DON'T HAVE TO SAY GOODBYE

I wish I didn't have to leave you all alone

But it's time for me to go

Don't cry

We don't have to say it

Don't have to say goodbye

~~~*Chorus*~~~

No goodbyes...

I'll see you soon

Count the days

The sun and moon

The brightest skies

The darkest nights

La la la

No goodbyes

~~*~~

I will see you again 

With the changing of the winds

I'll come back, and I'll never leave again

For now someone's in need

And though you can' t come with me

Remember, love, that time really flies

And we don't have to say it 

Don't have to say goodbye

~~~*Chorus*~~~

No goodbyes...

I'll see you soon

Count the days

The sun and moon

The brightest skies

The darkest nights

La la la

No goodbyes

~~*~~

Teresa Lynn Johnson
Wrdspnr@aol.com
Copyright© 2014

SIMPLE WORDS

You wrote me a note
That said I love you
So why don't I feel satisfied
Why do those simple words
That everyone has heard
Always seem to be applied

~~~*1st chorus*~~~
Don't write I love you 
On the beach shore
The tides will wash it all away
Prove it to my heart
So it remains a part
Of me 
Every single day
~~*~~

To say I love you
Has become easy
Proof is what I now desire
Don't use those simple words
That everyone has heard
Show me, set my heart on fire

~~~*Lyrical Bridge*~~~
Babe I love you
Might be true
Love that ring
Ooo, love those shoes
Love that painting
Love this day
Simple, simple words to say

~~~*2nd chorus*~~~
Don't write I love you 
On the sand dunes
The wind will blow it all away
Prove it to my heart
So it remains a part
Of me 
Every single day
~~*~~

Teresa Lynn Johnson

Wrdspnr@aol.com

Copyright© 2014

SO THIS IS SAD

You know how people say 

That they wish that they could fly...

Well that's never crossed my mind

Before tonight...

How little children close their eyes

And think they've disappeared

If they can't see you , you can't see them

Why, is finally clear

~~~*Chorus*~~~

I can't deal with this now

Don't see the light

Can't find a how

Oh...

To fly away...

To disappear

Learn the trick

To banish fear

somehow...

Can't deal with this now

~~*~~

You know how people say 

That they need to get away

Well I've always wondered what

Could be so bad

Yes, I have lived a fairy tale

Never known the words to fail

I've taken for granted all I have

So this is sad...

~~~*Lyrical Bridge*~~~

I'm sorry

Sorry that I didn't seem to care

See what you were going through

 I turned away, what could I do

I've never lived through something that compares

Sorry I wasn't there

~~*~~

~~~*Chorus*~~~

I can't deal with this now

Don't see the light

Can't find a how

Oh...

To fly away...

To disappear

Learn the trick

To banish fear

somehow...

Can't deal with this now

~~*~~

I get it

The pain of losing 

What you've always had

I'm sorry 

Now I understand

So this is sad...

Teresa Lynn Johnson
Wrdspnr@aol.com
Copyright© 2014

TAKE ME TO YOUR FANTASY

~~~*Chorus*~~~

Take me to your fantasy

Show me the you I've never seen

The purest high, no in between

Take me to your fantasy

~~*~~

Day to day the gentle hugs

Tender kisses, vows of love

Gestures that are warm and sweet

Compassion that's engulfing me

Fanning flames, I feel the heat

Temptation taunting sinfully

I'll play the role most actively

So take me to your fantasy

~~~*2nd Chorus*~~~

Yeah...

Take me to your fantasy

Show me the you I've never seen

The purest high, no in between

Take me to your fantasy

~~*~~

Imagination's taking shape

Love doesn't harbor any shame

Let visions create artistry

And take me to your fantasy

Teresa Lynn Johnson
Wrdspnr@aol.com
Copyright© 2014

I WILL DESTROY YOU

You can't know this pain

It's my own burden

I won't draw you in

To leave you hurting

This began with me

It's what I live through

Don't try to take it on

It will destroy you

~~~*Chorus*~~~

No...

You don't understand

I can't dismiss the past

Like some do....

You have to keep away

With me, you are not safe

I can't protect you

I will destroy you

~~*~~

Can't you feel the ghosts

They're in me burning

I can't let them go

They're my heart's yearning

To pretend with you

That I can forget

It may seem right to do

It's not happened yet

For me...

Please...

