I started writing country music songs and poems when I was 16. Years later I formed a little country music band called Graywood and I played guitar. We played many songs I wrote. The band no longer exists, but I still enjoy writing poems and even wrote a book. rgm441228@gmail.com...
- The Light By Richard Martin
I have had the light inside of me, and it warmed me to my sole,
a light so all-consuming, there’s no young and there’s no old.
A light that feels so good inside, one prey’s to let it in,
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- Darling Tell Me Please By Richard Martin
Darlin’ tell me please, don’t bring me to my knees
Don’t make me beg you like a child
You know I love you so, and I don’t want you to go
But I can’t stay if you don’t love me
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- A Million Miles Or More
You’re the brightest star in my world,
So bright you lighten up the night,
Once you came close to my world,
I guess I was blinded by the light
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- No More Whippoorwills By Richard Martin
I was born in the country 80 years ago.
Many days I spent behind a mule, making the garden grow.
It didn’t seem like work back then.
I’d work all day until my chores were at an end.
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- Angels Are Waiting
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Angels are waiting for me tonight,
For they’ve shown me wrong from the right
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