Submissions by zinger
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
Music is my life. I'm country and proud
Young, Wild and Crazy
Verse 1-
there was no such thing as staying out too late
nothing we couldn't drink
talk before you think
running fast and free
just good buddies and me
oh
Chorus-
we use to let them good times roll
like good year tires
on an open road
no hold bars
no time to slow
down
runnin all over town
with the radio turned up load
crankin out a country sound
back in the day
when we were young, wild and crazy
Verse 2-
you couldn't tell us nothing
kickin out the foot lights
every Saturday night
high on life...
there was no such thing as staying out too late
nothing we couldn't drink
talk before you think
running fast and free
just good buddies and me
oh
Chorus-
we use to let them good times roll
like good year tires
on an open road
no hold bars
no time to slow
down
runnin all over town
with the radio turned up load
crankin out a country sound
back in the day
when we were young, wild and crazy
Verse 2-
you couldn't tell us nothing
kickin out the foot lights
every Saturday night
high on life...
71 reads
3 Comments
Bright Like The Houston Lights
verse 1-
I've always been known as being a smooth talker
Playing, giving them a whirl
Then I meet you
And baby you changed my whole world
Oh you shook me up
Now I can’t stop
Can’t get you off of my mind
Morning and night
Oh I’m thinking about you all the time
I hear your voice in my head
When I’m awake
And when I lay in my bed
It’s your face I see
Mmm…baby I think we were meant to be
chorus-
Her eyes shine bright
Like the Houston lights
Oh her laughter takes over me
Like a southern breeze ...
I've always been known as being a smooth talker
Playing, giving them a whirl
Then I meet you
And baby you changed my whole world
Oh you shook me up
Now I can’t stop
Can’t get you off of my mind
Morning and night
Oh I’m thinking about you all the time
I hear your voice in my head
When I’m awake
And when I lay in my bed
It’s your face I see
Mmm…baby I think we were meant to be
chorus-
Her eyes shine bright
Like the Houston lights
Oh her laughter takes over me
Like a southern breeze ...
129 reads
2 Comments
Heart Attack
verse 1-
mmm...i got a reputation for being a bad mother trucker
shut your mouth
unless you're gonna pucker up
hey known for gettin a little rough
if you wanna run with me
you better toughen up
cuz we're gonna run this all night long
you think you got what it takes
then come along
chorus-
hey i make a good girl go bad
probably gonna be hated by your dad
and there's a good chance i might break your heart
but baby i'm warning you from the start
i'm fire mixed with gasoline
hell on wheels
you ain't ever seen
somebody...
mmm...i got a reputation for being a bad mother trucker
shut your mouth
unless you're gonna pucker up
hey known for gettin a little rough
if you wanna run with me
you better toughen up
cuz we're gonna run this all night long
you think you got what it takes
then come along
chorus-
hey i make a good girl go bad
probably gonna be hated by your dad
and there's a good chance i might break your heart
but baby i'm warning you from the start
i'm fire mixed with gasoline
hell on wheels
you ain't ever seen
somebody...
56 reads
0 Comments
Honky Tonk
verse 1-
I've seen
a girl get up and leave
cuz her man was being mean
and I've seen
ole boy so drunk that he couldn't walk
slurring his words when he tried to talk
a lot of bar room brawls
hey i think i bout seen it all
and...
chorus-
it all happen in a honky tonk
they get drunk
and we play the music loud
to a rough and rowdy crowd
its always something different each and every time
most folks think we're damn near out our minds
but we play for tips and alcohol
ain't quietin till last call
so if you really want...
I've seen
a girl get up and leave
cuz her man was being mean
and I've seen
ole boy so drunk that he couldn't walk
slurring his words when he tried to talk
a lot of bar room brawls
hey i think i bout seen it all
and...
chorus-
it all happen in a honky tonk
they get drunk
and we play the music loud
to a rough and rowdy crowd
its always something different each and every time
most folks think we're damn near out our minds
but we play for tips and alcohol
ain't quietin till last call
so if you really want...
46 reads
1 Comment
Country Music
chorus-
something about the sounds of a guitar
that tugs on my heart
throw in a little twang
and watch this country girl go insane
just something about that rhyme and melody
that do something to me
i don't abuse it
always got use for it
oh give me some country music
verse 1-
oh truer words have never been spoken
then those sung by ole George Jones
who could forget "He Stopped Loving Her Today"
when i'm feeling this way
and i know what Haggard was trying to say
when he sung "Mamma Tried"
cuz I've seen...
something about the sounds of a guitar
that tugs on my heart
throw in a little twang
and watch this country girl go insane
just something about that rhyme and melody
that do something to me
i don't abuse it
always got use for it
oh give me some country music
verse 1-
oh truer words have never been spoken
then those sung by ole George Jones
who could forget "He Stopped Loving Her Today"
when i'm feeling this way
and i know what Haggard was trying to say
when he sung "Mamma Tried"
cuz I've seen...
34 reads
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I Do, I Will
verse 1-
i thought i'd been in love before
but girl what we got is so much more
i never felt like this
longed for a single kiss
i was good at playing the game
then i met you
and everything changed
chorus-
oh i do
love you
i do
want you by my side
for the rest of my life
when i say i do
girl i will
love you forever
never can i see a day without you around
so girl for now till my dying breath
i wanna make you feel
like when i say i do
oh i will
verse 2-
you and that little girl make me...
i thought i'd been in love before
but girl what we got is so much more
i never felt like this
longed for a single kiss
i was good at playing the game
then i met you
and everything changed
chorus-
oh i do
love you
i do
want you by my side
for the rest of my life
when i say i do
girl i will
love you forever
never can i see a day without you around
so girl for now till my dying breath
i wanna make you feel
like when i say i do
oh i will
verse 2-
you and that little girl make me...
