I DON'T KNOW

Phone rings......... Hello? ....Yeah,
               ~~~~*~~~~
She said don't think of coming home
That I am too danged mean
Yeah, bud, I know you would
Don't worry about me

Well, hey, I gotta go
I see a sign ahead
Just need a room for the night
A place to lay my head

~~~*Chorus*~~~

I...Don't...Know

When she'll want me home

Should have been nicer to my Wife

I...Don't ...Know

Got no ace in the hole

Now I need a place to spend the night

I...Don't...Know

Why my friend's Wife said,

"Just leave that creep out in the cold"

Why...Am ...I

Such a jerk sometimes

I...Don't...Know

I just don't know

~~*~~

The sign said one night special

At the red leaf Inn

Found the manager's office

Parked, and then went in

He led me around a pool

Packed full of leaves and dirt

Opened up room 83

I saw the blood stain first

I asked him to explain 

The huge spot on the rug

He said, "that's what's left of Willy

He was dealing drugs."

~~~*2nd Chorus*~~~

I...Don't...Know

When she'll want me home

Should have been nicer to my Wife

I...Don't ...Know

Got no ace in the hole

But this ain't no place to spend the night

Yes...I...Know

Why my friend's Wife said,

"Just leave that creep out in the cold"

Why...Am ...I

Such a jerk sometimes

I...Don't...Know

I just don't know

~~*~~

I mumbled,  screw this, man

I ain't staying here

I pulled into our driveway

Swear that I shed tears

My Wife came out and saw them

Said that this is good

I said I can't believe it

I didn't think I could

~~~*Final Chorus*~~~

Here...We...Go

She let me come home

I will be nicer to my wife

Yes...I...Know

I let those teardrops flow

Now I have a place to spend my life

Yes...I ...Know

Why my friend's Wife said,

"Just leave that creep out in the cold"

Cause...I ...Am

such a jerk sometimes

Why this is

I just don't know

~~*~~

Teresa Lynn Johnson

Wrdspnr@aol .com
Copyright © 2012  

EVIL'S PATH

She was a treasure born in Dawson County

Perfection in the human form

He was a miner out of Butte, Montana

Powerful, but deeply scorned

He saw her at the church one Sunday morning

As she was coming through the door

Angels in Heaven screamed out a warning

He'd never wanted something more

~~~*Chorus*~~~

Winds brought the moaning of the watching Angels

Everyone looked to the skies

Tears cascaded from the crying Heavens

Trying to guide her back inside

The beauty couldn't know, that the Angels were

Releasing drops of Heaven's wrath

Trying to dissuade what fate delivers

When pure lies in evil's path

~~*~~

She started walking to her Daddy's stables

Just on the other side of town

He was hidden in the sheltered forest

He grabbed her and he drug her down

~~~*2nd Chorus*~~~

Winds brought the moaning of the watching Angels

He turned his back towards the skies

Tears cascaded from the crying Heavens

As evil stained another life

The shattered couldn't know, that the Angels were

Releasing drops of Heaven's wrath

Helpless to control what fate delivers

When pure lies in evil's path

~~*~~

~~~~~~*Bridge*~~~~~~

When she was born, her Daddy named her Lily

Gained a treasure, but lost the mine

He never questioned the Lord's decision

He believed in God's Grand Design

But when he saw his Lily crawl into the stables

The Angels winced from his cries

Hell was surfacing in Dawson County

As vengeance overcame his mind

~~~*3rd Chorus*~~~

Winds brought the moaning of the watching Angels

He raised his fists to the skies

Tears cascaded from the crying Heavens

As evil claimed another life

The broken couldn't know, that the Angels were

Releasing drops of Heaven's wrath

Helpless to control what fate delivers

When pure lies in evil's path

~~*~~

~~~*Faded Finale*~~~

They are shouting in Butte, Montana

That a man has disappeared 

There are whispers in Dawson County

That's how we deal with evil here...

