Relationship Poems and Lyrics from ValuePrep

He Didn't Have To Be
(Brad Paisley/Kelley Lovelace) Song

When a single mom goes out on a date with somebody new
It always winds up feeling more like a job interview
My momma used to wonder if she'd ever meet someone
Who wouldn't find out about me and then turn around and run

I met the man I call my dad when I was five years old
He took my mom out to a movie and for once I got to go
A few months later I remember lying there in bed
I overheard him pop the question and prayed that she'd say yes

And then all of a sudden
Oh, it seemed so strange to me
How we went from something's missing
To a family
Lookin' back all I can say
About all the things he did for me
Is I hope I'm at least half the dad
That he didn't have to be

I met the girl that's now my wife about three years ago
We had the perfect marriage but we wanted somethin' more
Now here I stand surrounded by our family and friends
Crowded 'round the nursery window as they bring the baby in

And now all of a sudden
It seemed so strange to me
How we've gone from something's missing
To a family
Lookin' through the glass I think about the man
That's standin' next to me
And I hope I'm at least half the dad
That he didn't have to be

Lookin' back all I can say
About all the things he did for me
Is I hope I'm at least half the dad
That he didn't have to be

Yeah, I hope I'm at least half the dad
That he didn't have to be
Because he didn't have to be
You know he didn't have to be

Mark Wills -In My Arms
Song

"Three a. m. on the clock
Lullaby, music box
Oh, baby please don't cry
Let's let mama sleep tonight
You've only been home one day
You don't even know your name
Tiny hand on my cheek
You're a miracle to me
In the still ness of the night
Cradled in this rocking chair
I hold all my hopes and dreams,
Every single answered prayer

In my arms
Wish I could hold you forever
In my arms
I will give you shelter
Still I know I can't always be there
To protect you from this great big old world
But I swear this much is true
There'll always be a place for you... in my arms

As I watch you take each breath
Oh, it scares me to death
To know you're counting on me
To be the daddy that you need
Wounded knees, broken hearts
Learning how to drive a car
When it's time for your first date
Will I know just what to say
And when you find that one true love
I'll put on my best smile
And I'll try to hide my tears
As I walk you down the aisle

In my arms
Wish I could hold you forever
In my arms
I will give you shelter
Still I know I can't always be there
To protect you from this great big old world
But I swear this much is true
There'll always be a place for you... in my arms

Oh, this promise I will keep
As you finally fall asleep... in my arms"

Real Life
(Jeff Carson)
song

I was young
He was old
We both were the same age
Every day
Playing fetch
Shaking hands, he'd lick my face

And I was unaware
the day would come
And when he died
for the first time I knew
What real pain was

And I never was the same again
From that moment on real life
began

Senior high
Girlfriends
Football games, graduation
Summer break
Spend my time
Filling out applications

A few superficial years went by
they were all a blur
And in the most unlikely situation
there you were
Yeah
And I never was the same again
From that moment on real life
began
with you
with you

By your side
Scared to death
Felt the pain
you were fighting
placed my palm on your head
spoke your name
"Just keep trying"

Then you closed your eyes
and took one last breath
and when it was over
you looked up
I laid our baby across your breast

And I never was the same again
From that moment on
real life began

You Really Don't Know What Your Missing
By Nicholas Gordan (Poem on being a Dad
when a home is broken)

You really don't know what you're missing.
Life goes once around the sun.
Children grow too old for kissing.
Done can never be undone.
Years return as memories,
Rich or poor, as you invest.
How much value you accrue
Depends upon your interest.

There are joys, and there are pleasures:
Do not these two things confuse.
One yields charms; the other, treasures
It would tear the heart to lose.

So turn to what in life must matter:
Love, and all that loving brings.
Your children need their only father;
You need them, as words need things.

Wind Beneath My Wings
(Bette Midler)
song

Oh, oh, oh, oh -
It must have been cold there in my shadow,
To never have sunlight on your face.
You were content to let me shine, that?s your way.
You always walked a step behind.

So I was the one with all the glory,
While you were the one with all the strain.
A beautiful face without a name for so long.
A beautiful smile to hide the pain.

Did you ever know that you?re my hero,
And everything I would like to be?
I can fly higher than an eagle,
For you are the wind beneath my wings.

It might have appeared to go unnoticed,
But I?ve got it all here in my heart.
I want you to know I know the truth, of course I know it.
I would be nothing without you.

Did you ever know that you?re my hero?
You?re everything I wish I could be.
I could fly higher than an eagle,
For you are the wind beneath my wings.

