The Water Nymph Works

TITLES

A - E

almost, Texas - best friends vs. lovers - bluebonnet girl - bullet train - California Hills - calypso - can't fix stupid - chapel boy - cold dark knight - east - effortlessly - ex - exciting

F - M

follow my lead - fool me - “forever and always” and “always mine” - forgive me - galaxies - how lonely have you been? - i wrote about you - if i ever have a son - in between us - in my dreams - it all started in a bar - Jack and Jill - lighthouse - like my friends - lost at sea - love real - mustang's heartbeat - my favorite daydream - my sweet Aberdeen

N - Z

of the witch - one man - part of your lonely - phoenix - polaroid - sad sentimental heart - shade of blue - six shooter - snowbird - somebody like me - sip on - symphony - things that i don't know - this is why - today i gave up - tomorrow hold me - twenty seven years - warning you now

A - E

ALMOST, TEXAS

tell me i’m pretty

tell me i'm smart

but you treat me like

a dusty work of art

too delicate

too close to my own heart

this heart is everything that makes me me

and it’s mine alone to quiet kill or free

like a lighthouse on the coast

i was always almost home for you

almost the girl to perform

to play your wife

almost the wrap-around porch kinda life

almost, Texas

you almost had me

better luck next time baby

show me your burns

show me your pain

does this hurt you at all baby

or does your poison

run only through my veins?

this heart is everything that makes me me

and it’s mine alone to quiet kill or free

like a lighthouse on the coast

i was always almost home for you

almost the girl to perform

to play your wife

almost the wrap-around porch kinda life

almost, Texas

you almost had me

better luck next time baby

i almost let you have control over

how i carry myself

how i hold my soul

you’re a lowly thief caught red handed

stealing the heart on my sleeve

to leave me stranded

and taken for granted

i will never let you have control

if you weren’t a person

you’d be a black hole

this heart is everything that makes me me

and it’s mine alone to quiet kill or free

it was supposed to be yours to love

but i guess it wasn’t enough

like a lighthouse on the coast

i was always almost home for you

an almost perfect lie

a girl to play your wife

almost the wrap-around porch kinda life

almost, Texas

you almost had me

better luck next time baby

this heart is everything that makes me me

and it’s mine alone to quiet kill or free

it's also mine to love

and that has to be enough

almost, Texas

you almost had me

better luck next time baby

Best Friends vs. Lovers

like an old dusty rag

you use me to clean up your messes

as if it was never that bad

you tell me to come to my senses

as if you planned

for every joke to be at my expense and

the only time i want to be blown off

is when we’re in the bedroom

the only time it’s ok that it sucks

is also when we’re in the bedroom

and we don’t even sleep together

no one ever really believed in forever

but you still know every space

between my old bones

and i never thought i would end up alone

i never thought our day could end

why is it harder to lose a best friend

then a lover?

i wish i knew how to apologize

for the rules you broke

and the lies you told me

i’m done letting you control me

i wish i could tell you

what you want to hear

but i’m tired of acting from a place of fear

fear of letting you down

fear of drowning in all your ideas of me

but i’m done letting you think

you’re guaranteed me

let me be clear

you spoiled the food i gave you

ate it rotten and blamed me for your

sickness and glutton

i owe you nothing

and we don’t even sleep together

no one ever really believed in forever

but you still know every space

between my old bones

and i never thought i would end up alone

i never thought our day would end

why is it harder to lose a best friend

then a lover?

i let you into my home

when you were lost and alone

you were stranded

but i handed you a better way

i let you into my harbor that day

when you were marooned

that’s when you shattered my armor

you burned down my parlor

was your intent to wound?

did you have something to prove?

i repented too soon

you won’t be content

until my kingdom falls to ruin

so you stormed the gates

that were opened to you

massacred men who once fought for you

all this hate and disgrace to prove

something to someone who isn’t me

throw a funeral to all our best memories

welcome to the world's worst party

and we don’t even sleep together

no one ever really believed in forever

but i still never thought it would end

why is it harder to lose a best friend

then a lover?

BLUEBONNET GIRL

i met a girl in Texas

and she was just divine

it was hot that day in Dallas

when her lonely eyes

first met mine

that southern summer had us

begging for more time

i met a girl in Texas

just days before i left

for Tennessee

i’ve spent years rolling over

these lonely highways

seen from Dover to LA

but never in a day or dream

have i ever seen

such beautiful grace

color my world

bluebonnet girl

then let me show you

my Tennessee

i met a girl in Texas

she’d never been

to Tennessee

she was beautiful and carefree

floating with the autumn breeze

a little lost and not quite found

looking for some solid ground

i met a girl in Texas and

i cursed the road

to Tennessee

i've spent years rolling over

these lonely highways

seen from Dover to LA

but never in a day or dream

have i ever seen

such a beautiful grace

color my world

bluebonnet girl

then let me show you

my Tennessee

i met a girl in Texas

but packed my bags

to head back east

she kissed me sweet

“i’ll miss you when you go”

doesn’t take a fool to know

i’m nowhere

if she’s not next to me

like an old black and white movie scene

she stepped out of my wildest daydreams

never have i seen eyes that shade of green

please let me

show you

my Tennessee

i’ve spent years rolling over

these lonely highways

seen from Dover to LA

but never in a day or dream

have i ever seen

such beautiful grace

color my world

bluebonnet girl

then let me show you

my Tennessee

i met a girl in Texas

and brought her home

to Tennessee

Bullet Train

i remember it like you never left

'cause i never saw us spin and wreck

now i’m trying to make sense

of a boy who came and went

who ever loved that loved not at first sight

you were your best when you were with me

you left me fast as a bullet train

living life in the fast lane

hit the breaks whiplash

hit-and-run now i’m your past

do you ever stop to breathe

you were your best when you were with me

i didn’t even have time to run and hide

i blinked and was hit with goodbye

now i’m trying to outrun

a bullet shot from my own gun

who ever loved that loved not at first sight

you were your best when you were with me

you left me fast as a bullet train

living life in the fast lane

hit the breaks whiplash

a hit-and-run now i’m your past

do you ever stop to breathe

you were your best

when you were with me

are you so small you couldn’t warn me

so scared you couldn’t stop me

from falling for you baby

you better stay gone now

'cause all my wounds have healed now

you left me fast as a bullet train

living your life in the fast lane

you hit the breaks whiplash

a hit-and-run now i’m your past

do you ever stop to breathe

who ever loved that loved not at first sight

you were your best when you were with me

CALIFORNIA HILLS

i found you in between

the beach and the sycamore trees

hold my hand

lost in the sand

it only took one night to fall in love

with you

in those California Hills

do you remember that evening

i had to be leaving

but then you said

“i love you still”

i love you still

California Hills

i didn’t mean to find you

behind the dunes

under a jealous moon

we built castles in the sand

i left a part of my heart

with you

in those California Hills

do you remember the night

we were lost and ready to fight

instead you said

“i love you still”

i love you still

California Hills

i remember every breath of salty air

your kiss

your hands in my hair

and i hope you’re out there still

feeling me in the midnight chill

you were in love

with the California Hills

do you remember the way

our love was harder to hold

than ocean waves

instead you said

“i love you still”

i love you still

California Hills

i still see you with tears in your eyes

between the tides and goodbyes

i’ll move on but i’ll never forget

i was in love with you

in the California Hills

Calypso

a storm formed rapidly around my ghost ship

wrapping me in stinging wind and icy rain

waves the size of buildings

threatening to capsize the boat underneath my feet

for a moment i thought it was over

i’d lived my last day

death came

ready for me to go

i was begging for my life, Calypso

before i could open my eyes

i felt your presence to my right

and sand on my tongue

but no air in my lungs

i thanked the gods you caught me

up in your net i’m a mindless fish

willing to die to grant your every wish

your voice whispering to me softly

“it’s going to be ok baby i swear this”

you’re as beautiful as Paris

but what is hiding below?

i owe you my life, Calypso

some say the world i came from

holds the greatest artists and romantics

but this paradise you’ve created

no man could imagine this

no man could resist this

gold-plated palaces overlooking the ocean

broken charisma dripping with diamonds

how could this blessing be anything but?

i was brought here by good luck and you know

i trusted you with my life, Calypso

please don’t misunderstand me

i don’t want to leave

i’m sorry if this means you’re left empty-handed

but i need the freedom to breathe

this painted place and it’s extravagant patrons

your planetary expectations

i’m suffocating on your surface

is it worth it?

stunting my own growth to fit

into your pretty picture

you can’t stand it when i shout

you can’t hear me when i whisper

is there a better way to end this

than with a cheap shot and a left hook?

textbook wolf in sheep’s clothes

if i can’t stay

why won’t you let me go?

