Author: Joe Merkle

I wish I were a ship that spreads its wingsAnd flies away on a deep blue seaI wish I were a golden eagleSoaring far, far above the Rockies But I guess I’ll have to stay awhile longerAnd see what I can doAbout this situationI’ve been put through And if it weren’t for you I thinkAll…

The simple joys you bring to meThose moments of ecstasyHow I wish I could guaranteeThese things for you And the knowing is always growingShining brightly in those baby bluesAs my feelings, always reachingEver boundless, continue soaring A gift so great, I hesitateTo put a name upon itIt has no edges, it has no seamsIt’s the…

Drove by the old place tonightLooking for an old face insideKnew it would be a waste of my timeChasing the past-it’s a spiritual crime I saw lots of pretty new facesThey were all dressed up as hopeless casesFeeling lost in these emotionless mazesHad to be nuts to think I’d find traces Of you, anywhereI’m filled…

Your smile is that of a child’s on Christmas dayBut your tears are those of a woman who has lost her wayAnd your loving is like an ocean waveEngulfing and caressing, all you gave – all you gave And though I know you’ll deny it, I know you careAnd all your laughing and crying can’t…

These nagging questions in my mindOh will they never go awayThe doubts, the fears, and all the tearsOh where’s that sunny day And it’s so, so easy to be near youAnd it’s so, so easy holding youIt’s so hard telling myself it’s throughI just can’t seem to believe it’s true All the pain, the anguish…