Category: Songs

These poems were designed to be song lyrics

Girl Lears Her Lesson

    Girl Learns Her Lesson

I saw him standing by his car.

He said “Oh, there you are.”

I said “Who are you?”

He said “Your dream come true.”

He had lovely blue eyes.

His smile lit up the skies.

He offered me a ride.

How was I to know he lied?

I won’t tell you what happened first.

But, when I said “No.”, it made him curse.

 

I’ll never ride with another strange guy.

I won’t fall for all his lies.

I don’t care if he has beautiful eyes.

I don’t care about the car he drives.

I’ll just say the answer is no.

I am sorry, but I have to go.

 

Another time and another place.

There was another smiling face.

Another fancy car & pickup line.

Pretty face & eyes that said you’re mine.

Offering me another ride.

Acting like he didn’t lie.

He got upset when I said no.

I told him I had to go.

He was a demanding so & so.

So I told him where to go.

 

I’ll never ride with another strange guy.

I won’t fall for all his lies.

I don’t care if he has beautiful eyes.

I don’t care what car he drives.

I’ll say the answer is no.

I am sorry, but I have to go.

 

I learned my lesson & I learned it well.

If this is their approach they can go to hell.

I’m not that kind of girl.

I’m not looking for a thrill.

I want a boy who loves me for me.

One who takes his time to get to know me.

He thinks more of feelings than he does sex.

One that won’t make my life a wreck.

A serious minded young man.

Who treats me like I really am.

That way I won’t have to say no.

I will stay and say ‘Way to go.”—————–R. W. Johnson—–(2014)

 

 

 

 

You’re Different, It’s True

         You’re Different, It’s True

It’s very odd when I think about you.

The things you do only you would do.

On our first date you said to dress warm.

You drove us way into the mountains .

I was getting nervous being with you.

it wasn’t long before I found out then.

You’ve been this way since you were born.

We ended up at a little lake frozen over.

You got skates out of the back. New, never worn.

We had our own private skating rink.

We zipped around till we got bolder.

We had a ball, like in the Olympics.

It was so fun I could hardly think.

Another time you said we’d see a show.

We ended way up on top of a hill.

We saw a meteor shower at night.

It was the best theater place we could go.

It felt so romantic watching it on the hill.

Somehow, I felt that this was right.

 

I never know what you have in mind.

I never know what you’re going to do.

It seems it is different every time.

Just keep on doing what you do.

It is still odd when I think of you.

I can’t think what I would do without you.

 

We have been seeing each other for awhile .

I look forward to our next date with a smile.

I wonder if you feel the same as I do.

You say you love doing things with me.

You never get tired of planning things.

We may be bird watching at the zoo.

We may watch whales on the open sea.

I found listening to nature as it sings

to be as beautiful as an opera sounds.

On a trip new things are seen I never knew.

You are so observant you see it all.

You point it out to me as I am overwhelmed.

A new world opened before me as I look around.

I hope our relationship is never threw.

I just want to cling to you and never fall.

You talk to me and new insights are opened.

I never saw so deeply into myself or you.

You say you have deep feelings & you’re not joking.

You want to pour out your love & not feel like a fool.

 

I never know what you have in mind.

I never know what you’re going to do.

it seems it is different every time.

Just keep doing what you do.

It is still odd when I think of you.

I can’t think what I would do without you.

—————————————————R. W. Johnson—–(2014)

 

 

 

 

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It’s So Fine

      It’s So Fine!!

It was just another typical day.

Except, everything was going my way.

Everything I said or tried to do

was going just right since I met you.

Oh, it’s what you do to me.

You— have let my heart be free.

I fantasize about what you’ll say or do.

Then you do just what I thought you’d do.

Are you able to read my mind?

I swear, this happens all the time.

 

It’s so fine.

It’s so fine.

It’s so fiiiine!!

I’m so happy that you are mine.

 

We just met the other day.

I didn’t know what to do or say.

Yet, you made it all come true.

I’m so happy I found you.

I don’t know what you see in me.

I just know my heart is free.

You said that what you see in me

is someone who loves emotionally.

Who is not phony in what they say.

One who will love you in every way.

 

It’s so fine.

It’s so fine.

It’s so fiiine!!

I’m so happy that you are mine.

 

My love is strong, yet young.

It will grow as we have fun.

It is true like the Bible is too.

It is patient, as I wait for you.

It is dedicated. Only you will do.

It is lasting & will stick like glue.

It is long suffering if need be.

It is all for you, can’t you see.

This is a little of what you see in me.

This and more is what you do to me.

 

It’s so fine.

