Friday, March 29, 2013

YOU'RE SITTIN ON MY TRACKS

I heard it’s like a thrill ride for you
Causing other’s pain
I want you to listen closely 
For the echoes of a train

When you don’t know where it’s coming from
Whistles haunting you
And you’re so scared you want to run
But you don’t know what to do

You think of all the kids you've bullied
Wanting their revenge
Pretend they are the passengers
With no mercy to extend

~~~*1st Chorus*~~~
Oh you think that you’re a bad-ass
Every time that you attack
Well I’m a locomotive
And you’re sittin on my tracks
And buddy I’d poor on the coal
To rid them of your evil soul
You’d better look both ways
And watch your back
You’re sittin on my tracks
~~*~~

Well that kid you called a worthless fag
Joking that he cried
Went home and hung himself today
And I blamed you when he died

Go ahead and say it’s not your fault
Distaste in your tone
I’m stoking up the fires now
See if you can make it home

Listen for the echoes of the train
It’s fires raging
Soon there will be nowhere that is safe
You feel the wind? It’s changing

~~~*Lyrical Bridge*~~~
Boy,  it’s time to set this engine free
Surging hot with steam
I’ll blow that whistle so damned loud
That no one will hear your screams
Now you nod your head, at what I've said
Say you understand
You make things right, or fear the night
When this train gets out of hand
~~*~~

~~~*Final Chorus*~~~
Oh you think that you’re a bad-ass
Every time that you attack
Well I’m a locomotive
And you’re sittin on my tracks
And buddy I’d poor on the coal
To rid them of your evil soul
You’d better look both ways
And watch your back
You’re sittin on my tracks
~~*~~

You’d better make it right
Or I’ll be back
You’re sittin
Sittin on my tracks
~~*~~

Teresa Lynn Johnson
Wrdspnr@aol.com
Copyright © 2013

Thursday, March 28, 2013

VIGILANCE

He knew the city better  
Than the back of his own hand  
From the lowest filthy dive
To the penthouse at the Grand

And he knew every person
All their troubles, and their dreams
The Mayor and the judges
Every vagrant on the streets

Drank with the lonely winos
And he dined with the elite
Your worst nightmare, come to life
Greatest man you’ll ever meet

~~~*Chorus*~~~
The Hawthorne trees are stirring
The Missouri’s on the rise
There’s movement in the shadows
Vigilance can recognize
The city is a target
For the morally depraved
Unnerved by the calm waters
When their factor is the waves
~~*~~

He watched them, and he waited
For the discord to begin
They tried to rob a quick stop
But they didn't count on him

Worst mistake, that they could make
Was to think he’s no big deal
Looks just like a gentleman
Till you see him brandish steel

Put one in the hospital
While the other sits in jail
Where old Sarge yells, through the bars
Vigilance has kicked your tail

~~~*Lyrical Bridge*~~~
It might not seem fair to the ones who care
How some people just stand by
Remain the victims, they chose to be
While the rest rise up to fight
But if you have that will in you
Give it all you've got to give
Protect what’s yours
Then give it that, and more
To the city where you live
~~*~~

~~~*Chorus*~~~
The Hawthorne trees are stirring
The Missouri’s on the rise
There’s movement in the shadows
Vigilance can recognize
The city is a target
For the morally depraved
Unnerved by the calm waters
When their factor is the waves
~~*~~

Morality is spreading
Citizens are on the watch
Come and deal with righteous steel
In the town of vigilance


Teresa Lynn Johnson
Wrdspnr@aol.com
Copyright © 2013

Wednesday, March 27, 2013

ONLY RICH INSIDE

They were only little kids
First and second year of school
Their clothes weren't much to look at
Both thin from lack of food
They were only little kids

When they walked into their house
And their Mama saw their eyes
She said, tell me, my sweet babies
What on earth has made you cry