Did I ever tell you you?re my hero?
You?re everything, everything I wish I could be.
Oh, and i, I could fly higher than an eagle,
For you are the wind beneath my wings,
?cause you are the wind beneath my wings.

Oh, the wind beneath my wings.
You, you, you, you are the wind beneath my wings.
Fly, fly, fly away. you let me fly so high.
Oh, you, you, you, the wind beneath my wings.
Oh, you, you, you, the wind beneath my wings.

Fly, fly, fly high against the sky,
So high I almost touch the sky.
Thank you, thank you,
Thank God for you, the wind beneath my wings.

'Til the Heartaches Gone
Diamond Rio
song
"Very powerful song audibly".

Let the tears fall like rain
If that?s what it takes
To wash away your memory
Let the hurt take it?s time
I don?t mind waiting
If that?s the way it?s gotta be
I?ll keep holdin? on
?til the heartache?s gone

All the might have been?s
And the never will be?s
They can never take your place
But they?re all that?s left
Of all that ever mattered to me
And they fill this empty space
And I?ll keep holin? on
?til the heartache?s gone

I?ll make believe you still love me
?til the heartache?s gone
I?ll pretend you still care
You?ll always be here
?til the heartache?s gone

Baby I can make it through
The pain of losing you
If that?s the way it?s gotta be
I?ll keep holdin? on
No matter how long
?til the heartache?s gone

Let Them Be Little**
Billy Dean
Song

I can remember when you fit in the palm of
my hand.
You felt so good in it; no bigger than a
minute.
How it amazes me you're changin' with every
blink.
Faster than a flower blooms, they grow up all
too soon.

So let them be little,
'Cause they're only that way for a while.
Give 'em hope, give them praise,
Give them love every day.
Let 'em cry, let 'em giggle,
Let 'em sleep in the middle,
Oh, but let them be little.

I never felt so much in one little tender touch.
I live for those kisses, your prayers an' your
wishes.
An' now you're teachin' me how only a child
can see.
Tonight, while we're on our knees, all I ask is:

Please, let them be little,
'Cause they're only that way for a while.
Give them hope, give them praise,
Give them love every day.
Let 'em cry, let 'em giggle,
Let 'em sleep in the middle,
Oh, but let them be little.

The so innocent, precious soul:
You turn around, an' it's time to let them go.

So let them be little,
'Cause they're only that way for a while.
Give them hope, give 'em praise,
Give them love every day.
Let 'em cry, let 'em giggle,
Let them sleep in the middle,
Oh, but let them be little.

Let them be little.

I Wish You'd Stay
Brad Paisley
Song

I talked to my sister in Memphis
And I told her you were movin' to
town
Here's her number
She said she'd be glad to show you
around
I left a map on your front seat
Just in case you lose your way
But don't worry, once you reach
Sallisaw
It's all interstate

I know you need to go
But before you do I want you to
know, that I

Wish you the best
And I wish you nothing less
Than every thing you've ever
dreamed of
And I hope that you find love along
the way
But most of all
I wish you'd stay

I figure right about sundown
You'll be in West Tennessee
And by then
Maybe I'll understand why you had
to leave

I know that you've done some
changin'
And I know there's no changin' your
mind
And yes I know
We've been through this a thousand
times

I'm sorry for still holdin' on
I'll try to let go and I'll try to be
strong, and I'll

Wish you the best
And I wish you nothing less
Than every thing you've ever
dreamed of
And I hope that you find love along
the way
But most of all
I wish you'd stay

Yeah, everything you've ever
dreamed of
And I hope that you'll find love along
the way
But most of all
I wish you'd stay
I wish you'd stay.

How Do I Love Thee?
by Elizabeth Barrett Browning

How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.
I love thee to the depth and breadth and
height
My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight
For the ends of Being and ideal Grace.

I love thee to the level of everyday's
Most quiet need, by sun and candlelight.
I love thee freely, as men strive for Right;
I love thee purely, as they turn from Praise.

I love thee with the passion put to use
In my old griefs, and with my childhood's
faith.
I love thee with a love I seemed to lose
With my lost saints,--I love thee with the
breath,
Smiles, tears, of all my life!--and, if God
choose,
I shall but love thee better after death.

How did you Know?
by Brian Maloney

How many didn't know, you did. An eight year
olds heart shattered inside it's own solitude.

With open arms you showed me the love a
young boy needed from an adult male.

