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and I'm kinda f*cked up!" - Tom Jensen, collaborhythm
HALF FULL by Tom Jensen
My glass is still half-full
Though my heart's half-empty
My castle's falling down
After standing for centuries
My faith is still strong
As love has not been forgotten
I see many trees cut down
Yet their fruit has not turned rotten
My smile I wear is real
My arms are still open
I've revealed to you how I feel
And even my difficulties coping
In this ever-changing world
With you not being in it
We both know how hard it can be
To start over at the beginning
Yet we must carry on
Without malice or regret
Without shame or self-pity
Come on!
Yes we must be strong
Picking ourselves up
whenever we get stuck
or start stumbling along
For when it comes to life
Obstacles... There can be many...
When I say
I have the ability
To handle any and all adversity
To be the candle on the darkest night
Just hold my hand and trust in me
And I will try my best to
Guide you towards the light
And I will lead the battle charge
If there comes a time when we must fight
FRIEND By Tom Jensen
I spread my words so let them be heard
All across the land...
All across these lands...
My advice is right and nice
I'll have you understand
When it comes to giving
Give as much as you can...
When it comes to women
sure my heart's been broken
Each time I try to fix it
And carry on the best I can...
Suddenly I feel empowered
Get inspired to spend the next hour
Sitting here and making song
Hoping you will come and sing along
A friend told me a story
over coffee one morning
From one of the books she was reading
And, oh, how the pages were turning
Oh my friend is very lovely
If only you had a chance to meet her
You would understand it
How I feel when I see her
She was blessed with one of those faces
Possessed by only those truly lovely people
That when softly caressed
it somehow erases
Time itself and everything - all that's evil
Someone once asked me
What the secret to my life is
I answered without thinking
"Learning love is priceless"
Share what you have with everyone:
And send flowers to yourself
Just a little "thank you" for being you
Now go and give them to someone else...
I spread my words so let them be heard
All across the land...
All across these lands...
My advice is right and nice
I'll have you understand
When it comes to giving
Give as much as you can...
HAPPY PLACE by Tom Jensen
It was a rainy day
Not unlike today
Do do do
I was by myself
But she was on her way / But he was on his way
Do do do
It was the month of March
But felt more like April than May`
Do do do
I was in my happy place
As if I had to say
Do do do
This is the song
Whose melody can be repeated
when needed
You don’t even need words
Words just describe pictures
to the state of the mind
This is the song
Whose melody can be hummed
in defeat or retreat
Offering a calming peace
During the most troubling
and trying of times
This is the song
That everyone can sing
The poorest of paupers
The richest of kings
This is the song
That’s one big fairytale
But only if you want it to be
This is the song
That when we all sing along
Turns out to become reality
This is the song
That everyone can agree on
This is the song
That can save the world…
This is the song
That everyone can depend on
For it’s the song we hummed
Way back when we were young
Even though at the time
We didn’t know the words…
Do do do
This is the song
That everyone can agree on
This is the song
That is there from the start
Deep in our heart
It’s the first song
We learned by ourselves
And then we sang together
All the little boys
And all the little girls…
Do do do
FATE IS A WORD by Tom Jensen
Passion's found in
many shapes and forms
Within a tight black dress,
within a uniform
In the eyes of a mother
In the sighs of a lover
At three in the morning
Oh yeah...
Virtue can't be found
in all eyes of men
Nor in their statues
or great monuments
Only through tough
times and trial
Will we find ourselves
without denial
Or false compliments
Oh yeah...
Naked truth often hides
where you least expect
Never in the lavish palace
but in the cellar of neglect
Those of us living in glass houses
should be careful of bricks
For some who are
'the chosen ones'
Aren't the ones we'd pick
Oh no...
Fate is a word made up
by the scared
As the reason
why they failed
Or the reason
they never dared
To summon the courage
to follow the voice
They didn't always
want to hear
Oh yeah...
