An Arkies Musings

  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...

  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 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