THANK YOU DADDY

Thank you Daddy

For leaving me with memories

That can make me smile, bring a tear

You were always there for me

To bait the hook when we went fishing

Drive the car on all those trips

Put your hand on my shoulder

When we went hunting and I missed

For the great big pots of chili

Pancakes on the weekends

Reading to us from the Bible

Every letter that you sent

For telling me you were proud

Of me all the time

For saying "You don't have to"

When you walked me down the aisle :)

~~~*~~~

Thank you Daddy
For loving me this way
You were always there for me
And I Miss You Every Day
~~*~~

Thank you Daddy
For kissing Mom in front of us
For never raising your voice to her
Kids don't see this enough

For teaching your Sons
Not to curse in front of girls
Raising us wise enough
To make it in this world

For tips big enough to pay my rent
When you ate where I worked
For saying, "Girl, you know it's okay
To leave him, he's a jerk"  :)

For spoiling your Grandson
And thanking me for him
For stopping by, brightening our lives
When things got a little dim

~~~*~~~
Thank You Daddy
For Loving me this way
You were always there for me
And I Miss You Every Day
~~*~~

~~~*~~~
Thank You Daddy
For calling us "out of the blue"
I think that's what I miss the most
Hearing you say "I Love You"
Thank You Daddy
For always being there for me
Thank You Daddy
Thank You for the Memories
~~*~~

Teresa Lynn Johnson
Wrdspnr@aol.com
Happy 71st Birthday Dad
I Miss You Every Day!
Copyright © 2013





MISSING DREAMS

It’s been years…

That I have been without you

Facing life…

It’s been so long…

I still can’t stop the tears from flowing

Every time you come to mind

The smallest things…

Always remind me of you

Things you’d do…

On the street..

You come to life in strangers

I just keep looking for you

~~~*Chorus*~~~

I tell myself I’d know

If you were really gone

Maybe I need the hope

To keep existing

Ahhh

Simply breathing isn't living

If you don’t have dreams

And my dreams are always

That you will return to me

Missing dreams...

~~*~~

It’s been hard…

Pretending that I’m coping

When I’m not…

The steep incline…

That I climb

Offers me no guarantee

That I’ll find you at the top

I won’t stop…

I will keep searching for you

I promise to…

I promise you…

Even if I die trying

To make this dream come true

~~~*Lyrical Bridge*~~~

You've vanished

Disappeared

I’m hollow and empty

A void without you here

Missing…

Absent from me

When someone’s lost

They must be found

That’s my dream

~~*~~

~~~*Chorus*~~~

I tell myself I’d know

If you were really gone

Maybe I need the hope

To keep existing

Ahhh

Simply breathing isn't living

If you don’t have dreams

And my dreams are always

That you will return to me

Missing dreams

~~*~~

Teresa Lynn Johnson

Wrdspnr@aol.com
Copyright © 2013

“Without a Trace”

“ION” Television

DON'T MASSACRE YOUR MAN

Pour on the love 

Like  the clearest water

Brighten up his life

Like the warming sun

Keep every bed free

Of undue burdens

Revel in the bounty

For all you've done

~~~*Chorus*~~~

Don’t drown him till he’s overwhelmed

And burn him in your shameless way

Suffocate, asphyxiate,

And dominate him every day

Don’t abase, humiliate

Crushing him with your demands

Loosen the vise, and just be nice…

~~*~~

Don’t massacre your man

~~*~~

Offer your opinions

Like the gentle winds

And be supportive

On the days he bends

When life’s troublesome

Help him when you can

They’ll know you've been there

Been there for your man…

~~~*Lyrical Bridge*~~~

No one wants to hang around a total wretch

Out to pillage any dignity that he has left

When it gets to the point they want to take you down

Reconsider the man you've built your life around

~~*~~

~~~*Chorus*~~~

Don’t drown him till he’s overwhelmed

And burn him in your shameless way

Suffocate, asphyxiate,

And dominate him every day

Don’t abase, humiliate

Crushing him with your demands

Loosen the vise, and just be nice…

~~*~~

Don’t massacre your man

~~*~~

Teresa Lynn Johnson
Wrdspnr@aol.com
Copyright © 2013

THIS ROAD OF TIME

Listen
Hear the greatest men

Marching in the skies

Their boots are the thunder 

As they are stomping by

Their guns are the lightning 

Straight from Heaven’s Gates

For every fallen Comrade 

Who has shared their fate

The tears of rain aren't sorrow 

For the loss of life 

They are sent as a reminder 

Of their sacrifice

There have been so many

Some they’ll never find

There have been so many 

Down this road of time

