John Puckett – Musical Entertainer

Tropability

John Puckett

01. Tropical Holiday
John Puckett
Lyrics

Driving home tonight through another traffic jam Eight-to-four, five days a week Girl, it’s time we made some plans And take a trip somewhere Maybe the islands or the coast To spend some time alone with you That’s what I need the most We’ll put the world on hold and slip away To the white, sandy beaches of Montego Bay We’ll be upwardly mobile castaways On a tropical holiday We should have done this long ago, my love, I swear We’ve been so busy climbing the corporate ladder to God-knows-where Investing in all these things we own, but not into ourselves It’s like we’re burnin’ the candle from both ends And just watching as it melts Let’s put the world on hold and slip away To the white, sandy beaches of Montego Bay We’ll be upwardly mobile castaways On a tropical holiday You and I can leave all our cares behind As we ease our way into a paradise state of mind A sweet sangria, ocean breeze, warm water, oh so blue And every day and night, my love, will belong to me and you As we celebrate together on that lovely tropic shore Then all of life’s little aggravations won’t seem to matter anymore We’ll put the world on hold and slip away To the white, sandy beaches of Montego Bay We’ll be upwardly mobile castaways On a tropical holiday We’ll put the world on hold and slip away To the white, sandy beaches of Montego Bay We’ll be upwardly mobile castaways On a tropical holiday
02. Tropability
John Puckett
Lyrics

Beautiful and sunny, a light breeze from the sea It’s a high tropability The ocean’s calm, the weather’s balmy as can be It’s a high tropability I left the world behind and traveled to this beach I took a chance in life to find some better days I have no money but I’m happy as can be I got a rum drink in my hand, and I’m catchin’ rays Well it’s free, the sea And that feeling that it always to gives to me My spirit flies All around, the sound Of the waves that kiss the shoreline How I found that this word applies It’s beautiful and sunny, a light breeze from the sea It’s a high tropability The ocean’s calm, the weather’s balmy as can be It’s a high tropability I’ve got no schedule, just one moment to the next The tides they come and go, the currents wash away The sunrise brings to me a new day to reflect Until its blaze of glory sets upon the bay So serene, the scene, the possibilities I’ve ever dreamed Wash over me Oh, the fair salt air, well, it fills my mind with things I like to think Sweet memories It’s beautiful and sunny, a light breeze from the sea It’s a high tropability Life is different here, and I’m as happy as can be And I’m high on tropability All right Beautiful and sunny, a light breeze from the sea It’s a high tropability Life is funny, I’m so relaxed and so carefree And here’s the key It’s tropability It’s tropability
03. Sea Glass
John Puckett
Lyrics

My life was aimless And I floated like a bottle of rum Tossed into the sea Sunk to the bottom Lost all hope in life that I’d ever find A little sunbeam Oh, how I crumbled, rolled, and I tumbled My colors fading in the deep The Lord, He heard me He rescued me, and cured me Then delivered me unto this beach Now I’m like Sea Glass, tumbled by the ocean After many years of soakin’ I’m sparkling in the sun Sea glass, my edges have been mellowed I’m a new and different fellow For I have overcome! Here in Jamaica, I made so many mistake-a, you see Lived like an ol’ drunken clam So many mornings I would wake under the old palm tree Hung-over, covered with sand All of that drinkin’ had left me sinkin’ Just stumbling drunk along the beach But I was saved, Mon Dah perfect wave come Yes, the good Lord, He had something to teach And now I’m just like Sea Glass, tumbled by the ocean After many years of soakin’ I’m sparkling in the sun Sea glass, my edges have been mellowed I’m a new and different fellow For I have overcome! Sea Glass, tumbled by the ocean After many years of soakin’ I’m sparkling in the sun Sea glass, my edges have been mellowed I’m a new and different fellow For I have overcome!
04. Surfin
John Puckett
Lyrics

