Sugar in the Box

He loved her sweetly, never letting go
she pushed and shoved
demons from her past wont let her grow
he loves her gently, making her his world
she left him there his life unfurled

She was his sugar
she was his world
everything she said
was everything he did

On a lazy afternoon
he had come home too soon
to find his sugar on the floor
needle in her arm
darkness at their door

He cried over her asking lord why oh why
was his sugar gone, and he was left alone to cry
he sat there for a while
crying and begging
begging and pleading

Then the day came for him to say goodbye
he held that white rose
tears falling from his eyes
wondering why

With his sugar in a box,
his car packed
he left the dusty roads
never looking back.

Faded Glory

With the wind at her back
she moved east, picking up the road
as the miles blew past
faded as her tan she no long felt alone

She wore the smile of faded glory on her face
with new risks to take
and a breath of confidence
she kept going east
new dreams new faces
unfamiliar places and a place to start new

As the miles rolled by Johnny sang softly
showing her that walking the line was right
her memories of drugs, sex, and rock n roll
melted away as new ones began

She wore the smile of faded glory
the sun shining on her skin
with each new town the passed
she left the last one behind

faded glory of a hometown queen
faded glory of hazy dreams
faded glory of memories long gone
faded glory of lost and twisted dreams

with one last stretch she yawned lightly
her faded glory had gone completely
she was a new girl with a new world.

Unknown

Little boy is now a man
walking the line as best he can
no woman by his side
to share the secrets of the night
little boy lost in flight

Never knew if his daddy was a rolling stone
always left behind
always left alone
imagination as far as the stars
underneath his shirt were hidden scars

Struggled with the devils brew
Secrets kept hidden
nobody knew

He met her by accident
close enough to make two into one
with blinded love they left
in a space bound rocket ship

Hold on baby, dont let go
we dont have far to go
I wont leave you behind
just keep walking that line