The Angel

 An angel came down to this hard-working town

Just to watch all its people, unseen and unbound

She studied the faces under neon and smoke

They had forgot how to laugh at a good-hearted joke

Also on this planet, less likely to care

Not counting the blessings, we’re lucky to share

Some take what they want and then leave you the bill

While others scrape a living with bottles to fill

Lord I know she will lessen the everyday stress

Vanquish and lighten the load off your chest 

You just need to believe yeah once again

The Angel is here to deal with your pain

The Angel gives a sign, a reminder today

A second-chance promise to live, love, and play

For all of the souls whom are drowning in tears

She’ll sprinkle down sunshine to conquer the fears

“It breaks her heart to see war and fear

She remembers a time when we were sincere 

Handshakes were honest strong and so true 

A lover’s embrace lasted the whole night through

Lord I know she will lessen the everyday stress

Vanquish and lighten the load off your chest 

You just need to believe yeah once again

The Angel is here to deal with your pain

Now the sun and the moon, they’re the oldest of friends

The sun warms the day, The Moon's beauty extends

That moonlight brings comfort when you're out on your own

Lighting the way when feeling alone

So she’s giving a sign, a reminder today

A second-chance promise to live, love, and play

For all of the souls who are drowning in tears

She’ll sprinkle down sunshine to conquer your fears

Oh lord please lessen the stress and the pain

Inject that goodness straight into my vein

Lord I know you can lighten my load 

Smooth and un-crease this once bumpy road 

Lord I know she will lessen the everyday stress

Vanquish and lighten the load off your chest 

You just need to believe yeah once again

The Angel is here to deal with your pain

Just a delicate tweak to stop the despair

'A perfect world shouldn't need an angels repair"

“And if I’m a long way from perfect these days”

I know with her guidance true love lights our way.

Oak Road

There’s a stretch of land that runs behind our farm

Down the dirt road just past the old barn

Oak trees line the road ,they’ve stood there for years

Being climbed by the young whom clapped then cheered

We would hang there till the sun went down

Carefree like we were the only two kids in town

From the first morning light and unless it rained

These are the days that made the people we became

Yeah, life’s just a journey, like a song soft and low

Shadows now fall on the fields that we’ve sewn

We danced in the shade under those oak tree's

Away from the town so all the old folks couldn’t see

Walking down the dirt roads with old memories now

Wondering how the years could just slip away somehow

Our home a place, made of wood, stone and glass

For the folks we held dear, in the years that have past

We would hang there till the sun went down

Carefree like we were the only two kids in town

From the first morning light and unless it rained

These are the days that made the people we became

I used to haul heavy hay bales a long time ago

My dad shook his head ‘coz I was so slow'

I remember we’d go fishing out on the boat

The sound of the water, the bobbing of the float

A thought comes to mind as I think of my Pa

The quiet advice he has given so far 

With his hand on the wheel and that grin on his face

He taught me how to compete and win at life's race

He taught me to drive in that old’ rusted truck

Taught me that life would take more than just luck

He said “ Son if you work hard “ as he’s done before

“Never ignore the harvest and what it’s all for”

We would hang there till the sun went down

Carefree like the luckiest kids in this town

From the first morning light and unless it rained

These are the days that made the people we became

I remember that cabin he built with timber and hope

We planted seeds where the wild roses grow

But time moves along not waiting for anyone

Seasons keep changing before we are done

Oh, the roads keep winding, blowing wind in the wheat

I can smell the clover beneath both my feet

I now cry tears as the laughter lets go

Our family roots now deep where soft grasses grow

Still hanging out here watching the sun going down

Acting like we are the only 2 people in town

From the first morning light to the last setting sun

We will add more stories of whom we've become

Looking Like Rain

 You pour the coffee and you smile so sweet

Like we’re the only two people in the street

The morning is gentle, the kitchen is warm

But I’m already bracing my heart for the storm

I say something small, just passing the time

A comment on nothing, a harmless line

But the air goes cold, your eyes turn to steel

And you strike with a sharpness I can’t help but feel

And then you flip the switch, you turn it around

Act like no blood was spilled on the ground

You’re back to being nice, you’re holding my hand

Like there’s nothing to heal, nothing to understand

How do you reset while I’m still in pain?

Walking in the sunshine, pretending it didn't rain

I’m left standing frozen, caught in the blur

Wondering which version of you is the cure

Do I hold my breath? Do I walk on glass?

Just waiting to see how long the peace will last

You act like the words you threw didn't sting

Like a clean slate is an automatic thing

But you just flip the switch, you turn it around

Act like no blood was spilled on the ground

You’re back to being nice, you’re holding my hand

Like there’s nothing to heal, nothing to understand

How do you reset while I’m still in pain?

Walking in the sunshine, pretending it didn't rain

The scar on my heart wont fade in an hour

Don't pretend there's sun when you caused the shower

You can’t fix the plate that you threw at the wall

By pretending that nothing happened at all

"The bruises wont fade" Stop making me cower

You can’t fix the problem just by buying me flowers

You can’t erase all the hurt you have caused

By pretending that nothing happened at all 

When you flip the switch, you turn it around

Act like no blood was spilled on the ground

You’re back to being nice, you’re holding my hand

Like there’s nothing to heal, nothing to understand

How do you reset while I’m still in pain?

Walking in the sunshine, pretending it didn't rain

Pretending it didn't rain...

You’re smiling now calm

But I’m still in pain, sheltering from the storm.

Yeah, I’m still wet, still soaked from the storm

The way you react cant be the norm

"While you reset" I'm still in pain

You need to stop pretending it didn't rain

Hummmm Hummmmm Hummmmm Its looking like rain again

Yeah its looking like rain again, looking like rain again and again.