GOOD DAY/ BAD DAY AS I SEE IT: Bittersweet

GOOD DAY/ BAD DAY AS I SEE IT: Bittersweet: BITTERSWEET WRITTEN BY J.R HILTON 2017 HERE COMES THAT FEELING I HEAR THAT SONG PLAYING WHAT IT DOES TO MY HEART ...

Bittersweet

BITTERSWEET

WRITTEN BY J.R HILTON

2017

HERE COMES THAT FEELING

I HEAR THAT SONG PLAYING

WHAT IT DOES TO MY HEART

IS BITTERSWEET

MEMORIES COME FLOODING BACK

IN SOME YOU'RE IN MY ARMS

OTHERS I'M WATCHING YOU LEAVE

STANDING THERE IN DISBELIEF

WHAT WILL I DO

IF YOU TAKE MY HEART WITH YOU

I WAS LOST IN YOUR EYES

YOU WERE SUCH A SWEET SURPRISE

NOW I'M IMMERSED IN SOME NEW BEGINNING

WE HAD THAT DANCE

I NEVER HAD A CHANCE TO LOVE YOU

YOU WOULDN'T LET ME IN

DON'T KNOW HOW MANY TIMES

I WISHED YOU WERE MINE 

MAYBE YOU COULDN'T SPARE THE TIME

TO REALLY GET TO KNOW ME

OR YOU WERE ON YOUR WAY 

TO SOMEONE ELSE FROM THE START

YOU WOULDN'T SAY

ALL I KNOW IS I THOUGHT IT WAS MY LUCKY DAY

SHOWS YOU HOW WRONG YOU CAN BE

I THOUGHT IT ALL SEEMED

TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE

I WAS LOOKING BUT NOT SEEING ALL THE WAY THROUGH

ONE DAY I AWOKE FROM A DREAM

I HAD TEARS IN MY EYES

BUT I COULDN'T REMEMBER WHY 

UNTIL YOUR NAME CAME TO MIND

YOU STILL PLAY THE SAME OLD GAME

THE SAME OLD LOVE SONG

BITTERSWEET MEMORIES

I DON'T KNOW WHY I LET MYSELF REMEMBER

WERE ON THE SAME PAGE

IF ONLY UNTIL IT WAS TURNED

WALKED AWAY AND JUST KEPT GOING

LEFT ME THERE NOT KNOWING WHY

BUT THINGS BEING WHAT THEY ARE

I'M SURE IT ALL WORKED OUT FOR THE BEST

UNTIL I HEAR THAT SONG PLAYING

WHAT IT DOES TO MY HEART IS BITTERSWEET

THEN I RETREAT INTO A MEMORY 

THERE WAS JUST YOU AND I

I WAS LOST IN YOUR EYES

YOUR LIPS ON MINE

THE WARM SUNSHINE

JUST YOU AND I

 

