SEEDS.....



Once i awoke within a dream.
to find that peace had come.
All the world had freedom.
there was not one evil done.
Every war had ended,
and hunger was no more.
life had so much meaning,
when, it never did before.
Yet, I was the only one.
left upon this earth
for death had come to everyone,
who would not give peace birth
i saw about myself no sign
of modern mortal men
yet i remembered yesterday
and how the world had been.
I screamed a God to tell me why.
Oh why He did not hold
peace within the hearts of men,
treasured more than gold?
"it was then i heard a silent voice,
come from it seemed the sky
"if everything were perfect.
one would not need to try"
there shall be the hungry ones
as well as those quite full
there shall be the loving hearts
as well as those quite cruel
there shall be the fortunate
as well as those in need
peace won't come till everyone
plants a peacefull seed.
it was then i asked the silent voice
to tell me one by one
where had been the peaceful seeds
to plant by everyone?
the voice became a whisper then
it quivered and it cried
"search your heart and soul each day
for they are there inside...
if everyone quite fortunate
helped out just one in need
the full would feed the hungry but
that's just one peaceful seed
i awoke from that dream to find ,
some follow some shall lead
but one thing that we all can do
is plant that peacefull seed.

1990

I went up to the attic
to look for something
and came upon a box of memories
Letters that he wrote
from VietNam
neatly folded sorted shattered dreams...

shatterd dreams, shattered dreams
all that's left is tattterd things..
dusty hopes, misty memories
all that's left is shatterd dreams...

by now you got my message
on your answering machine
askin you to get a hold of me
it hurts more than you know
it creeped up on me slow..
you're a neatly folded sorted memory....

repeat chorus....

11-25-90

Perfect I.O.U.

Well, I don't claim to be
the best you could do
the price you paid for loving me,
is sad and it's true..
and I know I don't seserve
to be loved the way You do..
I've finally realized I've been
the perfect I.O.U.

I owe you patience
I owe you loyalty
more loving care than i'll ever repay
But before my bredits shot
please collect on all I've got
I Owe You and i'm ready now to pay.....

I let you don't harder cause
I used you as my crutch
You gave me the perfect love
and I owe you so much
I know i don't deserve to be
loved the way you do
I've always let you down
i'm the perfect I.O.U.

repeat chorus:

I don't desreve the lovin'
that Heaven sent to me
I don't deserve forgiven
i'm a fool from A to Z
baby i don't deserve to be
loved the way you do
but one thing that i'm good at
I'm a perfect I.O.U.

I owe you patience
I owe you loyalty
more lovin care than i can re-pay
But before my credit's shot
please collect on what i got
I owe you and i'm ready now to pay.......

Copyright ©1990 connetta

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Bad Luck....

Water bill came today
Said you've got 10 days to pay
and we're sorry to say but your pipes are leakin Son..
We didn't catch it till last week
600 dollars went down the street.
we'll have to shut you off if it don't get done..
Well,I called them up real nice & polite
asked them if, just maybe they might
give me awhile to pay that kind of bill..
they got nasty and told me no
said that's just how some things go
(I ain't got bad luck, i got over kill...)

Bad luck..bad luck.
pull out the wallet man gotta pay up
everythings going up up up & i'm going down.........
chalk it up..as bad luck.

I got a big old dog named lucky
he bit a bugler on the hand
now the burgler's suing me
for everything he can..
I had to hire a lawyer
to defend myself against the crook..
and their telling me i could loose
and the Judge could throw the book..

bad luck..talk about bad luck
pull out your wallet man gotta pay up
& everythings going up up up, i'm going down..
chalk it up..as bad luck..

chalk it up as bad luck..

1989



(This time) I'm Sorry Won't Do....

He's back around here
making it clear
he don't like the way we went down..
but i can't go back
we're too far off track
And I don't need this heartake around..
We had our good times
but they don't outweigh
the bad times our lovin went through
Lord if He's sorry
I'm sorry about that
but this time, i'm sorry won't do.

This time, i'm sorry won't do
no this time I'm sorry won't do
Lord, if he's sorry, i'm sorry about that
but this time i'm sorry won't do..

He left too many times in the past
saying that he needed some time
& he says he's sorry every time he comes home
Lord, it's playing hell on my mind.
yes, we had our good times
but they don't out weigh
the hard times our lovin went through
Lord, if he's sorry
i'm sorry bout that
but this time i'm sorry won't do..
no this time i'm sorry won't do.

1990


ME LEAVING LINE.....

we crossed the me leaving line
babe, we crossed the me leaving line
I forgave and forgot, time after time
we crossed the me leaving line....

One time too many, you two timed me
and told me it was the last time
how can i keep, my faith in you
when we've crossed the me leaving line???

we crossed the me leaving line
babe, we crossed the me leaving line
I forgave and forgot, time after time
we crossed the me leaving line..

your late night lies, and lying eyes
seem to happen more time after time
how can i keep, my faith in you
when we've crossed the me leaving line?

we crossed the me leaving line
Babe, we crossed the me leaving line
I forgave and forgot, time after time
we've crossed the me leaving line.

