Father of two wonderful boys! I have been writing for almost 20 years, which is a very good stress relief to me and a good way to creatively express myself.
You fought demons I couldn’t see
I always assumed the problem was me
All your problems I would never know
We all felt them from time to time though
I’m not pretending to ever think I’m better
We’ll bear your scars too, probably forever
To your credit, you tried to heal
But the pain we’ll always somehow feel
All the things you had to go through
I know I couldn’t, even if I had to
Too many things you could never unsee
I often wondered how you kept your sanity
Not to say you never crossed the line
We all saw your hurt from time to time
There was no doubt you had a hard life
So many battles you never wanted to fight
In the end, you just couldn’t win the war
But you fought until you couldn’t anymore
And after you got your final salute
Not a day goes by I don’t miss you
So now, rest easy and in solemn peace
It’s time we all cherish pain’s sweet release
I see it clearer than I ever did before
And I don’t carry that weight anymore
Walked into your bar that night
Just trying to make a heavy burden light
You were tending a small, empty bar
Never dreamed you’d be tending my heart
Let me tell you, this ole’ Hillbilly can dream
But, you beat anything I’ve ever seen
I only came for a drink that night
Wound up losing my heart for life
You came and asked what it would be
I said I just wanted you to talk to me
And I know you thought it was a joke
When I all I asked for was a Diet Coke
You thought I was wasted outta my mind
When I said I wanted to make you mine
You found out, though it took some time
I wasn’t lying, no pick up lines
Figured it out pretty darn quick
I didn’t need a drink like I thought I did
Walked in just to kill some time
Walked out knowing you were mine
You’re like a cool refreshing breeze
Always putting my soul and mind at ease
Nothing about you is chaotic or uneasy
No one knows how comforting that is to me
When the world is full of stress and noise constantly
All I have to do is stand beside you , and everything's good with me
I’m not uptight and I don’t feel like there’s constant strife
All I have to do is be there, and I enjoy life
There’s a sense of calm within you
I don’t know how you do what you do
When the world gets too far out of control for me
You are the one place I just want to be
Away from you I 'm a stressed -out mess all the time
But right next to you, my life is suddenly so fine
I know I am so blessed to have you here
And that is why I never want to lose you dear
You’re always on my mind, even amidst the turmoil inside
My thoughts of you are the peace where I run to hide
I hunger to be able to see you again
Cause I know I'll be whole once again
Your hug feels so genuine, strong, and incredibly warm
The minute we touch, all the butterflies start to swarm
Your kiss is so thick and sugar sweet
Thank God you can love someone like me
The strength of your long, warm embrace
Makes my mind go numb, thoughts begin to race
In your arms, my weakness and inadequacies disappear
Never again do I want you anywhere but near
Life with you is a sentence I would so gladly serve
It’s so much better than anything I could ever deserve
Every day I thank God for sending you here to me
And with you, I gladly look forward to eternity
You fought demons I couldn’t see
I always assumed the problem was me
All your problems I would never know
We all felt them from time to time though
I’m not pretending to ever think I’m better
We’ll bear your scars too, probably forever
To your credit, you tried to heal
But the pain we’ll always somehow feel
All the things you had to go through
I know I couldn’t, even if I had to
Too many things you could never unsee
I often wondered how you kept your sanity
Not to say you never crossed the line
We all saw your hurt from time to time
There was no doubt you had a hard life
So many battles you never wanted to fight
In the end, you just couldn’t win the war
But you fought until you couldn’t anymore
And after you got your final salute
Not a day goes by I don’t miss you
So now, rest easy and in solemn peace
It’s time we all cherish pain’s sweet release
I see it clearer than I ever did before
And I don’t carry that weight anymore
Walked into your bar that night
Just trying to make a heavy burden light
You were tending a small, empty bar
Never dreamed you’d be tending my heart
Let me tell you, this ole’ Hillbilly can dream
But, you beat anything I’ve ever seen
I only came for a drink that night
Wound up losing my heart for life
You came and asked what it would be
I said I just wanted you to talk to me
And I know you thought it was a joke
When I all I asked for was a Diet Coke
You thought I was wasted outta my mind
When I said I wanted to make you mine
You found out, though it took some time