Surfin’, Surfin’, Surfin’ I’m chargin’ on my board Carvin’ waves like a sword I’m surfin’ It’s crankin’ here today And I’m punchin’ through the spray I’m surfin’ I’m totally stoked, really amped I’m rippin’ hard, like a champ I’m surfin’ I’ll be hangin’ ten, I do it time and time again I’m surfin’ I give the shaka sign to the kooks out on the line I’m surfin’ Epic waves everywhere Not a thing in the world can compare To surfin’ Big gnarly waves, getting shacked into a daze I’m surfin’ I see the barrel rise, and I’m riding it inside I’m surfin’ In the pocket, shootin’ the curl Blastin’ through the ocean swirl I’m surfin’ And the best waves of my life are still ahead Surfin’
05. Mysterious Girl
John Puckett
Lyrics

Like an angel, she appeared in the night On a moonlit beach, with eyes that seemed to invite She was silhouetted by a sky full of stars Lighting the way to dreams that always seemed so far From my world, I want to reach out and touch My mysterious girl, like a pearl, in an ocean so deep My mysterious girl I stood there wondering just where this might lead A desperate hope? Or some impossible need? Then she nodded, as if reading my mind Her eyes they tempted, our thoughts, they intertwined Let’s take a whirl into that ocean so deep My mysterious girl, with sails unfurled Just let the wind carry us, my mysterious girl She was a dream, and I fell deeply into her spell To a place so beautiful -- but where it was, I just could not tell Only just an illusion, she was gone in the night On that moonlit beach, there was no one in sight Just a lonely man in search of something he had So long ago, so far away, and so sad Like a pearl, in an ocean so deep, that mysterious girl His mind a swirl, so lost in uncharted waters For his mysterious girl Just want to reach out and touch that mysterious girl In an ocean so deep, that mysterious girl
06. Mango Rum - Live
John Puckett
Lyrics

Here in this tropical paradise We party every night A nice day at the beach Will always set the mood just right I might chill out on a hammock Might even catch a wink And then I’ll head down to the Tiki bar And have my favorite drink Oh, the mango is so sweet And the fruit is good to eat But when I want to have some fun I like to drink the mango rum Some might like the coconut, banana rum, or peach And others prefer their vodka drinks like Sex on the beach! Jamaican breeze, and daiquiris Martinis with a twist But when it comes to fruity rum drinks Well, the mango tops the list Oh, the mango is so sweet And the fruit, it’s good to eat But when I want to have fun I like to drink the mango rum Oh, the mango is so sweet Come to the bar, and have a seat Now, I’ll show you how it’s done Well, we just start with mango rum Just add two shots, well, maybe three And fill it up with ice Then pour in a little pineapple juice And add some fruit of paradise Then don’t forget to add a little grenadine and Grand Marnier To the mix, so sweet Then finally you garnish with a mango slice You’ve never had a drink like this. Oh, the mango is so sweet And the fruit, it’s good to eat But when I want to have fun I like to drink the mango rum Oh, when I want to have fun I like to drink the mango rum
07. Old Bay
John Puckett
Lyrics