Although, I never asked for it,... how did you
know?

How did you know that your time spent was
golden, precious, invaluable that nothing could
come close to.

When we trapped in the early morn, when we
fished in the early evening, when we hunted
in the afternoon, you fed my heart sun and
water.

Though divorice made me blame myself,
distance from a past land was overshadowed
by rolling hills and blue Minnesota lakes... and
your powerful love.

Weekend greyhounds delivered me back to a
pristine terrain, whether white or green, a
sanctuary for an immature mind.

While, I know you struggled with your own
bottle filled demons, my only hope is that you
felt a young boys love in return.

How ironic, your beautiful heart killed you.

From 80-82, a lot of mends were done on a
young soul and while your death destroyed
me inside, it help solidify my future as a man
today.

You cared when many did not, you spent time
when you didn't have to. Everyday I miss your
contagious love but it will always reside
inside.

Grampa, how did you know that those two
short years were all we had? An eternity still
today, your time breathes life and lets me love.

So fly, fly like the strong eagle you are and I
will spend your time for you, just like you did
for me.

Bless The Broken Road - Rascal Flatts
Song '05

I set out on a narrow way many years ago
Hoping I would find true love along the broken
road
But I got lost a time or two
Wiped my brow and kept pushing through
I couldn't see how every sign pointed straight to
you
Every long lost dream lead me to where you are
Others who broke my heart they were like
northern stars
Pointing me on my way into your loving arms
This much I know is true
That God blessed the broken road
That led me straight to you

I think about the years I spent just passing
through
I'd like to have the time I lost and give it back to
you
But you just smile and take my hand
You've been there you understand
It's all part of a grander plan that is coming true

Every long lost dream lead me to where you are
Others who broke my heart they were like
northern stars
Pointing me on my way into your loving arms
This much I know is true
That God blessed the broken road
That led me straight to you

Moving On
by Avery Robertson

Memories stepped inside me,
turning my soul its slave;
and again I know and I see
the passionate love we gave.

No other one came into view,
your voice only inside this heart.
I remember us, I remembered you,
I even remember the start.

Lingering silences grew
and the flames of our fire
wavered in the wind and flew
far from my heart's sweet desire.

Dreams don't always come true.
Love drifts lazily into drought.
Darkness reached out and drew
us away and into doubt.

Dancing now within my own light,
I choose the hand I might hold.
A heart lifts up and takes flight...
I can no longer live in days of old.

if only I had you
by Kenneth Ray Carmichael

you know those tropical flowers with the long
names
they wouldn't have to bloom
and summer wouldn't have to creep closer in
june
and the long days wouldn't have to turn
and the sun, it wouldn't have to burn
and no, the sky wouldn't have to shine blue... if
only i had you

no longer must the green grass grow, or rivers
flow
and honestly, there doesn't have to be any
rainbows
if only i had you, the world can go do whatever,
wherever
because we're finally together... but the rain
doesn't have to fall

the moon doesn't have to scream and beam
across the night
and nothing has to be wrong and nothing has to
feel right
if only I had you the world could finally stop
spinning
and my dead end road would finally have a new
beginning

One More Day
~ Diamond Rio

Last night I had a crazy dream
A wish was granted just for me
It could be for anything
I didn't ask for money
Or a mansion in Malibu
I simply wished for one more day with you

One more day, one more time
One more sunset, maybe I'd be satisfied
But then again, I know what it would do
Leave me wishing still for one more day with
you
One more day...

First thing I'd do is pray for time to crawl
I'd unplug the telephone and keep the TV off
I'd hold you every second
Say a million 'I Love You's'
That's what I'd do with one more day with you

One more day, one more time
One more sunset maybe I'd be satisfied
But then again I know what it would do
Leave me wishing still for one more day with
you

One more day, one more time
One more sunset maybe I'd be satisfied
But then again I know what it would do
Leave me wishing still for one more day
Leave me wishing still for one more day
Leave me wishing still for one more day with
you.

Artist/Band: Brooks And Dunn
Lyrics for Song: It's Getting Better All the Time
Lyrics for Album: Greatest Hits Collection 2

I don't stop breathing every time the phone rings
My heart don't race when someones at my door
I've almost given up thinkin' your ever gonna call
I don't believe in magic anymore.

I just don't lie awake at night
Asking God would get you off my mind
It's getting better all the time
It's getting better all the time.

Yeah, I got to work on time again this morning
This old job is all that I've got left
And no one even noticed I'd been crying
At least I don't have whisky on my breath.

