Johnny, Dear Johnny

Johnny, dear Johnny, since you sailed away 

Now a year, seven months and a day 

But your ship it has not yet returned 

Though my heart it has hungered and yearned 

Oh Johnny, dear Johnny, my only true love

Do you see me in stars high above?

How i've prayed on those nights all alone

For the wind to blow you back home 

Johnny, dear Johnny, I've cried every day

From the moment you drifted away 

You remained with me here in my heart 

Though the tides have kept us apart

Oh Johnny, dear Johnny, the sea is so deep 

Like the promise you swore you would keep 

On this shore I'll be waiting for you 

For your sails to come into view 

Johnny, dear Johnny, did you die in the waves?

Did you and your crew meet their watery graves?

As the sea and the breeze seem to whisper goodbyes 

Bringing sadness and tears to my eyes 

Oh Johnny, dear Johnny, please come back to me

Then become the husband you promised to be

Don't leave me alone for another day more 

Come back and honor the promise you swore 

Crimson Bed

There's nothing in this crimson bed

Just stains of past from love long dead

No warmth to wrap around me tight 

To cease the chill that comes with night

And in this cold and crimson bed 

No dreams come to my weary head 

Just nightmares that reflect my pain 

Again, again, again, again 

And in this crimson bed i sleep 

I gave my soul the lord to keep

Incase the morning i don't wake 

An angel i may never make

There's nothing in this crimson bed

Just stains from times in which i've bled 

The only time I'm ever warmed

Is when those stains are formed 

Falling

I fall

Like a penny flipped 

On its descent 

Falling 

Spinning 

Tumbling downwards 

Lost just like that penny spent 

Unsure if i'll rise again

Just falling, falling 

Down i go 

Will i land 

Or keep on falling 

Only time shall know 

Undiscovered

The light cascaded beautifully 

Upon the silk sheet bed 

The candle threw its shadows 

On the wall above her head 

She looked much like a sculpture 

With her features all on show 

Exuberant and unrestrained 

Amidst the candles glow 

Her eyes were so magnificent 

Like jewels not yet discovered 

Yet here she lay in full display 

The greatest gift uncovered 

And then the slightest breath beside me

Proves that she is real

As never could a dream express

The love in which i feel

The Visitors

I'm gonna tell you my story... 

Well it's more a heinous crime

It all started with a woman 

Who i swore forever mine 

I followed her one evening 

Where she disappeared from view 

Confirming my suspicions 

All the accusations true 

I waited under lamplight 

And if you listen to me friend 

You may understand my reason 

It's not hard to comprehend 

I watched her walk back out the door 

And scurry through the night 

I had a cigarette to calm my nerves 

Until the time was right 

Well i crept through that door 

Much like a thief... You understand! 

A knife clenched in the fingers 

Of my numb and steady hand 

I looked around the confides 

Of the small disheveled room 

I smelled the filthy stench of her

That cheap as her perfume 

Well he lay there in the crumpled sheets 

So satisfied and still 

Contented with betrayal 

And the cheapest form of thrill 

I stood there for a while 

Breathing silently and calm 

Remembering my visit here 

Was purely just to harm 

He didn't see me strike 

But saw the glint upon my blade 

I sat beside him on the bed 

And heard the noises that he made 

A gurgling of horror 

As his hands grasped at his throat 

His chances of survival 

Were increasingly remote

I sat awhile... Maybe more 

As i wanted him to see

The reason he was dying now

Was not the fault of me 

But that of course, his visitor 

The one who brought me here 

"And will be mine forevermore"

I whispered in his ear

I sneaked out from the doorway 

And lit another cigarette 

To satisfy the pleasure 

That all killers seem to get 

I headed home uncertain 

If i'd find her there at home 

But smiled upon returning

To see her lying all alone 

I curled up close and comfortable

She smelled so sweet, her skin was clean

She never even asked me where i was, or where i'd been 

I smiled at her with innocents, and saw excitement in her eyes 

Then made love to this angel in my devilish disguise 

Trip

I'm never sure about the cure 

A tablet seems to do more harm 

The damage caused unseen by all 

That drives you to the funny farm

I get on board its roller coaster 

Taken to its highs and lows 

Where it stops is so uncertain 

No one ever knows

Get on board and travel with me 

Through each bend and twisted turn

See how quickly you are pleading 

For a safe and soft return 

Still my problem goes unanswered 

Does the tablet ease the pain?

Or does that little pill I swallow

Make me more insane? 

More Each Day

You know when we began 

The first time that i swam

To the bottle of your glass 

Those years have gone so fast

I dived into your depths 

Now i have nothing left

Just the friend i have in you 

And all you made me do 

I've cursed you many times 

I've witnessed all your crimes 

But i can't let you go 

I think somehow you know 

And when you are away

I miss you more each day 

On you i do depend 

My one and only friend 

At times i need you near 

At times it's you i fear 

What if you went away? 

Returned again someday 

I'd welcome you again 

Let you inflict your pain 

No matter what come may

I hate you more each day 

But then i take you in 

My one and only sin 

I wonder who's to blame? 

To you it's just a game 

The loser takes a fall

The gambler loses all 

I love you more each day 

No matter what i say 

I need you this I know 

So please don't ever go 

I don't know what i'd do...

Without you.