I'd Rather Be Here

I'D RATHER BE HERE

WRITTEN BY J.R HILTON

2018

STANDING ON A MOUNTAIN WAY UP HIGH

THINKING ABOUT MY LIFE

BUT I DON'T HAVE TIME TO CRY

ALL THIS BEAUTY THAT SURROUNDS ME

GOES RIGHT INSIDE ME

PEACEFUL INSIDE. FREE TO RIDE

AND DO MY OWN THING

COME WHAT MAY, COME WHAT LIFE WILL BRING

I'M JUST THE SAME OLD ME

AND EVERY CHANCE I GET  I SHUN SOCIETY

YOU CAN KEEP YOUR AFTERNOON TEA

APPOINTMENTS AT THREE

I DON'T WANT TO BE THERE

NO THAT'S NOT ME

MIDNIGHT COMES CREEPING

I'M STILL DREAMING INTO THE FIRE

INTO THE STARS

AND THE HEAVEN'S SHOOK ME LOOSE

AND CLOSED MY EYES

AND FIXED ME WITH A DREAM

I DON'T QUITE FIT IN

WITH PEOPLE THAT MAKE

LIVING A SIN

WORLD AWAY I'VE GOT TO SAY

I'D RATHER BE HERE

IN THE TALL TREES

IN THE MOUNTAINS

 THAT'S WHAT FREEDOM MEANS TO ME 

I SLEEP IN PEACE UNTIL THE SUNRISE

COMES TO FIND ME

SOME NEW CHALLENGE FOR A NEW DAY

I'LL TRY MY BEST TO FIND A WAY

AND FREEDOM FLEW LIKE A FLAG

IN THE MOUNTAIN BREEZE

FALLS LIKE RAIN

I GET MY FILL AND I'M NEW AGAIN

I JUST KEEP GOING

NO SENSE DWELLING ON THE END

I'M SURE IT WILL FIND ME

IT KNOWS WHERE I AM

THE PEACE, THE SOLITUDE

THE BEAUTY UNFOLDS

NO CHEATING, NO DECEPTION, NO LIES

FLOWER FILLED MEADOWS

STANDING IN THE SUN

EMERALD LAKE LIKE A JEWEL

HOT SPRING POOL

ALL I NEED TO FEED MY SOUL

 

GOOD DAY/ BAD DAY AS I SEE IT: Where It Falls

GOOD DAY/ BAD DAY AS I SEE IT: Where It Falls: photo credit J.R HILTON WHERE IT FALLS WRITTEN BY J.R HILTON 2018 A SUMMER DAY WINDING DOWN THE SUN IS SETTING THE...

Where It Falls

photo credit J.R HILTON

WHERE IT FALLS

WRITTEN BY J.R HILTON

2018

A SUMMER DAY WINDING DOWN

THE SUN IS SETTING

THE COLORS ARE RISING

BEAUTIFUL SKY

TOO MUCH BEAUTY TO HIDE

TO KEEP INSIDE

THE SERENITY, THE SOLITUDE

FINDS MY HEART

THAT'S WHERE IT STARTS

THE ENDLESS DREAM

THE TIME MACHINE

THAT HOLDS ME TO THE FUTURE

I'M STANDING FAST

I'M HOLDING ON

MY PATIENCE IS GROWING THIN

IT'S ALMOST GONE

FLOATING ON A SEA

OF UNCERTAINTY

LIKE A SINGLE LEAF

DANCING ON THE BREEZE

FLOATING NOT SURE WHERE TO LAND

A BEAUTIFUL MOMENT

THAT NOBODY OWNS

HALF A WORLD AWAY

ISN'T SO FAR

YOU CAN BE THERE

IN A DAY

BUT I CHOOSE TO BE HERE

I CHOOSE TO STAY

DON'T NEED SOMEWHERE ELSE

THIS AIN'T NO CONTEST

IT'S NOT A GAME

I KEEP IT REAL

BUT NEVER THE SAME

IN THE HARSH LIGHT

OF A NEW DAY

LAY IT OUT I'LL FIND A WAY

EVERY DAYS A CHALLENGE

A CHANCE TO PERSEVERE

I DON'T ALWAYS GET THERE

BUT I'M GETTING NEAR

FATE WILL LAND

 WHERE IT FALLS

WHEN THE NIGHT CLOSES IN

DARK SILENCE FILLS THE ROOM

I'M WIDE AWAKE WAITING

FOR WHAT I DON'T KNOW

THE TICKING OF THE CLOCK

AND THE MOONLIGHTS GLOW

 

  

 

GOOD DAY/ BAD DAY AS I SEE IT: Times Long Gone

GOOD DAY/ BAD DAY AS I SEE IT: Times Long Gone: TIMES LONG GONE WRITTEN BY J.R HILTON 2018 WOKE UP THIS MORNING WITH THE DAWN GRABBED MY COFFEE AND I WAS GONE I DROVE...

