By Whatever Means

BY WHATEVER MEANS

WRITTEN BY J.R HILTON

2018

A GENTLE PUSH, A WINK A NUDGE
THE GROUND GAINED
PUTS ME AT THE EDGE
TOO EARLY TO THINK
OF PARADISE FOUND
THAT I LOST
I'LL GET THERE BE DAMNED THE COST

I'M DETERMINED, I'M LOCKED AND LOADED
I'M OILED AND COATED
A RACE I COULDN'T AVOID
I COULD BE UPSET
BUT WHAT WOULD THAT ACCOMPLISH
TO BE ANNOYED
ALL THE MAGIC I KEEP INSIDE
NOW I'LL GET TO TRY
PULL OUT ALL THE STOPS
PLUG REAL HARD
PREDICT EVERY CARD
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE WIND
AND THE WISDOM THAT GOT ME THIS FAR

BY WHATEVER MEANS I'LL GET THERE
GET WHAT I WANT AND TAKE WHAT I NEED
THEN I'LL FADE OUT WITH YOU
UNDER ANOTHER SETTING SUN
LET THE RUBBER HIT THE ROAD
DON'T LET THE ENGINE GET COLD
I'M LOADED FOR BEAR I'M STOKED
RISKING IT ALL GOING FOR BROKE
RACING THROUGH THE COOL NIGHT
STEADY ON STILL IN THE FIGHT

ON FIRE FOR THE FINISH
IN A HURRY TO WIN
ANYMORE WASTED TIME
WOULD BE A SIN
DON'T NEED ANYMORE DELAYS
AS EACH DAY PASSES
ANOTHER GIFT TOWARDS THE PRIZE
SHIFTING INTO HIGH GEAR
YOU CAN SEE IT IN MY EYES
I DON'T NEED AN INVITATION
I ALREADY HAVE A RESERVATION 

ITS OKAY TO DREAM
NOW GO AND GET IT
AND WHEN YOU TOUCH IT
 SCREAM OH YA
SEE WHAT I CAN DO
I'M HARD WIRED
 SWITCHED ON TO GO
IF YOU DON'T TRY
YOU'LL NEVER KNOW

SWALLOW THE PAIN
THE PENDULUM SWINGS
ON OUR WAY TO BETTER THINGS
SKIPPING OVER THE OCEAN
FEELING EVERY WAVE
BECOMING ONE WITH MOTION
AND THE ADRENALINE I CRAVE

 


 

My Lyrics To: OFF OUT

Photo by J.R HILTON

OFF OUT

WRITTEN BY J.R HILTON

 JUNE 2016

SUN ON MY FACE, AND WIND IN MY HAIR

SMILE ON MY FACE NOW BECAUSE I'M GOING SOMEWHERE

HEADED OUT FOR THE THE WEEKEND 

THE MOUNTAINS ARE GETTING CLOSER

I CAN FEEL MY HEART LIFT AND MY SPIRIT SOAR

I CAN SENSE FREEDOM WAITING TO BE HAD

AND I'M GLAD I GET TO SHARE IT WITH YOU

THE LOVE THAT NEVER HAD THE TIME

NOW FREEDOMS YOURS AND MINE

THE HAPPINESS WE FIND WILL CARRY US THROUGH

WE TAKE OUR PLACE BENEATH THE TREES

NESTLED IN THE MOUNTAINS BY A LITTLE STREAM

MESMERIZED BY WHAT I'VE ALREADY SEEN

INTOXICATED BY ALL THIS GREEN

THE SUNSET BURNS BRIGHT

STRANGLES THE LIGHT

GIVING WAY TO MOON AND STARS

THE FLICKER OF THE FIRELIGHT

AND EVERYTHING IS GOOD HERE TONIGHT

FIND A WAY, FIND THE TIME, TO GET AWAY

DON'T YOU KNOW THAT YOU'VE GOT TO PLAY

ONLY HAVE SO MUCH TIME

LAY IT ON THE LINE

FIND THE TIME, FIND A WAY

DON'T LET GO OF THESE DAYS

THEY WILL NEVER PASS YOUR WAY AGAIN

LIVE IN YOUR HEART, LOVE IN YOUR HEAD

TURN IT ON, TURN IT AROUND INSTEAD

RENEW YOUR CONNECTION

MAKE THAT SELECTION

TAKE IT IN LET IT OUT

YOU WERE NEVER IN DOUBT

WE'RE BETTER OFF OUT

  

