You think she's got the answers,  but she's just another riddle
You don't want her life,  and she's not going to fit into your ticky-tacky box