Richard Anders

Arise pale moon and be my guide
I journey where Valkyries ride
across the stars in silver streams
into the valley of endless dreams
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When I was still a young man
I heard God call my name
'Eddie Stark, my fine young man
I`m going to give you fame'
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I wish I wish I were a fish
a salmon or an eel
I`d swim across the Ocean blue
to see how it would feel.
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the night was dark and dreary
the rain was lashing down
i was wet right through from hat to shoe
and i`d lost my way to town
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I wanted to live in the country
away from the city I`d dwell
I wanted to live in the country
just me all alone by myself
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The sands of time ran out for me
about a year ago
I hung around on Earth a while
not sure of where to go.
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One day I sat upon a stone
and thought that I was all alone
but sitting perched upon a log
my eyes beheld a little frog
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The ice the ice the crushing ice
our ship is held in a freezing vice
it`s fifty below N.W.of Nome
and some of the crew are crying for home
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The polar night was clear and bright
and icy through and through
the wind was rough but we were tough
and we all had a job to do
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When time is called and I must go
exactly where I`d like to know
will it be Heaven or down below
no sun no wind no rain and no snow
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Seize the hour seize the day
for in the end we pass away
don`t be sad cry if you must
ashes to ashes and dust to dust
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Harry Jack lay on his back
his body racked with pain
he had but three more months to live
he`d never rise again.
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I hit the road five years ago
I`m running from the law
I shot a man in Abilene
I beat him to the draw.
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The day was hot and dusty
as Jake rode into town
a mean look in his ice-blue eyes
his dark hair hid a frown
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Of hopes and dreams I`ve many
to see the world at large
to cross the Gobi Desert
or camp by Lake Le Barge.
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Shadows on the ceiling
Shadows on the wall
Shadows on the curtains
Shadows over all.
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