LYRIC FOR SALE

By G B Ward

It’s hung there on the wall you see,
That old time picture of you and me.
Stirring my memories of long ago
And aching my heart, I never let you go.

I hang it there at night you see
AFTER “lights out’s” called and MY dreams precede.
Reflecting off dim catwalks glow
It is my refuge, the place I go.


Yes my young heart knows when sunset nears it’s been my time piece for all these years.
Prison walls can’t keep you out, my late night angel. Can’t do without.



See “LIGHTS OUT” IS MY FREEDOM CALLLLLLLL!!! THAT’S WHEN I SEE YOUR FACE ON MY CELL BLOCK WALLLLLL. FIFTEEN YEARS EVERY NIGHT WITH YOUUUU. HOPING ONE DAY IT WILL ALL COME TRUUUUUUE.



We fell hard two souls afire. Young and in love bodies full of desire.
From a different world across the tracks
I tried to fit in with my cowboy chaps.
See I’d been country for all my days
Working calloused hands with my rawhide ways.
And you a deb from your uptown heights with
Momma’s Golden hair and your dresses all white.

But as feelings grew and we got close
Our worlds locked down as trouble arose. Yes our worlds locked down as trouble arose.





And our love grew strong so they threw up walls
Tried to keep me out with their threatening calls.
My Momma begged me just to let you go, saw trouble ahead but I just said no.
Yes trouble ahead but I just said no.

Another long day behind these walls, once a young man now middle age calls. Momma’s regrets ringing in my ears. But this young heart knows that sunset nears. Yes this young heart knows that sunset nears.

Yes my young heart knows when sunset nears it’s been my time piece for all these years.
Prison walls can’t keep you out, my late night angel, can’t do without.




Yes “LIGHTS OUT” IS MY FREEDOM CALLLLLLLL!!! THAT’S WHEN I SEE YOUR FACE ON MY CELL BLOCK WALLLLLL. FIFTEEN YEARS EVERY NIGHT WITH YOUUUU. HOPING ONE DAY IT WILL ALL COME TRUUUUUUE.



Young love feelings there O so strong. So we broke out late but we broke out wrong. With not much planned our road was hard and your Daddy kept looking with his Old Guard. Yeah your daddy kept looking with his Old Guard.




Those West Texas roads were dusty but free. With 287 our road to the sea, how happy it made us together in love, busking and boondocken working hand in glove.

The Broncho trail was as hard as they say. Couldn’t make a living couldn’t pay our way. The truck wore out still far from the sea. But I wouldn’t let go of a lover’s dream. No I wouldn’t let go of a lover’s dream.
And this young heart knows when sunset nears. It’s been my keeper now for many a year.

But “LIGHTS OUT” IS MY FREEDOM CALLLLLLLL!!! THAT’S WHEN I SEE YOUR FACE ON MY CELL BLOCK WALLLLLL. FIFTEEN YEARS EVERY NIGHT WITH YOUUUU. HOPING ONE DAY IT WILL ALL COME TRUUUUUUE.



We hid out in those grassland parks.
Living off big dreams looking for cheap parts.
I knew your Daddy‘s crew was close. Then came the day we all went to blows. They bore down fast nowhere to run. I had no chance with those hired guns. No I had no chance with those hired guns.


So here I wait behind these walls. Taking young girl broke many a Texas Law. Your Daddy sent you so far away. I only get my momma on visitation day. Yes I only get momma on visitation day.
This young heart knows when sunset nears, it ain’t grown no older in all these years.


But “LIGHTS OUT” IS MY FREEDOM CALLLLLLLL!!! THAT’S WHEN I SEE YOUR FACE ON MY CELL BLOCK WALLLLLL. FIFTEEN YEARS EVERY NIGHT WITH YOUUUU. HOPING ONE DAY IT WILL ALL COME TRUUUUUUE.



Dalhart days been on my mind, hope that P&P Board cuts me some hefty credit time. Not sure when but I hope you’re at the gate. Fifteen years is long yeah a long, long time to wait.