A tropical storm, extreme wind, killer waves Mother Nature can’t compete with The attention that you crave Tried fishin’ on the dock, girl Just tryin’ to get away I tried to find a way to hide, girl Inside of my man-cave You’re a hard-headed, crabby woman And you’re always boiling mad Yeah, you’re always snapping at my heels You got a really tough shell to crack Quit your crabbin’, woman You complain every night and day Quit your crabbin’, woman Or I’ll throw you in the old bay I’ll throw you in the old bay All this bitchin’ and complainin’ This time you’ve gone too far And now you’ve driven me to drinking Down at the Tiki bar It’s like I’m walking on crab shells Each time that I come home All I hear is the sound of your yell And my heart just turns to stone Seems like you’re always steppin’ sideways With your claws raised, ready to snap Now you’re picking me to pieces, girl And I just can’t get out of this trap Quit your crabbin’, woman Now, you complain every night and day Quit your crabbin’, woman Or I’ll throw you in the old bay Yes, I’ll throw you in the old bay Oh, babe, you’re just so shellfish And when I try to leave, you pull me down You never let go when you grab hold Girl, you’ve really come unwound It’s a futile fight for survival There’s no winner here, we both lose And like crabs in a bucket There’s just no end to the abuse Despite your nasty temper All I’ve ever done is work and toil But things are finally gonna change here And the water’s on the boil Life can be a beach, guys And you’ve got to watch for crabs At first they jump into your dreamboat And then they start to grab And then the claws just start to squeezin’ And then the pressure begins to crush No, it’s not really for the faint of heart And it just gets to be too much If you got a crabby woman And she complains every night and day If you got a crabby woman Why not throw her in the old bay Just throw her in the old bay I said now, quit your crabbin’, woman Now, you complain every night and day Quit your crabbin’, woman Or I’ll throw you in the old bay Yes, I’ll throw you in the old bay Aggravation, frustration Need a vacation from a crustacean Aggravation, frustration Need a vacation from a crustacean Quit your crabbin’, woman You complain every night and day Quit your crabbin’, woman Or I’ll throw you in the old bay Yes, I will I’ll throw you in the old bay I’ll throw you in the old bay
08. Island Fantasy
John Puckett
Lyrics

Here on this island There’s nothing that I have to do I’m just relaxin’ In a Tiki bar made of bamboo There’s a warm tropic breeze A waft of suntan oil in the salty air It smells like a coconut trees Right here on my island fantasy The weather forecast Gonna be another warm and sunny day Everyone’s happy And that’s the reason that I like to stay I’m completely covered with sand All the way from my head down to my feet I’m just gonna work on my tan Right here on my island fantasy And in the evening The sky takes on a golden hue I grab some dinner At a beachside barbeque I take a stroll around town Check out Siesta Key Beach And feel the beat Watch people jump up and down Jump up and down Here on my island fantasy Even though it’s been a great vacation Doing all these things I love to do Girl, I can’t avoid the realization It’s really not the same without you The things that we’ve done Make what I do alone Only sound like fun I take a lonely Walk along the beach tonight Under the moonlight Everything is black and white I think of your love Think of your love And I dream of the possibilities In the stars up above Stars up above Feeling lost in my island fantasy Island fantasy Island fantasy
09. She Shines Like The Sun
John Puckett
Lyrics

Put her in the sky on a dreary day She brightens up my world Won't let her slip away She has a special magic, she is the one She shines like the sun, she shines like the sun In a world of darkness, she burns like a flame She lights up the shadows, the night will be tamed She has a special magic, she is the one And she shines like the sun, she shines like the sun She shines like the sun Yes, she shines like the sun, and I am the moon I brighten in her presence when she enters the room She actually sparkles, her intensity grows She warms up my heart with her radiant glow She has a special magic, she’s the only one And she shines like the sun, she shines like the sun She shines like the sun, she shines like the sun She shines like the sun, and I am the moon I brighten in her presence when she enters the room She shines like the sun, she shines like the sun She shines like the sun Yes, she shines like the sun Shines like the sun Shines like the sun
10. Compass
John Puckett
Lyrics

Together on this day, among our families and our friends Our love for all to see My lady, I believe that there's no man alive today Luckier than me, who’s luckier than me For since the day we met, you've been the beat within my heart Steadfast and true A companion for life, so soon to be my wife You’re my best friend too, you’re my best friend too We're remembering the past, inventing the new Today we celebrate as the bride and the groom And tomorrow we'll wake up as husband and wife And set our sails to head into the ocean of life With love as our compass, we'll weather the seas And safely find our way, as together we fulfill our destinies Of all things in this world There's been no greater gift I've known Than what you've given me Though times it seemed that I was undeserving of the love You gave so faithfully, you gave so faithfully So let us leave behind the separate lives that we have known And join them as one There’s nothing we cannot do, together, me and you While we're still young, and we're still young We'll be writing a story that time can't erase Beginning here today, with the vows we embrace And tomorrow we'll wake up as husband and wife And set our sails to head into the ocean of life With love as our compass, we'll weather the seas And safely find our way, as together we fulfill our destinies
11. Lets Do Sunset
John Puckett
Lyrics

