Little Cowgirl

 Little Cowgirl 

Hey, Cowgirl, 

don’t be afraid

it’s okay to drop the reins.

Hold out your arms 

with a smile on your face,

let the pony lead the way. 

Nothing comes easy in this world 

but you’ll be just fine, little Cowgirl. 

So saddle up your horse 

and let’s ride. 

Hey, Cowgirl 

I know it’s tough 

nobody tells you how to grow up. 

Just hold out your arms 

wipe the tears from your face, 

let your spirit lead the way. 

Nothing comes easy in this world 

but you’ll be just fine, little Cowgirl. 

So saddle up your horse 

and let’s ride.

*For my little blue eyed cowgirl. 

Fool’s Gold

 Fool’s Gold 

I traded comfort for awhile 

when I saw that rugged, southern smile. 

His eyes were dark as they were wild. 

I traded comfort for the ride. 

He knew these people, knew these lands

and took me by my shaking hands.

And for awhile, he was my friend, 

He knew these lands. 

“There is money in these streets,”

he turns and says to me. 

And the ones who came before us

sang a mighty chorus,

“Go home! Go home! Go home!” 

But I traveled right along. 

He tended to my broken heart

Smoothing all the jagged parts.

He listened to my tired songs, 

He listened to my heart. 

He pruned and polished every night 

and brought my soul back to a shine. 

And when he stood to look, he smiled,

he brought to me a shine. 

“There is money in these streets,”

he says and looks at me. 

And the ones who left before us

screamed a mighty chorus,

“Go home! Go home! Go home!” 

But I traveled right along. 

But the gleam of make believe 

started to turn dull,

It took some time to realize 

I was only Fool’s Gold. 

On a cold December evening, 

the well of fortune ran dry. 

He bid goodbye. 

I finally heard the warnings, 

 and cried along with their chorus, 

“Go home, go home, girl, go home.”

So now I’m just collecting dust 

and trying to rebuild my worth 

I thought that I could be enough,

but I’m just dust. 

And now the tune is good as dead 

As the voices in my head 

That I should have listened to

Back when they first said,

“This is not where you belong.” 

So I guess I’ll go on home. 

——-

“I guess I really am the biggest fucking moron. Because goddammit, did I believe you. How fucking foolish.” - me

Goodnight, I’m Sorry

 

We had a hard day today, 

didn’t we?

We were going back and forth 

like sworn enemies. 

And I’m sorry that my anger 

got the best of me. 

 

But close your eyes, 

take my hand

Let’s leave the day behind 

and together we will dance 

across the stars until the sun 

decides it’s time to rise

and maybe tomorrow I‘ll get it right. 

I know sometimes it’s like 

you can’t do anything right 

But when I get so upset 

the fault is only mine. 

And it doesn’t make it okay, 

but I want you to know I’m sorry. 

Please close your eyes, 

take my hand

Let’s leave the day behind 

and together we will dance 

across the stars until the sun 

decides it’s time to rise

and maybe tomorrow I‘ll get it right. 

And I know 

Through the eyes 

Of a child 

Love has its blinders 

And I don’t 

Want to be 

the one who tames the fire 

That burns so bright 

I’ve got to get this right. 

Please close your eyes, 

take my hand

Let’s leave the day behind 

and together we will dance 

across the stars until the sun 

decides it’s time to rise

and maybe tomorrow I‘ll get it right. 

Baby girl, tomorrow, I’ll get it right. 

The Wake Up Song

 * co-written by Blakely Inez

It’s time to wake 

And start your day

It’s time to open your eyes 

The sun’s coming up in the sky

So baby, open your eyes. 

Wake up, wake up

It’s a brand new day 

Wake up, wake up

Let’s see what the world has to say

today. 

It’s time to move 

and start your groove 

It’s time to open your eyes. 

Let’s go brew some coffee 

and listen to birds sing

It’s time to rise and shine. 

Wake up, wake up

It’s a brand new day 

Wake up, wake up

Let’s see what the world has to say

today. 

Have a happy day, Bay.  

Have a happy day, Mommy. 

Monster (rough)

   

Nothing makes as much sense 

As when I meet your gleaming eyes 

And nothing makes me as happy 

As when you tell me how much you hate me. 

I spent the last seven years trying to feel 

something

And now I feel everything 

And my heart races

And I feel the heat rise to my cheeks 

Where your palm just struck my flesh,

And this time I wanted it. 

Do you hear that?

There’s a monster lurking in this room

In the corner, by the mirror where I’m

Watching you 

As you stare at me and our reflection,

And I pretend to see who I’d like to be. 

This isn’t anything different than anything I’ve ever known

But at least this time I don’t have to fight it. 

And so you bruise me, 

You grab me by the neck 

You push me back 

And help me forget 

And the monster in the corner 

Just laughs at my face 

Cuz he knows that I know 

What comes next

But this time

I consent to it

I turn the lights down low

so I don’t have to face what I see

In the mirror,

The reflection of who I wish I could be 

 

Why is it I have dream catchers on every bedroom wall

and somehow he strolled right through them?

Guess they can’t catch him. 

Guess a nightmare is stronger than some string and feathers. 

And the monster in the corner

looks over to see

How I’ll react when you order me down on my knees 

But I fall down

Willingly. 

And I turn the lights down low so I don’t have to face 

The reflection in the mirror 

Of who i wish I could be. 

And now we lay here 

It’s over

And it’s silent 

Damn, I hate the silence 

But you turn to me 

With a gleam in your eyes 

And you ask me 

“Did I go too far?”

And I laugh maniacally, 

Cuz the monster in the corner 

and the girl in the mirror 

are both 

me.