COLOR ME HUMAN (C) Ron Burres

I SEE A LOT OF THEM IN THE NEWS

AND ON THE TV

THEY JUST DON’T SEEM TO SEE THINGS

THE SAME AS ME

THEY SEE HATRED AND ANGER WHERE EVER THEY LOOK

WHEN I LOOK OUT AT THE WORLD

THIS IS WHAT I SEE

I SEE CHILDREN SINGING WITH JOY IN THEIR VOICE

I SEE PARENTS LOVING GIVING LIFE AS THEIR CHOICE

I SEE BLINDNESS OF COLOR IN THE MAKING OF MAN

I SEE SAMENESS IN ALL, JUST THE ONE RACE

HUMAN

A PICTURE IN MY MIND © Ron Burres

A PICTURE IN MY MIND                                    © Ron Burres

I HAD THIS PICTURE IN MY MIND

OF A GENTLE AGELESS LOVE

THAT EXISTED THROUGHOUT

ALL TIME

OF WARM SUMMER BREEZES

ON WHITE SANDY BEACHES

SHARED WITH YOU

LIKE SOME UNENDING RHYME

IT'S NO SUPRISE

IT’S NO SUPRISE

HIS EYES LOOKED SO SAD AND FULL OF PAIN

 IT WAS AS IF HE COULD NEVER LOVE AGAIN

HE SAID EACH TIME THE PAIN IS SO DIFFERENT

BUT SOMEHOW IT ALWAYS HURTS JUST THE SAME.

WELL THERE AIN’T NO SUPRISES, IVE SEEN IT ALL

FROM THE SHORT AND THE FAT, TO THE SKINNY AND TALL

WE ALL LIKE TO DANCE AND HAVE A GOOD TIME

BUT WHEN IT COMES TO LEAVIN

IT’S ALWAYS THE SAME,

 IT’S NEVER ME

IT’S SOMEONE ELSE WHO’S ALWAYS TO BLAME

THE AMERICAN SOLDIER

THE AMERICAN SOLDIER    (C) Ron Burres 2004

(Song spoken  MUSIC: Battle hymn of the republic in background)

I AM THE HEART AND SOUL OF OUR COUNTRIES FIGHTING MAN

WHO DIED FIGHTING ON FOREIGN SOIL PROTECTING THOSE IN ANOTHER LAND

THEIR FREEDOM WAS MY GOAL, YES FREEDOM WAS MY GOAL

I PROUDLY CARRIED THE STARS AND STRIPES, THROUGH BATTLES IN FREEZING COLD

I'VE FOUGHT IN DESERTS, ON LAND AND SEA, WITH A HEART BOTH BRAVE AND BOLD

IV’E DIED ALONE ON FOREIGN SOIL WITH MY FAMILY CRYING THERE AT HOME.

I AM THE SPIRIT OF THOUSANDS OF SOULS, THOSE WHO DIED BEFORE THEIR TIME

THEY GAVE THEIR ALL FOR FELLOW MAN, THEY NOW REST IN SOME FOREIGN LAND

THEY FOUGHT FOR FREEDOM, YES FREEDOM WAS THEIR GOAL

THEY FOUGHT BESIDE ONE ANOTHER OTHER, REGARDLESS OF COLOR OR CREED

WITH FAMILIES LEFT AT HOME TO MOURN, THEY CAME TO PROTECT A HUMAN NEED

WHERE ARE THOSE OTHER COUNTRIES NOW,  WHERE ARE THEY WHEN WE BLEED,  

STAND UP AND BE COUNTED, STAND UP FOR WHAT IS RIGHT

STAND UP FOR THOSE OPPRESSED FOR THOSE WHO CAN NOT FIGHT

STAND WITH HEADS HELD HIGH STAND AND MAKE US PROUD AGAIN

WE FOUGHT FOR WHAT WAS RIGHT  OUR DEATHS WERE NOT IN VAIN

GOD BLESS THE U.S.A.

IMAGINARY WORLD...a song written for Karlin and Austin

STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE IS ON YOUR BEDSPREAD

CHARLIE BROUWN IS HANGIN’ ON YOUR WALL

BUTTER BEAR IS SLEEPIN’ IN THE CORNER

THE RAGGEDY TWINS ARE LAYIN’ IN THE HALL

AND I’M DRIVIN’ DOWN THIS ROAD THINKING ABOUT YOU

AND ALL THE FUN THAT WE’VE SHARED

GOIN TO SHOWS AT THE THEATER

THE ZOO AND PLAYIN’ IN THE SAND

IN YOUR IMAGINARY WORLD, DOES YOUR DADDY PLAY A PART

HE REALLY LOVES YOU BABY

AND HE NEEDS A PLACE TO NESTLE IN YOUR HEART.

SOME DAY WE’LL GO TO HAWAII, OR MAYBE EVEN VISIT DISNEYLAND

WE WON’T NO IF THAT’S REAL THOUGH, TILL WE’VE GOT THE TICKETS IN OUR HAND

AND MINNIE AND MICKIE ARE WATCHIN HOLLY HOBBY TALKIN TO YOUR SMURFF

AND THE THREE LITTLE PIGS ARE PLAYIN A GAME OF OL’MAID WITH THE WOLF

IN YOUR IMAGINARY WORLD, DOES YOUR DADDY PLAY A PART

HE REALLY LOVES YOU BABY, AND HE NEEDS A PLACE TO NESTLE IN YOUR HEART

HE REALLY LOVES YOU BABY, AND HE NEEDS A PLACE TO NESTLE IN YOUR HEART.

(FADE OUT) AND DONALD AND DAISY ARE WALKIN’ WITH PLUTO, BUGS, AND ELMER FUDD