BORROWED TIME
WORDS & MUSIC; JACKIE CARLYLE
© 2021
V1
TIMES WHEN THINGS WERE EXCITING
YOUNG GIRLS WITH CURLY HANDWRITING
BEST FRIENDS, BACK BITING
LAUGHING, CRYING
V2
SWEET DREAMS OF FAR AWAY PLACES
SHININ WHITE KNIGHTS WITH BRACES
YEAR BOOKS, FACES WITH
SMILES MADE OF SILVER LININGS
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EASY TO SAY
THERE'S PLENTY OF TIME
I'LL PAY TOMORROW
FOR TIME I CAN BORROW TODAY
V3
HIGH SCHOOL DANCES AND PARTIES
COLLEGE DORMS AND SORORITIES
BACK SEAT HEATED ROMANCES
SKIPPING CLASSES
V4
FUTURES QUICKLY CHANGED COURSES
MARRIAGE, BABIES, DIVORCES
JOBS WE COULDN'T STAND
WARS IN FOREIGN LANDS
C
EASY TO SAY
THERE'S PLENTY OF TIME
I'LL PAY TOMORROW
FOR TIME I CAN BORROW TODAY
B
DUSTY CORNERS IN CLOSETS,
(MUSTY ATTICS) ('N) COB WEBS
YOUR FIRST BANK DEPOSITS
TOYS AND STRANGE OBJECTS
BROWN LABELED BOXES
ONE SHOE ON THE FLOOR
A HALF FINISHED PROJECT
FROM JOE'S HOBBY STORE
V
PARENTS WHO NEVER CHILLED
BITCHED ABOUT FOOTING THE BILLS
MAKING MOUNTAINS OF MO HILLS
AND HAVING FITS
TRYIN TO TOSS HEAVY BOULDERS
PLACING OLD HEADS ON YOUNG SHOULDERS
TOLD US WE'D UNDERSTAND
WHEN WE HAD KIDS
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EASY TO SAY
THERE'S PLENTY OF TIME
I'LL PAY TOMORROW
FOR TIME I CAN BORROW TODAY
EASY TO SAY
THERE'S PLENTY OF TIME
I'LL PAY FOR TOMORROW
FOR TIME I CAN BORROW TODAY
NORTHEASTERN MORNINGS
(Wish You Were Here)
WORDS & MUSIC;
© 2021 Jackie Carlyle
V1
NORTHEASTERN MORNINGS, SNOW ON THE AWNINGS
FLOATING THROUGH AIR LIKE FEATHERS FROM PILLOWS
LAYING IN BED STRETCHING AND YAWNING
RISING AND FALLING LIKE BRANCHES ON WILLOWS
V2
I PULL THE COMFORTER OVER OUR HEADS
CURLING AROUND YOU LIKE RIBBONS AND CORD
FINALLY LET LOOSE TO FIX YOU A BREAKFAST
JUMPING FROM BED TO THE WARM WOODEN FLOOR
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And ooh WHEN I SMELL OAK TREES AND PINE
IT TOUCHS MY SPIRIT AND TRIGGERS OLD FEELINGS
DO "THEY" - STILL - BUILD HOMES - WITH - LOW, ANGLED CEILINGS
BASEMENTS AND ATTICS, STEEP STAIRWAYS TO CLIMB
AND SPACE UNDERNEATH WITH PLACES TO HIDE
LIKE THESE NORTHEASTERN MEMORIES OF MINE
V3
GOING OUTSIDE BUNDLED IN WOOL
SNOW COVERED MUMMIES ON BRAND NEW RED SLEDS
SLIDING DOWN HILLS ON LITTLE KID TUMMIES
COMING BACK HOME TO FRESHLY BAKED BREAD
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And ooh WHEN I SMELL OAK TREES AND PINE
IT TOUCHS MY SPIRIT AND TRIGGERS OLD FEELINGS
DO "THEY" - STILL BUILD HOMES - WITH - LOW, ANGLED CEILINGS
BASEMENTS AND ATTICS, STEEP STAIRWAYS TO CLIMB
AND SPACE UNDERNEATH WITH PLACES TO HIDE
LIKE THESE NORTHEASTERN MEMORIES OF MINE
B
YOUR LAUGH SO INFECTIOUS
DISARMING DIRECTNESS
I CAN'T GET YOU OUT OF MY MIND
LIKE THESE NORTHEASTERN MEMORIES OF MINE
C
And ooh WHEN I SMELL OAK TREES AND PINE
IT TOUCHES MY SPIRIT AND TRIGGERS OLD FEELINGS