I am a man who
loves dishing it out
Yet I always have problems
when it comes to myself
When it comes to stepping up
I'm the first one to speak
When it comes to the children
I try my best to teach
They say practice makes perfect
so it's time to practice what I preach
HERESY SPEAKS NO EVIL By Tom Jensen
Government sponsored torture
is kind of hard to ignore
Especially when you're held prisoner
of a misguided war
Lobbyists sit with
wads of cash in their fists
For any politicians who
find it too hard to resist
Seems that tax cuts
for corporations
and also the rich
Is the only way to build
true bipartisanship
For our money system
The Fed is privately owned
Backed by paper not gold
And every day us indebt
wage slaves are sold
When you're afraid of
not being afraid
The "terrorists" win
Their best weapon is fear
They watch our civil liberties
become stripped away so fast
through the most unpatriotic of acts
Soon we won't be able to
speak, see or hear
If this is the state of the union
I think a state of emergency
should be declared
On second thought...
that's not such a great idea
And I haven't even
gotten to distribution of wealth
Inflation, funding for education
or health care
Why are so many more
concerned with the
theft of their identity
Than the loss of free will,
dignity and humanity
When you lack
any great substance
I guess you dress to impress
And fill yourself with vanity
This misinformation generation
eats up whatever they feed ya
Be it Mickey D's, MTV,
shows based on "reality"
Yum Yum...
spoon fed by a controlled media
We're infatuated by celebrities
and American Idols
Fox News, LeBron's shoes,
natural disasters
and let us not forget...
the crazy homicidal
If this is the state of the union
I think a state of emergency
should be declared
On second thought...
that's not such a great idea
And I haven't even
gotten to distribution of wealth
Inflation, funding for education
or health care
I am growing tired of this throw away
disposable consumer society
Why are those who say
our globe isn't warming
Still trying to lie to me?
Using up energy sources
that will not be soon replaced
Did you know that plastic
is gonna be the fossil
of the entire human race?
Our seas are overfished
and rainforests destroyed
Why? So men can make money
Mother Nature gets lucky when
people are unemployed
If this is the state of the union
I think a state of emergency
should be declared
On second thought...
that's not such a great idea
And I haven't even
gotten to distribution of wealth
Inflation, funding for education
or health care
Time to step off my soapbox
And walk down the road yonder
But before I go
two final questions to ponder:
Might seven billion people
be considered overpopulation?
How can we have all-you-can-eat buffets
AND sufferers of starvation?
JEWELRY BOX By Tom Jensen
I'm not an underachiever
More what you call
a late bloomer
Took me a long time
to become a believer
Otherwise I'd have been here
a whole lot sooner
I heard it said that
I was past my prime
But now I know
it was just a rumor
Such harsh words have
strengthened me over time
Good thing I still have
a sense of humor
When I said "take it
or leave it..." she left it
Never cared about money...
but she cost me time
Ring's in the jewelry box...
I don't regret it
Replacements for me...
I'm sure they're waiting in line
Sacrifices had to be made...
but I'm at peace
You only live once...
I'm back to chasing my dream
After what we both held inside
had been released
Gave her half of everything...
but my self-esteem
When I said "take it
or leave it..." she left it
Never cared about money...
but she cost me time
Ring's in the jewelry box...
I don't regret it
Replacements for me...
she's got them waiting in line
Sacrifices had to be made...
but I'm at peace
You only live once...
I'm back to chasing my dream
After what we both held inside
had been released
Gave her half of everything...
but my self-esteem
I heard it said that
I was past my prime
But now I know
it was just a rumor
Such harsh words have
strengthened me over time
Good thing I still have
a sense of humor
I'm not an underachiever
More what you call
a late bloomer
Took me a long time
to become a believer
Otherwise we'd have been
here a whole lot sooner
When differences
in opinions increased
And they soon become
known to be extreme
As you find you own what
really should only
have been leased
Yes, opposites attract
yet it's best to
share common themes
Sacrifices had to be made....
But I'm at peace
You only live once...
