Long Lost Clown
Hello again, it’s me
Haven’t spoken for a while, so it seems
Watcha’ doing with your time these days
Can we talk a little while, there’s lots to say
Did you miss me at all
Are you thinking it’s so fine to get my call
Have the nights been longer since I’m gone
Did you struggle when I left to carry on
Or was I out of sight and out of mind to you
Did I even cross your mind once we were through
Have you missed the thought of having me around
Or am I just another long lost clown
I’ve taken you for granted, I can see
I thought you’d still be thinking of me
It troubles me to find that I’ve been wrong
I didn’t think I’d stay away this long
Do you think that we could take another shot
I wish that things were different but they’re not
Can someone else have taken my place
You’d know my pain if you could see my face
Was I out of sight and out of mind to you
Did I even cross your mind once we were through
Have you missed the thought of having me around
Or am I just another long lost clown
I guess I made my bed way back when
I know I wasn’t thinking with my head
And yes I know I didn’t even call
Perhaps I wasn’t thinking at all
Was I out of sight and out of mind to you
Did I even cross your mind once we were through
Have you missed the thought of having me around
Or am I just another long lost clown
Was I out of sight and out of mind to you
Did I even cross your mind once we were through
Have you missed the thought of having me around
Or am I just another long lost clown
© Copyright 2018 Wayne Merdinger
Sip My Wine
I’m gonna sip my wine
I’m gonna savor every drop until the bottle is dry
I’m gonna take my time
‘Cause I’ve got nothing to stop me from running behind - Oh no - Oh no - Oh no
You can stay or leave
It’s really up to you, it doesn’t matter to me
But it’s here I’ll be
Taking it slow and going easily
I find it so appealing
With no commitments in my way
And there’s nothing that I’m feeling
Gonna cloud a sunny day – Yay,yay,yay - Ooh-ooh Hey-hey Gonna sip my wine today
Ooh-ooh - Hey-hey
I can go my way
I can make every day a holiday
And if I may
I’m gonna have another glass of cabernet – Hey hey - Hey hey - Hey hey
Sitting in the restaurant among my friends and confidants
Sharing all the simple thoughts and reminiscing back across the years
Laughing over funny bits, about the things I’m gonna miss
And I know its times like this that I’ll remember holding back the tears
Whoa whoa - Whoa whoa
I’m gonna sip my wine
I’m gonna savor every drop until the bottle is dry
I’m gonna take my time
‘Cause I’ve got nothing to stop me from running behind
I find it so appealing
With no commitments in my way
And there’s nothing that I’m feeling
Gonna cloud a sunny day – Yay-yay-yay - Ooh-ooh - Hey-hey Gonna sip my wine today
Ooh ooh - Hey hey - Gonna sip my wine today
Ooh ooh - Hey hey - Gonna sip my wine I’m gonna sip my wine Today
© Copyright 2018 Wayne Merdinger
No One's Home
Breaking down the barriers to reach inside the void
Using every trick I have the patience to employ
Staring into emptiness, I look for something right
But shadows from the darkness cast unfamiliar light
Crashing into silence, I strain to hear a sound
Nothing is the same, confusion all around
Searching for a sign, I may be getting through
But every step I take brings me less of what I knew
I’m knocking – But no one’s home – I’m feeling – So alone
I’m looking – It’s hard to find – Anything that might be left behind
I’m knocking – But no one’s home – I’m missing – The world I’ve known
I’m wishing – But I’m resigned – To never turning back the hands of time
Asking no more questions, telling no more lies
Hiding my emotions so no one sees me cry
Things that are and things that were, they don’t look the same
Everything is different now and only here in name
All that I can see is an unfamiliar soul
I wish I had a hint of something new or something old
Maybe no one’s there to answer the door
Should I even feel the need to be knocking any more
But I’m knocking – And no one’s home – I’m feeling – So alone
I’m looking – It’s hard to find – Anything that might be left behind
I’m knocking – But no one’s home – I’m missing – The world I’ve known
I’m wishing – But I’m resigned – To never turning back the hands of time
© Copyright 2018 Wayne Merdinger
Let Me Change Your Mind
I know you had a trying day – I can see it in your eyes
Something’s there you’d just as soon forget
