Where?

You said you would never leave me
Nor forsake me at all
But I feel so alone
Like you’re not really there at all
And I prayed and I cried
To hear your voice again
But all I heard was silence
When I needed you here

I prayed for your help
But it never seemed to come
Didn’t know what to do
Except scream where are you
What was the reason
For the silence that I heard
Was I not worthy
To be your child again

Was there a test
I knew nothing of
Why was it not known
If I was to learn a lesson now
Did I pass my test
I don’t really know
Guess I’ll find the answer
In the end of days

And I go on living
And failing as it may
But what is the reason
I go on each and every day
I have no companion
Least one that I see
Was it something that I said
Am I nothing in this age

Where is the love
I was told was always there
Is it for others
Because I wasn’t there
And time it goes on by
And still there is no sound
Of laughter on the wind
Or love come unbound

Never Been to Mississippi

Never been to Mississippi
But I heard it’s fine
Got this big ole river
Rolling down the line

Got a lot of people
Traveling up and down these days
Just to do some business
In the most efficient ways

And I heard about the stories
And good times to be had
Just wish I had the money
Then I would be glad

And the Mississippi River
Running through my mind
Dreaming of a future
Where the sun always shines

And the catfish are jumping
At least that’s what I’m told
Best tasting fish around
Can’t beat that taste so bold

And the people there are friendly
Help you down the line
If you want to noodle catfish
You know we’ll all do fine

And the days seem to linger
As I dream of better days
When the Mississippi River
Calls my name through the haze

I see the different colors
Of the water passing by
Like a rainbow of perfection
Or a dark illumined sky

And my dreams are made of
Sights and sounds inspired
By the travels I’ve yet taken
In the annals of my mind

Leaders

Leaders looking for a way
To keep us all in line
Underneath their thumb
It is the new American way

Take away my rights
To keep from fighting back
The lies that they tell
Can anyone perceive

Communism, catechism
No more religion
Preach it from the rooftops
With a gag tied in place

Blind lead the blind
To a cliff with no wall
Like lemmings to the edge
You know everyone will fall

Who can you trust
When everybody lies
Media sells the poison
With everybody’s apple pie

Blinded by the brightness
Of their big shiny smile
You can see them coming
From a country mile

Hip us to what’s new
Slight of hand, who knew
But guess I need some more
Here, I’ll take two

And the sickened decay
We fear is on its way
Has come home to roost
With just a little boost

From those in the know
Their anger just for show
Is it too late, been consigned to fate
Or can we be saved again

Watch the Word

The devil wears a word
Sounds right and true
Make some sense
Righteousness it tries to imbue
Speak of love
Inclusion for all
But the rights of many
Yes, they will fall

Speak of light
Wonders for all
But don’t say that word
You know, it don’t apply to us all
Now my speech has been impeded
The love I’d like to share
Shows how much I hate
Those who live in despair

Speak of my hate
When I speak of love
Speak against the sin
We carry in us all
Says I don’t understand
What’s right and what’s wrong
That I’ve been living under a rock
The times have changed, my son

Right is wrong and wrong is right
See the colors changes from black to white
Do my eyes deceive me
Or did I see it right
Who blotted the light from my eyes

Confusion is his trade
Slight of hand his degree
Watch out sisters and brothers
He’s coming for you and me
Chameleon in fancy clothes
A man for every day
Show you how humble he is
By the words he does say

Guard your mind and heart
Shield and sword in hand
Make him pay dearly
For this is our stand

Anybody know

Does anybody know who I really am
Does anybody know
Does anybody know the trials I go thru
Does anybody know

What it’s like to be me
In the land supposedly free
Isolated and alone
Kept in my home
When all I need is a friend

Kept alone by the govt
Made to obey their rules
Told I will be fined today
If I disobey

No laws were made
But still they persist
To make me obey
Who are they
To dictate law
That they willingly disobey

Hypocrites by word of mouth
Hypocrites by deeds
Yet they are in charge
And making new laws
And I’m pushed to my knees

Change is in order
But voting has lost its bite
Cut the fat of govt
Before they go insane

They call themselves leaders
But bury us in debt
Fight for only what they want
Not for what we need

Does anybody know who I really am
Does anybody know
Does anybody know the trials I go thru
Does anybody know

What it’s like to be chained
Made slave by govt
Made to toe a line disagreeable
Or be jailed for my nonconformity

