ANDERSEN, Eric


You can’t relive the past


What's said is said, what's done is done

You can't relive the past

The water's blown and so's the bridge

You can't relive the past

Memory runs right by your eyes

So real and so fast

The dam is burst, the acid's spilt

You can't relive the past

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The dam is burst, the acid's spilt

You can't relive the past


I sat beauty on my knees

You can't relive the past

I ran my guns for Robert E. Lee

You can't relive the past

One lesson learned from poetry

You can't hide behind your mask

No mask could hide your liberty

You can't relive the past

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You can't relive the past

You can't relive the past

No mask could hide your liberty

You can't relive the past


Thirsty Boots


You've long been on the open road

You been sleepin' in the rain

From dirty words and muddy cells

Your clothes are soiled and stained

But the dirty words and the muddy cells

Will soon be hid in shame

So only stop to rest yourself and you'll go off again


So take off your thirsty boots

And stay for awhile

Your feet are hot and weary

From a dusty mile

And maybe I can make you laugh

And maybe I can try

I'm just lookin' for the evenin'

And the mornin' in your eyes


Then tell me of the ones you saw

As far as you could see

Across the plains from field to town

A-marchin' to be free

And of the rusted prison gates that tumble by degree

Like laughing children one by one

They look like you and me


Come to my bedside, my darling


Come to my bedside, my darling.

Come over here and close the door.

Won't you lay your body soft and close beside me

And drop your petticoat upon the floor


I waited for you, oh, such a long time.

I tried to grow and be a better man.

If you knew your love has made one poor heart wealthy

Though my clothes may lay tattered in your hand.


Your breast has told my ear life's golden secrets.

Your back has shown my fingers endless groans.

Your lips have whispered wisdom that is timeless

About life and death and things I'd never known.


Your eyes are bluer than the mountain waters.

Your hair is flowin' dark and flowin' long.

Your skin has more gold than a morning sunrise.

It is softer than the breeze of a summer's dawn.


I miss you more with every passin' sunset.

I plan a plan on every new day born.

No, words cannot describe one thing I'm sure of,

That it's in my lovin' arms that you belong.


Violets of Dawn


Take me to the night I'm tippin’

topsy turvy turning upside down

Hold me tight and whisper what you wish

For there is no one here around

Oh you may sing song me sweet smiles

Regardless of the city's careless frown


Come watch the no colors fade blazing

Into pedal sprays of Violets of Dawn


In blindful wonderments enchantments

You can lift my wings softly to fly

Your eyes are like swift fingers reaching out

Into the pockets of my night

Whirling twirling puppy warm

before the flashing cloaks of darkness gone


Come see the no colors fade blazing

Into petal sprays of Violets of Dawn


Some prince charming I'll be

On Two white steeds to bring you diamond crowns

And climb your tower sleeping beauty

Before you ever know I've left the ground

You can wear a Cinderella, Snowwhite,

Alice Wonderland gown


Come watch the no colors fade blazing

Into petal sprays of Violets of Dawn


But if I seem to wander off in dream like looks

Please let me settle slowly

It's only me just staring out at you

A seeming stranger speaking holy

No, I don't mean to wake you up

it's only lonliness just coming on


So let the no colors fade blazing

into petal sprays Of Violets Of Dawn


Like shadows bursting into mist

Behind the echoes of this nonsense song

It's just chasing whispering trail

Of secret steps, oh see them laughing on

There's magic in the sleepiness of waking

to a childish sounding yawn


Come watch the no colors fade blazing

Into petal sprays of Violets of Dawn