~~~*Lyrical Bridge*~~~

It's never gonna happen

Ooooo...

Keep away from me...

I...

I'm not here for you
And...
I will destroy you

~~*~~

~~~*Chorus*~~~

No...

You don't understand

I can't dismiss the past

Like some do....

You have to keep away

With me, you are not safe

I can't protect you

I will destroy you

~~*~~

It's never gonna happen

Ooooo...

Keep away from me...

I...

I'm not here for you

~~*~~

I will destroy you

~~*~~

Teresa Lynn Johnson
Wrdspnr@aol.com
Copyright© 2014

THEY WEREN'T BLIND

No one will ever say you've had it easy

Fighting your share of demons here on earth

No one will ever doubt the strength you've harbored

For love, you fought with everything you're worth

~~~*Chorus*~~~

Through the conflicts

You gave them hope 

Eased their struggles

So they could cope

You were a shield 

To stand behind

It wasn't easy

And they weren't blind

~~*~~

Every soul who knows the depths of these battles

Reveres you as the guardian you've been

You'll leave behind a legacy well honored

A calling's been fulfilled as a life ends

~~~*Lyrical Bridge*~~~

Hmm Hmm Hmm

Devoutly mourning

A warrior's leaving

The ties unbind...

Hmm Hmm Hmm

The quest is over

You part the victor

They were not blind

~~*~~

~~~*Chorus*~~~

Through the conflicts

You gave them hope 

Eased their struggles

So they could cope

You were a shield 

To stand behind

It wasn't easy

And they weren't blind

~~*~~

Teresa Lynn Johnson
Wrdspnr@aol.com
Copyright© 2014

BREATHLESS

Wish upon a million stars

Pray until my knees are sore

I'm searching for my happiness

Never needed something more

I watch life in slow motion

Like dancers holding back

Until the music breaks

And that's all it takes

To leave you breathless

~~~*Chorus*~~~

I want to feel that way again

Like a dam has broken

And the water can't be held in

I want to feel that way again

Rushing, overflowing

A strength that never ends

I want to feel that way again

~~*~~
Breathless
~~*~~

For me life's been a struggle

Always give my heart away

And when it's not treated gently

The happy tends to fade

Yeah, I should know the danger

For trials I have had

When I'm caught up in love

That's all I think of

It leaves me breathless

~~~*Lyrical Bridge*~~~

Don't want to feel like this

Locked in my emptiness

Bare my heart

Give access...

For a wish come true

Or if a prayer breaks through

To leave me breathless

~~*~~

~~~*Chorus*~~~

I want to feel that way again

Like a dam has broken

And the water can't be held in

I want to feel that way again

Rushing, overflowing

A strength that never ends

I want to feel that way again

~~*~~

Breathless

~~*~~

Teresa Lynn Johnson
Wrdspnr@aol.com
Copyright© 2014

WICKED MINDS

I don't know if I'm crying

Out of hatred or of fear

Feeling helpless, my hands tied

While children disappear

And how, in this lifetime, 

Can you ever justify

Letting these things happen

While protecting wicked minds

~~~*Chorus*~~~

Will this be a story we can't tell

Too close to the truth

Our own glimpse of Hell

You protect the wrong side

That makes you guilty too

Why not fight for the children

Like you're supposed to do

~~*~~

I know that I am crying

Because I am so ashamed

That our country, with such strength

Would abandon kids this way

And how, in this lifetime, 

Can you ever justify

Letting these things happen

Stop protecting wicked minds

~~~*Lyrical Bridge*~~~

Don't protect them, let them suffer 

For the heinous things they've done

Put them with each other

With no way to plea or run

Don't house, and feed, and pay them

So that they'll attack again

Please protect our children

So this nightmare finds an end

~~*~~

