Most of these songs appear on  Lullabyes and Other Smiles, my CD.
 

She's In A Dream

She's in a dream
Like poetry she sighs.
Typically sad and forlorn
Loving loving he.

Could she ask for, could she ask for more from me?
Should she ask for, should she ask for more from me?
Will she ask for will she ask for more from me?

Silence caresses the room
Possession now reforms.
Can her love recover?
Can she face the world?

Could she ask for, could she ask for more from me?
Should she ask for, should she ask for more from me?
Will she ask for will she ask for more from me?

Somehow he still tries
To break his back for peace.
And somewhere in your eyes
There is room for love.

Could she ask for, could she ask for more from me?
Should she ask for, should she ask for more from me?
Will she ask for will she ask for more from me?

There is room for my love.
 
 

Warmer

Please let me love
You my love
Please let me dream
Of your scene

And reality would be
a little warmer
And reality would be
a little warmer

Please let me be
closer to you
Please let me in
to sing you to sleep

And reality would be
a little warmer
And reality would be
a little warmer

I want to know
Where cupids come from
I want to believe
That you're the one.

And reality would be
a little warmer
And reality would be
a little warmer

Please let me listen
For I know you cry too
Again may I be
Closer to you?

And reality would be
a little warmer
And reality would be
a little warmer
 

Billy's Song

Believe in me
in the silence in the room
in fallen tears
and songs to sleep

So I give you this song
to cover your heart
to shield your soul
and protect you to sleep

Remember me
and the softness of the dream
and the single time that I could say
what I meant- to him.

Believe in ways
of the past and yet to come
Of needy dreams
That I cannot fulfill

No regrets
or room to love ourselves
we're so alike
attracted to light.
 

The Rum Cake Song (The End of the Sixties)

I'm Bob Dylan in an electric chair.
I wanna know what the hell is that there living in your hair

And I say the rose is dying.
Cumbaya the rose is dying.

RUM CAKE
RUM CAKE
RUM CAKE and tea.

RUM CAKE
RUM CAKE
Sing along with me.

RUM CAKE
RUM CAKE
RUM CAKE and tea.

I'm Snoop Doggy Dog in a linolium prison.
I'm a crash test dummy in a head on collison.

Thorns in my eyes
And corns on my feet
I'm Jesus and lovin' every day.
I'm Jesus and lovin' every day.

Lay your sins on me
bleed, bleed.
 

The First Good Song

To hear death dove sounds of the children gathered round build a fire for you.

Crouch down turn around trust nobody what have you planned for me?

Far be it known to us child.
Far be it known to us child.
Pray to God
Is He there?
Don't ask such things
Just say your prayers.
Ooh...
Ooh...

To hear dark rain sounds pouring down on the drums of a used gun barrel.

To watch human death on your home TV set just turn away!

Far be it known to us child.
Far be it known to us child.
Pray to God
Is He there?
Don't ask such things
Just say your prayers.
Ooh...
Ooh...

Stop hitting your guitar strum no guns and guilds sing a melody.

Far be it known to us child.
Far be it known to us child.
Pray to God
Is He there?
Don't ask such things
Just say your prayers.
Ooh...
Ooh...

Turn it all away
Til you get older now
Play innocent today.
 

Cry

Why do we make each other cry?

He and I are only people
Sheltered children in your arms

He and I are only human
Tryin' to run from your harm.

But I still love you
and I still need you
my friend.

So why do we make each other cry?

He and I are running out of time
But you and I are timeless
Even I still know to comfort you
But he comforts me without words.

And he might love me
and he might need me
my friend.

So why do we make each other cry?

He and I we had just talked awhile
And what did you say later?

You saw love
and I need love
my friend.

So why do we make each other cry?
My friend.
 

A Wish For You

Sometimes I'm down and out and I just
Hold my guitar
And I wish it were you
I wish it were you
Wish it were you.

Sometimes I'm up and down and I just
Hold my guitar
And I wish for you
I wish for you
I wish for you.

You.  You.  You.
I wish for you
I wish for you.

Sometimes I wanna pray
And I forget myself and I do
And I pray for you
I pray for you
I pray for you.

Sometimes I'm sitting here in my
Lust driven misery
And I want you
I want you
I want you.

You.  You.  You.
I want you
I want you.

Sometimes I'm waiting here in my
Sugar coated reality
I'm losing you
I'm losing you
I'm losing you.

Sometimes you're all alone and you're
Crying too
You're crying too
You're crying too
You're crying too.

Too.  too.  too.
You're crying too.

Us too.  too.  too.
Us two.
 