I wasn’t lying, no pick up lines
Figured it out pretty darn quick
I didn’t need a drink like I thought I did
Walked in just to kill some time
Walked out knowing you were mine
You’re like a cool refreshing breeze
Always putting my soul and mind at ease
Nothing about you is chaotic or uneasy
No one knows how comforting that is to me
When the world is full of stress and noise constantly
All I have to do is stand beside you , and everything's good with me
I’m not uptight and I don’t feel like there’s constant strife
All I have to do is be there, and I enjoy life
There’s a sense of calm within you
I don’t know how you do what you do
When the world gets too far out of control for me
You are the one place I just want to be
Away from you I 'm a stressed -out mess all the time
But right next to you, my life is suddenly so fine
I know I am so blessed to have you here
And that is why I never want to lose you dear
You’re always on my mind, even amidst the turmoil inside
My thoughts of you are the peace where I run to hide
I hunger to be able to see you again
Cause I know I'll be whole once again
Your hug feels so genuine, strong, and incredibly warm
The minute we touch, all the butterflies start to swarm
Your kiss is so thick and sugar sweet
Thank God you can love someone like me
The strength of your long, warm embrace
Makes my mind go numb, thoughts begin to race
In your arms, my weakness and inadequacies disappear
Never again do I want you anywhere but near
Life with you is a sentence I would so gladly serve
It’s so much better than anything I could ever deserve
Every day I thank God for sending you here to me
And with you, I gladly look forward to eternity
I always thought I was really strong
You proved to me that I was wrong
I thought I understood what love could be
But grace was something I couldn’t see
Every time I heard You died for me
I couldn’t see how that could be
But now Your Word has shown me truth
I might as well have held the sword
Now I can see I’m guilty too
And You’re the reason I’m living new
We cry out, Lord, please forgive us
Even now You still see us
I wasn’t born, but I am why
You carried that cross on Calvary
It was our sin that put You there
But still You chose that road for me
We’re guilty, Lord, but we’re forgiven
We were lost, now we’re living free
It was our sin that put You there
But it was Your love that rescued me
We fall short, we need Your grace
There’s no other way we’ll see Your face
Jesus, we will always be
Desperate for Your mercy
Our hearts are open, here we stand
Our lives are resting in Your hands
Your Spirit whispers when we stray
And leads us gently back Your way
We’re not who we were, You made us new
There’s nothing left for us to prove
Every breath, every day
We’re walking in Your grace
We’re guilty, Lord, but we’re forgiven
We were lost, now we’re living free
It was our sin that put You there
But it was Your love that rescued me
Jesus, we will always be
Standing in Your mercy
When our days on earth are through
We’ll run straight home to You
No fear, no shame, no tears from me
We know where we’ll spend eternity
How many times could it possibly take
To be able to put on your bravest face
And finally make it be able to stay
Even when you’re feeling this way
Screaming aloud that nothing is wrong
Doesn’t make it true when everything is gone
Once it was so easy to just be strong
But now the music changed, and it’s a different song
Everyone is near when they need me
But then they disappear into sudden obscurity
Gone at the slightest hint of something I may need
How fair or right could that possibly be
I’ve always somehow had to fend for my own
No one around to give me a hand or a loan
Always thought it would get easier being grown
But in silent anguish I am still all alone
For some reason I feel the need to try
To fight the tears falling from my eyes
And keep telling myself the same white lie
I’m always ok, and I’ll be damned if I’ll cry
Maybe I should just give up and fade away
Why I don’t, I can’t really say
It’s not like anyone really needs me to stay
So just disappear, who knows, I just may
Truly I believe no one would really care
Until They need something and I’m not there
No sorrow or loss would there be I swear
Of me being gone, I believe they wouldn’t be aware
Even though you weren’t born to me
I love you just as much you see
You’ve been in my life since you were born
And helped me with all of my life lessons to learn
You mean as much to me as my own
And you always will, even after you’ve grown
My heart was completed when you came along
And it would be destroyed if you were ever gone
I feel so inadequate and more for you
But for you I would move mountains it’s true
Never is there a moment you don’t get my best
Because you deserve it more than all the rest
My job is to give you all the love and knowledge I can
