demo of Was It Worth the Kiss by Measuring Marigolds

Why'd we wait so long again
Straining to stay awake in bed
If this isn't nice, what is?
But I won't be here in the morning
My lonesome railway car is calling
Was it worth the kiss
To end up like this

Tangled torsos
Knotted limbs
Clinging like you're gonna fly away
Fingers soft like gentle grass
Melting in your strong caress
Hoping that you won't ask me to stay
Not today; not today

Working magic spells
Anticipation pricking
As we work our way under each others' skin
Smothering tomorrow
Feeling our way forward
In and out-of-body
Throwing caution to the unforgiving wind

Next time round
Maybe we'll know better
Get the whole thing right, the place and time
Fumble through familiar ruts
Long-forgotten trust and touch
And when it comes down to the bottom line
More or less, we're gonna be fine
More or less, we're gonna be fine

© Joshua Ruebeck

Was It Worth The Kiss [demo]

demo of Becky Bought a Bong by Measuring Marigolds

Becky is a mom of three
She's always dotted her i's and crossed her t's
She got'em all through college now they're out on their own
And they left her home alone
She's still got Tim
And she loves him
But frankly they've been staying together for the kids

Monday morning Becky got her friends together
And one of them said she's feeling better
Since she took a tab of acid nothing but blue skies
"And, gals, wanna try?"
"Well LSD seems a little strong for me
But I think my kid left behind a little bit of weed"

Now they do that puff, puff, pass
They got that seventies show good grass
At a picnic table in the park
They don't wait til after dark
Who'd tell them that they can't
And that pot of green tea
Isn't always what it seems
Now that these suburban moms
Really know what's going on
'Cause Becky bought a bong

Becky Bought A Bong [demo]

Demo of Wax & Wane by Measuring Marigolds

If I was a butterfly
A-hangin on a tree
Everybody'd stop and sigh
when they caught sight of me
Sunlight sparkle on my wings
Nectar sweet as tea
If I was a butterfly
A-hangin on a tree

But would they stop and swoon
For a little brown cocoon
Would they see that someday soon
I'd become a butterfly
A-hangin on a tree

If I was a snowflake falling
Laughing through the sky
They'd all try to catch me
On their tongue as I spun by
I'd lead them and I'd tease them
A glimmer in my eye
If I was a snowflake falling
Laughing through the sky

But soon comes Mr. Sun
To melt through all our fun
Soon they walk right past my puddle
But once I was a snowflake
Laughing through the sky

If I was the moon above
I'd wax and I would wane
And in my glow they'd dance below
Like moths around a flame
I'd light up all their favorite nights
Caress them in their pain
If I was the moon above
I'd wax and I would wane

And though I'd come and go
Everybody knows
The tides will always ebb and flow
If I was the moon above
I'd wax and I would wane

Measuring Marigolds

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