Thursday, February 28, 2019

THE WORDSMITH MILL: SOMEWHERE IN A DREAM

THE WORDSMITH MILL: SOMEWHERE IN A DREAM: SOMEWHERE IN A DREAM WRITTEN BY JEFF R HILTON CAUSE MY JOY CAUSE MY PAIN AFFECT MY LOVE DRIVE ME INSANE FOLLOW ME TO...

SOMEWHERE IN A DREAM



SOMEWHERE IN A DREAM

WRITTEN BY JEFF R HILTON

CAUSE MY JOY
CAUSE MY PAIN
AFFECT MY LOVE
DRIVE ME INSANE
FOLLOW ME TO THE SUN
THEN BACK AGAIN
THERE'LL BE NO ONE ELSE
ON THE LAST TRAIN
BUT YOU AND I

BUT JUST FOR NOW
WE'LL BOARD A PLANE
FLY INTO THE SKY
KEEP GOING UNTIL
WE CAN'T SUBTRACT
 THE MILES

HEAVEN FIND US FREE
ON SOME WARM SUNNY BEACH
THE PALMS
SWAYING IN THE BREEZE
JUST DOING AS WE PLEASE
AND RIGHT BENEATH THE STARS
HUMBLED AS WE ARE
WE BEGIN AGAIN

AWED BY THE GLORY
 THAT WE SEE 
THE SOULS
WE'VE COME TO BE
SOMEWHERE IN A DREAM
YOU WERE THE ONLY ONE
TO STOP LONG ENOUGH
TO SEE
TO BELIEVE IN ME 
WE WORK OUT
THE INTRICACIES 
GET BEHIND
THE MYSTERIES
TAKE THINGS DAY TO DAY
SOME OF THEM USELESS 
WE THROW AWAY

WE DRIVE CHANGE
ITS SO HARD TO STEER
PULLS TO THE LEFT
AS WE NEAR
YOU REACH FOR A DREAM
AS IT FLOATS BY
BUT YOU'RE TOO LATE
YOU CAN'T CATCH IT
ITS TOO FAST YOU TRIED

MORE STORMY WEATHER
PAINT YOUR WAR FACE ON
RISE TO THE CHALLENGE
WE NEVER GOT THIS FAR 
WITHOUT A FIGHT
WE CAN'T LOSE
WE CAN ONLY WIN OR DRAW
LIVE TO FIGHT ANOTHER DAY
YOU SEE IT COMING ANYWAY
NO SURPRISE BY NOW

ITS JUST A MATTER OF TIME
THAT'S RIGHT
SOMEWHERE IN A DREAM
WE'LL BEND IN THE WIND
BUT WE WON'T BREAK
ENJOY EVERY STEP
ON THE ROAD THAT WE TAKE
WE'LL GET THERE TOGETHER
AND THAT'S WHERE WE'LL STAY
A NEW START
A DIFFERENT PAGE
A BRAND NEW DAY



 

Tuesday, February 26, 2019

THE WORDSMITH MILL: PUSHING THE TIDE

THE WORDSMITH MILL: PUSHING THE TIDE: PUSHING THE TIDE WRITTEN BY JEFF R HILTON  FEB. 2019 THE WIND IS PUSHING THE TIDE ITS A WILD DAY BUT YOU ARE BY MY...

PUSHING THE TIDE



PUSHING THE TIDE

WRITTEN BY JEFF R HILTON 

FEB. 2019


THE WIND IS PUSHING THE TIDE
ITS A WILD DAY
BUT YOU ARE BY MY SIDE
THE SUNS FIGHTING
THE CLOUDS TO SHINE
NO HORIZON, I CAN SEE
NO BEGINNING, NO END
NOTHING TO DEFINE
NOTHING LEFT TO CHANCE
JUST A DREAM, A STANCE

ITS NEVER CUT AND DRIED
RIDING THE SWELL
DANCING ON THE WAVES
WEARING THE SUN
WHEN SKIES ARE BLUE
THE PART OF YOU INSIDE
THAT HOLDS ME FAST
STEADIES ME 
SO I DON'T CRASH
 THAT I CAN'T HIDE

