Sunshine and Rain

Sunshine and Rain

by Richard Lawry

Earl Grey in a old blue mug

You smile, say

Howdy, ladybug

Sunshine morning daydream

Flowers bathed

In golden light

You pull down

Your old hat brim

Till your eyes are out of sight

Say, watch the flowers, Baby

They don't choose

Which side is right

I love sunshine

I love the rain

Cold raindrops dancing

On my windowpane

Every bright morning

Every wet day

You must have

Both of them to grow

I love sunshine

I love the rain

Joy and the aching

They all have a place

Hold me through the easy

Through the hard

Both are necessary to grow

We live life in crooked rows

Traveling the road below

You say

Every little heartbreak

Is just weather for the soul

Storm rolls in

The sky turns black

Thunder like a flank attack

But your hand

Finds my heartbeat

Says, this is how

The gardens grow

I love sunshine

I love the rain

Cold raindrops dancing

On my windowpane

Every bright morning

Every wet day

You must have

Both of them to grow

I love sunshine

I love the rain

Joy and the aching

They all have a place

Hold me through the easy

Through the hard

Both are necessary to grow

Let it pour

Let it blaze

We are fields

We are flames

Every tear

Every ray

Writes another

Blessed new day

I love sunshine

I love the rain

Cold raindrops dancing

On my windowpane

Every bright morning

Every wet day

You must have

Both of them to grow

I love sunshine

I love the rain

Joy and the aching

They all have a place

Hold me through the easy

Through the hard

Both are necessary to grow

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

1940 Plymouth

 

1940 Plymouth 4 door Sedan. All original, rust free. Title in hand. New brakes, museum piece. Rotating our inventory. Drive it home. Very rare and in excellent condition. 11,900.00

 

1939 Lincoln Zephyr

 

For Sale - 19,500.00 

87 year old survivor. From the Cory Coker museum. Mechanically restored. Drive anywhere. One repaint, Non V12-1949 Mercury Flathead V8. Original 3 speed manual transmission and rear. Smooth as glass. Located in Mena, Arkansas.

Our physical location and mailing address is:

Lawry's Used Cars

3008 Hwy 71 South

Mena, AR 71953

Our phone number is:

Office 479-394-9938

Richie cell 479-234-2373

Kenny cell 713-203-4944

e-mail

richies@sbcglobal.net

This car was featured in the single, Temple of Steel by Faded Chrome. You can listen to the song at the link below.

Psalm 58

 

Psalm 58
by Richard Lawry

How can silence wear the crown of truth

How can quiet lips pass judgment right

You weigh the world with hidden scales

While in your heart you plot the night

Your hands move out across the land

And leave behind a trail of wrong

You call it justice with your voice

But violence hums beneath your song

The wicked wander from their first breath

Lost before they learn to stand

They cradle lies like native speech

Falsehood formed in heart and hand

Their words drip sharp like serpent's venom

Cold and coiled prepared to strike

A deafened snake that will not hear

The charm of truth or mercy's cry

O God, break the teeth of their power

Tear the fangs from lions young

Let their rage run off like water

Let their arrows come undone

Let their schemes dissolve and wither

Before their fires can even start

Sweep them like a storm of justice

From the land and from the heart

Let them fade like trails that vanish

Like a snail that dries in sun

Like a life that never opened

Eyes to see what might have come

Before their thorns ignite the fire

Before their pots can feel the flame

Whether green or blazing fierce

Let wrath erase their fleeting name

Then the righteous stand and witness

Justice rising fierce and clear

Feet washed in the fall of evil

Truth made visible and near

O God, break the teeth of their power

Tear the fangs from lions young

Let their rage run off like water

Let their arrows come undone

And the people all will answer

As your justice fills the earth

Surely goodness is remembered

Surely righteousness has worth

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

You can listen to the song as reimagined as a hard rock song by The Junkyard Misfits at this link

Songs and Poems

 

Poems, Hymns and Songs written by Richard Lawry

Click on the links below for each poem

Bring Her Back

Psalm 58

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

Little Red and White Nash

Long Beach Serenade

Respect the Rust

Twisted Metal

Faded Name

Colorado Girl

Driving in the Fog

My OCD Won't Let Me Be

Never Said Much

Faded Name

Faded Name

by Kenny Van Orden

The pain of goodbye

Is beginning to hurt

I haven't allowed

Myself to shed a tear

The betrayal and rejection

Are too much to bear

I am mourning

A love that died

Through it all

God knows I tried

In time it will be

Another bad dream

A faded name

On a mental screen

My faded name

Will carry on

Just a bad dream

Not real

But very gone

My faded name

May no longer shine

My faded name

Will die in time

It takes a lot

To live so alone

To turn a heart

Of gold into stone

Will you remember me

When I am gone

Or just a faded name

You used too long

You may call my name

But I won't be there

To hold your hand

In times of despair

My faded name

Will stay with you

A discarded lover

Who helped you through

I gave you my all

As you needed help

I just couldn't save

You from yourself

My faded name

Will carry on

Just a bad dream

Not real

But very gone

My faded name

May no longer shine

My faded name

Will die with time

My faded name

A ghost from the past

My faded name

A love that didn't last

My faded name

Just a bad dream

My faded name

That just left the scene

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

You can listen to the song as recorded by Van Orden at this link

Colorado Girl

 

Colorado Girl

by Richard Lawry

A little house on Benton Street

Filled with happy sounds where

A young girl plays in the yard

Sunlight in her blond hair

Tangled like the wind

Drifting through the trees

Sweet reflections of the past

Flow like a summer breeze

She's a Colorado girl

Loves aspens in the starlight

And sweet Palisade peaches

She's a Colorado girl

Loves snowy peaks

Frosted white

Violet blue columbines

And mountain sunset twilight

She's a Colorado Girl

Mama's pot roast on the stove

Sweet aroma in the air

Family gathered around

Love was always there

Grace before the meal

Then laughter filled the room

Simple days have gone too fast

Like a sweet and gentle tune

She's a Colorado girl

Loves aspens in the starlight

And sweet Palisade peaches

She's a Colorado girl

Loves snowy peaks

Frosted white

Violet blue columbines

And mountain sunset twilight

She's a Colorado Girl

Camping in the Rockies

Under stars that burn so bright

Campfire songs and stories

Carried far into the night

She learned the world was bigger

Than the streets she used to roam

But every mountain road

Led to her Colorado home

She's a Colorado girl

Loves aspens in the starlight

And sweet Palisade peaches

She's a Colorado girl

Loves snowy peaks

Frosted white

Violet blue columbines

And mountain sunset twilight

She's a Colorado Girl

That little house on Benton Street

Still holds her memories

Sweet reflections of the past

Flow like a summer breeze

And if you listen closely

You might still hear her song

She's still a Colorado Girl

She's a Colorado girl

Loves aspens in the starlight

And sweet Palisade peaches

She's a Colorado girl

Loves snowy peaks

Frosted white

Violet blue columbines

And mountain sunset twilight

She's still a Colorado Girl

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

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