~~*~~

Teresa Lynn Johnson

Wrdspnr@aol.com
Copyright © 2012  

OUT OF HADES

I've been called a nothing, worthless waste of skin

Condemned and criticized for my life of sin

It was easy to sway me, tempt me to go

Hang out in the Hades that I came to know

Yeah, I was addicted, diagnosis weak

Couldn't hold a job, and disappeared for weeks

It really tore me up, when you didn't stay

But you're the reason I'm the man that I am today

~~~*Chorus*~~~

I crawled out of Hades

Just to find you gone

Your love expired

Yeah, the lines were drawn

You can take the credit

I will bear the blame

You're the reason I'm the man

That I am today

~~*~~

It's hard to shake the stigma and begin again

You can't lean on your buddies, who you once called friends

And every decent person from your former life

All hate your guts, because you failed your wife

When Hades starts to calling, it scares me to death

So I relive the devastation of the day you left

~~~*Lyrical Bridge*~~~

Oh.....

Took everything I had to get myself clean

I crawled out of Hades, but it called to me

Yeah, it called to me...

I finally shook free of the devil's hold...

It took losing you 

To leave Hades cold

~~*~~

~~~*Chorus*~~~

I crawled out of Hades

Just to find you gone

Your love expired

Yeah, the lines were drawn

You can take the credit

I will bear the blame

You're the reason I'm the man

That I am today

~~*~~

~~~*Finale*~~
Yeah, it really tore me up when you didn't stay
But you're the reason I'm the man that I am today
~~*~~

Teresa Lynn Johnson
Wrdspnr@aol.com
Copyright © 2012  



WHO ARE YOU

You're beating on that man
Because you don't approve
He didn't hurt a soul
Who gave this right to you

What if I believe
Your tattoo is obscene
Would you let me sand it off
While you stand and bleed

~~~*Chorus*~~~
He's terrified
Been stripped of pride
He's the brick that's broken and tossed aside
Been fighting for acceptance against weak minds
Sentenced to Hell for what he feels inside
I'm just saying that it isn't right
Who are you to judge how he lives his life
~~*~~

You're shunning that girl
Because you think she's weird
Why are you so heartless
Can't you see her tears

You're just being ugly
Think it makes you cool
Doesn't count if your pretty
When you're just plain cruel

~~~*2nd Chorus*~~~
She's terrified
Been stripped of pride
She's the brick that's broken and tossed aside
Been fighting for acceptance against weak minds
Sentenced to hell for what she feel inside
I'm just saying that it isn't right
Who are you to judge how she lives her life
~~*~~


Don't be terrified
Make your life shine
Put the brick together 
Create something fine
Laugh until you feel
Renewed inside
~~*~~

I'm just saying
Whether wrong or right
No one is hurting you 
Let them live their lives!

Teresa Lynn Johnson

Wrdspnr@aol.com
Copyright © 2012  

ARCTIC HEART

The morning embraced me like a rising sun

You're already on my mind

You left an impression on my frigid heart

I could feel the bands unbind

I thought I was content living like I was

Didn't need the ice to thaw

Believed if I dispersed of that frosty shield

I'd expose it weak and raw

~~~*Chorus*~~~

You melted ice

You bared my heart

And now it is beating

The arctic wind's a warm Chinook

I'm no longer freezing

You advanced upon the barrier

Ignored the bitter bite

Conquered the arctic heart

A victor in the fight

No more arctic heart...

~~*~~

I've never had a day where I felt compelled

To leave work, and just go home

There was no fire burning that beckoned me

No yearning to be alone

Now I can feel the flames posing as a blush

How you set my cold heart free

All I want to do is be seduced by you

Eager to consume the heat

~~~*Chorus*~~~

You melted ice

You bared my heart

And now it is beating

The arctic wind's a warm Chinook

I'm no longer freezing

You advanced upon the barrier

Ignored the bitter bite

Conquered the arctic heart

A victor in the fight

No more arctic heart...

~~*~~

No more arctic heart...