ITS NEVER CUT AND DRIED
TELL ME
WHERE ARE THE CONTROLS
TO TURN THIS SHIP AROUND
BEFORE IT RUNS AGROUND 
MY CALM IN STORMY SEAS
THE WAVES ARE OVER THE SIDE
THE WIND IS PUSHING THE TIDE

WE HANG ON TOGETHER
FOR DEAR LIFE
RUNNING LEE, NOT TO BE
PUT ON YOUR BRAVEST FACE
WE'LL GO DOWN
OR WE'LL GET SOMEPLACE 
SOONER OR LATER
WE MIGHT GET SOME PEACE

PULL DOWN THE HEAVENS 
DRAW FROM THE WINE 
SIT IN THE SUN
TAKE OUR OWN TIME
ITS BEEN QUITE THE RIDE
THE WIND PUSHING THE TIDE
WILD DAYS
BUT YOU STAYED BY MY SIDE
I HOLD MY HANDS TO
CATCH THE RAIN
THE RAINBOWS WHEN
SKIES ARE BLUE
BESIDE YOU.




 

Monday, February 25, 2019

THE WORDSMITH MILL: IF YOU'VE GOT NOTHING

THE WORDSMITH MILL: IF YOU'VE GOT NOTHING: IF YOU'VE GOT NOTHING WRITTEN BY JEFF R HILTON 2019 I COULD OF SAID THINGS WERE FINE I COULD OF SAID I'VE GOT ...

IF YOU'VE GOT NOTHING


IF YOU'VE GOT NOTHING

WRITTEN BY JEFF R HILTON

2019

I COULD OF SAID THINGS WERE FINE
I COULD OF SAID I'VE GOT
PEACE OF MIND
I WOULD OF SPOKE TOO SOON
MAYBE I SHOULDN'T BUILD A WALL
SOONER OR LATER
THEY ALWAYS FALL
WHERE'S MY PLACE TO STAND
TO DEFEND TOOTH AND NAIL

I'M JUST BANGING MY HEAD
TRYING TO MAKE THIS WORK
IF YOU'VE GOT NOTHING
THEN WHAT HAVE YOU
I HATE TO SEE, THIS THING
TURN INTO A MONSTER
I SHARPEN MY AXE
FILL IN ALL THE BLANKS
STILL ON THE OUTSIDE
TRYING TO KEEP THIS REAL
SOMETHING I CAN FEEL
BUT NOT QUITE LIKE THIS

MISSION CRITCAL
I DON'T WANT TO CRASH AND BURN
I'VE BEEN THERE
ITS NOT MY TURN
TRYING NOT TO FEED THIS
I DON'T WANT TO SE IT GROW
I'M HOLDING ON
I WON'T LET GO

I COULD OF SAID
ITS ALL FINE AND GOOD 
I DID EVERYTHING I COULD
TIME AFTER TIME
ITS MY HONOR I HAVE TO DEFEND
IF THERE'S A NEED
I'LL FIGHT TO THE END
 
 
 

Sunday, February 24, 2019

THE WORDSMITH MILL: SOMEHOW SOMETIMES

THE WORDSMITH MILL: SOMEHOW SOMETIMES: SOMEHOW SOMETIMES WRITTEN BY JEFF R HILTON FEB. 2019 YESTERDAYS BEHIND THE SUN A NEW DAY HAS JUST BEGUN AN OLD ONE L...