When It's Time

WHEN IT'S TIME

WRITTEN BY J.R HILTON

2017

FOR WHOM THE BELLS TOLL NEXT

IS NEVER KNOWN

WE NEVER SUSPECT

THEN IT HITS HOME

SOMEONE CLOSE ONE OF OUR OWN

BULLETPROOF IMMORTALITY SLIPPING AWAY

MEASURED BY YEARS.BLOOD SWEAT, AND SO MANY TEARS

TIME IS RUNNING OUT TO RACE THE SUN

REMEMBER WHEN YOU WISHED YOU WERE OLDER

NOW LOOK WHAT YOU'VE DONE

YEARS WENT BY, YOU WATCHED THEM GO

BUT NEVER QUESTIONED WHY

THE LIST OF THINGS YOU NEED TO DO

YOU'VE LOST IT BUT IT'S CATCHING UP TO YOU 

SAD BUT IT'S TRUE

A RED LIGHT COMING ON

STOP YOU IN YOUR TRACKS

WHAT'S GOING ON

LITTLE VOICE IN YOUR EAR YOU NEED TO HEAR

DEATH IS NEVER FARAWAY FROM LIFE

JUST GO ON LET FATE DECIDE

HOW SHORT OR HOW LONG THE RIDE 

WHEN IT'S TIME IT'S DONE

MOVE ME TO TEARS OR THERE ARE NONE

WHO MET THEIR END THIS TIME

SPINNING SLOWLY TO A STOP

WHAT DEAR HEART I KNOW HAS STOPPED

ARE WE CONDITIONED TO BELIEVE 

LIFE GOES ON FOREVER 

AND IF IT DOESN'T

 THEN YOU DROPPED OUT OF THE GAME 

LEAVING US TO CARRY ON THE SAME 

 UNTIL WE EACH FORGET

ONE BY ONE UNTIL THE LAST ONE IS GONE

MAYBE WE SHOULD SAY GOODBYE NOW

WHO KNOWS AFTER ALL

WHO WOULD BE NEXT TO FALL

IT NEVER ENDS AT ALL

ALWAYS A STORM WHERE ELSEWHERE THE SUN 

EITHER PLACE THERE'S GONNA BE A STORM

I'VE COME TO TERMS WITH LIFE AND DEATH

AND YET I'M NOT SURE

I DON'T WANT TO GO JUST YET

I'VE GOT SOME THINGS TO DO

I'LL NEVER BE DONE WONDERING

UNTIL THERE'S NOTHING LEFT TO WONDER 

WHEN IT'S TIME IT'S TIME

THIS HEART IS GONE

LIKE A DARK MOONLESS NIGHT 

DARK AND SULLEN, LIFELESS LYING THERE

MY SOUL ACROSS THE SKY 

THIS WAS WRITTEN AS A DEDICATION
TO ALL THE FRIENDS AND COLLEAGUES
LOST IN THESE LAST FEW YEARS.
BLESS YOUR JOURNEYS

GOOD DAY/ BAD DAY AS I SEE IT: These Days

GOOD DAY/ BAD DAY AS I SEE IT: These Days: THESE DAYS WRITTEN BY J.R HILTON  2017 IN THE DAYS THAT ARE COMING  APPREHENSION WAIT AND SEE NO ONE KNOWS FOR SURE ...

