"House Of Glass" (#574, 220529)

I decided love was like a garden
I decided that I would tend to ours
I decided you were more than worth it
By far the sweetest of all the flowers

I decided I would give you water
I decided your place was in the sun
I decided that I'd protect your petals
From anything I could protect them from

I built a house of glass
Around you where you stood
I never thought to ask
Anybody if I should

I decided when the thunder clapped above us
I decided when the lightning split the sky
I decided when the greenhouse started leaking
That I need a place to hide

I decided that I would run for cover
I decided I'd be better off alone
I decided we should have seen this coming
So I started throwing stones

I broke that house of glass
Around you where you stood
I never thought to ask
Anybody if I should

I decided when the storm was over
I decided I'd clean the mess I made
I decided that I would try to find you
But the storm washed you away

Week 22 - House Of Glass (220529)

Copyright Erin Wolf 2022
Song A Week 2022 - Week 22

*Recorded in one take, free-flow style. I'd said to my 12yo while we were driving home tonight that it looked like we were chasing the last sunlight and that the nighttime sky was chasing us home. We agreed those sounded like mighty fine lyrics, so I tossed them into this lullaby-type thing.*

--

we are 
driving to the
last sunlight
of the day

the nighttime sky
chases us home
all the way tucking
you into your bed

and i 
i see your eyes
lighting up like the stars
that are peeking out their faces

full of life
and laughter
calling me strange 
yet full of love

oh, my child
if you could see you like i do
you would see the magic, too

oh, my child
if you knew how i love you
if you knew

now
the quiet is come
the day is done
and it's time to say goodnight

i'll see you in the morning light
if we should be given the right
this gift we have that 
we call life

and oh, my child
if you knew
what i know about you

you'd know 
you're loved
more than you ever knew

sleep tight now, my love
sleep and dream
i hope i'll see you in the morning's sunlight
come what may, come what might

Come What May, Come What Might

Sixteen

"Hate Us 'Cause They Ain't Us" (#575, 220609)

We always wondered if they're out there
Little green men from outer space
For all the hype around first contact
Shoulda' seen the looks on each little green face

Guess we're not what they expected
In the search for intelligent life
Sure didn't expect their little green anger
We barely made out alive

Little green war on the humans
Little green soldiers from Mars
Little green anger because their lives
Little green look different from ours

Maybe they hate us 'cause they ain't us
Maybe it's a jealousy thing
I got no clue in the faintest
But earth won't never be the same

Took them light years just to get here
On their futuristic ship
Call my crazy but I would be nicer
After such a cosmic trip

Week 23 - Hate Us ‘Cause They Ain’t Us (220609)

Copyright Erin Wolf 2022

Song A Week - Week 23
Photo 232901976 © Believeinme | Dreamstime.com

*Note: Lyrics coming soon - time constraints abound this week!

Time to Go

"Side By Side" (#576, 220617)

Swore I'd never leave your side
Through good and bad thick and thin
Love can outlast any fight
I'm no fairweather friend

Forget about who's right who's wrong
Just let those brilliant blue eyes cry
'Cause like a thief the moment's gone
But I'm still standing by your side


Love me or hate me
Build me up or break me
Pretend it's all so black and white

I know you're hurtin'
But one thing's for certain
After we turn out the lights

I'll be yours night after night
Side by side

Yes honey we're gonna' fight the good fight
Side by side


It's hard enough to be a man
Modern world ain't got a clue
So I can't begin to understand
What it must be like for you

We don't pick the cards we're dealt
Don't even pick who's dealin'
A little time beneath this belt
Tells me pain is made for healin'

Week 24 - Side By Side (220617)

"Corrugated Words" (#577, 220619)

Complicated starts
Hyphenated names
Constipated heart
Saturated blame

Dissipated lives
Activated fears
Nauseated nights
Elongated years

Demonstrated hate
Irritated mouths
Medicated state
Separated out

Fabricated truth
Isolated facts
Subjugated youth
Aggravated acts

Underrated plan
Elevated rate
Unrelated hands
Consummated dates

Motivated moves
Simulated hurt
Concentrated clues
Corrugated words

Week 25 - Corrugated Words (220619)

Eighteen

"Dig In" (#578, 220626)

There was a hole in my back yard
And it was filled up with dead stars
I grabbed a shovel and a flashlight
It's gettin' deeper every night

Dig dig dig in in in
I'm diggin' it
Bring bring bring it it it
I'm bringin' it
Hit hit hit this this this
I'm hittin' this
Dig dig dig in in in
Dig in dig in dig in dig in

And so I walk over next door
I brought my shovel of course
My neighbor he was amazed
And then we dug and star gazed

Check your own back yard
It could be filled with dead stars
You never know what you're gonna' find
Down in the back yard mines

Week 26 - Dig In (220626)

Nineteen

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