Wednesday, May 27, 2020

THE WORDSMITH MILL: DOWN YET ANOTHER ROAD

THE WORDSMITH MILL: DOWN YET ANOTHER ROAD: DOWN YET ANOTHER ROAD WRITTEN BY JEFF R HILTON 2020 EACH DAY IT GETS A LITTLE MORE COMPLICATED THE DEVIL IS IN THE DETAILS WORKING OUT THESE...

DOWN YET ANOTHER ROAD





DOWN YET ANOTHER ROAD

WRITTEN BY

JEFF R HILTON

2020


EACH DAY IT GETS A LITTLE MORE COMPLICATED

THE DEVIL IS IN THE DETAILS

WORKING OUT THESE CHANGES

THAT NEVER STOP

TOO MUCH TO SATISFY

MORE THAN EFFICIENT UNTIL I DROP


I'VE SEEN SO MANY ROADS

 I CAN'T REMEMBER THEM ALL

SOME WERE DEAD ENDS

SOME CLIMBED TO THE SUN

SOME LED TO RUIN

SOME WENT RIGHT THROUGH

TO THE OTHER SIDE


SOMEWHERE I NEVER THOUGHT I'D SEE

JUST SIT FOR HOURS LOOKING OUT TO SEA

REMEMBERED, FORGOTTEN

IN SHADOWS I CAN'T ESCAPE

SOMETIMES ITS TOO MUCH TO TAKE

ITS THEN MY ONLY HOPE IS YOU

YOU'VE GOT MY HEART IN YOUR HANDS

ITS UP TO YOU ITS UP TO ME

TO SET US FREE

JUST CUT US LOOSE

SO WE CAN DRIFT AWAY TOGETHER


DOWN YET ANOTHER ROAD

THE ONE THAT LEADS US AWAY

THROUGH THE TREES OF GREEN

BEAUTY HIDING EVERYWHERE UNSEEN

SOMEWHERE BY A LITTLE STREAM

A LITTLE CABIN WHERE WE CAN DREAM

UNDER A BIG SKY

THAT BRINGS US THE STARS AT NIGHT


MOMENTS LIKE GOLD

SURROUNDED BY THE GLOW OF LIFE'S BREATH

THE COMPLEXITY JUST MELTS AWAY

TURNS INTO SIMPLICITY

ENDLESS LIKE A FRESH BREEZE

BLOWING THROUGH THE PINES

INSIDE THE MAGIC OUR LOVE LIES

RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE

WHAT WE DO TODAY IS WHAT MATTERS MOST

TOMORROWS NOT YET HERE

AND YESTERDAYS JUST A GHOST







Tuesday, May 19, 2020

THE WORDSMITH MILL: DIVIDE MY TIME

THE WORDSMITH MILL: DIVIDE MY TIME: DIVIDE MY TIME WRITTEN BY JEFF R HILTON 2020 ALONE, THE NIGHT SURROUNDS ME WHAT WILL IT BRING TO THIS MAYBE I'LL WAIT SEE I CAN'T SL...