You and I, through all these years We’ve had our struggles, we’ve had our tears But here tonight, the sky is clear And the sun is sinking low We’re older now, our summer’s passed The years have flown by way too fast But through it all, we made it last And now we stand in the afterglow On this beach, at the end of the day Holdin’ hands as the afternoon slips away We keep our eyes on the horizon There’s nothing to say -- only, Darlin’ Let’s do sunset together We have braved the stormy weather And through the years It’s just gotten better between us Let’s do sunset together You and I, we’re birds of a feather And every day is one we can treasure forever, together Let’s do sunset together Our love has mellowed, it has a soft voice It’s not just a feeling, it’s simply a choice And over time, we’ve learned to enjoy the simpler things in life We’ve raised our children, but now they’re gone So long ago, back in the dawn We had a good life, and the day was long But I still have my best friend We move forward in the waning light As we walk upon this beach tonight We keep our eyes on the horizon It’s a beautiful sight. Oh, my Darlin’ Let’s do sunset together We have braved the stormy weather And through the years It’s just gotten better between us Let’s do sunset together You and I, we’re birds of a feather And every day is one we can treasure forever, together Let’s do sunset together Let’s do sunset together Let’s do sunset
12. Beautiful Rainy Day
John Puckett
Lyrics

There’s a storm out over the water It’s headin’ this way The coming rain has spoiled the plans Of many today They’ve put their sunblock and their towels Back on the shelf Would you look at this, Darlin’ Now we’ve got the beach to ourselves It’s a beautiful, a beautiful rainy day Let’s walk hand in hand together Along the shore And turn our faces toward the sky As it begins to pour We can catch all those raindrops so sweet On the tips of our tongues We can set aside our inhibitions Like when we were young ‘Cause it’s a beautiful, a beautiful rainy day It’s a beautiful, a beautiful rainy day Rainy day Somewhere deep inside are the children That we used to be Longing to enjoy the moments So simple and free We’re soaking wet and laughing like fools In the summer rain Stretching out our arms and just spinning Like a weather vane Yeah We could yell at the top of our lungs And no one would know Years of pent-up restraint Just letting it go Time has passed, and we got older And tried to be wise Then we forgot how to view the world With innocent eyes Well, it’s a beautiful, a beautiful rainy day It’s a beautiful, a beautiful rainy day Why should we have to lose the joy and wonder We had back in our younger days And replace it with such cool formality We can have the best of times, despite a blue sky That’s quickly turned to gray As we journey through the pouring rain along the sea Most people have the good sense to come in From out of the rain But today they’re missing out on the sounds Of the ocean’s refrain As the waves harmonize so gently with the rainfall and wind Inviting us to rediscover the children within It’s a beautiful, a beautiful rainy day It’s a beautiful, a beautiful rainy day It’s a beautiful, a beautiful rainy day Rainy day

Merry Christmas In Paradise

John Puckett

01. Merry Christmas In Paradise!
John Puckett
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Center Of Gravity

John Puckett

01. Hopeless Romantic
John Puckett
Lyrics

There was never any question in mind she was the woman I felt lucky to find She gave me love that seemed oh so real a secret treasure that nobody could steal I was mistaken Now the days pass, I feel so out of touch and if the world turns I don't notice it much I'm deep inside myself re-living the past when she promised me that her love would last I just a hopeless romantic in my own little world revolving around the lost love of a girl a hopeless romantic looking back where I've been and wishing that I could do it over again but the world doesn't wait for a hopeless romantic like me 'Too sentimental', that's what all my friends say but thoughts so gentle, oh! they take me away to a time when I had all of her love and anymore that's all that I've been thinking of I'm such a dreamer I should surrender, give up this romance lonely pretender, who hasn't a chance I just cant seem to face the fact that it's over and she's not coming back I'm just a hopeless romantic in my own little world revolving around the lost love of a girl a hopeless romantic looking back where I've been and wishing that I could do it over again but the world doesn't wait for a hopeless romantic like me There will be others I know, I shouldn't despair but loosing that girl has just been more than I can bear I'm going to let go, cast my fate to the wind and what I don't know cannot hurt me again I'll forgive and I might even forget but when I think of her I'll always admit I'm just a hopeless romantic
02. The Place Where I Used To Live
John Puckett
Lyrics

