Nuts and Screws

My daddy was a carpenter
But he destroyed more than he built
The day is getting closer
When I can let go of all the guilt

I've been pouring all of my sadness
Making words into a song
But the piano man keeps humming
The key signature is all wrong

It's too easy to feel jaded
I know enough to keep it simple
Just keep giving and forgiving
Everything is fleeting like a pimple

Copacetic

Have mercy
Please forgive
Only got one shot
To righteously live

Crazies

She got into bed with madness
All in the pursuit of happiness
When she turned to cuddle
No one was there
Only a cold pillow and crazy hair

Smug O' War

Open the door
Close your heart
Seal the deal
Rip it apart

Make a mistake
Kiss a snake
Lie and betray
Lose your way

Real or fake?
Jumped in a lake
Stranger or stray?
A true friend would stay

Four of You

The first time we met you were happy
The second time we met you were sad
The third time we met you were angry
The fourth time we met you were bad
If we were keeping score
It would be four against one
But it feels like there's no real winner
This game is not really fun
Polluted eyes see everything as dirty
Every minute of my life I try to fight
Give me patience, love and a smile
And I will make it all right

Baggage

She cried on a shoulder
Her tears puddled on the floor
When her will to live was over
He opened her guarded door
Don't know how to get involved
Will you help one another evolve?
No more stallin'
No more ballin'
Cheezy, needy and so lame
Sleazy, greedy and not tame
No worries together just take aim
Do you want all this baggage to claim?

Til Death Do Us Part

Faces invisible in the crowd
Spirits connected by a shroud
Rainbows dancing in the clouds

The man and the woman stand apart
The end is the beginning of the start
Spoken together til death do us part

Connected

Meeting on the corner of cyber and chat
Broadcasting to the air
Society's poison she professed
Caused existential despair

What could be less important to us?
Daily traffic or tangle-free hair?
Losing a brother fighting in the war
Now that was truly unfair

Pictures and comments
They did share
Victories and defeats
They did compare
They both agreed
Justice is rare

Do you really matter?
Do you really care?
Is this self-promoting behavior?
Your true soul you bare?

Worrisome thoughts
Caused her heart to tear
But after the loss of power
The feelings of love were still there

Seed

The woman sitting on the park bench
Watched a squirrel gather an acorn
Which had fallen from the oak tree
Which was planted by a boy
Who later married a woman
Who gave birth to
The woman sitting on the park bench

Raise Her

Your family has betrayed
Your friends have strayed
Remember, your spirit is bulletproof

Your heart starts to fade
There's no first aid
Remember, your spirit is bulletproof

Oh, man, you've been made
You reach for the razor blade
Remember, your spirit is bulletproof