EVERYTHING BEAUTIFUL

EVERYTHING BEAUTIFUL

WRITTEN BY JEFF R HILTON

2019 

THE SUN FALLS DOWN AGAIN

ANOTHER DAY BROUGHT TO CLOSE

TIME MARCHES ON

I WONDER WHERE IT GOES

EVERYTHING'S CHANGING AGAIN

UNCERTAIN SKIES

I CAN'T PRETEND

THAT I'M NOT CONCERNED

I LEARNED MOST OF WHAT I KNOW

THE HARD WAY

AND DOES IT SHOW

ON THESE LINES ON MY FACE

WHAT IS NEXT

IN THIS LIFE OF MINE

THE NEXT CHAPTER

IN TIME

WHO IS THE HERO

WHO IS THE FOE

NEVER MIND

I THINK THAT I KNOW

WHICH WAY IT ALL GOES

SLOW DOWN,TURN AROUND

I'VE BEEN TRYING

TO CATCH UP TO YOU

YOU FILL YOUR LIFE

WITH EVERY HOPE AND DREAM

WELL I'VE GOT SOME DREAMS TOO

DON'T LEAVE ME OUT

DON'T LEAVE ME BEHIND

EVERYTHING BEAUTIFUL

WE CAN FIND

ALL IN OUR TIME

DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH

MORE IT IS

HOW LONG TO WHERE

WE'RE MEANT TO BE

ANOTHER DAY

COMES TO CLOSE

TIME MARCHES ON

I WONDER WHERE IT GOES

MY TIME, YOUR TIME

IN NO TIME

ITS GONE

ALL OF THIS LIFE

ALL THIS LOVE

ALL FOR YOU

THEY SAY ITS NEVER TOO LATE

I DON'T KNOW

IF THAT'S ALL

WE HAVE TO GO ON

TAKE MY HAND WE'RE GONE

LIKE EVERY LOVE SONG 

SHOULD BE

WE BOTH KNOW

YOU WERE MEANT FOR ME

 

 