i’m begging you to spare my life, Calypso

Can't Fix Stupid

got cursed out the other day

by dumb blonde at the circle k

ain’t my problem

ain't an issue

i got enough wisdom

to know worse words won’t work on you

i’ve got power tools

in my garage and duct tape too

but that’s a special kinda broken

nothing at the hardware store could work on

i’ve seen people with low IQs before

but d*mn you’re dumber than a two by four

i can’t fix stupid

and i can’t fix you

some crazy reckless driver

riding my tailgate

didn’t tap his brakes

so he dented my bumper

spun his tires

i’m headed to the body shop

while he’s headed to hell

what a tool

hope he can carpool

i’ve got power tools

in my garage and duct tape too

but that’s a special kinda broken

nothing at the hardware store could work on

i’ve seen people with low IQs before

but d*mn you’re dumber than a two by four

i can’t fix stupid

and i can’t fix you

i use to worry

i use to stress

about people

and if they liked the way i dressed

but i’ve met dogs more intelligent than you

and i’ve got better things to do

i’ve got power tools

in my garage and duct tape too

but you’re a special kinda broken

nothing at the hardware store could work on

i’ve seen people with low IQs before

but d*mn hun

you’re dumber than a two by four

i can’t fix stupid

i can’t fix you

CHAPEL BOY

hey chapel boy

how’s Vegas treating you

tell me what’s new

sorry i couldn’t go with you

i just ain’t ready

to cross that line with you

hey chapel boy

all ready to settle down

already got his boots on the ground

i'm still chasing the sun

he’s got a ring but i’m ready to run

i just found my wings

yeah I’m still learning to fly

i can’t give him the things

he wants outta me

i ain’t the wrap-around porch kinda girl

i ain’t the going-to-church kinda girl

he and i want different things

i wanna dance and he wants a ring

sorry chapel boy

hey chapel boy

yeah i know your kind

you’re everything most girls are trying to find

but i like who i am my heart is mine

he likes whiskey i like wine

hey chapel boy

I think you got it all wrong

tying me down won’t make you strong

you gotta find your own heart too

there’s nothing more i can do

i just found my wings

yeah i’m still learning to fly

this boy is sweet but

i can’t give him the things

he wants outta me

i ain’t the wrap-around porch kinda girl

i ain’t the going-to-church kinda girl

he and i want different things

i wanna dance and he wants a ring

poor chapel boy

there ain’t much to say

about how i can’t love you that way

maybe one day i’ll come back down

and stay in this one-light town

but he’s gotta know all we had was a fling

i wanna dance and he wants a ring

listen up chapel boy

i just found my wings

yeah i’m still learning to fly

this boy is sweet but

i can’t give him the things

he wants outta me

i ain’t the wrap-around porch kinda girl

i ain’t the going-to-church kinda girl

he and i want different things

i wanna dance and he wants a ring

COLD DARK KNIGHT

we wrote a love song

wrapped in roses and stars

how could that be wrong?

midnights in my car

we had a fairytale

and we made it our own

like a ship setting sail

we set off into the unknown

into the cold dark night

some days you’re my knight in shining armor

and i’ve just been swept up by you and then

you kiss me like it’s sunset climax in a fairytale

and i’m just so glad i even know you but

you proved less charming

as who i hoped to see

so sad wasn’t it darling?

who you turned out to be

we built a castle

a strong life together

fought in all your battles

just for you to lose our forever

on this cold dark night

my cold dark knight

wanted this love

to be like the movies

but we’ve already played out

this tired scene

fast forward to the love i need

fast forward to me breaking away

from this cold dark knight

some days you’re the worst mistake i ever made

and i can’t remember why we ended up together but i

just know i need to find a way out of this tower

i need to un-rescue me from you ‘cause

you proved less charming

as who i hoped to see

so sad wasn’t it darling?

who you turned out to be

we built a castle

a strong life together

fought in all your battles

just for you to lose our forever

on this cold dark night

my cold dark knight

some days you’re my knight in shining armor

and i've just been swept up by you and then

some days you’re the worst mistake i ever made

and i know i must say goodbye

to my cold dark knight

so i'm driving off into the cold dark night ‘cause

you proved less charming

as who i hoped to see

so sad wasn’t it darling?

who you turned out to be

we built a castle

a strong life together

fought in all your battles

just for you to lose our forever

on this cold dark night

my cold dark knight

EAST

i can see it now

you’re waking up

as the sun’s falling down

you imprisoned me in this dying town

so i’m leaving now

there’s no other way to say this

Lady Distance is calling my name

and i’m desperate to obey

guess it’s really just a whisper

but it’s hard to hear anything

over you when you shout

but i’m tired of missing you

while literally sitting next to you

“why can’t i kiss you now?”

i break down

you stare

so now when you get home

i won’t be there

you did your best to kill me

but my wings still beat

i might be weak but i’m still alive

so i’m leaving while i can still fly

i can hear you now

telling me to just

“calm the hell down”

you keep me here just to keep me down

so i’m leaving now

while i can still fly

there’s no other way to say this

Lady Distance is calling my name

and i’m desperate to obey

guess it’s really just a whisper

but it’s hard to hear anything

over you when you shout

but i’m tired of missing you

while literally sitting next to you

“why can’t i kiss you now?”

i break down

you stare

so now when you get home

i won’t be there

you did your best to kill me

but my wings still beat

i might be weak but i’m still alive

so i’m leaving while i can still fly

if you had it your way

you’d bury me in

this dead-end town

even though

you once carried me when

i was broken and bound

i couldn’t walk

you talk

a lot of sh*t

for someone who

hasn’t known love yet

guess i don’t know enough about how it

feels to leave everything behind

guess that was never my mountain to climb

until your earthquake

and subsequent rockslide

almost buried me alive

so i’m leaving now while i can still fly

i packed all my bags

the xbox and the cats

and left while you were gone

so i wouldn’t have to say this to your face

but i have had enough of being blamed

for your every mistake

so i gassed up the car

and didn’t slow down

until i was three towns away

got lost coming through Palm Springs

ain’t it funny what the i-10 brings

of all the things i think i’ll miss

how close we were

to living like kings the most

is there anyone you didn’t sell me out to?

there’s so many things i wish i never told you

forever scarred by your betrayal

when you get home i won’t be there

think i’ll stop for a drink

see what a new boy might think

maybe spend a day or three

where the car broke down

here in Tucson, AZ

and then i’ll keep heading east

effortlessly

i vow to remind you

with every little kiss

i am always beside you

i will always find you

loving you is effortless

i’ve been thinking lately

rocking chairs and reminiscin’

one day when we’re 80

still loving each other effortlessly

what did i do to deserve

such devotion as this?

my everything

my universe

my love for you is endless

i vow to always keep you close

you be mister i’ll be miss

rain or sun or snow

if we sink or if we float

this love of ours is relentless

i’ve been thinking lately

rocking chairs and reminiscin’

one day when we’re 80

still loving each other effortlessly

what did i do to deserve

such devotion as this?

my everything

my universe

my love for you is endless

this love is as good as it gets

my bed is softer

with you in it

my days are brighter

my heart is bigger

and my life is fuller

with you in it

i’ve been thinking lately

rocking chairs and reminiscin’

one day when we’re 80

still loving each other effortlessly

what did i do to deserve

such devotion as this?

my everything

my universe

my love for you is endless

this love we have is endless

we’ve been fighting

more and more

been trying

not to yell

without crying

not to feel

like we’ve been defeated

who are you

to accuse me of cheating

i think maybe

you think i’m someone less

maybe it’s because of your ex

maybe it’s cuz she messed around on you

maybe it’s cuz she left you with trust issues

maybe it’s why you’re hell bent

on dragging me down too

who am i to you?

why is your past ruining

what could be next

maybe it’s because of your ex

but i’m pretty sure it’s you

is loving you

worth this anymore?

cracked dishes

and slammin’ doors

fights that leave us

worn out and torn

every kiss is a contract

every time i miss you

it’s an act

i think maybe

you think i’m someone less

maybe it’s because of your ex

maybe it’s cuz she messed around on you

maybe it’s cuz she left you with trust issues

maybe it’s why you’re hell bent

on dragging me down too

who am i to you?

why is your past ruining

what could be next

maybe it’s because of your ex

but i’m pretty sure it’s you

i thought i was happy loving you

the bravest man i ever knew

turns out that ain’t true

who am i to you?

why is your past ruining

what could be next

maybe it’s because of your ex

but i’m pretty sure it’s you

maybe it’s because of your ex

maybe it’s cuz she messed around on you

maybe it’s cuz she left you with trust issues

maybe it’s why you’re hell bent

on dragging me down too

who am i to you?