You strain to smile, your face betrays the anguish that you hide
A weight upon your shoulders that won’t rest
And I know – How you feel – Yes I know – The pain is real
Let me change your mind and occupy your time
Let me in – Let me take you by the hand
Let me know what you think – I can see you’re on the edge
But I’m here – And I will understand
Ever since I’ve known you, you wear it on your sleeve
There’s nothing you can do to hide the truth
You bear your soul in silence and your look cannot deceive
You build a wall that I can see right through
So I know – How you feel – I can sense – What you conceal
Let me change your mind and occupy your time
Let me in – Let me take you by the hand
Let me know what you think – I can see you’re on the edge
But I’m here – And I will understand
Nothing you imagine is as bad as it seems
Everything looks bigger in the night
So rest your weary head and dare to dream
Of places you can go to in the light
And I know – How you feel – I can see – What you don’t reveal
Let me change your mind and occupy your time
Let me in – Let me take you by the hand
Let me know what you think – I can see you’re on the edge
But I’m here – And I will understand
Let me feel what you feel – You don’t need to shut me out
‘Cause I know I can change your state of mind
Let me hear what you say – Let me talk you off the ledge
Let me close and let me change your mind
© Copyright 2018 Wayne Merdinger
All My Heart
I open up my eyes in the early morning light
And there you are beside me, still asleep from the night
I watch you as you breathe – Count my blessings quietly
Your expression so serene – It’s captivating me
And I thank the stars with all my heart that you are by my side
That you sacrificed and traveled far, so we wouldn’t be denied
I thank the stars with all my heart for the life you’ve given me
And it’s been like this right from the start like I knew that it would be
And so we fill the pages of our unfinished book
A story for the ages – The journey that we took
Mystified by fate that closed the distance to our heart
Miles that separate couldn’t keep us far apart
And I thank the stars with all my heart that you are by my side
That you sacrificed and traveled far, so we wouldn’t be denied
I thank the stars with all my heart for the life you’ve given me
And it’s been like this right from the start like I knew that it would be
All I ever dreamed of was to find someone like you
The things we had to do to make it all come true
And now we are as one, savoring the past
The riches we’ve amassed – But it’s all gone by too fast
You open up your eyes as I look upon your face
We’re lying side by side in this our perfect place
It’s just another morning in a fantasy revealed
Your smile so adoring, and it says our love is real
And I thank the stars with all my heart that you are by my side
That you sacrificed and traveled far, so we wouldn’t be denied
I thank the stars with all my heart for the life you’ve given me
And it’s been like this right from the start like I knew that it would be
© Copyright 2018 Wayne Merdinger
Destiny Calls
Since you’ve been here, I’ve counted my blessings
And when you are near I can be who I am
I think of you gone, I know I’m obsessing
‘Cause saying goodbye was not what we’d planned
But Destiny calls – It’s waving its hand – With a flickering light – And a line in the sand
There’s a place in the sun – It won’t be the same – Destiny calls – It’s calling your name
When you were younger, you stood out apart as you
Blazed all your trails and you made your own way
And now that you’re grown you must follow your heart and I’ve
Got to accept that it’s not yesterday
Destiny calls – It’s waving its hand – With a flickering light – And a line in the sand
There’s a place in the sun – It won’t be the same – Destiny calls – It’s calling your name
All my emotions are raging inside – Conflicted but wanting to see
Tangible notions that I have denied – Now they’re the way it will be
Destiny calls – It’s waving its hand – With a flickering light – And a line in the sand
There’s a place in the sun – It won’t be the same – Destiny calls – It’s calling your name
So in the end it will be what is best and I
Will not be selfish, I will not dissent
This is our fate and it’s love’s greatest test but I
Know the reward will be worth all we spent
Destiny calls – It’s waving its hand – With a flickering light – And a line in the sand
