THE WORDSMITH MILL: MORE THAN HALFWAY

THE WORDSMITH MILL: MORE THAN HALFWAY:   MORE THAN HALFWAY   WRITTEN BY  JEFF R HILTON 2023   TIME STILL FILLS THE NIGHT FARAWAY FROM DAYLIGHT A LITTLE MIST A HANDFUL OF STARS  AN...

MORE THAN HALFWAY

 

MORE THAN HALFWAY

 

WRITTEN BY 

JEFF R HILTON

2023

 

TIME STILL FILLS THE NIGHT

FARAWAY FROM DAYLIGHT

A LITTLE MIST

A HANDFUL OF STARS 

AND THERE YOU ARE

RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE

WONDERING WHO AND WHAT

STOLE ALL YOUR TIME

BET YOU DIDN'T KNOW 

JUST HOW FAST

THE TIME WOULD GO

 

WHERE TO TURN

WHERE TO GO

MORE THAN HALFWAY

TO SOMEWHERE

BUT IS IT

WHERE YOU WANT TO BE

EVERYTHING IS ALWAYS

 CHANGING

MAKING IT A DIFFERENT

 DESTINATION

THE PLACES YOU KNEW

ARE GONE

JUST NOT THERE

ITS BEEN TOO LONG

JUST NOT THERE

YOU DON'T BELONG

 

FAMILIARITY SO OBSCURED

ARE YOU COMING

OR ARE YOU GOING

YOU'RE NOT SURE

IF THERE'S A CURE

FOR THIS

BUT RIGHT UP TO THE END

YOU CAN SAY YOU TRIED

YOU FLEW THROUGH

THE DARKNESS

TO FIND THE LIGHT

WAITING UNTIL THE TIME

WAS JUST RIGHT

YOU COULD YOU MIGHT

BE THERE

 

EACH AND EVERY TIME

 

EACH AND EVERY TIME

 

WRITTEN BY

JEFF R HILTON

 2023

 

SAME OLD SKY

THE SUN THE MOON THE STARS

ARE THE SAME

ITS ONLY US THAT CHANGED

I PRAY

WE GROW ALONG THE WAY

SO MUCH MORE TO DO

THAN SAY

SEE YOU LATER

OR LATE

ANYWAY IS FINE

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EACH AND EVERY TIME 

WE GET IT RIGHT

ITS A BEAUTIFUL SIGHT

ANOTHER SUNRISE

STARTS IT ALL AGAIN

NO MATTER WHERE YOU ARE

WHERE YOU'VE BEEN

LEFT HERE FOR SOME TIME

SOMEHOW I KNEW

I'D NEVER FIND

SOMEWHERE IN THE BACK

OF MY MIND

I KNEW YOU WOULDN'T

BE HERE TILL NOW

 

THE RAIN SOFTLY FALLING

THE SKY BLOTTED INK

PAUSE TO GIVE US

A LITTLE TIME TO THINK

MAKE A CONNECTION

FIND THE LINK

THE FABRIC WE WEAVE

THE NEED TO PUSH ON

INSTEAD OF LEAVE IT

 ALL UP TO FATE

 

EACH AND EVERY TIME

WE SEE THE LIGHT

WE GET IT RIGHT

ITS A BEAUTIFUL SIGHT

 

ON MY SLEEVE

 

ON MY SLEEVE

 

WRITTEN BY

JEFF R HILTON

2023

 

I COULD RUN

I COULD HIDE

BUT THAT'S NOT ME

WHY WOULD I

WAIT TILL NOW TO FLY

AWAY FROM YOU

THAT WAS NEVER THE WAY

I WAS GOING

 

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ALL ALONG A DARKENED RIDGE

LIGHTNING FLASHES

THUNDER SPEAKS 

THE TRUTH YOU SEEK IS HERE

IN MY HEART AND ON MY SLEEVE

JUST BELIEVE 

ANGELS ALREADY HERE

YOU MUST KNOW

BECAUSE I CAN SEE

HOW COULD YOU NOT BE ONE

WHEN ALL IS SAID AND DONE

I'LL BE HERE

 BY YOUR SIDE 

 

ITS WHAT'S MEANT TO BE

WHAT YOU'VE COME TO KNOW

ITS ALL YOURS FOR KEEPS

A LOVE THAT NEVER STOPS

NEVER SLEEPS

EVERY ONCE IN AWHILE

EVERY SINGLE MILE

WAS WORTH THE TRIP

NOW I HOPE THAT YOU CAN SEE

ALL MY LOVES FOR YOU

AND YOURS FOR ME 

WHEN OR WHY

 

WHEN OR WHY

 

WRITTEN BY

JEFF R HILTON

2023

 

