Freedom

  A song to Mom …when times were hard 1994            
Bless her always
Oh Mamma, I know it’s been bad… 
  Pressure has been on ya, makes you feel so sad.
But lift up your heart Mamma, and look to the sky,  
    see the rain clouds rolling,  rolling by.
No it can’t rain forever, grey clouds never stay  
     Like a floating feather your worries drift away.
So lift up your heart Mamma, listen to my prayer
     Loving is the answer and God is always there

So smile and the whole world will smile with you
    Laugh out loud we’ll see your heart of gold
Smile and the whole world will smile with you
    Oh Mamma, I love you so.
 
Uh-uh Mamma this is no time to cry,
 I just wanted to let you know, my love for you will never die
So lift up your heart Mamma, times they always change
Loving is the answer that will break away the chains
Oh Mamma, never be afraid, 
 to let me know the way you feel,  and how you are today
So lift up your heart Mamma, I will be your friend
 Open up your eyes Mamma and let the sunshine in

So smile and the whole world will smile with you
Laugh out loud we’ll see  your heart of Gold  
Smile and the whole world will smile with you
Oh Mamma, I love you so.
Repeat…  
Mamma, Mamma, Oh Mamma I love you so. 


Oh Mamma

What if I could sing with tongues of men and angels? 
   What if I could prophesy ...and know all things? 
     What if I had faith ...enough to move a mountain? 
         What if I gave it all ...gave it all away?
          ...even  though I surrender   my body   to be burnt 
              on the alter of the righteous, what exactly have I learnt?
              And If I do not love.. there's nothing to sing about   
                  Love is that one thing you just can't live without
   
    Love is always kind  and patient
       love is never jealous, or puffed up with  pride
    Love is always true  and gracious
       It doesn't keep a record of the wrongs that we do. 
    Oh Love     Love never fails!    Oh Love     Love never fails! 
    
He who tells a story will need to tell  no more, 
   all indoctrination will be swept right out the door 
      What we know is forgotten  We don't know everything, 
         and All this imperfection  will some day   fade away 
          ...when we were children, we thought like a child 
             we did some crazy thing ...we all ran wild 
             Then we all grew older   and saw a  better way  
                we're bound to see more clearly as the clouds all slip away

    for Love  is always good   and helpful
         Love never stops believing ...it's always understood
    yes Love is always real  and respectful
         full of hope  and trusting... doesn't matter how you feel 
    for Love    Love never fails!     no, no  love     love never fails 
 
        ...and Now we see through a glass darkly   but then face to face.  
            now I know in part, but then shall I know, even as also I am known, because.... 
     
    Love is always kind    and patient
        love is never jealous, or puffed up with  pride
    Love is always true    and gracious
        It doesn't keep a record of the wrongs that we do. 
    Oh Love     Love never fails!   no no no no Love     Love never fails!     
        ...and now abides Faith, Hope and Charity, these three
               but the greatest of these is Charity,  Love never fails

Love never Fails

Oh yea, here you come oh so sweet     from the ocean warm sand under your feet
You're so beautiful  ...oooo  you're so fine   You've got my heart pumpin  Hi hi hi
Now I see you more clearly   God I love you so dearly
You know my love is deep   ...don't think I'm ever gonna sleep
You're perfect like the ocean night  ...under the moon burning big and bright 
reflection dancing on the wavy sea ...keeping time with you and me

Pura Vida  ...pura pura vida  ...I lost my heart to you  on the shores of Costa Rica

So tell me tell me ...tell me tell me I can linger
While on my closed eyes I can feel your gentle fingers
And it's so beautiful here on this soft white sand
I reach for you my love ....and you take my hand

Now you tell me that you're never far  ...I know that you're my Super star 
Ah si, Te amo.... ora le, ora le nos vamos 
You're perfect like the ocean night ..under the moon burning big and bright
Reflection dancing on the wavy sea  ...keeping time with you and me

Pura vida , pura pura vida ....I lost my heart to you   on the shores of Costa Rica
                                              ....I gave my heart to you with the Costa Rican Sunrise
    You gave me your love  I gave you my heart 
        Came into my soul  gave me a new start
           I want to live for you all of my life.....

