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Pain

"PAIN"

  MY MIND IN PAIN FOR SO MANY YEARS
  MANY TIMES, I FOUGHT BACK THE TEARS
  MY INSIDES, STILL LIVE IN FEAR
  WHEN WILL I EVER GET BACK HERE

  THE PAIN IN YOUR BODY, YOU LEARN TO BARE
  YOU ACCEPT THAT MANY PEOPLE DONT CARE
  ITS MEDICINE FOR THIS AND THAT, OH SO VERY SAD
  THAT RESTLESS NIGHT WHEN YOU CAN'T SLEEP
  WHEN YOU WALK THE FLOORS AND GENTLY WEEP

  OH SO MANY DAYS YOU PUSH TO SURVIVE
  YOUR STRESS AND ANGER YOU ASK TO DIE
  REACHING OUT TO PEOPLE WHO WEREN'T THERE
  KNOWING INSIDE YOU STILL HAVE THE FEAR
  NOT TRUSTING OR WATCHING EVERYONE WHO IS NEAR
  GOD YOU WANT TO SCREAM OUT "GET ME OUT OF HERE"

  I HAVE TAKEN STEPS TO TRY AND HEAL
  YET WAR, DEATH, IS SO VERY REAL
  I GET BETTER FOR AWHILE, YET IT'S BACK AGAIN
  YOU PRAY ONE DAY IT WILL END
  I KNOW IT WILL, WHEN I DIE
  I CAN RELIVE THE FEELINGS ISIDE
  HELL I KNOW I TRIED AND TRIED.

  YOU WATCH YOUR LOVE ONES, SUFFER TOO
  THIS IS SO SAD BUT WHAT CAN YOU DO
  THE ANGER, VIOLENCE, DESPAIR COMING OUT OF YOU
  THEY SIT BACK AND CRY, CAUSE THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO

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If You Must Then Say Goodbye

IF YOU MUST THEN SAY GOODBYE

  INSIDE OF YOU YOUR HEART IS WEAK
  YOU HAVE ALOT TO SAY BUT YOU DON'T WANT T SPEAK
  YOU FEEL YOUR LOVE HAS GONE AWAY
  IF IT'S SO PLEASE GO YOUR WAY
  
  I SIT AT HOME AND FEEL SO OUT OF PLACE
  I SEE THE DISCONTENT ON YOUR FACE
  YOU DON'T WANT TO HURT ME, BUT YOUR DYING INSIDE
  DARLING I LOVE YOU, BUT IF YOU MUST THEN SAY GOODBYE

  I HAVE ALOT OF LOVE AND FEELINGS FOR YOU
  I KNOW NOW, I CAN BE SO VERY TRUE
  SO IF YOU WANT THIS , TELL ME SO
  BUT IF NOT DON'T BE AFRAID TO LET ME GO
 
  I'LL BE HURT FOR AWHILE, I KNOW THAT I WILL MISS MY CHILD
  I WANT YOU TO BE HAPPY AS YOU CAN BE
  I KNOW YOU HAVE LOST SO MUCH WITH OTHERS
  YOU FEEL AS THOUGH, THIS WAS LOVE FOR YOU

  YOU SHOULD KNOW I LOVE YOU AND WE CAN HAVE A LIFE THAT'S TRUE
  SO TELL ME WHAT AM I TO DO
  TO HOLD ON TO MY CHILD AND YOU

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'i Do'

' I DO '

  HAPPINESS AND SUNSHINE THE DAY WILL BRING
  BLUEBIRDS AND ROBINS, THEY ALL SHALL SING
  THAT SPECIAL DAY WHEN CHURCH BELLS RING

  INTO A CHURCH THE PEOPLE WILL GO
  KNOWING THESE TWO LOVE EACH OTHER SO
  WAITING AND LISTERNING FOR THE WORDS ' I DO '
  FOR THIS IS A LOVE THAT WILL BE TRUE

  FOR MANY DAYS AND NIGHTS WILL PASS
  THESE TWO PEOPLE HAVE LEFT THEIR PAST
  A HOME AND CHILDREN FOR THEM AT LAST
  THIS, THEY'LL ACHIEVE, THEIR GREATEST TASK

