Chivalry

Chivalry has always entailed trouble,

She said I ought to put some effort,

Learn to treat a woman right,

Pull up your sleeves, tuck in that shirt.

You think I don't treat you right?

Believe I don't try hard enough?

Spare a thought and ask yourself,

If all I've done is just a bluff.

I need more for it to work, she said,

Not something so askew,

I want some care even when I don't say,

That's spells out I love you.

That's it, I said, damn this and damn you,

I tried my best to be good,

There was no reason to go on,

And there's no reason that I should.

There was certainly something there,

Might have lasted if we tried,

But alas for chivalry and it's troubles,

I'd rather love had died.

A Wish Upon A Wheel

I waited and I waited some more,
I made a run on hope,
And she made me trip and falter,
As I went right up the slope.


When all that's left's a wish,
A wish upon a wheel,
That someday we'll get away,
And you'll be mine to steal.


She saw my life a closed book,
And I read her every page,
Her eyes ne'er looked past through me,
Though my love didn't need a gauge.


And there's a wish that's left as yet,
A wish upon a wheel,
That someday we'll drive away,
And you'll be mine for real.


And there's times when I can't help but think,
Of what could have been ,
And there's times when I can't help but think,
I missed the things I should've seen.


And there's a wish that's left as yet,
A wish upon a wheel,
That someday fortunes will change,
And you'll be mine for real.

Seven Steps To Redemption

Seven steps to redemption,
Seven ways to get me to heaven,
And on a cloud I see a light,
Those seven steps are gonna get me there tonight.

There came a day when noble thoughts were all alone,
There came a time when winds could eat you to the bone,
And I could tell that there was just one way in sight,
Those seven steps, I'd have to really get 'em right.

Seven steps to redemption,
Seven ways to get me to heaven,
And on a cloud I see a fading light,
Those seven steps just have to get me there tonight.

So I got in line to reach eternity,
The devil smirked as people lost all sanity,
Yet the growing light was giving him a real fright,
He knew that seven steps was all it took to make it bright.

And then there came a ray of warmth that cut the devil through,
His life had just grown shorter and his horns were turning blue,
Yeah, everyone just rubbed their eyes in pure delight,
Coz' we won't be needin' any seven steps tonight.

The Thirty First

It's been so long since we met.
Yet another reason to fret.
And emotions still don't come easy to me.
I've grown old waiting for this.
Trying to find what's been amiss.
And my heart's never been close to free.

Tabitha.
I still remember,
the kiss, the outburst.
All a fond memory,
on a wintry January thirty first.

I've lost my head over you,
still wishing we could start anew.
But emotions still don't come easy to me.
Legs have grown weak, hands frail,
yet, that's no reason for us to wail.
And my mind still sees the moment clearly.

Tabitha.
I still remember,
the kiss, the outburst.
All a fond memory,
on a wintry, January thirty first.

But will you be mine now that I'm old,
will you be mine as the events unfold?
Although, emotions don't come easy to me...

Pebbles In The Sand

The buzz was there since long,
even before you could be called mine,
it was nothing I could stop or curb,
nobody knew about that fine line.
A growing bond soon ensued,
with a revelation of sorts in store,
the friendship never died out,
but a new love came to the fore.

I've waited and waited so long for this,
and I've taken so long to understand,
that I was wrong when all was right,
and love wasn't a pebble in the sand.

I made it true, gems seemed to lose their shine,
spending time elsewhere seemed strange,
yet everytime I looked away from you,
I knew that I'd soon be seeing a change.
It happened one day, I still regret it,
the feeling seemed to be a distant one,
but I knew that this was a fitting end,
to all my wishes and my long, long run.

I'd waited and waited so long for this,
and I'd taken so long to understand,
that I was wrong when all was right,
and love wasn't a pebble in the sand.

Blue Radiance

I've been hoping against hope,
for a miracle to be felt,
I've prayed so hard every night,
I've closed my eyes and knelt,
A tugging feeling's telling me,
that I will never win,
but I'm still clinging to a blue radiance,
that's lifting up my chin.

The blues, that's what I'm suffering from,
I'm still wishing for my miracle.
The night will have to carry on,
for a brilliant final spectacle.

I've never felt dismayed at fate,
we all have our lows and highs,
but I'm just wishing my troubles away,
with a sparkle in my eyes.
Will hope be alongside me,
in a vastly vicious gobbling world?
Or will it leave my company,
as a complicated story twirls.

The blues, that's what I'm suffering from,
I'm still wishing for my miracle.
The night will have to carry on,
for a brilliant final spectacle.

Time's Flying

Up above all simplicity,
there lives an arrow,
it keeps on advancing,
you just can't stop its flow.
It tears through fates,
with irreparable losses,
and wins every tussle,
against anyone who crosses.

Time's flying out my window,
it won't ever come back,
time's a racing arrow,
passing me on a single track.

I was wounded and low,
but time healed me fully,
an epoch of anger and dismay,
was changed by time completely.
Hope brought us all together,
it sealed our fates as one,
but without time as the binder,
the battle would not be won.

Time's flying out my window,
it won't ever come back,
time's a racing arrow,
but it's put me back on track.