One said, Mama they made fun of
The clothes we wore today
Told everyone they were
The same we wore yesterday


~~~*Chorus*~~~
Well, they didn't lie
Son, this world holds its mean
You tell them yes they are
But at least they’re nice and clean
We may be poor on the outside
But from deep within we gleam
They didn't lie….
We’re only rich inside
~~*~~

She was such a desperate girl
With two kids waiting in line
She had never asked for help
But she knew that it was time

So hard to deal with the stares
But she stood up straight and tall
Heard the whispers of the staff
She only has three dollars ya’ll

~~~*2nd Chorus*~~~
Well it’s not a lie
Lord, this world holds its mean
Spoke out to the women
Said I've worked for everything
We may be poor on the outside
But from deep within we gleam
You didn't lie
We’re only rich inside
~~*~~

Their life was never easy
But in time they earned respect
A good friend finally asked her
Why the kids’ Father left

She said he didn't leave us
My man was a Marine
He died for love of country
While serving overseas

He said 
Don’t look to our Country
To survive if I die there
You’re just another number
And nobody really cares

~~~*3rd Chorus*~~~
Well he didn't lie
Lord, this world holds its mean
We have struggled always
But still have integrity
We may be poor on the outside
But from deep within we gleam
He didn't lie
We’re only rich inside
~~*~~

~~~*Finale*~~~
You don’t know their Stories
If you don’t look for the truth
You just add to their hardships
All the pain that they've been through
Not everyone has money
Doesn't mean they don't have pride
You have to care, to know just
How rich they are inside
~~*~~


Teresa Lynn Johnson
Wrdspnr@aol.com
Copyright © 2013

Tuesday, March 26, 2013

MY LIFE'S CRUSADE

The sky resembles late night embers now
When the fire in the stones is finally giving out
It remains breathtaking, so I’m anchored here
Knowing I won’t part until it disappears

I claim the panorama as my very own
An offering of solace for my milestone
I surrendered you, and started my crusade
To radiate with life, free of your restraint

~~~*Chorus*~~~
I had to sacrifice
Permit myself to live
I was fading in your grasp
But you wouldn't give
I barely existed
Your oppressive ways
So I summoned up the courage
For my life’s crusade
~~*~~

I did not give lightly, my honored pledge
I’m the affirmation, the swords double edge
The tragedy and triumph are like civil war
Half of me holds victory, the other scars

As I gaze upon the beauty of the waning sky
Exhilaration battles with the dire need to cry
I nod my thanks, to the heavens, for the fine display
Reaffirm the vindication, of my life’s crusade

~~~*2nd Chorus*~~~
That I must sacrifice
Permit myself to live
I was fading in your grasp
But you wouldn't give
I barely existed
Your oppressive ways
So I summoned up the courage
Started my crusade
~~*~~

In every demonstration there are enemies
And I can’t justify the cause to your family
Some label me a traitor some beg me to stay
One’s an adversary to my life’s crusade

~~~*Lyrical Bridge*~~~
Yes I’ll always love you somewhere tucked away
But that won’t weaken the defenses of my crusade
The embers are extinguished in the darkened sky
And I am a crusader for the right to life
~~*~~

~~~*Final Chorus*~~~
I had to sacrifice
Permit myself to live
I was fading in your grasp
But you wouldn't give
I barely existed
Your oppressive ways
So I summoned up the courage
or my life’s crusade
~~*~~

Teresa Lynn Johnson
Wrdspnr@aol.com
Copyright © 2013

Monday, March 25, 2013

I AM HERE FOR YOU

I am here for you
As clear as day …no fog
I've not wavered once
Please tell me why you’re lost

You’re not walking blind
I've cleared a path for you
Let your feet hold strong
It’s paved with love on through

I am here for you
Why do you run away
Through a tangled mess
How do I keep you safe

~~~*Chorus*~~~
There’s nothing out there for you
But anguish and pain
Why are you deviating
From my love this way
And why head for the shadows
When the skies are blue
There’s no reason to be lost
I am here for you
~~*~~

I am here for you
Sure as the air you breathe
I won’t let you fall
Please reach out to me

Oh your hurting mind
I’d fix at any cost
I am here for you
I’m praying while you’re lost