Teresa Lynn Johnson
Wrdspnr@aol.com
Copyright © 2012  



I REMEMBER

I remember...

His silhouette

The sun setting

Bodies dripping wet

How he loved me

There on the sand

I remember

Oh...

I miss that man

I remember...
That luring smile
Slightly wicked
Ah...
It drove me wild
I remember...
Artistic hands
Exhilarating
Oh...
I miss that man

~~~*Chorus*~~~
I'm Hallucinating
Got to make this real
Dream recollections
How he made me feel
Just hypnotize me
Let me deceive myself
Fantasize me
From this lonely Hell
Pretend I get it
Feign I understand
Recalling visions
Oh...
I miss that man
~~*~~

I remember...
Every word he wrote
Imagination
Lips on my throat
Intoxicating
The scent of his flesh
Stimulating
Head upon his chest

~~~*Lyrical Bridge*~~~
I remember...
Everything we had
The deep conception
Of how I miss that man
~~*~~

~~~*Chorus*~~~
I'm Hallucinating
Got to make this real
Dream recollections
How he made me feel
Just hypnotize me
Let me deceive myself
Fantasize me
From this lonely Hell
Pretend I get it
Feign I understand
Recalling visions
Oh...
I miss that man
~~*~~

Teresa Lynn Johnson

Wrdspnr@aol.com
Copyright © 2012  

BEAUTIFUL LADY

Beautiful Lady...

The sun's shining in your eyes

Yes, I'm evading

What your un-shed tears imply

Beautiful Lady

There are scars you cannot hide

For those who love you

Know you carry them inside

~~~*Chorus*~~~

I can't see what was done to you

Feel the misery of your wounds

And I know 

That I'm avoiding what I'd find

Beautiful Lady

The Sun is shining, 

Shining in your eyes

Beautiful Lady

~~*~~

Beautiful Lady

Did you come in from the rain

Or are you crying

Do you know that I'm amazed

You may be broken

By the pain that you've endured

But you're a fighter

Just for living through the hurt

~~~*2nd Chorus*~~~

I can't see what was done to you

Feel the misery of your wounds

And I know 

That I am avoiding what I'd find

Beautiful Lady

The Sun is shining

Shining in your eyes

Beautiful Lady

~~*~~

~~*~~

OH! 

I know you're crying

Buried for so long

And I will listen

If you need me to lean on

I just can't bear it 

That You have been abused

Beautiful Lady

If you want to know the truth

~~*~~

~~~*Chorus*~~~

I can't see what was done to you

Feel the misery of your wounds

And I know 

Know that I'm avoiding what I'd find

Beautiful Lady

The Sun is shining 

Shining in your eyes

Beautiful Lady

~~*~~

Shining in your eyes...

Teresa Lynn Johnson

Wrdspnr@aol.com
Copyright © 2012
~~~Paula~~~
To listen to Sonya Jevette
Sing this song, go to ..
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwuP-7Hs-XQ

EASY PREY

The waves are pounding...

They are breaking free...

And they're surrounding...

You unmercifully...

Where's the stronghold

From unrelenting storms

Why did you let go

What did you do that for...

~~~*Chorus*~~~

Baby you're exposed

Standing right in front

You've compromised the game

And destroyed the hunt

Should have stayed with me

But oh, you had to play

Well it's over now

You're just easy prey

~~*~~

The Ground's dividing

Splitting right in two

And it's consuming

All that's left of you

Where's the high ground

Protection from the wrath

You're blinded to it

Why did you turn your back

~~~*Chorus*~~~

Baby you're exposed

Standing right in front

You've compromised the game

And destroyed the hunt

Should have stayed with me

But oh, you had to play

Well it's over now

You're just easy prey

~~*~~

~~~*Lyrical Bridge*~~~

The prize has faded

Used and cast away

There is no challenge

You're just easy prey

~~~*Chorus*~~~

Baby you're exposed

Standing right in front

You've compromised the game

And destroyed the hunt

Should have stayed with me

But oh, you had to play

Well it's over now

You're just easy prey

~~*~~

Teresa Lynn Johnson

Wrdspnr@aol.com
Copyright © 2012  

GET READY L.A.

I came into this world

Never knew my Mom

Left me in that hospital

The day that I was born

Raised by Sister Mary

A fire and brimstone Nun

No, life in a convent

Ain't fun for anyone

The day I turned 18

Finally free and clear

Hugged Sister Mary

Didn't shed a tear

~~~*Chorus*~~~

Get ready L.A.

