TISHOMINGO ANGEL

I was stranded in a parking lot

When my Angel showed

Bartender took my truck keys

So I had no place to go

And it's a long way home

To Tishomingo

She had a Chevy Silverado

Shining black with chrome

Got out and walked up to me

Whispered "Cowboy you alone?"

Then we were on the road...

To Tishomingo

~~~*Chorus*~~~

Oh, my Angel hails from Texas

And I was born just up the road

Now we live in Johnston county

And my Angel's right at home...

In Tishomingo

~~*~~

I was waiting in that parking lot

Knowing she would show

I'd called her to come get me

When the drinks began to flow

Cause it's a long way home

To Tishomingo

~~~*Lyrical Bridge*~~~

No....

It's not fun to travel 

When you're driving all alone

I'd rather have my Angel

Love and laughter on the road

Oh Angel drive me home...

To Tishomingo

~~*~~

~~~*Chorus*~~~

Yeah, my Angel hails from Texas

And I was born just up the road

Now we live in Johnston county

And my Angel's right at home...

In Tishomingo

~~*~~

Teresa Lynn Johnson

Wrdspnr@aol.com

Copyright© 2014

Love to Blake and

Miranda T*

TRUE LOVE ... A Wedding Song

When little girls read about Prince Charming

He's just a fairy tale fantasy

When young ladies sit in wait

Anticipating their first date

Thinking he's the answer to their dreams

~~*~~

The first touch and the first kiss

Butterflies and tender lips

They think they've got it figured out

Fairy tales torn apart

Lonely tears and broken hearts

That's what growing up is all about

~~*~~

Mmm...

Then comes true love

~~*~~

All the pain fades to the past

Once you find your other half

And know your dreams are coming true

Nothing said or done before

Matters to you anymore 

He's your future, he was meant for you

~~*~~

Before God above...

You vow your true love

~~*~~

On this Blessed, most perfect night

Profess to love him all your life

And he vows, to you, the very same

Joining hands, faced heart to heart

As your life together starts

The true dream, it begins today...

~~*~~

Before God above

You wed your true love

~~*~~

Teresa Lynn Johnson

Wrdspnr@aol.com

Copyright© 2014

Congratulations Blair and Eric!

So excited for this night!

Love, Aunt Teresa

RIGHT NOW... A wedding song

I know right now you're thankful 

You're best friend stands by your side

And I know right now, you've never been so sure

They're the best part of your life

Right now you're walking on the clouds

You're blood's a river fast

Say your vows, and promise to 

Share of love that always lasts

~~*~~

~~~*Chorus*~~~

Let right now be the feelings

That you carry through your days

When things may get a little rough

And life brings with it...change

No matter what you do don't hurt

The one who believes your vows

Remember

Always remember

Right Now

~~*~~

I know right now you're praying

Thanking God that you're so blessed

And I know right now there will be times

He'll unfold to you his tests

I believe that there is nothing

You and he can't overcome

Right now, as you merge the two

Separate lives as one

~~~*Chorus*~~~

Let right now be the feelings

That you carry through your days

When things may get a little rough

And life brings with it...change

No matter what you do don't hurt

The one who believes your vows

Remember

Always remember

Right Now

~~*~~

Teresa Lynn Johnson

Wrdspnr@aol.com

Copyright© 2014

Congratulations to 

Amy and Matt

Love, Aunt Teresa

MUSIC WAS GOOD

This little girl 

When she was born

Did not sit quiet

Did not conform

The only thing she understood

Was music

Yeah, music was good

~~~*Chorus*~~~

Played the rungs from in the crib

Snapped her fingers laying in her bed

Danced everywhere her feet did walk

Yeah, this little girl was born to rock

The best of her childhood....

Was music

Yeah, music was good

~~*~~

This little girl 

When she left home

Was young and lost

And quite alone

But running through her royal blood

Was music

And music was good

~~~*Lyrical Bridge*~~~

She called to it

It called to her

It defined her to the core

She didn't need

The fates to bleed

Her courage anymore

Rise above she would

With music

And her music was good

~~*~~

~~~*Chorus*~~~

Played the rungs from in the crib

Snapped her fingers laying in her bed

Danced everywhere her feet did walk

Yeah, this little girl was born to rock

The best of her childhood....