THE LIGHT OF DAY

THE LIGHT OF DAY

WRITTEN BY J.R HILTON

2018

WAITING

BIDING MY TIME

COUNTING BACK

THE MOMENTS IN MY LIFE

CIRCLING THE SUN

CAN'T STOP NOW

EVERYTHING IS GOING FASTER NOW

I CAN SEE THE TOP

I CAN SEE BEHIND ME

LONG WAY DOWN

I'D RATHER NOT LOOK

I REMEMBER

EVERY INCH, EVERY DAY

ALL TOO WELL

THE HARDEST PART IS PAST

SOMEHOW I JUST KNOW 

I CAN TELL

NOTHING BUT BLUE SKIES AHEAD

BETTER OFF THERE INSTEAD

FARAWAY, FROM ALL THE DIN

FAR ENOUGH AWAY THAT

I NEVER WANT TO GO BACK

THERE AGAIN

FOR EVERY DAY

TRY AS YOU MAY TO

IMPRESS ME

I CAN'T LIE

YOU DO IT WELL

YOU'D PUT YOUR LIFE

ON THE LINE FOR ME

GO ALL THE WAY

JUST LIKE ME

STEP AWAY FROM

THE LIGHT OF DAY

MAKES YOU REALIZE

JUST HOW FAST TIME FLIES

STEP BACK INTO THE SUN

JUST TO RUN

 BACK TO YOU

THERE'S ONLY SO MUCH

 I CAN DO

BUT I'M TRYING 

I'M ON YOUR SIDE

COME TO ME

IN MY DREAMS

AND I KNOW I

JUST HAVE TO SEE

YOU AND I THROUGH

YOU KNOW I'D DO

ANYTHING FOR YOU

BENEATH THE NIGHT SKY

MOON AND STARS

YOU AND I

LAUGHING UNTIL IT LOOKS

LIKE WE'VE BEEN CRYING

HAND IN HAND

CHASING DREAMS

THROUGH THE SAND 

GENTLE WAVES LULL US

INTO SLUMBER

NEVER WANT THIS TO END

THIS SPELL

THAT WE'RE UNDER

HEAVENS RIGHT HERE

WITH YOU

I JUST KNOW

I CAN TELL

YOU AND I

GO SO WELL

NOTHING BUT BLUE SKIES

FOR YOU AND I

FROM THE DARKNESS

COMES THE LIGHT

ALL OF OUR DREAMS

WERE MEANT TO COME TRUE

I CAN'T HARDLY WAIT

TO BE THERE WITH YOU

COMES A TIME

TO LEAVE IT ALL BEHIND YOU

STEP FORWARD

INTO THE LIGHT

HAND IN HAND

ITS GONNA BE ALRIGHT

THE LIGHT OF DAY

FLIES WITH TIME

 

Sweet As Can Be

SWEET AS CAN BE

WRITTEN BY J.R HILTON

2018

I ALWAYS SAW YOU WALKING BY

COULDN'T HELP BUT WONDER

IF YOU AND I COULD BE

MAKE SOME LASTING MEMORIES 

IS IT TOO LATE TO TELL YOU

I'VE ALWAYS LOVED YOU FROM AFAR

BUT I NEVER TOLD YOU

I WAS TOO SHY

BUT NOW HERE YOU ARE

YOU ALWAYS LOOKED SO PRETTY 

WHEN YOU'D GO WALKING BY

GOT ME WONDERING

ABOUT YOU AND I 

I COULD ONLY WAIT

FOR A LITTLE WHILE

EVERY TIME I SAW YOUR SMILE

A PIECE OF MY HEART

BROKE AND FELL

IN YOUR DIRECTION

SWEET AS CAN BE

I TOOK A CHANCE YOU'D TALK TO ME

IT WAS TIME TO END THE MYSTERY

SWEET AS CAN BE, WHEN YOU MET ME

SOMETHING IN YOUR SMILE

MADE ME BELIEVE DREAMS COME TRUE

IT FELT SO NATURAL TALKING TO YOU

WHEN YOU TOUCHED MY ARM

I JUST KNEW, I HAD TO

KNOW WHAT IT WAS LIKE TO KISS YOU

AND I'VE GOT TO SAY

SWEET AS CAN BE

HOPE YOU DON'T THINK THE WORST OF ME

CAUSE I'D DO IT AGAIN, IF YOU WANT ME TO

ONE TASTE OF YOU COULD NEVER BE ENOUGH

BY THE WAY, DID I HEAR YOU SAY

YOU'LL FORGIVE ME, IF I DO IT AGAIN

SWEET AS CAN BE

AS ANY WORDS COULD EVER BE

HEY I WAS THINKING YOU AND I

COULD BE THE PERFECT PICTURE

THE SETTING SUN GOING DOWN

IN GLORIOUS SHADES OF COLORS IN A DREAM

MAYBE I'M TOO FAR AHEAD ALREADY

BUT ITS YOU THAT TOOK ME THERE

AND I KIND OF HOPE YOU'LL STAY

TELL ME TRUE, WHAT'S IN YOUR HEART

IS IT THE SAME THING YOUR HEADS TELLING YOU

SWEET AS CAN BE

INSIDE THIS DREAM WITH YOU

IT'S YOUR MOVE

I HOPE ITS NOT AWAY

BECAUSE MY HEART ALREADY WISHES

 YOU WOULD STAY

EVERY BIT OF ME WANTS TO BE WITH YOU

THAT WOULD BE

SWEET AS ANY DREAM I KNOW

 