I was set free today

And I have never lived

I'm gonna rock the City of Angels

And find out what it's got to give

Get ready L.A.

I am alive today

All pumped up on this high

Chasing hope in the City of Angels

Gonna set these dreams on fire

~~*~~

Was reminded daily

Of every wicked sin

 Never let them scare me

I put my Faith in Him

They didn't raise no Angel

And I'm not going to lie

I have sins on my list

That I can't wait to try

~~~*Chorus*~~~

Get ready L.A.

I was set free today

And I have never lived

I'm gonna rock the City of Angels

And find out what it's got to give

Get ready L.A.

I am alive today

All pumped up on this high

Chasing hope in the City of Angels

Gonna set these dreams on fire

~~*~~

~~~*Lyrical Bridge*~~~

San Fernando Valley

Come on, let's have some fun

I'm knocking off # 1

Before the day is done

Beverly Hills, let's go

Gonna hit the music scene

Yeah, I was a choir boy

And I know how to sing

Onward to Hollywood

And then to Malibu

Gonna do some star walking

And try out surfing too

Yeah...

~~~*Chorus*~~~

Get ready L.A.

I was set free today

And I have never lived

I'm gonna rock the City of Angels

And find out what it's got to give

Get ready L.A.

I am alive today

All pumped up on this high

Chasing hope in the City of Angels

Gonna set these dreams on fire

~~*~~

Teresa Lynn Johnson
Wrdspnr@aol.com
Copyright © 2012  

NEW YORK LIFE

You brag about your western sunsets

Try to hook me on the mountain air

Add a river running through a forest

You'd say anything to get me there 

The bugle of an elk break the silence

The smell of the Ponderosa pine

Walking a path never traveled

Well for you...

That might be right...

~~~*Chorus*~~~

But for me

That's too much peace

I prefer a sound release

A concert with a thousand fans

Screaming for more

Bodies dancing, waving hands

I'm breathing the smog

Pulsing neon lights

You can do your mountains

I'll do New York life

~~*~~

You want to drag me to the ocean

Hear the rhythm of the constant waves

That fresh salty scent all around us

Exploring the beaches and the caves

Fishing and hunting for seashells

Umbrellas and children flying kites

No worries pressing us forward

Maybe to you...

That sounds fine...

~~~*Chorus*~~~

But to me

That's too much peace

I prefer a sound release

A concert with a thousand fans

Screaming for more

Bodies dancing, waving hands

I'm breathing the smog

Pulsing neon lights

You can do your Ocean

I'll do New York life

~~*~~

~~~*Lyrical Bridge*~~~

I couldn't give up "Dizzy's"

When I want some Jazz

Gotta have "Gothams"

When I need to laugh

"BB King's: for a night of Blues

"Pier 54's" where I cut loose

~~*~~

~~~*Finale*~~~

Yeah, for me

Don't need the peace

Give me a screaming crowd

you do your havens and your getaways

I crave the music and the sounds

I'm breathing the smog

Pulsing neon lights

You do what you want to

I'll do New York Life

~~*~~

Teresa Lynn Johnson
Wrdspnr@aol.com
Copyright © 2012  

FIGHTING FATE

Sweet Soldier of mine

In this picture behind glass

Out the window this morning

I watched our Daughter dancing in the grass

She was spinning, and laughing

Then she curtsied towards the gate

She looked like she was playing

But she was fighting fate

