Brandi Carlile @ Red Rocks June 9th with Sheryl Crow

All of these lines across my face
Tell you the story of who I am
So many stories of where I've been
And how I got to where I am
But these stories
don't mean anything
When you've got no one to tell them to
It's true...
I was made for you

I climbed across the mountain tops
Swam all across the ocean blue
I crossed all the lines and I broke all the rules
But baby I broke them all for you
Because even when I was flat broke
You made me feel like a million bucks
You do...
I was made for you

You see the smile that's on my mouth
It's hiding the words that
don't come out
And all of my friends who think that I'm blessed
They don't know my head is a mess
No, they don't know who I really am
And they don't know what I've been through
like you do
And I was made for you...

All of these lines across my face
Tell you the story of who I am
So many stories of where I've been
And how I got to where I am
But these stories don't mean anything
When you've got no one to tell them to
It's true...
I was made for you

Lisa & Sampson

Sampson doesn't like to show professionally, but he has excellent conformation.

Sampson is Rain's Daddy

Sampson reminds me of a big teddy bear. He loves to cuddle!

Rough Draft #1: Again

I drove miles to confirm
what I already knew.
I did not expect she'd be there
In the home I used to call my own.

When we came face-to-face
We negated all our change,
treat each other just the same.
We can help who we are,
But choose to ignore.

You are so guarded,
To me hard hearted.
I am so angry,
accusing and blaming
And once again
I'm trying to make you love me
Again

Rough Draft #1: This Is Me

I am suffocated.
This thing we have going
is so uneven.
I am entangled
I don't want to lose you
But I don't like what "us"
is causing me to be.
I need freedom

I try to envision
What life without you
Would mean to me.
I try to keep my rules
But you want an "us" before
I even know myself.
I don't want to lose my friend
I need space.

This is me
Love me or hate me
wait around or do not date me
This is me

Rough Draft #1: No Title Yet

"You think that you're so right
Relying on a self-righteous alibi
And that no one knows the truth
Except you and I.

You made a perfect lie
Out of all our days and nights
And I'm sitting here alone again

You tried last
But you did not try more more
You left me with a guilt
That no one could endure

Yet you are not to blame
For making me insane
And leaving me
On Valentine's Day"

After seeing Brandi Carlile in concert this week, I'm inspired to write more poetry and try my hand at song lyrics. Her lyrics are incredible.