Cause your perfect like the ocean night.....etc  Pura vida ....
    I gave my heart away ...under the Costa Rican sunrise
   

Costa Rican Sunrise

so smile,my friend in darkness.... and the light will follow you

Friend in darkness

La Sirena…
Siren ….of my soul
The silhouette of you breaks the sunset  and the sunrise will sacrifice itself on you
The moonlight kisses your face  but the moonless night hides the danger 
that lies beneath the waves
I hear you calling but I know,  I know I gotta stay away.
your voice so sweetly calling   to unseen dangers below
Am I just another wayward ship  broken by your heart of stone
As I crash and I wreck   on the shoals of your jagged soul
 La Sirena…
Siren ….of my soul
And those waves are still crashing  
Wrecking the man that was once me
How many before?
I’m in over my head   And I can’t swim no more
Am I just another ship    
As I crash and I wreck  on the shoals of your jagged soul
It isn’t your fault  We were all made different 
I just wish I had changed my course  Before wrecking up on you.
Am I just another wayward ship   broken by your heart of stone
As I crash and I wreck   On the shoals of your jagged soul

LA-SIRENA

Lobster Pot
Lyin’ here at night my Skin’s on fire, lookin’ kinda red
Just like being boiled alive,  I’m feeling every second of it 
The waters between, keep us apart, cold dark and blue
I wish I could have been In your heart, one instead of two
 Why can’t I be like that lobster in the pot 
 I’m feeling every second it gets hot 
 The thought of you not being here Is killing me slowly
The beat in my heart Sounds through the water.
Can you hear it,  calling you to me?
Don’t know when I lost you, maybe when you lost me
Don’t wanna be in a lobster pot!
Hope you hear me calling  Can you hear my soul break?
Along the line of the two of me I Pray you know what’s at stake
I don’t know that you’ll care, this distance between us needs to be bent
Don’t know how I got trapped, when I was loving you, it was never my intent, 
Cause I’m dying here slowly,  But I’m feeling every second of it.
 Why can’t I be like that lobster in the pot
 I’m feeling every second without you
 The thought of you not being here Is killing me slowly
The beat in my heart Sounds through the water.
Can you hear it,  calling you to me?
Don’t know when I lost you, maybe when you lost me
Don’t wanna be in a lobster pot!
Don’t wanna be in a lobster pot!--------

LOBSTER POT

This Road                Rob Lockie &  Rodney Paige        12/2018
This Road is long and winding  from somewhere that I’ve known 
The destination keeps changing where I’ve been remains my home
I remember seeing the dawn twice and the fading of evenings twilight
The joy and sorrows help to make and shape the drive 
And that morning star may be gone but the memory still shine bright
I can’t see what is coming I’m driving way too fast
And the mirage of you hits me like a wall
Now the dawn awakens my weary eyes 
to the brightness of the road that’s up ahead
In this barren desert I’m looking for waters of life
Sure hope I get someplace before the car is dead

Oh darlin…
I can’t give you what you want  until I find out what I need
And I am still looking for the Way of Love
Yea and I’m lost on a highway of endless dreams

It's only noon and I am hungry for life
Some people find happiness in colored paper 
but the real wealth is found deep within. 
Trust me my friend your true wealth
is not measured by your worldly possessions 

How can I crash into nothing at all in the middle of the desert of my life
Well they never told me   that the   flowers of the sands 
Would ever cause this man so much pain.
Oh maybe I’ll point this car to a place down south 
Costa Rica where the life is Pura Vida 
Well I hope those waters heal me like the desert never would
Maybe la Sirena is calling me now

Oh darlin…
I can’t give you what you want  until I find out what I need
And I am still looking for the Way of Love
Yea and I’m lost on a highway of endless curves
This road is long and winding 
Yea and I’m lost on a highway of endless dreams

rod haltom

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