Under The Weather
Waking up beneath a gray sky
Waking up to feel a cold I
Had been wishing away
It’s nothing I’m saving for a rainy day
Under the weather for a spell
Wonder if I’ll weather it well
Under the weather I fell
For a spell and it makes me wonder
Blue umbrella by the front door
Blue umbrella for a downpour
From November to May
There’s nothing I need to keep the rain at bay
Under the weather for a spell
Wonder if I’ll weather it well
Under the weather I fell
For a spell and it makes me wonder
Spellbound, I’m writing it down
Though words often fail me
Run down, but maybe I’ve found
The cure for what ails me
Light a candle after midnight
Light a candle, well I just might
Let the storm carry on
Cause nothing awakens til the rain is gone
Under the weather for a spell
Wonder if I’ll weather it well
Under the weather I fell
For a spell and it makes me wonder
Under the weather for a spell
I fell - is it any wonder?
The Stowaway
Captain I know what it’s like to be lost at sea
Rowing a lifeboat and bearing a cross, that’s me
Maybe I’m stuck in the shallows
Maybe you can reach me
I’m the stowaway
Stole aboard under cover of midnight
The stowaway
The passenger hiding in plain sight
Captain that hurricane’s spinning up fast on you
Running away’s no escape from the past, it’s true
Maybe I’ll tell you my story
Maybe you’ll believe me
I’m the stowaway
Stole aboard under cover of midnight
The stowaway
The passenger hiding in plain sight
Search light hold tight
Throw me a line
Nothing is safe yet
So don’t let go
Don’t get caught in the undertow
Captain I’m making amends so I don’t regret
Something I want to forgive but I won’t forget
Maybe I’ll sing to the Sirens
Maybe they’ll release me
I’m the stowaway
I’m the passenger hiding in plain sight
I’m the stowaway
And I’ve always been hiding in plain sight
Tapestry
The night sky is a tapestry
Somber in its hue
It's a curtain hanging over me
And a veil in front of you
The night sky is a tapestry lit by the moon
The night sky is a tapestry woven for you
I could hitchhike to Tehachapi
Like the desperados do
By the roadside keeping company
With a tumbleweed or two
The night sky is a tapestry lit by the moon
The night sky is a tapestry woven for you
Now I'm hanging on
By only a single strand
Still I chase the dawn
And reach for your gentle hand
When I met you on the balcony
All the stars came out on cue
They are sequins on a canopy
They are candles burning through
The night sky is a tapestry lit by the moon
The night sky is a tapestry woven for you
Sea Glass
Broken bottle wash up on the shoreline
Rolling over underneath the sunshine
Sharp edges go dull in the sand
Find as many as you can
Imagine sea glass
The color of your birthstone
Remember sea glass
A pebble in a blue tone
Iridescent it will catch the moonlight
Indigo inside a flash at midnight
Lost treasure discovered at last
Relic from the past
Reminder of home
Imagine sea glass
The color of your birthstone
Remember sea glass
A pebble in a blue tone
Imagine sea glass
One color of a rainbow
Bits and pieces tumble in the shore break
Strung together on your wrist, a keepsake
Bright crystal awash in the sand
Let me take you by the hand
Let me carry you home
Imagine sea glass
The color of your birthstone
Remember sea glass
A pebble in a blue tone
Imagine sea glass
One color of a rainbow
Remember sea glass
Wherever does the time go?
You look for sea glass
So maybe this will ring true
Imagine sea glass
A rhapsody in amber, green and blue
The Last Payphone
Well I used to be relevant
Had a seat at the main event
Oh but those were the golden days
Why did we ever part ways?
Lonely vigil through the dead of night
Clarion signal from a pool of light
This payphone rings forever
This payphone rings forever
Someone new ambled down the lane
He was stylish and self-contained
Liberated from ties that bind
You never saved your dimes
Silence broken on the moonlit town
Promise unspoken in the plaintive sound
This payphone rings forever
This payphone rings forever
Who would pay any heed?
To the last of a dying breed
So hard to compete
When you’re already obsolete
And forsaken
Lonely vigil through the dead of night
Clarion signal from a pool of light
This payphone rings forever
This payphone rings forever
Silence broken on the moonlit town
Promise unspoken in the plaintive sound
This payphone rings forever
This payphone rings forever
I heard you say it’s never ever too late
It's never too late
It's never too late
Queen of the Second Hand
Parking at the meter, wait ‘til the coin drops
Just in time to meet her, up at the thrift shop
Look around for the hand-me-down
That someone’s bound to need
Like a pair of sequined lavender high-tops
Gotta find a way to spend every minute
With the queen of the second hand
Wish I knew a way to save every minute
For the queen of the second hand
She can pick a sweater, up at the yard sale
Suits me so much better than anything retail
When the tag has the price marked down
It’s always bound to please
Dressing to the letter down to my coat tails
Gotta find a way to spend every minute
With the queen of the second hand
Wish I knew a way to save every minute
For the queen of the second hand
She’s the miner of the diamond in the rough
And the finder of the needle in the hay
When I ask her will it ever be enough?
She says no way - I say alright okay
Bell-bottoms on well-worn jeans
That no one seems to need
Nothing could be sweeter than snagging the last pair
Gotta find a way to spend every minute
With the queen of the second hand
Wish I knew a way to save every minute
For the queen of the second hand
Copyright 2024 by Dave Herzberg