Little Toy Train

 

Little Toy Train

by Richard Lawry

Six years old

A Colorado boy

For Christmas he wanted

Just one toy

Santa he said

All I want

Is an electric Train

But I know the cost

I know Daddy can't make it mine

So a wind-up train will be just fine

When Daddy heard his boy's refrain

He vowed to get him an electric train

On Christmas Eve

The boy was in bed

Electric train tracks

Around the tree spread

Christmas morning

A big surprise

The boy could not

Believe his eyes

Click-clack, click-clack

Steady and slow

Chuff-chuff, chuff-chuff

Watch her go

Toot-toot. toot-toot

Joyfully

Little toy train

Round the Christmas tree

Round and round the little train ran

The boy gasped and clapped his hands

He loved the train with all his heart

He knew that he would never part

Click-clack, click-clack

Steady and slow

Chuff-chuff, chuff-chuff

Watch her go

Toot-toot. toot-toot

Joyfully

Little toy train

Round the Christmas tree

The boy has grown to be a man

But every year since that Christmas grand

He sets up the train around the tree

And remembers how it used to be

Click-clack, click-clack

Steady and slow

Chuff-chuff, chuff-chuff

Watch her go

Toot-toot. toot-toot

Joyfully

Little toy train

Round the Christmas tree

Now the years have rolled

Like rails of time

Children laughing

Grandkids wide-eyed

That little train

Still circles the tree

Carrying love

Through the family

Click-clack, click-clack

Steady and slow

Chuff-chuff, chuff-chuff

Watch her go

Toot-toot. toot-toot

Joyfully

Little toy train

Round the Christmas tree

You can listen to the song as recorded by The Junkyard Misfits at this link

The Road Rolls On

The Road Rolls On

by Richard Lawry

Forty years of hard work here

Dreams built where engines glow

A legacy in every bolt and seam

Bob Lawry's life, his craft, his name

Automobiles and memories remain

The road rolls on, it never ends

Richie, Chad, and Kenny

Carry on his legacy

Chrome that shines like the setting sun

Every curve tells what he's done

His story rides in every gleam

Wheels may rust but not the pride

In this museum time's alive

Come see the spark that never died

Bob Lawry's life, his craft, his name

Automobiles and memories remain

The road rolls on, it never ends

Richie, Chad, and Kenny

Carry on his legacy

The past drives forward, the future steers

Come see the road of forty years

Bob's heart still beats here

At the Bob Lawry Auto Museum

You can listen to the song as recorded by Faded Chrome at this link

Temple of Steel

 

Temple of Steel

by Richard Lawry

Wheels of memory spin and hum

Polished chrome where shadows run

A whisper of lives long undone

In the Bob Lawry Auto Museum

Dreams parked in rows

I see 'em

Thirty-nine Zephyr

Glide like a ghost

Thirty-four Desoto

Curves I love most

Twenty-six Oakland

Rust and grace

Stories etched in every trace

Forty Buick

Time slows its pace

Engines that spoke

Engines that sighed

Every ride a piece of pride

In the Bob Lawry Auto Museum

Dreams parked in rows

I see 'em

Thirty-nine Zephyr

Glide like a ghost

Thirty-four Desoto

Curves I love most

Oil and dust

Love and decay

Echoes of hands

That paved the way

Each chassis a heart

Each hood a soul

In this temple of steel

I feel whole

You can listen to the song as recorded by Faded Chrome at this link

Country Doctor

Country Doctor
by Richard Lawry

Country doctor in a Model T coupe

There is another call he needs to attend

Fog in the holler, wind blowing through
Her baby is sick, what should she do
Send for the doctor, ride through the night
Praying to God it will be alright

Country doctor in a Model T coupe
Motor chugging, there's work to do
Chug-chug chugging
Doctor's coming through

Headlights in the yard, Model T arrives
Black bag in his hand, her spirit revives
There in the doorway, she steps aside and
Mama welcomes the Doctor inside