It’s so fine.

It’s so fiiine!!

I’m so happy that you are mine.———–R. W. Johnson—–(2014)

 

 

 

 

 

Mind Passages

      Mind Passages

I feel down. I feel kind of blue.

I’m all alone with nothing to do.

My mind drifts back to a long time ago.

Back when I was young and on the go.

I remember the good times I had

with a certain girl. She was so rad.

She lived just up the street.

All memories of her are oh, so sweet.

 

I take those mind passages.

Back to a time I will never forget.

Mind passages.

They are memories I will never regret.

I have to go back—–.

To those mind passages.

I know she’s there. I have to get back.

I’ll take the next plane.

Back to where I know she’s at.

 

I often wonder if she thinks of me.

It’s been a long time. I had to be free.

I think maybe I made a mistake.

I didn’t realize I had my cake.

I thought there was time to kill.

Something better just over the hill.

In the end I realize my error.

My mistake was not to stay there.

 

I take those mind passages.

Back to a time I will never forget.

Mind passages.

They are memories I will never regret.

I have to go back—–.

To those mind passages.

I know she’s there. I have to get back.

I’ll take the next plane.

Back to where I know she’s at.

 

I wait and wonder, will she see me?

The plane lands soon, then we will see.

I left saying I would return.

Then waited too long. You’d think I would learn.

When I hit bottom, I knew what I’d  lost.

My loss was colder than a winter’s frost.

Hindsight is always better than foresight.

I want her back with all of my might.

 

I take those mind passages.

Back to a time I will never forget.

Mind passages.

They are memories I will never regret.

I have to go back—–.

To those mind passages.

I know she’s there. I have to get back.

I’ll take the next plane.

Back to where I know she’s at.—————-R. W. Johnson—– (2012)

 

 

 

 

She’s Come Undone

 

       She’s Come Undone

Can you believe what she has done?

I loved her more than anyone.

Yet, she tried to reach the sun.

Now, —-she’s come undone.

 

She bought a one way ticket to memories past.

No one knows how long this will last.

For her, reality has slipped away.

I pray it will return again someday.

What was it she was searching for?

It was probably right here at her door.

She went too far. She touched the sun.

She’s come undone!!

 

She had this problem using drugs.

Psychedelic type, supplied by thugs.

She was trying more than to just get high.

She wanted to soar into the sky.

 

There wasn’t enough here for her.

She had enough love. That’s for sure.

Yet, not the answers she was seeking.

I’m not sure what she was thinking.

 

She bought a one way ticket to memories past.

No one knows how long this will last.

For her, reality has slipped away.

I pray it will return again someday.

What was it she was searching for?

It was probably right here at her door.

She went too far. She touched the sun.

She’s come undone!!

 

I look in her eyes. She isn’t there.

Wherever she is, I hope they care.

She searched for truth but, she went astray.

What she found was not a better way.

 

I pray to God she is led to Him.

He will guide her from this sin.

He is the truth, the way, and life.

Her search will end without any strife.

———————————————-R. W. Johnson—–(2014)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Really Getting To Know You

 

        Really Getting To Know You

We’ve been together now for almost a year.

It flies by fast when I’m with you.

I have more fun when I know your near.

I really enjoy whatever we do.

 

I don’t really know how I feel about you.

Your quiet most of the time.

You never talk about me and you.

You just don’t say what’s on your mind.

 

I know you care enough to put me first.

You’ve had your problems in the past.

For you to talk about it really hurts.

You have a pain that seems to last.

 

So, it’s you, then it’s me.

On & on it seems to be.

There is little left for us to see.

Do you want to move on with me?

We are stuck in one place, it seems.

Beyond this I can only dream.

 

I often wondered if you’ve thought of me?

Of what I’ve gone through in my past.

You never mention anything, you see.

We have to go there to make this last.

 

I don’t know how to approach this issue.

I don’t want to cause a scene.

If we go there one of us will need a tissue.

If I go there, don’t think I am mean.

 

I want to know how I feel about you.

You have to open up to me.

Communication is a precious tool.

it’s the way to set us free.

 

So, it’s you, then it’s me.

On & on it seems to be.

There is little left for us to see.

Do you want to move on with me?

We are stuck in one place, it seems.

Beyond this, I can only dream.—————–R. W. Johnson—–(2014)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Drought

 

                      The Drought                     

The sun is going down across this blistered land.

Little is left alive except a few trees, lizards, & man.

A lone guitar is heard in the fading light.

Man won’t give up the land without a fight.

Summer is over.

 

The city swelters in the welcomed dusk.