Was music

Yeah, music was good

~~*~~

Teresa Lynn Johnson
Wrdspnr@aol.com
Copyright©2014
Love you E ! XO

LET THE TEARS FLOW

When your body's hurting
When memories are so vivid
They feel like the here and now

When all the tears you've fought 
Are tired of being held back
They'll cease to remember what's allowed

And they will flow...

~~~*Chorus*~~~
They'll relieve your hurting body
By the time that they are spent
The deepest sleep awaits you
You can heal if you relent
Tears are not a sign of weakness
But a cleansing way to grow
Something you will know
If you let them flow
~~*~~

Through pain, you cursed the whole world
Held it inside, damn the cost
Felt it was your right, yes you did

But things did not get better
And you finally realized
Bitter's not a way that you should live

It's no way to live

~~~*Lyrical Bridge*~~~
When you cage the right to grieve
Feel so angry you can't breathe
Refuse to sleep, so you won't dream
Become resentful, cold, and mean
There's a different way, you know
Do not fight them, let them go
Yeah... Oh Yeah...
Let the tears flow
~~*~~

~~~*Chorus*~~~
They'll relieve your hurting body
By the time that they are spent
The deepest sleep awaits you
You can heal if you relent
Tears are not a sign of weakness
But a cleansing way to grow
Something you will know
If you let them flow
~~*~~

Let the tears flow...

Teresa Lynn Johnson

Wrdspnr@aol.com

Copyright© 2014

SILENT WALL

When did you leave me baby

Tell me, where did you go

When did you leave me baby

Why are you crying so

Lord, did someone hurt you

If so, can you tell me

Don't you love me anymore

Oh, baby tell me please

~~~*Chorus*~~

About to rock that boat you're sitting in

Shake it so hard you'll be forced to swim

Smash it up against the rocks

Rattle your heart, and spill your thoughts

Girl you'd better talk to me

Tell me

Tell me baby please

Where you've gone

And why did you leave

~~*~~

I've drawn you a nice warm bath

And I've laid out your clothes

You have to speak to someone

I can't fix you alone

There's no communication

Cause you won't talk at all

I'm tired of running into

Your silence, like a wall

~~~*Lyrical Bridge*~~~

Is there a secret weapon 

That is needed to break through

Indifference, desperation, 

In this ghost who looks like you

Tell me how to find a way 

To erase the line you've drawn

When I don't know where to look

When I don't know where you've gone

~~*~~

~~~*Chorus*~~

About to rock that boat you're sitting in

Shake it so hard you'll be forced to swim

Smash it up against the rocks

Rattle your heart, and spill your thoughts

Girl you'd better talk to me

Tell me

Tell me baby please

Where you've gone

And why did you leave

~~*~~

~~~*Finale*~~~

Baby, where have you gone

Girl just come back to me

Can't find you where you are

Oh, why did you leave

~~*~~

Teresa Lynn Johnson

Wrdspnr@aol.com

Copyright©  2014

JUST A DREAM

Let the rain disguise my tears
The thunder mask the screams
I didn't need him anyway
He    was    just    a    dream

Winds tantalize my fingers
As they reach up for the sky
Release to it the reasons
I believed I had to cry
~~*~~
Now watch the sunrise
~~*~~

~~~*Chorus*~~~
The scarlet red's the blood I shed
But it won't last too long
When the sun is high
Up in that sky
It means that I've moved on
I am free
So free...
He was just a dream
~~*~~

White clouds gently drifting
Beckon to my weary being
A deceptive illusion
Like his claims of love for me

Clouds can't hold my body
Release made me see
Their mist is not substantial
Like him, they're just a dream

~~~*Lyrical Bridge*~~~
Just a dream that I was living
Chasing every promise spoke
Stepped outside and called the forces
Raised my hands and let them go
Now it's time...
To watch the sunrise
~~*~~

~~~*Chorus*~~~
The scarlet red's the blood I shed
But it won't last too long
When the sun is high
Up in that sky
It means that I've moved on
I am free
So free...
He was just a dream
~~*~~
Ooh...
~~ Just a dream~~

