hard place

Stuck between a rock, a hard place
And two walls
With no doors or windows
No where to hide from it
It creeps into my dreams
And plays on my radio

it has too much power and too much control
I try to out run it at the gym
But it lives in my ipod
It escapes through my fingers
Turning hidden truth to inescapable words
That are laid out right in front of me
They reveal hidden meanings
Stuck between a rock, a hard place
And two walls
With no doors or windows
No where to hide from it

losing hand

they say that it is a losing game
no one never really wins
and that it’s a very bad bet
some can’t catch on to the rules
some cheat
and some just have bad luck
or could it be that only for me it is an unwinnable match
that I set myself up to lose at
every time
because I knowingly sit down at the table
with the same type of players over and over again
I used to hope for a tie
so that there were no winners or losers
but maybe it’s time I fold
i never seem to know what to do once i am in the middle of a hand
i should just walk away and quit
gather what winnings I have
and just live off of those for a while

paul revere

Never thought that I’d be back here
You ride into town on your high horse
Like you are the city’s long lost son
Who has returned home
Standing on my door step unannounced
All smiles with your hands full of treasures
Like nothing ever happened
Say that you’ve learned your lesson
And things will be better the second time around
But what you don’t know is
That I saw you coming from a mile away
Nervous that you were losing your grip
Promises of love, honesty, and security rushed from your lips
I heard that you found that the grass

wasn’t greener on the other side
You claim that you are over your issues
And the distance between us will only exist on a map
But I need you to do both of us a favor
Direct your promises at someone else
Because you and I both know
That I will only be a distraction
Until someone else comes along and catches your eye
And you’ll climb back on your high horse

and ride off into to the sunset
Only to leave your dust behind

new door

they say that you get what you are looking for
when you aren't looking
and when you least expect it
i certainly wasn't looking for this
i stand in front of a new door
open in front of me
not quite sure what to do
i want to enter it
run through with full force
but i am still afraid
of what waits for me on the other side
will the grass be greener?
will it welcome me?
will it want me?
or am i just fooling myself to think that
this new door was open just for me?

this is it

if this is it
if this is all that i get
all that i am promised
let me know
so that i can remember every moment
savor every minute
don't stretch it out longer
than you had planned
if this is it
if this is all that i get
all that i am guaranteed
grant me one request
don't pull back too quickly
because then i won't remember
what was
but not too slowly either
because it might be too hard for me to let go
if this is it
if this is all that i get
because i have met my expiration date
don't make promises that we both know you won't keep
because i knew how it was from the jump
but i allowed myself to get swept up in
the what could be

if this it

if this is all that i get

i knew it from the start

final dance...

Much promised phone calls
have remained unanswered
plans to meet up sometime soon
have been canceled
the fault belongs to no one
we've stretched out this last dance
long enough
the DJ can only repeat our song so many times
it is time for us to exit the dance floor
it was fun while it lasted
let’s remember our final dance for what it was
we will never forget the tune to our favorite melody
that once kept us glued to the dance floor
but now we're both tired
it's someone else's turn now...