LUCK IN MY EYES

i can feel a mounting rain
that'll wash away
and shine again
gonna empty my pockets
that were weighing me down
sift through my soul
to see what's lost and found
gonna walk away from trouble
with my head held high
then look closer
you'll see luck in my eyes
i can hear a howling wind
that sweeps away
the pain that's been
take all my sorrow
and i'll cast away
the worries tomorrow
that i had today
gonna walk away from trouble
with my head held high
then look closely you'll see
luck in my eyes
all my troubles, all my troubles
gone
with luck in my eyes
all my worries, all my worry's
gone
i can feel a mounting rain
that'll wash away
it'll shine again
i'll walk away from trouble
with my head held high
now then look closely
you'll see luck in my eyes
now then look closely
you'll see luck in my eyes








THREE DAYS









TRAIL OF BROKEN HEARTS

trail of broken hearts
looking back at you
now and from the start
these words will travel true
the godspeed of trust
will settle the dust we've been
passing through
broken trail
so long
a long and tired past
in the emptiness has gone
i've found this place at last
and here will remain
with only the aim of staying
sure and fast
leaving just a part
down the trail of broken hearts
trail of broken hearts
looking back at you
now and from the start
these words will travel true
the godspeed of trust
will settle the dust
we've been passing through
leaving just a part
down the trail of broken hearts

BIG BONED GAL

she was a big boned gal
from Southern Alberta
you just couldn't call her small
and you can bet every Saturday night
she'd be headed for the legion hall
put her blue dress on
and she'd curl her hair
oh, she'd been waiting all week
with a bounce in her step
and a wiggle in her walk
she'd be swinging down the street
you could tell she was ready
by the look in her eyes
as she slipped in through the crowd
she walked with grace
as the entered the place
big boned girl was proud
now people would come from miles around
and gather there to dance
but when the big boned gal
came a-shuffling in
she'd halt them in a trance
now you could tell she was ready
by the look in her eye
she slipped in through the crowd
she walked with grace
as she entered the place
the big boned girl was proud
hey
hey, big boned gal
ain't no doubt she's a natural
shakin and a'snakin
and a'breakin up across the floor
hey
hey
big boned gal
ain't no doubt she's a natural
reelin and a'rockin
she's yelling out for more








DIDN'T I


when i spoke to you
i spit it out with honest tongue
now didn't i
but all i got from you
was this thread of hope
that i hung to
for all the times i could let go
i dangled there to let you know
now didn't i
then i spoke to you
and you took away
what i clung to
oohhhhhh
whoo-o-o-oa-a-a
didn't i didn't i didn't i
didn't i love you
baby
ba-a-a-aby
oh, didn't i didn't i didn't i
didn't i love you
baby
baby
how long
till i panic
how long
do i wait








WALLFLOWER WALTZ


propped up
against the gymnasium wall
leaning
with surface lament
not one whispered word
nor crack of a smile
emotions
as solid cement
there's no need to sympathize
for kind and sure
are those eyes
are you getting scared, my dear
are you getting scared
to shyly compliment the mirror
to balance the compared
then falls one solitary tear
oh, to be the stared
and stumble with the inflicted faults
while stepping
the wallflower waltz
held and pushed by unleashed desires
tethered
in self-sacrifice
reluctantly charmed by being approached
but guarded by one's own device
there's no need to criticize
for kind and sure are those eyes
are you getting
scared my dear
are you getting scared
to shyly compliment the mirror
to balance the compared
then falls one solitary tear
oh
to be the stared
and stumble with the inflicted faults
while stepping
the wallflower waltz

FULL MOON FULL OF LOVE


coyote, oh coyote
can you tell me why
everytime the big moon shines
you sit right down and cry
he says 'it's not because i'm sad
that i sing all night long,
i'm looking for someone to love-
and this is my love song'
Oooooooooooooo
oh i go crazy when that
moooooooooooon
shines above
Oooooooooooooo
won't someone save me
from that full moon
full of love
baby, oh sweet baby
can you explain this
everytime the big moon shines
i finally get a kiss
you said it's just the moonbeams
that make you do these things
well, i think that i'll just sit right here
and let that coyote sing
OOOOOOOooooooooo
oh i go crazy
when that mooooooooooooon
shines above
Ooooooooooooo
won't someone save me from that
full moon full of love
Ooooooooooooo
oh i go crazy
when that moooooooooooon shines above
ooooo oooooooooooooo
won't someone save me from that
full moon full of love
from that
full moon full of love








