ALL YOU CAN DO

Why are you so hard on yourself?
When in your life did you decide
You had to be so tough
And nothing else was good enough for you

You have your weak points and you’re strong
And sometimes you’re right and sometimes wrong
But life has seemed so rough
Now you’ve really had enough of you

But there’s nowhere else to go
For the only one to know, is you

Maybe what you’re hiding
You feel you don’t deserve
maybe you’re avoiding
That feeling deep inside – Of You
And all you can do

There’s no need for this pain
For there’s no one to blame, on you

What are you trying to avoid
Is there something you are trying to hide
So you can talk up a storm
And drink your way to dawn – it’s true

But what do you want for yourself
Why is it everybody else
You got things you wanna do
Things, just for you – you know it’s true

But what gets in the way
New distractions every day - from you

Maybe what you’re hiding
You feel you don’t deserve
Maybe you’re avoiding
That feeling deep inside – Of You
And WHAT you can do

Take your life in your hands
do the best that you can – for you!

A Bard of the Setting Sun

THE POWER OF WORDS (new version)

Did you know that words have power
Every minute of every hour
In all that you say

Did you know your words have power
Every word, a delicate flower
If you take care what you say

Careless words said again and again
Those thoughtless comments that keep you the same
Did you not know what you say

Heartfelt words said with love and care
Those crystal dewdrops that never tear
Helps us all on our way

For words have power….

Did you not know your words have power
Have you not noticed things go sour
From something you’ve said

If you don’t know your words have power
Have you never been a liar
And seen what you did (with your words)

Speak true – with care
Everything you dare
Make Trust – don’t break trust
With everyone you meet

For words have power….

But you can fill your words with power
Build a sentence like a tower
And speak of your truth

If you fill your words with power
Every minute, every hour
Your world will change

Speak true – with care
Everything you dare
Make Trust – don’t break trust
Be the power that you seek

Most people say ‘I love you’ with hardly a thought
Of what they have bought, with their words
But now is the time to wake up, and see what we’ve got
Without having fought – for most anything at all

Speak true – with care
Everything you dare
Make Trust – don’t break trust
With everyone you can

For words have power…

Did you know that words have power
Every minute of every hour
In all that you say

Did you know your words have power
Every word, a delicate flower
If you take care what you say………

A Bard of the Setting Sun

DELIVER

Don’t shout, so loud, Be at peace, my friend!
The whole World has gone Crazy, yes I know, my friend!
Don’t cry, so bad, be STILL my friend,
Everything seems wrong, yes I know, my friend

But don’t worry so much, it’s meant to be
We’re all busy learning, it’s TRUE, you’ll see!

Don’t KICK, so hard, hold back, my friend
Yes, I know that it hurts, it hurts me too, my friend

But don’t worry your head, it’s meant to be
We all have to learn, look closely, you’ll see
And why worry, so much, what will be will be
So hold them in your hearts, and try to see, our humanity

For the world is not what it appears to be
We’re now just beginning to grow up
It’s the truth, don’t you see
And it hurts to grow older
And to learn how to be
Not any angry child anymore
But an adult that is free

And you know it, you can’t deny it
You FEEL it, yes you see
So let’s hold hands now, walk together
And DELIVER, you and me

But don’t worry so much, this is meant to be
We all have to learn sometime, this is it, you and me
And why worry so much, when what will be will be,
Let’s hold them in our hearts, and fight to be free

So let’s hold hands now, walk together
And DELIVER, you and me

Bard of the Setting Sun