Sometimes my loving you is like pushing against a stone, when my needs
Cry out , you want to be alone. Maybe it would be better if our love had
Another jumpstart, but I've been told to always go with your heart
When looking at relationships of those who seem to have it made
What you really see is no more than pretense on slow parade
I keep on giving out all the love I own, but my heart is slowly breaking
Because one just can't keep on pushing uphill against a stone

Rare and sweet beautiful to me are you
In the glory of your presence and your peace makes me whole
Unlimited and free is your divine love
Gave me a new song to sing

Rememberances of you, each new sun rise put new sweet thougfhts
upon my mind
the graceful way that that you walk into a room and that very special smile
you cast at me, like receiving a gift on Christmas morning
seems to fit my style,I look forward to your hand finding its way
softly into mine,trading glances across the dinner table each
star filled night and when I'm far away knowing within  that
you have the strength and love to make everything  alright
Rememberances of you, make me so thankful that my longed
for dreams within came true
rememberances ,so many rememberances  of you

I'm a comic genius at hiding my depression
Daggers  of torment stab me lurking in the dark corners of this funny mind nothing can make it go away not smoking drinking jokes
Or the hundreds of voices that come roaring out of my mouth
You must be familiar with my rapid fire quips and the Oscar
Among the other awards that have made my name known World wide
So now the day has arrived when nothing can stop the urge
To sneak into the bedroom hanging myself with a belt
That quickly chokes out the bright flame of my career
And all life and hope

I love you far beyond myself until the last sand of time is gone
Daily my contract of faithfulness is renewed
Along with my compassionate love for you which is not
An indulgence. Hold me close within the heart
When weariness overtakes you rest upon my shoulder
As my head later would rest upon the pillow of your breast
Who could love you more than I? Let me catch those falling tears
In the cups of these two hands

We're using up the Earth's resources oh so fast
Land fills overflow as time goes on
Cutting down trees, polluting every corner of the land
How much longer will our beloved environment last
Randomly dropping trash on city streets
This planet is all we've got since God isn't making any more land
Rivers and lands are badly strained
Fog shadows spread throughout the forests
And if we all start to care, we can clean up the mess
That was made and clean lungs and fresh air will come to our aide
And in the years to come we'll all have it made
Even the planets up have gas and  blowing dust
Please do your small part to keep our Earth clean
And know that in God we must all trust

Scars are map lines showing where you've been
And make you think about all the moments that have touched your life
But didn't end it. The fire still burns inside despite the pain
You can still see the light ahead of the future
Time will see that all of your needs are met
The power to change the world is your's

DR MARTIN LUTHER KING trained us in workshops based on non-
Violence to resist the water hoses soaking us and knocking us down
On hate filled sidewalks  or the sharp teeth police dogs set upon
Men women children biting our private parts and making meals of
flesh,the billy clubs sprayed tear gas on the EDMUND PETTUS
Bridge, but somehow as I walked saying inside that time will tell about
Me and I glimpsed ahead the resurrection of my soul and manhood
Rising from the dust of shame. We all locked arms together with our
Wounded bodies determined minds and hearts spirits soaring
From DR KING's I HAVE A DREAM words and marching right
On into history

I remember that rainy day in September now gone
Gave you a last hug of goodbye
Parting is ******* those who have parted so they say
Tears mixed with the rain when I watched you walking away
But there is hope in the coming tomorrows
That will erase today's sorrow and I'll always remember that
Falling rain in September that took you away from me

Share a little love and kindness with your brother
Even though you both might be different colors
In this big city of brotherly love  
Don't you know God wants us all to know and share His love
Sent down from Heaven up above
So share a little kindness and love today
Go on and give it away

Your love is the sunlight pouring down on me
Pushing away the world's darkness
It's the future of my life
I'm investing my feelings in you
My sweet gift every every day
the one who keeps the blues from coming near
Keep on sharing that sunshine with me
I need that sunshine

She wore a white wedding gown, but any fool could plainly see
The groom about to make her a wife, should have been me
What turned us away from each other, I can't seem to recall, but I missed
Out on marrying the girl of my youth, and the pain to this day
Hurts worst of all, so if you have someone special, and want to get down
On bended knee, listen to this old boy's plea, be sure with all of your
Might that you really love her, with all of your heart and soul
Look what happened to me

