Don’t Want to Sleep

Made us late for a drive to Tucson because this came to me all at once. I was going to write a song on the 2 1/2 hour drive. Ha. Now I’ll write another one on the drive.

Lyrics

I’m tired, but I don’t want to sleep
One more thing I need to do
Almost done
It’s something for someone
Only take a minute or two

I’m tired but I don’t think I can sleep
Rather play with my friends than shut my eyes
It’s just a song
It won’t take long
We’ll sing a while and then say our goodbyes

I’m so tired, might be time to go
There’s one more thing I have to say
I look at you
You’re tired too
So I love you, now I’ll be on my way

Yeah I’m tired, but I don’t want to sleep

Flower Print Dress

Best Beloved and I have known each other 45 years. When we were young, she knew I was the one for her. I was not so wise. We started our life together 25 years later than we could have.

Lyrics

Pretty young girl in a flower print dress
Said “She’s not the one for you
She’ll never love you the way that I can
She won’t make your dreams come true”

A handsome young man knew the truth of her words
Set about putting things right
Walked away from someone who’d ruin his life
Who let him go without a fight

The pretty young girl in the flower print dress
Found contentment and joy as his wife
She made their home a haven of peace
Shone warm and light in his life

Their children grew in a house filled with love
With their father, so kind and wise
The pretty young girl in the flower print dress
Saw forever in her children’s eyes

The pretty young girl in the flower print dress
And the handsome young man in her heart
Lived happily ever, right to the end
Forever, never apart

A pretty young girl in a flower print dress
Sees a wedding from up on a hill
Thinks about dreams she hoped would come true
And knows that they never will

Strikes

Great big storm behind the mountain
See a flash, start counting
Feel the fire, crackling breeze
Thunder rumbles right up to your knees
Lightning

Flash so bright you lose the sky
Feels like Armageddon’s nigh
Push down, move faster
Driving down the throat of disaster
Lightning

High voltage electrical whine
Into my ears through the telephone line
I hear the words, feel the frisson
You talked, I didn’t listen
Lightning

Tires rip the dark wet road
Under-thinking overload
A hundred miles in nothing flat
Never let you go like that
Lightning

Great big storm behind the mountain
Thunder rumbles right to your knees
Great big storm behind the mountain
Thunder rumbles right to your knees
Great big storm behind the mountain
Thunder rumbles right to your knees
Great big storm behind the mountain
Thunder rumbles right to your knees
Lightning