I've been there...

I've been high, I've been low, I've been everyplace between,
I've been searching for an answer, i've been chasing down a dream,
ohhh, I've been there.... yes, I've been there,

at the bottom of a bottle, close enough to drown,
running from my demons, roaming town to town,
yes, I've been there, whooo-ohhh, I've been there,

slaving for a dollar in a souless corporate career,
hating every minute, but staying out of fear,
ohh, I've been there, whoo-ohhh, I've been there,

listenin' to a choir, in a backseat church house pew,
hungover sunday morning.... it helped me get through,
whooo-ohhh, I've been there...yes, I've been there....

so before you go looking down your eyes at me,
thinking your high and mighty let me tell you one thing,
ohhh, I've been there, yeah-eahhh, I've been there,

I've been on top of the mountain, I've slept in a ditch,
been bucked off a bronco, been poor I've been rich,
yes, I've been there, whooo-ohhh, I've been there,

I've been running from my demons, I've been wanted by the law,
I've been hoping for a reason, I've been waiting for a call,
yes, I've been there, whoo-ohhh, I've been there....

Just start trying

I want you to head on down the road, find somebody to share your load, go ahead and step on someone's toes and say I'm sorry...

Cause this world was made for love, and we ain't taking or giving enough, so it's time we give up on pride, and just start trying...

there's a bible on the dresser... a bottle on the floor,
a note stuck to the mirror saying i dont love you anymore,
there's a lot missing from last night, a hangover on the way,
preceding all the regrets that are bound to come my way,

someday

momma said don't worry child someday, it will all be better,
someday it's gonna be ok,
don't worry child someday's not to far away,
she held my hand and said one day there will be no sorrow,
yes one day, there will be no pain,
momma said someday, whoo-ohhh-ohhh-ohhh-ahhh,
ohhh, yes child, some sweet day....

suffer for strength

They say we suffer so that we can get stronger, to make us better for the journey ahead. After this life there is another journey, none of us know what's in store. If anyone was prepared for whatever lies next she will be ready, and I know full well that she will be waiting to welcome me with open arms when I arrive. Mother you were, are, and always will be my water, my air, my breath, my heart, the rhythm that keeps me flowing and the fluidity that gives me life. You helped guide me through this life and gave me the strength to be the man I have become. I know I made your job hard at times but you never showed wear, you always knew when and what I needed and were always there to provide. Your soul was weathered by many a storm but your heart fought on to give us all everything we needed to get through. We and this world owe you a debt that is unpayable for all that you provided and I only hope that you knew and carry with you to your next journey all the love that filled my heart. Until we meet in the next, I will dedicate this life to honoring you for everything. Love always your baby.

tears of sunshine

I woke up cold and the tears brought me warmth, it is only in love that comes sadness, only in love that comes joy, only love that breeds anger, and only love that brings tears, they are all a part of our beautiful journey, and on this journey we all to often get caught up in the details and lose focus of the center of it all which is love,

She suffers no more...

She suffers no more, she suffers no more, through this life she has traveled, now the next ever more,

She gave without taking, her love was so pure,

She finally gave all, and now she suffers no more,

She asked me not to cry, 

It was her time to go,

But inside her heart,

I knew that she know,

The tears would start pouring, 

As I watch her go,

She suffers no more, she suffers no more, through this life she has traveled, now the next ever more,

She gave without taking, her love was so pure,

She finally gave all, and now she suffers no more,

This road we all travel, littered with broken dreams,

Th web can get tangled, there's no end it seems,

Through it if we can find a hand, of which we can hold,

To find us light in the darkness, to bring us in from the cold,

She was our great keeper, she kept us all safe and warm,

Her heart fought right through them,

Each and every storm,

And now she's back to let her mother hold her,

Yes she suffers no more,

She suffers no more, she suffers no more, through this life she has traveled, now the next ever more,

She gave without taking, her love was so pure,

She finally gave all, and now she suffers no more,

And now with her passing, she left her suffering to me,

And I hope that I may one day grow into, 

The man she hoped I'd be,

And I'll give all I have without asking,

To honor her name,

And hope that one day my own children, will get to say the same...

She suffers no more, she suffers no more, through this life she has traveled, now the next ever more,

She gave without taking, her love was so pure,

She finally gave all, and now she suffers no more