why is your past ruining

what could be next

maybe it’s because of your ex

but i’m pretty sure it’s you

Exciting

i’ve ridden roller coasters

that hang off the California shores

and flown in flimsy airplanes

30,000 feet high or more

i’ve been overrun by liars and crooks

kicked pirates and thieves off me

and i’ve been let down by people

who had once bet their lives on me

i’ve gambled to my last dollar

and i’ve taken stage to find my marks

i’ve climbed trees as tall as buildings

and i’ve swum with hungry sharks

and all i’ve done

and all i’ll ever do

will never be as exciting

as falling in love with you

F - M

FOLLOW MY LEAD

i’d ask her to marry me

but i couldn’t bear to watch her leave

i’d ask if she’d keep me company

but i couldn’t bear to stay when she leaves

i wanna tell her there’s so much more to me

than the rotten apple that meets her eye

and all i wanna do is hold her close

and let her know

she’s the apple in my pie

she’s cinnamon and

everything sweet

she’s heavenly

stunningly

i can’t breathe

she’s everything

i could ever need

baby meet my eye

just follow my lead

if i can’t hold him tonight

i won’t hold out this fight

i’d ask if he could turn these tides

but i can’t bear to cross that line

i wanna tell him there’s so much more to me

than the poison apple that meets his eye

and all i wanna do is hold him close

and let him know

i’m losing sleep at night

he’s strong and kind

and everything

he’s heavenly

perfectly

i can’t believe

he’s everything

i could ever need

baby meet my eye

just follow my lead

no i can’t be at our home when you go

cuz i’ll never be the same

don’t ever want to feel this pain again

no i’m tired of “almost”

and being ghosted instead of

“i’m almost home” and

why do i always pick the love

that leaves me alone?

i’m losing sleep at night

you’re everything that gets me high

you make me feel

heavenly

maybe we should

just jump and see

i think you could be

everything

i’ll ever need

wanna fall

in love with me?

just follow my lead

FOOL ME

your kisses used to taste like a summer breeze

your lips the color of autumn leaves as they fell

now all i remember about September is us walking through hell

we tried everything we could to make this love last

i still can’t understand why you left my heart in your past

was there nothing i could do?

you were the sun and i was the moon

i always thought that opposites should attract

now i’m stuck playing Juliet in the fifth act

guess you always looked better when you’re leaving

is there something that i’m missing i’m not seeing?

had me believing you actually had feelings

for me

fool me

i whisper sweet nothings to the side of the bed where you used to sleep

and i’m sure one day i’ll stop seeing you on every street

but right now i don’t understand a g*d*mn thing

i miss the way you used to say my name and lick your lips

went from talking everyday to passing in the night like ships

was there nothing i could do?

you were the sun and i was the moon

i always thought that opposites should attract

now i’m stuck playing Juliet in the fifth act

guess you always looked better when you’re leaving

is there something that i’m missing i’m not seeing?

had me believing you actually had feelings

for me

fool me

was there nothing i could do?

you were the sun and i was the moon

i always thought that opposites should attract

now i’m stuck playing Juliet in the fifth act

was there nothing you could do?

you struck the match that lit the fuse

did you mean to leave this knife in my back?

my armies buckled when you attacked

guess you always looked better when you’re leaving

is there something i’m missing i’m not seeing?

had me believing you actually had feelings

for me

fool me

"Forever and Always" and "Always Mine"

bailey told me you’ve found a new girl

honestly it’s none of my concern

if you wanna give her the world

i worked so hard to earn

do you tell her the same worn out lines?

“forever and always” and “always mine”

did you find her lost and lonely in the neon blue?

did you drive right past her county line too?

out to the same lake

same sun on my face

same text on her phone

for her you built a home

that i can’t live in

i hate your broken promises

that i can’t believe in

“forever and always” and “always mine”

i ain’t got two pennies to my name

but i’d bet a nickel we look the same

i’m trying on “forgiveness” but first up is “blame”

'cause now she’s starring next to you

in the show i staged

do you tell her the same worn out lines?

“forever and always” and “always mine”

did you find her lost and lonely in the neon blue?

did you drive right past her county line too?

out to the same lake

same sun on my face

same text on her phone

for her you built a home

that i can’t live in

i hate your broken promises

that i can’t believe in

“forever and always” and “always mine”

are her midnights just as sweet

as the ones you spent with me?

when you kiss her

do you close your eyes?

does she give you butterflies?

do you call out my name?

when you love her the same

are her eyes as blue as mine?

are her lies as true as mine?

or is it just another matter of time?

don’t you get tired of the same worn out lines?

“forever and always” and “always mine”

did you find her lost and lonely in the neon blue?

did you drive right past her county line too?

out to the same lake

same sun on my face

same text on her phone

for her you built a home

that i can’t live in

i hate your broken promises

that i can’t believe in

“forever and always” and “always mine”

Forgive me

i set a fire that burned you

just to see flames dance in your eyes

i know that i have hurt you

without ever saying goodbye

forgive me love

how can i make this right

i should have held on tight

forgive me love

i never meant for you to break

i don’t blame you for giving up

i never meant to be something you hate

you held love i’ve only ever dreamt of

forgive me love

i can’t breathe without you

i didn’t know it when i had you

forgive me love

how did i not know what i was holding

a perfect precious little heart

how can i keep on going

knowing i’m the reason we’re apart

forgive me love

you were the rays of sunshine in my days

and the brightest stars that lit up the darkest

parts of me

forgive me love

i wasn’t ready to leave the dark

forgive me love

GALAXIES

i know i’m meant for more than this

i’ve never felt more torn than this

pieces of my soul left on this path

now there is no turning back

i lost myself somewhere in the past

wish that i could just be stuck

alone collecting dust

it’s like i put myself away

way up high on some shelf to stay

i won’t have to worry about anything else

like breaking down

changing my ways

or being better than yesterday

there’s galaxies inside of me

i can’t let you see

i’ll find myself i’ll rise from this

but i’ve never felt more scared than this

if i’m gonna be better maybe

i gotta do something crazy

so i’ll break these filthy chains

the ones i made to ease my pain

i think they’ve rusted

can’t see through the dust

it's like i’ve put myself away

i’m too restless now to stay

part of me liked the way it felt

never needing any help

only i can own my past

shatter me i ain’t made of glass

i can’t change who i was before

time to stop keeping score

it’s like i put myself away

way up high on some shelf to stay

i won’t have to worry about anything else

i'm breaking now

i’m changing my ways

i’ll be better than yesterday

there’s galaxies inside of me

i want you to see

i’m ready to be seen

it’s like i put myself away

way up high on some shelf to stay

i won’t have to worry about anything else

i’ve broken down

changed my ways

i'll be better than yesterday

see these galaxies

inside of me

How Lonely Have you Been?

i wasn’t going to see

if you made it out alive

should’ve let it go

but couldn’t get you

off my mind

last time we spoke

i accidentally

called you “mine”

we once tripped up the

hands of time

seven years older

i still reach for you

on the colder nights

i know i shouldn’t have called

but i couldn’t help but wonder

how have you been?

oh! that’s amazing

are you still staying in the same city or?

oh! have you been back to sycamore?

has anything changed since you and i sat on that shore?

cuz for me it really hasn’t

sorry - you’re right -

asked and answered

wait - i remember

have you been replaying any part of December

2015?

answer that one please

how lonely have you been without me?

i’ll confess that i

guess this obsession

with keeping you in my possession

would all make so much more sense

if i knew you ended up dead too

but i did know we were living

already in past tense

on precarious time

and i still detest

the month of July

seven years older

i still reach for you

on the colder nights

i know i shouldn’t have called

but i couldn’t help but wonder

how have you been?

oh! that’s amazing

are you still staying in the same city?

have you been back to sycamore?

has anything changed since you and i sat on that shore?

cuz for me it really hasn’t

sorry - you’re right -

asked and answered

wait - i remember

have you been replaying any part of December

2015?

answer that one please

how lonely have you been without me?

do you still drive down the streets we used to?

is it the same without me sitting next to you?

do you still get the pancakes at aunties diner?

do you still take ice cubes in your wine or

do you still think of me in December?

i’ve killed myself remembering

when our trees

lose their leaves

does it remind you

of when you lost me?

seven years older

i still wish i was

laying my head down

on your shoulder right now

how have you been?

oh! that’s amazing

are you still staying in the same city?

have you been back to sycamore?

has anything changed since you and i sat on that shore?

cuz for me it really hasn’t

sorry - you’re right -

asked and answered

wait - i remember

have you been replaying any part of December

2015?

answer that one please

how lonely have you been without me?