SOMEHOW SOMETIMES



SOMEHOW SOMETIMES

WRITTEN BY JEFF R HILTON

FEB. 2019

YESTERDAYS BEHIND THE SUN
A NEW DAY HAS JUST BEGUN
AN OLD ONE LEFT BEHIND
A CHANCE TO TURN THINGS AROUND
THAT I BETTER TAKE
TO NOT DO SO
WOULD BE A MISTAKE

LIFT YOUR HEAD UP TO THE SUN
FILL YOUR HEART UP
THAT'S HOW ITS DONE
IN THE WORLD, ON THE LINE
BIDING WHAT LITTLE TIME
I MIGHT HAVE
TRYING TO CHANGE
TRYING TO COME TO TERMS
WITH MY AGE
BECOMING MELLOW
A LITTLE SAGE
TRADING PEACE FOR MY RAGE

DON'T KNOW HOW I WILL
BUT I'M TRYING
TO FILL MY BOOTS
YOUR FOOTSTEPS BESIDE MINE
ALL I KNOW IS
YOUR HEART DESERVES MINE
GIVE A LITTLE LOVE
GIVE A LITTLE TIME
TO SAVE ME FROM MYSELF

SOMEHOW SOMETIMES
IT JUST SEEMS TO ME
THE WORLDS OUT TO GET ME
AND HERE IT IS, I HIDE
LOOKING OUT FROM INSIDE
I'M NOT SURE I WANT TO KNOW
THE WORLD OUT THERE
ITS NEVER BEEN KIND

SO MANY YEARS SPENT
WONDERING IF IT WAS ME
SOMEWHERE DEEP INSIDE
I CRIED
THE INNOCENCE HAD DIED
QUIET AND CALM
COOL AND HARD
I HAVE NOTHING TO SAY
I'M ON MY GUARD

I USED TO BE SO EASY GOING
NOW I'M LIKE A BOOK
THAT'S CLOSING
YOU OPEN ME REMIND ME
THAT THERE'S NO TIME TO SLEEP
I'M AWAKE NOW
I'M IN SO DEEP
YOUR FOOTSTEPS BESIDE ME
YOUR LOVE IN MY HEART. 

Tuesday, February 19, 2019

THE WORDSMITH MILL: THE HEARTLAND HAS SO MUCH SOUL

THE WORDSMITH MILL: THE HEARTLAND HAS SO MUCH SOUL: THE HEARTLAND HAS SO MUCH SOUL WRITTEN BY JEFF R HILTON 2019 IF YOU SEE THE ROAD LESS TRAVELED THAT'S WHERE I WI...

THE HEARTLAND HAS SO MUCH SOUL



THE HEARTLAND HAS SO MUCH SOUL

WRITTEN BY JEFF R HILTON

2019

IF YOU SEE
THE ROAD LESS TRAVELED
THAT'S WHERE I WILL BE 
THE HEARTLAND
HAS SO MUCH SOUL
BACK ROADS FILLED WITH GOLD
SILENCE SPEAKING VOLUMES
SOMETHING YOU SHOULD HEAR
SOMETHING THAT
DRAWS YOU NEAR

WHAT YOU SEE
MIGHT NOT BE
THE SAME AS ME 
A DIFFERENT REALITY 
NOW WE'RE GETTING SOMEWHERE
MAKING SOME TIME
FORWARD TO MY DESTINATION
BACKWARDS STRAIGHT ON THROUGH

PLACES STUCK IN TIME
I CAN REMEMBER
WHEN ONE WAS MINE
ALWAYS JUST MORE OF THE SAME
THE WHISTLE OF OF SOME MIDNIGHT TRAIN
OUT ON THE LINE 
REACHING BACK IN TIME

I NEVER REALIZED 
THOSE MORNINGS
IN THE COUNTRY SUN
WONDERING WHAT TO DO
WITH EACH ONE
ALL THE TREASURES
I COULD FIND
WERE RIGHT THERE ALL ALONG
HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT

ALL THE LITTLE THINGS
WEREN'T  SO LITTLE AT ALL
SWEPT ASIDE FORGOTTEN
NEVER REALIZED HOW MUCH THOSE DAYS
WERE MADE OF GOLD
THE WIND BLEW STRONG
THE WIND BLEW COLD
THE MOON, THE STARS
CALLED ME OUT BY NAME
ROOTED IN THE EARTH TO WATCH THEM
 CLAIM THEIR PLACE IN THE SKY
THAT'S WHERE I GOT THIS SPARKLE
IN MY EYES

MORNINGS IN THE COUNTRY SUN
THE HEARTLAND
HAS SO MUCH SOUL
BACK ROADS FILLED WITH GOLD
MY HEART SHOULD KNOW 

THE WORDSMITH MILL: WITHOUT YOUR SMILE

THE WORDSMITH MILL: WITHOUT YOUR SMILE: WITHOUT YOUR SMILE WRITTEN BY JEFF R HILTON 2019 YOU SEEM TO HIDE SO THE REAL WORLD CAN'T FIND YOU LET YOUR FE...