DO "THEY" - STILL- BUILD HOMES - WITH - LOW, ANGLED CEILINGS
BASEMENTS AND ATTICS, STEEP STAIRWAYS TO CLIMB
AND SPACE UNDERNEATH WITH PLACES TO HIDE
LIKE THESE NORTHEASTERN MEMORIES OF MINE
HE WAS A CARPENTER
BY; JACKIE CARLYLE ©2017
V1
HE WAS A CARPENTER
THE HAMMER AND THE NAIL TOOLS OF HIS TRADE
I LOVE WHAT HE MADE
HE WORKED THE WOOD
EVERY SPLINTER THAT HE TOOK WAS A LESSON IN A BOOK
ON THE MANY GRAINS OF WOOD
A REVERENT EXCHANGE
A PIECE OF FLESH, A NICK OF THE BLADE
CHORUS
HE WAS AN HONEST MAN WITH STRONG AND CALLOUSED HANDS
HE BUILT A HOUSE OF FAITH WITH GENTLE WORDS OF GRACE
THE SWEAT UPON HIS FACE WAS WATER FOR THE CLAY
AND HIS BLOOD BECAME THE MORTAR THAT SEALED EACH STONE IN PLACE
V2
HE WAS A CARPENTER
HE PATCHED THE FRACTURED HEART OF LONG ABANDONED SOULS
WHERE SICKNESS MADE A HOME
THE MIGHTY TORCH OF TRUTH
WHO SEARCHED WITHIN THE CAVES THAT HOUSED THE ILL AT EASE
THE RAGGED MEN AND THIEVES
THE CUP OF GOD DIVINE
HE'D TAKE YOUR TEARS AND TURN THEM INTO WINE
CHORUS
HE WAS AN HONEST MAN WITH STRONG AND CALLOUSED HANDS
HE BUILT A HOUSE OF FAITH WITH GENTLE WORDS OF GRACE
THE SWEAT UPON HIS FACE WAS WATER FOR THE CLAY
AND HIS BLOOD BECAME THE MORTAR THAT SEALED EACH STONE IN PLACE
BRIDGE
HE WENT OUT LIKE HE CAME IN BY THE TOOLS OF HIS TRADE
THE HAMMER AND THE NAIL AND WOOD PREORDAINED
EVERY SPLINTER THAT HE TOOK IS A WORD IN OUR BOOK
EVERY CHURCH THAT WE BUILD HAS A CROSS MADE OF WOOD
CHORUS
HE WAS AN HONEST MAN WITH STRONG AND CALLOUSED HANDS
HE BUILT A HOUSE OF FAITH WITH GENTLE WORDS OF GRACE
THE SWEAT UPON HIS FACE WAS WATER FOR THE CLAY
AND HIS BLOOD BECAME THE MORTAR THAT SEALED EACH STONE IN PLACE
SCULPTURES MADE OF AIR
Jackie Carlyle ©2001
IN BETWEEN MY FINGERS SHAPES GO SWIRLING BY
LIKE BUTTERFLIES THEY CRAWL UNTIL THEY BREAK THEIR FORMS AND FLY
SOUNDS CURL AROUND SILVER STRINGS LIKE GOLDEN STRANDS OF HAIR
I SIT INSIDE MY ROOM AND MAKE SCULPTURES OUT OF AIR
A THOUGHT IS JUST A THOUGHT, NOTHING BUT A VAPOR
UNTIL YOU GIVE IT SHAPE OR PUT IT DOWN ON PAPER
YOU MUST MOLD ALL YOU'RE REVEALING IF YOU WANT TO HOLD THAT FEELING
FOR YOU ARE ITS CREATOR, YOU ARE ITS CREATOR
ALL THAT REALLY MATTERS IS HOW WE LIVE OUR LIVES
SOME MEN CREATE SUCH MISERY AND SOME WILL SACRIFICE
THERE’S THE HOLY MAN WHO CHANTS THE THIEF AND MILLIONAIRE
THEY ALL MAKE THEIR SPECIAL SCULPTURES OUT OF AIR
I WATCH A CANDLE GLOW TILL THE WICK HAS DIED
STILL I SEE IT BURNING WHEN I CLOSE MY EYES
NOBODY CAN TELL ME THAT THERE'S NOTHING THERE
I CAN TURN THAT FLAME INTO A SCULPTURE MADE OF AIR
A THOUGHT IS JUST A THOUGHT, NOTHING BUT A VAPOR
UNTIL YOU GIVE IT SHAPE OR PUT IT DOWN ON PAPER
YOU MUST MOLD ALL YOU'RE REVEALING IF YOU WANT TO HOLD THAT FEELING
FOR YOU ARE ITS CREATOR, YOU ARE ITS CREATOR
ALL THAT REALLY MATTERS IS HOW WE LIVE OUR LIVES
