Tuesday, July 30, 2019

THE WORDSMITH MILL: JULY MORNING

THE WORDSMITH MILL: JULY MORNING: JULY MORNING WRITTEN BY JEFF R HILTON 2019 WOKE UP TO THE SUN A JULY MORNING  SHINES LIKE A JEWEL THE SKY IS FALLI...

JULY MORNING



JULY MORNING

WRITTEN BY JEFF R HILTON

2019

WOKE UP TO THE SUN
A JULY MORNING 
SHINES LIKE A JEWEL
THE SKY IS FALLING
INTO MISTY GOLDEN LIGHT
SWEETNESS AS FAR AS I CAN SEE
MAGIC WHAT ELSE COULD THIS BE

AND OUT THERE
 ON THE OCEAN STILL
NO WAVES TO SEE BETWEEN 
NOT A CLOUD IN THE SKY
TO BE SEEN 
ALL THAT'S REMAINING IS
TO LIFT MYSELF
ABOVE THIS LONELINESS
THIS PIECE OF  MY HEART THAT'S GONE

A DAY LIKE THIS
DOESN'T QUITE HOLD UP
WITHOUT YOU
NOW ITS TIME TO DECIDE
WHAT I'M GONNA DO
SOME LOFTY LONELY PLACE
TO LOOK DOWN ON THE WORLD
TREAT MY FACE TO THE SUN
NO HURRY, NO NEED TO RUN

I CAN'T HELP IT
 I THINK ABOUT YOU
WONDER WHAT YOU'RE DOING
THE WORLD PASSES BY BELOW
I SIT HERE AND WATCH THE SHOW
BUT IT JUST DOESN'T
 FEEL LIKE IT SHOULD
ITS ONLY WITH YOU BESIDE ME
THAT IT WOULD

WHEN YOU'RE GONE YOU'RE GONE
THE LIGHT THAT SHONE IS DARK
I LOOKED EVERYWHERE
AND ITS JUST NOT HERE
FEELS LIKE SUMMER TIME
LET YOU SLIP AWAY
I KNEW YOU HAD TO GO
I KNEW YOU'D BE BACK
I CAN'T ESCAPE THE VOID
THERE'S JUST TOO MUCH ROOM
WHEN YOU GO AWAY

I DON'T FEEL SO SURROUNDED
 BY YOUR LOVE
THE EMOTIONS THAT
WASH OVER ME
WHEN YOU'RE NEAR
RUN ON HIGH
DON'T MIND ME
I'M JUST LONELY
FOR YOUR COMPANY

IF YOU HEAR YOUR NAME
WHISPERED ON THE BREEZE 
THAT'S JUST ME
FEEL MY LOVE
 CAPTURE MY DESIRES
MY IMAGINATION
WAKE UP BESIDE ME
TO THE SUN
A JULY MORNING
SHINING LIKE A JEWEL
  

Saturday, July 27, 2019

THE WORDSMITH MILL: TELL ME THINGS ABOUT YOU

THE WORDSMITH MILL: TELL ME THINGS ABOUT YOU: TELL ME THINGS ABOUT YOU WRITTEN BY JEFF R HILTON  2019 TAKE THIS SUNRISE  EMBRACE THIS DAY DON'T HOLD ON SO TIGHT ...

TELL ME THINGS ABOUT YOU



TELL ME THINGS ABOUT YOU

WRITTEN BY JEFF R HILTON  2019

TAKE THIS SUNRISE 
EMBRACE THIS DAY
DON'T HOLD ON SO TIGHT
WE WON'T LET IT GET AWAY
SOMETIME, SOMEWHERE 
JUST RIGHT
FINDS ME HOLDING YOU
IN THE LAST FADING LIGHT
 A LULLABY AS YOU
CLOSE YOUR EYES
AS STARS FILL UP THE SKIES
TIME BROUGHT US TOGETHER
TIME KEPT US APART

WHAT ARE THE CHANCES
 I COULD  FIND YOU
GUARDING YOUR HEART
BEHIND A FORTRESS WALL
JUST A CANDLE TO LEAD THE WAY
TO THE SUN 
A WINDOW TO THE MOON

THE TIME I SPENT
WONDERING IF YOU KNEW
IT WAS ME
OH BLESSED ARE THE DAYS
THAT START AND END WITH YOU
IN REFLECTION
ITS JUST YOU I WANT NEAR

