Dennis S. Martin's Blog, page 62

When I Grow Up

At6 years old I was running wild

Totin’my six-guns cowboy style,

Bustin’wild broncos, riding the range all day.

Goin’after bad guys,

Huntin’them down.

Meand my posse cleaning up this town.

WhenI grow up it’s gonna always be this way.

 

Nothingcomes short of living out a dream,

Believingin the future and what it can bring,

Hopingfor some wisdom and a little luck.

Ican have it all when I grow up.

 

At18 I was sure I knew it all,

Ridingso high that I could never fall.

Noone could tell me what I could or couldn’t do.

Lookingback I see that I was just a kid.

Ican’t believe half the stupid things I did,

ButI still believed

Andsomehow made it through.

 

Nothingcomes short of living out a dream,

Believingin the future and what it can bring,

Hopingfor some wisdom and a little luck.

Ican have it all when I grow up.

 

Nowthat I’m older and my life’s on track

Ican see the kid who always had my back

Hidingin the shadows, trying hard to keep up,

Waitingand wondering just what happened to

Thekind of trust and wanderlust that he once knew.

DidI lose it all when I grew up?

 

Nothingcomes short of living out a dream,

Believingin the future and what it can bring,

Hopingfor some wisdom and a little luck.

Ican have it all when I grow up.

 

Boy’s Night Out

Spendthe whole week waitin’

Justanticipatin’

Onenight a week that I can bust loose,

Wherethe rooster is a’crowin’

Andtestosterone is flowin’

Anda guy can give the devil a goose.

It’sa ritual demand

Thatthe girls don’t understand,

Theycan’t figure out what it’s all about.

Itcomes on like a fever

Andthere’s only one reliever

Whenit comes around to boy’s night out.

 

Ooohh,I got to get it goin’

Gotto have a little fun.

Gota few seed left that still need sewin’

Putthe devil on the run,

Ina place that’s void of inhibitions

WhereI won’t be afraid to shout.

Justkeeps the beer flowin’,

Don’tcare where I’m goin’,

Cruisin’by on boy’s night out.

 

I’vebeen workin’ for a dollar

Tilit makes me wanna holler

Andgive the boss a piece of my mind,

ButI try to hold it in until Friday night and then

I’mable to relax and unwind. We play a hand or two,

Maybeshoot a round of pool

Andcomplain out loud til there’s no doubt.

Everychallenge that we air,

Everyproblem, every dare,

Wesolve it all on boy’s night out.

 

Changes

I’vebeen going through changes

Sincethe day that we met,

Somethat I just don’t understand

Andmay live to regret.

Youhave captured my wandering eye

Witha new point of view,

Thatthese changes are all worthwhile

Ifthey bring me to loving you.

 

Youworked your magic.

You’vegot me under your spell.

Yougave me the courage to

Walkthrough the fires of hell.

Troublecome find us.

Wehave no reason to hide.

I’mnot a rebel

ButI’ll face the world

Aslong as you walk by my side.

 

Ican’t imagine

Whatchanges may lie up ahead,

Coatedin honey or

Coveredin splashes of fiery red.

I’lltake it in stride

Knowinginside that it true.

Thesechanges don’t matter

Aslong as they bring me to loving you.

 

All This Carrying On

Forjust one minute I turn my back, and

Walkout of the room.

Icome back to a huge disaster

Soundinglike a sonic boom.

Thewhole room’s lost all its sanity

Andno one knows just where it’s gone.

Timeto put an end to this feuding and fighting,

Andall this carrying on.

 

3AM is a time for quiet,

Atime for reflection and sleep.

Especiallyfor a working man

Whohas obligations to keep.

Thensome damn fool tries to raise a ruckus

Andparty til the morning sun.

It’sclear somebody’s got to shut him down,

Andall this carrying on.

 

Youand me sometimes disagree,

Welet common sense slide.

Wesay things that we both don’t mean,

Leavingreason aside.

Butit’s okay at the end of the day.

Itdoesn’t matter who won.

Wework it out when we finally stop

Allthis carrying on.

 

A Million and One

Itake the time to say, “I love you”,

Likeso many times before.

It’slike saying, “See you later”

AsI’m walking out the door.

Everytime is like the first time

Andyou are the prize that I’ve won.

Iknow that I’ve said it a million times.

Thismakes a million and one.

 

Everyonetells me I’m lucky.

Ican’t help but notice it’s true.

Youbrought my heart out of darkness.

Mylife began the day that I met you.

Youtook a chance, placed your wager,

ButI was the gambler who won.

Chancemay only be one in a million, but

Youare a million and one.

 

Everyday life just gets sweeter

Aswe walk in the sun hand in hand,

AndI realize what’s there in your eyes

Knowingyou’re more than a lover and friend.

 

Timewon’t erase what we’re feeling,

Ortake away one simple thing.