WITHOUT YOUR SMILE



WITHOUT YOUR SMILE

WRITTEN BY JEFF R HILTON

2019

YOU SEEM TO HIDE
SO THE REAL WORLD
CAN'T FIND YOU
LET YOUR FEARS
BE THE ONES THAT GUIDE YOU
YOU NEED TO
BRING IT OUT
TO SEE WHAT IT IS
WHAT IT COULD BE

DEEP INSIDE YOU
DON'T LET
 YOUR PAST HAUNT YOU 
I TRULY WANT TO SEE
YOU HAPPY
LAUGHING IN THE SUN
LOVING LIKE YOU'VE
NEVER DONE

JUST COME OUT AND SEE
MY LOVE HAS NEVER
BEEN A MYSTERY
YOU'LL NEVER KNOW
UNTIL YOU
SAY GOODBYE
TO ALL THAT DARKNESS
IN YOUR SOUL

STEP INTO THE LIGHT
SO I CAN SEE YOU
A DAY IS WASTED
WITHOUT YOUR SMILE 
YOU'VE GOT A MILLION
REASONS NOT TO CRY
TAKE OFF THAT BLACK CLOAK
OF SADNESS, AND TRY
CHASE THOSE GRAY CLOUDS
FROM THE SKY

COME OUT BEFORE YOU
GET TOO DEEP
MAKE YOURSELF
HARD TO FIND
HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT
AM I WRONG
OR AM I RIGHT
YOU DON'T HAVE TO SPEAK
JUST NOD
NOW LET ME FIND YOU
DISCOVER WHO YOU ARE

SAME OLD
OR SOMEONE NEW
SHAKE UP A DAY
MAKE IT HOLD ONTO
YOUR LIGHT
CHANGE THIS FROM 
SOMETHING NOT GOOD
TO SOMETHING RIGHT

THERE'S SO MUCH TO DO
WE NEED TO START
BEFORE WE'RE
WORLDS APART
ITS RAINING
WISH IT AWAY
SO THE SUN CAN SHINE
IF YOU NEED A REASON
THEN LOOK INTO MY EYES

A DAY IS WASTED 
WITHOUT YOUR SMILE
I COULD TELL YOU
SWEET THINGS
ALL NIGHT LONG
ALL THE THINGS
YOU NEED TO KNOW
BEFORE YOU GET
TOO DEEP
YOU GET HARD TO FIND
COME ON OUT ITS TIME
ITS TIME 

Monday, February 18, 2019

THE WORDSMITH MILL: AUGUST MOON

THE WORDSMITH MILL: AUGUST MOON: AUGUST MOON WRITTEN BY JEFF R HILTON 2019 THE SUMMER DAYS ARE FADING THE LEAVES ALREADY TAKING ONE LAST BREATH OF GR...

AUGUST MOON



AUGUST MOON

WRITTEN BY JEFF R HILTON

2019

THE SUMMER DAYS ARE FADING
THE LEAVES ALREADY TAKING
ONE LAST BREATH OF GREEN
ENDLESS SUMMER
SOMETHING I'VE HEARD
BUT I'VE NEVER SEEN

WALKING THROUGH THE WOODS
IN HUSHED SILENCE
EVERY-BODIES GONE
I THINK OF ALL THE SUMMERS PAST
AND HOW MUCH SHORTER NOW
THEY SEEM

I THINK TO A TIME WHEN
DAYS SEEMED TO NEVER END
FINALLY GIVING WAY TO THE STARS
THERE WE WERE
FINDING OUT WHO WE ARE
WE LIVED A LIFETIME IN A DAY
COULDN'T FIND US
WE WERE GONE AWAY