seven years older

i still reach for you

on the colder nights

and i still detest

the month of July

I Wrote About You

i used to keep poems in a notebook

but all my words stuck to the page

bleeding words written in ash and soot

bearing this loneliness to the grave

six feet under until you showed up one day

the more that i shared with you

the more my words breathed new life

and i will dance with only you

as you sing them loudly to the night

boy i think i’ll write about you

now you can have the melodies to all of my songs

if you even have the nerve to sing along

in love at noon and gone by midnight

so soon oh my

so you can have the music

you can leave here with the beat

but boy i’ll be d*mned

you ain’t leaving here with me

boy i think i’ll write about you

i won’t say it but i miss when it was sweet

falling for you really was as easy as

“babe, you’re killing me in those jeans”

now you’ve thrown away everything at your place

that reminds you of me

i didn’t know how to love you

knowing you’d played this song before

hearing you say “maybe one day”

but i know i’ll always want more

oh boy i think i’ll write about you

now you can have the melodies to all of my songs

if you even have the nerve to sing along

in love at noon and gone by midnight

so soon oh my

so you can have the music

you can leave here with the beat

but boy i’ll be d*mned

you ain’t leaving here with me

boy i think i’ll write about you

i’ll write about just how good we had it

champagne soaked nights and starlight

gleaming in his bright green eyes

quiet heartbeats and shuffling feet

silent skin on skin

my flame’s hidden twin

everything my heart was looking for

until you started keeping score

had to go and change your mind

never mind mine

and i know this will hurt

but darling you can’t have my words

now you can have the melodies to all of my songs

if you even have the nerve to sing along

in love at noon and gone by midnight

so soon oh my

so you can have the music

you can leave here with the beat

but boy i’ll be d*mned

you ain’t leaving here with me

boy i think i’ll write about you

i don’t know how to look at you without thinking

how amazing we could’ve been

if we had just tried again

i don’t know how to speak of you without grieving

everything i once thought that i could believe in

all over again

i don’t know how to think of you and not to miss

the parts of you i never got to kiss

goodbye
and i know this will hurt

but darling you can’t have my words

you ain’t leaving here with me

boy i wrote about you

If I Ever Have A Son

i will teach you to brush your teeth

so that every day your reflection

is close enough to touch

you are a crooked nose

small ears

and i know how hard it can be

to love the scars that no one can see

but you must learn to love yourself

so that someday

if no one else knows how to

you can teach them

i will teach you to fish one day

open your eyes

cast your reel

and hook the stars

on the outside of the sky

because everyone needs light

when their world falls apart

and a little extra hope

can save a life

i will teach you to grow roses and daisies

this world has a funny way of confusing

empathy for weakness

your fragility for brokenness

it will tell you to be impenetrable

stubborn and alone

but humans are not marble statues and

your feelings are not wine to be bottled

collecting dust in the cellar

and there is grace in nurturing emotions

as delicate as flower petals

I hope you remember to laugh

every now and again

because you need reminding

that not everything is your enemy

and as broken as this world may seem

you

my love

are not of this world

your laughter is the sweetest thing

i’ve ever loved

In Between Us

your obsession with checking me out

has got me to thinking aloud

maybe we should take this

a little past drinking

this bar is dark is dusty

and my skills might be rusty

but boy take my lead

i think you can trust me

i want there to be

nothing

in between us there’s

nowhere

i'd rather be than

where i

can run my

hands through

your hair with

nothing

in between us

girl the way you got me feeling

is one in a million

girl let’s have some crazy fun

as long as your willing

the way your looking at me

got me thinking you should be

taking my lead i need you to trust me

i want there to be

nothing

in between us there’s

nowhere

i'd rather be than

where i

can run my

hands through

your hair with

nothing

in between us

the way you got me feeling

has got me to thinking

wanna have a little fun?

i feel something bubbling

you know all great things

once came from

nothing

i want there to be

nothing

in between us there’s

nowhere

i'd rather be than

where i

can run my

hands through

your hair with

nothing

in between us

i want there to be

nothing

in between us there’s

nowhere

i'd rather be than

where i

can kiss you while

people stare with

nothing

in between us

In My Dreams

feels like distant memory

something lost in reverie

a long forgotten scheme

i met you in a dream

did you know me long ago?

can i keep your perfect glow?

i’m lost in green eyes gleam

i touched you in a dream

the morning dawns soon i fear

let me hold you now my dear

nothings e’er as it seems

i loved you in that dream

i swear i can’t outrun you

but i don’t think i want to

the ghost of you unseen

i’ll hold you in my dream

i can only hope to wake

first to see your smiling face

’til then love live in moonbeams

i’ll keep you in my dreams

It All Started In A Bar

i wasn’t looking for much

to tell the truth i was expecting something

that would leave me haunted in the backseat

of some broke down Chevy

no more than the rush of what could be

of what you might mean to me

but now we’re sneaking glances

at each other over glasses

of whiskey neat

from the end of the counter

you’ll say “boys i found her

ain’t it sweet?”

so close but so far

it all started in a bar

now you’ve got me

you've gone from a stranger

to someone i don’t want to miss

didn’t think i was ready to

learn how you kiss

just two years

you knelt to one knee

we already know what

you would ask of me

now we’re sneaking glances

at each other over glasses

of whiskey neat

from the end of the counter

you’ll say “boys i found her

ain’t it sweet?”

so close but so far

it all started in a bar

five winters older

hold me as the nights

grow colder

all i want now is to sleep

on your shoulder

every day until we disappear

into the gray

now i’m wearing white

my daddy’s got my arm held tight

leading me forward

in more ways than one

you’re at the end of the aisle

your turn to say “i do”

we’ve come so far

and it all started in a bar

Jack And Jill

should’ve listened when they scolded me

when they shouted and told me to run

should’ve known all about the gun

you’d hidden under our bed but i

couldn’t see the trees

for this forest of dread

oh boy watch me run

away from the nightmares

we hid in our hands

freedom forbidden

by the law of your land

oh boy watch me run

you’re a b*tch with no bark

you’re a light with no spark

do your best to keep me

forever in the dark

oh boy watch me run

you think you’re so sweet

trying to talk down to me

you’re no more believable than ol’ Jack and Jill

who went up that g*dd*mn hill

a snake with no venom unlike you i bite back

you’re somehow both empty and full of sh*t

you’re just a gun with no bullets

oh boy watch me run

you’re no Jack and i’m not your Jill

should’ve turned around

and walked out the door

should’ve guessed

you’d call me moments before

breathing the same air as her

good riddance to my number one

oh boy watch me run

do you think of me

when you are making

love to her or only when

you’ve had enough of her?

oh boy watch me run

you’re a b*tch with no bark

you’re a light with no spark

do your best to keep me

forever in the dark

oh boy watch me run

you think you’re so sweet

trying to gaslight me

you’re no more believable than ol’ Jack and Jill

who went and died on that g*dd*mn hill

a snake with no venom unlike you i bite back

track me down like a bloodhound

with no sense of direction

you don’t threaten me

you or your “reckoning”

pardon me

i ain’t got time to entertain

your nonsense games

when it’s all said and done

you’re somehow both empty

and full of sh*t

you’re just a gun with no bullets

oh boy watch me run

you’re no Jack and i’m not your Jill

don’t hear “i’ll stay”

when i say “get lost”

i’ve started writing down

every line you’ve ever crossed

don’t hear “i love you”

when i say “goodbye”

you lie with “i'm yours”

every word is a crime

you’re a b*tch with no bark

you’re a light with no spark

do your best to keep me

forever in the dark

oh boy watch me run

you think you’re so sweet

trying to placate me

you’re no more believable than ol’ Jack and Jill

who went up that g*dd*mn hill

a snake with no venom unlike you i bite back

you’re somehow both empty and full of sh*t

you’re just a gun with no bullets

oh boy watch me run

you’re no Jack and i’m not your Jill

Lighthouse

early winter morning

light blinking through the trees

the first chill you felt

the first time you held me

i’ve been Iost and i’ve been looking

for somewhere that i can run

i’ve been hoping for redemption

scared to trust the beat of my own drum

it’s like i lost my only rhythm

like my music lost its beat

but like an old country song

leading me on

there’s someone

who won’t leave

me well enough alone

leaves crunching on the sidewalk

and falling through the breeze

the first time you felt free

was the first time you held me

i’ve been lost and i’ve been looking

for somewhere that i can run

i’ve been hoping for redemption

scared to trust the beat of my own drum

it’s like i lost my only rhythm

like my music lost its beat

but like an old country song

leading me on

there’s someone

who won’t leave

me well enough alone

you are always where i run to

you built the home i’ll always come home to

i’ll spend every day God gave me

trying to embody the grace with which you raised me

i've been lost and i've been looking

floating on stormy seas

i’ve been hoping for redemption

scared to trust the salty breeze

it’s like i can’t find my bearings

in the sea of my own soul

but like a lighthouse on the coast

my mom’s waving to me from the shore

guiding me home

yeah i thank God

there’s someone

who won’t leave

Like My Friends

i don’t wanna party

i don’t want a single shot

i like being at home

in my pjs all alone

internet flicks and chill?