~~~*Chorus*~~~

Will this be a story we can't tell

Too close to the truth

Our own glimpse of Hell

You protect the wrong side

That makes you guilty too

Why not fight for the children

Like you're supposed to do

~~*~~

Teresa Lynn Johnson
Wrdspnr@aol.com
Copyright© 2014

TEACHER OF A LIFETIME

It takes a special kind of being

To be a teacher

Bond with other people's children

Fill their needs

It's not an easy road

Loving all those little souls

When they've been raised

so differently

~~~*Chorus*~~~

To me you rise above your peers

Best any teacher of the year

You're what every parent

Prays to find

The teacher of a lifetime

~~*~~

I've seen teachers that belittle 

Their students

While yours revel in

sweet praise

The evidence is clear

Little children void of tears

Admiration on each face

~~~*Lyrical Bridge*~~~

Some families leave their kids with scars

You let them know how great they are

Don't compare a single child to...

Those who do what they can't do...

Yet...

Don't rush them while you mold their minds

They come to understand in time

Your heart's the rarest type to find

Teacher of a lifetime

~~*~~

~~~*Chorus*~~~

To me you rise above your peers

Best any teacher of the year

You're what every parent

Prays to find

The teacher of a lifetime

~~*~~

Teresa Lynn Johnson
Wrdspnr@aol.com
copyright© 2014
Mrs. Mars & Ems

CAUSE TO SHOOT

The pretty little neighbor girl 

Was outside with a gun

slamming it against her car

Wasn't having any fun

I asked, hey can I help you

Before someone gets hurt

She said, I hope you didn't know Roy

Cause you didn't say a word

~~~*Chorus*~~~

I said,  girl you need some bullets

If you want to use that gun

And when a car is out of gas

You can't think it's gonna run

All men need some loving

If they're going to function too

Sure glad you're out of bullets

Need to think before you shoot

~~*~~

She screamed at me, like a wild banshee

I checked myself for holes

Said you won't be an accomplice Roy

Cause I won't tell a soul

Help me load this gun, get the car to run

And don't try any stunts

When you cheat, you bleed, now help me please

Cause I've got a man to hunt

~~~*2nd Chorus*~~~

I said,  I won't give you bullets

So that you can use that gun

I'm glad your car is out of gas

So he has the chance to run

All men aren't like your man

Girl, I promise, it's the truth

Sure glad you're out of bullets

Need to think before you shoot

~~*~~

~~~*Finale*~~~

Her boyfriend didn't make it home

I phoned and said boy run

She found her sense of self control

And she gave me the gun

For twenty years 

We've laughed through tears

At what she'd set out to do

If you're worried bout your safety

Never give a cause to shoot

~~*~~

Teresa Lynn Johnson
Wrdspnr@aol.com
Copyright© 2014

SILENCE COSTS

You don't seem like you're into me

And I'm not known for subtlety

I've been hurt, and I have learned

What silence costs

So I'm always asking questions

And I speak what's on my mind

If you're bored, and don't want more

Then just get lost

~~~*Chorus*~~~

Get lost

I won't shed tears

If you're not happy

Then don't stay here

If that warm and fuzzy feeling

Isn't there

Your heart can't care

Silence costs

Don't like it

Get lost

~~*~~

Don't have to hang all over me

I don't demand things selfishly

Hold my hand, a little kiss

How hard is that

You act like you're scared of feeling

So before my heart gets broke

Wander off

Silence costs

Just get lost

~~~*Lyrical Bridge*~~~

If it's not there , get out of here

Won't lie down quietly...

