POEMS FROM THE HEART for Thursday, September 25, 2008

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Thursday, September 25, 2008

IF THEY KNEW YOU'D GONE AWAY

ANOTHER OLD ONE FROM WAY BACK. IF THEY KNEW YOU'D GONE AWAY I WOKE UP THIS MORNING TIRED FROM THE TOSSING AND TURNING THE SAME OLD DESIRE IS BURNING AND OUTSIDE THE BIRDS ARE SINGING THEY MUST THINK IT'S STILL SPRINGTIME THEY MUST THINK YOU'RE STILL MINE CAUSE THEY WOULDN'T BE SINGING THAT WAY IF THEY KNEW YOU'D GONE AWAY I SIT UP AND SHAKE MY HEAD RUB MY EYES AS I SIT ON MY BED MORNING LIGHT IS SOMETHING I DREAD I WOULD RATHER BE SLEEPING INSTEAD PEOPLE JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND THEY JUST DO WHAT... Sign in to see full entry.

I GIVE BACK WHAT WAS NEVER MINE

I GIVE BACK WHAT WAS NEVER MINE FORGIVE ME OH LORD FOR STEALING THIS LIFE AND DRAGGING IT THROUGH THIS OLD WORLD'S SIN FORGIVE ME FOR TAKING THESE FEET TO PLACES YOU WOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN FORGIVE THE WORKS OF THESE HANDS THAT HAVE DONE MORE HARM THAN GOOD FORGIVE THE SIGHTS THESE EYES HAVE SEEN AND THE AWFUL PLACES THIS BODY HAS STOOD I TOOK WHAT WAS NOT MINE NO NOT MINE, BUT YOURS AND THOUGH YOU HAVE IT BACK NOW FORGIVE THE YEARS FOUR SCORE I SURRENDER, NO GIVE BACK WHAT WAS NEVER MINE I GIVE... Sign in to see full entry.

I KNOW YOU'LL BE HERE FOR ME LORD TODAY I'M IN A VALLEY AS DEEP AS I'VE EVER BEEN THERE SEEMS TO BE NO WAY OUT BUT I KNOW THAT THERE MUST BE I KNOW YOU MUST BE MAKING PLANS EVEN NOW AS I SPEAK LET ME HOLD ON A LITTLE LONGER LORD I KNOW YOU WILL BE HERE FOR ME LET ME HOLD ON A LITTLE LONGER LORD I KNOW YOU WILL BE HERE FOR ME I KNOW YOU SEE THE TEARS I'M CRYING I KNOW THAT YOU CARE FOR ME THOUGH THE DARKNESS HAS ME SURROUNDED AND I CAN BARELY SEE LET ME HOLD ON A LITTLE LONGER LORD I KNOW YOU... Sign in to see full entry.

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