Life is so much sunnier now
just knew it would be somehow
After decades of delay
when inertia held sway
My mental stones gathering moss…
I at last pulled the plug
on my addictive a.m. drug:
No more newspaper on my front steps
no more negativity to vex
me all day and all night
‘bout who’s wrong, what’s not right
Now I eat undisturbed, sleep like a baby
wake up hopeful, fresh as a daisy
No addiction is harmless, not even ‘the news’
~ ending the pain was up to me to choose
**Open your hymn books to "It is Well With My Soul" for this parody!
When sleep, like a baby, enters my mind,
When daydreams like movie scenes blur;
Whatever I do, you demand that I rest,
It is time, it is time to shut my eyes.
It is time, it is time,
It is time, it is time,
It is time, it is time, to shut my eyes.
My bed, oh the bliss of this most cozy spot!
My bed, the pillow and the sheets,
Is nested in my room, and I need to crawl inside,
Rest my head, rest my body oh my sleep.
It is time, it is time,
It is time, it is time,
It is time, it is time, to shut my eyes!
My love,
Your beauty cheers up the mortal eye;
In your eyes, I behold the morning light
the city of gold, the harbour bright;
You're fairer than morning, lovelier than daylight
More awesome than the stars that stray at midnight;
Your neck is adorned with jewels so rare
Your skin like the sun, so bright and fair;
The smile on your lips is the feast of the mind
and your bountiful care I can never deny;
Your body is made with fadeless bloom
and from it comes these fumes of nice perfume;
Your body is soft, full if odours sweet
Your eyes so seductive, I can't resist;
You care like a darling
and walk like a diva;
You sleep like a baby
and love like a mother;
My love, if only you could understand
that I love you so much, I can't withstand;
By grace, I'll wait till the final year
and I only wish to meet you there.
My mind goes clickety clackety
Down yesterday’s track.
I chase it hard to slow it down.
And possibly bring part of it back.
It spits in my face,
And kicks my shins.
With my imagination in full throttle,
I never do win…
My mind is dancing and prancing
Alone in the dark,
Not waking me up.
On zone auto-stark.
I sleep like a baby
For my spirit is away
In Omaha or Europe
on Astral Travel today.
My mind is shushing the soul
As it reenters my body.
I wake up swiftly, my eyes connecting again.
The lightness of the day has me ready to win.
My soul and my mind and my imagination too
Are clearly in charge of everything that I do.
Had a restless night which for me is unusual
Usually, sleep like a baby quite immoveable
Something must be up
No warm milk in my sippy cup
Dreamt of a stunning filly, the attraction was mutual
Sleep like a baby, there's an angel watching you,
And the light outside will lead your daddy home to you,
Sleep like a baby, your daddy's coming home soon,
And he told you so, he's coming home.
Sleep like you've got a starry tent up over you,
The stars are shining on you and your daddy, too,
Sleep like a baby, your daddy's coming home soon,
And he told you so, he's coming home.
Sleep like an angel, the nightlight's on for you,
Don't worry your good dreams will come true,
Sleep like a baby, your daddy's coming home soon,
And he told you so, he's coming home.
Can you remember? It's important that you do,
Will you remember as you're making your way through?
You must remember, 'cause he told you so. It's true
When he told you he'd be coming home soon.
He told you he'd be coming like you'll tell someone you're coming like he told you he'd be coming home soon.
Be it a spell
Be it my fate
Be it my train to hell
A date with death's a date
Yes I've heard the foreboding bell
The book yet a sad tale will tell
Death's inferior an angel to Loneliness
And tis fatal when Death's your physicianess
The child archer cherubim, your assassin
I'm helpless, powerless 'gainst this sin
Again I survived a kiss of dragon from her
Yet somehow she'll earn my trust on a platter
And every time on her bed of roses
She brings water out of rock like Moses
O! I am so confused
My wits they're all defused
My heart says let her in
And my head says no no no
Against my oat it's a sin
Yet somehow I will let go
She kills the savageness in me
And put me to sleep like a baby
I see them when I fall slumbering to her magic
Those blank scornish slavey days of mine
When I'd ask the blind familiar stranger
How could hearts how could love be this
Yet when she's near me I can't get my heartbeat static
This love is far sweeter than fine wine
In my mouth so sweet though I know 'tis vinegar
Somehow she makes it sweet in a kiss
Should you awaken in the night in a fog,
Raid the frig, and have yourself a slaw dog!
It will generate sweet dreams during the night,
And you will sleep like a baby until first light.
it was a coup, they planned it all along.
but they never knew who was getting hit, they set curfews for the masses.
don't care if they spoil a date.
they boost of what they have while you put them there, you help them up and now who cares.
so it was a coup, so you had a plan, so we thought it was original.
so it was a coup people died in the process, so it was for you.
they drink wine, they sleep like a baby, and their eyes to the sky when their troth is slashed.
their blood runs deep to the ground like water and makes the ground solid.
so it was a coup, so you had it pinned while many others die yet you sit so fat.
you sleep like a new baby.
so it was a coup.
