WORKING MAN BLUES

WORKING MAN BLUES

Written by: Jeff R Hilton

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AWOKE IN EARLY MORNING

THE CHILL OF OCTOBER IN MY BONES

HEADED DOWNSTAIRS TO THE COFFEE POT

FILLED MY CUP, HMM, NICE AND HOT 
THATS THE ONLY THING THAT GETS ME GOING
HELPS ME START MY DAY
CHASING THE DOLLAR, SAME THING EVERYDAY
WORKING, FOR SOMEONE ELSE

C H O R U S

THOUGHT BY NOW, I COULD STAY IN BED
STAY UP LATE AND WORK MY CRAFT
NOBODY TELLING ME WHAT TO DO
NO MORE STEEL TOES,  NO MORE WORKING MAN BLUES
THIRTY FIVE YEARS OF WORKING HARD
FORTY YEARS OF PUNCHING CARDS
I'M STARTING TO FEEL LIKE I'VE HAD MY FILL
OF CHASING DOWN THAT DOLLAR BILL
IT'S AMAZING, I'M STILL SOMEWHAT SANE

NOW I HAVE TO GET MYSELF GOING
BUT ALL THE TRAFFIC IS SLOWING
TRY TO,  KEEP DOWN MY STRESS
BUT WHICHEVER WAY I TAKE IT'S A MESS
ONE OUT OF EVERY TWENTY PEOPLE
 BEHIND THE WHEEL CAN'T DRIVE
AND FOUR OF THEM, WILL NEVER STAY ALIVE
RUSH HOUR TRAFFICS ALWAYS HELL
I'M LUCKY TO MAKE THAT SIX O'CLOCK DINNER BELL

I'M ALMOST AT THE END OF MY ROPE
BUT SOMEHOW I THINK THAT THERE'S STILL HOPE  
HOPE ITS MORE THAN JUST MY STRATEGY TO COPE
I'M TRYING MY BEST, BUT I'M GETTING TIRED
ALWAYS OVER AND ABOVE WHATS REQUIRED
I NEVER EXPECTED THE LIFE I'VE HAD
I KEEP ON SMILING, TRY NOT TO BE SAD

REPEAT CHORUS 
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All material written and supplied by: Jeffrey Robert Hilton unless otherwise stated
 
  
 

Song Lyrics: Picasso, Artists Lament

PICASSO (ARTISTS LAMENT)

I COULD OF MADE IT

IF LUCK WAS ON MY SIDE

DIDN'T MAKE SO MANY BAD CHOICES

HURT SO MUCH INSIDE

SURE MY WINDOWS GETTING SMALLER

FOR THE FAME AND FORTUNE I SET OUT TO FIND

BUT I'M STILL HERE TRYING

GOING OUT OF MY MIND

WHOEVER FIRST SPOKE THE WORDS STARVING ARTIST

SPOKE WITH ACCURACY OF ALL TIME

BRUSH IN MY HAND, LOVE IN EVERY STROKE

EVERY CANVAS TRYING TO OUTDO THE LAST

AND SUCCEEDING

SURPASSING EVEN MY OWN EXPECTATIONS

I WANT TO SHOW THE WORLD WHAT I CAN DO

I'M JUST NOT SURE HOW

I'M JUST AN ARTIST AFTER ALL

WAITING TO BE DISCOVERED

WISH I WASN'T SO HUMBLE, WISH I WASN'T SO SHY

MAYBE ALL THESE PAINTINGS

ARE WAITING FOR ME TO DIE

chorus

PICASSO LEFT US IN 1973, SUCH A SAD DAY

BUT IT LEFT AN OPENING FOR ME

ALWAYS ON THE DARK SIDE,

LOOKING FOR THE BRIGHT SIDE

KALEIDOSCOPE OF COLORS, ALL RIGHT BEFORE ME

I TRY TO USE THEM ALL

BUT I TEND TO LEAN ON BLUE, I DO

I JUST CAN'T HELP IT, ITS WHAT'S INSIDE OF ME

TRYING TO GET OUT JUST LIKE ME

I JUST WANT TO BE FREE

I WANT TO CARRY ON, BE A PERSON OF NOTE

FOR WHAT I'VE CAPTURED ON CANVAS

HOPE TO EVERLASTING VIEW

SPECULATING ON WHAT I WAS THINKING

 AND WHAT I KNEW

I'M AN ARTIST, I DON'T EXPECT YOU TO UNDERSTAND

I'M AN ARTIST, IT'S NEVER SOFT WHERE I LAND

PART OF THE PERSONA

PART OF THE MYSTIQUE

PART OF SOMETHING THAT'S SO UNIQUE

BRUSH IN MY LEFT HAND, TRYING TO PAINT THE SKY

THINKING ABOUT PICASSO, BUT I'M NOT SURE WHY

repeat chorus

Written and composed by: Jeff R Hilton

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A POIGNANT POEM NOT TO BE MISSED

A very poignant political poem, eluding to the mindset of Government Agenda in present North America

A wake-up call to Americans and Canadians

If every person that read this, shared it with someone encouraging

those people to do the same, perhaps this could make a difference in our future.