~~~*Chorus*~~~

There have been so many 

Down this road of time

Brothers bound by honor

Fighting side by side

There have been so many

Who gave up their lives

Thank you to the brave souls

Those who've fought and died

~~*~~

Listen
Hear the greatest men

Marching in the skies

Their boots are the thunder 

As they are stomping by

Their guns are the lightning 

Straight from Heaven’s Gates

For every fallen Comrade 

Who has shared their fate

The tears of rain aren't sorrow 

For the loss of life 

They are sent as a reminder 

Of their sacrifice

There have been so many

Some they’ll never find

There have been so many 

Down this road of time

~~~*Lyrical Bridge*~~~

To the ones who made it home

Somehow stayed alive

Bearing pain and nightmares

For the rest of time

For every single Hero

Who fought to keep men free
For every man who’s died
For every casualty
I honor your memory
Thankful as I pray
For every fallen Hero

Every day's Memorial Day

~~*~~

~~~*Chorus*~~~

There have been so many 

Down this road of time

Brothers bound by honor

Fighting side by side

There have been so many

Who gave up their lives

Thank you to the brave souls

Those who've fought and died

~~*~~

Teresa Lynn Johnson
Wrdspnr@aol.com
Copyright © 2013

RIDE THE WAVE

The beginning may be 
A virtual hurricane
And you're truly drowning 
With the onslaught of pain

Loss is the greatest storm 
You’ll ever suffer through
But enduring it is possible
If you believe in you

When you’re fed up with the winds
Always crashing through your mind
It’s time to grab a surfboard
And ride…

~~~*Chorus*~~~
Ride the wave
Overcome the storm 
Pounding you apart
Ride the wave
Storms don’t last forever 
Neither will your broken heart
Surf like a Champion
Don’t be the Typhoon’s slave
Overcome the storm 
Ride the wave
Ride the wave
~~*~~

You believe, within the uproar
Your screams remain unheard
That serenity’s beyond your reach
While misery is at its worst

You must deal with the demon
The eye of the storm
Overcome thee obstacles
Learn to ride the board
Ride the wave...

~~~*2nd Chorus*~~~
Ride the wave
Overcome the storm 
Pounding you apart
Ride the wave
Storms don’t last forever 
Neither will your broken heart
Surf like a Champion
Don’t be the Typhoon’s slave
Overcome the storm 
Ride the wave
~~*~~

~~~* Musical Bridge*~~~ 

~~~*Finale*~~~
Once you have it mastered
And you’re no longer scared
When the winds rise up again
At least you’ll be prepared
~~*~~

With every gain there will be pain
That wants to pull you back
Don’t let the tides of guilt
Control your life like that 
Ride the wave
Ride the wave
Ride the wave
~~*~~

Teresa Lynn Johnson
Wrdspnr@aol.com
Copyright © 2013

LITTLE MINDS

Before you fight again tonight

Before you say those awful things

Before you claim to be good parents

Better listen to me...

~~~*Chorus*~~~

Little eyes see everything

Little ears hear every word

Little minds absorb it all
And little mouths repeat your dirt
Go  somewhere else to air it out
In their presence keep it hid
They don’t deserve to hear these things
They’re only little kids
~~*~~

So you like the song that’s playing
Repeating every vile word
It’s not okay, in any way
For your five year old to learn
Maybe it’s time to grow up
And stop thinking of yourself
Imagine that you’re doing well
Why don’t you ask somebody else


~~~*Chorus*~~~
Little eyes see everything
Little ears hear every word
Little minds absorb it all
And little mouths repeat your dirt
Go somewhere else to air it out
In their presence keep it hid
They don’t deserve to hear these things
They’re only little kids
~~*~~