Yeah, I think I'm gonna make it
'Cause God won't make a mountain I can't climb
It's getting better all the time
It's getting better all the time.

God, I hope your happy
Girl, I wish you well
I just might get over you
You can never tell.

I always thought that I'd do something crazy
If ever saw you out with someone else
But when the moment came last night
I couldn't say a word, I stood there in the dark all by
myself.

Yeah, I could of said a million things
All I did was keep it locked inside
It's getting better all the time
It's getting better all the time.

It's getting better all the time...

It Is You I Dream Of

A flower grows from beneath a blanket
Of fine and purest white
It reaches toward the sun for warmth,
For heat and for the light

My love for you grows stronger still,
Despite the surrounding cold
My heart is yours, bartered gone
For yours has it been sold

Its petals shine from morning dew
Its stem grows stiff and strong
It stands strong through the freezing cold
It stands the winter long

I long for you, for your soft touch
I miss the way you smile
The longer that we stay apart
The longer every mile

The flower stretches through the snow
It reaches toward the sun
And now without you the color is gone
The flower's petals, dun

But as we talk, and as we learn
The flower comes back to life
The snow now melts and goes away
As you take away my strife

Spring is here and growth abounds
As you and I are one
We are together, we are in love
The snow for now is done

I see the future, in dreams I have
Of our life, long and true
I see the times where all I need
Are comforting words from you

I see the times when winter comes
As winter tends to do
But we still love, and we still live
And I do still love you

And so we live, with children ours
And a life of much to see
With love we live, to live we love
Happy together are we

I see the flower, older now,
But still strong with fresh new leaves
I see it growing, tall and strong
Reaching to the eaves

We are now old, as years have passed
But old together are we
And strong our love still today
As strong as it can be

- J. R. King -

About You

Your touch is with me always,
It?s burnt into my skin,
As soft and warm as sun rays
When a summer day sets in.

Your soft voice never silent,
It?s forever in my ears,
Serenading every moment
And calming all my fears.

Your arms always enfold me,
The strength of angels wings,
They support and protect me wholly
With the safety a true love brings.

While I can never repay you,
For the wonder you bring to my life,
I can forever be true,
And forever be a true wife.

- Nicola May Tucker -

Are There Angels?

It is said there are Angels
In Heaven above
And they shine with the light
Of an inner love

Of these things
I had not a clue
But that was
Before I found you

For in you I?ve found
A love that is so right
It shines all around
With the brightest of light

It comes from somewhere
So deep within
That it has no beginning
And knows no end

Your love is a light
That brightens each day
Of all of the people
You see on your way

Where ever you go
Or whatever you do
All see the love
That you have inside you

That God sent you here
To a place where you?d be
Sharing such love
With someone like me

Is proof for me
That angels exist
And are filled with a love
That no man could resist

I thank God each day
For finding the time
For looking down on me
And making you mine

So yes there are Angels
In heaven above
I know because God
Sent me one to love

- Alan Burleson (for Deborah) -

Let Me Go
3 Doors Down
Song

one more kiss could be the best thing
one more lie could be the worst
and all these thoughts are never resting
and you're not something i deserve

in my head there's only you now
this world falls on me
in this world, there's real and make believe
this seems real to me

you love me, but you dont know who i am
i'm torn between this life i lead
and where i stand
you love me, but you don't know who i am
so let me go
let me go

i dream we head to what i hope for
and i turn my back on loving you
how could this love be a good thing
when i know what i'm going through

in my head there's only you now
this world falls on me
in this world, there's real and make believe
this seems real to me

you love me, but you dont know who i am
i'm torn between this life i lead
and where i stand
you love me, but you dont know who i am
so let me go, just let me go

no matter how hard i try
i cant escape these things inside
i know, i know
but all the pieces fall apart
you will be the only one who knows
who knows

you love me, but you dont know who i am
i'm torn between this life i lead
and where i stand,
you love me, but you don't know who i am
so let me go
just let me go

you love me, but you dont
you love me, but you dont
you love me, but you dont know who i am

you love me, but you dont
you love me, but you dont
you love me, but you dont know me...

Wonderful
Everclear
song

?hey, ain?t life wonderful? wonderful,
wonderful, wonderful... isn?t it wonderful
Now? ?

