Some lyrics

[vern.silver]

A friend and I were sharing an apartment and he had just returned from visiting his fiance who was away at school. He was quite depressed, and as we sat talking, and drinking a beer, I wrote this song for him to give to her:

How Can I Ever Say Goodbye
Now you’re here / And I have forgotten / All the things I planned to say
I find myself watching you / And I feel a tear come to my eye / There’s no time
To let these moments / Get away from us / These precious moments
Are so few for us / Soon I must be on my way.

At one point I became interested in Louis Lamour westerns - they are an easy read when on a night shift. I think I read everything that was available at that time. I ended up writing a 'western song' though I have never been a cowboy, gunfighter and never killed anyone.

I Ride The Dark Trails
I am a cowboy a gun quick to my hand / I’m on my own now ‘cause I killed a man
I ride the dark trails with a price on my head / When people see me they talk of my dead

In the lines from the following song, I used Darlene to rhyme with 17, there was no broken down cadillac, and I have never used drugs. It is fiction:

When I turned seventeen I made love to Darlene / in the back of an old broken down Cadillac / we were stoned

Another friend of mine was having problems with his girl friend. I wrote this song along with him, getting him to 'help' with the lyrics. He found the process very helpful and cathartic.

You’re Talking Of Leaving*
You’re talking of leaving / You didn’t say why
When I held you last night / There were tears in your eyes
Please won’t you tell me / I will try to understand