I'm back to chasing my dream
PRETTY TOYS
by Tom Jensen
With every hurled stone that is cast
I walk one step closer to becoming broken
With every coming sunset
I manage to outlast
Ahead lies a sunrise
by which I may not be awoken
With every cigarette I smoke
I see another small sign of cancer
With every question that I ask
I find I come closer to the answer
As I look within your empty eyes
You create a new fantasy to fill the void
You play some music to cover your sighs
and fill your room
with all those pretty toys...
Hey rich girl...Throw the keys
to your Mercedes down to me
You'll have to leave it all behind
if you really want to be free
I look at my hands
they're all beaten and torn
Sometimes you must get dirty
if you want to be reborn
Hey rich girl... tell me what did you see
when you traveled the world?
Did you do all you were told
like daddy's good little girl?
Come away with me
and maybe I'll write you a song
I've come here to teach you
that everything they taught you was wrong...
Hey rich girl... Just what makes you think
Father always knows best?
Sure you've found some answers
but you still must take the test
With every hurled stone that you cast
You walk one step closer
to becoming broken
With every coming sunset
you manage to outlast
Ahead lies a sunrise by which
you may not be awoken
With every cigarette you smoke
You see another small sign of cancer
With every question that you ask
You come much closer to the answer
Look within your empty eyes
A new fantasy to fill the void?
Play some music to cover your sighs
Fill your room with more pretty toys...
Pretty toys…Pretty toys…Pretty toys
IT IS YOUR TURN by Tom Jensen
If you don't know yet who I am
Don't worry that will change
I am a very simple man
Both on and off this stage
My life's work and my fun are one
That's why I am so happy
We all regret something we've done
Won't let that entrap me
I just look ahead... and never behind
Helps keep me from wasting all my time
Best for your body, soul and your mind
Can't press fast forward... I can't hit rewind
Leave something they will remember you by
Like those who were the first to fly
Or the first man on the moon
Now it's your turn what will you do?
You won't find me living in the past
Too much to do time runs by so fast
We never know how long it'll last
So little sand in this hour glass
Don't live life doing something you hate
That is the best advice I can give
Work is a four letter word - yeah, great!
Some live to work and some work to live...
Spend your life doing something you love
If it don't exist then make it up
You only walk this trail one time 'round
Don't let your dreams fade to the foreground
You won't find me living in the past
Too much to do - time runs so fast
We never know how long it'll last
So little sand in this hour glass
We never know how long it'll last
So little sand in this hour glass
BELIEVE ME by Tom Jensen
I could tell you all about my life…
But you probably wouldn’t believe me
You find me always doing right…
And you think it comes easy
You, who finds something new…
And becomes afraid
With that view…
There’s not a lot I can say
You’ll find out the hard way
That’s the price that some pay
When you play it too safe
Sometimes you don’t get to play
If you knew what I could do…
You wouldn’t throw me away
You’d say:
I’ll make some time…
Let’s spend the day…
Entwined
But still you judge me like all the rest
I would have given you my best
We’ll never put it to the test
I failed to peak or keep your interest
You never leave yourself exposed
Always someone else out in the cold
Hell, people feel lucky if you just show
I think we all know how this is gonna go…
WAMER WATERS
by Tom Jensen
While looking for a role model
While looking for a good hobby
Ended up picking up a bottle
Ended up hurting my body
I tried to save a lost cause
I guess I got a little carried away
Ended up losing myself
And let another one slip away
Looking for the sacred river
Looking for warmer waters
Ended up a disbeliever
And being led to the slaughter
ooh oh oh oh ooh ooh
ooh oh oh oh ooh ooh
Tried to help them climb out from the valley
Tried to bring them to my level
Every time I get close - my God
They introduce me to the Devil
Looking to transcend my existence
Looking to find Heaven on earth
Ended up finding a sign:
NO ADMITTANCE
I couldn't break the curse
I guess you shouldn't try to be a shepherd
When all your sheep jump off the cliff
But you can't see inside my conscience
And all the pain I'm living with
Alright!
