Dan Ochs Poems

(To the tune of “You Are My Sunshine”)

You are my Jesus, My buddy Jesus
You make me happy, when times are bad
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So enough you and I
We don’t see eye to eye
I’m tired of trying,
Always ending up crying
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Dedicated to a few of my lost friends....

“Old Johnny Ray is so quiet, ” they'd say
A smile masking his pain as he went through his day
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A warm sun is rising over the dawn, its rays are shining bright
Slowly breaking through my fog is a tiny flicker of light
With nothing to do but lay next to you everything can't be more right
Consume me in your presence, please let this last one more night
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If there is no one above, there’s no place to dream of…

Where the grass is so green, it’s a beautiful scene
If there were any gates, they’d be gold and they’d gleam
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I am dead
But do not cry for me
Cry for my friends because they couldn't see
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I saw a man weeping on the corner
I asked him what the tears were for
He said he lost all he loved
And cursed the one who was above
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A redundant story of a broken home
Another typical poem
Mom turned to bitter insanity
Dad was distant everyday of the week
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Eyes shine bright as candlelight
when love gives sight to life
my dear
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Softly first I hear you calling
Building with intensity
Try to keep myself from falling
Taking everything from me
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