It's been at least 20 years or more since my family lived on this street Now here I am being carried back in time by my own two feet Things around me seem to come alive as they were in the past I see myself as a little boy back when time didn't move so fast Here I am at the place where I used to live.. I watched these homes being built I played in dirt from the plows the tree we planted back in '65 is taller than the house This neighborhood seemed bigger then we were always taking hikes my friends and I used to ride up and down these streets on our banana bikes Going back to the place where I used to live I'm turning back the pages of my life all those wonderful memories growing up the world was safe and sure in the heart of my family we're all so much older now, we've gone our separate ways now here I stand like a fool, wishing I return to those simple days I guess it's time that I be on my way I have a long trip ahead Passing though this town has been nice but I'd rather be home instead A lifetime lays in front of me there's nothing left behind it moves quickly forward like a clock I never can rewind, by going back, to the place where I used to live I'm going back, to the place where I used to live..
03. Unlucky Town
John Puckett
Lyrics

I pulled in from the north with a van and a head full of dreams Two days on the road I was finally there I saw the Nashville exit sign,like a beacon in my headlight shine when some jerk pulled in front of me and both of us crashed the guy had no insurance he was obviously smashed With nowhere to sleep that night, I walked music row till the morning light.. Another dreamer walking the streets of this unlucky town with a song and two achin' feet in this unlucky town I found a room in the west end of town by the hall of fame spent what I had left over on a second hand car I took a job that I didn't like much delivering pizza when I blew my clutch so I took my guitar to every club and offered to play 'sorry we're booked but even if we weren't we'd give you no pay' feeling desperate, unsure what to do, I played for tips on Second Avenue Another dreamer walking the streets of this unlucky town.. man! its so hard to compete in this unlucky town!! I knew it would be hard but I didn't expect this this town will chew you up like a mill to the grist I took my demo to publishers but never got past the halls left lots of messages but no one returns my calls I kissed some ass, got to do a showcase but I had to pay them cause I didn't pack the place Another dreamer walking the streets of this unlucky town trying not to admit defeat in this unlucky town Another dreamer walking the streets of this unlucky town don't think that I will ever succeed in this unlucky town unlucky town, unlucky town.
04. Long Before The Leavin
John Puckett
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For so long,things between have been wrong we've waged a cold and silent war between us A broken love, two people thinking of the right words to finally say 'good-bye' but every time this heart of mine tells me to leave, I stay when I really should have gone yesterday It's a mistake, an old habit hard to break living in the past love long forgotten We criticize, we never meet each other's eyes we never touch each other anymore We make believe so foolishly that there's something left to save It's a strange sad affair, the feelings just aren't there in this unhappy life we're leading, when the loving stops long before the leavin' So whose to blame for the bitterness and pain? I don't suppose it matters in the long run we justify, all the time that's passed us by when we should just admit that we were wrong We've dragged this love around instead of letting it go free It's a strange sad affair, we're drowning in despair in this unhappy life we're leading when the loving stops, long before the leaving.. We've lost at love, we've had enough, but neither of us say It's a strange sad affair, it seems that we don't care, in this unhappy life were leading to live a lie you start believing things between us get so deceiving when the loving stops, long before the leaving
05. Lie An Alibi
John Puckett
Lyrics