These Days

THESE DAYS

WRITTEN BY J.R HILTON 

2017

IN THE DAYS THAT ARE COMING 

APPREHENSION WAIT AND SEE

NO ONE KNOWS FOR SURE

IT'S A MYSTERY

BUT MOST HOPES ARE HIGH 

DOUBTS WILL BE

DAYS AND NIGHTS OF UNCERTAINTY

FORCED BY THE WILL OF FATE

YOU DON'T SEEM CONCERNED 

AS THE WORLD SLOWLY BURNS AROUND YOU 

JUST LIKE I FOUND YOU 

YOU CAN BE SO NONCHALANT

IF YOU WANT

BUT WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO

IF YOU NEED TO

HOLD ONTO THE END

THERE'S A NEW BEGINNING THERE

DO YOU FEEL IT

CAN YOU SEE IT

ARE YOU GOING SOMEWHERE 

OR WILL YOU STAY RIGHT HERE IN YOUR SANCTUARY

EVERYTHING YOU KNOW SURROUNDS YOU

ALL YOU SURRENDER IS ILLUSION

IT GETS LOST IN THE CONFUSION 

ARE YOU CERTAIN THAT'S THE WAY

YOU WANT TO PLAY THIS

WILL THAT MAKE YOU FREE

MAKE IT ALL SO NAMELESS

CLAIM IT'S BLAMELESS AND CARRY ON

THESE DAYS SWALLOWED BY TIME

NO WAITING IN A LINE

THESE DAYS OF UNCERTAINTY 

BLINDLY HELD TOGETHER BY FAITH 

HEAVEN NEVER LOOKED SO GOOD 

IF I COULD HELP YOU SEE

I'D TELL HOW IT IS

NOT LIKE YOU THINK IT SHOULD BE

IF THE WORLD SHOULD COME

 CRASHING DOWN AROUND YOU 

WOULD YOU STARE OFF

 THOUGH IT WAS A DREAM

 YOU DIDN'T WANT TO SEE

WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF IT WAS ME

THESE DAYS CROWD AROUND YOU

BEND YOU SHAPE YOU

MAKE OR BREAK YOU

YOU DECIDE

ARE YOU GONNA LET IT SLIDE

THE POSTURING TO GET IN LINE

IS SO TAXING AT ANY GIVEN TIME

BEFORE YOU LOSE YOURSELF 

IN THE COMING DAWN

IT'S TIME MOVING ON

AM I SEEING A DIFFERENT  YOU 

AFTER ALL THAT YOU HAVE BEEN THROUGH

DO YOU SEE THE CHANGES COMING

CAN YOU FEEL THE CHILL IN THE AIR

THE DARKNESS CLOSING IN AROUND YOU

THESE DAYS HAVE COME AND GONE 

NEVER TO RETURN

FORTUNES TOLD AND FUTURE SEEN

WHAT DOES IT ALL MEAN 

 

GOOD DAY/ BAD DAY AS I SEE IT: Wanderer

GOOD DAY/ BAD DAY AS I SEE IT: Wanderer: WANDERER WRITTEN BY J.R HILTON NOVEMBER 2017 WAYFARER WANDERER, WHISPERING WIND WHERE IS IT THIS TIME THAT YOU'VE ...

Wanderer

WANDERER

WRITTEN BY J.R HILTON

NOVEMBER 2017

WAYFARER WANDERER, WHISPERING WIND

WHERE IS IT THIS TIME THAT YOU'VE BEEN

OVER ANOTHER MOUNTAIN PASS

 AND BACK DOWN TO THE TREES 

DID THE BEAUTY BRING YOU TO YOUR KNEES

WILL YOU BE OFF AGAIN SOON

HE LOOKED AT ME AND SMILED

A HINT OF A FLASH IN HIS EYES

JUST CAN'T DISGUISE HIS NEED TO BE ON HIS WAY

A DIFFERENT PLACE AND A NEW DAY 

TO WATCH THE SUN DRIFT AWAY

 NO CHANCE TO ROOT

NO CHANCE HE'LL STAY

SOUL THAT BELONGS TO THE PREVAILING WINDS

THERE AND BACK, AND THERE AND BACK AGAIN 

UP BEFORE THE DAWN

BEFORE THE SUN LIGHTS THE HORIZON, HE'S GONE

HILLS AND MOUNTAINS THAT MUST BE CLIMBED

FORESTS OF SPRUCE AND PINE

TAKING HIS TIME

REST HIS HEAD NEAR A WATERFALL 

CAN'T HEAR ANYTHING ELSE AT ALL

LOOKING UP AT THE MILKY WAY

SO CLOSE BUT SO FARAWAY

HE CARRIES AN AIR OF MYSTERY

LIKE IT'S HIS DESTINY 

HE KNOWS YOU HAVE TO KEEP ON MOVING 

OR LIFE JUST SLIPS AWAY

NO ONE KNOWS HIS AGE

BUT I ONCE HEARD HIM SAY

EVEN IF YOU'RE ALL THE WAY IN

IN THE END NO ONE GETS AWAY

BUT IF I'M WANDERING FARAWAY

MAYBE I WON'T KNOW

I'LL JUST KEEP GOING

MY SHADOW WANDERING

WAYFARER WANDERER, WHISPERING WIND

WHERE TO THIS TIME

SOMEWHERE YOU'VE NEVER BEEN

I'LL SEE YOU AGAIN

BUT TAKE THESE WORDS WITH YOU WHEN YOU GO

TO REMIND YOU IT'S ALL SO MEANINGFUL

I RESPECT AND I UNDERSTAND THE WAYS YOU CHOOSE

AND THE PATH YOU'RE ON 

YOU HAVE TO SEE WHAT'S ON THE OTHER SIDE 

YOU HAVE TO GO OUT TO MEET LIFE

IF YOUR HEART BECOMES HARD

YOU MUST SEEK TO REACH OUT TO NATURE

INSIDE IT'S CONFINES

THE SILENCE SPEAKS SO MANY WORDS, YOU NEED TO HEAR

                        ALL LYRICS ARE THE SOLE PROPERTY OF THE AUTHOR

 

 

 

 

 

GOOD DAY/ BAD DAY AS I SEE IT: Ten Thousand Dreams

GOOD DAY/ BAD DAY AS I SEE IT: Ten Thousand Dreams: TEN THOUSAND DREAMS WRITTEN BY J.R HILTON 2017 TEN THOUSAND DREAMS, FLOATING UP LIKE BALLOONS  SOME ARE GONNA MAKE...

