Thursday, June 18, 2020

Unconditional Love

                          UNCONDITIONAL   LOVE

AN EMPTY HEART  IN AN  EMPTY STREET
I’M LIKE A MAN WITH TWO LEFT  FEET
WHEN SHE’S GONE I  REALIZE
THAT  SHE’S  MY OCEAN SHE’S  MY SKIES
WHEN I’M  WITH  HER SHE MAKES ME FEEL GOOD
I  LOVE HER  LIKE  I KNEW  I  WOULD 
UNCONDITIONAL  LOVE  UNCONDITIONAL  LOVE

BUT WHEN SHE SPIES  LIKE SHERLOCK  HOMES
I  RUN  AND  HIDE  BEHIND  MY  POEMS 
CAUSE  WHAT I DO  I DO  BEST
I  HOLD  MY LIFE  CLOSE  TO  MY CHEST 
WELL  I  GOT  HURT  MANY  TIMES  BEFORE
LOVE  HAS  A  WAY  OF  CLOSING  DOORS
 UNCONDITIONAL  LOVE  UNCONDITIONAL  LOVE

CAN  I TRUST  HER  WILL SHE  LET  ME  DOWN 
WITH  THIS  NEW  LOVE  LOVE  THAT  I’VE  FOUND ?
WILL SHE  LOVE  ME  LIKE  LOIS  LANE 
LOVE  SUPERMAN  WHEN HE  WAS  IN  PAIN ?
WELL  I’M  CRAZY ABOUT  HER  NIGHT  AND  DAY 
WELL IT’S  GOT  TO BE  THIS  WAY
UNCONDITIONAL  LOVE  UNCONDITIONAL  LOVE

Track #21  on the album “Half the Way”  by Doug Voice
COPYRIGHT 1996   DOUG PAUL  SMITH / DOUG VOICE

Twelve Roses

   TWELVE  ROSES    

I’M NOT MUCH TO LOOK AT
BUT I GOT HARDWORKING HANDS
AND A HUMBLE HEART.
I’LL ALWAYS LOVE YOU FOREVER
12 ROSES TO WIN YOUR HEART

I’M GOING TO WIN YOU OVER
I KNOW YOU GOT MEN FALLING AT YOUR FEET
BUT I’LL ALWAYS BE TRUE,TRUE TO YOU
12 ROSES TO WIN YOUR HEART           

SO LET ME TAKE YOU TO DINNER
YOU CAN DO ALL THE TALKING
ALL NIGHT TO ME DEAR.
I’LL TAKE YOU HOME WHENEVER YOU SAY 
12 ROSES TO WIN YOUR  HEART 

Track 20 from the album “Half the Way” by Doug Voice
COPYRIGHT 2018  DOUG VOICE 

Tuesday, June 9, 2020

Too Little Too Late

                  Too Little Too late    

Too  little  too late, my heart is broken
Too little too late to start  over
Too  little too late can’t  pick up the pieces
of my love for you,  for you , for  you.
Like stormy weather, I guess all good things
must pass in time, the game has changed
those times were so great, but now it’s late                          
too little, too late. Too little too late
Why does my heart linger like a soft singer over
what will never be ?
We were together oh but not forever       
like rolling rivers into the sea.

Track # 19 on the album  ”Half the Way”
 by Doug Voice

COPYRIGHT 2019   DOUG VOICE 

Take Me Back to Phoenix

                             TAKE ME BACK TO PHOENIX

TAKE  ME  BACK  TO  PHOENIX
I  WANT TO SEE  MY  COUSIN DON
TAKE ME BACK TO PHOENIX     I’VE  BEEN  AWAY  TOO   LONG
TAKE  ME  BACK TO  PHOENIX MY  COUSIN  JUDE  I  GOT  TO  SEE
I GOT AN AUNT AND I  HAD AN UNCLE WHO WERE ALWAYS
GOOD  TO  ME .   TAKE ME  BACK  TO  PHOENIX.               