You call their Dad a worthless bum
You call their Mom a dirty name
They grow up with no sense of pride
You only have yourselves to blame
When you brought them in to this world
Did you plan on this abuse
Why do you keep on hurting them
Come on and tell me your excuse


~~~*Lyrical Bridge*~~~
Not everyone should have a child
When you teach them how to hate
Some parents don’t deserve the name
But they wake up far too late
Those little souls grow warped and cold
From the awful things they've learned
Well, I won’t pat you on the back
It's nothing you have earned
~~*~~

~~~*Final Chorus*~~~
Little eyes see everything
Little ears hear every word
Little minds absorb it all
And little mouths repeat your dirt
Go somewhere else to air it out
In their presence keep it hid
They don’t deserve to hear these things
They’re only little kids
~~*~~

Teresa Lynn Johnson

Wrdspnr@aol.com
Copyright © 2013

THANK YOU FROM ME

What a beautiful morning 
I plan for this to be
Gave the Lord my cares, via my prayers
He's the master of tragedies

And He sure knows I’m not
My heart breaks, with every life He takes
And it’s the only one I've got

He helps to restore it, accepts woe graciously
Eases the pain, and gives me a day
Like I plan for this to be
Oh, I Love you God
Thank You from Me

~~~*Chorus*~~~
I can look and find beauty all because of you
When, after a disaster, it’s so hard to do
I pray with a shadowed heart inside of me
Deliver all my doubt and pain until it’s clean
Oh, I Love You God
Thank You from me
~~*~~

What an awful existence
I know that I would live
If I let the hate, come in and take
All the Faith and Love God gives

I know it’s worth the fight
My heart bleeds,  if friends don’t believe
His promise of eternal life
I know my family waits, it doesn't end with death
I understand, and it helps me plan
Every day with happiness
Oh, I Love You God
Thank You from me

~~~*Lyrical Bridge*~~~
I've never been a Saint
And I've battled Faith
With my own cross to bear
But I know inside
That I would have died
If the Good Lord wasn't there

I would have given up
Because life’s too much
Without Hope to see me through
I pray every night, with all my might
That you'll let Him rescue you
~~*~~

~~~*Final Chorus*~~~
I can look and find beauty all because of Him
When, after a disaster, it’s so cold and dim
I pray with a shadowed heart inside of me
Deliver all my doubt and pain until it’s clean

Oh, I Love You God
Thank You from me
~~*~~

Teresa Lynn Johnson

Wrdspnr@aol.com
Copyright © 2013

THE CHANCE

When those girls walked in together

It got mighty hot in here

They could not have been more different

Both were beauties, that was clear

One was tall, short raven hair

A tattooed work of art

Sure’d like to get a better view

Of the wings over her heart

Her friend was small, with bright blue eyes

Honey hair hung long and loose

A man could count himself quite blessed

If he had the chance to choose

~~~*Chorus*~~~

I’m gonna take a chance

Ask one to dance

Maybe this will be my night

Maybe just tonight

Maybe all my life

If the chance turns out alright 

Gotta take the chance and try

~~*~~

I saw her at the theater

Her red hair caught my eye

When she looked up, and smiled at me

My collar got too tight

She said I've never seen a man

Turn brighter than this hair

As we stood and laughed about it

I chose to take a dare

~~~*Lyrical Bridge*~~~

Oh…

Perhaps I will get lucky

There’s a possibility 

I’m the kind of man

That will take the chance

Given opportunity

Whether it’s a date

She just wants to play

Maybe she’s my destiny

I don’t know who she is yet

Gotta take the chance to see

~~*~~

~~~*Final Chorus*~~~

I’m gonna take a chance

See if she has plans

Maybe this will be my night

Maybe just tonight 

Maybe all my life

If the chance turns out alright

Gotta take the chance and try

~~*~~

Teresa Lynn Johnson
Wrdspnr@aol.com
Copyright © 2013

JUDGE THE HEART

If the mountains were all flattened

The rivers and oceans gone

If the lands were pulled together

Of the earth we live upon

Had to rely on one another

To continue to exist

Would the senseless hate dissipate

Have you ever wondered this...

~~~*Chorus*~~~

Children only know

What they're taught as they grow

And I don't like the lessons we impart

Strip away the skin and bones

Until the heart stands all alone

And you can't tell a single soul apart

Then judge the heart

~~*~~

If the money was divided

Everything shared equally

All able bodies had to work

Everyone cared for the weak

If we were decent to each other

Would the hate be any less

Just respecting those deserving

Have you ever wondered this...