   AS YEARS GO BY AND THEY HOLD EACHOTHER CLOSE
   THEY'LL DREAM OF THEIR VERY FIRST NIGHT
   AND HOW THEIR LOVE  WAS TRUE
   THAT LEAD THEM TO THE CHURCH THAT DAY
   TO SAY THE WORDS 'I DO'

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Now and Then

NOW AND THEN

  NOW AND THEN I WONDER
  ABOUT THE THINGS WE DO
  NEVER IN A HURRY
  CARING AND KNOWING I LOVE YOU
  YES I FEEL THIS JUST FOR YOU

  WHEN I'M AROUND YOU, I FEEL SO WELL
  HOPING, WISHING, WHAT TIME CAN TELL
  I OFTEN ASK IF SHE REALLY CARES 
  THINKING AND HOPING, I HAVE LITTLE TO FEAR
  EVERYDAY THAT YOU ARE NEAR

  HOW EMPTY I FEEL INSIDE
  AS I HAD FELT SO MANY TIMES BEFORE
  REACHING AND HOPING THAT THIS IS RIGHT
  REPLACING MY HURT EACH AND EVERY NIGHT
 YET SO MANY WILL TRY AGAIN
  WITH SORROW AND PAIN TO MAKE THIS END.

  I THINK OF ALL THE GOOD TIMES AND BAD
  LOVE IS GOOD BUT KIND OF SAD
  SWEETNESS IN HONEY MATCH WITH YOU
  ONLY THE ANGELS IN HEAVEN, COULD BE AS SWEET AS YOU

  NOT ANYONE CAN DO WHAT YOU DID FOR ME
  FEELING SO CONFIDENT AND SURE
  OVER THE THINGS WE EXPERIANCED BEFORE
  REACHING AND HOPING FOR A BRAND NEW START
  EACH AND EVERYDAY YOUR IN MY HEART
  VICTORY WILL SOON BE NEAR
  EVERYDAY WE WILL FORGET OUR FEAR
  REACHING AND SEARCHING FOR A BETTER YEAR

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Courtney Lynne Wilson

"COURTNEY LYNNE WILSON"

     Counting the blessing, I feel today
     Oh Lord than you for bringing this child our way
     Understanding the joy, that she brings
     Reaching for her tiny hands and caressing everything
     This is my Granddaughter, I'm so happy I could sing
     Now the moment of this life, makes me proud
     Every moment of her life, I'll be on a cloud
     Yes this is the beauty of life

     Loving you is going to be so easy
     Your beauty is like a bloomin rose
     Never worrying as we bring you home
     Nurturing you for life, you'll never be alone
     Each and every day until you are grown

     Wondering what life's roads will come your way
     It's a quest to see that you reach your goals
     Love, laughter, a tear or two
     Simple life, getting you through
     One day at a time we watched you grow
     Now your a Woman, starting your own home

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It's a New Day Coming

It's A New Day Coming

  It's a new day coming
  when we will be as one
   living together, having a home of our own
  showing love and life to our son

  life together will be different
  we'll be happy as can be
  living and making a life
 just us three

 when each night, I hold you close
 you'll realize in life , who I love most
 you will be my right arm in all we do
 we will realize our love is true
 from that very first day we say "I DO"

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Anna Marie Wilson

'ANNA MARIE WILSON'


     A Angel was sent to us this day
     Now we watch her grow, and don't let her stray
     Needing to fulfill her life with love each day
     A special child in every way

     Moments of joy throughout the years
     A few missed steps and some tears
     Reaching for you and showing we care
     I hope that you relize, we are here
     Every thing you do, you go to great heights

     We are proud of what you have achieved
      I wouldn't change anything, for the joy that you bring
      Listerning to you, telling me your dreams
      Such happiness to my heart is what you bring
      Only you have that glow, that lights up my life
      Never forgetting, I Love You Always and Forever

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I Just Wonder Why

I JUST WONDER WHY

             SENT TO A COUNTRY YOU DON'T KNOW
             TRYING TO UNDERSTAND A LANGUAGE, NOT UNDER YOUR CONTROL
             MEETING PEOPLE WHO ALL LOOK THE SAME
             WONDERING WHO ARE MY FRIENDS OR ENIMIES
             I JUST WONDER WHY