DANCING ON THE EDGE OF DOOM

CAN YOU REALLY SEE

THROUGH ALL THE GLOOM

WILL WE EVEN BE HERE

WHEN TOMORROW COMES

THEY ALL TURNED THEIR BACKS ON US

HID THEIR HEADS

BEYOND THE FACTS

I DON'T GET THE DISCONNECT

ARE YOU READY

FOR WHAT COMES NEXT

 

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DO YOU EVEN KNOW

HOW ALL THIS

IS SUPPOSED TO GO

I HOPE WE ALL MAKE IT

BUT I HAVE SO MANY DOUBTS

WHEN DARKNESS FALLS

UPON THE SUN

THE DAY IS ALMOST DONE

GHOST MOON

IN A POISON SKY

ITS HARD TO SAY

WHEN OR WHY

WE PUT OUR TRUST

IN LESSER MEN

WE'VE BEEN OVER THIS

AGAIN AND AGAIN

IT NEVER SEEMS TO SINK IN

TOMORROWS STILL BY CHANCE

LET ME POINT YOU

TO THE LIGHT

THE CLOSER YOU GET

THE MORE THAT YOU MIGHT

SEE YOUR WAY FREE

SAY GOODBYE TO ME

FACE REALITY

EASY DOWN EASY DONE

IS ANYBODY THERE AT ALL

COME ON NOWS THE TIME

ITS YOUR CALL

 

OUT THERE IN THE SUN

 

OUT THERE IN THE SUN

 

WRITTEN BY

JEFF R HILTON

2023

 

SPENT SO MUCH TIME

TRYING TO FIND

MISSING PIECES

FLYING BLIND

UNDECIDED

SO TRYING

COMING UP EMPTY

WINDING UP ALONE

 NOTHING SLOWED

 THE TIME LIKE IT 

THAT I'D WANT TO OWN

 

ALL I WANTED WAS A STAR

LOVE LIKE YOU ARE

HOW IS IT

THAT I'M TO KNOW

IF SHE'S NEAR OR FAR

SOMEWHERE

INSIDE A NEW DAY

OUT THERE IN THE SUN

SHE'S WAITING

WANTING THE SAME

 

NOW IF I ONLY KNEW

WHERE THAT SOMEWHERE WAS

I WOULD LOOK

DEEP INTO HER EYES

I WOULD RECOGNIZE

ALL HER LOVE

MEANT FOR ME

IN SOME HIGHER PLACE

A REAL ACE

BESIDE ME

 

ALL THAT'S LEFT UNSAID

CAN WAIT

SEEMS YOU ALREADY KNOW

ITS STARTING TO SHOW

EVERYTHING IS PERFECT

I'M HOLDING OUT

WAITING FOR THE DAY

I'M LISTENING

BECAUSE I'M SURE

YOU'VE GOT

 SOMETHING TO SAY 

THAT I WANT TO HEAR

SOMEWHERE

 INSIDE A NEW DAY

OUT THERE IN THE SUN

 

 

ALL THAT I FEEL

 

ALL THAT I FEEL

 

WRITTEN BY

JEFF R HILTON

2023

 

 

EVERY WISH

EACH DREAM

THE ONES I'VE  SEEN

ALL THE ONES

THAT DIDN'T QUITE

 MAKE IT 

THE ONES THAT

SHOOK ME TO MY CORE

GAVE ME PAUSE

EXAMINE THE CAUSE

FROM EVERY ANGLE

BEFORE I SET OUT AGAIN

 

OUT TO MEET THE SUNRISE

IN REVERED SILENCE

I MAKE MY WAY

READY AS I'M GONNA BE

COME WHAT MAY

BOLDER

EVERY STEP I TAKE

SO DETERMINED

THIS TIME IS SPECIAL

ONE OF THOSE TIMES

YOU NEVER WANT

TO TAKE BACK

 

ALL THAT I FEEL

I CERTAINLY WILL

GET IT RIGHT

SAY YOU WILL

SAY YOU MIGHT

STEP OUT

INTO THE LIGHT

I WANT TO SEE YOU SHINE

LIKE MORNING SUN

ON CALM SEAS

A LOVE I'VE NEVER SEEN

THE LIKES OF BEFORE

I KNOW YOU'RE THE GIRL

I SAW YOU

IN EVERY DREAM

 KNEW YOU WERE REAL

KNEW I HAD TO TELL YOU

HOW I FEEL

 

YOU KNOW ITS YOU

THE STARS LINED UP

ALL THAT I FEEL

IS EVERYTHING

I CERTAINLY WILL

GET IT RIGHT

STEP OUT

INTO THE LIGHT

THIS IS OUR LOVE

WE CAN CALL THIS HOME

NO MORE STONE TO CARRY