This song is the result of a bet with a drunken Celt who challenged me to write a song on this subject in 24 hours.

I declined the bet, but the ideas wouldn't let go.

She had forgotten about the bet the following day.

Suckered

Sweet little loner, all your lonely days are over
Come get some closure in the present tense - it's common sense
So, come on over, come and bounce a little bolder
Let the weight fall off your shoulders, in the nicest possible way

Come play with us, you're of us
Come play with us, you're of us now
Come play with us, you're of us
Sunshine

Come find belonging in the lightest touch that means so much
Come find belonging in the deepest part inside your heart
Free up the longing that would make you turn your face away
Give permission for that little one to play

Chorus

Oh - I know there’s been some sad songs
And I know you sang along sometimes
There was a little part
That got so lost between the lines
Yesterday was crueller
Than the present time you’re living in
The door is open for you
Won’t you come on over, Join on in

Chorus

Come Play With Us, You're One Of Us

Come - all you tired ones
Let yourself be held
Let yourself be welcomed 

Meet me in the presence of the moment
Meet me in the flowing of the stream
Meet me as you fold into your own mind
Meet me as you wake into the dream

Come - all you lonely ones 
Let yourself be seen (/ known)
Let yourself be welcomed (/ open)

Meet me in the moment ever flowing
Meet me at the sinking of the sun
Meet me as the other's arms enfold you
Meet me in the presence of the one

Come - all you shining suns
Let yourself be bright
Let yourself be radiant
Come - all you shining ones
Let out all your light
Play in any way you want

Meet me in the dazzle of the noon time
Meet me as the sunlight fades away
Meet me in the quiet of the moonlight
Meet me at the breaking of the day

Come - all you tired ones
Let yourself be held
Let yourself be welcomed

Song For The Tired

Someone as lovely as you
(Mark I Anderson)

It’s time for a change, I’ll wear a suit
And polish up my old boots
Clean up my past start brand new
That’s just a little of what I’d do

[Chorus]
To give up my heart
To someone so lovely and free
I swear I’d be true
To someone as lovely as you

Old broken lines are in the past
They can’t fade away too fast
Got my eyes on the road in front of me
I swear to God that’s all I’ll see

[Chorus]
To give up my heart
To someone so lovely and free
I swear I’d be true
To someone as lovely as you

[Bridge]
Angels don’t come around everyday
When they do they fly away
With the part of you 
Oh, the very heart of you 
That hurts the most
And still I hope

[Chorus]
To give up my heart
To someone so lovely and free
I swear I’d be true
To someone as lovely as you

To give up my heart
To someone so lovely and free
I swear I’d be true
To someone as lovely as you

Someone as lovely as you

The bridge
(Mark I Anderson)

Memories of summer nights
Pillow talk by candlelight
Happy tears salty sweet
Through the years that pass beneath
The bridge we built the first time we made love

Fireflies and morning dew
Something old and something new
Baby names and big bouquets 
Look at us we’re on our way
Across this bridge we built the first time we made love

[Bridge]
I never believed in beginners luck
Till we laid it all on the line
And we built a bridge between two worlds
Connecting your heart with mine

Best of lovers and best of friends
I pray to God it never ends
Makes me want to sing a song
As we’re looking out upon
The bridge we build the first time we made love

[Musical Break]
We built a bridge between two worlds
Connecting your heart with mine

Best of lovers and best of friends
I pray to God it never ends
Makes me want to sing a song
As we’re looking out upon
The bridge we build the first time we made love

The bridge

I want you to remember how far you’ve come
Before you throw it all away
long before it’s done


Remember that you’re never alone
And remember, no-one does it on their own,
And remember, you can call me when you need
And remember, that you have a friend in me

I’m walking with you

Remember (walking With You)

The tin man
(Mark I Anderson)

I keep your letters
In a book on the shelf
I take them out and read them
When I’m all by myself
And every word’s a memory
That I don’t want to loose
I hold them closely to me  
When I’m missing you 

I keep your picture
On a stand by my bed
I still turn to you
To talk me off the ledge
When the world is crashing in on me
And I’m running out of time  
Somewhere beyond the rainbow
That’s where you’ll find me 

[Chorus]
I feel like tin man / I’m missing a heart
Ever since you’ve been gone 
I feel like the tin man / I’m falling apart
I don’t know how to be strong 
With nothing left to lose here
And nothing left to prove 
Just an echo here I don’t understand
I feel like the tin man

I say I miss you
But the words don’t come close
To tell you how I feels inside
When it hurts the most
So I keep your letters 
Where my heart should be 
But I don’t know if I’ll ever
Find a heart in me

[Chorus]
I feel like tin man / I’m missing a heart
Ever since you’ve been gone 
I feel like the tin man / I’m falling apart
I don’t know how to be strong 
With nothing left to lose here
And nothing left to prove 
Just an echo here I don’t understand
I feel like the tin man

[Chorus]
I feel like tin man / I’m missing a heart
Ever since you’ve been gone 
I feel like the tin man / I’m falling apart
I don’t know how to be strong 
With nothing left to lose here
And nothing left to prove 
Just an echo here I don’t understand
I feel like the tin man

The tin man

A secret rendezvous
(Mark I Anderson)

Don’t know what I was thinking
It might have been the wine
We both felt the tingling
Sneak up from behind
With cheeks all blushed and rosy 
We were more than passing though
Here tonight, a secret rendezvous

Never thought we’d fall like this
I bet you’d say the same
It wasn’t just a simple kiss
That keeps driving me insane
Tonight we’re warm and cozy
There’s a fire with me and you 
Here tonight, a secret rendezvous

[Chorus]
No one can ever know
This is the only rule
One day we’ll have to let them go
The secret rendezvous’ 

Tonight is something special
Sends shivers up the spine 
We’re on another level
We’re out on borrowed time
You think anybody knows we
Were more than passing though
Here tonight, on a secret rendezvous

[Chorus]
No one can ever know
This is the only rule
One day we’ll have to let them go
Those secret rendezvous’ 

Tonight is something special
Were more than passing though
Here tonight, on a secret rendezvous

Tonight is something special
Were more than passing though
Here tonight, on a secret rendezvous
Here tonight, on a secret rendezvous

A secret rendezvous

Walk with me in the sun
Talk with me in the sunshine
Take me out for some fun
Come and dance with me sometimes

I wanna feel like in the movies
I wanna feel like I'm in love with you
I wanna see you reach out to me
I wanna see another side of you

Walk With Me (like In The Movies)

When there’s no place to hide
And there’s no way to change it
If there’s no need to cry
Sit and listen
To the ocean inside
When you’re deep in the blue there
There’s nothing to do
Nothing missing

Ocean Inside

The banner photograph is from a painting by Linda McGowan (Linda London ) of An Unexpected Gallery, Glasgow, Scotland. https://www.datathistle.com/place/105298-the-unexpected-artist-glasgow/

Suckered

Josh Twinkle