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Highway to Hell

I'm traveling this road to nowhere;
It's a road I know very well.
I know it's absurd,
My vision is blurred,
But I'm going like a bat out of hell.

I'm searching for something that may not exist,
What it is I can't even say.
And in my despair
I don't even care
If anyone gets in my way.

What makes me a fool is the fact that I know
Where I'll be at the sound of the bell.
My fate's nearly sealed
By the sword that I wield,
And I'm going down the highway to hell.

Tom Wilcox 6/5/90

You're The One to Blame

When Johnnie comes marching home again,
Wars will still exist.
There'll be more tags
On body bags;
Names upon a list.

When politicians tell us lies
And play us all as fools;
Stand up my friend,
Life shouldn't depend
On elephants and mules.

Write a letter, take a stand,
So things don't stay the same.
Shed no tear,
Look in the mirror;
You're the one to blame.

I Won't Be Alone AnymoreI've walked that lonely road;
All my life I've closed the door.
Never calling out his name,
Never knowing there was more.
And the truth was all around me;
The evidence was clear.
Looked in all the wrong places,
But the answer was right here.

And now I won't be alone anymore.

I was lost and I was troubled;
I was drowning in despair.
I didn't know the reason,
And I said it wasn't fair.
I'd made my bed and slept in it;
Had no one else to blame,
And the more I tried to change it,
The more things stayed the same.

But now I won't be alone anymore.
No I won't be alone anymore.

Now my life belongs to Jesus,
And my road is filled w

RantsThe Rant

A "rant" is a rant,
He'd always believed,
But the old man's "suggestions"
Caused the girl to be peeved.

"I was trying to help,
A suggestion my dear",
But she just didn't get it
Or just didn't hear.

"Your suggestion I call ranting
And we just can't have that.
Big deal, you're a Member;
Here's your coat and your hat."

"It wasn't a rant"
The old man replied
"My suggestions still stand
I have nothing to hide".

His list of suggestions
Had fallen on deft ears.
He folded the paper
And wiped off his tears.

Into his pocket
He placed all his "rants",
Now no one can tell
He had rants in his pants.

Tom Wilcox 09/17/201

I Got the BluesHoney, I got so much trouble
Some say it's my middle name.
When my troubles come you run babe
But I love you just the same.

I got the blues.
I got the blues real bad.
But it doesn't get me down girl
'Cause it's all I ever had.

I went down to Memphis
To see a friend I know.
He said "(name) listen, let me ask ya
Can ya spare a little dough"

I got the blues.
I got the blues real bad.
I get really sad when I think about
All the things I had.

Well, I gave him my last dollar
And fifty cents as well.
Now I'm broke and feelin low down
And my life's a living hell.

I got the blues
I got the blues real bad.
Seems like every night I go to sleep
Ain

Lay Me Down

Lay me down
On a bed of thorns,
That I might suffer
For my sins.

Bring my enemies,
One by one,
So they might see
That no one wins.

Take from me
This heavy burden,
All the guilt
And all the pain.

Raise me up
And dry my tears;
Only you
Can stop the rain.

Lay me down
On a bed of roses,
Free my soul,
Make it clean.

You're the one
That I believe in;
You're the one
That I have seen.

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Bury Me at the Top of . . .

by `TomWilcox, May 21, 2011, 12:43:30 PM
Literature / Poetry / Emotional / Songs & Lyrics

Bury Me at the Top of the Mountain
lyrics for a blues song

(read with slight pause after each line for correct spoken meter)

I've been down
and at the bottom.
All my life
I've felt the pain.
There were days
I saw the sun shine.
But mostly
I've felt the rain.

When I die
do me a favor.
I ask for this
and nothin more.
Just bury me
at the top of the mountain
where I've never
been before.

I've walked
a lot of miles.
Never had
a real friend.
Won't you please
call the doctor
I've got a broken
heart to mend.

Aint got much time
been growin older.
I got nothin
I can show
The Bible tells me
What ya reap is
really based on
what ya sow.

I've been told
I'd amount to nothin.
Been so low down
dirty poor.
So please bury me
at the top of the mountain
where I've never
been before.

Please, please bury me
at the top of the mountain
where I've never
been before.

Copyright Tom Wilcox 2011

Bury Me at the Top of . . .by `TomWilcox

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~erziban Jul 17, 2011

I really like this....

`TomWilcox Jul 18, 2011

Thanks.

~erziban Jul 18, 2011

You are most welcome!

!spriggan-62 Jul 17, 2011

I really like this. As I read it,I imagined it set to music and being sung in a bluesy voice. Great song.

`TomWilcox Jul 18, 2011

Thank you, I appreciate that.

*wizillusions Jul 17, 2011 Hobbyist Writer

Very nice.

I think you need to make an edit in this stanza, looks like you left out an of before the mountain.
When I die
do me a favor.
I ask for this
and nothin more.
Just bury me
at the top the mountain
where I've never
been before.

`TomWilcox Jul 18, 2011

Oh, you are correct! Thanks!

*mkm3d May 27, 2011 Professional Traditional Artist

Make sure they put a tree seed on your chest. cool huh?
Hope you are well. Seems so sad. Reminds me of me of my Great -great-great aunts writings. Edna St. Vincent Millay.
Ever read her stuff?
I really like this. Thank you!

`TomWilcox May 30, 2011

Thanks so much. No, I'm fine. I appreciate you asking.

No, haven't read her writings. I'll Google her.

*33M May 22, 2011

Yes this is different for you, but I like it...Now, do you want to be head or feet facing the top of that mountain and hopefully it
will be a looooong looooong time from now....

M

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