Dennis S. Martin's Blog, page 209

Rodeo Hearts

Wild and free
          Like a mustang running ‘cross the open plains,
You and me
          Diving headlong screaming through a ring of flame.
And we never stop to wonder if
It all might fall apart.
We just ride that raging bull with our rodeo hearts.

Eye to eye
          Is what we see when we are in the here and now.
No goodbye.
          Wouldn’t want to face the future anyhow.
And we’ll ride this bronco to a place
Where reason soon departs,
Living out our dreams right now with our rodeo hearts.

Reaching out and reaching onto every crazy dream,
Making no excuses on the way.
Filling up our senses til they’re bursting at the seams,
We brave the night until the break of day.

Until then
          There is no denying what we have to do.
It would be a sin
          If we stopped right now and didn’t see it through.
So we take our winnings and we say a prayer
As the wisdom soon departs.
We’ll just keep on riding high on our rodeo hearts.

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Without Rhythm or Rhyme

Please, take all this pain away,
Clear these memories and ease my mind,
Play some old songs that we once knew
From a happier time.
All these feelings you say are new
Are just new ways to be unkind.
They appear like the morning news
Without rhythm or rhyme.

You say that you’re unhappy
With the way I’ve treated you,
And you’d be better off out on your own.
But if I have mistreated you
I’ll gladly make amends,
But I can’t do a thing to make it right
If you are gone.

I’m just a man,
I’m not too smart
Where women are concerned,
But that’s no reason to give up.
There are lessons to be learned.
If you can give us one more chance
I’ll get it right this time,
Instead of walking away
Without rhythm or rhyme.

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3-2-1-Blastoff

Up all night thinking about tomorrow.
Must admit you were on my mind.
Staring at your picture in the moonlight, 
Longing just to hold your hand in mine. 

You walk in the room, my heart starts racing.
You have no idea what you have done.
My mind is like a rocket on the launch pad
Counting down to blastoff 3-2-1.

Every time I think of you it happens.
Every time I see your perfect smile. 
Just to have a chance to taste your sweet lips
You know I would fly a million miles.

You have such a way to make me happy.
There is nothing that I wouldn’t do
To hold you in my arms and dance together.
Life would have no meaning without you.

We can take this rocket ship together,
Ride the rings of Saturn and beyond.
There’s no telling where the flight might take us
When we count it down… 3-2-1-
Blastoff.

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The Flight of Angels

In the huddle of every life
There will come a time
When sweet providence rears its head
And wants to take us away from here 
To a level that we can’t see
With these faltering eyes,
Lifted up on angel wings
Riding high with no fear 

In the flight of angels,
No more worries and no more cares,
Gently folded in angel arms,
Lifted up above all despair,
Taken into that Promised Land,
No more crying and no goodbyes,
In the flight of angels
Where no one ever dies.

I was lost with a tortured soul,
Tossing, turning all night,
Trying hard just to understand
The subtle differences of wrong and right.
Then the angels reached out to me,
Lifted my veil of gray,
Led me into the sweetest light,
Took my fears away.

In the flight of angels….

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My Friend

Life is a candle,
A flickering light,
Silently breathing a sigh,
Guiding the way through
The dark stormy night,
Watching the world strolling by.

You are the angel
Sent straight from heaven
To shield my light from the wind,
Sharing the burdens
In good times and bad,
Loving and being a friend.

Never a question to stay or to go,
You’re always there by my side.
When lost in a labyrinth I always know
You’ll know the way,
You’ll be my guide.

Every hour of
Every day,
No matter where, no matter when
Freedom is knowing you’re always there.
You’ll always be my friend.

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You Saved Me Again

You saved me
Just when my life was spinning out of control.
You rushed right in
With understanding and a hand to hold.
You touched my heart
And showed me how it is to be a friend.
Oh, and now
In my lonely hour
You saved me again.

You touched me
In gentle ways that I have never known.
Down deep inside
It’s clear to see how much the feeling has grown.
I know it’s true
You’ll always be there when I need a friend.
And when I’m down
You’ll be around
To save me again.

In my darkest hour when all hope was lost
You were always there with me
Traveling the road, sharing every load,
Knowing this is how it’s always meant to be.

There will come a day
I can repay the kindness you have shown.
I’ll step right in
If you are feeling lost and alone.
I’ll prove to you
I’ve learned just what it means to be a friend.
Without regret
I won’t forget
How you saved me again and again and again.

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Paying the Price

Do you remember a time
Back in our prime,
Back when our hearts were both young.
It was just you and me
Wild and free
Happily focused on just having fun.
But time has a way
Of making us pay
For every roll of the dice.
We bet it all
And our bluff gets called,
And we end up paying the price.

After all the dances
And the chances that we dared
It’s amazing that we’re both still here.
You and me together
Damn the weather, we don’t care.
We could face the devil without fear.

So let the piper play,
We’ll pay him someday,
Let the music go on for a while.
Honey can’t you see
It’s just reality.
We can dance and stroll another mile.
We can face another day,
It all passes anyway,
So cut that cake and have another slice.
Put your worries in the past
Because nothing ever lasts
And we all end up paying the price.

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Backed Up on the Freeway

I left your arms this morning,
Didn’t want to go.
Spent all day at work. Seems like
A million years or more.
Whistle blows and now I’m gone
In a screaming streak of blue,
But now I’m backed up on the freeway
Trying to get back home to you.

Fade left, fade right,
In a sea of red tail lights.
No saving off-ramp can I see,
Just tons of metal blocking me from you.

I call you on the telephone,
“Babe, I’m trying to make it home”.
And you say it’s okay,
You understand.
That’s the time I realize
The love that I find in your eyes,
And I’m so lucky
Just to be your man.

Now what’s that up ahead I see?
That wall of traffic breaking free,
This rolling prison soon may be
An open highway leading me to you.

The minutes seem to pass like days
And my mind is in such a haze,
Only one thought keeps me going
Strong to see it through.
Knowing at my journeys end
I will see your face again,
I won’t be backed up on the freeway
Trying to get back home to you.

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Let’s Get Out of Here

Let’s get out of here.
Let’s go for a walk.
No one else, just you and me,
Someplace where we can talk.
Your head on my shoulder,
I whisper soft in your ear,
Tell you how much I love you
As I’m holding you near.

I know you came here to have a little fun,
To dance a dance or two and maybe meet someone,
But every time I look into your eyes
What I want to say is so clear.
That’s how I know
It’s time to go,
So, Baby, let’s get out of here.

Let’s get out of here.
I know a place we can go
Where the music plays softly
And the lights are low.
I can sing you sweet love songs,
Take away all your fears.
Tell you how much I love you.
Let’s get out of here.

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On the Fourth Floor

Sitting alone in this third floor apartment
As alone as a body can be,
Staring at streetlamps til way after midnight
Starving for your company.
Longing to call, but knowing you’re busy
With your life and your brand new love. You’re up on the fourth floor
While I sit here longing,
With heaven just one floor above.

There was a time when you said you loved me
And promised to always be true,
But I wasn’t ready, the timing seemed wrong, and
I acted just like a fool.
Now that I know the mistake that I made
You’ve had the strength to move on.
You’re up on the fourth floor,
Happy at last,
While I sit here drinking alone.

No one can know how good we might have been
If I had seen Heaven back when.
I can’t help but wonder; would I get it right
If I had the chance to start over again?

I hope you’re happy. Hope that it lasts.
I hope that he’ll always be true.
But if things don’t work out, just call out my name
And I will come running to you.
One floor below you, just biding my time,
Knowing that Heaven’s in view
Up on the fourth floor you smile down at me
And I’m patiently waiting for you.

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