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Where I Come From - Double-click to Play
Where I come from the weather’s so cold
It’ll rip and tear the skin right off your bones
Where I come from the summer’s so warm
Sweat drops come just before the clouds form
Where I come from everybody knows
There's a one-way ticket outta here that leads you back home
Mothers love their daughters
Like old men love the past
You can hear the farmers praying
For summer rains to last
Folks will forgive whatever you may lack
They’ll give you the shirt right off their back
If they have it they’ll give you some
They’ll give you some
They’ll give you some
Where I come from
Where I come from
Where I come from brothers go to war
When you think that’s not enough and they want more
Where I come from we all feel tears
When giving others the reason
For some Texan’s fears
Where I come from some people don’t care
But I do
But I do
So I’ll share
I’ll share
It’s hard to forgive
All the things we lack
I don’t think I give him that oh no
But I have it so I’ll give him some
A piece of my mind
Give him some
Give him some
Where I come from
Where I come from
Where I come from there is love
You can see the children praying to above
Where I come from you can see for miles away
And though I leave my heart still stays
Will you forgive all the things I lack
Would you give me the shirt right off your back
If you have it will you give me some
I know you have it
Will you give me some
Give me some
Where I come from
Where I come from
Where I come from
Where I come from
American Aquarium Drinker (I am Trying to Break Your Heart - Wilco)
Double-Click to PlayI am an American aquarium drinker
I assassin down the avenue
I'm hiding out in the big city blinking
What was I thinking when I let go of you?
I want to hold you in the Bible-black predawn
You're quite a quiet domino, bury me now
Take off your Band-Aid because I don't believe in touchdowns
What was I thinking when I let go of you?
I want to glide through those brown eyes dreaming
Take from the inside, baby hold on tight
You were so right when you said I've been drinking
What was I thinking when I let go of you?
I always thought that if I held you tightly
You'd always love me like you did back then
Then I fell asleep and the city kept blinking
What was I thinking when I let you back in?
I am trying to break your heart
I am trying to break your heart
But still I'd be lying if I said this wasn't easy
I am trying to break your heart
Blue-Eyed Angel - Double-Click to Play
There's a blue-eyed angel following me
"Faster fool," she screams
"You've told lies of the love and loss and now I'm on your trail."
From your notes, your holes, your clothes, your soul
From your notes, your holes, your clothes, your soul
Time flies like the blackbird
Who's joined the angel's side
It's constant songs of regret they sing
Like a midnight lullaby
My notes, my home, my clothes, my soul
But you know, your holes, your clothes, your soul
They plague me now
"Sing" they scream
"You owe me more than you'll know"
So we come here, yes we come here
'til we've seen what you owe
She wants your notes, your holes, your clothes, your soul
What you know, your holes, your clothes, your soul
Closing in so slowly now
They smell fear
They sense fear
They think they've got me pegged
Got me pegged
For a traitor,
A lover
A hater
A sinner
Of the worst kind
For a cheater,
A spiller
A liar
A needer
Of the worst kind
Of the worst kind
Of the worst kind
Your soul, your soul, from your soul
Then the battle rages
Between love and hate
I'm quick to choose a side
Because time's the blue-eyed angel
That I'm leaving far behind
My notes and holes and goals, my soul
My notes and holes and goals of the soul of the worst kind
Of the worst kind, of the worst kind
Lullaby for A Girl - Double-Click to Play
When the blisterin' cold has you feeling so alone
Just close your eyes and sigh, and picture me by your side
And I wish I could be there, and if I could you know I would, just hold you 'til you sleep
So baby dream
When you can't sleep at night and tears have held your throat tight
Just dream the cool world away and think about better days
And I wish I could be there, and if I could you know I would, just sing you to sleep
So baby dream
So baby dream
When you've come to share and all those others just don't care
Close your eyes and believe
Someday you shall receive
And I wish I could be there, and if I could you know I would, just sing you to sleep
So baby dream, so baby, so baby dream, so baby dream, so baby...hmmm...so baby
So baby dream
Love is the strongest feeling known
and all-encompassing emotion
an extreme strength
an overwhelming excitement
Love is trying not to hurt the other person
trying not to change the other person
trying not to dominate the other person
trying not to deceive the other person
Love is understanding each other
listening to each other
supporting each other
having fun with each other
Love is not an excuse to stop growing
not an excuse to stop making yourself better
not an excuse to lessen one's goals
not an excuse to take the other person for granted
Love is being completely honest with each other
finding dreams to share
working toward common goals
sharing responsibilities equally
Everyone in the world wants to, needs to Love
Love is not a feeling to be taken lightly
Love is a feeling to be cherished, nurtured, and cared for
Love is the reason for life
- Johan Travers Johnson
12/19/81 - 05/08/04
Poet
Singer
Songwriter