Got a call from an old friend of mine and he asked me how we we're getting along I said that 'we had our problems..but we'd be ok" Well it turns out he happened to see you last night, and you were not with your friends like you told me you were.. before I go on do you have something to say? But don't lie and alibi, don't even try to lie an alibi now.. So your telling me your friends they never showed but instead you 'bumped into a guy' he was 'simply an old friend' that you knew from school That story doesn't quite match with the one I heard candle light kisses and champagne girl are you trying to take me for some kind of fool? cause I'm not! Don't lie and alibi, don't even try to lie an alibi now.. I'd rather you just be truthful, be honest now If you'd rather be with that guy I don't care! just don't stand there and look me in the eye and try to lie an alibi You no longer have words to defend yourself I guess the moment of truth is at hand Girl we're both better off so lets just let it go I don't need your apologies anymore don't need to hear you say that you love me still were you ever sincere? I guess that I'll never know but don't lie an alibi
06. Hammer and Nail
John Puckett
Lyrics

Things between us getting sadder by the minute angry words that fuel the flame We both are wrong but neither of us will admit it someone has to take the blame back and forth just like a shouting competition a match that only fools would play can't we both come to a rational decision why can't we just meet halfway? or we could just fight and lock horns with each other criticize, threaten and rail it might be too late by the time we discover we can't patch our differences up with a hammer and nail I can't remember what it was and if I said it you probably misunderstood or are you tying to turn my words to my discredit? are we listening like we should? We're keeping score in a game nobody's winning we have a stalemate on our hands.. but while we're playing may as well go the extra inning toss the coin see where it lands oh! we can point fingers, insult one another and patronize to no ones avail it might be too late by the time we discover we can't patch our differences up with a hammer and nail It's not hard to hold opinions rigid and cold that come to a point when they're left better untold We hammer away and we continue to pound if we could only hear the hard edge to the sound of the hammer and nail Instead of things between us getting any colder I could pat you on the back Who knows?..it might just knock the chip right off your shoulder or brace you for a surprise attack We can go round and around with each other like a dog chasing it's tail It might be too late by the time we discover we can't patch our differences up with a Hammer and Nail
07. A Little Rain
John Puckett
Lyrics

There's a path in front of you so long and windy hard to see Your first step is long overdue unsure of your own destiny But if you face what it is you fear and look it squarely in the eye eventually it will disappear like a dark cloud from the sky Everyday survival,..loneliness and pain there can never be a rainbow without a little rain So many things can get in your way there's always something going wrong But just as sure that there's another day the troubles you have will be gone. And when you think that life's been unfair and the world just seems to get you down keep believing and take the dare your luck will always turn around Everyday survival,..loneliness and pain there can never be a rainbow without a little rain Don't be sad, don't be angry, don't be worried things worth waiting for just can't be hurried When you reach the end of your rope just tie yourself a knot then hang on for what it's worth and with all the strength you've got As you look for your special place beyond the struggles and the tears make sure the mirror reflects a face that has loved you throughout all the years Everyday survival,..loneliness and pain there can never be a rainbow without a little rain..just a little rain