Ten Thousand Dreams

TEN THOUSAND DREAMS

WRITTEN BY J.R HILTON

2017

TEN THOUSAND DREAMS, FLOATING UP LIKE BALLOONS 

SOME ARE GONNA MAKE IT

SOME ARE GONNA POP TOO SOON

IT'S A HARD WORLD THESE DAYS TO NAVIGATE

IF I HAD TO INVESTIGATE, WOULD YOU CUT ME IN

BEARING WITNESS TO, EVERYTHING YOU'RE GOING THROUGH

STANDING IN THE ROSE GARDEN, LOOKING AT THE MOON

I TAKE A BOW, I THINK YOU

YOUR REPLY WAS ALL I NEEDED

EVERYTHING IN MY FAVOR 

TAKE A MOMENT JUST TO SAVOR

RISING FROM THE ASHES, DIGGING UP MY CACHES

BUILDING UP MOMENTUM

DOES THIS SEEM FAMILIAR, OR IS IT SOMETHING NEW

SWEEPING REVELATIONS,SWEET VICTORIES AND COUNTING

THE EXCITEMENT MOUNTING

TEN THOUSAND DREAMS ALL IN A LINE

WHICH ONES THIS TIME

SEPARATING DREAMS FROM WISHES

REALITY FROM DELUSION

FOREGONE CONCLUSION

STRAIGHT INTO THE SUN FROM DARK SHADOWS

LEAVING ONE WAY TRACKS IN THE SNOW

NO SIGN IN THE TREES

 I'M NOT COMING BACK THIS WAY I KNOW

IF THERE'S EVERYTHING TO LOSE

THEN THERE'S EVERYTHING TO GAIN

SO CHOOSE, YOUR POISON WELL

I CAN'T REALLY SAY I'LL BE BACK

BUT I'M ON MY WAY

IT'S AUTOMATIC IT'S OUT OF MY HANDS

IT'S A RARE THING WHEN EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS

YOU'VE GOT TO FIELD ALL THESE DEMANDS

TWO SIDES TO EVERY DREAM

AND BOTH I'VE SEEN

THE WIND OF FAITH MOVING YOU ALONG

DON'T STOP BELIEVING WHEN THINGS GO WRONG

STANDING IN THE WILDFLOWERS BLESSED BY THE SUN

HOW COULD ANYONE DISAGREE

THE MAN ON THE STREET THINKS IT'S A MYSTERY

I JUST MIGHT FEEL IT DEEP INSIDE

TEN THOUSAND DREAMS SATISFIED

TAKE A LITTLE TIME TO GET IT RIGHT

WALKING SOFTLY IN THE MOONLIGHT FAIR

I THINK I MIGHT BE MORE THAN HALFWAY THERE

 

GOOD DAY/ BAD DAY AS I SEE IT: Follow The Sun

GOOD DAY/ BAD DAY AS I SEE IT: Follow The Sun: FOLLOW THE SUN WRITTEN BY J.R HILTON 2017 SUMMER LEAVES FELL FROM THE TREES  AS THE SUN BEGAN TO RETREAT A REVERED SIL...