Miss Myself

MISS MYSELF

WRITTEN BY J.R HILTON

2017

EVERYWHERE I GO, IT DON'T SEEM RIGHT

MISTY RAINY NIGHT

STREETLIGHTS REFLECTING PUDDLES IN THE RAIN 

FEELS LIKE MY LIFE AGAIN

I DON'T KNOW HOW

THINGS EVER GOT TO THIS

STARTED WITH A GIRL AND A KISS

ENDED WITH ME, LIVING IN POVERTY

AND UNCERTAINTY

MY PEACE OF MIND SHATTERED

MY GOOD TIMES ON HOLD

WHAT I'M GONNA DO

I'D TELL YOU IF I KNEW

LIVING DAY TO DAY LIKE THIS

LIKE FALLING BACK ON MY HEELS

SEE HOW IT FEELS

THE SUN BREAKS OPEN ANOTHER DAY

AND NOW I DON'T KNOW HOW

TO GET BACK THERE, WHERE I WAS BEFORE

DIGNITY IS SLOW TO GO, BUT IT'S PACKING

WHILE I'M LOOKING FOR AN OUT

SURROUNDED BY ALL THIS DOUBT

I MISS MY LIFE, I MISS MY FREEDOM

I MISS MYSELF

I WANT BACK ON TOP SO I CAN SEE THE VIEW

GETS OLD FAST BEING BLUE

I COULD SEE IT IF I WASN'T TRYING 

A MEASURE OF WHAT'S LEFT OF ME

WOULDN'T BE MUCH

I DON'T NEED TO SEE ANYMORE

I JUST NEED TO KNOW

WHICH DOOR LEADS BACK TO THE PLACE

I WAS BEFORE

NOTHING TO ME LOOKS RIGHT

DON'T MAKE ANY SENSE

HOW COULD IT HAVE GOT TO THIS

IT GOES ON, BUT FOR HOW LONG

ALREADY SEEMS LIKE FOREVER

SINCE LUCK CAME MY WAY

THE TRUTH IS NEVER KIND

I FEEL LIKE GIVING UP, BUT NEVER MIND

I'D LIKE TO SEE

I MISS MYSELF, THE PLACE I USED TO BE

THIS ISN'T ANY GOOD FOR ME

I MISS MY LIFE THAT'S A GIVEN

I MISS MYSELF CAUSE THIS AIN'T LIVING

IT STILL MATTERS NOW

BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW

TO GET BACK TO THE PLACE I WAS YESTERDAY 

BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE

I'M ALREADY FALLING

CAN'T YOU HEAR ME CALLING

I'M ON MY HEELS

CAN'T YOU SEE HOW IT FEELS

Make It Turn Out Right

MAKE IT TURN OUT RIGHT

WRITTEN BY: J.R HILTON

2017

FOG ROUNDS OUT THE MORNING DEW

DISSIPATING LIKE A MIST

YOU STEP OUTSIDE TO GET A BETTER VIEW

JUST AS THE SUN BREAKS THROUGH

YOU'RE COMPELLED TO STOP AND STARE

AT NO ONE AND NOTHING THERE

JUST A GOLDEN GLOW OF A SUMMER MORN

SPIRITS HIGH ARE BORN

LEAD ME ON LET ME FLY, TO A PLACE I KNOW

WHERE ALL THAT MATTERS IS THAT YOU'RE THERE

ROCKS AND TREES, MOUNTAINS RIVERS, SAND AND SEAS

PRESERVE, RESERVE, CONSERVE

WATER FLOWING TO THE SEA

WATER ABOVE AND BENEATH ME , MAKE IT TURN OUT RIGHT

TAKE ALL THE MAGIC AROUND YOU, ONLY WITH YOUR EYES

LIKE A SUNSET THAT YOU CAN SEE

STARLIGHT, MOONLIT NIGHT, FALLING ON THE SEA