Eclipsed

John Puckett

01. Alone
John Puckett
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02. Lara Jane
John Puckett
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I lie alone at night in this bed ghosts from our past dancing in my head Years back we married, you were my girl we brought two children into this world How could I have missed the truth for so long to have ever trusted you was so wrong A web of deception so tangled and deep the fruit of a sin that tasted so sweet You contradict the values you hold a Christian woman with a heart that's grown cold You've created an image for people to see but what's behind it is not real to me, not real to me You did your best to keep me in the dark my questions met with sarcastic remarks The dust collects on your wedding gown while you're with a boyfriend in a hotel uptown Lara Jane I struggle in vain To try to make sense of who you became Lara Jane a temptress's game you gave them your love and dishonored my name Lara Jane..Lara Jane.. You found the courage to finally leave and have me served with your divorce decree The embers smoldered then finally died I felt the anguish but I never cried The house is empty the dreams are now gone our story's ended you found a new 'John' Good memories poisoned and dying so fast I think I've really come to know you at last Lara Jane how deep is the stain that runs in your heart and who do you blame? Lara Jane an endless refrain of bitter betrayal Gave nothing but pain, Lara Jane..Lara Jane.. I've had to live through heartache and lies but from the ashes of our love I will rise, I will rise Lara Jane, I'm saying goodbye to the love that we knew Lara Jane, I'm saying hello to a life without you Lara Jane.. Lara Jane..
03. Wonderful Boys
John Puckett
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Come here my little boys Sit next to me, be quiet, hold the noise I've gotta tell you something I love you guys so much You know you mean the world to me and I am such a lucky dad to have such wonderful boys! wonderful boys! Well there's nothing left to fear A lot has changed you're wise beyond your years You're growing up so fast! We're a family now of three You need to know that I will always be a loving daddy to you wonderful boys, you wonderful boys! While you're young, let's have some fun I'll lift you high and we'll wrestle around We'll jump and shout, we'll just hang out There's no need to put your feet on the ground Although we live apart you're always someplace special in my heart So deep inside of me There's a reason that I'm here When I look at you the answers just so clear to be the daddy to you wonderful boys, you wonderful boys! What a joy to have you wonderful boys Zachary and Jacob, you're such wonderful boys! You bring me such happiness, my wonderful boys! I love you guys....
04. Ive Had Enough
John Puckett
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I've had enough of misery and dark despair and I've had enough you know it's all been more than I can bear I've lived through the betrayals and the lies I've learned to see the truth behind your brilliant disguise I've had enough of your deception and your discontent and I've had enough of false perceptions and your true intent you know you fooled me once, even fooled me twice I never thought our love was something that you'd want to sacrifice oh! I've had enough for a lifetime living with you I've had enough of the neediness that you profess and I've had enough of your ambitions I can only guess Reflecting on the things you put me through it seems I gave my heart to someone I never really knew I've had enough for a lifetime living with you Sifting through the wreckage of what you left behind hoping to find answers but there's nothing there to find I've had enough of pondering those hopeless days and I've had enough of wandering in that endless maze Love made in heaven turned into hell on earth and girl the price I paid was far beyond what it was worth oh! but I've had enough for a lifetime living with you I've had enough for a lifetime living with you
05. Deserted Heart
John Puckett
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There's a house in a field not far from me that was abandoned a long time ago The shutters blew off the roof caved in from a long winters heavy snow I started to think how much my heart is kind of like that run down place worn out, neglected, broken down I'm in similar dire straits Well there is nothing inside the door is bolted and locked its been a very long time since anyone's even knocked Once a place full of hope with dreams that never came true where the owner is now no one has even a clue A place where love can't grow where only cold winds blow I feel things falling apart in my deserted heart..deserted heart I try to imagine how things were at this house so very long ago a beautiful garden full of flowers where now the weeds and the brambles grow The laughter of children fill my ears while they play with mom and dad in the yard an innocent time but then things changed and the old dreams they just die so hard Now there is nothing inside the door is bolted and locked and its been such a long time since anyone's even knocked Once a place full of hope with dreams that never came true where the owner is now no one has even a clue A place where love can't grow where only cold winds blow I feel things falling apart in my deserted heart What my heart needs is someone just to care like a broken house in need of repair it falls to ruin if nobody's there Maybe some things are better left in the past where they belong It doesn't make sense to resurrect something good that's gone so wrong I'll just let it go get on with life all is fair in love and in war and like this old house I'm left behind but I just don't seem to care anymore Cause there is nothing inside my door is bolted and locked it's been a very long time since anyone's even knocked I was a man full of hope and dreams that never came true as for where I am now I haven't even a clue A place where love can't grow where only cold winds blow I feel things falling apart in my deserted heart
06. The Deepest Of Dreams
John Puckett
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To go beyond the world of troubles to a place I've rarely seen Maybe tonight I'll finally come to the place of the deepest of dreams It might be my imagination that flow and wanders like a stream but now I'm slipping into darkness to the deepest of dreams I wish I never had to wake up and leave the deepest of dreams
07. Ever On
John Puckett
Lyrics