There’s a place in the sun – It won’t be the same – Destiny calls – It’s calling your name
Destiny calls – It’s waving its hand – With a flickering light – And a line in the sand
There’s a place in the sun – It won’t be the same – Destiny calls – It’s calling your name
Destiny Calls – It’s calling your name
© Copyright 2018 Wayne Merdinger
I Play For Me
If I had a dollar for every song I played
I’d buy myself an island with the money that I made
If I were a superstar and all my work was known
The road from rags to riches would be my very own
But this is just a fantasy – Just a worn out dream
It isn’t who I wanna be – It isn’t what I need
I play for me – I play for you – I’ll play for anyone who’ll listen – I play ‘cause I want to
I play for me – I play my songs – If you think I play for fame and fortune
You couldn’t be more wrong
If I played arenas and traveled through the land
And people paid to see me on the stage and with my band
If I had to sign my name a million times or more
I wouldn’t turn to leave until the last one’s out the door
But this is just a fantasy – Just a worn out dream
It isn’t who I wanna be – It isn’t what I need
I play for me – I play for you – I’ll play for anyone who’ll listen – I play ‘cause I want to
I play for me – I play my songs – If you think I play for fame and fortune
You couldn’t be more wrong
If I hit the big time – If I were a star
I’d stick to just the music, ‘cause that’s how I got this far
And if they wanted more of me, they wouldn’t get their way
‘Cause I don’t think it matters what stardom has to say
I play for me – I play for you – I’ll play for anyone who’ll listen – I play ‘cause I want to
I play for me – I play my songs – If you think I play for fame and fortune
You couldn’t be more wrong
I play for me – I play for you – I’ll play for anyone who’ll listen ‘Cause that’s – Just what I do
© Copyright 2018 Wayne Merdinger
Who Will Wear Your Shoes
You set the pace – You are the face – Of those who cannot speak
And once again you represent the voices of the meek
The lines are drawn – We’re marching on – No sense of what’s to come
Tomorrow’s game won’t look the same as where we’re coming from
Who will wear your shoes when the sun goes down
Who will walk those footsteps in the night
Who will wear your shoes when there’s darkness all around
Who will lead us back into the light
Heed the signs of wintertime – The coldness in the air
The wind it brings upon its wings – An omen of despair
All is quiet now on the inside
The fire burning brightly keeps us warm
But clouds are rolling in on the outside
Who will find us shelter from the storm
What’s the plan – To make our stand – To live another day
Who will cede and who will lead – And who will light the way
Who will wear your shoes when the sun goes down
Who will walk those footsteps in then night
Who will wear your shoes when there’s darkness all around
Who will lead us back into the light
Who will wear your shoes when the sun goes down
Who will walk those footsteps in the night
Who will wear your shoes when there’s darkness all around
Who will lead us back into the light
© Copyright 2017 Wayne Merdinger
Ode to The Artist
Gazing with a purpose – What is it you see – A potpourri of color and design
Let yourself go wandering – Into the scene – Take a trip and see what you will find
Watch the image move – And come alive – Free up all your senses to believe
Whatever the illusion – You decide – What you feel is what you will perceive
Live in the moment – Time stands still – Take a leap of faith with your eyes
Search down deep within – For some kind of sign – Open up for someone to reply
Try to imagine – A world black and white – A tapestry of dark and dreary shades
The skill and inspiration – Will color and light – Working all the tools of the trade
So let the patterns run – Into your soul – Lock the door behind the frame
The spirit from within – Beacons to you now – Calling out your name
Can you hear the words – Do you know what they mean
Can you feel the passion shining through
Can you see the brush – And the strokes as they glide
The messenger is calling out to you
The treasures of the angels – Satisfy – The most discerning human mind
Immortalized by time’s – Eternity – The artist will always survive
So let the patterns run – Into your soul – Lock the door behind the frame
The spirit from within – Beacons to you now – Calling out your name