My Lyrics to: Yours In Kind

PHOTO BY J.R HILTON

YOURS IN KIND

WRITTEN BY J.R HILTON

JUNE 2016

NO ONE SEEMS TO CARE AT ALL

NO ONE ANSWERS THE CALL

YOU'RE KNOCKING  BUT NOBODIES THERE

YOU LOOK THROUGH THE WINDOW AND STARE

THEN YOU TURN AND WALK AWAY

LOOK BEHIND YOU ONE MORE TIME

BUT YOU DON'T SEE HER SHES GONE 

TOOK ALL THE HOPES YOU HAD

LEFT YOU FEELING ALL ALONE

NOTHING LEFT TO DO HERE NOW

BUT GO BACK HOME

YOUR HEARTS FEELING HEAVY

YOU CAN'T GET HER OUT OF YOUR MIND

YOU THINK THAT SHE MIGHT BE YOURS IN KIND

YOU CAN'T ESCAPE FROM THE FEELINGS THAT PERSIST

YOU CAN'T HELP TO THINK

THAT THERE'S SOMETHING YOU MISSED

A NAGGING FEELING LIKE SOMETHINGS NOT THERE

SHES GONE, SHE WAS RARE

TO SOMEONE ELSE NOT ME

I'M SURE THAT'S THE WAY YOU FEEL

WHAT YOU THOUGHT WAS LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT

BUT IT WAS ONLY YOU

AND IT ALWAYS TAKES TWO

TO LIGHT UP THE WIRES, YOU'RE DANCING THROUGH

UNTIL THE ROOM IS CHARGED

YOU'LL FEEL HER LET GO

AS SHE LEANS CLOSER INTO YOU

HER EYES COME INTO VIEW

YOU CAN'T LOOK AWAY

AND YOU DON'T WANT TO ANYWAY

ALL OURS NOW THAT'S HOW IT IS

NO SUCH THING AS HERS AND HIS

 

My lyrics to: Shades Of Grey

Photo By J.R HILTON

SHADES OF GREY

WRITTEN BY: J.R HILTON  JUNE 2016

WHY DO YOU DESPAIR 

IS THERE NO ONE THERE

DID YOU GET OFF TOO SOON

NOT DRAW ENOUGH INSPIRATION FROM THE MOON

HAVE YOU COME TOO FAR

DON'T KNOW WHERE YOU ARE

DO YOU STARE OFF INTO SPACE

DO YOU DISAPPEAR WITHOUT A TRACE

YOU'RE HERE BUT YOU'RE NOT HERE

FALSELY HAVE NO FEAR

DID LOVE FIND YOU THEN RUN AWAY

STAIN YOUR HEART WITH SHADES OF GREY

WHERE ARE YOU GOING

DID YOU MAKE A PLAN TO FIND SOMEWHERE

MILES AWAY FROM HERE

IS IT EVEN CLOSE TO CLEAR

YOU NEED SOMEONE THERE

IF YOU FEEL LOST ON YOUR OWN

STANDING ON THE EDGE

FORWARD YOU STEP OR BACK YOU FALL

BUT AT THE END OF IT ALL

DO YOU KNOW WHERE YOU BELONG

DID YOU KNOW ALL ALONG

THOSE DAYS HAVE COME AND GONE

NOW IT WON'T BE LONG

YOU'RE SWEPT AWAY

IN SOMEONES TOMORROW

BUT NOT TODAY

 

 

THE BEST OF DAYS

photo by J.R Hilton

THE BEST OF DAYS

Written by: J.R HILTON, May 2016

I remember the days that shone so bright

Such was my life then everything so right

Didn’t have a worry and barely a care

I had the best of times while I was there

My spirit was free as my will

Adventures, One after another, I couldn’t get my fill

I look around me now.  And wonder where it all went

It ran its course, It seen its day

Like an ancient river, Fading away

I filled my cup with soft summer nights; I lay in fields and watched the skies

So many hellos and just as many goodbyes

All the things that mattered gone, That didn’t take so long

But a lifetime has passed and a new one at last

I remember days filled with laughter

Floating down a river in the morning sun

Sitting by the fire when the day was done

Always someone to count on, Now I’m flying alone

My mates are all scattered, Far and wide

Both sides of the great divide

And faraway across the sea, on an English beach

The best days hang there just out of reach 

 I’m sure we could make it if we try

Where the sun shines, In the cool breeze from the lake

The sun shines on each moment we take

 I don’t need to tell you, change will come

The best days have all been won

I hate to say, But I think, that’s gonna be the way

Today a beautiful song I just wrote the lyrics to..

 

