Side By Side Forever

When I lay my eyes upon you baby,
when I see through to your soul.
Won't you hold me close forever,
'cause a day without you I cannot go.

My friends can't see why I don't leave you,
but they don't know you like I do.
I wake up every morning,
and want you always by my side.
My life is yours, and yours forever.
I'll only give you everything.

But baby, I can't find you,
this hunger pains my heart.
Eyes wide open for you darling,
oh, I need you in my life.

You know I'd love you daily,
no time that I would be frustrated.
I'd hold your hand when you feel lonely,
pick you up on days you hit the floor.
Time will pass on by my darling,
but my heart belongs to you forever.

And the world will test my patience,
but there's nothing I won't go through,
when you're standing by my side.
I need you there forever,
because I know I can't stand alone.
I question myself about myself,
but you tell me that you love me,
and I need nothing more.
Side by side forever...
I need nothing more

But baby, I can't find you,

this hunger pains my heart.

Eyes wide open for you darling,

oh, I need you in my life.

Life Will Make You Cry

Oh darling, darling, darling,
Don't you know that life will make you cry.
Oh darling, darling, darling, yeah,
Don't you know that life will make you cry.

I remember when, the world was one big game,
nobody felt pain, nobody shed a tear.
But the years they roll on by, and the fun it disappears.
It's kinda like the strong will continue, the weak will fall off.
The times they just get harder,
 this voice inside my head just gets louder.
I know I'm not alone, but my Lord I cannot hear!
My friends and foes do fade away,
just me and myself, battling life out.

Oh darling, darling, darling,
Don't you know that life will make you cry.
Oh darling, darling, darling, yeah,
Don't you know that life will make you cry.

Sometimes patience is hard to come by,
and the truth it's hard to live by.
The world as I know it has me frustrated,
or maybe it's me, and this mind that I live in.
I try to let go, but it's hard to let go.
Like glue to my hands I cannot let go.
I live in the past, afraid of the future, and all it may hold.
Jumping up and down, all the energy that I've stored,
not knowing where to put it.
Frustration at not knowing the direction of this road.
The time ticks on and I stand still not knowing where I'm going.

Oh darling, darling, darling,
Don't you know that life will make you cry.
Oh darling, darling, darling, yeah,
Don't you know that life will make you cry.

Sometimes I feel I'm living in a dream, but then I wake up.
Unfortunately for me, it actually was a dream.
Now I know I'm not alone and I know I'm strong as steel.
This pain will not remain and my life I will redeem.
Faith and Me will take me there,
Fear and pain will disappear.
True to myself, I'll move back into gear.

Tribal Trouble

We're at war with ourselves, killing off eachother,

yet 7 billion people still livin' in this place.
What's the point in life if we can't share it with our neighbor,
Throwing bombs and threats, not love and good intent.
We're all in the one tribe, so why do we fight?
Martin Luther had a dream, but America had nightmares,
killing innocent lives with jealousy and hate.
Why can't they just be happy for all their blessings,
for the land and strength they already bear.
For the shoes on their feet and the food that they eat.
Why can't you and I be best friends, no envious hate.
Black and white is all the same, like one lady had twins,
hah, yeah, one black and one white!
It's true, not a lie. So tell me is it not proof enough?
What would be white if there was no black?
We be creating all these problems that really aren't there.
Life is too simple for brains that need more,
filling ourselves up with fact and fiction, who cares?

School is killing our originality, may a better day come,
when we listen to our heart, and not to our head.
Our souls are being intoxicated by the seriousness of politics and hate.
Our lives are being shaped by everything but ourselves.

I See God In...

I see God in the shadows of my life,
I see God in the brightest of all lights.
Just because I can't physically touch him, doesn't mean that I can't feel him.
and just because I can't look at him in front of me, doesn't mean that I can't see him.
You may feel  alone with no where good to go, but he is standing right beside you,
he is always deep within you.
Hold on tight to your faith, and never let it go!
Protect it with all your strength, defend it with all your heart,
respect it more than life itself, and it will take you farther than life itself.

God is not hiding from the dark, nor is He standing alone in the light.
He is the first breath of a new born child and He is the last breath of a weary soul,
He is the green grass growing in the fields and He is the rock that lies below.
He is the warmth of the sun that shines, and He is the cold on a frosty morn,
He is the fire that burns on a winter night, and He is the ice at the top of the world.
He is the friend that hugs you daily, and He is the stranger that never says hello.
He is the word of the wealthy and the poor, the depressed and the happy,
He is the sadness that grasps our soul, and the joy that makes us smile.
He is in our deepest dreams, and He is there in times of great fear.
He is in love and times of despair,
He is in you, and He is in me!

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Slavery

Slaves to the world, shackles tight around their feet,
afraid of the men with whips, standing at their back.
Working because they have to, not because they want to.
Earning not a fortune but a penny for a day of blood and tears.
They work to make the world a little richer, but they see none of it.
They live a life of pain that never wains, increasing everyday.
Danger at every corner of their day, coal mines falling on their head,
men with minds so wrong they can only go to hell.
Young girls afraid to be left alone, young boys afraid to be themselves.
The hate and all the crime is falling on their universe,
treating them as nothing more than slaves to this universe.
Innocence and youth stolen from their lives by greed,
of men that see wealth in the disadvantaged children of the world.
Layers and layers of fear that can't ever peel away.
Their lives have been destroyed for the rest of their days.
And you think that you feel bad for all their pain,
but you wear it everyday, tell me you do not?
These kids are stronger than you and I,
Daddy's gone and Mom is busy working for no wage,
these kids are alone and fighting to survive every single day,
not for a second taking their eyes off of the game.
Eyes wide open through the night, while sleeping on the street.
Prostitution and discrimination a reality they must face,
Evil eyes upon their back not afraid to fuck them up.
Look into their eyes and see the darkness of their life,
or are you too afraid to check that out?