What does the future hold for us
Airline pilot or driving a bus
Managing Director or Tea Boy
Things will change for all of us

All are filled with trepidation
Not many have great expectations
What will they tell us next, stay home or venture out
Regardless we're all in this together as one nation

One nation does not exist
So why on earth do they persist
The poor and disadvantaged will continue to die
Others will prosper and be safe with no need to coexist

Economic recovery, don't be duped
The average persons salary will be reduced
It's for the good of the business, the good of the nation
Take it or leave it otherwise you're of no use

Is there an alternative solution
Maybe we should start a revolution
It's not only the politicians that listen to the science
After all it is their actions that fill our air with pollution

Let them be the sheep to test herd mentality
We have the right to question their ability
Will the world leaders really suffer
Do they rely on their subjects vitality

I for one have had enough
Guess it's time to call their bluff
Millions have lost loved ones
They quite clearly haven't done enough

You're like a wild horse running free
Are others so blind that they can't see that we were meant to be
We should be together forever you and I
Lovers until the day we die
Perhaps one day you'll come home to me

The high life and bright lights stole your attention
Even Vogue Magazine gave you a mention
Meanwhile I'm staring at the phone
Waiting to hear the words, honey I'll see you soon
Maybe you'll never come home to me

Why not come and join me, I'm having so much fun
Were not the words I wanted to hear
I didn't let her know but I silently shed a tear
All my thoughts and concerns turned to fear
Guess she doesn't want to come home to me

As the weeks and months pass I only see my life through the bottom of a glass
Occasionally I get to see your beautiful smile
Whilst you're together with all those beautiful people
This could never be my life but you seem at home there
Realization has hit, you won't be coming home to me

You were my first love, always thought you'd be my last
But life isn't like that, most of us go through this pain
Thinking that we'll never love again
A little older and wiser, if someone were to ask
I would say that the intensity of your first love will quickly fade into the past

7am to 6pm, get those sales in
12 noon, what's the value of the orders so far
3pm, could be better
6 pm today's been OK but must try harder
A typical day in my previous life

Is it 6 am or 9 am, doesn't really matter
Is it Wednesday, what's the date today?
Coffee or tea, I've got time to think
Usually I don't have time to blink
Roll on 5pm when I can pour myself a drink

My lawns look fantastic, no more dandelions or weeds
I did it myself on my hands and knees
Passers-by look enviously at what I've done
Didn't realize that gardening could be so much fun
No need to feel sad, perhaps my new life is not that bad

My windows sparkle and gleam
Inside the house all is pristine
Not a speck of dust to be seen
My hands have never been as clean
Be nice to have friends round to see what I mean

Just realized it's Friday, 4pm try to finish work early
Straight to my local to secure my favorite place at the bar
On Saturday I'll come back for my car
Alcohol fuelled we put the world to rights
Can't explain how much I miss my previous life.

Someone to hold me when I'm feeling down
Someone to help me smile and remove my frown
Someone to chastise me when I act like a clown
Someone to pick me up when I fall down

Someone who understands and really cares
Someone who doesn't deliberately catch me unaware
Someone who is kind, considerate and fair
Do you really exist, are you out there somewhere

For years I chased the dream
Money, possessions, I'm the cat that got the cream
Beautiful ladies by my side
Most of whom were empty on the inside

My roller-coaster is losing speed
I've discarded all the things I don't need
More interested in my health than the trappings of wealth
Need someone to help me unlock my inner self

I don't care it your skin is black or white
Don't mind if your eyes are blue or green
Means nothing to me if you're a beauty queen
As long as you can teach me what love really means

Sixty, approaching three score and ten
Who knows what will happen then
My belt replaced by braces
Not so many familiar faces
Who will love me then

Parents are gone
First there where two and then there was one
OK, it's old age, you have to move on
You always know a parent's love for their son
Who will love me then

Wife number one is on a different page
Wife number two passed at a tragically young age
Wife number three is not a possibility
So, who will love me then

As my kids approach middle age
Will they have time for an old sage
Or will they think there's no point in rattling his cage
So, who will love me then

Maybe I should be less sympathetic and less protective
Maybe I should care what's important in their day
Even if I don't care anyway
Maybe more people would love me then

Whether it's a blessing or a curse
I only see what is real
Perhaps it's my achilles heel
If people understood me a little bit
I'm sure they might give a ****

A cuddle in the bathroom, a fleeting kiss on the stairs
Hoping they were unaware
This isn't right, we knew it was wrong
But the mutual feeling was so strong

The desire was irresistible, every inch of her was kissable
Was it the thrill of the chase or trying to make love haste
Every minute apart seemed like a waste

Could we really make this happen, could we really pull this off
Or would our worlds collide with no where to hide
With little time to think we were approaching the brink

Very soon my world came to an end, family duty was calling, this was real and undeniable, I had to let go, with a tear in my eye, I knew our feelings were no longer viable

I hope that one day I can meet this very special, beautiful lady again to recall and smile about our forbidden love and kiss her on the lips one more time

Reflections from the water, Reflections from the mirror, maybe it's time for reflections on life.

If these were my last words what would I say
Might not be wise to leave them for a other day
Would anyone listen anyway
Wil memories of me just fade away

God times bad times, hard times and fun times
A constant struggle to make my words and life rhyme
Wil I be forgotten when people look back in time

I wanted to play my part and leave a mark
Harsh realizations can be so stark, life is not a walk in the park
From the lowest of the lows to flying with the larks

Sometimes we love sometimes, we hate
Who's in control or is this just the circle of fate
Take time to contemplate
Before its too late

From all this confusion, is there a solution
Is life just an illusion
Care for others or just use them?
I say cherish your loved ones, make sure you don't lose them

Don't worry about reflections from the mirror or the water
Create your own reflections for your sons and daughters
When you're not there your reflection may make them sad for a while if eventually, they smile then you'll know that your life has been worthwhile.