We’llface each new dawn together.

Everyday is the first day of spring.

Findinga new way, if need be, to be

Closeto you when day is done.

Atthe end of a million beginnings

We’llfind a million and one.

 

Alone

There’sa tale told by fools of a fairytale world

Filledwith dreams,

Wherenight never falls and honey flows wild

Inthe streams.

Butwhen twilight comes crashing, and your waiting here

Bythe phone.

Andit finally hits you, the meaning

Ofbeing alone.

 

It’sa feeling that settles inside to tell you it’s true.

Theone thing you thought was forever is over and through.

It’sa double-edged blade that slices and cuts to the bone.

Youjust never get use to the silence

Ofbeing alone.

 

Thereis no way to describe all the emptiness

Thatyou’re feeling inside.

Youlook in the mirror but there’s no reflection.

Yourheart has gone looking for someplace to hide.

 

Noone to free you.

Noone to call but yourself.

Youhave a choice to rescue your soul

Andclimb down from your shelf.

Doyou swim murky waters

Orlet yourself sink like a stone?

It’sall up to you; you don’t have to face it

Alone.

 

Silk and Lace

Bracingmyself for a fiery conflict,

Keepingmy head down low.

Offeringa prayer to the man above,

Tryingnot to let my feelings show.

Thinkingabout you a half a world away

Andhow I long to see your face,

Wantingjust to feel your tender touch,

Missingyour silk and lace.

 

Peoplesaid that we were never meant to be,

Saidthat we would never last.

YourMomma and your Daddy both agreed

Thatwe were moving way too fast.

Butthey could never know your affect on me,

Howyou cause my heart to race,

Orhow I close my eyes every single night

Dreamingof your silk and lace.

 

Andit doesn’t matter if the world goes by

Andpasses to eternity,

Wedon’t have to wonder where or why,

Youand I were always meant to be.

 

Therewill come a time, and it won’t be long,

I’llbe coming home to you.

I’llleave these boots and battles far behind,

Andtrade them for a heart that’s true.

Iwon’t have to dream about your loving smile

Orthink about your warm embrace.

Huddledclose together every single night,

Touchingyour silk and lace.

 

 

Walk Away

It’sdeep in December,

Thedays have grown shorter,

Justlike your patience with me.

Nightsthat blow cold

Bothinside and out

Inour snow-covered destiny.

Iknow that we would both be better off

Ifwe would just call it a day.

Butit’s really hard

Tolay down your cards,

Getup and just walk away.

 

We’vefaced some fears in our stormy years,

Togetherwe’ve managed to win.

Butlately it seems we’re on different teams

Pullingthe rope from both ends.

Ifthis is the game that our destiny calls for,

Honey,I don’t want to play.

We’vebeen through too much to limp by on a crutch,

It’sbetter to just walk away.

 

Iwish there was some way to make it all better,

Takeback all the things that I said, but

Idon’t have a potion or miracle pill

Toremove all those echoing words from your head.

 

GuessI could tell you that I was just blinded

Byanger in visions of red.

Sofull of myself, caught in the moment,

Icouldn’t control all the things that I said.

Butthat wouldn’t matter in our big decision.

DoI leave or do I stay?

Ithink we both know

It’stime to go.

It’sover, so just walk away.

 

Like Drunken Cowboys

There’sa place inside my head where hurt never filters in,

Aplace to heal, where I can know I’m my own best friend,

Sometimesfind it easier than facing reality,

Likedrunken cowboys living without a dream.

 

Callme crazy; call me a fool, for shutting out the world.

Ijust need time to contemplate the way my life’s unfurled.

Wouldn’twant to take it out on everyone around

Likedrunken cowboys tearing up the town.

 

Idon’t want to think about forever,

Tryinghard to make it through the storm.

Tougheningmy feelings into leather

Tilit just doesn’t matter anymore.

 

Takea step back to a time when

Lifewas a free-for-all,

Wheredisagreements could always be settled in a barroom brawl,

Whereconsequences and concerns were not a high priority,

Likedrunken cowboys living wild and free.

 

Rock My World

Mylife was simple and

Abit routine,

Joywas something

Thatwas seldom seen.

Youcame storming

Makingmy life swirl,

Headfirst diving just to

Rockmy world.

 

Rockmy world,

Shakeit all apart,

Justbe careful not to

Breakmy heart.

Daysare diamonds

Andmy nights are pearls,

Justlike paradise,

Baby,rock my world.

 

You’rethe queen of hearts

Whobreaks the rules, and

I’dbe happy

Justto play your fool.

Tellme that you’ll

Alwaysbe my girl.

We’lljust keep flying,

Baby,rock my world.

 

Rockmy world,

Shakeit all apart,

Justbe careful not to

Breakmy heart.

Daysare diamonds

Andmy nights are pearls,

Justlike paradise,

Baby,rock my world.