You and Me andLies

I know why you had to leave

But I thought you’d keep in touch

Even though years have passed

I love you just as much

I dream about you when I sleep

Miss you when I wake

Despite the smile I show the world

Inside I simply ache

Tell me, if I tracked you down

Would you take my call?

Meet me for a drink or two

Or anything at all?

Even though my mind goes there

It’s something I won’t do

I know if we’re to meet again

It must be up to you

Though now and then I’ll look you up

On Facebook or Linked-in

And make believe a fantasy

That we can again begin

But I know you’ve moved on and up

And probably never think of me

And because I truly care

I will let you be

Through all that’s gone on
 Between you and me and lies

I have learned an aching truth

Some love never dies

Alabama

From the Internet

I want to go to Alabama, listen to the music playing

Walk around the towns, hear what the ghosts are saying

Find the belly of the blues, and the campus of country

Where rock and roll was welcomed and just keeps on jumping

Along with Tennessee and Mississippi it’s a melting pot of sound

I’m sure the specters of Williams Sr. and Buffett are still around

I want to smell the wind and feel the vibrations in the air

If you’re looking for a sound -- you’re sure to find it there

Author's Note:
Thinking about the Southern States and the history of music after reading Robbie Robertson's book and listening to Jason Isbell's and Anderson East's music.

Gentle Night

Matheson Lk

We are all flowing

Like a wide river flowing

We are all flowing into the gentle night

He walks before us

Leaving footsteps in his wake

He walks before us into the gentle night

It flows through your body

It flows through your mind

It flows with your spirit into the gentle night

You’ve been searching for wisdom

You’ve been searching for peace

You’ve been searching for the gentle night

Let go your vestments

Let go worldly trappings

Let go anxiety and flow into the gentle night

Let go your ill will

Let go your false hopes

Let go your fears and flow into the gentle night

There will be no more sadness

No back stabbing betrayals

There will only be love in the deep gentle night

Your grief will be unburdened

Your pain a melted shadow

There will only be love in the deep gentle night

Now you are asking

What is the gentle night?

It is where the unknown becomes known

In the deep gentle night

Where you are truly recognized

In the deep gentle night