LIGHTING UP THE COAST, STIRRING UP A BREEZE

LISTEN TO THE WAVES, PUT YOUR MIND AT EASE 

IN THE ARMS OF MOTHER EARTH, EMBRACE YOU

FROM CRADLE TO GRAVE

WORTH WHAT YOU GAVE

CLOUDS GO BY IN A SUNNY SKY

WHY WOULD YOU, WHY WOULD I

LIFE IS DRIFTING LIKE THE TIDE

MOVING AWAY

THE GUARD IS CHANGING, DON'T STAND IN THE WAY

DREAMS GO BY THE DREAMS THAT DIED

YOU CREATE MORE, SET THEM ASIDE 

GET A GLIMPSE OF GLORY IN A DREAM 

AND ALL THE PERILS THAT LIE IN WAIT IN BETWEEN 

ANCIENT THOUGHTS WELL UP FROM TIME

PRESERVATION IN THE LINE

FIGHT OR FLIGHT SIMPLIFIED

YOUR INSTINCTS NEVER LIED 

COME ON LET'S GO OUTSIDE, LOOK AT ALL THE STARS

EXPLAIN TO YOU WHAT THEY ARE

BORN TO LIVE, BORN TO DIE

IN BETWEEN WATCH US SURVIVE

ANOTHER SUNSET FORGED IN FIRE

TO THE PRESENT AND THE FUTURE WE DESIRE

 

 

 

Out Here Under The Sky

Photo J.R Hilton

OUT HERE UNDER THE SKY

WRITTEN AND PUBLISHED BY: J.R HILTON

 I WAKE UP TO ANOTHER DAY

NO IDEA WHAT I'M GOING TO DO

THINGS GO THROUGH MY HEAD

AS I THINK EACH ONE THROUGH

CAN'T DO MUCH OR GET TO FAR

THINGS BEING WHAT THEY ARE

I FIND MYSELF ON COUNTRY ROADS

I STOP TO STAND IN A FIELD

I TAKE A PICTURE OF THE BEAUTY I SEE

CAPTURED TO SEE FOREVER

HAWK ON A FENCE POST 

HORSE ON A FARM

I JUST KEEP DRIVING, I DON'T SEE NO HARM

SHEEP IN A MEADOW, BABBLING BROOK

I HAVE TO STOP TO HAVE A LOOK

PASTORAL QUIET TIMES

I PUT MYSELF IN A STATE OF MIND 

I KEEP COMING BACK HERE TO THE PEACE I FIND 

THE ROOM TO BREATHE AND CLEAR MY HEAD 

OF ALL THE JUNK THAT WEIGHS ME DOWN 

HOLDS ME TO MEDIOCRITY IN A PLACE I DON'T BELONG 

OUT HERE UNDER THE SKY

I COME ALIVE

SURROUNDINGS I MY LENS, IN THE GATHERING LIGHT

HOPE THAT WAS FRAMED JUST RIGHT

CAPTURED FOREVER

IN A CLICK YOU SEE WHAT I SEE

JUST ANOTHER EXTENSION OF ME

CAST IN THE MORNING SUNLIGHT

ON THE EDGE OF A DREAM 

LITTLE PIECES OF THE BEAUTY THAT I'VE SEEN 

AND THE UGLINESS THAT LAYS HIDING SOMEWHERE IN BETWEEN 

EMBRACE THE MOOD, CATCH THE DAY

I SEE IT WON'T GET AWAY

PICTURES OF THE BEAUTY THAT I SEE 

AND WHAT MISS I'LL GET THE NEXT TIME AROUND

STANDING IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE 

CAMERA IN MY HAND

WIND BLOWING THROUGH MY HAIR

AND PEACE THAT FILLS MY SOUL

YOU'D HAVE TO BE HERE TO REALLY KNOW 

LOOK AT THIS PICTURE

YOU CAN SEE HOW IT ALL GOES

 I FIND MYSELF ON COUNTRY ROADS

 