Powers That Be

The powers that be
Say we must conform
Say we must obey
It is the new norm

The powers that be
Say I must give up
The life I live
And the plans I have

That I must abhor
My dreams of life
That I must get rid of
This luxury life

The powers that be
Say a reset is needed
That people must die
To save the world, indeed

Who am I to be above my place
To say I belong to the human race
The powers that be
The powers that be
Who am I to stand against their push
To be a resister to their hateful disgrace
The powers that be
The powers that be

The powers that be
Put me in my place
Call for me to be replaced
The powers that be
Call me a disgrace
Call for me to be killed this day

And what has happened to America
Land of the free, home of the brave
The land I loved as a child
Has had its freedom stripped
By the powers that be

Love not Hate

I can’t tell you
Just how much
I hate the way you
Run our world

Call me bigoted
Racist and cruel
Just for using the
Same words as you

Many days I’d
Like to say
You’re fired
By the way

Send you home
To contemplate
The actions
You’ve come to take

My rights are
Same as yours
So why the hate
For my small world

Call the cops
For my dinner guests
Why the hate
Jealous, I guess

Don’t your friends
Come and play with you
Or are they busy
Hiding from you

No more lies
And bigotry
From the leaders
Who preach deceit

Can I have my
Life again
Free to roam
My home again

Am I too powerful
Big and mean
Are you afraid
I’ll win again

Shall I show you
How I live
The love I have
And will to forgive

Have you forgotten
Just what it’s like
To be loved by
A holy GOD

Who am I to
Take away
All there is to know
And burn it away

Can’t you see the truth
To set you free
To be a child of GOD
Friend to you and me

So turn away from
All the hate
Come to love again
Before it’s too late

Time

Feel the walls of desperation
Crowding in my mind
Reminding me of the time that flies
And all that’s left behind

Growing old is time that flies
And what is there to show
For all the effort and sweat I spend
Is there any growth

Is time my friend or enemy
When accomplishments grow slim
Is time the judge for all I’ve done
Was there something i was supposed to know

Feel the effects upon my body
My mind and soul as well
But I find my strength in GOD above
So that you may tell

It’s not about me or what I’ve done
It’s only about HIM
So come along and find your way
Before the chances they grow dim

News of the World

News of the world
Has come and gone today
Taken from the people
By leaders gone astray
Took away our freedom
Took away our rights
Said we must follow
Or perish in their sight

Heard about the grand reset
To make everything alright
But who will win
And who will lose
When they kill everyone in sight

Raise the cost of living
So we can’t live at all
Take away our jobs
Now can’t afford it at all
Who are they to think
That they have the right
To impose their will on me
And everyone like me

Who will stand up for us
To push away tyranny
Who will be our warrior
Called from the heavenlies
Are we ready for a conflict
Ready to stand up
Ready to make a stand
Against what fight may come

Bury me beneath my land
Of once amber waves
Let me Rest In Peace this way
Away from the burning land
Purple mountains majesty
Was burnt to the ground
All because of jealousy
In the heart of every man

Heard about a fallen angel
Jealous of his GOD
Said I know a way
To make the old man pay
Take HIS precious creation
And burn it to the ground
Watch as the little children
Sin on holy ground

We have been lead astray
By words of the devil
Coming from the mouths of men
Dangerous still today
Lighting fires for division
To tear apart at the seams
Watching as the blood flows
In never ending streams

News of the world
Being taken from mankind
Leaders leading us astray
With deeds so unkind
Will we see their ways
Before it’s too late
Or are we destined
To repeat a fallen fate

Lost

I want to be like you
In all I say and do
Have my actions be
What you would do

But I find myself
At the edge of a cliff
Looking for the way
I think I’ve missed

The path lay straight ahead
Should have been easy to follow
But somehow I’ve found myself
Lost, just a lonely fellow

And I bow and I pray
But the words that I say
Seem to have no affect
On my situation

I’d continue on
But for the cliff before me
Showing me the error
Of my ways

Where should I go
Where is the path
Where is the sign
That shows me where I’m at

Is there a guide here
Someone to show the way
Someone to come along
And make my day

Count it all lost
Because it’s all gone
Everything I thought I had
Is gone from my head

My imagination
Has run away with me
Dreaming of darkest things
That had a hold on me

And I struggle to go on
Blindly on this path
But where else can I go
Before my steps my last

And I search and beseech
But still have no word
That show me a better way
Than where I was before

Is there a light
To shine upon my path
One that come from heaven
Even if I’m last

There must be a better way
Than to wander as if lost
A better beginning
To this ending that I’ve lost