Can you hear the words – Do you know what they mean
Can you feel the passion shining through
Can you see the brush – And the strokes as they glide
The messenger is calling out to you
Gazing with a purpose – What is it you see – A potpourri of color and design
© Copyright 2018 Wayne Merdinger
Legacy
So it’s time to think about the setting of the sun
I’ve played my heart out every day – The game is nearly won
Counting down the hours ‘til another season’s done
Looking back at all the years, and it’s been quite a run
I’ve paid my dues and done my best – I hold my head up high
I left it all out on the field – I hope I satisfied
And those I leave behind me now are ready for this day
They’ll carry on and rise above whatever comes their way
What’s to be my legacy, and how will they remember me
What will be the story when I’m gone
Thinking ‘bout my legacy – Should I have done things differently
And how will they define me later on
I’ll fill out all the papers now and sign the dotted line
Make it all official so I know my time is mine
I’ll pack my things and say goodbye and then with one last look
I’ll take my leave with a final bow and then I’ll close the book
What’s to be my legacy, and how will they remember me
What will be the story when I’m gone
Thinking ‘bout my legacy – Should I have done things differently
And how will they define me later on
This is what I’ve worked for – Seems a thousand years
No early mornings, late nights anymore
Friends I’ve made – I’ll keep the ones that I hold dear
Even after walking out the door
What’s to be my legacy, and how will they remember me
What will be the story when I’m gone
Thinking ‘bout my legacy – Should I have done things differently
And how will they define me later on
© Copyright 2018 Wayne Merdinger
Let's Tell The World
Living in the shadows – Always trying to pretend
Telling lies to the ones around us – That we call our friends
Sworn to silence – At the risk of losing everything
It’s a dance that we’re doing in the dark – Dreading what the light will bring
Let’s tell the world – Let’s scream it from the mountaintop
What’s the worst that can happen if we pull back the curtain and smile
Let’s tell the world – We’ve got to share the news
And let the chips fall all around us so we can play the cards we drew
From now on – We won’t have to run and hide
We can face the music together – And put our fears aside
What they think – It doesn’t matter anymore
The love we share will guide us – Through the rising storm
Let’s tell the world – Let’s scream it from the mountaintop
What’s the worst that can happen if we pull back the curtain and smile
Let’s tell the world – We’ve got to share the news
And let the chips fall all around us so we can play the cards we drew
Breaking all the rules – And taking them for fools
Falling ever deeper underground
Nothing good can come of this – Only broken promises
Treading dirty waters ‘till we drown
We’re not free – We’re prisoners to consequence
But the fire that burns inside us is all that’s making any sense
There may be anger – There may be jealousy
But when we’re out in the open they will finally see what we can see
Let’s tell the world – Let’s scream it from the mountaintop
What’s the worst that can happen if we pull back the curtain and smile
Let’s tell the world – We’ve got to share the news
And let the chips fall all around us so we can play the cards we drew
Let’s tell the world
Let’s tell the world
Let’s tell the world
Let’s tell the world
© Copyright 2018 Wayne Merdinger
Jekyll and Hyde
In the morning gonna rise up early – Gonna meet the day – And put the night away
I wash my body and I shave my face – Gotta clean up good – Looking like I should
I’m off to work – To carry the load – To make things go
It’s what know – And I make decisions – Avoid collisions
Work my vision – While I’m running the show
Another day gonna make my living – Gonna ply my trade – Gotta earn my pay
Making lemons into lemonade – Squeezing every drop – Out of every crop
It’s what I do – I carry the load – To make things go
It’s what know – And I make decisions – Avoid collisions
Work my vision – While I’m running the show
But I’ve got myself an alter ego – A place where I run and hide
I write my songs and I make my music – In another space and time
Yes I’ve got myself an alter ego – I live two separate lives
Clean cut left brain, long-haired right brain – I’m a Jekyll and Hyde