Life is to brief to live all alone
I need someone to come to be my very own
I will care tenderly for you, you will do the same for me
Our love will always be forever
Come shower me with your love, shower with all the love I've waited for
I'm hurting inside as this love song I now sing, but when a true love
Comes, it can turn around and change everything
Shower me with your love, shower me please somebody
With all the love I've been waiting here for
I close my eyes and bow down on my knees and pray
That all my dreams do come true
Until you to me, I'll wait right here for you,patiently
Fairy tales in story books come true, praying hard and hoping
Each day and hour to fill up forever with you
Like the night stars that shine above in the sky
Our love and dreams will come together
Shower me with your love,shower me with the love I've needed
Shower me with your love that I've been waiting here for

I sink into your softness. The very motion takes us higher. Is that a sigh
Or  a scream I hear? Your fingers comb through your hair in silent joy.
Face moving side to side. If this is a dream . Let us stay asleep. Candle
Smells of ginger spice. Float in the room. The drizzle of rich desire is thick over everything. We've shared some spicy hot.Times like this. Much
Later on the terrace. Over looking the city at sundown. I'll serve you
Stir-fry with crisp dark crowns of green onion. Egg rolls cooked in peanut
Sauce with  chilled coconut milk . Just for you

The silence seals us in an envelope of itself
All talking is ceased and thoughts are rocked to sleep in the
Cradle of night how often during the day do words
Overtake us holding us captive because they are all we have

Others I thought looked but didn't really see
Until you looked inside and saw my every need
That's what one would call silent looking
I had been hurting for awhile
But your new love gently changed my life style
For all time to come keep silent looking

Do Ants take lunch breaks? Do triangles have cousins?
Does a suitcase ever wear a suit? A compass ever get lost?
Do gorillas lift weights to build muscles? Do elephants ever forget?
Do fires ever go on strike? Do chairs ever lie down?
Why can"t a banana peel its self? Does fear really fear anybody ?
Why can't mice sing ? Was Walt dizzy when he made Disneyland?
Is a penny really money? Is carefree really free?
Is a stoop a set of bent steps? Is a trip really a getaway?
Is a raisin a grape that failed?
Are wrinkles wisdom lines or just annoying straight marks?
Can you be happy by buying a happy meal at McDonald's?
Do bald headed men have dandruff?

Since you've been gone I hear your and see your face in every room
Still long to be the reason to sweep you off your feet
When going outside I pass the cop on the beat
He sees my falling tears and wonders who did something bad to me
Can't sleep at night and get up to walk the bedroom floor
Keep listening out even through my heartbreak for your key
To open the door.Playing I'm strong but it's only so much
Pretending baby please come on home and give this story
A happy ending

I've been through life's fire and come out on my feet
Brave and ready for the next challenge now watch me soar
Pressing on pass trials of darkness and the lion's roar
Ever knowing  inside what my true purpose is for
Keeping my eyes on the future just ahead
Encouraging myself along the way with words
That JESUS said you might laugh at me at times
Or even ignore but don't blink your eyes
Or miss when I soar

I should have written sooner, that I know
But no sooner does the dawn command the sun to rise
Before evening makes it go its lonely way
Somehow I still think of you
When I behold a  russet apple tree
With arms bent down with ripe fruit
Or walking the beach barefoot
With shrieking seagulls overhead
Under  a sky as clear and blue
as  polished glass
Come walk beside me on this new day
Let us join the ages
The sun rises and sets
As the seasons spin before our eyes
The moon and stars will light the way
For us down life's path
Seeds of friendship planted by us will take hold and grow
Care and love will protect them
Warm and feed them
Surely a tree will rise from the soil of time
Warmed by the sun's gentle rays
Let us plant today
The tree will be us
But you seem unsure
Be my loving friend
Are you  ready?
Do you feel secure enough to really know me?
Do I offer too little or too much?
Am I too late?
Or too soon?

Not long ago somebody said that the love we all know is dead.
Somebody said that loving someone forever dreams are gone.
I heard somebody say love is just a passing fancy. And nothing new.
After coming to love's defense in a lawyler's oratory tone
I stated boldly that lie was never true.Just hold up the looking glass
And behold a glance of me and you.