Teresa Lynn Johnson

Wrdspnr@aol.com

Copyright© 2014 

KNOCK ON ANOTHER'S DOOR

I don't sit around, playing house

When life is happening right outside

And if you don't want to join me

I will not hang on you and cry

I won't call you every minute

 I don't need you  checking in

I'm your lover, not your Mother

Don't have to tell me where you've been

~~~*Chorus*~~~

I am not a fool for love

The mushy touchy feely thing that girls speak of

I'm not the kind of woman to lose my head

Think we can solve a problem

 with some time in bed

So if that's what you're looking for...

Knock on another's door

~~*~~

You do not have to share your past

Unless it pertains to me

For every detail left behind

Is right where it should be

But I must know I can trust you

No, deceit won't be ignored

Think about it, and if I can't

Knock on another's door

~~~*Lyrical Bridge*~~~

I don't play games like a little girl

You won't be the center of my whole word

I will respect you, yeah I'll treat you right

You'll know that you're loved each and every night

Now,  if you need something more...

Knock on another's door

~~*~~

~~~*Chorus*~~~

I am not a fool for love

The mushy touchy feely thing that girls speak of

I'm not the kind of woman to lose my head

Think we can solve a problem

 with some time in bed

So if that's what you're looking for...

Knock on another's door

~~*~~

Teresa Lynn Johnson

Wrdspnr@aol.com

Copyright © 2014

IF I COULD

I keep hearing that it will get better

That it is always darkest with the night

Come the dawn, everything looks brighter

My will to live shall rally for the fight

You're telling me I am not alone here

There's always someone I just have to look

Don't you know that I've become too weary

I'd have already done so if I could

~~~*Chorus*~~~

If I could...

I would see the best of what is here

If I could

I wouldn't be lonely, so damned strangled

By my fears

I know I should..

I should see the beauty, please believe me 

I would... 

I would if I could

~~*~~

When you tell me I am being selfish

Not to say that I'm leaving you again

I know that you Love me and you'll miss me

But even that can't measure with this pain

You say that you don't understand me

I can't explain when I am just as blind

All I know is that to end this misery

I've got to go and leave this life behind

~~~*Lyrical Bridge*~~~

If I could wave a magic wand

Clean out the depths of me

I'd blow apart the desperation

And I'd set the laughter free

Right now everything that's wonderful and good...

Has escaped me

And  I would bring it back if I could

Oh...If I could

~~*~~

~~~*Chorus*~~~

If I could...

I would see the best of what is here

If I could

I wouldn't be lonely, so damned strangled

 By my fears

I know I should..

I should see the beauty, please believe me 

I would... 

I would if  I could

~~*~~

Teresa Lynn Johnson

Wrdspnr@aol.com

Copyright ©2014

Robin Williams

Thank you for sharing

The best of you with us

I will miss you T*

TWITTER ATTITUDE

He followed me on twitter

So I followed him back

Had to block that sucker

He was talking too much smack

And I don't do... 

Twitter attitude

When someone makes a comment

That comes off as downright mean

My reply's a big goodbye

Buddy you don't interest me

Cause I don't do...

Twitter attitude

~~~*Chorus*~~~

When I get online

Want to unwind

It's nice to hear or read

An awesome song

Family being strong

Tweets from celebrities 

Don't like the crude

Naked butts and boobs

Filthy words and just plain rude

Cause I don't do...

Twitter attitude

~~*~~

The people that I follow

They are real and speak their minds

Out to help their Brothers

Stay in touch with a reply

If you're honest, and you follow

Well, then I will add you too

But I don't do...

Twitter attitude

~~~*Chorus*~~~

When I get online

Want to unwind

It's nice to hear or read

An awesome song

Family being strong

Tweets from celebrities 

Don't like the crude

Naked butts and boobs

Filthy words and just plain rude

Cause I don't do...