1990

AIN'T NO WORK



I don't like standing in the unemployment line
a job would get me out of this hard time
but there ain't no work Lord, Aint no work in Tennessee
Been out of work so long them budget cuts are bleedin' me
I don't like askin' somebody for a break
but the cost of livin' is more than I can make
there ain't no work Lord ain't no work in o-hi-o
been lookin for employment since the record hit a low
Texas, Utah, Alabama
North Dakota, South Dakota, Indiana
California, Florida, Kentucky
Virginia, Michigan, Mississippi
there ain't no work Lord ain't no work in Tennessee
been out of work so long them budget cuts are bleedin' me.
You wouldn't want to live with these unemployed blues
Lord knows I gave my share, to pay this countrys dues
already sold my house, now my car is up for sale
this working man just got his long time budget cut to hell
Texas -Utah- Alabama
North Dakota, South Dakota, Indiana
Califoria ,Florida Kentucky
virginia, - Michigan- Mississippi.
no, there ain't no work Lord
ain't no work in ohio
been lookin for employment
since the record hit a low..
@1982


Slow Down


hard times are all around
too many plants are closing down
around the world echo's the sound
ain't no work in this here town..

when a man don't want to beg
and the law says he can't steal
where is he supposed to turn?
it's a welfare line
or doing some time
and i never spent a dime i didn't earn...

it's coming to a slow down
all the plants are closing down
hard times are all around
ain't no work in this here town.

ain't no work in this here town
factories are closing down
around the world echo's the sound
ain't no work in this here town...

1987

THE DINER..



Tommy Allen runs a diner
just outside of Nelsonville
folks get off the interstate
to eat a home cooked meal.
his wife had seven daughters
before junior came along
they grew up at the diner
Tommy Alllen sang this song
He'd sing
kids just be good kids
don't let your anger rule
walk away from trouble
and never lose your cool
if someone tries to rob us
don't play hero be real smart
money don't meen a blessed thing
but losing you would brek my heart.

One night the rain was pourin'
man it was coming down
every booth and chair was full
people standing all around.
late that night when Tommy closed
and they walked to their van
four men in a blue mustang
robed them and off they ran.
tommy said
kids just be good kids
don't let your anger rule
walk away from trouble,
and never lose your cool.
if someone tries to rob us
don't play hero be real smart
money don't meen a blessed thing.
but losing you would break my heart.

Junior had his pickup
and he went to the interstate
it was heavy rain he was speedin high
and his mind was full of hate.
he must of drove ten miles before
a mustang came in view
two in the front, two in the back
and it was the color blue.
kids just be good kids
don't let your anger rule
walk away from trouble
and never lose your cool
if someone tries to rob us
don't play hero be real smart
money don't meen a blessed thing
but losin you would break my heart.

well he took his truck and ramed them
then he ramed them once again
the driver of the mustang
lost control and started to spin
it spun around three times
then went airborn so they say
worst accident in Union county
all four were d.o.a.
kids just be good kids
don't let your anger rule
walk away from trouble,
never lose your cool
if someone tries to rob us ,
don't play hero be real smart
money don't meen a blessed thing
but losin you would break my heart.

tommy pulled of to the side
and he got out to check
if he could find the money from
the diner out of the wreck
he saw it was two couples
coming home from somewhere late
junior looked in the back seat
and he saw his sister Kate..................

@2003



Lyric


"Bring Our Soldiers Home"

Their our husbands , wives and nephews
brothers sisters daughters and sons
mothers and fathers,aunts and uncles
friends and neighbors, To every one....
Amber lives in scottstown by the lake
for a year now she's been living all alone
every night she says a loving prayer for Jake
Lord, bring my husband safely home..
bring her husband Home Sir,
bring her husband home safe and sound
on a American ground
bring her husband home Sir,
bring her husband home safe and sound
on American ground...
Well you Sir are the one who decided
that we would fight the war that's raging on
and You Sir are the one who keeps insisting
that we're fighting to keep Us safe from harm
Please won't you....
bring our soldiers home Sir
bring our soldiers home safe and sound
On American ground
bring our Soldiers home sir
bring our children home safe and sound
on American ground...
Their our husbands wives and nephews
Brothers sisters, daughters and sons
mothers and fathers aunts and uncles
friends and neighbors to everyone
bring our soldiers home sir
bring our soldiers home safe and sound
On American ground
bring our soldiers home sir
bring our loved ones home safe and sound
on American ground...
now i know you think your right in what your doing
but it's causing lots of people to go down
this country needs a new plan a new direction
what it is your fighting for can not be found...
so, bring our soldiers home sir
bring our loved ones home safe and sound
on American ground
bring our brothers home sir
bring our sisters home safe and sound
on American ground....
bring our neighbors home sir
bring our loved ones home safe and sound
on american ground...

2005


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