Archive for October, 2023

sometimes a body needs a body

October 29, 2023

If you've got the freedom, I've got the timeKris Kristofferson 

Sad song on the jukebox
The barman rang his bell
Another night with my buddies
And the tales that they tell

I seen you around town
You move real nice
I'd like to get to know about
Your sugar and your spice

I’m not gonna tell you how to spend your time
Sometimes a body needs a body till the morning sun shines

Maybe there's a chance 
We could have a good time
Maybe I could learn about
Your rhythm and your rhyme

The wind is blowing lonesome
It's a long walk home
My room is awful empty
I don't wanna be alone

I’m not gonna tell you how to spend your time
Sometimes a body needs a body till the morning sun shines

by Richard W. Bray

No joy in being right

October 25, 2023


I wake up in the night
No joy in being right

Shut your eyes
And close your ears
As it tumbles down like tears

The news that burns your soul
The things we can’t control

Uphill all the way
Every minute of the day

Big dreams and little toils
A sunny day, a patch of soil

Way leads on to way
When there’s nothing 
More to say

by Richard W. Bray

always talking trash

October 21, 2023

You always talk so much trash
About everyone you know
Are you insecure?
Or are you just an asshole?

You always talk so much trash
It's getting really old
Did you have a bad day?
Or are you just an asshole?

You always talk so much trash
Such an active piehole
Are you trying to impress?
Or are you just an asshole?

You always talk so much trash
Like you think we don't know
What you say when we're not here
God, you're such an asshole!

by Richard W. Bray 

Pretty Pleasures

October 19, 2023

There's nothing that I would not do
To show the world how I love you
I'll build a castle on the moon
We'll only eat with golden spoons

(I really like my happy life
You want a trophy not a wife)


I'll slay a dragon with a stick
I'll feed the world and cure the sick
I'll put the sun inside a jar
I'll carve your name upon a star

(You think you're such a gallant guy
Have you read the Nymph's Reply?)


I'll dig for diamonds with my hands
I'll walk across the desert sands
I'll climb a mountain for your heart
I'll buy the greatest works of art

(I'm really just a simple girl
I like sunsets more than pearls)


I'll search the skies and tame the sea
To demonstrate sincerity
I beg and beg on bended knee
But you never hear my plea

(Won't you listen? Can't you see?
You never did a thing for me)


by Richard W. Bray

all those country songs

October 13, 2023

living the heartache
in all those country songs
i broke a lot of rules
i did a lot of wrong

My daddy used to say you get what you give
There's a price to pay for the way that you live

being this stupid 
should hurt a lot more
lying don't work
the body keeps score

My daddy used to say you get what you give
There's a price to pay for the way that you live

i turned love into dog shit
turned heaven into hell
left a mountain full of sunshine
at the bottom of a well

My daddy used to say you get what you give
There's a price to pay for the way that you live

ran through a brick wall
crawled over broken glass
there ain't no redemption
for my sorry old ass

My daddy used to say you get what you give
There's a price to pay for the way that you live

by Richard W. Bray

Another Barstool Winner

October 10, 2023

Another barstool winner
Now he’s talking off my ear
Sounds like he scored a lot of points
During his junior year

Another barstool winner
Chomping teeth and talking fast
I guess his nostrils are full 
White powder – what a blast

Another barstool winner
Staggered over from his hovel
In another four years
He’ll be finished with his novel

Another barstool winner
He doesn’t miss the kids and wife
He says they're all jealous
Of his freewheeling life
 
Another barstool winner
Don’t ask me what I’m doing here
I’d rather listen than talk
Time to pour another beer

by Richard W. Bray

Miracle of Matter

October 7, 2023
I knew you for a night
And before it was day
You turned off your light
And fluttered away

You're the kind of girl who always breaks my heart
I never learn my lesson cuz I’m not very smart

Fairest of creation
You make molecules spin
My lowly situation
I ain't never gonna win

You're the kind of girl who always breaks my heart
I never learn my lesson cuz I’m not very smart

Your smile could light a city
Your song could be a band
You're a miracle of matter
I'm just a hired hand

You're the kind of girl who always breaks my heart
I never learn my lesson cuz I’m not very smart

by Richard W. Bray 

Honeybees and Sunshine

October 5, 2023

Liiiiiike honeybees and sunshine
Smelly cheeses and red wine

Don’t fuss and darlin’ don’t whine
You always knew that you would be mine

Liiiiiike fireflies and warm nights
Fried chicken and appetites

Six seven and eight nine
I’ve never seen you look so fine

Liiiiiike babies and wet tears
Hound dogs and droopy old ears

There ain't gonna be a better time
The moon is purple and the stars shine

Liiiiiike trouble and outlaws
Cobb salad and a good toss

You can meet me at the state line
Got a place your daddy won’t find


by Richard W. Bray