I hope you can find something to grab onto form this lowly man
Hopefully you’ll learn from my mistakes
And avoid them whatever it may take
Growing up I hope you learn how special you are
And how you’ll always have a piece of my heart
Know life won’t always be a smooth, easy ride
But, you will always be my source of pride
Together we will go through all the lows and highs
No matter what, I will be by your side
And when it comes my time to go
Just remember for ever I will keep loving you so
Came from a little ole town
Way down in ole W-V
People talk about her with a frown
But they better not around me
We’re full of Mountaineer Pride
Down here we will stand side by side
Not too many of us are that famous
But that’s perfectly fine with us
In the hollers and valleys you see
You mess with us all if you mess with me
Sometimes we fight amongst ourselves
But try us and you can go to hell
We’re definitely full of Mountaineer Pride
Down here we’re standing side by side
So what if we’re never that famous
That will be just fine with us
Everyday we work our fingers to the bone
At the end of it we just want to be left alone
We are so proud of a job well done
But we are just as passionate having fun
We have tons of Mounaineer Pride
Still love standing side by side
The hell with trying to be famous
Cuz here everyone knows the real us
We will always cheer the Flying WV
They’re our version of pro athletes
If there’s a ball somewhere in the air
No doubt, we’ll watch it no matter where
We’re not shy of our Mountaineer Pride
Standing with brothers & sisters by our side
There’s not much chance to be famous
But that’s just fine with us
We’ll tear up pepperoni rolls and beer
It’ll give us more energy to cheer
No matter if it’s win, lose, or draw
If Mountaineers are playing we’ll watch it all
Every single text I get
Grabs my attention immediately
But you haven’t texted me yet
You’re hell bent to get rid of me
Really don’t know what is truly going on
But this is all kinds of wrong
You’re wearing out your running shoes
Nothing helps I don’t know what to do
Questions run through my mind
You’re on it literally all the time
Is there someone new
Or someone talking crap to you
Everyday I treat you the same way
Hoping to hold you again some day
Some days you love me it seems
Other days I feel like your bad dream
I can’t wait until you text or call me again
Because then I know I am on your mind then
You text or call when you need something
Or at least that’s how it seems
Sometimes I think I should cut all ties
But that’s just my pride telling lies
You see I know I will always answer
Then have to deal with asking why
You fought demons I couldn’t see
I always assumed the problem was me
All your problems I would never know
We all felt them from time to time though
I’m not pretending to ever think I’m better
We’ll bear your scars too, probably forever
To your credit, you tried to heal
But the pain we’ll always somehow feel
All the things you had to go through
I know I couldn’t, even if I had to
Too many things you could never unsee
I often wondered how you kept your sanity
Not to say you never crossed the line
We all saw your hurt from time to time
There was no doubt you had a hard life
So many battles you never wanted to fight
In the end, you just couldn’t win the war
But you fought until you couldn’t anymore
And after you got your final salute
Not a day goes by I don’t miss you
So now, rest easy and in solemn peace
It’s time we all cherish pain’s sweet release
I see it clearer than I ever did before
And I don’t carry that weight anymore
Walked into your bar that night
Just trying to make a heavy burden light
You were tending a small, empty bar
Never dreamed you’d be tending my heart
Let me tell you, this ole’ Hillbilly can dream
But, you beat anything I’ve ever seen
I only came for a drink that night
Wound up losing my heart for life
You came and asked what it would be
I said I just wanted you to talk to me
And I know you thought it was a joke
When I all I asked for was a Diet Coke
You thought I was wasted outta my mind
When I said I wanted to make you mine
You found out, though it took some time
I wasn’t lying, no pick up lines
Figured it out pretty darn quick
I didn’t need a drink like I thought I did
Walked in just to kill some time
Walked out knowing you were mine
You’re like a cool refreshing breeze
Always putting my soul and mind at ease
Nothing about you is chaotic or uneasy
No one knows how comforting that is to me
When the world is full of stress and noise constantly
All I have to do is stand beside you , and everything's good with me
I’m not uptight and I don’t feel like there’s constant strife
All I have to do is be there, and I enjoy life
There’s a sense of calm within you
I don’t know how you do what you do
When the world gets too far out of control for me
You are the one place I just want to be
