SISTERS

Hanging from my rear-view mirror
A single silver heart
I put it there to comfort me
In the times we spend apart
I smile, reach up to touch it
Brush the word that is engraved
Sister
Sister's what it says

Close my eyes and see you
Smiling back at me
We hold each others hands
Just like children in a dream
The miles disappear
Feel my hand on your shoulder
As I pray, God please 
Watch over her
My precious little Sister

And I know God watches over you 
While we are apart
My Sisters given by their birth
And my Sisters of the heart..

Until I get to hold your hand
And look into your eyes
I will trace the name
I had engraved
For Sisters dear as mine

Hanging from my rear-view mirror
A single silver heart
I put it there to comfort me
In the times we spend apart
I smile, reach up to touch it
Brush the word that is engraved
Sister
Sister's what it says
~~*~~

Teresa Lynn Johnson

Wrdspnr@aol.com

Copyright© 2015

PEOPLE IN MY LIFE WHO LOVE ME

 I know that I am blessed

Because I've got the best

People in my life who love me...

Can't count the times I fell

When they gave of themselves

People in my life who love me...

~~~*Chorus*~~~

People break down

It's a demanding road

Almost unbearable

When you travel it alone

I do what I can

bare heart and hands

Wish them all Godspeed

Pray dear Lord

May you reward

Them , as you have me

I have people in my life who love me

~~*~~

Sometimes I feel mixed up

When there is so much love

From these people in my life who love me...

When I just wasn't  right

They never left my side

I have people in my life who love me...

~~~*Lyrical Bridge*~~~

Outright..

Unreserved

Genuine, no holds barred

Family and Friends I love you

Ya'll know who you are...

You're the people in my life who love me...
~~*~~

~~~*Chorus*~~~

People break down

It's a demanding road

Almost unbearable

When you travel it alone

I do what I can

bare heart and hands

Wish them all Godspeed

Pray dear Lord

May you reward

Them , as you have me

I have people in my life who love me

~~*~~

Teresa Lynn Johnson

Copyright© 2015

Wrdspnr@aol.com

Thank You! 

To all of the beautiful

People, in my life, who

Love me...  Lord knows

I LOVE YOU TOO! T*

JOHNNY CASH

When Johnny sang at Folsom ,  bared the grace he had

Aware that he'd been blessed, and was giving something back

Compelled by,  what some can't understand

Empathy

For the plight of man

He'd walked up a fractured road

He'd come to know too well

And through the gift of music

Johnny shared himself

~~~*Chorus*~~~

Working in the fields of cotton

Oppression and death

Living through the great depression

All that he had left

Was a fractured road

And the talents he possessed

Was an uphill path 

For Johnny Cash

~~*~~

Well,  John was liberated, from his own walk through hell

After years of sharing, all he could about himself

Compelled by, what some can't understand

Compassion

For his fellow man

~~~*Lyrical Bridge*~~~

The Good Lord and  the Carters , never left the man alone

filled the cracks with love, on that road he'd traveled on

Had the same influence in their bones....

It was music

Genius don't desert their own...

~~~*Chorus*~~~

Working in the fields of cotton

Oppression and death

Living through the great depression

All that he had left

Was a fractured road

And the talents he possessed

Was an uphill path 

For Johnny Cash

~~*~~

~~~*Finale*~~~
His second half of life
He had June and the kids
Some folks don't deserve it
Oh, but John sure did...
~~*~~

Teresa Lynn Johnson

Copyright© 2015

Wrdspnr@aol.com

MILLER CREEK

Just two kids in high school

When he shyly kissed my cheek

Watching the sun set 

Up on Miller Creek

And I swear that my heart still pounds 

Every time that sun goes down

Behind the peaks...

Up Miller Creek

~~~*Chorus*~~~

Oh, meet me up Miller Creek

Kiss the life back into me

Talk about the sunsets spent apart

Miller Creek...

Where that boy stole my heart

~~*~~

Still young, first college summer

My resolve was weak

Marriage would come later

First came Miller Creek

And when he became a Soldier

A claimed heart broke in half

Knew it wouldn't be the same

Until that boy came back

To be with me...

Up Miller Creek

~~~*Lyrical Bridge*~~~

Back where it all started, and I know that it will end

Faithful as the rains that fall, and never ending winds

As sure as desire, to be loved, runs true and deep

My heart waits...

Up Miller Creek

~~~*Chorus*~~~

Oh, meet me up Miller Creek

Kiss the life back into me

Talk about the sunsets spent apart

Miller Creek...

