I got one more hour Before the cops catch me

You gotta hear what I say While I still am free

I didn't mean to shoot her down Didn't think I could

She got out the car But I knew she would

She wouldn't let it be

It was just a fight between me and Johnny Lee

I had him in my sights One bullet would do

He began to cry And my aim was true

And then I heard a car door slam And my eyes went red

And when I came to They both were dead

And then the sirens grew

I ran right here to get away from them boys in…

I want to wake up with the shape of your ear in the skin of my shoulder

I want to count all your hairs that slowly turn gray as we get older and older

I want to stay in for days wasting hours away on these silly games

I want to shut out the world til no one remember our names

I want to live in a bubble with you

I want to avoid all the trouble with you

Let time slip us by

Let the sun slowly die

I want to live in a bubble with you

I want to sleep late every day of the week wrapped in your arms

I want to…

You caught my attention like a penny in a gutter

You shined all nickel and chrome

You gave me no quarter, just sugar cubes and butter

Then hit the road to wander and roam

I was mortally wounded in that darkened alley

Between my heart and my head

I was dragged out to lie in the middle of your street

Until I am nothing but dead

So bring your buckets of mud and bottles of blood

And raise them up to the skies

Don't open the casket just sit there and bask in

The moaning and wailing and sighs

Let my poor…

As the Devil said to the Rolling Stones

Can you guess my name

I write about bodies and bones

It’s my claim to fame

I wear all black as much as I can

And I always have this hat

I wear cowboy boots and I never tan

Cause night time is where its at

I’m a crazy knuckle buster, and I can’t seem to stop

I’m Big Daddy J, and I’m here to stay, the King of the Mountain Top

I’ve read more books than I can remember

From Seuss to David Thoreau

I don’t join groups, I am not a member

I lead or I’ve got to go

I…

That night the ground was soggy

Like freshly mixed cement

Two men stood by an open grave

One tall and one bent

The fog around them lifted

By the light the lantern lent

The bent man was a preacher

The holiest man in town

He was praying for the girl

Who was laying in the ground

His folded hands were bloody

And he didn't make a sound

His old friend the gravedigger

Was standing right behind

He was humming a little tune

Like he didn't seem to mind

Being wakened after midnight

To treat his friend so kind

…

I am dancing on air, save me save me

I am dancing on air, without any sound

I am dancing on air, save me save me

oh cut me right down to the ground, lord

just cut me right down to the ground

I am swinging in time, save me save me

I am swinging in time, swinging around

I am choking on rope, save me save me

I am choking on rope, and making no sound

they are yelling my name, save me save me

they are yelling my name, like baying hounds

i’ve committed no crime, save me save

i’ve committed no crime…

I was woken by the devil

By the devil

In my room

He was dancing on the ceiling

On the ceiling

To a tune

So I lit me up a candle

Up a candle

By my bed

I said hey devil whatcha doing

Watcha doing

To my head

He said I have come to take you

Come to take you

Back to hell

I said hey devil you don't know me

You don't know me

Very well

Then he pulled me by my ankle

By my ankle

To the floor

Then the devil start to drag me

Start to drag me

To the door

I said devil you can't take me

You can't take me

Any…

It's been so many years since

You've pushed our love away

Ran out that old screen door

For the Chesapeake Bay

But now you're coming in the

Basement door wanting to stay

Why don't you stay

Open your eyes and you'll see

The rain has gone

Open your eyes or you'll be the only one

You will be the only one

It's been fits and starts

and dreams of wintertime

You hitched your ride with

No reason rhythm or rhyme

What makes you happy here

And your pain so sublime

Is it a sign

What is left of the city

And…

Down in my hole

Deep in my soul

I’m reigning

On my mountaintop

It never stops

raining

Watch the billow smoke

And let the night drag on

let the night drag on

Wrap my claws around you

Take you under my wing

Breathe my fire upon you

I’m gonna make you sing

I was born

With these horns

above me

And these scales

pointy tail

around me

look me over again

and let the night drag on

let the night drag on

Copyright 2014 Jeremy Rodgers

If you are ever driving

over the nearest county line

And you see a fair haired stranger

with a bottle of dark red wine

Just keep on going

And never look back again

If you are ever walking

Past the old house late a night

And you hear a voice a crying

Don't try to make it right

Just keep on going

And never look back again

All the stars keep falling

And the moon keeps calling

And the clouds keep crawling

And the pain don't end

Never look back again

If you are ever hungry

And a little more than…