Archive for the ‘Lyrics’ Category

There Ain’t No People Like Me

December 19, 2024

Sometimes I like to wear shoes
But I never watch the news
That stupid guy on the tv
Don't give a crap about me

You can sneak and you can snoop
But don't you put me in a group


I do things the way I please
I like my burgers with some cheese
I like the rivers and the trees
And I appreciate them bees

You can sneak and you can snoop
But don't you put me in a group

That big machine is taking notes
All my preferences and votes
Every letter that I wrote
And all the writers I can quote

You can sneak and you can snoop
But don't you put me in a group

I ain't no standard deviation
You can scour the population
You won't find no correlation
Cuz I'm a walking aberration

You can sneak and you can snoop
But don't you put me in a group

by Richard W. Bray

Losers Gonna Loser

December 7, 2024

Ticky tacky talk
They sneak and stalk
And lie and mock
And put you in a box

They take you down
And break you down
They're never leaving
This old town


Avoid abusers and accusers
Losers gonna loser
I'm not a beggar
I'm a chooser

They take you down
And break you down
They're never leaving
This old town


They'll never let you be
But they can't shackle me
They're just a memory
I'm happy flying free

They take you down
And break you down
They're never leaving
This old town


by Richard W. Bray

Choice Virtues

December 4, 2024


Of her choice virtues only gods should speak,
Or English poets who grew up on Greek

-Theodore Roethke

What is beauty?
What is love?
What is color?
What is art?

What is laughter?
What is sunshine?
What is rustling
In my heart?

What is real?
What is romance?
What is magic?
What is true?

What are raindrops?
What are roses?
What are puppies?
What are you?

What is light?
What is time?
What is space?
What's a star?

What makes
The heavens sing
Everywhere
You are?

by Richard W. Bray


Stuff that bores and clogs my pores

November 10, 2024


Who I am
And where I am
And what I'm gonna do
It's the trail I gotta take
It's not about you

Taking time
To live my rhyme
And find what
I can find

Ain't got time
For reading minds
And sniffing
Fools' behinds

Stuff that bores
And clogs my pores
I just let it be

Listening to my nightmares
To understand my dreams


by Richard W. Bray

Crescent moons and show tunes and monarch butterflies

October 26, 2024





I like rainy days and Ibsen plays and lonesome lullabies
Long walks and funny talks and folks that don't tell lies

I like hound dogs and yule logs and films that make me cry
Crescent moons and show tunes and monarch butterflies

I like sunsets and Mookie Betts and Rome before the fall
Short naps and ginger snaps and pickup basketball

I like hay bales and mountain trails and comfy old shoes
Warm smiles and sundials and women just like you

I got nothing planned
So take my hand
And let's talk about you
Maybe, you and me
Can find something to do


by Richard W. Bray

Yucky Yucky Yucky You

October 18, 2024


Ewww!

Yucky
Yucky
Yucky
You!

Stomped
On
My
Heart
And
Made
Me
Blue

Yucky
Yucky
Yucky
You!

Ewww!

How
Come
You'll
Never
Be
True?

Yucky
Yucky
Yucky
You!

Ewww!

Every
Thing
I
See
And
Do

Makes
Me
Think
Of
Yucky
You

Yucky
Yucky
Yucky
You!

Ewww!

Napoleon
At
Water
Loo

A
Torn
And
Stinky
Old
Shoe

A
Pile
Of
Poo
Locked
In
The
Loo

Are
Glad
They
Never
Met
You

Ewww!

Yucky
Yucky
Yucky
You!

I'd
Rather
Eat
A
Cork
Screw

Than
Be
With
Yucky
Yucky
You

Ewww!

Yucky
Yucky
Yucky
You!

by Richard W. Bray

Wash it by hand and hang it up to dry

October 1, 2024

Wash it by hand
And hang it up to dry
Life is too precious
To spin yourself dry

Walk downtown
To the paper store
You can ask your grandpa
What paper is for

A tiny little phone
Can suck you down to hell
People tear you apart
Like they're ringing a bell

The sun gives us warmth
And energy
It's a beautiful day
Go climb a tree

by Richard W. Bray

Best of Creation

September 20, 2024


Happy and laffy
And healthy and whole
Vibrant and lovely
In body and soul

Jump on my shoulders
I'll lift up your world
The best of creation
A kindhearted girl


I'll be your servant
I'll be your clown
Don't ever stop laughing
Don't ever get down

Jump on my shoulders
I'll lift up your world
The best of creation
A kindhearted girl


Horrors and hopeless
Life gets so cold
Warm up my world
With a hand I can hold

Jump on my shoulders
I'll lift up your world
The best of creation
A kindhearted girl


by Richard W. Bray




The good thing was I knew I wasn’t good enough for you

September 17, 2024



The good thing was I knew
I wasn't good enough for you
As your love for me grew
There was nothing left to do

I crawled away from your skirt
My digression was overt
Digging deeper in the dirt
I could never stop your hurt

The good thing was I knew
I could never love you true
I didn't have the will to stop
Until our love was on top

Now I'm a silly stupid fool
And my carelessness was cruel
The good thing was I knew
I wasn't good enough for you


by Richard W. Bray

But You Don’t Wanna Know Me | The Nymph’s Reply, Part 4

August 28, 2024

You look at my face
But you don't see my mind
All you really want
Is a pretty behind

You wanna hold me
But you don't wanna know me

You're looking for
A dream-come-true
Who's gonna live
Her life for you

You wanna hold me
But you don't wanna know me


All you're gonna do
Is waste my time
Go back to your world
And stay out of mine

You wanna hold me
But you don't wanna know me

You wanna hold me
But you don't wanna know me

You wanna hold me
But you don't wanna know me


by Richard W. Bray