Follow The Sun

FOLLOW THE SUN

WRITTEN BY J.R HILTON

2017

SUMMER LEAVES FELL FROM THE TREES 

AS THE SUN BEGAN TO RETREAT

A REVERED SILENCE FELL OVER THE PARKS

THE WOODS, THE TREES

IF YOU CAN'T HEAR A SOUND

WHILE THE SKIES ARE TURNING GRAY 

THE SUN IS LOOKING THE OTHER WAY

RAIN MIXED WITH SNOW, IT'S TURNING COLD

ICY FINGERS, NOVEMBER MOON 

RUNNING DOWN THE CLOCK

ALMOST SEEMS LIKE IT'S STOPPED

PAINTED AUTUMN LIES SLEEPING

GRAY ON THE GROUND

HAPPY LAUGHTER'S GONE

I PACE THE FLOOR, PONDERING

UPLIFTING SWEET SUMMER DAYS 

STRIP AWAY THE SUN

AND GOOD THINGS FOLLOW IT AWAY

I WISH I WAS ONE

SPIRIT RESTED CALM

LONGING FOR THE SUN

SILENT IN THE SNOW

BLINDED BY THE AFTERNOON GLOW

I SHOULD JUST SEE MYSELF

I WASN'T CUT OUT FOR WINTER

IT SLOWS ME DOWN

YOU KNOW I LIKE TO MOVE AROUND IN THE SUN

HAPPY WHEN WINTERS DONE 

THE TREES ARE TOO HEAVY LADEN DOWN WITH SNOW 

DON'T HAVE MUCH TO SAY

BUT I TALK TO THEM ANYWAY

SNOWMEN STAND ON GUARD, IN EVERY YARD

CARS SNOWED UNDER WAITING FOR THE SPRING 

FOLLOW THE SUN, I'D GIVE ANYTHING

TIRED OF BEING COLD, I CAN'T FEEL MY FINGERS

I CAN'T FEEL MY NOSE

TRACKS LAID DOWN IN THE SNOW

SEE WHERE THEY GO

AND IF I FIND MY WAY, TO FOLLOW THE SUN

WELL I'LL BE GONE

REVERED SILENCE, FALLING SNOW

IN THE PARKS, THE WOODS, THE TREES

AND BENEATH THE STREETLIGHTS GLOW

SURE IT'S PEACEFUL BUT IT SLOWS ME DOWN

AND I DON'T WANT TO STOP

SPRING IN MY HEELS

SUMMER IN MY HEART

THE ANTICIPATION, LET IT START

SUMMER LEAVES, LOOK BETTER ON THE TREES

CATCHING THE SUN

NODDING IN A SUMMER BREEZE

 

 

GOOD DAY/ BAD DAY AS I SEE IT: Prairie Sage

GOOD DAY/ BAD DAY AS I SEE IT: Prairie Sage: PRAIRIE SAGE WRITTEN BY J.R HILTON NOVEMBER 2017 OUT RIDING FENCES, ON A WINDSWEPT RANGE SOMETIMES THIS LIFE SEEMS LON...

