Murphy Payne

As that lucky old sun shows his face at dawn
And erases the morning dew from the pastures and beyond
The busy worker bees are busy kissing their blossoms not for fun
But to feed their family and propagate life’s journey
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Love is hot like the Arizona desert
Love is strange not depending on the weather
Love is pure as that very first day
Love is many things when you make it that way
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Born an angel fourteen years ago
She stayed that way throughout her life
Always helping those around her
Leaving her mother so very proud
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My black bottom
Playing baseball in Carolina
Sweating salt, looking ghostly
Can’t wait for tomorrow game
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I know you
And I’ve seen your evil ways
On so many of your selfish days
As you suck life away from those
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Fifteen years with the woman I love
And the babies we had together
Waking up every morning with her by my side
And loving her forever
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She was intelligent and beautiful inside
You sent her to me to give meaning to my life
I fought her off but there was no defense
‘Cause this is the way you wanted it
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When the wind in the air
Is blowing through your hair
And the sunlight shows the halo
That is there
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I used to be so strong
And my knees didn’t quiver
Now I can hardly take a few steps
Without having my kidneys swivel
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In all these days
He is taken us
Through his forest
In his own way
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Waking up
By the touch of your hands
Rubbing my back and
Searching gently for that itch
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There is nothing more precious
Than a loving lady
That brought you into this world
And protected you dearly
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When you’re in love
There are many things to laugh about
Like little green apples
Holes in your shoes
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In this troubled world of our
We simply should not be
Alone and sadden by things in life
That bugs us constantly
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When there is no one here to tell me
Everything is going to be all right
When there is no one here to comfort me
To keep me whole throughout my life
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Twelve years of silence
Mostly in pain
Trying to pretend
Trying to fit in
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My name is Chris Lee, Congressman from New York
I’m sure some men would agree
That my email account was hacked
That’s my story, ok I take that back
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While looking north, from my upstairs den windows
The snow was raining down at an angle of 30
Coming from my left the view was pretty
And so it was for an hour or more
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We are a nation of diversities
And that’s all right with me
We have fought and died as enemies
In the name of liberty
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It’s late Friday night
I am ready for bed
As I think about you
Red wine jogs inside my head
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