Somebody please stop the sky from falling down on me
I've got tears in my eyes  and can't really see
Since you went away there isn't much to do or really say
Happiness just melted into the mist on that very sad and dreary day
Don't really have the will to get up or go on my friend
Since you've been gone

Somewhere in my future, I want you there with me
Holding on so tight, naturally thrilling me
I see the vision of kissing such tender lips
A picture of love oh so sweet and so very fine
My heart flies around inside my chest
Because it's mine all mine
I was lonely and sad not so very long ago
You came ever so softly into my life one day and my every need
You seemed to know,
I know that I should have asked you to take it slow
For I've learned over the years that memories often come
And than quickly tend to go
But special moments last inside always
And their impression leaves behind a lasting glow

I see the sad tears fall upon the street
Of those whose bellies growl from not enough to eat
See them sleeping in door ways or hugging cold pavements of stone
Night fills their ears with the rushing of sirens to help others
But is there one reaching out to end their plight
Prayers go up to GOD that what few things that they have
Won't be stolen and their bodies will soon be made whole
In this land where promises made by Washington's elected never unfold

The plantation that housed my body mind soul
Had fallen on hard times.Union soldiers had plundered the crops
And taken everything worth stealing when word spread
That president Lincoln had signed something called
The emancipation proclamation that set us slaves free
Once able bodied and docile slaves ran off in all directions
But I stayed behind with the old spirit weary who seemed dazed
And listless.My mistress was the only white face among us
One day while I was in the kitchen preparing black coffee
And biscuits she asked me to share these with a rebel soldier
Who was asked to wait at the back door
Suddenly I felt white hands on my *******,than the cloth shirt
Covering me was ripped away as hard manhood invaded my
Insides.The intense pain rocked all senses and tears flooded
Out like a loose dam. My screams bounced off each enclosed wall
Yet no one came to  save me  to stop this unspeakable crime
As he rode the waves of his personal pleasure my mind shut off
to stop it and I saw visions of running through creek beds and
Swimming through rivers with a knapsack with two linen shirts  one
Two pairs of parting gifts from my mistress tied atop my wooly head
And most of all being able to sing with a loud free voice a song
Yet sung

Sorrow is in my soul's kitchen right now
Fixing up a bitter lunch and because I don't look like what I've
Been through, friends and family don't even have a hunch
Know that there's a lesson to learned in all of this
And I'm sure lives others would like to swap
But you see the blues have stripped me down and left my soul bare
Which is why these tears slowly falling down a wet path on my face
Never ever stop.Tears keep on falling and people pass on by and stare
In this cold and heartless city they don't seem to really care
Wish that it was possible to send up a kite of hope
Against a cloudly sky of naked despair
Sorrow just brought his little brother named trouble in Lord
Please pull this misery chokehold off me
Because you're the only one who can

From dusk to dawn I raise this hammer to hit the railroad spike
On the ground, when he heard I was serving life doing hard time
Daddy had a heart attack, and looking around in this crowded place
I know to home I won't soon be going back
I hear somebody say, son forget about your woman , she'll write saying
She tried to be true but found somebody else
Hear the sound of the hammer talking now to me
I know to the other prisoners a man can never show any fear
But looking at these high stone walls, I'll probably die up in here
Nights I stay up not able to sleep, holding steel bars in both hands
And slowly start to weep, listen to the sound of the hammer
Locked up here there is no hidden glamour
This is a place where dreams go up in smoke
No laughing here, grimness is no joke
I remember so well when the world fell in on me,
Mama forgive me for all the wrongs I've done
I know that there's no coming to my rescue
Said goodbye and held you at the prison gate
Turned away from right, now it's to late
Hear the sound of the hammer, beating the steel spike down
And the dead sound of steel slowly going into the ground

Her soul was steeped in grief and howls of sadness poured
From her body after the policeman 's bullet ended the life of her only child born into the earth a male and all the green  young green trees
Had been cut down and lay still in death lost to life
Much like a bird in a big empty house with no escape banging
Against the walls that locked it away from freedom
Away from the sand and fog of a lone sea

And I stopped caring long along what people think of me
Try it yourself and take a turn at really being free
I stopped thinking that some people really care
For there are some only when pain has them hurting
Really want you there.After that you're as usual as a quarter
With a whole in it .Make up your mind to run this race fast
Alone and win my friend