Turning Into Stone

TURNING INTO STONE

WRITTEN BY J.R HILTON 

2017

SEE THIS GOING NOWHERE

NOT WHAT I HAD IN MIND

LIFE SHOULD NEVER BE THIS UNKIND 

INTEREST DISSOLVES LIKE SMOKE IN THE WIND

DON'T KNOW HOW I GOT HERE AGAIN

THE WHOLE WORLD IS GOING BY

LEAVING ME BEHIND

IN THE EARLY MORNINGS DAWN

IT'S THERE THAT YOU'LL FIND ME

REACHING OUT TO SOMETHING FAMILIAR

THAT'S JUST NOT THERE

JUST THE BITTER TASTE OF DESPAIR

I DON'T BELONG HERE, I TRIED TO SAY

BUT NO ONE HEARD ME ANYWAY

EVERYTHING IS TURNING INTO STONE

REVERED SILENCE ALL ALONE

YOU LOOK ALL AROUND YOU

AND YOU WONDER WHAT ALL THIS IS

IT'S BEEN SO LONG

SINCE I FELT LIKE I BELONGED

NEARLY EVERYONE AND EVERYTHING

IS ALREADY GONE

A RACE TO SUCCESS OR FAILURE

ONE I HAVE TO WIN

BITE THE BULLET, SCALE THE WALLS

STORM THE FUTURE 

WEIGH IN AGAINST THE FOE

IF ONLY IT WAS THAT EASY

IF I COULD ONLY FIND A KEY

TO UNLOCK THE MYSTERY

A NEW WORLD OPENS UP TO ME

MAYBE SOMEHOW I DIDN'T SEE

I DON'T BELONG HERE

I TRIED TO SAY

BUT NO ONE HEARD, ANSWERED MY PRAYER

I TURNED AROUND AND NO ONE WAS THERE

YOU'RE ON YOUR OWN

FROZEN IN TIME

EVERYTHING'S TURNING INTO STONE

DUST BLOWING ACROSS THE EMPTY PLAIN

NOTHING WILL EVER BE THE SAME

WILL I TURN TO STONE AS WELL

IT'S TOO EARLY TO TELL

BUT I CAN HARDLY MOVE

I CAN HARDLY BREATHE

 

Lyrics/ Poetry: Got A Feeling

GOT A FEELING

WRITTEN BY: J.R HILTON

NOVEMBER 2016

YOU CAUGHT MY ATTENTION

YOU HELD MY HEART REAL CLOSE

YOU SAID YESTERDAY IS GONE

DON'T WORRY ABOUT THE GHOSTS

THE PAST IS JUST THE PAST

IT CAME AND WENT IT DIDN'T LAST 

YOU FOUND ME WHEN I WASN'T LOOKING

YOU TOOK ME BY SURPRISE

I WONDERED IF YOU COULD SEE

THE PAIN IN MY EYES

YOU HAD EVERY CHANCE

YOU COULD OF RAN AWAY

BUT YOU PUSHED ALL THAT ASIDE

AND YOU ASKED ME TO STAY

YOU SAID TOMORROW YOU COULD LEARN TO LOVE ME

BUT YOU STARTED TODAY

I CAN FEEL YOU TAKING MY HAND

LEADING ME THROUGH THE DARKNESS

 TO YOUR HEART WHERE I SOFTLY LAND

TIME WITH YOU SLOWLY SWEEPS AWAY

THE MISERIES OF YESTERDAY

TODAY AND THE FUTURE

IS WHAT I CAN SEE

THERE WE ARE TOGETHER

JUST YOU AND ME

 FROM HERE TO THERE AND BACK AGAIN

THE LOOK IN YOUR EYES

WHEN YOU SAW THAT I WAS REAL

WAS A PLEASURE TO SEE

AND A PLEASURE TO FEEL

JUST WANT THIS TO GO, WHERE IT SHOULD BE

INSTEAD OF CRASHING DOWN IN A SEA OF INSANITY  

LIKE THE ONE THAT'S BEEN FOLLOWING ME 

BLESS THIS UNION, YOU AND I

I'LL DO MY BEST, TO NEVER MAKE YOU CRY

I'LL HOLD YOU UNTIL

EVERY STAR, FALLS FROM THE SKY