THE DESERT  Part 4

The street lies dark
and sergeant O'Neil
is on night patrol
both hands on the wheel
The drunks and the thieves
He knows them by name
and it weighs on his heart
to see what they became

Every night is the same
Nothing ever changes
but the season

Big dreams
laid to rest
in dark places
Big dreams
trapped in
windowless spaces
Big dreams
Smiles gone
from the faces
of those
who stayed behind

Father Mulholland
looks at the crowd
Five lonely souls
all with heads bowed
His sermons once flowed
with drive and conviction
now all he can muster
is drab repetition

Every Sunday is the same
Nothing ever changes
but the season

Big dreams
laid to rest
in dark places
Big dreams
trapped in
windowless spaces
Big dreams
Smiles gone
from the faces
of those
who stayed behind

The excitement of youth
The thrill of the stranger
The great unknown
The sweet edge of danger
They fade over time
To tired resignation
To stay was a choice
is their pale justification

Big dreams
laid to rest
in dark places
Big dreams
trapped in
windowless spaces
Big dreams
Smiles gone
from the faces
of those
who stayed behind

Sally O’Brien
pulls one more beer
As it fills it reminds her
Of malt soaked tears
The drunks tell her stories
She's heard them all before
Their whole lives determined
By where they come from

Every Friday night is the same
Nothing ever changes
but the season

Big dreams
laid to rest
in dark places
Big dreams
trapped in
windowless spaces
Big dreams
Smiles gone
from the faces
of those
who stayed behind

Big Dreams

Dance Once More

gamelan/marimba/vibraphone

Rachelle

I'm not in Kansas anymore, but sometimes I wish I was. 
Things were simpler in those days, rolling hills and kicking balls. 
Had no care for politics, seen no one as left or right. 
I'm not in Kansas anymore, but the place has shaped my life,
but the place has shaped my life, but the place has shapes my life,
but the place has shaped my life.

Went there on a sporting mission, came back aiming for the truth. 
Something was to be discovered, at the time I had no clue.
But I followed intuition, something else had followed me. 
So as long as I keep walking sure some day we're gonna meet,
sure some day we're gonna meet, sure some day we're gonna meet, 
Lord, wont you keep me on my feet? 

Stuck in a rut so I departed, after Rocky Mountain dew. 
Had no one nor soul around me but I knew what I must do. 
Slipped in to a deep depression, somehow made it out alive. 
Turns out heavens in the body, only hell is in the mind, 
only hell is in the mind, only hell is in the mind, 
Lord, you were waiting all this time.

I left Kansas in 11 but some I might return. 
Catch up with the ageing hippies, sing a song while fire burns. 
Never seen a sky as starry as in the center of that state. 
Ireland's cloudy and it's not because the man manipulates,
because the man manipulates, because the man manipulates,
I think it's just a rainy day. 

Down on my luck so took a gamble, victory took me out of sight. 
I look back at journey fondly, everyone there was alright. 
Team went on to win the country, building on what we achieved. 
Now the team's been discontinued, but the memory proceeds,
but the memory proceeds, but the memory proceeds
and in the end we all succeed. 
But the memory proceeds, but the memory proceeds, 
but the memory proceeds,
And in the end we all succeed, in the end we all succeed, 
in the end we all succeed, Lord, wont you keep me on my feet? 
In the end we all succeed, in the end we all succeed, 
in the end we all succeed, Lord, wont you keep me on my feet?

I'm Not In Kansas Anymore

Eva's Tune

Surely It's Only A Dream

Teahan’s fling

Song lyrics by J-Bro

J-Bro band.
Session musician, vocalist/singer, songwriter, music composer, guitarist, bass, flute, band, producer and podcasting. Sligo Leitrim Dublin Ireland.
Email: jbro@inbox.lv
Web-1: https://jbrolive.wordpress.com
Channel: https://t.me/jbro_live
Web-2: https://lastbustonowhere.wordpress.com
Web-3: https://stampedeonline.wordpress.com

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I'm Not In Kansas Anymore

Gary Hynes

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