DIVIDE MY TIME



DIVIDE MY TIME

WRITTEN BY

JEFF R HILTON

2020



ALONE, THE NIGHT SURROUNDS ME

WHAT WILL IT BRING TO THIS

MAYBE I'LL WAIT SEE

I CAN'T SLEEP, I'M WIDE AWAKE

MY MIND WON'T STAND STILL

I CAN FEEL YOUR THOUGHTS FROM HERE


I LAY DOWN AND LOOK AT THE STARS

I THINK ABOUT HOW LUCKY I'VE BEEN

HOW QUICK TO RISE WHEN I WAS DOWN

I THINK YOU KNOW THAT WAS YOU

JUST LIKE ME, YOU DIVIDE MY TIME

MAKE IT SLOWLY UNWIND

IS IT AGE ADDING TIME

OR  SOMETHING ELSE I CAN'T SEE

MAYBE I SHOULD PROCEED VERY CAREFULLY


IN THE END, DARK THEN LIGHT

ITS NOBODY ELSE'S FIGHT BUT MINE

STILL DETERMINED I WILL WIN

TAKE BACK THIS WORLD I'M IN

AND CALL MYSELF FREE

I CAN'T SEE ANYTHING ELSE I COULD BE

EXCEPT ALL YOU NEED


NATURE, NURTURE, FIGHT OR FLIGHT

YOU MIGHT ONLY GET ONE CHANCE

TO GET IT RIGHT

EVERYTHING IN ITS TIME

THE SECRETS THAT YOU GLEAN

AS THE SUN COUNTS DOWN YOUR YEARS

YOU LAUGH UNTIL YOU CRY

ALL YOUR MONEY CAN'T BUY YOU TIME


THE CYCLE OF LIFE

NEVER TAKES A BREAK

WHERE TO GO, WHAT ROAD TO TAKE

HIGH OR LOW, PICK ONE AND GO

CHOOSE YOUR SEASON, RIDE THE WIND

OVER COMMON GROUND

SEE IF WHAT YOU FIND

IS WHAT YOU WERE LOOKING FOR

MAYBE THERE'S MORE, MAYBE THIS IS IT

WE'RE WHERE WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BE

AND MORE IMPORTANTLY

YOU DIVIDE MY TIME

MAKE IT SLOWLY UNWIND


WATCH OUR LOVE AS IT BEGINS TO CLIMB

HIGH ENOUGH TO MEET THE STARS

SCATTER WISHES, REALIZE DREAMS

NEVER SLEEP

YOU CAN'T ALWAYS KEEP EACH ONE

YOU ARE MINE, YOU DIVIDE MY TIME

MY MIND WON'T STAND STILL

Wednesday, May 13, 2020

THE WORDSMITH MILL: DON'T KNOW HOW

THE WORDSMITH MILL: DON'T KNOW HOW: DON'T KNOW HOW WRITTEN BY JEFF R HILTON 2020 ALL THE HIGHEST EXPECTATIONS THAT NEVER CAME CLOSE TO LIFE LIKE A SHIP BLOWN OFF COURSE IN ...

DON'T KNOW HOW





DON'T KNOW HOW

WRITTEN BY

JEFF R HILTON

2020





ALL THE HIGHEST EXPECTATIONS

THAT NEVER CAME CLOSE TO LIFE

LIKE A SHIP BLOWN OFF COURSE

IN A STORM IN THE NIGHT

EXPOSED ON THE SHORE

NO SIGN OF THE SUN

HOW CAN I SAY WHERE I'M GOING

WHEN I DON'T KNOW WHERE I'VE BEEN

OUT OF NEED I FORGET AGAIN


THE WORLD AROUND ME

DOESN'T WANT TO KNOW

I WOULD OF GIVEN UP BY NOW

BUT THE TRUTH IS I DON'T KNOW HOW

SOMETIMES I'M NOT IN MY MIND

BUT OTHERWISE I'M FINE

THE THINGS I CAN DO WITHOUT

STILL TRY TO CALL ME OUT

SOMETIMES ITS A SHOUT


YOU CAN ONLY HOLD ON SO LONG

BEFORE YOU LOSE YOUR GRIP

YOU CAN ONLY WALK ON ICE SO LONG

THEN YOU'RE GONNA SLIP

SOMETIMES YA JUST HAVE TO LET GO

YA CAN'T BE ALRIGHT ALL THE TIME

CAUGHT BETWEEN THE GLOW AND THE SUBLIME

JUST A LITTLE GRACE

ALL THESE THINGS I FACE

CROWD AROUND ME UNTIL I CAN'T BREATHE

I BACK OFF AND LEAVE


UP AHEAD THERE'S BETTER DAYS

I'VE YET TO SEE

I HOPE AT LEAST SOME OF THEM

BELONG TO ME

BELIEVE ME I KNOW ITS TIME

THE SAME OLD SONGS BEEN PLAYING

OVER FOR TOO LONG

TURNING IN THE WIND

GODSPEED A MEANS TO AN END

JUST TELL ME WHEN

SHOW ME WHERE AND I'LL BE THERE









Tuesday, May 12, 2020

THE WORDSMITH MILL: WHEN I DO

THE WORDSMITH MILL: WHEN I DO: WHEN I DO WRITTEN BY JEFF R HILTON 2020 I WATCHED THE SUNRISE PLAY ACROSS YOUR FACE I SAW YOU OPEN YOUR EYES AND SMILE I HANDED YOU A COFFE...