 

We needed to build a fire to keep warm
 

We needed to build a fire to keep warm.
I wanted us to be someone.
The muse will come and the church burn down.
But grandmother cares for the wise
She was once beautiful
Just like the baby that lies
In her arms.
The fire ashes will shake us away
To where our spirit souls lie
Across the sea.
The water washes your age away
As the bards seek you out
In my eyes.
I've weathered journeys across the sea
Wondering what you feel about me
Fires crash and oceans tide
In your eyes.
Just remember what you needed from me.
We needed to build a fire to keep warm
In your eyes.
 

Untitled.

I closed my eyes and saw Jesus
Like ten thousand flow'rs in a field.
Finally gates in a desert.
By which a man is measured.

I felt burned at the stake
And crucified.
Did you lie?  Deified.

I woke to a vision of heaven
To find dthat it was not real
Pushed to the edge of a stage
Wide eyed, lovelorn ideal.

I felt burned at the stake
And crucified.
Did you lie?  Deified.

My knight not in Camelot
Carriages not horse drawn
You're not here by twilight
Should I wait til dawn?

I felt burned at the stake
And crucified.
Did you lie?  Deified.
 

The River Child/Maybe it was just the rain.

And I thought that you wanted to hold me forever
But maybe it was just the rain
Pourin' out from my heart
And in again.
And if you thought that I could have held back my words
Then maybe it was just your own fire
Pouring in your heart
And out to me.

All the men I ever loved were with me
riding in my dream car.
I was sighing
And you were driving me along the Delaware River.

And I thought that you wanted to hold me forever
But maybe it was just the rain
Pourin' out from my heart
And in again.
And if you thought that I could have held back my words
Then maybe it was just your own fire
Pouring in your heart
And out to me.

All the candles that have ever been burned
To an incandescent flame
Have reached beyond the thoughts of you
And descended into rain.

And I thought that you wanted to hold me forever
But maybe it was just the rain
Pourin' out from my heart
And in again.
And if you thought that I could have held back my words
Then maybe it was just your own fire
Pouring in your heart
And out to me.

Letters quiet and bluebells ring
You've touched me with the fervor of spring.
Moonlit torch and fever mild,
Calming me, the River Child.
River Child.
River Child.
 

Never or When

It's not your guitar
That lingers solidly in my memory.
Nor the car ride
on flashy days
When we showed each other off.

There's nothing to do with grades
or lyrics, lines,
Or the principles of questions.
Only to do
With falling for you.
Only to do
With falling for you.

I question who you were
And where we'll be tomorrow.
Because like rivers I see a past and
Meet again.
Before surpressed by ocean's currents
Lies a dormant motion
Of lies you never told me.
That are
Only to do
With falling for you.
Only to do
With falling for you.

There's nothing to do with death or sadness
Or the principles of answers.
Only to do
With falling for you.
Only to do
With falling for you.

I wonder who you are and having
Time to think about
Singing and motions.
Emotions that are
Only to do
With falling for you.
Only to do
With falling for you.

There's nothing to do with never or when
Or the brevity of lonliness
Only to do
With falling for you.
Only to do
With falling for you.
 

Joann's Song

Recall when I expressed to you
That he was a candle in a darkened room;
Though we were discussing
Otherwordly affliction
There was such truth.

You can sing the words of God
While I play fool to the lines of men
Because women regret so much.

Recall when I confessed to you
That there was a symptom in my weathered heart
Though we were discussing
The past and only that
There was such truth.

You can sing the words of Lord
While I fumble with mortal deception
Because men seem to
Forget so much.

We bore the pain of ancestors
Of Celts and spirit guides
Truth, strength
and so much likeness
for we bore
all of earth.
 
 

I Never Meant to Frighten You

I dare not ask
Anything anymore
Would you rather not know me?
I can't tell anymore
And this must frighten you so.

I never meant to frighten you so
I never meant to disrupt your life
Please don't lead my parents' life!
I only mean to love.

I don't know how to act anymore
But you are supreme in that way of life
I can see straight through you
And this must frighten you so.

I never meant to frighten you so
I never meant to disrupt your life
Please don't lead my parents' life!
I only mean to love.

Love... it is all you need is
Love... it is all you need is...

If I knew you I'd love you
So stay away for my own sake
Before you have to leave I'm so
Afraid I'll need to need you.

I never meant to frighten you so
I never meant to disrupt your life
Please don't lead my parents' life!
I only mean to love.
Love... it is all you need is
Love... it is all you need is...
 
 

Be Your Girl

I was never daddy's little girl
He always had his eye on someone prettier than us.
But if he took the time enough to listen
I could be his girl
I could be his girl.

I was never strong enough for my own self
So criticism it was that drove me to you
And all the undermining education
Drove me away
From that land
But if you listen
I am still a girl
I am still a little girl.