Florescent lights shine through the dust.

A soldier in a bar dreams of a love affair.

While children & mothers swat bugs in the air.

Summer is over.

 

It’s a never ending show.

Traffic moves by very slow.

Afraid to stir the dusty air.

Flowers lie dead everywhere.

In this cursed, drought dried land

stands a sunburned, lonely man.

His heart is aching for the one he lost.

This is what the drought has cost.

Everything dies from lack of water.

Thanks to man & his foolish fodder.

 

A small ray of hope burns in the air around all.

Summer is over. —-Will this end it all?

A few more weeks till cooling autumn comes.

Then, maybe, blessed rain for everyone.

Summer is over.

 

This cannot go on like this for another year.

Man will die without rain. There will be no beer.

There will be no crops to keep man alive.

Animals will die. Bees will mummify in their hive.

Summer is over.

 

It’s a never ending show.

Traffic moves by very slow.

Afraid to stir the dusty air.

Flowers lie dead everywhere.

In this cursed, drought dried land

stands a sunburned, lonely man.

His heart is aching for the one he lost.

This is what the drought has cost.

Everything dies from lack of water.

Thanks to man & his foolish fodder.———-R. W. Johnson—–(2014)

 

 

Loving Just One

 

              Loving Just One

To love someone, you should stay with that one.

Playing the field is a lot of fun.

But, it doesn’t work if you love someone.

If you really love someone.

 

A roaming mind is the devil’s playhouse.

That’s how to give a hot romance a douse.

just go sneaking around quiet as a mouse.

You will soon be known as a louse.

 

Be with one.

Let her know.

You intend

to take it slow.

You want this

romance to last.

Not like what’s

happened in the past.

 

Get close and intimate with her.

Let her know it’s her for sure.

Put her first no matter what.

Cherish her like a golden cup.

 

Spend time with her.

Make time to just be with her.

Include her in most of your life.

Make her the center of your life.

 

be with one.

Let her know.

You intend

to take it slow.

You want this

romance to last.

Not like what’s

happened in the past.

 

Time with her will be your reward.

Put this time of life on record.

Play it over & over in your mind.

Simply think about her all the time.

 

You may find a deeper trust.

A confidence that is not lust.

It is  a real love of the soul.

With someone who won’t let go.————–R. W. Johnson—–(2014)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Communicate With Your Mate

 

Communicate With Your Mate

Every day I raise

hoping to see your eyes.

Hoping just once more,

you will finally realize.

I didn’t want you to leave.

I didn’t want you to

think I tried to deceive.

All I’ve done since is cry.

I want to see your eyes.

 

We had been so close.

Much closer than most.

I thought that you would see

when I took that trip to the coast,

I wasn’t with someone else.

it was only business that day.

If I only knew how you felt.

I would have held you so close.

It was business, not for boast.

 

I should have let you know.

Why I was going to go.

Why I didn’t ask you to go too.

It was something I had to do.

I wasn’t thinking at all.

I should have never made that call.

It was something not involving us.

Yet, I made it hard for you to trust.

 

Every day I raise

hoping to see your eyes.

Hoping just once more,

you will finally realize.

I didn’t want you to leave.

I didn’t want you to

think I tried to deceive.

All I’ve done since is cry.

I want to see your eyes.————————-R. W. Johnson—–(2014)

 

 

 

Searching For Love

        Searching For Love

All the nights blend into days.

My total world is one big haze.

Drifting from one bar to another.

Always searching for the other.

 

Significant other that’s mine alone.

Someone I can take with me home.

Each time it’s always the same.

I can’t find another to play the game.

 

My temper is like a loaded pistol.

My love is fragile as a crystal.

I am asked “Do your friends miss you?”

That is just that much more scar tissue.

I’m just looking for someone to love.

The answer is not in the stars above.

 

I don’t know if I’m up or down.

Each day is the same as I look around.

Sometimes I feel I am getting close.

Then it passes just like a ghost.

 

I want to change but, I am driven on.

Some people think I am running a con.

I just want someone who thinks like me.

To share my moments of ecstasy.

 

My temper is like a loaded pistol.

My love is fragile as a crystal.

I am asked ”Do your friends miss you?”

That is just that much more scar tissue.

I’m just looking for someone to love.

The answer is not in the stars above.

 

My heart is strained from dusk till dawn.

What I need is a magic wand.

I could wave it toward that special one.

She would come to me on the run.

 

Nights and days all blur together.

I have pushed myself to the letter.

If she is out there, she’s playing coy.

I think it’s the end of the road for this boy.

—————————————————R. W. Johnson—–(2014)