God Bless the Poets

(Randall Lee Anderson)


Sometimes it rains on the weary

Sometimes it rains on the poor

Sometimes it’s all you can do to keep the wolves from your door

There’s so many people going hungry

So many cries go unheard

But one quiet soul somehow feels it and puts it in words


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So God bless the poets, the dreamers, the singers of songs

For all of the stuff they are made of

Cause in a world full of anger and violence and hate

They still believe in love



Sometimes the innocent suffer

Sometimes the good, they die young

And every two seconds in the land of the free, another injustice is done

And every word spoken in anger

Goes around till it hurts everyone

And the only sure way we can stop it is with words of love



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So God bless the poets, the dreamers, the singers of songs

For all of the stuff they are made of

Cause in a world full of anger and violence and hate

They still believe in love



The Place Where Love Comes From

(Rick Cunha)


I’ve been away but I haven’t been standing still

I’ve been running through the meadows, I’ve been walking through the hills

I’ve been washing in the riverbed, I’ve been drying in the sun

And I’ve been looking for the place where love comes from


Now I thought I was alone I thought I was an only child

I was always in trouble I was always running wild

Then I found out that I’m not the only one

To be looking for the place where love comes from



Now love is all around wherever you may be

You can find it in the city, babe

You can feel it in the country

Love is all around and if you want some

Come go with me to the place where love comes from



It was late one night, I was up in the tall green trees

And I thought I was lost, and I thought I was crazy

Then a light came on, as bright as the noonday sun

It was shining on the place where love comes from



Now love is all around wherever you may be

You can find it in the city, babe

You can feel it in the country

Love is all around and if you want some

Come go with me to the place where love comes from



Daddy I Love You

(Randall Lee Anderson)


She dented the car this afternoon but she didn’t tell me ‘til tonight

I clenched my fists and raised my voice and turned it into a fight

Now we cant’ afford a vacation or a big screen color TV

She went to bedroom crying and I felt a little like dying

Then someone woke up and he stumbled up to me


He said Daddy I don’t care if you have a lot of money

I don’t care if you ever do

‘Cause one way or the other it’ll be all right

As long as I’m with you, Daddy, I love you


He put his little arms around my neck and curled up on my knee

My pajama bottomed, bare-chested little boy had just given the world to me

And I thanked the good Lord for the knowing; the best thing in my life is free

I tucked my little man into bed, crying as I kissed his head

I finally woke up when someone spoke up to me


He said Daddy I don’t care if you have a lot of money

I don’t care if you ever do

‘Cause one way or the other it’ll be all right

As long as I’m with you, Daddy, I love you


I told her I was sorry and was such a fool

I’d make it up to her somehow

Nothing really matters without love

A little boy showed me how


When he said Daddy I don’t care if you have a lot of money

I don’t care if you ever do

‘Cause one way or the other it’ll be all right

As long as I’m with you, Daddy, I love you

Daddy, I love you



Let’s Be Lovers Tonight

(Mike Settle)


Don’t be afraid, I ain’t gonna hurt you

But it’s time we were more than just friends

I wouldn’t keep calling if I didn’t care

And I don’t want this to end

So throw away caution, take a few chances

You know that we’re both gonna win

Love is an ocean, ready and warm

Waiting for us to jump in


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Let’s be lovers tonight, tonight is forever

Tomorrow may never come

And what if it doesn’t, what does it matter

If we go out living on love

Let’s be lovers tonight, don’t’ you eat when you’re hungry

When it’s dark don’t you turn on the light

I know you’ve been hurting, you know you don’t have to

So let’s stop hurting and let’s start loving tonight



Life is for living, so take what I’m giving

Just give up the pain in your heart

It won’t solve your problems, it won’t bring you pleasure

And it’s keeping us apart

So here I am ready, willing and able

And somehow it’s just not enough

You know that it’s out here whenever you want it

But you’ve gotta learn to ask for love


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Let’s be lovers tonight, tonight is forever

Tomorrow may never come

And what if it doesn’t, what does it matter

If we go out living on love

Let’s be lovers tonight, don’t’ you eat when you’re hungry

When it’s dark don’t you turn on the light

I know you’ve been hurting, you know you don’t have to

So let’s stop hurting and let’s start loving tonight



I’ll Be There For You

(Randall Lee Anderson)