Where that boy stole my heart

~~*~~

Teresa Lynn Johnson

Copyright ©2015

Wrdspnr@aol.com

THE SMELL OF PARADISE

I was raised in Paradise

At least that's what I believed

And no one ever told me 

 I was wrong 

I loved the ranch in Winter 

Spring was always beautiful

But oh the smell of Summer

Was too strong

~~~*Chorus*~~~

Daddy would smile at me, and say...

Honey, that's the smell of money

Bought the house and all we own

Honey, that's the smell of money

Paid for all that you've got on

Take a whiff, get used to it

Smile and breathe it in..

Honey that's the smell of money

That's the way it's always been 

~~*~~

Heaven is the mountain range

And this home where I've grown up

Riding horses every night

When life begins

We drink the sweetest water

Everything we eat is fresh

My smile only fades

With changing winds

~~~*Lyrical Bridge*~~~

I fight back the stinging tears

Same as I've had to do for years

Can't hold my breath long enough

Winter can't come soon enough

Shake my head and roll my eyes

Repeat, repeat, repeat the lines

Tell my fogged up, gagging mind

This is the smell...

The smell of Paradise...

~~*~~

~~~*2nd Chorus*~~~

Daddy still smiles at me, and says...

Honey, that's the smell of money

Bought the house and all we own

Honey, that's the smell of money

Paid for all that you've got on

Take a whiff, get used to it

Smile and breathe it in..

Honey that's the smell of money

That's the way it's always been 

~~*~~

Teresa Lynn Johnson

Wrdspnr@aol.com

Copyright© 2015 

ABOVE THE WIRE

You want to stop it

You can't go on

You think you're dying

The pain's soooo strong...

Your heart can't take it

Your mind's on fire

You want it over

It's so thin...

The wire

~~~*Chorus*~~~

Walking on the wire...

For such a long time now

A true test of balance

That you survive somehow

Oh, the turmoil

That awful mess below

You want it over

Cause all it does is grow...

And you're so tired

So tired

Of the wire

~~*~~

You pray, just end this

Or help me please

You know I give up

I feel so weak...

My heart can't take this

A mind on fire

I want this over

I hate it

This wire

~~~*Lyrical Bridge*~~~

You think the wires growing thinner

Feel the strength left start to wither

And the ones who love you closing in

Here to show you...

Show you how you always win...

How you've fought,  and how you've helped

Lift other people from their hell

They all know the you, you sacrifice

Their angel 

Their angel held up by a wire 

~~~*Chorus*~~~

Walking on the wire...

For such a long time now

A true test of balance

And you've survived somehow

Oh, the turmoil

That awful mess below

Leave it down there

And above it float...

Above the wire

Teresa Lynn Johnson

Copyright©2015

Wrdspnr@aol.com

THE GOOD OLD WAYS

My Grandma had her own way of talking

Words that I've remembered through the years

Like, it's always darkest before the dawn

There's no sense wasting all those tears

Girl, just cause you've got it, don't you flaunt it

But there's never a need to feel ashamed

Stand up straight!

~~~*Chorus*~~~

You clear the table

While I draw a bath

Go throw the chickens

Something to scratch

Stoke up the fire

I'll brew us a pot

Always give the Good Lord

Everything you've got

Don't just stand there

You've got a brain, girl move...

Go do something

Or I'll find something for you..

You don't stop moving till you're dead...

Pay attention...

Act like you've got some sense

~~*~~

My Grandpa had his own way of talking

What he said was profound, but always brief

Lazy is only for the babies

You either work your tail off, or get beat

You're only as good as your word is

No one respects a liar, or a thief

Wash up, let's eat

~~~*Lyrical Bridge*~~~

Kids never said that they were bored

Wake up, eat, and do your chores

Your reward was the proud look on their face

Oh Lord I miss them

And the good old ways

~~*~~

~~~*Chorus*~~~

You clear the table

While I draw a bath

Go throw the chickens

Something to scratch

Stoke up the fire

I'll brew us a pot

Always give the Good Lord

Everything you've got

Don't just stand there

You've got a brain, girl move...

Go do something

Or I'll find something for you..

You don't stop moving till you're dead...

Pay attention...

Act like you've got some sense

~~*~~

I think about them..

I'll hear some long lost phrase

And I'll remember

Oh...

I'll remember

The good old ways

~~*~~

Teresa Lynn Johnson

Wrdspnr@aol.com

Copyright© 2015

RECOVERING YOU

If I could touch my heart

Oh fates believe

I'd protect it

Hold it in gently

Come on lungs breathe...

Feet stand steady

Can't ask myself

Girl, are you ready