Wait for you, to pick and choose

If you do, or don't want me

I want to know, is it yes or no

Open up, and spill your thoughts

Talk or just get lost

Silence costs

~~*~~

~~~*Chorus*~~~

Get lost

I won't shed tears

If you're not happy

Then don't stay here

If that warm and fuzzy feeling

Isn't there

Your heart can't care

Silence costs

Don't like it

Get lost

~~*~~

Teresa Lynn Johnson

Wrdspnr@aol.com

Copyright© 2014

I AM NOT WEAK

You won't find your victim here...
I know you want to
Cowering in fear...
For all I've been through

You won't find your victim here...
Not in me...
I am not weak

~~~*Chorus*~~~
I was never weak...
I was frightened
You set on defeat
The hold tightened
Reawakened strength
Comes the fighter
Free of your restraints
You tried harder
I'm not the victim 
That you seek...
I am not weak
~~*~~

You won't find your victim here...
You have to end this
You have got to kill...
Your need for conquest

You won't find your victim here...
Not in me...
I am not weak

~~~*Lyrical Bridge*~~~
To make it through the trial
Shake it off and smile
While you still shadowed me
To swim, not sink
Shows that I have strength
And that I was never weak
~~*~~

~~~*Chorus*~~~
I was never weak...
I was frightened
You set on defeat
The hold tightened
Reawakened strength
Comes the fighter
Free of your restraints
You tried harder
I'm not the victim
That you seek...
I am not weak
~~*~~

~~~*Finale*~~~
If you've paid attention
Now you'll have to believe
That I am not your victim
For I was never weak
~~*~~

Teresa Lynn Johnson
Wrdspnr@aol.com
Copyright© 2014

TELL ME WHEN

I don't know what your problem is

And I don't know what to do

But I know it's self inflicted

And I'm worried, that's the truth

When did you lose your senses

Tell me when did you go mad

When did you stop appreciating

Everything you have

Good people want to help you

Tell me, where do we begin

Will the real you be returning

Please tell me when

~~~*Chorus*~~~

You've got to finish your story

Yeah, the good one

I don't like the fiction

You've changed to

The world won't read your book

Even take a second look

When you've destroyed

The fantasy of youth

I will help you to rewrite it

If you'd like to start again

Don't give up, we can fix it

Tell me when

~~*~~

If you want to talk about it

Gonna have to clue me in

I am always here to help you

You've just got to tell me when

~~~*Lyrical Bridge*~~~

When did you lose your senses

Tell me when did you go mad

When did you stop appreciating

Everything you have

Somewhere you took a wrong turn

Let's find out where that was

Go back and head the right way

Because this one's messed you up

~~*~~

~~~*Chorus*~~~

You've got to finish your story

Yeah, the good one

I don't like the fiction

You've changed to

The world won't read your book

Even take a second look

When you've destroyed 

The fantasy of youth

I will help you to rewrite it

If you'd like to start again

Don't give up, we can fix it

Tell me when

~~*~~

Teresa Lynn Johnson
Wrdspnr@aol.com
Copyright© 2014

RUNNING AWAY

The train pulled into the station

It was well after ten

Read a sign in a shop window

We're open, come on in

Stuck in a little nowhere town

With four hours to fill

I didn't feel like company

But had the time to kill

~~~*Chorus*~~~

I was running away

Running from the clutter

Always getting in my way

From the noise, the chaos

And a job I couldn't take

I gave it up

 I'd had enough

Nothing to make me stay

Got on a train

And left that day

I was running away 

~~*~~

I was greeted by the wind chimes

The minute I walked in

They cast a sweet spell over me

The room was warm and dim

When she came from the back room

I felt my cold heart stir

I was running away

When I ran into her

~~~*Lyrical Bridge*~~~ 

In her shop of novelties

Silks, beads, and figurines

Colliding kindred spirits in the air

We both felt a connection

smiled at me with affection

The pretty Asian girl with sable hair

~~*~~

~~~*Chorus*~~~

I was running away

Running from the clutter

Always getting in my way

From the noise, the chaos

And a job I couldn't take

I gave it up

 I'd had enough

Nothing to make me stay

Got on a train

And left that day

I was running away 

~~*~~

~~~*Finale*~~~

I didn't make the parting train...