Away from you I 'm a stressed -out mess all the time
But right next to you, my life is suddenly so fine
I know I am so blessed to have you here
And that is why I never want to lose you dear
You’re always on my mind, even amidst the turmoil inside
My thoughts of you are the peace where I run to hide
I hunger to be able to see you again
Cause I know I'll be whole once again
Your hug feels so genuine, strong, and incredibly warm
The minute we touch, all the butterflies start to swarm
Your kiss is so thick and sugar sweet
Thank God you can love someone like me
The strength of your long, warm embrace
Makes my mind go numb, thoughts begin to race
In your arms, my weakness and inadequacies disappear
Never again do I want you anywhere but near
Life with you is a sentence I would so gladly serve
It’s so much better than anything I could ever deserve
Every day I thank God for sending you here to me
And with you, I gladly look forward to eternity
I always thought I was really strong
You proved to me that I was wrong
I thought I understood what love could be
But grace was something I couldn’t see
Every time I heard You died for me
I couldn’t see how that could be
But now Your Word has shown me truth
I might as well have held the sword
Now I can see I’m guilty too
And You’re the reason I’m living new
We cry out, Lord, please forgive us
Even now You still see us
I wasn’t born, but I am why
You carried that cross on Calvary
It was our sin that put You there
But still You chose that road for me
We’re guilty, Lord, but we’re forgiven
We were lost, now we’re living free
It was our sin that put You there
But it was Your love that rescued me
We fall short, we need Your grace
There’s no other way we’ll see Your face
Jesus, we will always be
Desperate for Your mercy
Our hearts are open, here we stand
Our lives are resting in Your hands
Your Spirit whispers when we stray
And leads us gently back Your way
We’re not who we were, You made us new
There’s nothing left for us to prove
Every breath, every day
We’re walking in Your grace
We’re guilty, Lord, but we’re forgiven
We were lost, now we’re living free
It was our sin that put You there
But it was Your love that rescued me
Jesus, we will always be
Standing in Your mercy
When our days on earth are through
We’ll run straight home to You
No fear, no shame, no tears from me
We know where we’ll spend eternity
How many times could it possibly take
To be able to put on your bravest face
And finally make it be able to stay
Even when you’re feeling this way
Screaming aloud that nothing is wrong
Doesn’t make it true when everything is gone
Once it was so easy to just be strong
But now the music changed, and it’s a different song
Everyone is near when they need me
But then they disappear into sudden obscurity
Gone at the slightest hint of something I may need
How fair or right could that possibly be
I’ve always somehow had to fend for my own
No one around to give me a hand or a loan
Always thought it would get easier being grown
But in silent anguish I am still all alone
For some reason I feel the need to try
To fight the tears falling from my eyes
And keep telling myself the same white lie
I’m always ok, and I’ll be damned if I’ll cry
Maybe I should just give up and fade away
Why I don’t, I can’t really say
It’s not like anyone really needs me to stay
So just disappear, who knows, I just may
Truly I believe no one would really care
Until They need something and I’m not there
No sorrow or loss would there be I swear
Of me being gone, I believe they wouldn’t be aware
Even though you weren’t born to me
I love you just as much you see
You’ve been in my life since you were born
And helped me with all of my life lessons to learn
You mean as much to me as my own
And you always will, even after you’ve grown
My heart was completed when you came along
And it would be destroyed if you were ever gone
I feel so inadequate and more for you
But for you I would move mountains it’s true
Never is there a moment you don’t get my best
Because you deserve it more than all the rest
My job is to give you all the love and knowledge I can
I hope you can find something to grab onto form this lowly man
Hopefully you’ll learn from my mistakes
And avoid them whatever it may take
Growing up I hope you learn how special you are
And how you’ll always have a piece of my heart
Know life won’t always be a smooth, easy ride
But, you will always be my source of pride
Together we will go through all the lows and highs
No matter what, I will be by your side
And when it comes my time to go
Just remember for ever I will keep loving you so
Father of two wonderful boys! I have been writing for almost 20 years, which is a very good stress relief to me and a good way to creatively express myself.
I have a book of Poetry published on Amazon called Everyday Poetry!
