if i didn’t do
those stupid things
i wouldn’t have
my songs to sing
i wish that you
would rather die
than tell yourself
another lie
if i change
i won't be who i am
if that upsets you
i don't give a damn
i wish that you
would rather die
than tell yourself
another lie
don't know what i'm doing
till i am done
i’ll learn about tomorrow
from the sun
i wish that you
would rather die
than tell yourself
another lie
i wrung my soul out
through the years
and washed it clean
with blood and tears
i wish that you
would rather die
than tell yourself
another lie
by Richard W. Bray
I always knew you were there
Somewhere
I always knew there was a way
Someday
I always knew you'd come true
Somehow
And I'm believing it now
You're so sweet
And you're so true
Everything I ever knew
Everything I wanna do
It's all living in you
By Richard W. Bray
Billy is as slippery
As a soggy salamander
His insides are abandoned
And his words are full of slander
Billy’s full of ridicule
For folks who ain’t around
When someone leaves the room
He can't wait put ‘em down
Ain’t got an ounce of honor
But he’s loaded with ambition
He's got the perfect skill set
To become a politician
Billy’s full of ridicule
For folks who ain’t around
When someone leaves the room
He can't wait to put ‘em down
With a smile as true as tinsel
He tells you what you wanna hear
He’ll saturate your ego
And pour another beer
Billy’s full of ridicule
For folks who ain’t around
When someone leaves the room
He can't wait to put ‘em down
Solitude is agony
And silence terrifies
He tries to fill the universe
With blasphemy and lies
Billy’s full of ridicule
For folks who ain’t around
When someone leaves the room
He can't wait to put ‘em down
By Richard W. Bray
Prices going up
Not enough to eat
People dying younger
And living in the street
Anger and resentment
Pushing folks apart
We need to get together
And open up our hearts
Love is the force
Trace it to the source
So many takers
Legions of fakers
Time to shut them down
And bless the peacemakers
Praise the blue skies
Don't believe in lies
Reach your hand out
And listen to the wise
Love is the force
Trace it to the source
by Richard W. Bray
Where do the people in my dreams come from?
Do they have occupations
In their dreamy dreamy lives?
Do they wake up in the morning
And kiss their dreamy wives?
Where do the people in my dreams come from?
Do they inhabit other people’s dreams
Or only visit mine?
Do they all hang out together?
Do they live in space and time?
Where do the people in my dreams come from?
Do they exist in dimensions
That humans cannot see?
Do they go to bed at night
And dream about me?
by Richard W. Bray
The marriage went stale
We lived our separate lives
I had a pocket full of floozies
She slept with some wives
Drinking in a crowd
And laughing way too loud
Ignoring what I lost
Forget about the cost
On a dusty old road
With nothing left to see
I burned down every bridge
From Barstow to Western Tennessee
Drinking in a crowd
And laughing way too loud
Ignoring what I lost
Forget about the cost
I'll buy another round
And cut myself some slack
I'm telling you for sure in this crazy ole world
There ain't no way to turn ever back
Drinking in a crowd
And laughing way too loud
Ignoring what I lost
Forget about the cost
By Richard W. Bray
Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.
–Carl Jung
Patrick’s always talking
About everybody else
He doesn’t even know
He’s just talking about himself
"Two-faced Tommy
Is such a stupid clown
Always talking trash
When people aren’t around"
Patrick’s always talking
About everybody else
He doesn’t even know
He’s just talking about himself
"Albert's so angry
Screaming all day
It makes my blood boil
When he acts that way"
Patrick’s always talking
About everybody else
He doesn’t even know
He’s just talking about himself
“Walter’s such a drunk
He’ll never get it right
Always at the bar
I see him every night”
Patrick’s always talking
About everybody else
He doesn’t even know
He’s just talking about himself
“Heather’s so jealous
She’s bitter and cruel
If I had all her privileges
I wouldn’t be such a fool”
Patrick’s always talking
About everybody else
He doesn’t even know
He’s just talking about himself
by Richard W. Bray
Another love before my time made your heart sad and blue
And so my heart is paying now for things I didn't do
–Hank Williams, Cold Cold Heart
Don’t blame yourself
For your broken heart
It might feel heroic
But it isn’t very smart
There’s something you know
But you’ll never understand
She made you so happy
But she didn’t give a damn
You could spend some time with a real live girl
But you’d rather keep bleeding in Imaginary World
You’re a really sweet guy
But you gotta let it go
It wasn’t your fault
When she stomped on your soul
I really wanna love you
But I can’t compete
With a sad sad song
That you wanna repeat
You could spend some time with a real live girl
But you’d rather keep bleeding in Imaginary World
By Richard W. Bray
Telling your life story
Leaving out the facts
Time travels sideways
Turkeys go quack
Nothing that happens
Is ever your fault
Look inside a mirror
See who you're not
Crazy as a hound dog
With a pigeon up its ass
Fantasize a future
Wish away the past
Nothing that happens
Is ever your fault
Look inside a mirror
See who you're not
Blood on all your garments
Dripping from your hand
But you never stop saying
You're an innocent man
Nothing that happens
Is ever your fault
Look inside a mirror
See who you're not
By Richard W. Bray
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