~~~*Chorus*~~~
There’s nothing out there for you
But anguish and pain
Why are you deviating
From my love this way
And why head for the shadows
When the skies are blue
There’s no reason to be lost
I am here for you
~~*~~

When there’s no control
You’re screaming through the hurt
I too absorb that pain
I maim you with my words

Its frustrated love
When there’s no way to help
Watching you get lost
And wander through your hell

Look beyond the trials
There’s no way you can lose
If you understand
That I am here for you

~~~*Lyrical Bridge*~~~
Please forgive me for the hurtful things I've said
They come out of desperation for the path you tread
It’s hard to watch you struggle when I am right here
And you’re avoiding the road I've worked so hard to clear
~~*~~

~~~*Chorus*~~~
There’s nothing out there for you
But anguish and pain
Why are you deviating
From my love this way
And why head for the shadows
When the skies are blue
There’s no reason to be lost
I am here for you
~~*~~

Teresa Lynn Johnson
Wrdspnr@aol.com
Copyright © 2013


Friday, March 22, 2013

WHAT ABOUT THE PIECES

See the fine cut crystal vase
Holding the flowers so prettily
Admiration stares in awe
While envy turns a bitter green
Love tenders the vessel full
Affection keeps the flora fresh
Hate smashes the crystal vase
And remorse deals with the mess

~~~*Chorus*~~~
But what about the pieces…
Scattered everywhere 
Irrational cannot find them all
So the vase can never be repaired 
And the shards are lethal…
Anticipate attack
Betrayal it is real
And virtue cannot heal
Thee afflicted is fighting back
The bedlam never ceases…
What about the pieces
~~*~~

See the sun on broken glass
Bleeding through begets an altering
Admiration drinks it in
While envy scoffs at the debris
Love affords a mirrored throne
Affection harnesses the light
Hate recalls the crystal vase
And remorse recoils to cry

~~~*Lyrical Bridge*~~~
What about the pieces
Too concealed to find
When perfection can not be obtained
Love of self will always be declined
Now the shards are lethal…
The heart isn't whole
What is left behind
Fragments biding time
And revenge is their only only goal
~~*~~

~~~*2nd Chorus*~~~
Watch out for the pieces…
Scattered everywhere
Irrational cannot find them all
So the vase can never be repaired 
And the shards are lethal…
Anticipate attack
Betrayal it is real
And virtue cannot heal
Thee afflicted is fighting back
The bedlam never ceases…
What about the pieces
~~*~~
Beware of the pieces
~~*~~


Teresa Lynn Johnson
Wrdspnr@aol.com
Copyright © 2013




Thursday, March 21, 2013

A BROUHAHA

So you find this amusing

Hanging out here every night

Killing guys in cyberspace

Well, my man, it’s just not right

You interact with strangers

When your friends are really here

Let’s go and rock the campus

And be all we don’t appear


~~~*Chorus*~~~

Lets…

Instigate a brouhaha

Fire up to laugh and dance

Incite a rebellion

While we still have the chance

I fancy the excitement

Sweet rush of getting caught

Let’s vitalize a Soiree

Bring on the brouhaha

~~*~~


Knew that I would find you here

Biting on your nails in stress

Girl, Harvard’s looking at you

You've surmounted all their best

It’s time to take a break now

Leave the books, get out of here

Let’s go and rock the campus

And be all we don’t appear



~~~*Chorus*~~~

Lets…

Instigate a brouhaha

Fire up to laugh and dance

Incite a rebellion

While we still have the chance

I fancy the excitement

Sweet rush of getting caught

Let’s vitalize a Soiree

Bring on the brouhaha

~~*~~


Come on dudes, lose the lab coats

I’ll show you real alcohol

There’s more to life than science

You don’t socialize at all

It’s time to meet your classmates

Leave the pens and rats in here

Let’s go and rock the campus

And be all we don’t appear