Your body cries out like a helpless newborn baby …
Feed me …feed me
You try to fight, to resist the craving
But you cannot control this demon inside
Knowing that just one fix will bring you relief
Wrapping a tourniquet around your arm like a comfort blanket
You inject the drug into your arm
Your veins reach out drinking in the opiate
It takes effect and you feel euphoric
One final fatal fix … and you sleep like a baby
But this time…
It will be forever
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Honey the sweetest the bee manufactures
The word you easily describe me with
Brown chocolate my sweetest flavor
Like words from you, sweetest melody ever
Honey forever I will love you
Queen the long dressed palace lady
You say in your heart I have the throne
In your palace you play king I the queen
From your gestures, I feel a real queen
At your palace I will dwell
Baby sweet tender to cuddle and cherish
From my deep grief you call me baby
Erasing my fears, assuring me security
I am tender and delicate but you strong
Hold me to sleep like a baby
My dear, darling sweetheart
I give you my heart unconditionally
But you break the trust and loose it all
Will be hard to recover, my reverse gear broken
Love and not break my heart
I veiled my eyes to them
And chose only you to cherish
Know they still roam my neighbourhood
Eager to pick and mend pieces you break of me
And that will still be another chapter
Lets read the same page
Discuss and take points together
Another offered to lecture in the eve for free
Just incase you miss the lesson of the day
Said am too special to study alone
He asked me how I live…what I want…what I do
So I’m thinkin’…hmmmm… My bank account holds plenty
I got a beach house in Hawaii…Waikiki to speak precisely
Everything in it is neutral
Peaceful like the scent of my Issey Miyake…
And my garden jaccuzi tub is so deep
Candlelight everywhere…
So it’s crystal clear like my chandeliers…
that hang from my high ceilings…
High enough for my California King canopy
I sleep like a baby…
to the scents of Hawaiian Breeze throughout my house
So relaxing…
My closets open and lift up…
that’s where you’ll find all my gear
In every brand you can think of…
From MK to LV to MI brand…that’s me
And in case I get lost there’s some Coach to coach me
My studio owns its own floor…enough said…walk with me
Out to my back yard…through the French doors…my beach…
But first my indoor pool overlooks my outdoor pool
And Niagara falls flow into my sand
Where my name is written…permanent name brand
He charges my world with his steamy charms;
lost in love's lane while in his gentle arms;
waves of warmth cocoons me, feeling no harm;
I sleep like a baby, not to be waken by morn-alarm...
I want to quit candy-dreaming about you,
wake me up Sweetie, tell me this is true!
You are the twinkling star in my twilight skies;
the splatter of sparkles stealing through my eyes.
I am lost in this plain, this must be paradise:
a world with a man so wonderful and wise.
I want to quit candy-dreaming about you,
wake me up Sweetie, tell me this is true!
I see boundless bloom in your flowery face,
you revive my soul with your warm embrace;
forever, I want to stay in the perfect place,
with faith, I ask God for endless grace.
I want to quit candy-dreaming about you,
wake me up Sweetie, tell me this is true!
I relish tonight your sugar-candy lips;
reminiscing the clips of our romantic trips.
The steady swirl and twirl at the seashore,
like Oliver twist, I desire more, and more...
I want to quit candy-dreaming about you,
wake me up Sweetie, tell me this is true!
She cheer my world with your
charms;
lost in love's lane in her gentle
arms.
My sweetheart cocoons me, I
feel no harm;
I sleep like a baby, not
disturbed by life's alarm...
I want to stop this candy dream
of you,
wake me up Sweetie, tell me this
is true!
Are you the twinkling star in my
twilight skies;
the splatter of sparkles stealing
through my eyes?
I am lost in this place, this must
be paradise:
a world with my woman, wild
yet wise.
I want to stop this candy dream
of you,
wake me up Sweetie, tell me this
is true!
I see boundless bloom in your
flowery face,
you revive my soul with your
warm embrace;
forever, I want to stay in the
perfect place,
with faith, I ask God to give us
endless grace.
I want to stop this candy dream
of you...
Wake me up Sweetie, tell me you
are true!
I relish tonight your
sugar-candy lips
reminiscing the clips of our
romantic trips.
The swirl and twirl at the shore,
like Oliver Twist, I ask for for
more...
I want to stop this candy dream
of you,
wake me up Sweetie, tell me this
is true.
I wonder if its raining where you are..
And if the clouds are the same shape as my heart..
Do you dream in colors of brightness..
Do you sleep like a baby tonight.
Do you toss and turn to the sounds the city night
Or do you rest all day to sounds of birds outside your window..
I picture you in the park today, on a bench with nowhere to go..
The sunlight highlights those eyes for only me to see...
I wonder if Im on your mind today
And If the thoughts are sweet as my way..
We carry our crosses and we hope for a better day..
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