Sleeping Children - Song Lyrics from the 90s

Lyrics from the 90s+

Sleeping Children

By Julie Gengo

Sleeping children sigh

In the morning I grow weary

Something crossed my mind

A distraction I see clearly

Deeper I climb

Into my slumber

I’m searching for the words

That will guide me through the storm

It weeps

It’s caught me by surprise

And I can’t hold on to anything at all

I sit around the circle

I wonder for myself

Sleeping children sigh

In the morning I grow weary

Something on my mind

A distraction I see clearly

Deeper I climb

Sometimes I ponder

Why words are so forlorn

A fraction of their size

I dream

And bundle up my pride

In the distance I can see the angels fall

To comfort all the strangers

That lie upon my shelf

A sensory that fails to keep

Me

Here beside you

I wish for dancing days that shine again

In time

Sleeping children sigh

In the morning I grow weary

Something crossed my mind

A distraction I see clearly

Deeper I climb

     deeper I climb

Deeper I climb

    deeper I climb

Deeper I climb

    deeper I climb

Merry Widow - Song Lyrics from the 90s

 

MERRY WIDOW

Lyrics and Vocal Melody
By Julie Gengo

The cradle rocks desperately  

And you break down

While the merry widow sleeps

You break down, break down

You ramble on all alone

But your pockets aren’t sewn

And there ain’t nothing left

You can’t buy your lifeline with it

Or a place called home

(Guitar Break)

How reckless abandonment 

That has raped your soul dry

Could still exist

There is no pride

Or a lullaby called home

And you still can’t reach

But your hands are untied

So you can’t complain

And they taught you not to ever speak again

Speak again

The light seems so pale 

Reflecting off your skin

As deep as your despair 

Penetrating within

And you break down 

And you break down

And you break down

And you break down

And there ain’t nothing left

You can’t buy your lifeline 

Or a place called home

And you still can’t reach

But your hands are untied

So you can’t complain

And they taught you not to ever speak again

Speak again

Speak again

Speak again 

Speak again 

Speak, speak again…..

 

If You Lived Near By

If you lived near by

I would become thin

and crawl through your cat door

and sneak up

as you sat in your chair

reading your book

I would light a candle

and sit next to you

to keep you company

We would play cards

or chess

even though I don't know how to play

If you lived near by

I would call you from a phone booth

on a rainy night

and make you come to your window

I would smile and wave

and you would come down

and we would dance

in the warm rain

and get soaking wet

If you lived near by

I would bring you zucchini

from my garden

and a pumpkin

when they were in season

I would teach you

how to make soup

and how adding in

a little bit of this and a touch of that

can make all the difference

If you lived near by

I would hand deliver

postcards from exotic places

that I found at garage sales

I would write little notes

on them

pretending to be having a

fabulous time

but also sending you love

and kisses

and telling you how much I missed you

Hello

Hello
by Julie Gengo

hello from the back

of the hollow wall

the sound of last year's 

concert in the park

a tiny murmur from yesterday

remains

girl peers out

from behind a book

and listens

counting the meter

as the words 

catch up to the 

day that changed everything