I close my eyes when I get too sad
I think thoughts that I know are bad
Close my eyes and I count to ten
Hope it?s over when I open them

I want the things that I had before
Like a star wars poster on my bedroom
door
I wish I could count to ten
Make everything be wonderful again

Hope my mom and I hope my dad
Will figure out why they get so mad
Hear them scream, I hear them fight
They say bad words that make me wanna
cry

Close my eyes when I go to bed
And I dream of angels who make me smile
I feel better when I hear them say
Everything will be wonderful someday

Promises mean everything when you?re
little
And the world?s so big
I just don?t understand how
You can smile with all those tears in your
eyes
Tell me everything is wonderful now

Please don?t tell me everything is wonderful
now

I go to school and I run and play
I tell the kids that it?s all okay
I laugh aloud so my friends won?t know
When the bell rings I just don?t wanna go
home

Go to my room and I close my eyes
I make believe that I have a new life
I don?t believe you when you say
Everything will be wonderful someday

Promises mean everything when you?re
little
And the world is so big
I just don?t understand how
You can smile with all those tears in your
eyes
When you tell me everything is wonderful
now

No
No, I don?t wanna hear you tell me
everything is wonderful now
No
No, I don?t wanna hear you tell me
everything is wonderful now

I don?t wanna hear you say
That I will understand someday
No, no, no, no
I don?t wanna hear you say
You both have grown in a different way
No, no, no, no
I don?t wanna meet your friends
And I don?t wanna start over again
I just want my life to be the same
Just like it used to be
Some days I hate everything
I hate everything
Everyone and everything
Please don?t tell me everything is wonderful
now...

I don?t wanna hear you tell me everything is
wonderful now

Lonestar
I'm Already There
song

He called her on the road
From a lonely cold hotel room
Just to hear her say I love you one more time
And when he heard the sound
Of the kids laughing in the background
He had to wipe away a tear from his eye
A little voice came on the phone
And said "Daddy when you coming home"
He said the first thing that came to his mind

I'm already there
Take a look around
I'm the sunshine in your hair
I'm the shadow on the ground
I'm the whisper in the wind
I'm your imaginary friend
And I know I'm in your prayers
Oh I'm already there

She got back on the phone
Said I really miss you darling
Don't worry about the kids they'll be alright
Wish I was in your arms
Lying right there beside you
But I know that I'll be in your dreams tonight
And I'll gently kiss your lips
Touch you with my fingertips
So turn out the light and close your eyes

I'm already there
Don't make a sound
I'm the beat in your heart
I'm the moonlight shining down
I'm the whisper in the wind
And I'll be there until the end
Can you feel the love that we share
Oh I'm already there

We may be a thousand miles apart
But I'll be with you wherever you are

I'm already there
Take a look around
I'm the sunshine in your hair
I'm the shadow on the ground
I'm the whisper in the wind
And I'll be there until the end
Can you feel the love that we share
Oh I'm already there
Oh I'm already
There

No Longer a Boy. . .
He's no longer the boy I once bounced
On my knee,
He's no longer that ninja he pretended
To be,

His goals are much higher then they were the day
before,
For then he was looking for that big wave to
score,

Today he set out to lay his own plan
Today I just realized my boy is now a man,

I'm overcome with emotion, some I just can't
explain.
Full of honor and pride, but yet I feel pain,

Today he left home to follow his dream
To serve for his country, protect our pastures of
green,

His will is determined his heart is so true,
He is now standing proud for our red, white and
blue.

Cheryl A. Smigielski
Copyright ?2005 Cheryl A. Smigielski

I'm Not Supposed to Love You Anymore
Bryan White
song

We agreed that it was over
Now the lines have all been drawn
The vows we made began to fade
But now they're gone
Put your pictures in a shoebox
And my gold ring in a drawer
I'm not supposed to love you anymore

Now Sherri says she jealous
Of this freedom that I've found
If she were me she would be
Out on the town
And she says she can't imagine
What on earth I'm waiting for
I'm not supposed to love you anymore

Oh I shouldn't care or wonder where and how you are
But I can't hide this hurt inside my broken heart
I'm fighting back emotions that I've never fought before
'Cause I'm not supposed to love you anymore

Now I'm writing you this letter
And it's killing me tonight
That I agreed when you believed
It wasn't right
And I couldn't sleep up on the bed
So I'm down here on the floor
Where I'm not supposed to love you anymore

Oh I shouldn't care or wonder where and how you are
But I can't hide this hurt inside my broken heart
I'm fighting back emotions that I've never fought before
'Cause I'm not supposed to love you anymore

I'm fighting back emotions that I've never fought before
'Cause I'm not supposed to love you anymore