Checkerboard

Have you abandoned the game

I'm just asking, It seems such a shame

Raising the white flag for you and your king

Throwing the towel into the checkerboard ring

Are you a pawn disguised as a clown

Is that a grimace or maybe a frown

There is only one way to ever beat me

But that wont be today no no "Believe Me"

Take your time their is no great rush

I'm patient amid the silence hush hush

I'll sit here quietly and wait my turn

The flame of my candle still lovingly burns

I'll light another with a flickering flame

While you decide the next move in your game

Moving a bishop a rook or your knight

Extinguish those nerves or fade like the light?

Wake me if I should fall asleep 

Nudge me my turn while counting sheep 

Keep me posted, if I'm under attack

I cannot afford to lose the shirt off my back

Wow you moved and now have me in check

I feel like a fool a physical wreck

Oh dear oh dear so what happens now

Your  check mate plan I cannot allow

Gonna take my time as in no great rush

I will be patient and silent hush hush

I'll sit here and wait, to ponder my turn

The flame of my candle still lovingly burns

Queen takes knight and traps my rook

In your haste my Queen overlooked

You are now trapped as I move away

Your King still holding my bishop at bay

Nowhere to go your blunder will cost

Check mate of your king " Your game is now lost"

The position of pawn and my brave knight

No where to move black square or white

Take your time as in no great rush

I will be patient and silent hush hush

I'll sit here and wait to figure my turn

The flame of my candle still lovingly burns

Are you raising the white flag on behalf of your King

Surrendering again?  I'm just asking

Will you give in to my knowledge and plan

Catch me out and win a game if you can

Have you abandoned the battle and game

I'm just asking, It seems such a shame

Are you raising the white flag on behalf of your king

Throwing the towel into the checker board ring

Check mate check mate its never to late

Pass me the trophy as I seal your fate

Check mate check mate its never to late

Pass me the trophy as I seal your fate

Take your time as in no great rush

I will be patient and silent hush hush

I'll sit here and wait to figure my turn

The flame of my candle still lovingly burns

Cobbald Path Blues

 Walking cobbled paths alone in my head

For many years I have feared all the dread

Will I have a choice? what's out there for me?

Or sail for miles on a rough stormy sea.

Tired days have been endless and nights cold and long 

While all around me a wicked echo and song 

A swirling heavy darkness ahead in my sight

Blurring my vision from brightness and light .

Wherever journeys take my hopeful heart

How ever this power tears life apart

It always finds me left alone in the dark

The wicked will always attack like a shark

This isn’t the first time I’ve stood on these paths

Where my footprints look heavier than they did in the past

I’ll travel the distance, gain belief in myself

Push onward and upward, finding my heart on the history shelf

Which path will I choose from the ones up ahead

When every direction is darkness and dread

I may take the wild one that angels have fled

Every signpost repeating words I have said

Wherever journeys take my hopeful heart

How ever this power tears life apart

It always finds me left alone in the dark

The wicked will always attack like a shark

I’m lost once again I look back where I’ve been

Only to find that I’m still in a dream

The sun hits my eyes, am I nearing the end

Here in the light ,on paths that won’t bend

Then the alarm clock is ringing

Dreams no longer displayed

A colorful vision has started to fade

I’m staring up at the ceiling so white

While thinking out loud reality bites

Wherever journeys take my hopeful heart

How ever this power tears life apart

It always finds me left alone in the dark

The wicked will always attack like a shark

Back to reality , the illusion still played

Feeling the weight of the choice never made

Here in the world, the same people, same face

My mind has been frozen ,now knowing my place

These times that I spend alone in my head

The darkness that covers me with all of its dread

I thought waking up would make things more clear

But daylight won’t wash away the darkness and fear

Wherever journeys take my hopeful heart

How ever this power tears life apart

It always finds me left alone in the dark

The wicked will always attack like a shark

I spin in circles in darkness and light

I wonder if ever I’ll win this long fight

Loosing my grip and chasing my ghost

I just hope I keep the people I love the most.

Yeah while Loosing my grip and chasing my ghost

I just hope I keep the people I love the most.

War of the Gods

 Dark shadows descended from way up high

Bringing tornado's through velvet black sky

The guardians above prepared for the fight

They filled the sky with electric blue light

The mountains defying a storm in a cage

Battling the sea with its strongest of rage

The storm came so suddenly all over our land

The guardian Angels were now in command

People ran to their homes to batten down and secure

The storm now rising while striking the pure

Up in the heavens the Gods now arise

Sending Angels to earth hearing sorrowful cry’s

You could hear all the Angels as they hit the ground

No danger No alarm they fell all around

It was almost as if the heavens turned black

The Guardians were now under attack

The darkness that followed formed like a shroud

Tormenting thunder claps "Cracking so loud"

The power they held sent a message to all

Angels are fighting "They herald our call"

People were running in fear from the fight

The eyes of the Angels were giving them light

Gathering together united they prayed

Finding courage and strength no longer afraid

You could hear all the Angels as they hit the ground

No danger No alarm they fell all around

"It was almost as if the heavens turned black"

The Guardians were now under attack

The darkness believed their power was strong

Demanding the thrones the gods sat upon

They fought for the realms, the kingdoms above

Showing no mercy for the Angels of love

Laughed while destroying then swallowed the sun

Unaware that the battle was over and done

Clutching to shadows dissolving in fire

Ending the darkness and evil desire.