~~~*Lyrical Bridge*~~~

We've been wandering the same

Institution for years

We’re like cogs in a machine

And it’s time to switch the gears

None of us have broken rules

Been in trouble with the law

Time to live, I’m going to give

Everyone a brouhaha

~~*~~

~~~*Final Chorus*~~~

Lets…

Instigate a brouhaha

Fire up to laugh and dance

Incite a rebellion

While we still have the chance

I fancy the excitement

Sweet rush of getting caught

Let’s vitalize a Soiree

Bring on the brouhaha

Ahhh

Brouhaha

~~*~~


Teresa Lynn Johnson
Wrdspnr@aol.com
Copyright © 2013

Wednesday, March 20, 2013

SENTINEL

She hit me like a heat wave
On the desert in July
Covered me like an avalanche
When there is no place to hide
She held me at the bottom
Of a wicked waterfall
Spun me like a twister
And I've survived it all
I am
A Sentinel

~~~*Chorus*~~~
I fell in love with
A calm before the storm
She revealed her history
A land ravaged and torn
The damaged ones
Will run from love
Diversion's their defense
She waged a war
Didn't know what for
Or whom it was against
But I will protect her
Arm me for the duel
To defend a heart so lost
I am
A Sentinel
~~*~~

Yes…
Go ahead, come at me
I’m prepared for the fight
My love is downright definite
It won’t slip, fold, or backslide
Oh, she is a disaster
Out to rip us both apart
Well I am a Sentinel
I will defend her heart

~~~*Lyrical Bridge*~~~
My word is a vow
No room for change or doubt
If what I love is damaged
I don’t just throw it out
I will protect her
Arm me for the duel
To defend her from herself
I am
A Sentinel
~~*~~

~~~*Chorus*~~~
I fell in love with
A calm before the storm
She revealed her history
A land ravaged and torn
The damaged ones
Will run from love
Diversion's their defense
She waged a war
Didn't know what for
Or whom it was against
But I will protect her
Arm me for the duel
To defend a heart so lost
I am
A Sentinel
~~*~~ 

~~~*Finale*~~~
I will protect her
Arm me for the duel
To defend her from herself
I am
A Sentinel
~~*~~


Teresa Lynn Johnson
Wrdspnr@aol.com
Copyright © 2013













Tuesday, March 19, 2013

LONE SAXOPHONE

I can’t make the memories vanish
Like the fog over the sea
When the sun
It slowly comes
To set the brilliance free
This torn and grieving heart
Beats tenuous at best
I can’t conceive
Its struggle on
When nothing’s left...

~~~*Chorus*~~~
While everyone ooh’s and ah’s
At the forest lush and green
I’m the deep dark cavern
In the mountains you can’t see
While you shout your Bravos
And applaud the symphony
I am a lone saxophone
And the blues are killing me
~~*~~

I've tried to find a substitute
Fill the lifeless shell of me
I lost hope
So long ago
How does a numb heart beat
It should cease to function
Abandoned and bereft
It’s a marvel
To achieve this
When nothing’s left

~~~*Lyrical Bridge*~~~
I don’t begrudge a single soul
The happiness that keeps them whole
And they will never hear me say
That I gave up one single day
My heart will keep on beating
While what's left of me is breathing
As they wonder why I am all alone
Listen
Listen for a lone saxophone
~~*~~

~~~*Chorus*~~~
While everyone ooh’s and ah’s
At the forest lush and green
I’m the deep dark cavern
In the mountains you can’t see
While you shout your Bravos
And applaud the symphony
I am a lone saxophone
And the blues are killing me
~~*~~
Oh Oh Oh …
Lone Saxophone…


Teresa Lynn Johnson
Wrdspnr@aol.com
Copyright © 2013