no thanks

i don’t want a drink

call me lonely

but

i’m not like my friends

i’m older than them

so i’ll be asleep before

the evening ends

they want go out get drunk

i got a different definition of fun

i guess I got tendencies

that my friends don’t see

i don’t stay out all night

don’t like my local bar

too each his alone

i’m happy all on my own

not as weird honestly

as i thought i would be

maybe i’m not like my friends

i’m older than them so

i’ve already been there

i’ve already seen how this ends

they wanna stay lit and stay wild

i get the appeal of acting like a child

but i guess i got tendencies

that my friends don’t see

i think i grew up early

i think i knew too much to quickly

they slur when they’re talking

they don’t see yet what it can do

if they keep running

locking up how they really feel

i spent years chasing that thrill

i know i’m not like my friends

i know how their night will end

with the wrong boys

and too much noise

i wish i could show them

that just like me

the tides will turn

one day they’ll learn

how to not be like their friends

and that all late nights

must come to an end

Lost At Sea

our love was like ocean waves

the way they don't cling to any shore

they never last

i was your lighthouse

i brought you home and yet

you blamed me when your ship capsized

somehow you survived the wreckage

i know you are out there somewhere

beached

safe

but if you still think of me

i hope it’s because you are finally as lonely

as i never wished you would be

and i pray that all this grief

over the loss of you

isn’t a siren on the rocks

i pray being lost at sea

doesn’t drive me crazy

and i hope you realize

you lost the most

chaotic

reckless

beautiful

part of your life

when you lost me

i hope i finally

drive

you

f*cking

crazy

you are still the smallest

man i have ever known

a grain of sand

on an endless coast

the tides that washed me away

could never be as cruel as you

for killing such an innocent love

Love Real

my connection with you is like no other

the butterflies i get make me wonder

how that look in your brown eyes

always gets me so flustered

you’re someone i could fall for

don’t wanna take a leap we aren’t ready for

all you have to do is smile

come here babe let’s stay a while

i’m afraid to call this love

i’m afraid you might be the one

come on babe let’s chase the sun

i’m holding out too much hope this time

is our time

all i can think about is how to rhyme

your name with everything i feel

is this love real?

never met no one like you

i know these feelings i have are true

driving down your street tonight

wishing you’d come hold me tight

don’t wanna walk a rope too tight

you always make me smile

come here baby stay a while

i really wanna call this love

i’m thinking you might be the one

come on babe let’s chase the sun

i’m holding out too much hope this time

is our time

all i can think about is how to rhyme

your name with everything i feel

is this love real?

i wanna take this chance with you

i wanna be more than friends

two-stepping at 12 am

just let me keep dancing with you

can we call this love

baby you might be the one

come on babe let’s chase the sun

i’m holding out hope this time

is our time

all i can think about is how to rhyme

your name with everything i feel

is this love real?

Mustang's Heartbeat

wasn’t trying to fall in love

wasn’t trying to get all caught up

in some watered-down romance

call it fate call it wild chance

call it whatever you want to

just as long as you call me up too

like a herd of wild horses

you hit me like like a force of nature

i heard thunder on the ground

i was surrounded by you

wanna dive so deep

in those brown eyes

wanna fall for

all your pretty lies

your love got me spinning

like a tornado when we’re kissing

let me show you what your missing

faster than a mustang's heartbeat

this love has set me free

wild as a summer breeze

swept me off my feet

stronger than whiskey kept neat

i think you and i could start a wildfire

just by burning off this desire

like a herd of wild horses

you hit me like a force of nature

i heard thunder on the ground

i was surrounded by you

wanna dive so deep

in those brown eyes

wanna fall for

all your pretty lies

your love got me spinning

like a tornado when we’re kissing

let me show you what your missing

faster than a mustang's heartbeat

like a herd of wild horses

you hit me like a force of nature

i heard thunder on the ground

i was surrounded by you

wanna dive so deep

in those brown eyes

wanna fall for

all your pretty lies

your love got me spinning

like a tornado when we’re kissing

let me show you what your missing

faster than a mustang's heartbeat

My Favorite Daydream

i’ve been all up in my head

since you up and left me

i pretend i’m a pirate

master of the oceans

so i could search the seas

for treasured words

i should have spoken

you’re my favorite daydream

take me back to eighteen

just close my eyes and then

i can find you again

i disappear into my mind

take me back to eighteen

i’ve cried a thousand tears

i’ve waited two long years

i wish i was an astronaut

so i can search the skies

for the same tired starlight

i used to see in your eyes

you’re my favorite daydream

take me back to eighteen

just close my eyes and then

i can find you again

i disappear into my mind

you’re my favorite daydream

take me back to eighteen

i pretend i’m a queen

ruler of a sparkling kingdom

overlooking the sea

i’d issue a decree

to bring you back to me

you’re my favorite daydream

take me back to eighteen

take me back to when you loved me

you’re my favorite daydream

take me back to eighteen

just close my eyes and then

i can find you again

if i disappear into my mind

you’re my favorite daydream

take me back to eighteen

My Sweet Aberdeen

lately i’ve been missing who i used to be

a child of the forest as it meets the sea

born from sea glass and shells and sand

my mother picked by hand

underneath the leaves

of an old birch tree

somewhere on a beach

in Aberdeen

everybody has a place

steps they retrace

to re-find their grace

for me it’s where

the apple orchards

meet the ocean shore

in a salty and sweet embrace

and home is never far away

everybody has a safe space

to run when they’re feeling alone

i think my sweet Aberdeen

is calling me home

i’ve never missed someone

like i miss the time

i spent as a child

letting the autumn breeze

carry me and the red leaves

down dusty main street

these delicate memories

of barefoot woods and the frozen beaches

of the Susquehanna reach out to me

everybody has a place

steps they retrace

to re-find their grace

for me it’s where

the apple orchards

meet the ocean shore

in a salty and sweet embrace

and home is never far away

everybody has a safe space

to run when they’re feeling alone

i think my sweet Aberdeen

is calling me home

i’ve been doubting myself lately

only allowing myself rarely

to stop and smell the flowers

i’ve been lashing out

loud for no reason

at people i care about

lately i’ve been someone else

but there’s a place i can go

if i just sit quietly and breathe

i can call my sweet Aberdeen

my momma used to call me “precious“

now i’m stuck in between

beauty queens and my antidepressants

the good and the bad and my adolescence

so take me back to Aberdeen

i will find her there

somewhere along the gray sand beaches

sitting underneath the leaves

of an old birch tree

and i’ll call out to me

somewhere in Aberdeen

everybody has a place

steps they retrace

to re-find their grace

for me it’s where

the apple orchards

meet the ocean shore

in a salty and sweet embrace

and home is never far away

everybody has a safe space

to run when they’re feeling alone

i think my sweet Aberdeen

is calling me home

N - Z

Of The Witch

i am the granddaughter

of the witch you failed to burn

proudly wearing the same scars

she before me did nothing to earn

i stand and i’ve stood

free as the river water

that flow through these woods

where i will always return

i am made of the earth

and i’ll sing to the stars

i am the granddaughter

of the witch you failed to burn

i am a descendant

of a goddess amongst fae

i am the beginning and the end and

a wild woman

savage and stray

raised ruthless and running

never bend or relent because

she never did

she flew away like a bird

transcending the earth

i’ll always defend

i am a descendant

of the witch you failed to burn

i will watch you burn out

when one day it turns out you could’ve done

something to stop your own destruction

but i, oh i, will find what’s left of my soul

and we’ll go off into the great unknown

where the birds call to the sun

and the wolves howl when the day is done

i’ll find her near the river’s water

i am made of the earth

and i’ll sing to the stars

i am the granddaughter

of the witch you failed to burn

One Man

i had one man tell me

that his work should come first

i had one man tell me

all my friends were the worst

i had one man tell me

i was just too fat

had another man tell me

i’d never have a chance

i thought it was me

it’s hard to sleep at night

thinking you’ll never make anyone happy

but then i met a new man

right out of the blue

this man

he told me i was pretty and smart

said he saw my broken heart

and he held my hand anyway

sometimes all it takes

to fix past mistakes

is one man

i had one man tell me

he didn’t love me no more

i had one man tell me

he’d rather date some wh*re

had another man tell me

he was tired of trying to fix me?

boy what? i left

you better than

you were

when you

found me

i thought it was me

it’s hard to sleep at night

thinking you’ll never make anyone happy

but then i met a new man

right out of the blue

this man

he told me i was pretty and smart

said he saw my broken heart

and he held my hand anyway

sometimes all it takes

to fix past mistakes

is one man

one good strong man

to be my one and only man

i found a kind and fine man

who will never leave me a lonely man

and he’s all my man

i thought it was me

it’s hard to sleep at night

thinking you’ll never make anyone happy

but then i met a new man

right out of the blue

this man

he tells me i’m pretty and smart

he’s helping me heal my broken heart

and he holds my hand everyday

sometimes all it takes

to fix past mistakes

is one man

Part Of your Lonely

from the start you were a light in the dark

yeah you had the potential to tear me apart

but you took my hand took my heart

sweet as pie but still keeping me in the dark

oh boy i’ve never fallen fallen this hard

oh boy i’m all in all in seeing stars

now we’re racing down a back road at 2 am

and i’m just wondering when you’ll really let me in

really let me see me all your scars

your broken hearts

i wanna be there for your good days and bad

and i wanna feel everything you ever have

part of all your highs and part of your lows

part of your everything you’ve ever known

part of your loved and part of your lonely

i don’t wanna see if i ain’t looking at you

i don’t wanna be anywhere if you ain’t too

it’s like all of a sudden your my whole world

and baby you know i’m your ride or die girl

oh boy i’ve never fallen fallen this fast

oh boy i’m all in let me into your past

now we’re racing down a back road at 2 am

and i’m just wondering when you’ll really let me in

really let me see all your scars

your broken hearts

i wanna be there for your good days and bad

i wanna feel everything you ever have

part of all your highs and part of your lows

part of your everything you’ve ever known

part of your loved and part of your lonely

all i want is all of you

next to me and

maybe a little bit of

“getting to know

each other” too?