Country doctor in a Model T coupe

Motor chugging, there's work to do

Chug-chug chugging

Doctor's coming through

Baby has a cough and terrible fever
It's breathing isn't too good either
He listened close to that tiny chest
And promised he would do his best

Country doctor in a Model T coupe

Motor chugging, there's work to do

Chug-chug chugging

Doctor's coming through

Morning comes, sunrise around
The fever broke, the child slept sound
Doctor wrote his note and closed his case
Said, I'll check back soon, I wish you grace

Model T started, bounced round the bend
There is another call Doc needs to attend
Many more miles, back on the road
They're hoping that he won't be slowed

In his Model T coupe
Trusty Model T coupe

Country doctor in a Model T coupe

Motor chugging, there's work to do

Chug-chug chugging

Doctor's coming through

Roll on Model T coupe
The doctor's needed
Make it through
Roll on, roll on
Model T coupe
The doctor's needed
Make it through
In his Model T coupe
Trusty Model T coupe

You can listen to the song as recorded by Faded Chrome at this link

Poems, Hymns and Songs

 

Poems, Hymns and Songs written by Richard Lawry

Click on the links below for each poem

A Seaside Sunset

Chrome and Velvet Dreams

Whitewalls and Fenderskirts

A Solitary Place

Driving Arkansas Roads

Country Doctor

Temple of Steel

The Road Rolls On

Little Toy Train

Driving Arkansas Roads

 

Driving Arkansas Roads
By Richard Lawry
 
Dust rises soft where we've begun
A peach moon hangs low, undone
Magnolia whispers in the Arkansas air
The stars align, dreams everywhere
The hum of the engine with the top down
My heart beats louder when you're around
 
Every bend, every turn
Something inside returns
 
Driving Arkansas roads
Under skies that never close
In a convertible
Just me, the stars and you
Driving Arkansas roads
While the quiet truth unfolds
 
Gravel clicks like a skipping stone
Each mile a memory carved in bone
The road runs black
Where the moonlight fades
Time slows down
But the moment stays
Red dirt stains on my old car
A melody born on your guitar
 
Driving Arkansas roads
Under skies that never close
In a convertible
Just me, the stars and you
Driving Arkansas roads
While the quiet truth unfolds
 
Every fence post, every tree
Holds a secret meant for me
A waltz of whispers, fiddle odes
This love is born on Arkansas roads

A Solitary Place

 

A Solitary Place

by Richard Lawry

Now in the morning long before the light

I rise while the world is still asleep

Cold air on my breath gravel under my feet

A quiet road is calling me

The sky is filled with diamond fire

No sound but my heartbeat here

In the stillness I remember why

In solitude I feel you near

When the noise falls away

And the dark feels alive

I hear your still small voice

Come and be with me

So I find a solitary place

Where heaven feels close

I lift my eyes, I slow my pace

And my cares melt away

Before the sun paints the day

Before the world begins to move

I meet you here in the quiet dark

In a solitary place with you

A dark night road beneath my wheels

Stars like a thousand burning flares

The Milky Way stretched across the sky

Majestic brushstrokes everywhere

No city lights, no borrowed glow

Just grandeur in an open space

The heavens sing what words can't hold

Creation testifies your grace

When the noise falls away

And the dark feels alive

I hear your still small voice

Come and be with me

So I find a solitary place

Where heaven feels close

I lift my eyes I slow my pace

And my cares melt away

Before the sun paints the day

Before the world begins to move

I meet you here in the quiet dark

In a solitary place with you

Teach me how to rise and seek

To love the stillness love the calm

To filter out the world's doublespeak

In the early morning balm

No spotlight, no crowd, no sound

Just you and me on silent ground

The darker the night, the brighter you shine

Eternal stars, eternal light

So I'll find a solitary place

Again and again I'll return

Where every fear and every tear

Is met with mercy I don't earn

Before the sun paints the day

Before the world begins to move

I meet you here in the quiet dark

In a solitary place with you

You can listen to the song as recorded by Faded Chrome at this link