in sweeter dreams

as the sun begins to rise
above the trees, to break the night
i can feel it's distant warmth
is touching me
i see a car go 'round the bend
i see a highway with no end
i see a place i used to be
when i was young

as the days go by so fast
turn the present, to the past
the one thing that will last
the memories
i am older, just the same
and yes i can go home again
when i gaze upon this place
in sweeter dreams

and the dream will have no end
and yes i can go home again
i can see all my old friends
the way they were
i will visit now and then
all the places i have been
as i remember when
in sweeter dreams

(copyright 2004 d. burr michel)

a fool's paradise

you say he's cool and he knows what he is doing
you don't see the fools who move the hands he's moving
he's living life on someone elses dollar
if the preacher knew
you know he'd scream and holler

he's had it made, he's never had to struggle
mistakes he made are buried in the rubble
those who talk are made to be rejected
if the people knew
they'd send him back to texas

(chorus)
why does it go on
the lies he's left to carry on
i see his mouth it moves alot
but there's no truth comin' out
alot of good folks have been fooled
his writers make up all the rules
and they give this world a spin
it's a fool's paradise

he's livin' big, so high on adoration
across the land the faithful dedication
to lies he sells on your old television
you can't afford
to listen to his wisdom

he'll change the world of that you can be certain
the one's who hurt, soon doubly will be hurting
send them off to overseas adventures
send them home
in a less alive condition

(repeat chorus twice)

(copyright 2005 d. b. michel)

all the things you said

holding on to nothing
tight as i can hold
i say to me
you will be free
if you could just let go
waiting here for something
to erase this sad regret
to take away
the hurt and pain
of all the things you said

(chorus)
all the things you said
were all the things i know
but in the end
it was the end
i never thought you'd go
all i ever wanted
was shattered, torn and dead
the moment i believed in
all the things you said

make believe is ending
reality is cold
i try to find
a place to hide
a refuge for my soul
i'm living in the moment
like a book i've never read
i turn the page
on every page
is all the things you said

(chorus)
all the things you said
were all the things i know
but in the end
it was the end
i never thought you'd go
all i ever wanted
was shattered, torn and dead
the moment i believed in
all the things you said

(copyright 2005 d. b. michel)

ramblin' on

ramblin' on
ramblin' on
sky full of stars
that will stay until dawn
untraveled road
that leads me to see
whatever it is
that i'm meant to be

ramblin' on
ramblin' on
searching for truth
i can hang my hat on
barenaked trees
on a cold winters night
stand all around me
in peaceful starlight

(bridge)
dim lighted pathways
to places unknown
uncounted moments
i spend all alone
searching for freedom
from the toils of the day
walking this road
always takes them away

ramblin' on
ramblin' on
the stars rule the night
when the daylight has gone
wistful old memories
are with me tonight
as i walk alone
in peaceful starlight

(copyright 2005 d. b. michel)

endless play

wailing out to somewhere else
i don't know what i'm doing
pick a spot on the floor to land
ready to take the fall
empty promises believed
but now i'm a little skeptical
why would you go on that way?
if you were just playing around

(chorus)
it's an endless play
made for tv land
nothing more to say
i'm playing out this hand
proof beyond a doubt
was more than i could see
i'm left with flesh and bones
while on my soul you feed

falling down like a tired stone
out of the grasp that had me
pull my dreams and lock the door
tired of being tired
icy heart with a mortal face
taking the breaks and running
how can you forget me now?
just when i started smiling

(chorus)
it's an endless play
made for tv land
nothing more to say
i'm playing out this hand
proof beyond a doubt
is more than i could see
i'm left with flesh and bones
while on my soul you feed

(copyright 2005 d. b. michel)