You should know after all you’ve done

You’re the only one my heart requires

And of all the simple things I do

Growing old with you is my one desire


I’ll be there for you whenever you call

In no time at all

I don’t care who’s in my way, or what I must pay

I’ll be there for you


And to feel like I did before

I couldn’t want for more with you by my side

And your arms holding me so tight

The rapture of the night lingers in my mind


I’ll be there for you whenever you call

In no time at all

I don’t care who’s in my way, or what I must pay

I’ll be there for you



One Night Dream

(Randall Lee Anderson)


She was sitting alone there at the table

Staring at the door and watching the time

A lady shouldn’t have to wait all night

So I tried my best to be polite

And see if I could dance him off her mind


She was a one night dream

And I loved every minute

She was a one night, one night dream


I was trying to make good conversation

She was trying to make it through the night

I didn’t have to say too much

All we had to do was touch

And I could feel her body talk to mine


She was a one night dream

And I loved every minute

She was a one night, one night dream


Underneath the make-up

There was a beautiful lady


She looked like an angel in the morning

She kissed my cheek before saying goodbye

She didn’t leave her number

But now and then I wonder

If I ever keep him off her mind


She was a one night dream

And I loved every minute

She was a one night, one night dream



I’ve Got a New Heartache

(Randall Lee Anderson)


Wasn’t it something, the life we used to have

The time we had before you said goodbye

So much has passed between us and everything has changed

But my old love for you will never die


I’ve got a new job, got a new place

I’ve a lot of plans to make

I’ve got time on my hands and hurt on my face

‘Cause everything that ‘s new brings me back to missing you

Oooo…  I’ve got a new heartache


Remembering the old times when we were so in love

The hands and hearts and dreams and all the rest

But I can’t believe in anything since you

At least my older memories are the best


I’ve got a new job, got a new place

I’ve a lot of plans to make

I’ve got time on my hands and hurt on my face

‘Cause everything that ‘s new brings me back to missing you

Oooo…  I’ve got a new heartache



A Love That Will Never Be

(Randall Lee Anderson)


You brought some joy into my life

You made me warm on a cold winter night

Wherever you are, you’re always living inside me

And all that I do is dream, of a love that will never be


       I know that my body will hunger

       I’m longing for your company

       I know that my memory will never let go

       ‘Cause all that I do is dream of a love that will never be


You made me feel like more than a man

You gave me freedom to be who I am

There’s no use in wishing, I know it never can be

And all I can do is dream of a love that will never be


       I’m a better man for having known you

       I still see the light in your eyes

       Remembering for me, is my reality

       And all that I do is dream, of a love that will never be


All I can do is dream of a love that will never be



A Little Kiss Or Two

(Randall Lee Anderson)


I’ve heard it said that you’ve been lonely

And you’ve been hurt a hundred times

All you gotta do is trust me Baby

Just pucker up and things will work out fine


A little kiss or two

A little kiss is all I want from you

And that’s the truth

A little kiss will doo be doop doo doo


I don’t want to change the way you’re living

You don’t have to give me all your time

I’d never put those chains upon you

I just want to put your lips on mine


I don’t want to force my love upon you

Please don’t think I’m being insincere

I don’t want to mold you or change you all around

I just want one kiss that lasts a hundred years


A little kiss or two

A little kiss is all I want from you

And that’s the truth

A little kiss will doo be doop doo doo



A Time For Letting Go

(Randall Lee Anderson)


It’s late in the evening and all the lights are low

Sometimes a part of me still longs to hold you close

What I wouldn’t give just to be alone with you

And making love the way we used to do


If I could turn the hands of time anywhere I wanted to

I’d try to turn them back to you


I still have those letters inside my quiet room

I try not to read them but they seem like part of you

I sing every night all the songs I wrote for you

And all the words have never been so true


If I could turn the hands of time anywhere I wanted to

I’d try to turn them back to you


It took some tears for me to see

But now I think I know

There’s a time for love and a time for letting go


It took some tears for me to see

But now I think I know

There’s a time for love and a time for letting go


God Bless The Poets

The Place Where Love Comes From

Daddy, I Love You

Let’s Be Lovers Tonight

I’ll Be There For You

One Night Dream

I’ve Got a New Heartache

A Love That Will Never Be

A Little Kiss or Two

A Time For Letting Go