~~~*Chorus*~~~

She always plays

Everyday with you

She just needs 

A little time

We laid to rest a Soldier

But Daddy's still here

In her mind

~~*~~

When I put her to bed at night

She always has to kiss me twice

Whispers "This one's for you Daddy"

Then kisses me one more time

I can't get her to eat breakfast

Without a place set at your chair

Then she laughs like I remember

Fights fate, and puts you there

~~~*Chorus*~~~

She always plays

Everyday with you

She just needs

A little time

We laid to rest a Soldier

But Daddy's still here

In her mind

~~*~~

When fate reveals your deepest fears

Thoughts can't be defined

I caress your picture

You're still here in her mind

~~*~~

Teresa Lynn Johnson

Wrdspnr@aol.com
Copyright © 2012  

DEFINE GENIUS!

You know your constellations

All the planets proved by man

Have studied every concept

On how this world began

They've added your name 

To the list of high IQ's

Well here's a revelation

I'm presenting it to you

~~~*Chorus*~~~

You

Are

A genius

You've been certified

There's not a theory

That you haven't tried

You're a regular Einstein

It can't be denied

You know everything 
About everything
But nothing about life
~~*~~

We can't go for a walk
Without a study of the dirt
You don't eat a thing until
You've analyzed it first

Everything's methodical
Nothing's done by chance
Here you go Mr. Newton
The definition of romance

I'm wanting an adventure
To be tested physically
Is that descriptive enough
To tempt you logically

Define for me devotion,
Passion, and yearning love
Ardor and intensity
Heat, fire, and burning lust

Have I illustrated clearly
Did I finally succeed
Can you process with clarity
The basics of my needs

~~~*Chorus*~~~
For...
You
Are
A genius
You've been certified
There's not a theory
That you haven't tried
You're a regular Einstein
It can't be denied
You know everything 
About everything
But nothing about life
~~*~~

Teresa Lynn Johnson

Wrdspnr@aol.com
Copyright © 2012  

SHALLOW ROOTS

You weren't born in the town...where you grew up

But you put down roots, and that was good enough

Cause everybody knows...ya'll know

When you put down roots... things grow

~~~*1st Chorus*~~~

I'll be back

That's what you tell yourself

But the guy you find

His roots are somewhere else

So you go where this life takes you

Oh...shallow roots

~~*~~

When things seem the worst...you relive the best

Start calling up old friends, who have never left

Cause everybody knows...ya'll know

Where the roots are deep...that's home

~~~*2nd Chorus*~~~

I'll be back

That's what you tell yourself

But a brand new job

It leads you someplace else

And the baby's almost due

More shallow roots

~~*~~

You just can't be happy, and you're placing blame

On the man you love ...keeping you away

But everybody knows...You know...

It's time for new roots....to grow

~~~*Finale*~~~

You go back

And not by yourself

A sweet baby boy

A man who's been through Hell

Say goodbye to what's holding you

Those shallow roots

~~*~~

Oh...everybody knows...ya'll know

Where the roots are deep...That's home

Entirely up to you....

Those shallow roots....

Teresa Lynn Johnson

Wrdspnr@aol.com
Copyright © 2012  



I CAN BE...

Can I be your coffee in the morning

I've heard you say you need it to survive

Can I be the wine in the glass you're holding

The sweet liquid that helps you sleep at night

Can I be the gentle wind that's flowing

Caressing every move your body makes

Can I be the solution to your problem

Yeah, the right man replacing your mistake

~~~*Chorus*~~~

Oh I can be

These things you need

What you crave

All you require

Baby I can be

These things you need

Every ache, thirst, and desire

What you covet 
Long for

Your dreams

I can be

These things you need

~~*~~

I can be the valid love that conquers

That forgery who holds you in the night

I can be the pedestal that lifts you

He strives to cast a shadow on your light

I can be the roots girl that you draw from

Yeah, giving you the nourishment to bloom

He's tried to cut the vital stem that feeds you

To devour the fare you must consume