PULLIN BACK THE REINS


out of nowhere this
gust of wind
brushed my hair
and kissed my skin
i aimed to hold a bridled pace
when with love itself
i came face to face
pullin back the reins
trying to remain
tall in the saddle
when all that we had well
ran away
with a will of its own
i know your soul is wild and free
like this galloping
inside me
tossed by instinct
and where we land
is vast and certain of all that's planned
pullin back the reins
trying to remain
tall in the saddle
when all that we had
well ran away
with a will of its own
you know, i finally learned to
break the run
and gently harness the love of someone
and equal parts of wait and trust
is in control of the both of us
pullin back the reins
tryin to remain
tall in the saddle
when all that we had well
ran away
ran away
ran away

BIG BIG LOVE


oh can't you feel my love a'growin
can't you feel it
ain't it showin
oh you must be knowin
i got a big big love
it's not the type to be concealing
it's the type to be revealing
oh, you must be feeling
i got a big big love
i think it's time we done some walkin
i think it's time we done some talkin
well there's a great big moon above
honey, i got a big big love
this is not infatuation
it's true love's sensation
it's not my imagination
i got a big big love
for you
it's time we done some walkin
i think it's time we done some talkin
well
there's a great big moon above honey
and i got a big big love
this is not infatuation
it's true love sensation
it's not my imagination
i got big big love
it's not the type to be concealing
it's the type to be revealing
oh you must be feeling
i got a big big love
i got a big big love
i got a big big love
i got a big big love for you








IT'S ME


what you see on t.v.
all them sparkles
it ain't me
i am giving just what i can
what i can
things that i may tell you
i ain't lyin
it ain't me
all this talkin is how i feel
how i feel
i'm not askin for the world
i just wanna be an ordinary girl
might not be all you want
but it's all you get
it's me
and on them shiny pages
all that hair-do
it ain't me
i am showin just what i am
what i am
no i'm not askin for the world
just wanna be an ordinary girl
i might not be all you want
but all you get is me
i might not be all you want
but it's all you get
it's me

WALKIN IN AND OUT OF YOUR ARMS


problems find you
at least they try to
sometimes too easy, just to teach me
some things that i dare
others they don't care, still
i know there's
always somebody
there to tell me 'bout
deep muddy water
why do they bother
won't be roped and tied down
no i can be found
comin back around because
i know
all your lovin, all your charms
all the things that keep me calm
time apart can do no harm
walkin in and out of your arms
walkin, walkin
in and out of your arms
i'm walkin, walkin
in and out of your arms
always somebody there to tell me
'bout deep muddy water
why do they bother
won't be roped and tied down
honey i can be found
comin back around because i know
all your lovin
all your charms
all the things that keep me calm
time apart can do no harm
walkin in and out of your arms
walkin
walkin in and out of your arms
walkin, i'm walkin
in and out of your arms








NOWHERE TO STAND


as things start to surface
tears come on down
scars of a childhood in a small town
the hurt she pushed inward
is starting to show
now she'll do some talking
but he'll never know
the tables are turned now
with a child of her own
but she's blind to the difference
what's taught is what's known
she's numbed by reaction
stripped of the trust
a young heart is broken
not aware that it's just
a family tradition
the strength of this land
where what's right and wrong
is the back of a hand
turns girls into women
and a boy to a man
but the rights of the children
have nowhere to stand
memories of children
are written in stone
some may get buried
not to be shown
still they do linger
deep down inside
like a seed that's been planted
and won't be denied
a family tradition
the strength of this land
where what's right
and wrong is the back of a hand
it turns girls into women
and a boy to a man
and the rights of the children
have nowhere to stand
the rights of the children
have nowhere to stand