You could hear all the Angels as they hit the ground

No danger No alarm they fell all around

It was almost as if the heavens fought back

The Guardians no longer under attack

Angels ascended back to their kingdom

Earth hummed a tune rejoicing the freedom

The lightning and storm once a battle cry

Left a canvas of light and a clear blue sky

Mr Nice Guy

 Give it to me straight, your manners aint great

Tell it like it is, its my business

I need to know, why your shouting at me

I need to reply. hear this for free

Tripping over your lies and your ugly disguise

Mr nice guy you aint fooling me

Looking into your eyes I plainly see

I have not been this angry for such a long time

But your outburst just blew my mind

Now all I wanna do is have my say

You have no excuse no no no way

Aint fooling me or wearing me down

Do you see me laughing you aint no clown

Stop running your mouth, Shouting the odds

Your face like thunder while spitting rods

You have been rumbled yeah found out

Its time your evil was getting called out

Too many people have seen your face

Two types are showing and both a disgrace

Don't lecture me, show some respect

Your disguises are totally and physically wrecked

I have not been this angry for such a long time

But your outburst just blew my mind

Now all I wanna do is have my say

You have no excuse no no no way

That thinly veiled apology

Don't cut no mustard its plain to see

Respect your elders and mend your ways

Or cometh the reaper " You will one day pay"

Mr nice guy you aint fooling me

Looking into your eyes I plainly see

Aint fooling me or wearing me down

Do you see me laughing you aint no clown

I have not been this angry for such a long time

But your outburst just blew my mind

Now all I wanna do is have my say

You have no excuse no no no way

No No No Way No No No Way

No No No No No No No No

No No No way

Punching My Weight

 

The Queensbury rules we shouldn't bend

Learning the moves and how to defend

Bobbing and weaving while using the jab

Cutting in close uppercut like a stab

Battered and bruised but no longer in pain

Stepping out of the ring, sheltering from the rain

My Boxing career was once something of joy

Been punching my weight since I were a boy

A lethal left hook and right uppercut

Go down to the body, stay clear of the rut

Step sideways, back and raise those gloves high

Punch the back of the neck as he moves by

I've been sparring and learning how to be smart

Stamina training while pulling a cart

My strength is my gateway to winning the fight

My mind is my fortress and my guiding light

Battered and bruised but no longer in pain

Stepping out of the ring, sheltering from the rain

My Boxing career was once something of joy

Been punching my weight since I were a boy

Never before have I been beat

Least not by a punk from the street

He must have caught me with a lucky shot

My time must be up "How long have I got"?

Oh well I suppose I need to retire

I'm getting old  with less of the fire

That burned in my body, heart and soul

I achieved my desire my hope and my goal

Battered and bruised but no longer in pain

Stepping out of the ring, sheltering from the rain

My Boxing career was once something of joy

Been punching my weight since I were a boy

World champions need to know when to quit

Go to there corner and continue to sit

When that bell rings to usher your next round

Relax in the silence your heart has just found

Battered and bruised but no longer in pain

Stepping out of the ring, sheltering from the rain

When that bell rang to usher my final round

I relaxed in the silence and the heart I had found

Far Distant Drums

 There’s a gentle breeze blowing over the treetops tonight

There’s a wish in my heart that somehow feels right

I made a journey from my home town last spring

Seeking freedom a peaceful, new beginning

I struggled with the things that life threw at me

Never complaining nor expecting anything for free

But war teaches you that your heart needs a home

That special place that says you’ll never more roam

Time finds a way to hear when you call

It drifts into focus then can help heal the fall

Clock hands turn quickly, then start to slow down

Tormenting your mind as your face hits the ground

Will I find a lamp for three wishes to rub?

Or a forgotten corked bottle with a note from my love?

I wanted freedom, new generations to come

All I heard was the bugle and far distant drums

The bright summer sun has faded away

I cry as I remember my life left that day

The moon now shines a light in my eyes

No one will find me, in death now disguised

Leaving a world where life broke me down

Where no where was left , no home in my town

People forgot me, never saying my name

Oh the heartache I carried along with my pain

So much love to give yet ridiculed and mocked

Now they’ll never see the light that has sparked

I guess I may forgive them, now a silent man

Finally finding Heaven here in my hand

Will I find a lamp for three wishes to rub?

Or a forgotten corked bottle with a note from my love?

I wanted freedom, new generations to come

All I heard was the bugle and far distant drums