People see me in the same old way – And they don’t believe – The other side of me
They can’t behold the invisible man – My secret’s out – And it’s a shock, no doubt
It’s what I do – I carry the load – To make things go
It’s what know – And I make decisions – Avoid collisions
Work my vision – While I’m running the show
I’ve got myself an alter ego – A place where I run and hide
I write my songs and I make my music – In another space and time
Yes I’ve got myself an alter ego – I live two separate lives
Clean cut left brain, long-haired right brain – I’m a Jekyll and Hyde
I’ve got myself an alter ego – A place where I run and hide
I write my songs and I make my music – In another space and time
Yes I’ve got myself an alter ego – I live two separate lives
Clean cut left brain, long-haired right brain – I’m a Jekyll and Hyde
© Copyright 2018 Wayne Merdinger
Walking On Water
Stevie’s superstition said the devil’s on his way
Carole asked why everyone’s so far away
Neil took us searching for a heart of gold
And Paul singing Let It Be never gets old
Every day’s an overdose of doom and gloom
So stop and smell the roses while they’re still in bloom
Get inside the poetry to be released
Take a trip on music and find some peace
Pressure - Danger - Pushing all the limits and raising hell
Whatcha gonna do when the clock strikes twelve
Where’re you gonna be – Who’re you gonna phone
Busted in the street and all alone
Haunted - Taunted - Making for the exits - Breaking down doors
Stepping on glass all over the floor
Temperature’s rising, can you feel the heat
We gotta get out – We gotta get free
Walking on water - Walking on air
Walking on the sunny side of the street – If it rains, well I don’t care
Walking on water – Light on my feet
I’m getting high on life – Into the music and out of the heat
Headlines - Deadlines - Gotta be first in singing the blues
People so obsessed with the real time news
Politics and lunatics – I wanna cry
Nothing makes sense – So don’t ask why
Slowing up and coming down – Drowning out the sights and sounds
Flying high and lying low – From Mozart to the Stones, I can just let go
Walking on water - Walking on air
Walking on the sunny side of the street – If it rains, well I don’t care
Walking on water – Light on my feet
I’m getting high on life – Into the music and out of the heat
Simon says to listen to the silent sounds
Brian talks of summer and getting around
Dylan spoke of changing times, and set us free
And Lennon just imagined how it all could be
This is how we make it in a world gone mad
Music is the medicine when things get bad
Lose yourself in song and escape the scene
Go walking on water with a sound machine
Walking on water - Walking on air
Walking on the sunny side of the street – If it rains, well I don’t care
Walking on water – Light on my feet
I’m getting high on life – Into the music and out of the heat
Walking on water – Walking on water – Walking on water
Whoa – Whoa – Whoa Whoa – Whoa – Whoa
© Copyright 2018 Wayne Merdinger
Messages
There are messages – That you send to me – When I’m all alone – With my memories
I see images – In a picture book – They’re all I have – They’re all we took
But I can hear your voice and see your eyes and feel your presence, when you grace my mind
You can reach me in my dreams and when you know I need you just by sending signs
There are passages – From words you wrote – I read the lines – And I know you know
Advantages – That you gave to me – They set the stage – And they stayed with me
I can hear your voice and see your eyes and feel your presence, when you grace my mind
You can reach me in my dreams and when you know I need you just by sending signs
When I get a signal that you’re reaching out - A tap upon my shoulder in the night
A ringing in my ear that makes me think about – A voice that’s telling me to do what’s right
Your messages – Are getting through – Whenever I’m – In need of you
And they carry me – through stormy seas – They comfort me – And put my mind at ease
I can hear your voice and see your eyes and feel your presence, when you grace my mind
You can reach me in my dreams and when you know I need you just by sending signs
I can hear your voice and see your eyes and feel your presence, when you grace my mind
You can reach me in my dreams and when you know I need you, just send a sign
With your messages
© Copyright 2018 Wayne Merdinger