Prairie Sage

PRAIRIE SAGE

WRITTEN BY J.R HILTON

NOVEMBER 2017

OUT RIDING FENCES, ON A WINDSWEPT RANGE

SOMETIMES THIS LIFE SEEMS LONELY AND STRANGE

POKING THE FIRE, UNDER THE STARS

EMBRACING THE SILENCE, NO PEOPLE OR CARS

TIME ENOUGH TO THINK AND DREAM

BEFORE I GO TO SLEEP

COWBOY UP WITH THE DAWN

ALWAYS MOVING ON

ROMANTIC LIFE IN THE SADDLE

I DON'T THINK SO

JUST ANOTHER DAY OF HARD WORK

COMING MY WAY

DON'T YOU GO AND GET ME WRONG

I CHOSE THIS LIFE BECAUSE IT'S ALL I KNOW 

BROKEN HEARTS AND LONLINESS

THAT'S SURE TO FOLLOW

DRIVES ME DOWN THE TRAIL

BREAKING HORSES, THROWING BALES

RIDING RANGE, THE MILES PASS BY

THE LIFE OF A COWBOY, HELLO GOODBYE

DRIVING CATTLE, CHOKING ON DUST

IT'S MY LIFE, IT'S A MUST

COWSLIP AND PRAIRIE SAGE

TUMBLEWEEDS TURN THE PAGE

ANOTHER DAY OLDER, AND WIZENED PERHAPS 

MAYBE THIS LIFE HAS WHAT OTHERS LACK

COWBOY COFFEE AND STEW

AT THE END OF ANOTHER LONG DAY 

RAINS COMING IN, THERE'S A STORM ON THE WAY 

SUNRISE SOON FINDS ME, BREWING UP AGAIN

FORTIFYING FOR A LONG RIDE AHEAD

JUST ME AND OLD RED, RIDING INTO THE MORNING SUN

LIFE OF A COWBOY, GET IT DONE

ANOTHER SECTION OF FENCE REPAIRED

AND OFF TO FIND A NEW ONE, TO CHECK FOR WEAR

CALL THIS ROMANTIC BUT I BEG TO DIFFER 

THERE'S NO WAY IT COMPARES

THE LIFE OF A COWBOY, WIND WEATHERED FACE

FROM TOO MANY STORMS AND TOO MANY SUN DRENCHED DAYS 

LIVING UNDER THE SKY, WHERE I MAKE MY HOME

RIGHT HERE WHERE BISON USED TO ROAM

BEDROLL BENEATH THE STARS

I CAN SEE THE MILKY WAY

JUST BEFORE I CLOSE MY EYES

OUT RIDING FENCES, ON A WINDSWEPT RANGE

SOMETIMES THIS LIFE SEEMS LONELY AND STRANGE

TIME ENOUGH TO THINK AND DREAM

ALWAYS MOVING ON IT SEEMS

OUT RIDING FENCES IN THE POURING RAIN

SOAKED TO THE SKIN, NO ONE TO BLAME BUT MYSELF

FOR CHOOSING THIS LIFE

 

 

 

GOOD DAY/ BAD DAY AS I SEE IT: Tired Of Illusion

GOOD DAY/ BAD DAY AS I SEE IT: Tired Of Illusion: TIRED OF ILLUSION WRITTEN BY J.R HILTON 2017 I'M SEARCHING FOR A REASON HUNTING FOR ANSWERS IN SEASON LOOKING ...

Tired Of Illusion

TIRED OF ILLUSION

WRITTEN BY J.R HILTON

2017

I'M SEARCHING FOR A REASON

HUNTING FOR ANSWERS IN SEASON

LOOKING FOR THE TIDE TO TURN

WATCHING THE BRIDGES BURN I CROSSED

LIGHT UP THE SKY

WONDERING HOW, WONDERING WHY

WAITING TO SEE THE LIGHT

THE STAR A SIGN

SOMETHING, OF AN OMEN

JUST TO EASE MY MIND

I'M HARDENED BECAUSE THESE DAYS

 HAVEN'T BEEN KIND

FAILURE DOESN'T KNOW ME

I'M MY OWN MAN

HAD MY SHARE OF MISFORTUNE

BUT I'VE STILL GOT A PLAN 

HANGING ON A LINE, WAITING HERE ON HOLD

I'M TIRED OF ILLUSION

READY TO LEAVE BEHIND THIS CONFUSION 

I'M GETTING OLDER NOW BUT I STILL STAND TALL

I'M STILL FULL OF FIGHT

BUT I DON'T WIN THEM ALL

I GOT THE CALL AND I'M DOWN THAT ROAD

GUESS I'LL HAVE TO SEE WHAT TOMORROW BRINGS

IF ANYTHING AT ALL

STEELED AGAINST TIME, WHILE IT'S STEALING MINE

I WON THE FIGHT

BUT I FEEL LIKE I LOST THE WAR

SO DON'T GO WALKING OUT THAT DOOR

I'M PICKING UP THE PIECES AS FAST AS I CAN

BUT THEY KEEP FALLING

FILLING THE SPACE AROUND ME

AND I'M NOT GONNA STOP, LOOKING FOR A SIGN

A LIGHT, A STAR

A WAY TO SHOW YOU WHO YOU ARE

ALL THE TIME WE GATHERED

SEASONS ON A STRING

WE DID IT FOR THE JOY IT WOULD BRING

MY SONG IS LOVE, MY SIGN IS EARTH

FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH 

SOMEWHERE THERE'S AN ANSWER

JUST FOR ME, ONE I CAN BELIEVE 

HOPE IT'S NOT LONG COMING

MY TIMES ALMOST UP, HANGING ON A LINE

WAITING HERE ON HOLD, I'M TIRED OF ILLUSION

I WANNA COME IN FROM THE COLD

GROUND TO EARTH, RAISED ON FAITH

SPIRITS SPOKE ALL AROUND ME

BUT THEY NEVER MADE A SOUND

SAID A WORD, LEFT ME UNDISTURBED

TO CONTEMPLATE THE DEEPER MEANINGS OF A SOUL

TO UNDERSTAND, FIRST YOU HAVE TO LET GO