Old man
Sitting alone
In the corner of the park
Old man
Scribbling
On crumpled bits of trash

" One little slip along the ice
I followed as long as I dared
I kept waiting for her to notice
In the land of perpetual sun

I didn't care that it was a volcano
The lava ready to pour
I followed as long as I could
Watching her every step

She sleeps peacefully at night
Not worried about tomorrow
Knowing that there is a plan
And God's angel to watch over her
No matter where she lands"

Old man
Thinks he's writing
An epic love story
Old man
Twisted morality
Scrawling out twisted thoughts

" Freeway is calling
Gotta keep moving
The law is on my tail
But they'll never catch me
I'm following you
Hot on your trail
Gonna catch you girl
Gonna make you mine
Then you'll see
What's to be
Just you and me baby
Hitting that highway"

Old man
Never knew love
Pretending to know a human heart
Old man
Afraid of life
Never could get it right

" I watched you sleep last night
You looked so tender
Vulnerable and innocent
The night air was sweet
As you dreamed your dreams
I watched as you stretched
I watched as you slowly awoke
And I got to see
The first smile of the day
Pass over your lips
Yes, I watched you sleep last night
From the park
Just across the street."

Old man
Sitting alone
In the corner of the park
Old man
Scibbling twisted love
On dirty bits of trash

Postman rang your bell
And left you a package
A nice gift wrapped box
Full of what you need
Guess you don't know
What's really inside
Until you open it up
And take that chance
But I noticed that you
Never quite noticed
The gift at your door
I see you each day
Watching waiting and hunting
For your order to arrive
And outside the box sits
Fading in the sun
Waiting itself
For you to open your door

I want to cast you off
I want to fling you free
Far and wide
I know I love you you darlin
But I can't let that love
Tear me apart
Twist me up
Or spin me into oblivion
You know I want the world for you
You know I love that smile
But love, life is spinning on
Can't let that love
Spin me outta control
Tear me down
Or get me turned around lost
Cause you gotta see
Love should be free
So I'm gonna freely give
But love shouldnt hurt like this

A pin dropped hard
On the marble floor
But noone noticed
Except for me
A beautiful metaphor
For an everyday event
I thought
So many come crashing
Hitting hard
And nobody notices
The fall
These souls
Get kicked around the floor
Unable to fulfill their purpose
And nobody cares
Until someone gets hurt
It's hard to stop
All the rushing about
It's hard to explain
That your looking
For one lost pin
To pick it up
Before its too late
Nobody understands
Until they fall hard
Onto the marble floor

A thousand scenarios
Run through my mind
I want to scream I love you
I want to hold your hand
I want it to be
Like the movies
I want to be your man
I want romance to mean something
I want to be
Your Prince

But if life teaches anything
It's the gulf between
What is wanted
And what is obtained
So instead of a steady stream
Of wants and desires
I should view life
As a bounty obtained
Thankful at every turn
For the love that is shared
The friendship given
The laughter, song and dance
The simple joys of knowing
That the earth is rich
(As am I)
Because you exist.

I'll never stop loving you
He cried
But she wasn't listening
And wouldn't have heard
If she was
It didn't matter though
He'd made up his heart
And love was the path
He chose
She didn't have to love him
She didn't even have to know
He would love anyway
He would do his best
To love without expecting
To live without conditions
And to love without bounds
Because he knew
Beyond any doubts
That love grows by giving
And not by taking
That to love
No matter the return
Is to grow
And it is never wasted

Let this serve
As my official letter
My letter of resignation
You have been my mentor
You have been my tutor
All the ways of my life
I have learned from you
I have been a good student
And am well versed in your words
They whisper to me all the days
I have shown myself approved
And have even taught others
The secrets you gave
But
As I wandered the world
I heard other whispers
Other truths and paths
And I began to see you as you are
I discovered your lessons
Are but lies
Your ways bring about ruin
Yours is a faith
I can no longer abide

I have grown weary
Of living by fear
I have grown
And I no longer want fear
To be my guide

A dark little man
He sat in my chair
He held a picture of you
I didn't know I had
A drink in his other hand
The gun by his side
He threatened to do things
That would make
A demon cry
He said he had one demand
One request
And we could stop all this
He waited until our eyes met
And our breathing
Was synchronized
He told me I had to leave you
And never look back
I could ask no question
I could know no reasons
I just had to walk away
And you would be free

Like high speed film
Just out of focus
We see each others lives
With too little clarity
We are each a blur
No beginning or end
Streaks of light flashing by
Our past unseen
Our future uncertain

As we pause
For the briefest of moments
We come into focus
We become known to each other
As the world streaks by

And as our love fades
We lose the clarity
We once shared
And our lives begin to blur
We move past each other
And fade into the world

I called that woman
You told me about
I called and she said
I left room for doubt
I asked her the reason
For her skeptical mood
She said I would find out
From a woman with a tiny brood

I met that woman
Like she told me I would
I asked if I had the strength
She told me I should
But she look askance
At my untied shoes
And she let me know
The life I could could lose

It's been twenty years
Since I heard you sing
I've learned my lesson
But you didn't learn a thing
Those women were right
Each in their own way
Love is a game
We all hate to play

It's a lonely night
Behind the moss curtain
People wander their way
Tryin to pass the time
Everyone is trying...