now we’re racing down a back road at 2 am

and i’m just wondering when you’ll really let me in

really let me see all your scars

your broken hearts

every moment you've been whole

every day they tore you apart

i wanna be there for your good days and bad

and i wanna feel everything you ever have

part of all your highs and part of your lows

part of your everything you’ve ever known

part of your loved and part of your lonely

Phoenix

here’s to us who dream a little loud

those who want to soar above the clouds

here’s to us who crash and burn and

from the ashes turn

to the sun

oh little one

you are a phoenix

and this is your thesis

dowse your fire with gasoline

give ‘em something they’ve never seen

breaking down isn’t a weakness

when you are a phoenix

you’ll fall and rise when you are a phoenix

so let them throw their sticks and stones

you’ve got a fire in your bones

golden with afterglow

baby it’s time to go

time to run

oh young one

know you are a phoenix

this is only your thesis

dowse your fire with gasoline

give ‘em something they’ve never seen

breaking down isn’t a weakness

when you are a phoenix

if you need to crash and burn

from the ashes you will turn

to the sun

oh rising one

you have a purpose

you have meaning

even if you haven’t seen it

you are a phoenix

dowse your fire with gasoline

give ‘em something they’ve never seen

breaking down isn’t a weakness

when you are a phoenix

Polaroid

maybe it was my mistake

i kept expecting you to change

left you in that photo frame

faith in you was stupid

but i can't help if

i was born a human

i wish i could be the same as

when you first met me

i’m better without you

stronger than i used to be

keep me in mind babe

when you need a better memory

keep me in a polaroid

a picture of me from your better days

i wish i could be the same as

when you first met me

i wanted you for all my life

now you’re the last thing on my mind

needed you to be my light

to love me through my darkest nights

nothing left for you to destroy

but a dusty faded polaroid

i’m better without you

stronger than i used to be

keep me in mind babe

when you need a better memory

keep me in a polaroid

a picture of me from your better days

i wish i could be the same as

when you first met me

thought you’d be the one to save me

photographs were all you gave me

cuz you were too broken

to be open

enough to be mine

i’m better without you

stronger than i used to be

keep me in mind babe

when you need a better memory

keep me in these polaroids

a picture of me from all your best days

i wish i could be the same as

when you first met me

Sad Sentimental Heart

set the scene

you and me

early orange autumn breeze

and there was nothing in between us and forever

at least that’s how i remember it

but maybe that’s just how i fall asleep at night

maybe you aren’t as great as i remember

maybe you didn’t hang the moon

maybe you ruined my September

ran after the first “i love you”

but i’ll still tell myself you’re sorry

and that you’ll come running back to me

but it’s just another story

written by a stupid less-than-truthful memory

it’s just another lie

told by

my sad

sentimental heart

i’m on day

four hundred three

without my baby

next to me

breathing in sync

he took my whole heart

and i sold the ring

but that’s not how i remember it

that’s just how i fall asleep at night

maybe you aren’t as great as i remember

maybe you didn’t hang the moon

maybe you ruined my September

and left after the first “i love you”

but i’ll still tell myself you’re sorry

and that you’ll come running back to me

but it’s just another story

written by a stupid less-than-truthful memory

it’s just another lie

told by

my sad

sentimental heart

my favorite color is

“day-is-done”

purple in the sky

i watch you run

circles in my mind

i have to believe

you still love me

to get through this life

it’s just another lie

told by

my sad

sentimental heart

maybe you aren’t as great as i remember

maybe you didn’t hang the moon

maybe you ruined my September

and left after the first “i love you”

but i’ll still tell myself you’re sorry

and that you’ll come running back to me

but it’s just another story

written by a stupid less-than-truthful memory

it’s just another lie

told by

my sad

sentimental heart

Shade of Blue

dusty emerald eyes

hiding crystal white lies

ignore my muffled cries

obsidian hands on my thighs

devil dressed in pearls and wine

boy you got me feeling like a fool

i don’t like your new shade of blue

all i wanted was to be with you

to be your yellow in a field of blue but

my footsteps turned green and

you forgot how much i mean to you

you forgot you

and so you turned into someone new

on your dying mind last

ruby flags atop castles of glass

a delicious curse you killed me to cast

our first date was my friend’s wake

can’t wear the fake

jewels you gave to me

did you know what it would do to me?

i don’t want your new shade of blue

i can’t figure out how to love

the color you’ve become

because it reminds me of

the person you were before

i don’t want to be in love any more

with your new shade of blue

brush me off again like it’s your sworn duty

say you got my back but then look right through me

yeah i’m frustrated and lonely so sue me

because the one person i picked to undo me

is acting like he never knew me

did you know what it would do to me?

when you treated me as less than human?

when you tore me apart and

left me to starve alone in the dark

with broken home and ruined heart

did you know what it would do to me?

did you know i can’t feel anything?

all i wanted was to be with you

to be your yellow in a field of blue but

my footsteps turned green and

you forgot how much i mean to you

you forgot you

and so you turned into someone new

Sip On

ain’t here to sing 'bout some stupid boy

left me like every other cliche cowboy

maybe “every light in the house is on”

he played me like a guitar string

tried to take me for everything

he ain’t worth no country song

i know what you’re thinking

country music don’t need

another song about drinking

but it sure beats a song about

heartache or hard working people

don’t get me wrong

i love the old songs

but let’s see where the beat leads

'cause i need something to sip on

busting my ass working for a dollar

can’t clean the dirt off this blue collar

boss man must be off his rocker

but that’s not going in this song

“9 to 5” is too d*mn long

i need something to sip on

i know what you’re thinking

country music don’t need

another song about drinking

but it sure beats a song about

heartache or hard working people

don’t get me wrong

i love the old songs

but let’s see where the beat leads

'cause i need something to sip on

i want to write country music

but we don’t need another song

about stupid boys long gone

or working dusk to dawn

since i’m already sipping

i'll keep going on

i know what you’re thinking

country music don’t need

another song about drinking

but it sure beats a song about

heartache or hard working people

don’t get me wrong

i love the old songs

let’s see where the beat leads

i need something to sip on

Six Shooter

i knew i didn’t love you

long before i told you baby

'cause what choice did you give me?

don’t flinch

when i pinch the trigger

i’m a six shooter

instead of bullets

i’m shooting whiskey

so i’ll take one shot

for the day you left

and one more

for the things i said

shot three was

bought for me

four and five

for the tears i cry

and one more

for the things you said

then i just might

start again

i’m a six shooter

instead of bullets

i’m shooting whiskey

you moved on so fast

guess i can’t hate that

'cause what choice did I give you?

don’t flinch

when i pinch the trigger

i’m a six shooter

instead of bullets

i’m shooting whiskey

so i’ll take one shot

for the day you left

and one more

for the things i said

shot three was

bought for me

four and five

for the tears i cry

and one more

for the things you said

then i might just

start again

i’m a six shooter

instead of bullets

i’m shooting whiskey

one shot two shots

to numb the pain

with four through six

i can pretend i’m not to blame

i think i lost my soulmate

so i’ll take one shot

for the day you left

and one more

for the things i said

shot three was

bought for me

four and five

for the tears i cry

and one more

for the things you said

then i just might

start again

i’m a six shooter

instead of bullets

i’m shooting whiskey

SnowBird

your eyes lit up my summer

brighter days led to dazzling nights

i spent August ready to love you

through the cold aurora lights

i miss your bright eyes and summer smile

who says winter love can’t be as wild?