Twitter attitude

~~*~~

~~~*Finale*~~~

Jack Dorsey, Evan Williams

Biz Stone and Noah Glass

Thank you guys for twitter

For five years I've had a blast

I am a fan of many

And with twitter I can see

Feelings, pics, and tours

Of some great celebrities

It really rocks, that I can block

The creeps, and jerks and fools

Cause I don't do...

Twitter attitude

~~*~~

Teresa Lynn Johnson

Wrdspnr@aol.com

Copyright© 2014

THE WAY LIFE SHOULD BE

Mmm mm mm

So close beside you

Deep in your dreams

You reach for me

Whisper my name

My tears falling

This is the way

That life should be

I close my eyes

You softly breathing

Find my own dreams

Mmm there you are

And you love me

Up in the white clouds

Passion unbound

Beneath the stars

~~~*Chorus*~~~

In the early morning hours

Leave our dreams and make it real

All day working, while I'm thinking

Just how right he makes me feel

And every moment we're apart

Oh, he's still a part of me

This is the way

It's the only way...

That life should be

~~*~~

Mmm mm mm

Back home together

Love overflows

When our eyes meet

You say my name

Sounds so pretty

This is the way

That life should be

~~~*Lyrical Bridge*~~~

There's no fighting, there's no judging

I'm his woman, He's my man

Only loving, and supporting

Praise each other all we can

We are lovers, we are friends

Share the same goals and our dreams

All because...

This is the way...

That life should be

~~*~~

~~~*Chorus*~~~

In the early morning hours

Leave our dreams and make it real

All day working, while I'm thinking

Just how right he makes me feel

And every moment we're apart

Oh, he's still a part of me

This is the way

It's the only way...

That life should be

~~*~~

Teresa Lynn Johnson

Wrdspnr@aol.com

Copyright© 2014

MONDAYS WERE THE BLUES

Mama liked Skynyrd and the Rolling Stones 
She'd play their records so we could dance 
Daddy came home and pulled out his guitar
Our nights ended with some Johnny Cash
Grew up with the Eagles and Charlie Pride
Mixing up the artists and their tunes
Come Monday
Every Monday
Mondays were the blues

~~~*Chorus*~~~
Elmore James
T-bone Walker
Janis Joplin, B.B.King
John Lee Hooker
 Otis Redding
And Billie Holiday...
Mondays were cool
Never suffered through
Mondays
Cause Mondays were the blues
~~*~~

Family never fought for the radio
Every station offered something fine
We all sang along with most anything
Loved the music eating up the miles

~~~*Lyrical Bridge*~~~
We mourned a loss
Like they were our best friends
Though their music would keep shining through
It broke our hearts
We realized the cost
They would never create something new
Thank God for Mondays
Oh, Mondays were the blues
~~*~~

~~~*Chorus*~~~
Elmore James
T-bone Walker
Janis Joplin, B.B.King
John Lee Hooker
Muddy Waters
And Billie Holiday...
Mondays were cool
Never suffered through
Mondays
Cause Mondays were the blues
~~*~~

Teresa Lynn Johnson
Wrdspnr@aol.com
Copyright©2014
~~Ray Charles~~
Blues ~~ As only he could
deliver them...
 T*

THERAPY

She was playing with some children

wilted flowers as her crown

A necklace of dandelions

And her blue jeans for a gown

There was laughter,There was dancing

Lord, I wanted to join in 

It was like something from a dream

The way that she played with them

~~~*Chorus*~~~

I don't need no therapy

No costly mental hug

Just saw some real-life happiness

Buddy that is good enough

I can't find a better reason 

To quit whining and feel good

All the laughing, and the dancing

Found its way into my blood

The goodness I can see...

New therapy

~~*~~

They were walking down their driveway

Two old people holding hands

Not that far to reach their mailbox

But I've come to understand

~~~*Lyrical Bridge*~~~

As life speeds by, if you rage and cry

About every little thing

You'll never know, that if you took it slow

How amazing it could be 

You've got to get, some true happiness

Before you can finally see...

It's real-life stuff, when you laugh and love

The best kind of therapy

~~*~~

~~~*Chorus*~~~

I don't need no therapy

No costly mental hug

Just saw some real-life happiness

Buddy that is good enough

I can't find a better reason 

To quit whining and feel good

All the laughing, and the dancing

Found its way into my blood

The goodness I can see...