I was always jealous of your beautiful face.
Cause honesty always drove this angel away from the stage
But ever since you took the time to listen to me
I've wanted to
Be your girl
I've wanted to
Be your girl.

I was always mommy's little sunshine.
Some claim I'm still so naive.
I always defended her from what daddy said.
But all I want for you is to believe
That I could
Be your girl
I could
Be your girl.

All I know is men are always leaving.
A hundred ways to break a young girl's heart
Daddy always did the hardest praying.
But then, he needed more redemption.
He always wanted films and sunsets.
Motorcycle rides into the sky.
When I was younger there were lies
But now it's time to say goodbye.
That doesn't have to mean a thing to you.
I still wanna
Be your girl
I still wanna
Be your girl.

And when my age grows old with ageless time
And I forget the names of my own songs
And all the countless things have hardened me
And logic sets into our situation
Then I can
Be your girl
Can I be your girl?
Will I be your girl?
Am I still your girl?
Can I be your girl?
Can I stay your girl?

I Fancy Telling You

Sweetness has caused you the bitterest pain
And what I will say can only do this again
Certain ambiguity is certain just the same.
but I have meant to reflect to you how fond
my heart became.

You are to me somewhere between love and pain
You walk to me between here and the stage.
My words must gather hours at once
As I become closer to scaring you
Telling you that I love

When you learn me
And when you forget compliments it hurts
But I don't notice until later and i get angry
And closer to telling you that I love

That I don't have to pretend you could rescue me
Because you've rescued me from a rested mind
Deluded by the notion that I was ready to
Tell you that I love

Freely all and peace but I have to tell you mroe specific than a song
that I love you.
I love you.

I've written down on paper that I love you
And now I may cry a thousand sorries
If you want
And I wish it weren't hard for you to hold me.
I love you.

Once I cried for you
Days brush by you
And lines rush by you
And invariably I hold on
Long enough to hurt you.

This song isn't even about you
And perhaps not even to you
It's about myself
To myself
It's upsetting myself.

Anymore I cannot sing, my voice taken by the wind.
This book is home, but a place is not.
A pen is warm, my touch too hot.
Soemtiems I wish for you
And maybe it was just the rain.
It's amazign things work out for people like you and
The River Child.
You'll still be doing everything that you do alone so well
(need me)
On my own I'm in personal hell
(need me)
 

Jon's Lullabye

I'm like a mother
A very old mother
Watching her child
Grow older
In a day.

Watching you fall to sleep.

I'm like a lullabye
A siren but a lullabye
Wondering how far you'll fly
In your sleep

Watching you fall to sleep

I'm like a shooting star
Wondering just where you are
And if you'll ever
Wish on me

Watching you fall to sleep.

Wish on me.
 

Who Are We?

Who are you to say 'I'd never love you anyway!'
And who am I to say 'I'd never let you go'?
And when the years roll by and I'm still singing your lullabye
Will you still think that I looked Wonderful Tonight?

Are you still alright?
Do you sleep at night?
I don't sleep at night.

And who are you to say that I don't love you anyway?
Because I do and it's so wonderful tonight.

Are you still alright?
Do you sleep at night?
I don't sleep at night.

And if you think this tune was written about someone other than you
Then you should ask
and kiss me good night.
kiss me good night.
 

London and Forever.

I can smell the rain
And I just want to sleep
I can hear your touch
I will walk in the rain.

I will play your guitar
And I will wear your hat
London and forever
Can you imagine that?

Your touch purifies me
And your ways soothe me
You know just how to caress my arm into
Musical illusions

I will play your guitar
And I will wear your hat
London and forever
Can you imagine that?

You were holding me
And I told you about my fireplace
What's the weather like overseas?
Who cares who cares you're with me you're with me you're finally with me!

I will play your guitar
And I will wear your hat
London and forever
Can you imagine that?

Who cares who cares you're with me you're with me you're finally with me!
Can you imagine that?
 

Hold Onto Me

I wonder what future our past will be
Bless your soul for not questioning me
But through these crazy times of hellos and goodbyes
There's one thing I hope you realize.
You can

Hold onto me
Hold onto me
Hold onto me
Hold onto me.

I wonder what you think of cloudy skies
Bless your heart for seeing what you do when you close your eyes
But through these hurried times of hellos and goodbyes
There's one thing I hop you remember
Just to

Think of me
Think of me
Think of me
Think of me.

In years to come you'll sing a lullabye
Either with me or empty tears in your eyes
For now despite all the uncertainty
I can still figure out what to do

Hold on to you
Kiss you
Hold onto you till you're no longer there
And if you're not
We both know
I'll be here....
I'll be here.