and now i see

every reason you’ve been with out

every girl you loved in every season before now

all of sudden it’s September

and you don’t love me like you did in June

the leaves are falling from the trees

as hard as you once did for me

and now i see

your conditional love is seasonal

i won’t just be another lesson you learn

snowbird

like the petals that fall

you may be something i’ve outgrown

this road is icy now

i can’t see for the pain coming down

something changed with the very first chill

something inside you forgot the thrill

and now i see

every reason you’ve been with out

every girl you loved in every season before now

all of sudden it’s September

and you don’t love me like you did in June

the leaves are falling from the trees

as hard as you once did for me

and now i see

your conditional love is seasonal

i won’t just be another lesson you learn

snowbird

the days have been growing colder and so have you

the darkness in this house grows longer as the nights do too

i won’t just be another lesson you learn

snowbird

all of sudden it’s September

and you don’t love me like you did in June

the leaves are falling from the trees

as hard as you once did for me

and now i see

every reason you’ve been with out

every girl you loved in every season before now

your conditional love is seasonal

i won’t just be another lesson you learn

snowbird

Somebody Like Me

i’ve been saying i love you

with my tongue to my cheek

but you shouldn’t make promises

you can’t keep

i swear i use to wear

my heart on my sleeve

i swear i use to love you

but what does that mean?

you shouldn’t make promises

you can’t keep

and you shouldn’t trust

somebody like me

i’ve been saying i love you

but words can be cheap

i’ve been lying to you

through every heartbeat

what if love isn’t enough?

what does that say about me?

have i ever even known

what love really means?

you shouldn’t make promises

you can’t keep

and you shouldn’t trust

somebody like me

i’ve been saying i love you

but lately i’d rather not speak

those words feel so heavy

useless even weak

if the words aren’t enough

show me what is

how can you say you love me

when we don’t know what trust is?

you shouldn’t make promises

you can’t keep

and you shouldn’t trust

somebody like me

Symphony

loving you was complicated

sweet at first now overrated

you were worth the risk to me

long nights whiskey shots and secrecy

cue the violin quartet

never gonna see what was next

the love we had is history

'cause boy you played me like a symphony

we were never meant to be

together you and me

everyone in the audience could see

romance turned to tragedy

yeah you played me

played me like a symphony

i’ve been running every

red light in this town

trying to find something

better than the sound

of your voice in the middle of the night

make this make sense make this right

cue the violin quartet

never gonna see what was next

the love we had was history

'cause boy you played me like a symphony

we were never meant to be

together you and me

everyone in the audience could see

romance turned to tragedy

yeah you played me

played me like a symphony

hear the backbeat trumpets sound

cymbals crashed and brought us down

i don’t know how to fight

all these memories of you i hold in my mind

love lost on a shakespearean sea

yeah you played me like a symphony

cue the violin quartet

never gonna see what was next

the love we had was history

'cause boy you played me like a symphony

we were never meant to be

together you and me

everyone in the audience could see

mr. cool wrote the cruelest tragedy

yeah you played me

played me like a symphony

Things That I Don't Know

did you know the world spins around

and keeps your feet on the ground?

cuz i had to rebuild my wings

from things i found after you

came around and knocked me down

after everything we’ve been through

i don’t know how to not be close to you

yeah there’s a lot of things that i don’t know

i don’t know why

hearing you say goodbye

broke me like it did

i feel like a kid

who doesn’t know

how to let go

or why ice is cold

but water flows

or why it’s your name i hear

when the west winds blow

yeah there’s a lot of things that i don’t know

i don’t know how much more

my heart can miss you

before it actually falls apart

cuz it’s taken me years

and a million tears to

patch myself up and get here but still

after everything we’ve been through

i don’t know how to breathe without you

yeah there’s a lot of things that i don’t know

i don’t know why

hearing you say goodbye

broke me like it did

i feel like a kid

who doesn’t know

how to let go

or why lightning bugs glow

but ants don’t grow

or why it’s your name i hear

when the west winds blow

yeah there’s a lot of things that i don’t know

i hosted a meeting

between my head and my heart

trying to find a new start

i stood next to my head

when my poor lonely heart said

“there is nothing you can give me

no way to convince me

i’ll love him as long as i’m living

and i’m sorry but you’ll never stop grieving”

all this missing you has me believing

my love for you might never decrease and

it’s stopped my breathing

like a little kid who hasn’t known hurt

i’ve never felt so numb to your words

and i’ll live with the scars you’ve given me

but i’ll never let you live on in me

i don’t know how you left without me so easy

i don’t know how to look at you and not see

how you shine how you sparkle how you glow

yeah there’s a lot of things that i don’t know

i don’t know why

hearing you say goodbye

broke me like it did

i feel like a kid who doesn’t know

how to let go or why our hero is Bilbo

but it was Sam who let the ring go

or where the dark hides when the light shines

or why it’s your name i hear when the west winds blow

or if you might think of me tomorrow

or if you might love me in the afterglow

yeah there’s a lot of things that i don’t know

This Is Why

this is why

i fell in love

in the middle of July

this is why

flying under purple skies

you are

sweet on my bitter nights

want you for the rest of my life

this is why

the deep green in your eyes

the lovely white lies

let’s write a novel love affair

say you’ll be there

say you’ll follow me all the same

the deep green in your eyes

the stars in the sky spell your name

this is why

i fell in love

with a winter sky

this is why

when the rain

makes the night cold and mundane

you stayed

warm on my frigid nights

want you for the rest of my life

this is why

the deep green in your eyes

the lovely white lies

let’s write a novel love affair

say you’ll be there

say you’ll follow me all the same

the deep green in your eyes

the stars in the sky spell your name

this is why

i keep falling in love with

how your hand fits

perfectly in mine

and the way you kiss

me all the time

this is why

this love is why

you’re the reason why

the deep green in your eyes

the lovely white lies

let’s create a great affair

say you’ll be there

say you’ll follow me all the same

the deep green in your eyes

the stars in the sky spell your name

this is why

Today I gave Up

i know it’s the middle of the night

and i told you i wouldn’t call but

i’ve been thinking about our fight

how it all went down

i’ve been thinking about

dishes breaking against living room walls

and i’m sorry to call

but i won’t be sorry for what i said

until you’re sorry for how you acted

'cause you can’t take back

the lies i’ve been fed

and i can’t have my words redacted

i think maybe we only dated

because i was young

and hung up on you

and you were dumb

and strung out too

on god-knows-what

i just wanted to tell you

today i gave up my love for you

when i sat down to write this song

i intended for you to sing along

but how can i write your side of the tragedy

if i haven’t lived your story?

it’s not my fault you refuse to write

not sorry

do you know how Einstein defined

insanity?

but i’ve spent a useless decade

slowly drifting away

waiting for the day

you’d have something helpful to say

and i won’t be sorry for how i left

until you admit that you need help

i had to sacrifice you

it was the only way to save myself

i think maybe we only dated

because i was young

and hung up on you

and you were dumb

and strung out too

on god-knows-what

i just wanted to tell you

today i gave up my love for you

to the boy who reduced

recycled

and reused me

you turned me into Medusa

the girl who can’t refuse you

is somehow desperate not to lose you

when i’d have been smart to run as far

away from you as i could get

you turned me into Medusa

into someone that i wish i’d never met

stone cold and bitter and better off alone

full of hate and rage and rotten bones

you forced me to die fighting a war

that i never f*cking signed up for

when will you admit

you won’t get away with it?

you think just because

i was young

and hung up on you

that i was too dumb

to see through your ruse?

all this treason and spite for god-knows-what

contrite desperate reason

break my heart once every season

i think a shrink would have a lot to sell you

i wish i could call you up to tell you

the day i gave up my love for you for good

the world didn’t end like i thought it would

Tomorrow hold me

i was once a little kid

with crazy plans

day dreaming of a future

where i would

finally touch the

highest branch

and everyone would

say “she’s so good”

thinking i’d have it

made by 23

but there’s still so much

unfound in me

yeah there’s a lot of things

that i could be

a thousand possibilities

that i can’t wait to see

everyone says “someday you’ll be somebody”

but what if i already am hey?

maybe someday is now

i don’t wanna wait another d*mn day

won’t let tomorrow hold me down

i know it’s gotta be hard

for you to see

but you’re already who

you need to be

if beauty is in

the eye of the beholder

don’t listen to what

the past ones told you

it’s up to you to to go out and do it

prove it to yourself

and to those who

put you on that shelf

cuz there’s a lot of things

that i could be

a thousand possibilities

that i can’t wait to see

everyone says “someday you’ll be somebody”

but what if i already am hey?

maybe someday is now

i don’t wanna wait another d*mn day

won’t let tomorrow hold me down

don’t wait around

to make your mark

start today

be somebody’s

light in the dark

someday is today

and you don’t have to wait

maybe it’s the little things

that make you great

cuz there’s a lot of things

that you could be

a thousand possibilities

that i can’t wait to see

everyone says “someday you’ll be somebody”

but what if you already are hey?