~~~*Chorus*~~~

You're here

Outside
I could touch you if I wanted to
Am I 
Ready
Ready to recover you
~~~*~~~

If you would have stayed gone
Gone from my life
I'd have no need
To repossess you
Old addictions...
Can be deadly
Can't ask myself
Girl, are you ready

~~~*Lyrical Bridge*~~~
No, I can't ask myself, or shield my heart
Didn't have the time, and as the craving starts
The pain that once killed me
Flashes dimly...
I ask myself
Girl, are you ready
~~*~~

~~~*Chorus*~~~
You're here
Outside
I could touch you if I wanted to
Am I 
Ready
Ready to recover you
~~~*~~~

~~~*Finale*~~~

Opening the door
The kiss is the fix
All I seem to remember
Is the beauty
I've recovered you
Oh...
So ready
~~*~~

Teresa Lynn Johnson
Wrdspn@aol.com
Copyright© 2015

I KNEW HIM

He walks along the road

Looking for spare change

Cans and bottles 

That he can trade

His clothes are dirty

And his shoes are taped

I know him..

I know his face

~~~*Chorus*~~~

He's her baby boy

Her only Son

And he breaks her heart

Like no one

Like no one else can do...

Wish I could show him

Show him what he puts her through

~~*~~

You would never know

He's only twenty one

His eyes are old

From the drugs he's done

His mind is jaded

No his thoughts aren't clear

I know him..

Here come the tears

~~~*Lyrical Bridge*~~~

Her heart gets weaker every single day

She begs him to come home

Prays that he will change

But he looks right through her

Like she isn't there

He runs away

Too gone to care

~~*~~

~~~*Chorus*~~~

He's her baby boy

Her only Son

And he breaks her heart

Like no one

Like no one else can do...

Wish I could show him

Show him what he puts her through

~~*~~

~~~*Finale*~~~

Wish I could save him

Shake him, make him aware...

I knew him

Knew him before
Before he went out there
I knew him...

~~*~~

Teresa Lynn Johnson

Wrdspnr@aol.com

Copyright© 2015

GOD HAS EYES

Only Cowards rape women

Kill innocent children

Tuck their tails to run and hide...

Oh , but God has eyes

Only demons spread terror

Can still look in the mirror

And not see something vile...

Oh, but God has eyes

He sees you worthless cowards

Corrupted scourge of man

The Devil's own puppets

Isis and the Taliban

Only Cowards destroy life

Think that it's their right

Take their own so they won't pay...

Let me set you straight

You are nothing
You'll burn when you die

The innocent will survive...

They'll live forever
God has eyes

He sees you worthless cowards

Corrupted scourge of man

The Devil's own puppets

Isis and the Taliban

While you're burning

For your wicked ways

You will finally see

Evil always pays

Yes there's a price...

God has eyes

Teresa Lynn Johnson

Wrdspnr@aol.com

Copyright©2014

Mourning the brutal 

attacks of the innocent

So many broken hearts..

GOD'S KIND

The scavengers they feasted

And when the feed was done

The Devil moaned, for evil bones

Left bleaching in the sun

A reign of terror ended

So the Devil's on the hunt

Lock your doors, get blessed before

The setting of the sun

~~~*Chorus*~~~

Memorize the Good Book

Pray to protect yourselves

The Devil, he is on the hunt

And his prey go straight to Hell

His evil quest

Begins at sunset

~~*~~

A young man was out preaching

To people of the street

The Devil neared, to sniff out fear

And backed off in defeat

~~~*Lyrical Bridge*~~~

He sensed a power greater

Than he could ever hope to be

Felt a fire burning hotter

Than the Hell of his retreat

He walked on by...

Just a waste of time...

Didn't even try...

With God's kind

~~*~~

~~~*Chorus*~~~

Memorize the Good Book

Pray to protect yourselves

The Devil, he is on the hunt

And his prey go straight to Hell

His evil quest

Begins at sunset

~~*~~

~~~*Finale*~~~

You shall find

You'll be just fine

When you're God's Kind

Mmm

God's kind

~~*~~

Teresa Lynn Johnson

Copyright© 2014

Wrdspnr@aol.com

BE THE RAIN

I don't want to be the jet stream 
That is trailing through the skies
Others reach their destinations
While I'm always left behind

I don't want to be the run-off
Always keeping gutters full
I'd rather be the gentle rain
That helps to make things grow

I'm going to fight
Fight to obtain
What I need...
To be the rain

~~~*Chorus*~~~
Lord please let my life reflect
I've worked hard and done my best
That love always comes to mind
When I do...
Help me to find
Yeah...
Find a way to be the rain for you...
~~*~~

