Six thirty Sunday morning And it’s raining The kind of rain You only find On the West Side Six thirty Sunday morning Someone’s jogging The way he runs Makes me think he’s From the East Side Oh, it’s beautiful You can get in tune And see more life, alone On a Central Park morning Than on a country afternoon Six thirty Early autumn Leaves have...Learn More

The kerosene lantern Makes swallowing sounds And coyotes howl on a moonless night What do they say In such poetic ways? Perhaps even they do not like to be alone For always And I heard a voice Crying for the moon to come And take the ways of those strange dogs And turn it into singing Doo doo doooooo You do commit yourself Take the jagged...Learn More

Talk to your Daddy He misses you. He does– In his own way I know it was rough For you and your brother But do it for me Talk to your Daddy If you could see him Through my eyes Sometimes he tries so hard But he’s old now And he’s set in his ways And sometimes I worry He’s just counting the days Please talk to your Daddy Hello? Son? Yeah, your Mom...Learn More

Wish I had a dime For the dreams I left behind Now you’re probably thinking That I just don’t care Well, I’m still a dreamer But now dreams don’t catch me unaware And I still have dreams to share Wish I had a dime For the plans I left behind By now I’d probably be a Self-made millionaire Thought I had the future Sewn up like a balloon on a...Learn More

Glitter and be gay That’s the part I play Here I am in Paris, France Forced to bend my soul To a sordid role Victimized by bitter Bitter circumstance Alas for me Had I remained beside my lady mother My virture had remained unstained Until my maiden hand was gained By some grand duke…or other Ah, t’was not to be Harsh necessity Brought me to this...Learn More

Warm as the wind Pale wind that blushes Shy as the smiles of love you gave All through the winter and the heat of summer You were as warm as the wind Where is the light of love I remember Truth was the wine, the fire gold Loving and tender Oh yes I remember You were as warm as the wind You must have known that this love was alive So you said can...Learn More

It’s almost time to go It’s almost time to fly To gather up my memories And kiss this place goodbye It’s almost time to leave The only life I know The wind is filling up the sail It’s almost time and so Before I go I’ll just sit one more hour On my rock beside the sea I’ll just pick one more flower From my favorite lilac tree And I’ll just...Learn More

Calling all feeling people Better take a look around People are dying People are crying out Can't you hear the sound Something’s gotta change Something's gotta give Gonna have to fight if you wanna live Our backs against the wall They leave us with no choices We've gotta risk it all We’ve gotta raise our voices And say enough We've had...Learn More

Dickie D he loves to dance And he loves to talk bad jive Play Lady Soul or rock’n’roll And that man come alive No disco beat can move his feet Like Motown It’s rhythm’n’blues That move his shoes See Dickie D get down See him go Bump Bump Bump That man is a dancin’ fool His hips Hump, a-hump, hump Like he believe in the golden rule Like a kangaroo...Learn More

Oh the saddest sound I ever heard Was footsteps cold and sharp They were speaking volumes of neglect As they faded in the dark And the most haunting voice I ever heard Was crying into space A wounded angel trapped in flesh And wearing your child’s face Yes, wearing your child’s face Don’t turn away Don’t condemn Let your spirit comfort them Peace...Learn More

Smile Though your heart is aching Smile Even though it’s breaking Although there’re clouds In the sky You’ll get by If you Smile Through your fear and sorrow Smile And maybe tomorrow You’ll see the sun Come shining through For you Light up your face with gladness Hide every trace of sadness Although a tear May be ever so near That’s the time You...Learn More

I believe That we can change the world And I believe The change begins with you and me Look around See how the madness grows There's so much pain and hate It’s all just fear, I suppose I won't hide anymore This time I can't ignore A love so right it shows You know it, deep inside And now you must decide To speak what your heart knows Isn’t this...Learn More