An Arkies Musings

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...

  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...

  Driving in the Fog by Richard Lawry The alarm goes off Shattering the silence Of the night At three A. M Seems I just laid down On my comfy bed Now, I'm on My feet again Pull on my clothes Wash my face And I stumble Out the door The fog glows thick In the porch light glow It's time for work Once more I know this road Like the back Of my hand This morning It's not the same There's an empty road And miles to go But it's the fog That is to blame The night sky is As black as coal My headlights Shining bright They just don't seem To show the way Fog keeps Swallowing the light The high beams flicker And blind my eyes Low beams show Only the glow Of fog hiding The countryside In a surreal Shadowy tableau Driving slow Hands gripping the wheel You can't see far It seems unreal Foot by foot The road appears Faith is driving Through your fears The fog will lift And skies will clear You were never alone Grace was here Mile by mile Along the way All you had to do Was p...

Links to the lyrics of every song on the album, Bob Lawry Auto Museum, by Faded Chrome  SIDE A Temple of Steel Bring Her Back Driving Arkansas Roads Whitewalls and Fenderskirts Frazer in the Snow Whoosh Whoosh Whoosh SIDE B Chrome and Velvet Dreams Little Red and White Nash Respect the Rust Hubcaps and Memories The Road Rolls On

My OCD Won't Let Me Be by Kenny Van Orden and Richard Lawry My OCD Won't let me be Sheldon ain't got Nothing on me Everything In the number three My OCD Won't let me be I've got a vision A vision in my mind Oh yeah, oh yeah Let's shine I've got a vision A dream I won't deny Oh no no Oh no Oh no My OCD Won't let me be Sheldon ain't got Nothing on me Everything In the number three My OCD Won't let me be Can't you see it It's lighting up the night Oh yeah Feeling alright I've got a vision A vision in my mind Oh yeah, oh yeah Let's shine I've got a vision A dream I won't deny Oh no no Oh no Oh no I'm a lighting designer On the cheap I knew that was the trick Can't you see it It's lighting up the night Oh yeah Feeling alright My OCD Won't let me be Sheldon ain't got Nothing on me Everything In the number three My OCD Won't let me be My OCD Won't let me be My OCD Won't let me be You can listen...

  Never Said Much by Richard Lawry Quiet in the hallway Head down low Too shy for the girls They didn't know New school, old nerves I couldn't start Then you walked in And stole my heart Never said much But I felt it all Love was knocking In the school hall I never said much Until I knew That my whole life Was waiting on you History class Harris Pine indoors Me making dressers You making drawers Lost my job Standing up for right Found a flower In a soda can To my delight Never said much But I felt it all Love was knocking In the school hall I never said much Until I knew That my whole life Was waiting on you First date ride Made me spin around Got sick in the sky Kept nothing down You took me home Washed my clothes clean Said, Let's ride the train Soft and sweet Five hundred miles Tried to pull us apart Couldn't break the promise Of a devoted heart Never said much But I felt it all Love was knocking In the school hall I never said much Until I knew That my whole life Wa...