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Songs That I Sing

I'm a writer, not a fighter sometimes I like to pull an all niter, getting lost within thoughts in my head I'm a man, with a plan who's doing all that he can, that you can trust by his word once it's said These old songs that I sing, are now just a fading memory Of the days when you loved to hear me play But them ole' tears will start to stream with those beautiful notes and melodies knowing you won't hear a single word that I say I'm strummer, a drummer a son who loves his mother, and I still love my father though he's dead I'm a dreamer, a singer a no town in between'er with a heart that's been broke and then bled These old songs that I sing, are now just a fading memory Of the days when you loved to hear me play But them ole' tears will start to stream with those beautiful notes and melodies knowing you won't hear a single word that I say I'm a reader, a leader an eternal life seeker, thanking God for every second of life before bed I'm a tryer, a cryer a lost love for lifer who is drowning in the tears that he's shed These old songs that I sing, are now just a fading memory Of the days when you loved to hear me play But them ole' tears will start to stream with those beautiful notes and melodies knowing you won't hear a single word that I say Danny Boy:10-8-13

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Date: 3/17/2015 12:33:00 AM
Nice job, Dan... For me, songs are triggers of life moments and events (relationships, historical turning pts, personal turning pts, loved ones who have passed), and sometimes the only way to remember
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Date: 10/18/2013 12:18:00 AM
I just love this Dan !I like to sing and pull all nighters while writing and thinking too ! well done ....love,Deb
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Date: 10/15/2013 11:09:00 AM
Loved it! Great rhyme and rhythm with feeling too!
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Date: 10/9/2013 11:37:00 AM
awwwh, so sentimental, dan... love the repetition ans total feel of this piece...so heartfelt, so you!..:) huggs
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Date: 10/9/2013 5:02:00 AM
- So sad ..... continue to sing your songs ..... Do not forget old memories .... (I'm listening) - A touching and good poem my friend. - f.e.f. oxox // Anne-Lise :)
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Date: 10/8/2013 9:54:00 PM
ah Dano. I feel your words etched upon the page. What rhyme and meter you have here.. I'll cry with you. Today's my birthday and I'm just a year older man.. been a depressing day, so I wrote ot some blues for the occasion. looks like we must've been on the same train of thought huh? take care, as always its enjoyable to read your stuff my dear friend. Cindy
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Date: 10/8/2013 8:58:00 PM
Great lyrics, Dan! I enjoyed reading them tonight. Reminds me of a cross between Steve Miller's The Joker and Lynard Skynard's Simple Man. Well done! Love and blessings, Rhonda
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