I don't want to be here useless 
Something fallow in the fields
But a crop that feeds the hungry
And sustains all with the yield

~~~*Lyrical Bridge*~~~
I want to do more than just exist
So, yeah, I'm gonna fight for this
It's the only way...
The only way to be the rain
~~*~~

~~~*Chorus*~~~
Lord please let my life reflect
I've worked hard and done my best
That love always comes to mind
When I do...
Help me to find
Yeah...
Find a way to be the rain for you...
~~*~~

Teresa Lynn Johnson
Wrdspnr@aol.com
Copyright© 2014

YOU WERE HER LIFE (a duet)

1st verse
 #1
On a lone stone bench
Centered in the park
By a maple tree
Where your name is carved

2nd verse
 #1
This is where she sits
This is where she cries
We all know her here
We don't ask her why

~~~*Chorus *~~~
*We don't ask her why / They don't ask me why
*She can't get on with her life / I can't get on with my life
*We all know her life was you... / They all know my life was you...
*We don't even try / They don't even try

Look away, and walk on by
*Like she needs us to do / Like I need them to do
*Until she works it through / Until I work it through
~~*~~

3rd verse
#2
A dark gray casket
Brought you home to me
Sealed up tightly
No way I could see

4th verse
#2
Touch your handsome face
Hold you one last time
Prove you're really gone
Oh, you were my life

~~~*Lyrical Bridge *~~~
*I wish that she could settle for / I wish that I could settle for
*Your image in her mind / Your image in my mind
Touching, laughing, crying
*The day you said goodbye / The day we said goodbye

# 1 
Desire kissed insanity
She embraced it like a fool
#2 
I needed proof...
(faded)
I needed proof...
~~*~~

~~*Finale*~~ 
both
*It's going to take time / Oh, all I need is time
*To reconstruct her life / To reconstruct my life
Oh...
*You were her life / You were my life
~~*~~

Teresa Lynn Johnson

Wrdspnr@aol.com

Copyright© 2014

NOBODY SLAYS A DRAGON LIKE YOU DO

Nobody slays a dragon like you do

You hop on board, wielding your sword

And then you run em through

Nobody slays a dragon like you do

No one evades the enemy like you

You sneak on by, Let arrows fly

And they don't have a clue

No one destroys the enemy like you

~~~*Chorus*~~~

I miss ya buddy, would you please come play

Take her to dinner on a different day

Cause when you're gone, man I always die

Throw my controller, break down and cry

I'll beg ya buddy, if you want me to

Nobody slays a dragon like you do

~~*~~

Other players don't share lives like you do

They hog em all, just let me fall
Don't care that I am screwed
Nobody gives their lives to me like you

~~~*Lyrical Bridge*~~~
This flipping game
Drives me insane
That's it, I'm done, I'm through
I ran over
My controller
And I am cussing you
~~*~~

(Shout)...I DIDN'T MEAN IT!

~~~*Chorus*~~~
I miss ya buddy, would you please come play
Take her to dinner on a different day
Cause when you're gone, man I always die
Throw my controller, break down and cry
I'll beg ya buddy, if you want me to
Nobody slays a dragon like you do
~~*~~
Hello?  
Buddy? 
Pick up would ya?
Hey man log on!
Hello?
~~*~~
(Crying...)

  

Teresa Lynn Johnson
Wrdspnr@aol.com
Copyright© 2014

THIS IS YOUR MAN

This is your man

I pack a gun

I don't want to use it

Don't want to hurt no one

But someone might

Threaten what's mine

I will shoot them for it

And I won't blink an eye

~~*~~

On the table

No hidden hand

This is your man

~~*~~

~~~*Chorus*~~~

This is your man

Heart bared to you

Before the rings 

Are put in place

Before you say I do

Know me, Love me

The good and bad

This is your man

~~*~~

This is your man

I like to drink

I don't over do it

I can still talk and think

But I kick back

I love to laugh

Life can be quite stressful

Sure you can do the math

~~*~~

On the table

No hidden hand

This is your man

~~*~~

~~~*Lyrical Bridge*~~~ 

If there is something you want to change

You might want to try it now

Cause once those rings are slid in place

There's no more of that allowed

I love ya babe, but I like myself

Now if ya want this fellas hand

Know I mean it...

This is your man

~~*~~

~~~*Chorus*~~~

This is your man

Heart bared to you

Before the rings 

Are put in place

Before you say I do

Know me, Love me

The good and bad

This is your man

~~*~~

Teresa Lynn Johnson

Wrdspnr@aol.com

Copyright©2014

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