SOME MEN CREATE SUCH MISERY AND SOME WILL SACRIFICE
THERE’S THE HOLY MAN WHO CHANTS THE THIEF AND MILLIONAIRE
THEY ALL MAKE THEIR SPECIAL SCULPTURES OUT OF AIR
ASHES AND URNS
JACKIE CARLYLE © 2001
V1
I’VE BEEN A COLLECTOR ALL MY LIFE
STRANGE THINGS CATCH MY EYE
COBALT BLUE BOTTLES ONCE LINED MY SINK
THEY BECAME GOOD FRIENDS OF MINE
THE FLEA MARKET HOLDS THE SAME KIND OF PLEASURE
AS TOYS IN A FIVE AND TEN
ONE MAN'S JUNK IS ANOTHER MAN'S TREASURE
TO LOVE ALL OVER AGAIN
CHORUS
THE SUN RISES THE SUN SETS, THE WORLD STILL TURNS
BETWEEN THE ROSES AND THE REGRETS
WHAT WE FORGIVE AND WHAT WE FORGET
LIFE HAS A POLICY OF NO RETURNS,
SO NOW I COLLECT -- ASHES AND URNS
V2
I HATE TO HAGGLE FOR SOMETHING I WANT
IT TAKES THE JOY OUT OF ME
LIKE THOSE WHO COME WITH WAY TOO MUCH BAGGAGE
WITH NOTHING INSIDE TO SEE
SOME FOLKS ARE CHEAP WITH ALL OF THEIR FEELINGS
DON'T SEEM TO HAVE A CLUE
GUESS YOU CAN'T GIVE WHAT YOU DON'T HAVE
THEY ONLY KNOW HOW TO USE
CHORUS
THE SUN RISES THE SUN SETS, THE WORLD STILL TURNS
BETWEEN THE ROSES AND THE REGRETS
WHAT WE FORGIVE AND WHAT WE FORGET
LIFE HAS A POLICY OF NO RETURNS,
NOW I COLLECT -- ASHES AND URNS
BRIDGE
AND, LOVE, LOVE'S, NOT A - TRANSIENT HIGH
IT'S NOT JUST A SHORT LIVED MIRAGE
AND TOYS DON'T REPLACE FEELINGS UN-FACED
THEY JUST MAKE A CLUTTERED GARAGE
CHORUS
THE SUN RISES THE SUN SETS, THE WORLD STILL TURNS
BETWEEN THE ROSES AND THE REGRETS
WHAT WE FORGIVE AND WHAT WE FORGET
LIFE HAS A POLICY OF NO RETURNS,
SO I SET FREE -- ASHES AND URNS
IN THE SOFTEST LIGHT
WORDS & MUSIC; JACKIE CARLYLE
V1
GUIDE ME ON A GENTLE PATH IF THE ROAD SHOULD BEND
HELP ME TO FIND PEACE OF MIND AND STRENGTH TO RISE AGAIN
MAY THE ANGELS KEEP ME SAFE THROUGH THE DARKEST NIGHT
SO I MAY WAKE TO SEE YOUR FACE, IN THE SOFTEST LIGHT
V2
WHEN SHADOWS COME AND RAINDROPS FALL PLEASE OPEN UP MY CLOUDS
I AM HUMBLE I AM SMALL WASH AWAY MY DOUBTS
MAY YOU TOUCH ME WITH YOUR GRACE AND HOLD ME BY YOUR SIDE
SO I MAY WAKE TO SEE YOUR FACE, IN THE SOFTEST LIGHT
BRIDGE
MAY I LIVE A RIGHTEOUS LIFE AND NOT CLING TO FALSE PRIDE
YET HONOR WHAT I FEEL IS RIGHT SO I CAN SLEEP AT NIGHT
V3
OPEN UP THIS WEARY SOUL AND HOPEFULLY IN TIME
I CAN LEND A TENDER TOUCH TO JUST ONE TROUBLED MIND
NEVER WAIVER IN MY FAITH SO ON THE OTHER SIDE
I CAN WAKE TO SEE YOUR FACE, IN THE SOFTEST LIGHT
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"I'M A DEEP FEELING SOUL"
©JACKIE CARLYLE; 2019
I'M A DEEP FEELING SOUL I ROLL WITH A PUNCH
WHEN I FALL FROM THE VINE I MAKE WINE WHEN I'M CRUSHED
AND I'M TOUCHED BY THE LORD WHEN MY DAY MEETS THE DUSK
WHEN I FALL FROM THE VINE I MAKE WINE WHEN I'M CRUSHED
IN DEAFENING CHATTER AND SWEET SOLITUDE
I'VE LEARNED MANY TIMES THAT I'M NOT SHATTERPROOF
AND I KNOW I'LL HIT DIRT TILL THE DAY I AM DUST
WHEN I FALL FROM THE VINE I MAKE WINE WHEN I'M CRUSHED