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Written by: J.R Hilton 10/08/2015

RISE

EVERYBODY IS TALKING ABOUT IT

EVERYBODY IS TALKING AROUND IT

EMPTY WORDS IF NO ONE MOVES

ACTIONS WAITING TO BE USED

WE MUST PULL TOGETHER AND RISE

AGAINST THIS BIG MACHINE RAGING OUT OF CONTROL, FEEDING ON YOUR BANKROLL

GRIND YOU DOWN TO DUST

MOVING TO THE NEXT IN LINE

FREEDOM AND CHOICE SHRINKING ALL THE TIME

IF THE WORLD NEEDS MORE HEROES

WE'RE RIGHT HERE

RISE BEFORE YOU LIVE IN FEAR

WE CAN ALL BE SISTERS AND BROTHERS

IN TAKING BACK OUR WORLD

COME ON RISE TOGETHER

THE BATTLE FLAGS UNFURLED

RISE AGAINST THE BIG MACHINE

THAT RUNS ITSELF ON GREED

PRESS UPON THESE PEOPLE, UNTIL THEY MUST CONCEDE

FOR ALL OUR SAKE AND THOSE NOT BORN

REMOVE THE THREATS THAT LEAVE US TORN

TORN FROM FREEDOMS THAT WE'VE EARNED

TO REBUILD THE BRIDGES THAT THEY'VE BURNED

RISE, RISE, RISE.  THEIR ALREADY WAITING

IT WON'T BE A SURPRISE 

BUT RISE, RISE, RISE

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Written by: J.RHILTON

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(SONG LYRIC) WAITING TO COLLIDE

 

 

WAITING TO COLLIDE

 

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PRETTY LACE AND PERFUME

A SMILE TO MATCH THE SPARKLE IN YOUR EYES

I WATCH YOU MOVE IN THE DIM LIGHTS GLOW

YOU ALREADY HAD ME YOU KNOW

WHEN I DANCED WITH YOU, YOU LIKED IT

I HELD YOU A LITTLE CLOSER UNTIL THE MUSIC STOPPED

YOUR HIPS STILL SWAYED GENTLY BENEATH MY HANDS

KIND OF FINALIZED MY PLANS

 

WE LEFT TOGETHER YOU HANGING ON MY ARM

I WAS TAKEN BY YOUR CHARM

TONIGHT YOU WON'T HAVE TO BE ALONE

TONIGHT I'M TAKING YOU HOME

THIS BEAUTY BEFORE ME GOES FIRST

I NEEDED A DRINK AND SHE QUENCHED MY THIRST

NOW RIGHT BESIDE YOU IS WHERE I STAND

WE GOT TOGETHER AND MADE ALL KINDS OF PLANS

 

CHORUS

 

YOU AND I WERE WAITING TO COLLIDE WITH ONE ANOTHER

THESE THINGS OFTEN TAKE SO LONG

MAYBE THATS WHAT MAKES THIS BOND BETWEEN US SO STRONG

WHAT WAS MEANT TO BE

SHALL GIVE YOU EYES TO SEE

RIGHT INSIDE A SOUL

THERES NO GUESSING, IT'S WHAT I KNOW

I'VE BEEN MISSING, I'VE BEEN MISSING YOU SO LONG

I ALMOST GAVE UP BUT I KNEW BETTER THAN TO KNOW, THIS WAS THROUGH

NOW ALL MY LOVES TO YOU

 

I DON'T WANT TO BE ALL THAT, EXCEPT TO YOU

I JUST WANT ALL YOUR LOVE, WHILE I'M LOVING YOU

WE WERE WAITING TO COLLIDE

EVERYTHING HIDDEN INSIDE, THIS MOMENT

PRETTY LACE AND PERFUME

A SMILE TO MATCH THE SPARKLE IN YOUR EYES

 I WATCHED YOU MOVE IN THE DIM LIGHTS GLOW

LOOKED INTO YOUR VERY SOUL

 

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Written by: J.R.Hilton  October 5 2015

 

 

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13th Annual 2015 River City Classics Car Show

High River Alberta Canada

I was fortunate this year to finally attend the High River show for the first time and it was a great show with so many great cars to look at, they seemed to stretch on for miles through the town streets, roads and even filling up a park. 

The show was the biggest show in Southern Alberta since 2002, and continues to grow. The entrance fee is only $10 per car and a donation of a food item to the local food bank. The Show differs from most others because you may enter any make,model or year of car regardless of it's condition.

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Here are some pics of the show for you to enjoy browsing.

BARRACUDA

FURY

DODGE DART

PLYMOUTH SUPERBEE

ROAD RUNNER

I know eh, and that's just the Mopar !

The author wishing to drive away in this

BEL AIR

CAMARO

GTO

COUGARS

CORVAIR

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PUBLISHER AND PHOTOGRAPHER: JEFFREY R HILTON