56 reads
4 Comments
Drinking With Jesus
Verse 1-
I've been asked a few times
if you could meet anyone dead or alive
who would it be
well you know I throw around a few names
but that's pretty easy
I've always wondered how it'd be
Chorus-
Drinking with jesus
I'd buy him some rounds
and we'd sit on down
in some sleepy little town
in a dark corner all alone
and I'd ask him everything on my mind
but you know there wouldn't be enough time
I'd ask him for forgiveness from all of my sin
put in a good word for me with your daddy
and tell my grandpa I miss him
if I...
I've been asked a few times
if you could meet anyone dead or alive
who would it be
well you know I throw around a few names
but that's pretty easy
I've always wondered how it'd be
Chorus-
Drinking with jesus
I'd buy him some rounds
and we'd sit on down
in some sleepy little town
in a dark corner all alone
and I'd ask him everything on my mind
but you know there wouldn't be enough time
I'd ask him for forgiveness from all of my sin
put in a good word for me with your daddy
and tell my grandpa I miss him
if I...
85 reads
6 Comments
Simple Things
verse 1-
well i guess I've been gone
for a little too long
yeah its been forever since i heard a real country song
and you don't really realize how much you miss
till you've been away
hey what can i say
chorus-
home on leave
and i notice I've missed the simple things
like a quite country night
with nothing but the moonlight
a cold shower pourin down
with my baby around
yeah its the little things that get to me now
what really makes my heart sing
is the simple things
verse 2-
well I've been on the move for a...
well i guess I've been gone
for a little too long
yeah its been forever since i heard a real country song
and you don't really realize how much you miss
till you've been away
hey what can i say
chorus-
home on leave
and i notice I've missed the simple things
like a quite country night
with nothing but the moonlight
a cold shower pourin down
with my baby around
yeah its the little things that get to me now
what really makes my heart sing
is the simple things
verse 2-
well I've been on the move for a...
43 reads
2 Comments
Don't Even Know
verse 1-
you keep tellin me you want to go out
get all dressed up
i just got done working and i'm looking a little rough
but when i see you come down them stairs
oh i don't wanna go nowhere
yeah girl you're lookin good
but if i could
chorus-
i wanna see you with my t-shirt on
no make up
and hair in a mess
hey that's when i think you look the best
just hanging out without a care in the world
just you being you girl
just being the star of our own little show
so damn beautiful
and you don't even know
verse 2- ...
you keep tellin me you want to go out
get all dressed up
i just got done working and i'm looking a little rough
but when i see you come down them stairs
oh i don't wanna go nowhere
yeah girl you're lookin good
but if i could
chorus-
i wanna see you with my t-shirt on
no make up
and hair in a mess
hey that's when i think you look the best
just hanging out without a care in the world
just you being you girl
just being the star of our own little show
so damn beautiful
and you don't even know
verse 2- ...
44 reads
3 Comments
Love You
verse 1-
i like to sling a little mud
drive a little too fast in my truck
have a little too much fun
i like the music turned up loud
i like some country folk that can get down
and i like the way it smells when you cut hay
hey hey hey
what can i say
but...
chorus-
i love you
don't know how you do what you do
but i love the way you look at me
not really sure what it is you see
i'm just a country kid
from out in the sticks
but i'm glad you wanna see this through
cuz girl i love you
verse 2-
i like this...
i like to sling a little mud
drive a little too fast in my truck
have a little too much fun
i like the music turned up loud
i like some country folk that can get down
and i like the way it smells when you cut hay
hey hey hey
what can i say
but...
chorus-
i love you
don't know how you do what you do
but i love the way you look at me
not really sure what it is you see
i'm just a country kid
from out in the sticks
but i'm glad you wanna see this through
cuz girl i love you
verse 2-
i like this...
48 reads
2 Comments
In Your Roots
verse 1-
well these days
i see people being country like its a phase
and i just don't get it
cuz its the way i was raised
you're doin it cuz its in
well let me ask you this my friend
chorus-
have you ever slung mud in a pick up truck
you ever pulled your buddy out when they've gotten stuck
you ever rolled around in the hay
not gone out to play
cuz there's work to be done
you wanna say you're country cuz its fun
but its the way you grow up
oh you don't know what country is
oh its more than a cowboy hat and a pair of boots...
well these days
i see people being country like its a phase
and i just don't get it
cuz its the way i was raised
you're doin it cuz its in
well let me ask you this my friend
chorus-
have you ever slung mud in a pick up truck
you ever pulled your buddy out when they've gotten stuck
you ever rolled around in the hay
not gone out to play
cuz there's work to be done
you wanna say you're country cuz its fun
but its the way you grow up
oh you don't know what country is
oh its more than a cowboy hat and a pair of boots...
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Texas State Of Mind
verse 1-
that California wind blows in a Texas memory
and this ocean breeze
cant seem to blow you away from me
it doesn't matter how far i go
that lone-star is all i see
no matter how many miles i put between us
i cant seem to leave it behind
oh that place is always on my mind
chorus-
hey Oregon was fun
and Tennessee was nice
but they just didn't feel right
they're all missin one thing
that no other state can bring
yeah girl Texas is you
now i don't know what to do
cuz every time i close my eyes
i'm right back in...
that California wind blows in a Texas memory
and this ocean breeze
cant seem to blow you away from me
it doesn't matter how far i go
that lone-star is all i see
no matter how many miles i put between us
i cant seem to leave it behind
oh that place is always on my mind
chorus-
hey Oregon was fun
and Tennessee was nice
but they just didn't feel right
they're all missin one thing
that no other state can bring
yeah girl Texas is you
now i don't know what to do
cuz every time i close my eyes
i'm right back in...
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