I've chosen to stay
I have found a reason
While running away

~~*~~

Teresa Lynn Johnson
Wrdspnr@aol.com
Copyright© 2014

FIRST IMPRESSIONS

She moved in down the hall 

Apartment 20 L

I could hardly wait to 

Introduce myself

Was knocking on the door

When my Mom showed up

And right in front of her

She slipped me fifty bucks

~~~*Chorus*~~~

First impressions

I'd crawl off if I could

Sometimes it takes more

Than just looking good

Yeah... I look good

~~~*~~~

A new girl on the job

For me to supervise

With cocoa-colored hair

And big bedroom eyes

I was heading over

ready to impress

Tripped on a pencil

Landed on her chest

~~~*Chorus*~~~

First impressions

I'd crawl off if I could

Sometimes it takes more

Than just looking good

~~~*~~~

~~~*Lyrical Bridge*~~~

Don't bring them chocolates 

On a scorching day

Make sure they're not allergic

To your fresh bouquet

If they bend to fix their shoes

You look a different way

And don't you ever try

To guess their age

~~*~~

First impressions...
Sometimes they really suck
And tend to overshadow
All your future luck
Can't count the times
I'm misunderstood
Sometimes you need more
Than just looking good
~~*~~
(speak)
Yeah, I look good
Just can't walk or talk

~~~*Chorus*~~~
First impressions
I'd crawl off if I could
Sometimes it takes more
Than just looking good
~~~*~~~ 
(speak)
I look good, yeah...
I really do look good

Teresa Lynn Johnson
Wrdspnr@aol.com
Copyright© 2014

THROUGH ALL THIS

Don't you jump...off of that bridge boy

You don't know...what's down below

Once your feet...leave the railing

Your Destination...is unknown

Don't you jump...off of that bridge boy

Not unless...you've learned to fly

All you'll do...is end a future

Leave your Mama...here to cry

~~~*Chorus*~~~

Hear me now, and look beyond it

What is hurting you so much

Cast your pain back where it came from

Focus on your Mama's love

Don't you break her heart boy

Please come down so you can live

Don't give up the life she gave you

Let her love you through all this

~~*~~

Don't you take...all of those pills girl

It will be...your last mistake

And I know...that your troubles

Are not more...than you can take

You have strength...you can reach for

Don't give up...with no attempt

We can't fix...what is broken

If no message...has been sent 

~~~*Lyrical Bridge*~~~

You're not in this alone...

No one can help you if they do not know...

Open up your mouth and scream...

This was done to me

This is killing me

I am scared you see

Oh, help me please

Get the truth out past your lips

Let us help you

Let us help you through all this

~~*~~

~~~*2nd Chorus*~~~

Listen to me, and look beyond it

What is hurting you so much

Cast your pain back where it came from

Focus on your Mama's love

Don't you break her heart girl

Put them down so you can live

Don't give up the life she gave you

Let her love you through all this

~~*~~

Teresa Lynn Johnson
Wrdspnr@aol.com
Copyright© 2014

NOT THIS TIME

As the past 

Finds its way back 

To haunt me

Through the pictures 

I'm holding

In my hands

I realize 

This time

It's most welcome

And this time

Yeah, this time

I'll give it

A chance

~~~*Chorus*~~~

A chance to rendezvous ...

Break loose brutal ties

Set free buried memories

and bare them to my mind

This time I smile

I miss you child

I did not cry

No tears to wipe

this time

~~*~~

All the while

I dare to hope

You'll need me

The photographs

Aren't the last

We will share

Walls disappear

This time

I know I'm stronger

And this time

Yeah, this time

I'll demand

What's fair

~~~*Lyrical Bridge*~~~

Won't let them push me away

Won't let them keep us apart

This time you will hear the truth

And I'm sorry if it breaks your heart

I'll mend it with this love of mine

 Cause I'm what's missing in your life

No, I'm not leaving you behind

Not this time

~~*~~

~~~*Chorus*~~~

The past has rendezvoused..

Tore loose brutal ties

Set free buried memories

and bared them to my mind

This time I smiled

I miss you child

I did not cry

No tears to wipe

this time

~~*~~

No, no, no

Not this time

~~*~~

Teresa Lynn Johnson
Wrdspnr@aol.com
Copyright© 2014
~~Lynne~~