Our love is a strange dance of pretense.Your turn to curstsy
My turn to bow.We both need to agree to walk off the dance floor
Into the welcoming embrace of the last goodbye
Because as yet happiness is a long dream  that I have yet to see come true
This might be a sad statement coming from grief
But I've grown tired of pain sinking its sharp teeth into me
My entire being is so hurt and each day it keeps getting worse
This strange dance is no longer a slight chance for me or you
In keeping up with this strange dance
Once long ago in the past I would have tried
But realize now its simply time to say my last goodbye to this
Strange dance

She had a face that looked wrinkled by old age and poverty
In a red coat as footsteps took her slowly to a seat
On the north bound trolley the sun wasn't even warm
That  OCTOBER day as i glanced down at her old worn sneakers
With red socks it seemed time like the train had passed her

Summer is gone and soon the leaves and grass will be turning brown
Falls chill in the air has folks putting on coats all over town
And before you know it summer's traces will be buried under the falling Snow wish I could hang on to summer but each season comes and goes
In summer you can picnic by a running water fall birds are singing
Sweet new songs trees are green and tall with lovers getting married
In June beach days building sand castles are ended way too soon
Summer is the time to eat ice cream piled high sweet potatoe  salad corn
On the cob hot dogs hamburgers root beer what a solid treat
Sitting on the beach house porch watching fire flies light up
The summer  night but just like summer they die

The summer leaves are dying now the grass is turning brown
It won't be long before the year closes down with snow on the ground
We traveled past dead leaves on the way to our graduation prom
As i sung a song I wrote especially while holding you
In my two loving arms. It was a real hard hitting winter
That really kept us on the go  and I guess that I won't need
that old nickname that everyone used to know that being tagged
Slow Joe

The sunrise of your smile
Lights my way
As I fight past the darkness of the world and escaping time
Inside my head- heartbeat thoughts of you live

Come surf the sweet wave of dreams
Your love knocks me off of my feet, happy tears come flowing down
Like raindrops from the sky, my arms long to hold you close
Like a soft summer wind, and love is the only reason why

I'm more than willing to let go, if  translate  all the things
That I'm feeling inside, opening up the door of my heart to you
For all the years to come for a sweet ride, I know that you'll gently
Bring out all the emotions that I've been hiding
No longer afraid to be a man alone, because unto you all of me
Is finally sliding

Swimming in darkness trying to overcome waves of confusion
In that vast sea nowhere to run for escape
Like being in a airtight room with no key
Walking around with a normal appearance but slowly going mad inside
Not knowing left or right wanting to stay in bed under the covers
You've found the perfect place to hide
Constant pounding in your head
Daily madness knocking out your needs
People all around but much to busy to hear a personal  plea
Swimming in darkness won't somebody help me, please

Lofty ambitions are sometimes to high for some people to reach
Causing them to fall down between the cracks and into a spiral
Of defeat and failure, trapped within their own miserable existence
Making the best of it , tasting the bitter wine of defeat
In the cold sordid hours of minutes reaching  out, putting death holds
On strength reason, living in depression's grim prison
Thinking you were wed to it from the womb, until its loneliness
You cannot  confide in or trust, or even reason with

You could write a guide to panhandle smooth like glass
Hands jabbing a warning to unseen air voices
You tip closer,spit on the sidewalk
Spasms have checked into your body just like acme has dug
Craters on your homely face and ebony thin body
Walking streets invisible to pimps  police good citicens who rush past
After work to turn on burning lights you float through a sea
Of uncaring stares do they smell the sweat mixed with funk
That tongue kiss your clothes
Under a halo of darkness it would be a good time if a fork
Ever embraced your hand bringing food to the chapped lips
Parched throat if only you could snap away the hard times
Like one doing a magic trick but they won't go away like a fly
Bottom line,life is nothing not even to you

Tears are falling in the street, from so many young and old dying
People  going to bed hungry in this rich nation, because they don't
Have enough to eat, kids in the ghetto here or across the seas need
Shoes on their feet, I wonder if young girls on the street, will make
It home safely in short and tight dress,plunging neckline  showing
Your uncovered *******, kids are sitting high in school, not even
Learning, but for some money they didn't even earn, for that they seem
To be yearning, if they keep on going the wrong way, their lives will be
A tangled mess, broken down morals from babies out of wedlock,
Previous time just thrown away, when you lay your head down tonight
Will you wake up to the sunrise of another day