SOFT MUSIC PLAYING
 ON MY GUITAR
I KNOW YOU HEAR IT 
I KNOW WHERE YOU ARE
I KNOW IF I CALL YOU
THAT YOU'RE NOT FAR
TELL ME THINGS ABOUT YOU
YOU THINK I SHOULD KNOW
WHERE YOU'VE BEEN
AND WHERE YOU WANT TO GO
 WHAT YOU DID
 WHEN YOU WERE YOUNG
WHAT'S INSIDE YOUR HEART
ITS TIME TO SAY

MAYBE I JUST NEED
TO HEAR THE WORDS
BUT EITHER WAY
I'LL NEVER LEAVE YOU BEHIND
LIKE THE SUN I TAKE YOU
EVERYWHERE I GO
AND IF I DON'T I WOULD
SEE I'M FALLING
I NEVER STOPPED
DIDN'T KNOW I WAS
SUPPOSED TO GET OFF

SO KEEP ON TELLING ME
THINGS ABOUT YOU
I SHOULD KNOW
WHAT'S IN YOUR HEART
THAT'S THE HARDEST PART
AND IF THE WORDS WON'T COME
I'LL BE HERE WHEN THEY DO

Tuesday, July 23, 2019

THE WORDSMITH MILL: CHASING THE WIND

THE WORDSMITH MILL: CHASING THE WIND: CHASING THE WIND WRITTEN BY JEFF R HILTON  2019 WE USED TO STAND HERE AND WATCH THE SUNRISE  WE USED TO CHASE THE WI...

CHASING THE WIND



CHASING THE WIND

WRITTEN BY JEFF R HILTON 

2019

WE USED TO STAND HERE
AND WATCH THE SUNRISE 
WE USED TO CHASE THE WIND
CHASE THE WILD AND FREE
NOTHING MORE
 THAT WE WANTED TO BE 

WE WERE YOUNG AND ANXIOUS
RESTLESS AND SURE
HEARTS STILL PURE
NOT TAINTED BY THE WORLD
NEVER BURNED BY THE FIRE
CRAZY ENOUGH TO THINK
WE HAD IT MADE

THE SUN MOVED FAST
SEASONS CHANGED
AND FEELINGS LED THE WAY
TO BROKEN HEARTS
READY TO RETURN
BUT THERE'S NO GOING BACK
IT ALL LEADS AWAY

STEADY SURE
LIKE THE RIVER FLOWS
NOTHING EVER STAYS THE SAME
PEOPLE CHANGE THEIR MINDS
IT HURTS BUT I
LEARNED NOT TO CRY
EVEN IF I WANTED TO
THOSE TEARS ARE ALL GONE

INTUITION LOGICAL TO A FAULT
FEW AND FAR BETWEEN I TRUST
WE USED TO STAND FOR SOMETHING
WE STILL DO
I'LL NEVER GIVE IN
 TO LIVING A LIE
NO COMPROMISE
 WHY WOULD I
NOT WHILE THERE'S STILL
 GLORY IN HONOR
THAT'S THE SIDE 
YOU'LL FIND ME ON 

WE USED TO EXTRACT SO MUCH MAGIC
FROM A SUMMERS DAY
WE USED TO SMELL THE FLOWERS
WE USED TO CHASE THE WIND
CHASE THE STARS AND
FIND OUR WAY BACK AGAIN
WAY BACK WHEN
 WE WERE FREE SPIRITS IN THE NIGHT

WE USED TO THINK
WE COULDN'T LOSE
WHEN SUMMERS DRAGGED ON AND ON
THEY COULD NEVER BE TOO LONG
WE NEVER KNEW
 THE TIDE WAS CHANGING
UNTIL ONE DAY IT WAS GONE
ITS SOMEWHERE OUT THERE
CHASING THE WIND
YOU JUST CAN'T COME BACK AGAIN

 

Tuesday, July 16, 2019

THE WORDSMITH MILL: ANGEL WISE

THE WORDSMITH MILL: ANGEL WISE: ANGEL WISE WRITTEN Y JEFF R HILTON JULY 2019 I SAW AN EMPTY FIELD I SAW THE SKY SO GRAY I SAW THE SUN SO SCATTERED DRI...

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