Times Long Gone

TIMES LONG GONE

WRITTEN BY J.R HILTON

2018

WOKE UP THIS MORNING WITH THE DAWN

GRABBED MY COFFEE AND I WAS GONE

I DROVE INTO THE SUN

ROLLING ACROSS THE PRAIRIE

LIT UP FOR THE RUN

WIDE OPEN SPACES

ROUNDING OUT MY SOUL

I TURN NORTH, PASSING BY OLD FARMS

THEIR CHARMS HIDDEN IN THE TREES

OLD TRUCKS RUSTING IN THE FIELD

LONG PAST THEIR LAST MILE

OLD WINDMILL LONG SEIZED

RUSTY DINNER BELL

HANGING FROM THE PORCH

OLD TRACTOR IN THE TALL GRASS

I CAN PICTURE CLOTHES BLOWING

ON THIS OLD CLOTHESLINE

 

THERE'S HORSES GRAZING

IN A FIELD NEARBY 

PASTORAL TO THE POINT

OF A SILENT SADNESS

THAT RINGS IN TIMES LONG GONE

MAYBE IT'S JUST ME

TRYING TO HOLD ON

WHAT HIDDEN TREASURES TO DISCOVER

LITTLE BRIDGE COUNTRY STREAM

IN THE TREES A PLACE TO SIT AND DREAM

OLD CORN CRIBS FORGOTTEN IN TIME

BARN WITH A BROKEN BACK

OLD TIMES GOOD TIMES IN THE COUNTRY SUN

WORKING IN THE FIELDS TILL DARK

CRY OF A MEADOWLARK

SLEEPING LIKE A STONE

OH THE TIMES WE HAD 

THE TIMES WE LOST

TIMES WE REWIND JUST TO LOOK IN AGAIN

AFTER I'VE BEEN WHERE I'VE BEEN

DAYS IN THE COUNTRY SUN

NEVER WONDERING WHAT TO DO

NO TIME FOR FEELING BLUE

I REMEMBER ALL TOO WELL

THE INNOCENCE OF THOSE DAYS

SITTING BACK AGAINST AN OAK IN THE SHADE

SIPPING ON A COKE, I WAS KING

IF I DIDN'T HAVE IT, I DIDN'T NEED A THING

FIELDS OF GREEN I HAVE SEEN

TURN TO GOLD IN THE COUNTRY SUN

I'M A COUNTRY BOY, AND I'LL ALWAYS BE ONE

THE TIMES LONG GONE

BUT THE FEELINGS ARE STILL STRONG

GREW UP STRAIGHT AND TALL

DON'T TAKE NO GUFF AT ALL

I'll ALWAYS STAND MY GROUND

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GOOD DAY/ BAD DAY AS I SEE IT: In My Lifetime A Love

GOOD DAY/ BAD DAY AS I SEE IT: In My Lifetime A Love: PHOTO J.R HILTON 2017 IN MY LIFETIME A LOVE WRITTEN BY J.R HILTON 2018 WHERE DOES IT START, BEGIN WHY DOES IT EVER END...

In My Lifetime A Love

PHOTO J.R HILTON 2017

IN MY LIFETIME A LOVE

WRITTEN BY J.R HILTON

2018

WHERE DOES IT START, BEGIN

WHY DOES IT EVER END

ANOTHER HEART ON THE LINE

JUST BLIND FAITH EVERY TIME

LOVE GROWS WINGS

LEARNS HOW TO FLY

SOMETHING, MONEY CAN'T BUY

SET ON LOVE

FELL ON YOU

LIKE SWEET SUMMER RAIN

AN ACT OF KINDNESS

A GENTLE TOUCH

ONE SIMPLE KISS

CAN MEAN SO MUCH

OUT OF YOUR SORROW

YOUR HEART TODAY

YOUR SOUL TOMORROW 

ONE LOOK IN YOUR EYES

THESE FEELINGS START TO RISE

YOU FOUND MY LOVE

DEEP INSIDE

IF YOU GET NEXT TO ME

I'LL BE YOUR DESTINY

SUNRISE COMING ON

PRETTY COLORS FADE THE DAWN

WATCHING WAVES

 BREAK ON DISTANT SHORES

WATCHING STARS

 DANCE WITH THE MOON

REACHING OUT

FINDING YOUR HAND

TAKE ME TO THE END

WHEN I GET TIRED

TOO TIRED TO SEE

WILL YOU BE MY EYES

IN MY LIFETIME

WILL YOU BE MY SAVING GRACE

A LOVE I CANNOT DENY

A LOVE THAT NEVER HIDES FROM CHANGE

FROM STORMS FROM RAIN

FROM THE SUNSHINE

OF YOUR LOVE

TO THE RAINBOW OF YOUR SMILE

SO WHAT IS IT THAT YOU FEEL

I WANNA HEAR ABOUT IT

WANT TO BE CLEAR ABOUT IT

IN MY LIFETIME

A LOVE SO FAIR

TO WAKE UP AND FIND YOU THERE

SOMEWHAT LIKE THE MORNING SUN

WHEN IT FINDS MY FACE

SLIPPING THROUGH MY FINGERS

AND FALLING FROM GRACE 

IS THIS WHAT LOVE LOOKS LIKE

FROM THE OUTSIDE

GOD WILLING

I WANNA STAY ON THE INSIDE

OF YOUR SWEET UNDYING LOVE

WHAT DO I HAVE TO DO

TO ALWAYS BE YOUR HERO

ALWAYS BE THIS LOVED BY YOU

A HEART AS LIGHT AS MINE

WAITING FOR THE GREATER GOOD

AND I WISH I COULD

I WISH YOU WOULD

LOOK INTO MY EYES

THE WAY YOU DO

TELL ME THIS IS GONNA BE FOREVER

LET ME FALL ON YOU

LIKE SWEET SUMMER RAIN