A life living worth while

she was fair
she was kind
she was all
those things
love can find
it was a life
living worth while

then she changed
a change came overnight
as a new morning
broke its light

she met me
coming up
with a cold stare
in her eyes
a winter had come
and crept inside
her mind

and all I could do
was wait for
a new summer
to arrive

I waited many a year
sometimes I almost
lost my mind
and yes
a miracle came
a new summer
did arrive

where she met me
coming up the way
with a smile
and a shine
in her eyes

and once again
life became
living worth while

(c) JR. 2020

Live and tell

all I wanted, were precious things
to put in my house, but they were
beyond my reach, beyond my dreams
beyond my means, beyond the style I
wanna live

now older, more mature, I now can buy
it is in my reach, now I find they're not
the things I need, through time I was
given things worth more than, style, house
way of life

can now enjoy a good wine, conversation
someones pleasant nature, well meant compliments
an evening well spent, the company of a well
spoken woman

live with her the good life, even if it means
living out of style, as long as the rent is paid
as long as the food is there to take,

I don't feel out of place, I feel I still did well
to live and tell

(c) JR.

Collecting

collecting things through out my life
tires me so, I'll leave you tomorrow
collecting one ev'ry day, is why I give
them away

they give me all the challenge I need
working the roads collecting one ev'ry day
I know you'll wear it well, tomorrow a dry bell
poppin' in the wind, jumpin' the gun when I fell

must slow down again, stop payin' the game
start givin' tomorrows away
I must I'm a prime suspect, I'm losin' trust
they're just an inch away at knowin'

I collect tomorrows ev'ry day
collectin;  things through out my life
I'll leave you tomorrow, wear it well
without a lie

(c) JR. 

Wear it well

collecting things
throughout my life
tires me so
I'll leave you tomorrow
collecting one ev'ry day
is why I give them away

They give me
all the challenge I need
working the roads
collecting one ev'ry day
I know you'll wear it well

tomorrow a dry bell
poppin' in the wind
jumpin' the gun
when I fall
must slowdown again
stop playin' the game
start givin' tommorows
away

I must
I'm a prime suspect
I'm losing trust
they're just an inch away
at knowing I collect tomorrows
ev'ry day

collecting things
throughout my life
I'll  leave you tomorrow
wear it well without a lie

(c) JR.  eightees

And I know you do

and again you've gone leaving me
all the good things inside of you yet
the best thing in you, you didn't leave
the best thing in you is you and me

and you must go, as you must, you must
go, you have my trust, go to that place in
time, live there for a while spend some
time on yourself, resting your weary mind

as I know you worry a lot, to where we are
and...are not, and you will be gone for some
time, walking the earth somewhere, with me
wondering , what you're doing so far away
in exile

and I'll never know the reason 'why' and yet...
I'll never need to, 'cause you're coming back
all smiles, having made up your mind, about
all that it is you desire

'cause whatever you do, I will always be
that what it is you need and...
I know you do




(c) JR. 2018

The remains of the day

tired of the day to sleep I me lay
I take with me the remains of the day
some nice some sad dreams aren't that
bad

things linger on, bring on a restless night
broken moonlight invades my dreams givin'
me an unease

yet most of the time I'm allright, a first ray
of sunlight, up an' about, cryin' out loud ready
for a new day

it will make me sing, the remains of that day
I'll take with me when to sleep I me lay

(c) JR. 2013