Looking to begin another day
Looking to be the voice of reason
Ended up denying many things I say
Ended up my own victim of treason
Looking at myself in the mirror to see
If I could recognize my face
Finally seeing everything much clearer
And finding the self I had misplaced
ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh
ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh
Looking for the sacred river
Looking for warmer waters
Ended up a disbeliever
And being led to the slaughter
Looking for the sacred river
Looking for warmer waters
Ended up a disbeliever
Being led to the slaughter
ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh
Looking for warmer waters
ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh
Looking for warmer waters
ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh
Looking for warmer waters
ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh
Looking for warmer waters
BLESSING IN DISGUISE
by Tom Jensen
Maybe you'll see him again when all is well
Up there in heaven
or maybe down here in hell
There's no telling
what the tide will bring to shore
No way to know if you'll meet again
Once you walk out that door
Think of the one you loved
whom you now despise
Believing that a heart grown cold
is a heart grown wise
Yet before the flood Mother Nature sighs
For she holds a power that no man denies
Soaked to the bone
as you're on your way home
With the umbrella that you hold
at least you are not alone
Yet you're soaked to the bone
as you're on your way home
With the umbrella that you hold
at least you are not alone
Everything happens for a reason
soon you will realize
That even your worst nightmare
could be a blessing in disguise
And that after it rains the sun will rise
Allowing you to gaze up at brighter skies
Your soul will guide you
when your heart tells you lies
Sometimes when you search
you have to close your eyes
There is no such path
straight as the crow flies
This journey you make
is filled with lows and highs
Soaked to the bone
as you're on your way home
With the umbrella that you hold
at least you are not alone
Yet you're soaked to the bone
as you're on your way home
With the umbrella that you hold
at least you are not alone
So much for talking
You had better start walking
With the clouds rolling in
pretty soon it'll pour
As all the dirt washes down the street
Like tears cried over a battle
that was lost in defeat
Maybe you'll see him again when all is well
Up there in heaven
or maybe down here in hell
There's no telling
what the tide will bring to shore
No way to know if you'll meet again
once you walk out that door
Soaked to the bone
as you're on your way home
With the umbrella that you hold
at least you are not alone
STILL THINKING OF YOU TONIGHT
by Tom Jensen
Lately it's been getting
The better of me
Wondering how long
It'll take 'til she sees
That we're soul mates
If there ever was, is or could be
For I feel in my heart
One day she'll think differently
So patiently...
So very patiently...
I bide my time...
Within this endless rhyme:
These feelings inside
I can no longer fight
Can you tell, does it show…
I’m still thinking of you tonight
So patiently...
So very patiently...
I bide my time...
Within this endless rhyme:
Searching in my soul
Trying to find my inner light
Sitting here by myself…
I’m still thinking of you tonight
I sit here and then
My pen begins to write
I just want you to know…
I’m still thinking of you tonight
So patiently...
So very patiently...
I bide my time...
Within this endless rhyme:
Waiting for you here
With just this line that I recite
Nothing's changed how I feel…
I’m still thinking of you tonight
I’m still thinking of you tonight
BETRAYAL By Tom Jensen
What will her friends say?
What wild rumors will be spread?
Where lies her escape?
These thoughts run ‘round in her head
She had been bruised inside
Blood trickled down the side of her face
He was twice her size
She was just half his age
She fought so hard
but she was unable to resist
That’s okay,
I like it better this way, he hissed
When she tried to say no with her knee
He said yes with his fist
But luckily, when he swung he had missed…
At least the first time
He pinned her down
Leaving red welts on her wrists?
To mom and dad she cried:
I’m sorry to have to tell you this:
But Jesus wasn’t the only one
Who was betrayed by a kiss
Yet never in Sunday school
did they ever cover this…
And this was her first time
What will her friends say?
What wild rumors will be spread?
Where lies her escape?
So many thoughts run round in her head
Once it was known
That his seed had been sewn
She carried the child like a disease
For when the baby came
How could she explain
That a rapist’s eyes were all that she sees
What will her friends say?