TOUCHING LOVE
AUGUST MOON
IF SHE WON'T
SHE WILL SOON
SUMMER ENDS
YOU FIND HER GONE
YOU'VE GOT THAT LOOK
AGAIN IN YOUR EYES
NIGHTS SAT
WONDERING WHY
STARING INTO THE FLAMES
YOU'RE NEVER THE SAME
WAY TWICE
BUT THE FIRST TIMES
ALWAYS NICE

I CROSSED THE OCEANS
I WATCHED EACH SUMMER
DYING WITH DISMAY
A COLD OCTOBER MOON
 COMES SHINING
THE SKY DIVIDES
MAYBE I SHOULD BE
ON THE OTHER SIDE
IN THAT
ENDLESS SUMMER LIGHT
TRYING TO GET THERE
BUT SOMETIMES
I LOSE SIGHT

SOMETIMES YOU GET
TO BE A STAR
OTHER TIMES
A SUN RAY
THAT'S WHO YOU ARE
YOU JUST NEED TO SHINE
 

Sunday, February 17, 2019

THE WORDSMITH MILL: THE TIDE COMES WEEPING

THE WORDSMITH MILL: THE TIDE COMES WEEPING: THE TIDES COME WEEPING WRITTEN BY JEFF R HILTON FEB. 2019 BETWEEN BLUE WATER AND MATCHING SKY WITHOUT HORIZON JU...

THE TIDE COMES WEEPING



THE TIDES COME WEEPING

WRITTEN BY JEFF R HILTON

FEB. 2019

BETWEEN BLUE WATER
AND MATCHING SKY
WITHOUT HORIZON
JUST THE SAND
AND FLOTSAM FROM THE SEA
BEYOND THE PASSAGE OF TIME
STILL IN ITS GRANDEUR

THEN THE TIDE
 COMES WEEPING
THE MAGICS SWEPT AWAY 
THE SUN PLAYS
ON THE CLOUDS
CASTING SHADOWS
 IN THE SAND 
JUST ANOTHER SOMETHING
TO SEE
WINDSWEPT LONELY
CAUGHT IN TIME
POLISHED GLASS
AND PIECES OF LINE

EVERYTHING THAT SHINES
WAITING FOR THE SUN TO FIND
DIAMONDS RIDING ON
EVERY WAVE
ABOVE ONLY SKY
SEABIRDS WING AS THEY CRY
AN EXQUISITE DAY
A PLACE TO DREAM
TAKE INSIDE MEMORY

ALL THE THINGS
YOU COULD BE
BUT YOU'RE STILL
A MYSTERY
A PEARL INSIDE A SHELL
OPEN UP AND SHINE
ISN'T THAT WHAT
YOU HAD IN MIND
ALL ALONG

THIS DAYS NEARLY GONE
FLOATING AWAY
ON THE SETTING SUN
GONE TO FIND THE STARS
WAKE UP THE MOON
THE WALLS ARE CRUMBLING
AROUND THE CASTLES
IN THE SAND
SLIPPING BACK INTO THE SEA

WON'T YOU COME TO ME
WOULDN'T YOU LIKE TO BE
THE ONE
BRINGING LOVE
 THAT CAN'T LET GO
YOU DIDN'T FORGET ME
IT WASN'T A DREAM
HERE IN THE SAND
KISSED BY THE MOON
WAITING FOR YOU
TO BRING ME TO MY KNEES

MY HEART LOVES YOU
IN A MILLION WAYS
I'M NOT MYSELF
WHEN YOU'RE GONE
SO PLEASE COME
I'M WAITING
WATCHING THE STARS
AND TWO THAT I PICKED
JUST TO BE OURS
AND SOMEWHERE DEEP INSIDE
YOU'LL FIND ME
WINDSWEPT LONELY
CAUGHT IN TIME
POLISHED GLASS
AND PIECES OF LINE
BESIDE ME
 

 


CHASING UP THE SUN

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