Love tonight
Is elusive, exclusive
Like the rain falling
All around
And no one notices
People rush on their ways
And everyone is trying...

Sleep quiets the noise
But only for a little while
Then we are at it again
Drowning in our own spite
Going our own way
All the while we keep trying...

U are the thief
The thief I let into my home
The thief I let into my heart
U are the thief
I gave permission to
U are the thief I created
...
But can I call you thief
When you only took
What was offered
Can you be a thief
When you took
What I gave away
...
But now I realize
Your thievery
It was an illusion
You stole nothing
I can't ask you to give
What you never took
You, you are now just
A sad misfit
No longer the master thief
I thought you to be
But a sad lonely stranger
Just longing for love

I used to love you
I'm really quite sure
I had a thousand reasons
For every single day
I used to love you
But now, I can't remember why
Was it your eyes
The way you looked at me
Was it your lips
And the smile I used to see
Or maybe it was your heart
And your promise to set me free
I just don't know honey
I just don't know
What it used to be
You know I thought
You were the night and day
You know I really believed
You were made just for me
You know I don't remember
What I thought back then
I'm sure you were lovely
I'm sure you were a gem
I'm sure all the guys
They envied me
But honey, today
I'm sure I don't see it that way

Sometimes I feel
Your breath on my neck
You fingers in my hair
And sometimes I feel
You walking beside me
Listening and laughing with me
Sometimes I feel
Your heart beat against mine
Your spirit pulling me close
And sometimes I feel
The tears that you shed
The sad goodbyes of yesterday
Sometimes I feel
Your heart breaking
Your dreams dying
And sometimes I feel
Hope that you cannot
A future just waiting
For just we two

Soft rise
On a shallow wave
Riding the swell
Of empty emotion
Idle bathing
In the green waters
Of your eyes
A slow dance
In fragrant flowers
The sweet swirl
Of your lazy curls
An evanescent dream
Cast in the languid time
Of a single heartbeat

Close your eyes
And open your hand
Cast wide the light
The forces of faith
Will make bright
Your night
Silence your tongue
And let your faith speak
Stop your mad rushing
And walk the path
You were meant to see
Accept the truth
Of your inconsistency
And accept
What you were meant to be

I close my eyes
And all I see is lost
Such is the state
Of my tomorrow
I know I must
Close my eyes to you
So that my heart
Can close too
I unwittingly took a chance
And tasted life
I saw what I'd been missing
And it made me soar
But I know that now
Is not the time
I tasted life too early
And woke before my due
So now I must
Return to sleep
Close my eyes
From you

When will I find
What I really need
Who will be there
For my final days
Whose hand can I hold
In the coming flood
Who will sing with me
The very last song
Whose feet will dance with mine
Upon the ashes of my dreams
And whose heart will I hold
As I give mine away

I'm a foolish man
An idiot, if you will
A man who holds out hope
For the impossible
A man who dreams
Of things that cannot be
I am a man
That reason does not reach
My foolish heart
Commands my empty head
And leads me ever onward
Toward nothing but despair
Why am I thusly made
Why must this be so
And who can wake me
From the torment
Of love.

You are my dove
My dancing shoes
My sultry disco biscuit
Your blue kisses
Make me flower flippin
Your ocean burst
An ivory wave
I'm a cat in the hat
Swimming in Bermuda
With tweety bird clarity
You are my sweets
My smartees
My white diamond
My scooby snack eggroll
You are my addiction
My ever lasting
My never quite there
You are my ecstasy
You are my....

Whispers in the night
Craving
My head just ain't right
Life goes on
Even with no light
Chest is aching
Spirits gone tight
If I had a gun
It'd take a bite

Your on my mind
Day and night
My constant companion
My every thought

Each thought
Bitter and sweet
Sweet because of you
Bitter because of me

I wish you knew
You had my heart
I wish you desired
That very same heart

I tried to keep
My heart my own
But I cannot
As it flees to you

What I want
Can't have
What I need
Can't reach
What'll set me free

Who I am
Ashamed
What I should be
No strength
What'll set me free

....

It's not your job
It's not your duty
You've no obligation
You've no responsibility
But you could set me free

Some Lyrics by Tyler Lyle.  The song is Anyhow.. and it really sorta sums it up.  You should go here and listen to his music, buy his music, and enjoy his music...

Well I know that you don't love me now
But I'm gonna love you anyhow
And you don't see me like I see you
But I'm gonna be here when you do

I heard you say you loved me in your sleep
What I'd give to be in that dream...

Well you've had your doubts
But I'm still around
And your past, it ain't lost on me
So your careful ways- even your angry face
It's still looking pretty good to me

Well I know that what will be will be
As sure as winter finds its way to spring
So I sit here restless patiently
Until something in you moves for me

I heard you say you loved me in your sleep
What I'd give to be in that dream
When you finally bloom for me
I wonder what color you will be

Well you've had your doubts
But I'm still around
And your past, it ain't lost on me
So your careful ways- even your angry face
It's still looking pretty good to me

I'm not him and this ain't then
Open up and let me in

Well you've had your doubts
But I'm still around
And your past, it ain't lost on me
So your careful ways- even your angry face
It's still looking pretty good to me

I want to see the light
At the end of the tunnel
I want to see the hope
Of a brand new day
I want hold your hand
Though out the night
I want to be surprised
By what I can do
I want you to know who I am
Behind all the disguises