What wild rumors will be spread?
Where lies her escape?
So many thoughts run
round in her head
Conflicting voices whisper in her ear
She tries to drown them out
but they won’t disappear
Her pastor’s sermons
and a voice that she hadn’t heard before
Every day that voice
Speaks louder…
She knows soon
It will speak no more…
GYPSY MAMMA
by Tom Jensen
I met a gypsy mamma
One day while I was driving down the road
Would have mistaken her for a farmer
Had her tire not felt the need
to suddenly explode
There she sat stranded
With her young boy in tow
This summer trip they had both planned it
But this was not how it was supposed to go
"Can I help you out little lady?
I got a face that you can trust
And soft spot in my heart
For people down on their luck"
With these words she smiled
And proceeded in telling me
She didn't know where she was headed
Only that she had a date
with fate and destiny
Said she lived in the same state
for far too long
And that she was a singer
but lately all the words kept coming out wrong
With her life lacking harmony
she had since stopped writing songs
That's what she said...
With that I paused and took a breath
I said yeah, I play too,
and I'm heading out west
Where the sky is the limit
and sun shines bright
And all the people like to party
like it's friday night
With big brown eyes
she looked at me and said:
"Hey man, you're alright!"
So we just kept on driving
No, she never looked back
That was exactly ten years ago today
As a matter of fact
If it wasn't for a tire
I'd have just kept on driving by
And if I was liar
she'd have left me high and dry
(That's what she could have done)
If she was a farmer
she could have lived off of the land
Yet she was gypsy mamma
Albeit one with a plan
Now ten years we've been together
Creating and writing and playing songs
(gypsy mamma)
As both our lives keep getting better…
To think that all this started
'cause one day everything went wrong...
woh ooh
USED TO BE by Tom Jensen
I used to be really rockin'
I used to be rollin'
I had it
I lost it
I found it…aAnd then it was stolen
So now I'm back out lookin'
Down the avenue I'm strollin'
Still got the fire but nothing's cookin'
I had it once but I no longer hold it
Gone, gone, gone away
I found it once but I no longer own it
Led, led, led astray
Let everybody see it
When I never should have shown it
No, no, no way
And if you can't clone it
Then you better lock it away
That's why today
Is just the price we have to pay
For yesterday's mistakes
For jumping in the lake
When it was far too shallow and much too cold
Didn't pay for the ticket but ride is getting old
All right everyone gather around
Everybody's gotta play their part
Go starting looking all over the ground
And don't stop looking until you find my heart
I once gave it away but it was disregarded
And the way I see it yYou'll probably find it in pieces
'Cause she left me here so brokenhearted
I used to be really rockin'
I used to be rollin'
PICTURE SOMETHING NICE By Tom Jensen
Homeless mand in the alley
He's paying his dues
While he was sleeping
The children took his shoes
When he wakes up
He looks so confused
His pride is hurt
What's left of his ego is bruised
Yeah, every hour
of every day
The faces change
But the story's the same
You live it, you breathe it
You hear it, you see it
You learn to accept it
And soon you expect it
Just as the sun rises
Just as the moon shines bright
There's no need to worry
You're doing all right
Don't pay attention
Just walk on by
Picture something nice
Don't you bat an eye
It's not your problem
Someone else will solve it
It's not your problem
Someone else will fix it
You just leave the worrying to me
I'll worry about the way thing ought to be
It's not your problem
So go on and make your exit
You think that you're perfect?
In everything you say
In everything you do
Some say what you don't know
Cannot hurt you
And you believe it to be true
Oh, but the price you will pay
You will find out some day
That day maybe today
Or could still be far away
So you better keep on your toes
Because there is something
That everybody knows
Inside there's a monster that grows
Beneath your pretty clothes
A vanity affair
But there is no one else there
You're only cheating yourself
A vanity affair
Either make amends
Or keep playing pretend
You're only cheating yourself
When you think you win
Then you really lose
So either apply some more makeup
Or think of changing your shoes
A vanity affair
You're not just cheating yourself
You're dragging down
Everybody else
WHAT WE SHARE
by Tom Jensen
A passing daydream floated by
I plucked it clean out of thin air
Only an hour ago I heard your voice
And at this moment.....
