Drizzlin' rain

on a rainy day
London an' Paris
are much the same
no use lookin'
for a better place
It's all drizzlin' rain

it is when I found him
at the station,
sittin' on a bench
last train went
waitin' for it to happen

alone in the dark
waitin'for some love
he knew nothin' about
was comin' 'round
puttin' on a show
makin' believe
he was a pro

he was afraid
to blow the game
I led him on
in his believe
he was makin' it all
with me

I taught him
what love was
when he left
he was spent
still it happened

he kept comin'
to that bench
now ev'ry night
he's comin'
takin' it all
takin' it in

learning fast
like a fish's first swim
he drained
all I know
in the rain

drizzlin' rain
in the surf of my life
got a man
took him down
in the rain

(c) JR.  eightees

Spitting kiss

a

 

woman to kiss is what I missed

 

 

always

 

wait 'till dark, kiss will come by itself

 

protected

 

by

 

an

old oak tree

 

with

 

your glasses on you kissed and missed me

 

hitting the tree

 

as

far as I can tell my ear was hit as well

 

it

 

was dribblin' wet, before I could say

 

 

'wrong place Beth '

 

 

 

she started over, neck, eyes, anything near by

 

couldn't  see the sky, my vieuw was blocked by a wholle lot of spit

 

 

kiss of a woman, yes kiss of a woman

 

I

 

missed

 

 

 

always wanted to be soakin' wet

 

have

 

a

 

worn out face, lips frayed at the dge my towel will have me dry yet

 

 

but

 

what a surprise, it's going on all the time

 

gettin' more

 

I

 

will ever need, some treat better she'll never be

 

finding new spots ev'rytime

 

kiss

 

of

 

a

woman yes kiss of a woman

 

is

 

what

 I

missed

 

 

 

(c) JR.

Dark Glasses

when

 

I

 

slide my dark glasses on, ev'rything changes in my room

 

in

 

 to

 

a

 

warm, old, friendly brown

 

there

 

are many shades of light, mine to be the shade of twilight

 

when

 

I

 

leave my surroundings I slide my dark glasses off

 

and

 

return to a bright lit world

 

 

yes

 

slide 'em on these dark brown glasses

 

they

 

take you in to a new world, where music, women and wine

 

are

 

the

 

benefiting trade down here

 

stay

 

there a litle while if you like, enjoy it to its most if you know how

 

make

 

yourself at home where the blues roam

 

stay

 

awake in the midst of the night, hear the sound of laughter ring

 

hear

 

the sound of toasting glasses, caress the walls of your surroundings

 

 

you're

 

the

 

talk of the town throughout, many faces wear a frown

 

of

 

what you might be doin' here in the little hours of the tranquil night

 

 

you're

 

invited to take a deeper insight, relax, ev'rybody here is allright

 

tonight

 

 

 

 

they

 

all

 

wear the same dark glasses , they're all here for a good time

 

they

 

don't expect you to go 'till light

 

so

 

sing alittle, talk a little, kiss a little

 

and

 

do

 

take your time in to the twilight and when you go home take off the shades

 

it'll

 

take you back to the room you came from

 

it'll

 

take you back to reality

 

again

 

 

(c) JR.