LET IT BREATHE
let it breathe, let it go
is there anything left to know?
fighting the flow
let it all go…
let it breathe, let it move
in the tides or with the moon
feeling the flow?
let it all go…
how much is enough to get me thru?
how long can I wait to get to you?
let it breathe, let it grow
who’s down with movin’ slow
we ebb and flow
we touch and go…
how long can I wait to get to you?
how close will be close enough to you?
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let it breathe, let it be
as we learn to believe
a brighter day
a softer way
I have run too long to give in to
the 3 am alarm that we pulled through
let it breathe, let it go
is there anything left to know?
©hank barbee 2010
CAN WE GO AWAY?
can we go away just me and you?
can we run away in the night?
trade in our troubles for a different view
leave the worldly worries behind
lets take a ride just me and you
where the road never holds us in time
maybe a rock is harder to roll
with one chance to give your goodbye
can we go away just me and you?
can we run away in the night?
trade in our troubles for a different view
leave the worldly worries behind
let’s hop a freight to the end of the line
with the hobos, the bums, and the freaks
this time I may, this time I might
find a place where these old bones can sleep
can we go away just me and you?
can we run away in the night?
trade in our troubles for a different view
leave the worldly worries behind
leave the worldly worries behind
can we sail away to the end of the earth
to the other side of the moon
where a warm wind blows across lazy eyes
can we sail away, me and you?
can we go away, me and you?
© 2012 hank barbee, liz hargett
OUR TIME
maybe its not the time that we dreamed of
maybe its not the time that we want
maybe its not the time that we think that we need
but this is our time
our time
there was a time of civil wars and dark ages
this is the time of tv shows and webpages
now is the time to work for our future, unseen
this is our time, our time
our time, our time
these are the worst of times with the best of plans
here are the photographs of a long lost romance
those are the things we thought we wanted so badly
in our time, our time
our time, our time
this is our time, our time
this is our time, our time
©hankbarbee 4.7.2012
FALL
come to me my queen
leave your blues in the night
waste out this room on love and light
as we fall in the quiet between
descend your wishing tree
new to the sound and sight
finding the glare too much, but it’s right
if you draw in closer to me
how were we not gonna fall?
tell me how were we not gonna see?
the answer, so plainly drawn
that you are what I need
sit close, out of sight
forever, you’ve laid on my mind
sweet to touch, I am burning and blind
singing out to your cues of delight
old trust, frozen in kind
a pickup that never would leave
connecting the dots with complicity
soul to soul this is our only crime
how were we not gonna fall?
tell me how were we not gonna see?
the answer, so plainly drawn
that you are what I need
climb off your starry ride
spin on a wind and a wheel
stepping away, she is stunning and real
left alone with the stone inside
how were we not gonna fall?
tell me how were we not gonna see?
the answer, so plainly drawn
that you are all I need
how were we not gonna fall?
tell me, how were we not gonna see?
the answer, so plainly drawn
that you are what I need
© HB.11.25.11
BANJOLINA
Moving like an angel dream
Dance across the evening scene
Banjolina
Auburn hair and eyes of blue
The kind a boy can lose to
Banjolina
If I could make you smile
Or make you see
Get down on my bended knee
Beg for you to be my queen
I would be your king
I would give you everything
Hold my heart and hear it beat
Pluck it like an unwound string
my Banjolina
Twangy voice a lullaby
Candy apple lips on fire
Banjolina
If I could make you smile
Or make you see
Get down on my bended knee
Beg of you to be my queen
I would be your king
I would give you everything
a starry night that captivates
a freedom like the ocean tastes
Banjolina
© hank barbee 12.30.2013