New therapy

~~*~~

Teresa Lynn Johnson

Wrdspnr@aol.com

Copyright© 2014

AND LIFE BEGINS

He found her...

Dancing in shadows

Trying to hide

In the smokey haze

She found him...

Paying for glances

Fighting to chase

Emptiness away

~~~*Chorus*~~~

The lonely find love

And their life changes

Drawn to each other

Through a sea of faces

Filling the deep voids

They've become lost in 

The lonely find love

And life begins

~~*~~

He kissed her...

Starving for worship

He was so lost

She brought him home

She kissed him...

Felt his needs find hers

Draw her back from

Where anguish roams

~~~*Lyrical Bridge*~~~

We're not meant to travel through this life alone

Everybody needs a body that they can hold

To love and laugh with, to give love freely...

Without it, life has not begun, you're lonely

So lonely
Find somebody, and begin to live
When the lonely find love...
Life begins

~~*~~

~~~*Chorus*~~~

The lonely find love

And their life changes

Drawn to each other

Through a sea of faces

Filling the deep voids

They've become lost in 

The lonely find love

And life begins

~~*~~

Teresa Lynn Johnson

Wrdspnr@aol.com

copyright©  2014

ONE LAST TIME... THE DESCENT

One last time

To climb that mountain

To feel the high

Invade his blood

As he set out

His need was focused

Destination

Consuming rush

~~~*Chorus*~~~

He was flying down that mountain

And the wolves were close behind

His heart bursting with the cold dread

He would not escape this time

He smelled their hot breath on him

He could sense their savage thirst

He saw the shadows closing in

Heard the growls that were dispersed

Every sense was heightened

From the blissful rise

But the descent...

Was the last time

~~*~~

One last time

He climbed that mountain

He felt the high

Invade his blood

As he ran down

The beasts transcended

He'd craved the rush

Oh, far too much

~~~*Lyrical Bridge*~~~

He prayed for the baying of the hounds 

To come and save him

He cursed himself for flirting so with death

Just as the cold slope fell 

To the call of total darkness

And the wolves overcame him, his last breath...

Clarified

One last time

~~~*Chorus*~~~

He was flying down that mountain

And the wolves were close behind

His heart bursting with the cold dread

He would not escape this time

He smelled their hot breath on him

He could sense their savage thirst

He saw the shadows closing in

Heard the growls that were dispersed

Every sense was heightened

From the blissful rise

But the descent...

Was the last time

~~*~~

Teresa Lynn Johnson
Wrdspnr@aol.com
Copyright© 2014
Kurt

GATE 12 C

Kennedy airport

2:30 a.m.

Waiting at gate 12 C

Roses in his hands

Every plane has landed

Passengers all gone

But he waits on...

Employees, they stare

He's been here before

Returns to the same gate

This year it makes four

They whisper his story

Tears create a blur

As he waits on...

He waits for her

~~~*Chorus*~~~

While she lies in a graveyard

He stands at a gate

The war, it dared to claim her

And the broken man who waits

Every year the circled date

Blinds him that she is gone

He occupies the empty gate

And he waits on...

~~*~~

Kennedy airport

9:30 a.m.

People rush to gate C

And have to push past him

Finally he gives up

Mind starting to clear

Looks around him numbly

She's not here

~~~*Lyrical Bridge*~~~

She died fighting terror

And he battles it each day

Can't conceive the truth to be

The war ripped her away

He can't function anymore

Lord, he barely breathes

His eyes focus through the pain

On gate 12 C

~~*~~

~~~*Chorus*~~~

While she lies in a graveyard

He stands at a gate

The war, it dared to claim her

And the broken man who waits

Every year the circled date

Blinds him that she is gone

He occupies the empty gate

And he waits on...

~~*~~

Teresa Lynn Johnson

Wrdspnr@aol.com

Copyright© 2014

I CAN SEE

I can feel the dirt road

Underneath my feet

And I can hear unseen winds

Ramble through the trees

And I can see...

I can see

~~~*Chorus*~~~

I can see what life should be

Not what it's become

Embracing my senses

All the wonders one by one

I need to leave my worries,

shut the door, and wander free...

