What if the sun should cease to rise,
What if no rain fell from the sky.

What if flowers no longer bloomed,
What if instruments played no tune.

What if laughter were to end,
What if we had no foe or friend.

What if there were no tears to shed,
And fingers pricked no longer bled.

What if these "ifs" should all come true,
Tell me, "what would you do?"

You can not laugh or even cry,
You can not bleed you can not die.

Existing where no flower grew, No sunlit days nor skies of blue.

No children playing in the rain,
not even monetary gain.

No birds singing in the trees,
No brilliance of the autumn leaves.

Again I ask, "what would you do?
If these 'ifs' would all come true."

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Up In Smoke

Strung out on dope with nowhere to turn,
Your life up in smoke from the pipe you burn.

Your friends don't know you, your family too,
Your only companions, the dealer and you.

Your girl just can't take it the pain is too strong,
The lies and deceit have gone on much too long.

Her love may be strong but it isn't enough, She can't keep holding on when you've already given up.

She stood by and watched you cheat, steal and lie,
But she won't stand by and watch you die.

"Does it make you feel good?" Well it ain't no joke,
to sit around blowing your life up in smoke.

So before you lose everything to a ten dollar hit,
Ask yourself right now, "Is it worth it?"

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I Am Yours

A rose in all its splendor could not compare to thee,
In all its perfect beauty it is only you I see.

I am yours

In all the yesterdays gone by and tomorrows still to come,
You're the reason that I hope and dream my life... my love... my one.

I am yours

If I could do it all again one thing I would not change,
The moment I first saw you, the moment my life began.

I am yours

If I neglect to let to you know in my words or in my deeds,
Just know that a life without you is a life that's not complete.

I am yours I can't recall a place or time when I've felt this way before,
But in case I failed to mention it, "My Love... I am yours."