I've collected and put away.Tender kisses and warm hugs with smiles.
For the days on which. Your sad. And I promise to hold each tear
In the palms. Of   these loving hands. And wait around to cheer you up.
Until the moments return when their is a rainbow of glad. I'm willing to
Fight  and take down. Any stop sign on the road. Of your happiness

Tender is  my love with no pretenses and its all yours
I think its Heaven sent just let me give it to you
This man wants to make each dream come true
Tender is my love but no longer belongs to only me positively
Yours its given so freely Darling please be mine
Let us be the great love of all time tender is my love
It belongs to only you there was a time long ago when
This would not have been true
But now I  want to find you in my arms a romance brand new
Tender is my love and this bouquest of feelings is bound together with a  pink bow for you
For tender is my love just waiting here for you

When I'm weary from a long day of work
Your very presence is all I need
When I think to myself that I can't do it
Looking at you makes me know that I can succeed
When my bank nearly on low, I'm still rich indeed
because your love is there  to guide
You're the walking inspiration now beside me
Without you in my life
Really what could I do
Thank God for you

That first time I beheld your face
I felt that the entire world stood still and the moon and stars
Fell down from the sky as my hand touched yours
That first time.That first time I felt my lips softly touch yours
It seems I welcomed a new romance and the world was mine to have and hold
,it was the gift you gave to last inside for all time
Now that day is long past and memories still float inside my mind
I'll have a warmth everlasting to keep me going on
In the the coldest winter of night until its my time to die
My eyes have captured all those tender moments we shared
Just like that first time

The cracked mirror on the wall gives off a crooked image
When problems came to me I thought there was strength inside
To fight off and overcome them all
Why ever cry when love is coming by to let happiness be
I know that its hiding just around the corner
So come speedly  my love and rescue me
Love is a big hot air balloon taking the breathe away
Moving with such inside on any given day
And there is always so much to learn as our love seeds
Start to bloom and grow inside as we hold each other
And know that the flame must never dye inside
There's no need for us to be clever just let it bloom and grow forever

You'd better stop playing the devil's game
Before it turns around on you.Out in the street with all the wrong crowd
When your looks start to fade and the figure spreads
And the phone no longer rings
Sleepless lonely nights spent crying out loud
I'm not like the other men you've known in the past
Who want a race to your bed I'm the marrying kind
And the love of a good woman remains in my head
Dad and others I've confided in say I should walk away now
Because that life of confusion is just like quicksand will
Make a devil's player end up all alone
The more you play the faster you sink
Your head is so messed up how can you think?
Please stop playing the game is my advise before the game
And the devil turn around on you

The first time I saw your face was like the stars fell
From the sky.The EARTH itself seemed to move
When I kissed the soft rose petals of your lips my love
I saw natural beauty in your face and eyes.
Would have fought off an army with a single sword for you.
And prepare to bravely die.would have been willing to go through
The dark woods all by myself with no possible direction
More concerned about your personal welfare
Than my own protection

The flowers rise up in the morning
Lifting their faces to the sun  wind combs the hair of the green leaves
Birds sing until the very day is done
Cows stand still grazing in the meadow
People go silently to bed with peace from daily cares
Lovers stroll in the golden sunshine
Sighing hand-in -hand with no fear
Church bells ring out tolling out the exact hour
And children on bent knees send up nightly prayers
Young love is a gift of the spirit  making you hear music everywhere
And you will hear sweet music each time your loved one is near

The limping poet walks around with tablet always in his hand
Has a real way with words, wants the truth to always stand
He might write about the sunrise or the wonders of love seen
A child who will not grow up and treat other people mean
Compose words of the future or pull them out of the poet
Keeps an eye on on the keyhole of happening events
Because he wants his words to inspire and last
You might think that sometimes his words are spiteful
Even out of control, but if he's inspired or even made you think
Just for a minute or even more than know
Than realize my friend that was the limping poet's goal

The mocking bird sings a sweet song with an old fashioned cuban beat
He tells how I should love you to  knock my lady off her feet
Don't be surprised if he doesn't tell all of the other guys
I know that it must be true ,he wants me to give all of my love and sweet kisses to only you.He's never sad the mocking bird ,never see him mad
I know that it's the truth he wants me to give all my love and kisses to you
The mocking bird gave this man the word to always keep
My darling glad than went off to help somebody else
Before going to sleep