~~~*Lyrical Bridge*~~~

Oh judging hearts 

Life's already hard

~~*~~

Accept who is different

As long as their heart is well

Stay out of their business

If they're keeping to themselves

We aren't all the same religion

But we are all human beings

Oh why do we judge each other

Hate is such an awful thing

~~*~~

~~~*Chorus*~~~

Children only know

What they're taught as they grow

And I don't like the lessons we impart

Strip away the skin and bones

Until the heart stands all alone

And you can't tell a single soul apart

Then judge the heart

~~*~~

Oh judging hearts

Life's already hard

~~*~~

Teresa Lynn Johnson

Wrdspnr@aol.com
Copyright © 2013

AS THE LEAVES FALL

Oh the trees were brilliant colors

On the day that you left home

Then Winter came and blanketed

Everything with cold and snow

The rains of Spring, with birds that sing

And then Summer's blistering heat

Ah the coolness in the evenings

As the Fall returns to me

Sure wish you could come back to me

As this cycle starts again

It’s lonely here without you

Miss my Soldier, my best friend

~~~*Chorus*~~~

Oh Sweet Soldier of mine 

Please be safe, free of harm

Thinking of you as the leaves fall

I need you in my arms

~~*~~

I can hear the children laughing 

Wish that it would ricochet

And find its way into my heart

That is missing you today

I watch everyone around me

As they go on with their lives

While you’re fighting for our Country

Knowing all you sacrifice

~~~*Chorus*~~~

Oh Sweet Soldier of mine 

Please be safe, free of harm

Thinking of you as the leaves fall

I need you in my arms

~~*~~

I endure my time without you

Won’t deny how hard it gets

As the leaves are slowly falling

And you haven’t come home yet

You’re a Soldier, and I love you

You’re the greatest man I know

You’re heart’s always beat with honor

And I knew that you would go

But I pray that you’ll come home soon

You've been all that you can be

Thinking of you as the leaves fall

Wishing you were here with me

~~~*Chorus*~~~

Oh Sweet Soldier of mine 

Please be safe, free of harm

Thinking of you as the leaves fall

I need you in my arms

~~*~~

As the leaves fall...

~~*~~

Teresa Lynn Johnson
Wrdspnr@aol.com
Copyright © 2013

HE'S NO GOOD

He came to ask for Daddy’s blessing
And my Daddy told him no
I walked in begging and crying
Said I love him don’t you know
                         He said
                                     Baby 
                                              He’s
                                                     No
                                                          Good
He’s worse than dirt under my horses hooves

I didn’t listen to my Daddy
I ran off and married him
Found I’d jumped into a river
Too impossible to swim

Oh I came to know him like a flood
That will drown you nice and slow 
You can’t get air, yield in despair
And you have no place to go
                       He said 
                                    Baby 
                                             He’s 
                                                     No 
                                                          Good
He’s worse than dirt under my horses hooves

Swallowed my pride, and called my Daddy
Cried and asked can I come home
He said baby I’ve been waiting 
Every night here by the phone

Daddy didn't say “I told you so”
He just held me while I cried
He didn’t comment on the bruises
Desperation in my eyes
                    He said
                                   Baby
                                              He’s
                                                        No
                                                               Good
He’s worse than dirt under my horses hooves

It didn’t take him long to find me
Daddy said go to your room
Seems I’ve got me a trespasser
I’ll be back to check on you

I didn’t ask a single question
When my Daddy finally showed
And the fact did not escape me
That he had returned alone
                     He said 
                                   Baby 
                                              All
                                                     Is 
                                                           Good
He’s now the dirt under my horses hooves………..