maybe someday is now

don’t wanna wait for a falling star

don’t let tomorrow hold you down

Twenty Seven Years

do you know that old tradition

where in

when you build a new home

you also write a letter

something that proves you were there

that you once existed

as more than a premonition

you leave these letters in the walls

of your newly demoralized home

for future generations to find

memories to rewind

i poured my whole heart and half my soul

into the twenty seven year long letter i wrote for you

in it i told you

i’m so thankful to know you

to have you to show me

things like how to write letters

then according to tradition

i buried my letters in superstition

in the hopes that you might one day

care enough about my foundations

and take a sledgehammer to the walls of my heart

it’s been eighteen years since i last fell apart

i know my heart is heavy

like a steel piñata

it will take a few swings to break

but it’s filled with something sweeter

then the lies i bought off ya

what made you think

i didn’t want ya?

i hope you aren’t alone

i just bought my first home

you have a grandson

he just turned one

and he’s got your gray eyes

anyway

one day

you’ll read my letter

one day i’ll mail it

when things are better

and i can finally say it

“even without you i made it

but i really f*cking hated it.”

my letter reads:

“i still grieve for every little girl in the world

who is forced to hold that much lonely

you could’ve made me anything

you choose to make me sad

i haven’t yet learned how to forgive you, dad”

Warning You Now

i’m an emotional wreck

i’m the hottest kind of mess

i know i’m a queen

with the lowest self esteem

i’m just warning you now

i’m reckless

i can be selfish

i talk so much sometimes

i get breathless

i’m just warning you now

if i give you my heart

i’d let you tear me apart

'cause i’ll love you with everything i have

i’ll go and fall for you too hard

i’m just warning you now

mood swings and iced wine

are both good friends of mine

my head lives in the clouds

i’ve never had my feet on the ground

i'm jaded and i’m guarded right now

and i don’t know how to break my own walls down

i’m just warning you now

i’m reckless

i can be selfish

i talk so much sometimes

i get breathless

i’m just warning you now

if i give you my heart

i’d let you tear me apart

'cause i’ll love you with everything i have

i’ll go and fall for you too hard

i’m just warning you now

i think i might be ADHD

but my therapist won’t tell me

depression and anxiety

i hope you know what it means

to try and love me

i’m just warning you now

i’m reckless

i can be selfish

i talk so much sometimes

i get breathless

i’m just warning you now

if i give you my heart

i’d let you tear me apart

'cause i’ll love you with everything i have

i’ll go and fall for you too hard

i’m just warning you now

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Limited Intellectual Property Usage. Your Use of the Content is limited to personal reading only. Except as expressly permitted by copyright law, the copying, downloading, redistribution, retransmission, publication or commercial exploitation of any Content, in whole or in part, is not permitted without express permission of the Owner, and where applicable, the Third Parties. If You receive permission to copy, redistribute, or publish any Content, You shall not be permitted to alter or delete any Content, nor any author attribution, owner attribution, trademark legend, or copyright notice. You acknowledge You do not acquire any ownership rights in any Content by Using the Owner’s Applications (whether Your Use is legally made or illegally made).

Licensing Inquiries. To inquire about licensing or other Use of Content, please contact: KD Waters, Copyright Agent, katiedidapoem.com, 9068 E. Chambers St., Mesa, AZ 85208; agent@katiedidapoem.com

Unlawful or Prohibited Use. As a condition of Your Use of The Owner’s Applications, You agree not to Use the Services for any purpose that is unlawful, prohibited by these Terms of Use, or otherwise prohibited by law. You agree not to Use the Services in any way that could damage, disable, overburden, or impair the Owner’s Applications and/or Services, or otherwise interfere with any other party’s Use and enjoyment thereof. You agree not to attempt to gain unauthorized access to any Services, not to circumvent, disable, or otherwise interfere with security-related features of Services, including those preventing or restricting Use or copying of Content. You agree not to Use any bot, crawler, harvester, indexer, robot, spider, scraper, or any other automated or artificial intelligence (AI) means to access, compile, read, or gather the Content or any other information from the Services, whether automatically or otherwise. You agree not to take any action that interferes or attempts to interfere with the proper working of Services and the Owner’s Applications. Without advance written permission of the Owner, You agree You will not post, create, incorporate, or publish any link(s) to the Owner’s Applications within Your own website, media of any kind, or online services, although You may share a link for a personal, non-commercial purpose.

Links. The Owner’s Applications may contain links to the websites of Third Parties. The Owner provides all links solely as a convenience. If You Use a link, You may leave the Owner’s Applications. The Owner is not responsible for, and does not endorse, guarantee, or make any representations or warranties regarding, any Third Parties’ websites, content, materials, services, products, or other information, including donations and purchases. If You decide to access Third Parties’ websites via a link, You do so entirely at Your own risk.

Disclaimer of Warranties and Limitation of Liability. YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF SERVICES IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. NEITHER THE OWNER, NOR ANY OF ITS RESPECTIVE AGENTS OR REPRESENTATIVES, WARRANT THAT THE SERVICES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE, NOR DO THEY MAKE ANY WARRANTY AS TO THE RESULTS OBTAINED FROM USE OF SERVICES AND/OR AS TO THE ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, OR CONTENT OF ANY INFORMATION, SERVICE, OR MERCHANDISE PROVIDED THROUGH THE SERVICES. FURTHER, THE OWNER, AND ITS AGENTS OR REPRESENTATIVES, DISCLAIM ANY AND ALL LIABILITY OF ANY KIND FOR ANY UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR USE OF YOUR PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION (PIN).

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE OWNER, OR ITS AGENTS OR REPRESENTATIVES, SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR DAMAGES OR HARM WHATSOVER, WHETHER PERSONAL OR BUSINESS, WHETHER DIRECTOR OR INDIRECT, BASED ON ANY CAUSES OF ACTION ARISING OUT OF USE OF SERVICES OR ANY ALLEGED FAILURE OF THE SERVICES, INCLUDING ANY ALLEGED COMPUTER VIRUS PERTAINING TO OR ON THE SERVICES. YOU AGREE THIS LIMITATION OF LIABILITY APPLIES REGARDLESS OF THE CLAIM (CONTRACT, TORT, OR ANY OTHER CAUSE OF ACTION). IF APPLICABLE LAW DOES NOT ALLOW ALL OR ANY PART OF THIS LIMITATION OF LIABILITY TO APPLY TO YOU, IT WILL APPLY TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW.

BY ACCESSING THE SERVICES, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE TO THIS DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE, YOU ARE NOT AUTHORIZED TO USE THE SERVICES OR OWNER’S APPLICATIONS.

Indemnification. You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the Owner, and its agents and representatives, from and against any and all losses, damages, liabilities and costs of every nature incurred in connection with any claim, damage, or loss related to or arising out of Use by You (including Your agents), any alleged unauthorized Use by You (including Your agents), or any breach or alleged breach by You (including Your agents) of these Terms of Use. The Owner reserves the right, at the Owner’s own expense, to control exclusively the defense of any matter subject to indemnification herein, and You will not settle any matter without the Owner’s prior written consent. This indemnity shall be limited to the extent You are afforded protection by law.

Applicable Law and Jurisdiction. The Services and Owner’s Applications are controlled and operated by the Owner in Arizona. By Using the Owner’s Applications, You agree to be bound by these Terms of Use, which are governed by and construed in accordance with Arizona laws, without giving effect to conflict of law principles. In connection with any suit, action, or proceeding arising from or relating to these Terms of Use, You consent and attorn to exclusive jurisdiction of federal and state courts located within Arizona.

Electronic Communications. You agree any notices or other communications regarding Your Use may be provided to You electronically via any format including, without limit, email, site posting, or otherwise, and they will be considered received on posting, sending, or other distribution.

Binding and Entire Agreement. These Terms of Use (including the Privacy Policy) constitute the entire agreement between You and the Owner. These Terms of Use supersede all other agreements, oral or written, concerning the herein subject matter. You consent to use of the English language in these Terms of Use, in all documents or notices relating to them, and in all Services.

Severability. If any provision of these Terms of Use is deemed invalid, void, or unenforceable, that provision shall be deemed amended in a manner that will most nearly carry out its intent to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, or shall be deleted if amendment is not possible, and the remaining provisions shall be enforceable.

No Waiver. The Owner’s failure to enforce these Terms of Use in every instance is not a waiver of any of the Owner’s rights. The Owner reserves its right to take all legal steps available to enforce these Terms of Use. Termination of Your Use will result in cancellation of all Your rights of access and Use.

Termination of Services and Survival.The Owner reserves the right to terminate any Services and any Owner’s Applications at any time without notice for any reason, including without limitation for any wrongful or unlawful Use of Services or the Owner’s Applications in any way, including without limit any inappropriate, unlawful, or unsafe behavior, as determined in the Owner’s sole discretion. The Intellectual Property paragraphs herein, Disclaimer of Warranties and Limitation of Liability, Indemnification, Severability, and Applicable Law and Jurisdiction provisions of these Terms of Use shall survive any expiration or termination.

Contact. If You have questions about these Terms of Use, please contact us at: katiedidapoem.com at KD Waters, Agent, 9068 E. Chambers St., Mesa, AZ 85208; agent@katiedidapoem.com

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