Life is a journey through many terrains from the gardens of pleasure to the deserts of pain mountains of glory to the valleys of despair all are familiar for I have been there I've wandered through the days of childhood on a path through a wonderland made my way to adulthood, I became a man I ventured through careers and marriage took a road that seemed so long I failed but still I journey ever on..ever on.. A road untraveled, my future unclear been waiting for a sign to appear Here in the wasteland of memories gone by the years have passed in the blink of an eye My heart so heavy, a load I must bear deep is this canyon, desperate my prayer This wall before me so barren and gray afraid to climb it but I know I can't stay and I must gather all my strength look upward be careful and not look down press on until I reach a higher ground The nights are dark and lonely but tomorrow brings the dawn I'll survive and I'll journey ever on..ever on.. Oh how I long for love that's gone ever on.. As I move forward and follow the flow of life's dark rivers..I'm all alone Deep is the mystery of the road up ahead so ever changing this world that I tread I'll try to keep myself on the straight and narrow but I worry that I might slip I'll cross that bridge when I come to it I'll do my best when I come to the crossroads I might be right or I might be wrong but either way I'll journey ever on..ever on.. ever on.
08. Walk With Me Lord
John Puckett
Lyrics

Walk with me Lord, through this wilderness I tread I am lost I have no water and no bread Walk with me Lord, I'm a man without a home for now it seems that I am reaping what I've sown I've gone astray, I've lived my life and did things my own way and now I pray, Your light shines on the darkest of my days Walk with me Lord, through these trials that I must face let me wonder at Your mercy and Your grace Walk with me Lord, show me a better way to live Please take this burden from me teach me to forgive So long in the dark, I stumbled through a life that's fallen apart I have been scarred, so deeply Lord please heal my broken heart I have been unfaithful, I've been living such a lie I have been unwise, I now realize I need to walk with You Lord to be at peace with where I am to know there's always hope for such a broken man I'll walk with you lord, and when I stumble and I fall Your hand will pick me up and lead me through it all Let me praise Your name, let me praise Your name.. Teach me the way that I should go watch over me and let me know the way, let me know the way.. In this world I will struggle with the human race but in You I've found the perfect place for me, a perfect place for me My sweet Lord, I was so blind but now I see, Thank You Jesus!!
09. Just For You
John Puckett
Lyrics

I was wrong in ever wanting you to be someone you never could be We had loved, and once upon a time things were simple between you and me we were free It wasn't long and you found another love as for me I never did quite let go angry words, I know, that's all you ever heard the only feelings that I dared to show how could you know of the battle that rages within the walls of my heart closing in I thought that our love was worth fighting for but I was wrong, so here's a song, only for you Just you, and now it's up to me to surrender and just face the truth and find the strength to travel down this road that I never would have wanted to choose why did you? Moving on and learning to forgive has been so hard and I just don't know why So I wrote you this song to say 'I wish you well' and finally to just say 'goodbye' and stop looking to place all the blame and stop holding onto all of this pain like it's worth something but I know it isn't its not worth a thing..its not worth a thing and despite all the troubles we've been through there's still a place in my heart only for you, just you, just for you

Hand Of The Beggar

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01. The Hand Of The Beggar
John Puckett
Lyrics

I’ve spent my life pursuing one pleasure to the next Careless and self-centered until the inevitable wreck All of my failures and frustration had left me lonely and in need a hopeless situation that finally drove me to my knees Oh.. mine is the hand of the beggar in rags receiving the gift of the King To share in the glory as an heir of God yet I don’t deserve a thing You may ask yourself the question how does a man receive an incredibly vast fortune like the one God’s given me? When the only title earned is chief of sinners more or less and with a history of bad choices that had put me in that mess Oh yes mine is the hand of the beggar in rags receiving the gift of the King To share in the glory as an heir of God yet I don’t deserve a thing Riches inconceivable, glorious and divine my sweet Jesus alone holds the key He saved my soul and made me whole for all eternity He shed His blood upon the cross for a sinful beggar such as me There is nowhere else to look but upwards when you lay at the bottom of the hole you’ve dug unless you choose to stay the world will leave you empty and broken face-down in the dirt but beggars can be chooser despite what you have heard Oh yes mine is the hand of the beggar in rags receiving the gift of the King oh to share in the glory as an heir of God yet I don’t deserve a thing

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