PHOTO BY J.R HILTON

 OKAY TO DREAM

WRITTEN BY: J.R HILTON  2016 05 10

 I LAY BACK IN THE FIELD

WITH MY HEAD UPON THE GRASS

I LOOK UP AT THE SKY

WATCHING EACH CLOUD PASS

FRAMED AGAINST GOLDEN ROD AND QUEEN ANNE'S LACE 

NO WORRIES IN THE WORLD, A SMILE ON MY FACE

CLOUDS GO BY THEY LOOK LIKE THINGS

CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHAT THE NEXT ONE BRINGS

THE VAGARIES OF INNOCENCE OF YOUTH

WITH IMAGINATION LIKE THAT WHO NEEDS PROOF

A SUDDEN BREEZE STIRS THE GRASS AROUND ME

LIKE WAVES UPON THE SEA

AND SUDDENLY I'M ON A SHIP BOUND FOR FARAWAY LANDS

ADVENTURE BARELY AWAITS ME

THE CALL OF  SANDPIPER BRINGS ME BACK

TO THE PLACE WHERE I LAY

GOLDEN FROM THE SUN

SWEET TASTE OF FREEDOM

YES WE'VE COME A LONG LONG WAY

SOME DIDN'T MAKE IT, I'M SORRY TO SAY

FONDNESS MEMORIES MELT LIKE SNOWFLAKES ON THE GLASS

DON'T WORRY, THE NIGHTMARES WILL PASS

YOUR SHIP CRASHED ON THE ROCKS IN THE FOG

YOU COULDN'T HAVE KNOWN, WHICH WAY TO GO

 I SAW YOU WHEN I LOOKED BACK, I TIPPED MY HAT

AS INNOCENCE OF YOUTH LEANS TOWARDS OBSCURITY

LEAVING BEHIND ALL MY SECURITY

INTO THE CITY LEAVING THE COUNTRY BEHIND

THE SOLITARY EXISTENCE THAT SUITED ME SO FINE

THE WIDE OPEN SPACES, NOT A SOUND COULD BE HEARD

MUST BE WHERE I LEARNED TO DREAM

YOU CAN'T TAKE THE COUNTRY OUT OF THE BOY

MY SOUL LIVES IN THE TREES

BESIDE A MOUNTAIN WITH A STREAM

IT'S OKAY TO DREAM

 

 

SONG LYRICS: FIND MY WAY BACK

PHOTO BY J.R HILTON

FIND MY WAY BACK

WRITTEN BY J.R HILTON 2016

YOU NEED SO MUCH HEART

YOU NEED IT FROM THE START

TO GET PAST THE PAIN AND SORROW LAYING IN YOUR PATH

TO A PLACE WHERE YOU CAN REST EASY

THE SUN RISING IS NEVER LOST TO ME 

I SAW THE WIND IN THE CLOUDS

I FELT THE BRACE FROM THE DEEP BLUE SEA

THE SALT ON MY SKIN FOREVER A PART OF ME, THAT I LIKE TO SEE 

SUMMER ETCHED UPON MY MIND

WERE WE REALLY WASTING TIME, I DON'T THINK SO

SO MANY THINGS CALLING OUT TO YOU

SO MUCH TEMPTATION, IT'S UNTRUE

BUT LIFE UNLOCKED THE DOOR AND LET US THROUGH

ON ANY GIVEN SUMMER NIGHT SO MANY YEARS AGO

I CAN FEEL THE WARM SUMMER BREEZE WASHING OVER ME

BIG PALE MOON WATCHING OVERHEAD

FELT LIKE I WAS LED SO FARAWAY

AND LEFT MAYBE TO FIND MY WAY BACK

I REMEMBER FEELING SO ALONE

FELT LIKE A HEART FULL OF STONE

I FOUND LOVE SO MANY TIMES

BUT NOT THE KIND THAT LASTS 

THE KIND THAT LEADS TO A BROKEN HEART

THAT YOU CAN SEE COMING, FALLING APART

I TRIED THEN IT WAS GONE, AND SO WAS I

STAR FILLED NIGHT

LIKE SO MANY WISHES WAITING TO COME TRUE

SOME NEVER WILL, WERE NEVER MEANT TO BE

GOOD THING BROKEN HEARTS CAN MEND

THAT'S THE WAY IT'S ALWAYS BEEN

  

Just me pouring my heart out again in a musical poetic sense! " I WATCHED IT GO"

 

PHOTO BY J. R HILTON

I WATCHED IT GO

Written by: J.R HILTON 2016 O4 15

PERFECT SUMMER MORNING, CLASSIC SUMMER DAY

NOTHING'S GOING TO GET IN THE WAY

IT WAS 1974, I FELT SO ALIVE AND READY

I LOOKED AROUND ME TO SEE IF I COULD SHARE  

TO MY SURPRISE, NO ONE WAS THERE

JUST ANOTHER SIGN THAT THIS OLD TOWN

HAS COME AND GONE, HAD IT'S DAY IN THE SUN

I KNEW IT WAS TIME TO RUN

I'D NEVER FIND IT THERE

 ***

SET OUT TO SEE THE WORLD

PUT MY FAITH IN THE OPEN ROAD

WASN'T EVEN SURE WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR

SO I LOOKED SOME MORE

STOPPED ALONG THE WAY

JUST LONG ENOUGH TO BREAK MY HEART

AND STEAL ALL MY TIME

NEVER SEEN IT COMING, BUT I WATCHED IT GO

DIDN'T EVER COME BACK

FADED IN THE WESTERN GLOW

JUST THOUGHT I'D LET YOU KNOW 

 ***

WERE WERE ALL SO BULLETPROOF 

OUR WHOLE LIVES AHEAD OF US

SO WHY WERE WE IN SUCH A HURRY, SUCH A RUSH

THE DAYS THAT WE HELD DEAR

ONLY IN MEMORY, NEVER TO FORGET

IF WE'D ONLY KNOWN, THE SWEETNESS WE HELD

THEN WE JUST LET IT GO

HOW WERE WE TO KNOW

THE TREASURE WAS OUR YOUTH

THE THINGS WE DID TO PASS THE TIME

WAS INNOCENCE AT IT'S BEST

THE TIME WENT BY SO FAST

IT'S BEEN QUITE A GO

JUST THOUGHT I'D LET YOU KNOW