TOOK A PLANE  TO  DENVER ON THE  WAY TO COTTONWOOD
MADE  OUR WAY TO  PHOENIX NOT  LIKE  THE  OLD  CHICAGO NEIGHBORHOOD . GRANDPA’S  EYES  WERE  CRYING
HE  THOUGHT  THE  PLANE  WAS  GOING DOWN
OH  MY AUNT MADE  IT  SEEM  ALL  BETTER
WHEN  WE  LANDED  SAFE  ON  THE  GROUND.

TAKE ME  BACK TO  PHOENIX  YOU GOT TO HELP ME SING MY SONG 
TAKE ME BACK TO PHOENIX  I’VE BEEN AWAY OH TOO  LONG 
  
                     Track 18 from album “Half the Way”
COPYRIGHT  2016  DOUG  VOICE      

Tuesday, June 2, 2020

Sunday's Chasing Me Away

              SUNDAY’S CHASING  ME  AWAY    
 

SUNDAY’S  CHASING  ME AWAY                                              
THE DAY’S BEEN SMILING LIKE AN  FRIENDLY KITCHEN CAT 
A WOMAN PUT HER PURSE ON MY  BEAVER  SILK HAT  
I    LAY DOWN THE PAST AS SOMETHING SPOKEN  RUDE          
AND LOOK TO THE FUTURE LIKE I NEED FOOD.  
MAYBE I’LL GET A SEAT BY THE WINDOW
WATCH THE SUN SHINING  ON THE TREES
DON’T KNOW MUCH ABOUT  GREECE OR SCOTLAND                   
BUT I’M  LISTENIN  TO GOLDBERG PLAYIN’ IN THREES
   
I’M TELLING MATTHEW CAUSE HE MIGHT  TELL PAUL
HE MIGHT TELL LIBBY AND THAT’S NOT ALL
I  HAVE TO TAKE BREAKS, OPEN THE DOOR TO THE ROOM.          
BEFORE YOU KNOW IT  I’LL BE HOME  WAY  TOO  SOON.

SOME SAY I’M NOT WILLING TO LEARN
BUT  I’M  READING A  MAGAZINE  ABOUT YOU
AUTHOR THINKS HE KNOWS  SOMETHING  ‘BOUT SOMETHING                      
NOW THE MAN’S CHANGING MY POINT OF VIEW

Track # 17 on the album Half the Way’ by Doug Voice
COPYRIGHT 2018 DOUG VOICE

She's Got a Long Way to Go

                 SHE’S   GOT A  LONG WAY TO GO
           
SHE’S GOT A  LONG, LONG ,  LONG WAY  TO  GO
SHE’S LOW FLYING AN EAGLE SCREAMED AT BY A CROW
SHE’S GOT HER  WORRIES  IN  HER SUITCASE
SHE’S GOT HER  TROUBLES  ON HER  BACK 
THE  WAY SHE’S FEELING NOW  SHE’S NEVER COMING BACK

SHE’S WALKING DOWN THE HIGHWAY 
DON’T KNOW WHERE SHE’S BOUND 
SHE’LL BE GLAD  WHEN SHE GETS THERE TO  THE  NEXT  TOWN
SHE’S GOING TO CATCH A GREYHOUND
ALL THE WAY TO NEW  ORLEANS                                   
SHE’S GOING TO START  ALL  OVER  WITH  HER  NEW  DREAMS 
               
SHE’S THINKING OF HER  MANSIONS  PROMISED BY THE LORD
CONTEMPLATING  DAVID   AND  GOLIATH’S  SWORD
WELL SHE LIKES TO READ  HER  SCRIPTURES 
SO VERY LATE  INTO  THE  NIGHT 
BUT  THE  DEVIL’S  LURKING  TRYING  TO  STEEL  HER  LIGHT

MACBETH CONDUCTS A SYMPHONY.
BEETHOVAN PAINTS PICTURE
PICASSO  PLAYS   PIANO. IT’S  JUST  CONJECTURE 
EVERYTHING  IS  OPPOSITE  NOTHING’S  THE  WAY  IT SEEMS                                          
SO  MAYBE  SHE’S   GOT A CHANCE
SHE CAN REACH  HER  DREAMS 
       
  Track 16 on the album “Half the Way” by Doug Voice.                           
COPYRIGHT  2017   DOUG  VOICE