Teresa Lynn Johnson
Wrdspnr@aol.com
Copyright © 2013

LAND OF THE INDIAN BRAVES

The lands were beautiful and wild
And few Mustangs were tame
You could hear the eagle’s call for miles
In the land of the Indian Braves

No scars left on their hunting grounds
They seemed to know from birth
To leave a treasure as it’s found
They were all one with the earth

Only taking what was needed
They survived on what she gave
Oh what have we all done to…
The land of the Indian Braves

~~~*Chorus*~~~
We cut the trees, ignored their screams
Drove them from their homes
Brought in the iron horses
Ran them over sacred bones
We built and shoved all that they loved
Onto our plots of dirt
Then drained and sucked their precious earth
For all that it was worth
No amount of pride could save the wilds
Once we had them enslaved
Now we cry and moan, too dim to save
The land of the Indian Braves
~~*~~

The lands are ravaged, bared, defiled
The Mustang’s a dying breed
The glory that was once preserved
Now suffers from our greed

Set aside are monuments
And parks that evoke awe
This is why, with shame, I cry
They’re a trinket of what was

~~~*Lyrical Bridge*~~~
We took the time to destroy her
Now lets heal what we can...
We are still a mighty Nation
And it’s time to take a stand
But you have to feel the will to fight
Knowing changes must be made
Before we kill the spirit of...
The land of the Indian Braves

~~~*Chorus*~~~
We cut the trees, ignored their screams
Drove them from their homes
Brought in the iron horses
Ran them over sacred bones
We built and shoved all that they loved
Onto our plots of dirt
Then drained and sucked their precious earth
For all that it was worth
No amount of pride could save the wilds
Once we had them enslaved
Now we cry and moan, too dim to save
The land of the Indian Braves
~~*~~

Teresa Lynn Johnson

Wrdspnr@aol.com
Copyright © 2013

HERE AND NOW

The most popular question
If you could go back in time
What would you do different
What would you seek to find
To make life more bearable
Lessen the pain and tears
If you could go back in time
And you could pick the year

~~~*Chorus*~~~
Choose the here and now
Despite everything
You’re an amazing being
Don’t need to change a thing
Throw your shoulders back
stand up nice and straight
Look them in the eye
Be who you are today
All for the greater good
It works out somehow
Despite everything
Choose the here and now
~~*~~

Life is packed full of lessons
You ask why so many times
Why’d I ever marry him
Why’d my Child have to die
I can’t get the job I want
He won’t even look at me
Should have gone to college
How could I set her free
Why did I drink and drive
Should have been a better friend
Wish I could do things different
Start my life once again

~~~*Lyrical Bridge*~~~
The best thing about a new day
Is each one is a chance
You get to start all over
Stairs climbed stay in the past
Build it bigger and better
Make it brighter than before
The decision is all yours
Count the blessings or remorse
~~*~~

~~~*Chorus*~~~
Choose the here and now
Despite everything
You’re an amazing being
Don’t need to change a thing
Throw your shoulders back
Stand up nice and straight
Look them in the eye
Be who you are today
All for the greater good
It works out somehow
Despite everything
Choose the here and now
~~*~~

Teresa Lynn Johnson

Wrdspnr@aol.com
Copyright © 2013

BACK TO REALITY

Would you like to hold my hand

Go for a walk with me

Or maybe take a drive

Explore the scenery

Why don’t we grab the bikes

Ride around the lake

We could stop for lunch

Babe you need a break…

Computers are getting old

You just sit here all day

Yeah we know what’s happening

What others have to say

~~~*Chorus*~~~
Oh come into the world today
Shouldn’t be shut in, and locked away
There are so many things for us to see…
Come back
Come back to reality
~~*~~

I just want to be with you
Go out enjoy the day
Breathe a little bit of air
We can’t survive this way

Would you like to hold me close
Dance away the night
Park under the stars
And kiss in the moonlight

~~~*Lyrical Bridge*~~~
Let’s skip some rocks
Walk on the grass
Hike in the hills
And drive real fast
Let’s take a swim
Visit the zoo
Just want to live
My life with you
There’s so much to do and see...
Let’s choose reality
~~*~~

~~~*Chorus*~~~
Oh come into the world today
Shouldn’t be shut in, and locked away
There are so many things for us to see…
Come back
Come back to reality
~~*~~

~~~*Finale*~~~
You can’t just work all day
Come home, and go online
I want the man I met
Who vowed to share my life…
This isn’t life…
~~*~~

Teresa Lynn Johnson

Wrdspnr@aol.com
Copyright © 2013