So I can see

I can see

~~*~~

I can feel the night's air

Caressing my skin

And I can hear the Great horned owl

As it's hunt begins

And I can see...

I can see

~~~*Lyrical Bridge*~~~

My mind has finally focused

It's a sweet and tender gift

I've been living apathetic

So blinded to all this

For once it's as clear as it can be

Brother I can see

~~~*Chorus*~~~

I can see what life should be

Not what it's become

Embracing my senses

All the wonders one by one

I need to leave my worries,

shut the door, and wander free...

So I can see

I can see

~~*~~

~~~*Finale*~~~

Judge what is important

Dare to follow me

So you can breathe

And maybe see...

~~*~~

Like I can see

Teresa Lynn Johnson

Wrdspnr@aol.com

Copyright© 2014

WHAT ELUDES ME

I smell Lily of the valley
See grass shining with dew
All the memories are stirring
But the story won't come through
The dancing weeping willows
The distant eagles call
Close my eyes, waiting to see
But it won't break through at all

~~~*Chorus*~~~
What...
Eludes me
I don't remember things
Why this passion for the waters
The clear sound of mountain streams
Who is the face I strain to see...
Ahhh...
It eludes me
~~*~~

I see children in the shadows
Hear laughter echoing
There's a sharp sense of Deja Vu
But I can't recall a thing

~~~*~~~
Ahhh...
It eludes me...
~~~*~~~

~~~*Lyrical Bridge*~~~
I see their shattered hearts
They strive to hide
And glimpse undying love 
In grieving eyes
These strangers grace my world
Who were my life
And as I mourn their loss
I fight to find
What eludes me...
~~*~~

~~~*Chorus*~~~
What...
Eludes me
I don't remember things
Why this passion for the waters
The clear sound of mountain streams
Who is the face I strain to see...
Ahhh...
It eludes me
~~*~~

Teresa Lynn Johnson
Wrdspnr@aol.com
Copyright©  2014
♥ #Alzheimers
#Dementia

HE BELIEVES YOU

He wants forever

Found the jewel he'd sought

Surfaced like the dream

He believed was lost

He had hoped to find

A love of honesty

That elusive gem

Called morality

~~~*Chorus*~~~

You've never lied girl

No matter how it hurt

virtue is your gift

And when you give your word

He believes you...

~~*~~

He wants forever

Any sane man would

A natural craving

For what's sweet and good

~~~*Lyrical Bridge*~~~

Oh he believes in you...

His precious heart he gives...

Girl you'll never find...

A love as strong as this...

He believes you

~~*~~

~~~*Chorus*~~~

You've never lied girl

No matter how it hurt

virtue is your gift

And when you give your word

He believes you...

~~*~~

He believes you

~~*~~

Teresa Lynn Johnson
Wrdspnr@aol.com
Copyright© 2014

LETTERS

Mmm

 Letters... 

Relaying tender times...

Memories

Stirring up what they defined

 Hello Sweetheart...

Let me know I was to you

The bold print of confidence

Your latest accomplishments

The lighter press of pen 

When you were blue...

I miss them

My letters from you

~~*~~

~~~*1st Chorus*~~~

Maybe it's not you

But what I thought we had

Maybe it's not you

That I miss so bad

Maybe it's not you

Maybe it's the letters

~~*~~

Mmm

 Letters... 

The pleasures we both shared

Heart felt

Of the future we'd prepared

 Sweet dreams baby...

Oh, they were the sweetest kind

My bond with you unbreakable

My faith strong, unshakable

The crooked little hearts

And I love yous...

I miss them

My letters from you

~~~*Lyrical Bridge*~~~

When I reach for a pen

Your face assails my heart

A blank sheet of paper

And I start to fall apart

After all this time

I'm still the fool

I believed them

My letters from you

~~*~~

~~~*Chorus*~~~

Maybe it's not you

But what I thought we had

Maybe it's not you

That I miss so bad

Maybe it's not you

Maybe it's the letters

~~*~~

~~~*Finale*~~~

Letters..

I saved them

They are my proof...

Proof I danced with love once

When I thought love told the truth

Through our letters

~~*~~

Teresa Lynn Johnson
Wrdspnr@aol.com
Copyright© 2014