~~~*Lyrical Bridge*~~~
Baby I can be everything you dream
Shake off the anchor and swim
I can be, the rescue ship at sea
That sails you away from him
Open up your heart and see
What I can be...
~~*~~

~~~*Chorus*~~~
Oh I can be
These things you need
What you crave
All you require
Baby I can be
These things you need
Every ache, thirst, and desire
What you covet
Long for
Your dreams
I can be
These things you need
~~*~~

Teresa Lynn Johnson

Wrdspnr@aol.com
Copyright © 2012  



DIFFERENT TEARS

If you think I am unhappy...you don't know me

You'll have to ask someone who has for years

I've never tried to hide my emotions

And there are so many different tears

So you saw me crying in the garden

You didn't ask, so you wouldn't know

I was overwhelmed by the beauty

And I was born a reverent soul

If you want to call me crazy...think about it

Before you slander me before our peers

I could turn around and call you callous

But I'll just explain the different tears

~~~*Chorus*~~~

I laughed so hard

I laughed so hard I cried

I'm hit with pain

Sob when a Loved one dies

I was touched

That you would think me Dear

I can't express

The awe I'm feeling here

I am amazed

Sweet music that I hear

So I shed them

I shed these different tears

~~*~~

Maybe you are not sympathetic

Some harden their hearts to stave the pain

I'm not the kind to wallow in my misery

I cry it out... embracing life again

So you don't appreciate a visual treasure

Or admire the pure miracle of birth

Well I'd rather be a weeping Lover

Than a hater wandering this earth

If you have no honest sense of pleasure

What will motivate you through the years

How can you truly wonder why I'm crying

When pity is just different tears

~~~*Chorus*~~~

I laughed so hard

I laughed so hard I cried

I'm hit with pain

Sob when a Loved one dies

I was touched

That you would think me Dear

I can't express

The awe I'm feeling here

I am amazed

Sweet music that I hear

So I shed them

I shed these different tears

~~*~~

~~~*Finale*~~~

How can you wonder why I am crying

When Pity is just different tears

~~*~~

Teresa Lynn Johnson

Wrdspnr@aol.com
Copyright © 2012  

DANIELLE STEEL

I slid between the cotton sheets

With a book by Danielle Steel

It was a picture perfect day

And now I had time to kill

Just getting to a revelation

When I heard a noise outside

I looked out my bedroom window

Just the neighbors in another fight

Oh, but this time it was different

He had his hands around her throat

I muttered... that’s it mister

While I was putting on my robe

I came around the corner 

Yelled get your hands off her

He sneered, mind your own business

What happened next was just a blur

~~~*Chorus*~~~

I whacked him right upside the head

With a book by Danielle Steel

Asked his wife if he was dead

She choked "It’s no big deal"

Thought ,dang I haven’t finished this

Hope they don’t take it as evidence

Right then he began to moan…

I made sure she was in control

Said kick him if even groans

She smiled and said I will... 

Thanks

It's been real

Thanks to you and Danielle Steel

~~*~~

The next morning, the neighbor,

She was knocking on my door

Told me they arrested him

She’d be needing me in court

Sitting on the witness stand

An impeding sense of dread

Staring at my neighbor

With a bandage on his head

The judge said tell your story

About what happened please

I said I was just reading 

Snuggled in my cotton sheets

I looked out my window 

Because I heard a noise

He was choking his wife sir

I didn't have much choice

So...

~~~*Chorus*~~~

I whacked him right upside the head

With a book by Danielle Steel

Asked his wife if he was dead

She choked "It’s no big deal"

Thought ,dang I haven’t finished this

Hope they don’t take it as evidence

Right then he began to moan…

I made sure she was in control

Said kick him if even groans

She smiled and said I will....

Thanks, it's been real

Thanks to you and Danielle Steel

~~*~~

The judge pronounced him guilty

He growled …“I’ll just appeal!”…

I reached into my handbag

And flashed him some Danielle steel…..

Teresa Lynn Johnson
Wrdspnr@aol.com
Copyright © 2012