I Think I'll Write a Song

i think i'll write a song
not sure what it's about
maybe loneliness
or a cheating heart
how bout daddy's farm
that would be a start
but daddy didn't have a farm
he lived in an apartment
on the third floor
he rented a farm once
and had some pigs and chickens
would that make sense
he did have a pick up truck
it could be a country tune
or a suburban tune
with a country flair
i could spruce it up
with some dylanesque lyrics
that go on and on and
leave you confused
then stick in some hendrix
guitar licks
and some stones dance rhythm
follow all that with some
motown back up vocals
flavored with
a jamaican accent
that makes you want to
go to the islands
and spend the day
eating cheeseburgers in paradise
or maybe a song
about the time i stubbed my toe
on the way to the bathroom
that would get em rockin
i did have a stomach ache once
i could write about the pain
i felt all day long
oh yeah, and my dog had fleas
all on the same day
man with all these great ideas
i'm halfway to the hall of fame
without writing the first word

think about it...

then i could save the lyrics
in some hidden notebook
in my sock drawer
so my kids could find
it years from now and
make even more money
after i'm gone
i could get a bunch
of posthumous  awards
that are cool to get
even if you have to be dead
to get them
people could visit my house
and see where i lived
and slept and washed the dishes
man, if i could only
come up with something
interesting to write a song about

my song would
make you cry
want to dance and
laugh till you poop your pants

my song would
rip your heart out
then put it back
and make you fall
in love again

my song would
take your mind
off your troubles
and ease your soul

my song would
tell a story
about a politically
incorrect person

my song would
be under three minutes
so it could be played
on the radio

my song would
be played in
outer space
and at half time
of the super bowl

i think i'll write a song
i just need an idea
to get started
hmm....

Robert
2011

Black Irish

you couldn't put it down
now you are gone

the clinic
and meetings couldn't
keep you from
what made you sick

we had some good times
but you couldn't change

taken away
by the shit you put in your veins

you told me you were black irish
wtf did that mean


Robert
2011

Paranoid

have you ever had
a strange feeling
that something wasn't right
looking over your shoulder
at something
in the night

was it maybe a shadow
just out of sight
or a feeling
that may have
filled you with
fright

it could have been
something heard
a whisper
ever so slight
that
made you
feel so uptight

something there
that doesn't fit
your nerves on edge
make you tremble
as you sit

maybe just
a reflection of light
or perhaps the wind
from days gone by
passing through
making sounds of
voices just not right

that thing you see

the voice you here

it does not exist


its only your mind
playing tricks...

or.. perhaps
your senses do not lie
and maybe
just maybe
something
is out there

waiting...

around that corner
down the road
just outside your door




chill out man...you're paranoid and freaking me out...


Robert
2011

Loneliness

are you alone
and need someone to share...

all the hours spent inside your head

hiding from fear or shame

all the people that ignore you
or treat you like your strange

all the pain you feel while others laugh

are you alone
and need someone to care...




Robert
2011

I Just Want To..

dive into the water
feel the power of the waves

swim against the current
using every muscle in my body

lie in the sand
let the waves roll up against me
listen to the ocean roar

feel the wind in my face
feel the sun on my back


watch the sun set
         orange and purple against the blue horizon

see the moon glimmering
         against the waves as it gently rises.

smell sun tan lotion
         coconut oil and noxema

put on aloe vera
         for the sunburn pain

sit by the fire all night
         with the one I love

I just want to..



Robert
2011