Your Man?
What do I want from my man?
Integrity is high on the list
With lots of compassion too
And knowledge of how to kiss
You want him to care what you think
And listen to what you say
Give consideration to the fact
To sometimes give you your way
You don’t want funny jokes or jest
About weight or the dreaded age
You want him to always remember
His marriage is not a cage
It is a place to express himself
And the love you have to share
And to make sweet romantic love
To the partner he’s sworn to care
All these things are nice to have
In the man you love so much
But remember he wants the same
So be gentle with your touch.
Let him know you love him
Throw in passion and desire
Remember always and forever
Love for him feeds the fire
So give as good as you get
It is a fifty-fifty deal
You love him and he loves you
And you’ll have a love that’s for real
Connie Moore
When you get to, to the place that
I must leave you, when you get to th' station
When you look back, will it matter?
If I treated you badly would you forgive me?
Broken down, I'll be sorry at the station
Sister's relief, a brother's regret, at the station
There were details, misunderstandings
Hammers and nails, and bad relations
You remember, like the ocean don’t
As true love forgets, like I don’t remember
Give as good as you get at the station
Sister's relief, a brother's regret, bad relations
I‘m sliding now, into tomorrow
Wi' nothing left t‘ steal or t' borrow
You just went on, hassled n' hustled
Th' devil took you home, now not so troubled
Broken down I am sorry, at the station
Sister's relief, a brothers regret, bad relations
Love for Real
What is it you want from your man?
Integrity is high on the list
With lots of compassion too
And knowledge of how to kiss
You want him to care what you think
And listen to what you say
Give consideration to the fact
To sometimes give you your way
You don’t want funny jokes or jest
About weight or the dreaded age
You want him to always remember
His marriage is not a cage
It is a place to express himself
And the love you have to share
And to make sweet romantic love
To the partner he’s sworn to care
All these things are nice to have
In the man you love so much
But remember he wants the same
So be gentle with your touch.
Let him know you love him
Throw in passion and desire
Remember always and forever
Love for him feeds the fire
So give as good as you get
It is a fifty fifty deal
You love him and he loves you
And you have a love for real
Connie Moore
4/4/14
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