WHEN I DO





WHEN I DO

WRITTEN BY

JEFF R HILTON

2020



I WATCHED THE SUNRISE

PLAY ACROSS YOUR FACE

I SAW YOU OPEN YOUR EYES AND SMILE

I HANDED YOU A COFFEE

WITH RAINBOWS AND LIGHT

TO START YOUR DAY

THANKS IS ALL YOU HAD TO SAY

BY EARTH AND SKY

I WONDER IF I

HAVE THE HOLD ON YOU YOU NEED

IF IT LASTS FOREVER

ANGELS WON'T HAVE TO LOOK FOR ME

I'LL BE WHERE I WANT TO BE, YOU AT MY SIDE

I LOVED YOU SO COMPLETELY

TAKE MY SOUL TO ETERNITY

BUT LEAVE MY FOOTPRINTS IN THE SAND

MY MARK ON YOUR HEART

 THIS IS JUST THE START

WE'VE GOT SUCH A LONG WAY

BEFORE WE EVER PART


INSIDE OUR LOVE HAS TO GROW

WE'LL BE THERE TO FEED IT

YOU CAN'T DENY WE BOTH NEED IT

THE STARS WATCHING OVER US

THE TIDE WARNS US AWAY

I WATCH THE MOON LIGHT UP YOUR FACE

GOT LOST SOMEWHERE IN YOUR EMBRACE

ITS HARDER EACH TIME TO EVEN LET YOU GO

WHATEVER HOLD YOU HAVE ON ME

I DON'T MIND


I TRY MY BEST TO KEEP UP TO YOU

MAYBE IF YOU STOP

HOLD UP JUST FOR A MOMENT

LET ME CATCH UP TO YOU

YOU HAVE TO KNOW THAT WHEN I DO

THINGS COULD CHANGE, OUT WITH THE OLD

IN WITH THE NEW

A CASE OF I WISH I'D KNOWN, WHY

I NEVER REALLY BELIEVED MY BEST CHANCES

HAD ALREADY FLOWN

THEY SAY THE BEST IS SAVED FOR LAST

JUST GET PAST YESTERDAY

I HEARD YOU SAY

I FELT YOUR LOVE WASH DOWN ON ME LIKE RAIN



















Thursday, May 7, 2020

THE WORDSMITH MILL: STANDING IN THE LIGHT

THE WORDSMITH MILL: STANDING IN THE LIGHT: STANDING IN THE LIGHT WRITTEN BY JEFF R HILTON 2020 FEED YOUR FIRE, FEED YOUR SOUL THIRSTY DRINK YOUR FILL GO FIND YOUR SENSE OF ADVENTURE Y...

STANDING IN THE LIGHT


STANDING IN THE LIGHT

WRITTEN BY

JEFF R HILTON

2020


FEED YOUR FIRE, FEED YOUR SOUL

THIRSTY DRINK YOUR FILL

GO FIND YOUR SENSE OF ADVENTURE

YOU'VE GOT A LOT OF GROUND TO COVER

TO KNOW WHERE YOU STAND

IS WHERE YOU WANT TO BE

PUT YOUR ROOTS DOWN WHEN ITS TIME


HOLD YOUR GROUND

FIND OUT WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR

IT WON'T BE LONG

WATCH OUT ANYTHING COULD GO WRONG

HOPEFULLY, IT'LL BE ALRIGHT


GUARD YOUR HEART

DON'T LET IT GET AHEAD OF YOU

RIGHT WHERE YOU CAN SEE IT

THAT SHOULD DO

UNTIL YOU'RE SURE

YOU'RE STANDING IN THE LIGHT

ALL TRUTHS LAID BARE

EVEN THE BEST INTENTIONS FAIL

DON'T WANT TO SEE YOU THERE


IF YOU'RE NOT SURE

EVEN THE SMALLEST DOUBT

CAN KNOCK YOU OUT, SET YOU BACK

WOULD YOU TURN TO ME

FOR A LITTLE CLARITY

YOU MIGHT FIND YOU DON'T HAVE FAR TO GO

PUSH YOU OUT, ON THIS SWING

TO MEET THE STARS

THEN BACK TO ME TO TELL ME EVERYTHING


WHAT DO YOU SEE, WHAT DO YOU FEEL

DO YOU THINK ITS REAL

IF DAWN SHOULD FIND YOU HERE BEFORE YOU GO

IF BLUE SKIES HAVE THEIR WAY WITH YOU

THEY'LL DRAW YOU OUT TO DRIFT AWAY

JUST AS LONG AS YOU KNOW YOU COULD STAY

HEAD FULL OF DREAMS

HEART FULL OF LOVE UNTRIED

JUST TO HAVE YOU HERE BY MY SIDE

CHANGES MY HEART IN WAYS

I DON'T UNDERSTAND

GUARD YOUR HEART AND TAKE THIS

LITTLE PIECE OF MINE











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