It felt like you were here...
So many precious times...
What I hold dear has disappeared
But to let someone so close to your heart
Very few have ever dared...
Share what we share
My memories are my company
Whenever I turn and you're not there
Wherever I come to find myself
I hold them tight... When I am scared
Then I feel a calmness in the air
Oh, how sweet the taste
As I stare into a beautiful daydream
I hear your voice, I see your face
Yes, I could spend just a day with you
That would be enough to see me through
All the anger and pain
from the rest of the week
All the horror and madness
that we must face
After an hour or two with you
it has all been erased
So I've come up with a plan
to get us through
Put your trust in me and I'll trust in you
My memories are my company
Whenever I turn and you're not there
Wherever I come to find myself
I hold them tight... When I am scared
Then I feel a calmness in the air
Oh, how sweet the taste
As I stare into a beautiful daydream
I hear your voice, I see your face
For I can take you to the place you see
We could both be there living in harmony
No longer would we have
to search our memories
Together we can turn dreams into reality
My memories are my company
Whenever I turn and you're not there
Wherever I come to find myself
I hold them tight... When I am scared
Then I feel a calmness in the air
Oh, how sweet the taste
As I stare into a beautiful daydream
I hear your voice, I see your face
ONE NIGHT STAN by Tom Jensen
Well I’m going out tonight
And I look ‘aight
It’s time to give the ladies hell
We’ll catch one under our spell
And then maybe take her home
You know I love to bone!
The next morning I’ll drop her off
And never call her on the phone
You can call me ‘one night Stan”
Hey baby, I’m YOUR man!
Let’s have a little fling
Who get the girls to sing?
And as you’re calling out my name
We’ll get this kitten tamed
I’ll give you the best day of your life
Then sneak out in the middle of the night
Yeah, you get just one day then I’m afraid
I’ll have to go star on another stage
Today it’s ALL the rage
So don’t feel like YOU’VE been played
They call me ‘wrong number Bill’
Hey baby come and get your fill!
They call me ‘long gone John’
It may not be right…
But you can’t tell me that it’s wrong!
HISTORY TO ME by Tom Jensen
I remember when Ice Cube and T were black
And rapped...now they act...like crap...
I remember when The Rock he cooked
And then he'd call us all funny names
Eye brow raised with that funny look...
Now he acts...like crap…it’s a fact…
Everything is coming back
But changed...
They're calling it the same name
But it's strange...
I remember when it was cool to say hello
To somebody new I didn't know
Now they're all plugged in to their phones
Which is plugged in where? They don't know...
They don't care. I say hello. They don't say hello.
So I stare...
Uh Oh...
I need more than a good chiropractor
To fix this fractured broken soul
I need more than skilled psychiatrists
To bandage up these mentally slit wrists
And net all these knotted thoughts
I watch spin and twist out of my control
So look out… all up, down and around
Both near and far, hey you up there, look out below!
Everything is coming back
But changed...
They're calling it the same name
But it's strange...
I’m seeing so many faces playing charades
Believing they’ve found a new game in a new age…
Hahaha… It’s just history to me…
Written on a fresh page
CUTIE PIE by Tom Jensen
Since a miss by an inch
Is as good as a mile
I’ll die wearing hip dirty clothes
Opposed to clean ones out of style
You can tell as much about me from my eyes
As you can from my smile
I don’t mind being hypnotized
By a cutie pie for awhile
I’ll have you understand
I found my weakness as a man
Running my fingers through your hair
As your breath became my air
Every time I closed my eyes
You’d be there inside my eyelids
As your voice became my music
I’d hear piano, harp and violins
No longer am I lonely
Since our hearts were joined souly
Even apart we’re still together
From now until forever
I don’t know what could be better? t
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