             A FEW MONTHS HAVE PASSED YOU BY
             YOU WATCH GROWN MEN, AGONIZE, CRY AND DIE
             YET IN YOUR HEART YOU KNOW YOU TRIED
             HOLDING ON TO WHAT YOU HAVE TO SURVIVE
             I JUST WONDER WHY

             YOUR TIME HAS COME AND YOUR GOING HOME
             THE FEELING INSIDE IS SO BEING ALL ALONE
             WHAT WILL I DO WHEN I ARRIVE
             HOLD MY HEAD AND THANK GOD I'M ALIVE
             I JUST WONDER WHY

             NOW THAT I AM HOME IN THE WORLD
             I THINK OF THE TORMENT IN MY MIND
             THE CRYING VOICES OR THE PICTURES OF WAR
             WOW I WONDER HOW MUCH MORE
             I JUST WONDER WHY

             MY LIFE FIFTY YEARS LATER STILL FEELS THE PAIN
             THE TIME OVERSEA'S, THAT I LOST IN MY LIFE
             COMING BACK TO A COUNTRY, WITH SO MUCH CHANGE
             I WONDER WHO IS AT FAULT, OR TO BLAME
             I HOLD MY HEAD UP HIGH, CAUSE I DONE MY JOB
             YET SOCIETY DON'T ACCEPT ME YET
             I JUST WONDER WHY

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Fear

Fear

A dark night and all seems well 
When out of nowhere, the bright burst
This stirs so much to tell
People running to the berm
Rifles firing, mortars thumping and people screaming
  
I go my area and look into the night
There it is a big firefight
Red tracers, green ones too, crossing and hitting the berm
Like a fireworks display

The night seems like it will never end
In area's is louder and more
I wonder if people know the pain of war
As the sun begins to rise, you look out in the space
There are no bodies, nothing not even a trace that it all happened

Your mind starts to wonder if it even happened or was it a dream
You don't know until the end
When you hear who got hurt, or who is dead
Yes this is war, this is the price people pay to keep a nation free

Yet those at home don't understand
Children running around, people talking
When our national anthem is played
They don't know the price of freedom
Like those men and woman who are in graves.

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I Tried

I TRIED

  HEY WOMAN, BUT YET A CHILD
  WHAT IS LIFE, YOUR STILL RUNNING WILD
  A DREAM, A PRAYER, A LITTLE CARESS
  MAKES YOU SO DIFFERENT FROM THE REST

  HOLDING YOU CLOSE TO ME, FEELING FREE
  RELIZING IN LIFE, WAS THIS REALLY MEANT TO BE
  ANSWER ME AND TELL ME NO LIES
  IS THIS A FANTASY A GAME OR WILL WE TRY
  WARM IS A HEART FILLED WITH JOY
  YET COLDNESS WHEN ITS BROKEN LIKE A TOY

  EXPRESS FEEL FREE AND TELL ME ALL
  I'M A MAN, AND I CAN ACCEPT IN MANY WAYS
  I HOPE YOU DON'T LET YOUR LOVE GO ASTRAY
  IF IT DOES, I'LL ALWAYS REMEMBER THE FIRST DAY

  A TALK AND THEN A SMILE, AND NEXT YOUR IN MY ARMS
  FEELING FREE, WORRYING NO MORE, THERE WAS LITTLE TO HARM
  I FELT LOVE , I'VE BEEN THROUGH SORROW
  EACH NEW DAY BRINGS A NEW TOMORROW
  TO SAY NO, AND REFUSE EACH OTHER OURSELVES
  DENYING OUR FEELINGS EVEN THOUGH IT IS HELL
  ONLY AFTER OUR LOST,  THE STORY WILL TELL

   I WAS THERE FOR YOU TO HAVE
   YET THE TIME IS NOT RIGHT
   YOU'LL BE ON MY MIND FOR MANY OF NIGHTS

     I TRYED YET iEEL, AS THOUGH I FAILED
   IN LOVING, HOPING IS THIS REAL
   ONLY YOU CAN DECIDE
   IF I LOST ALL I CAN SAY IS 'I TRIED'

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