Just nuance
That’s all it took
The questions flew
Then there was the look
An understanding there was more
Was rejected by all in agreement
But the nuance suggested
There was more than it simply meant
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by Bill Ferguson
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Won’t you come take a walk with me
I’ll listen to your stories, ease your miseries
Hold you and hug you and leave you worry free
Won’t you come and take a walk with me
Won’t you come sing a song for me
There is strength in your voice, there are things I can see
In your words I hear what is meant to be
Won’t you come sing a song for me
Won’t you come walk here by my side
Sharing our friendship there are things to abide
Keeping comfort as in life we decide
Won’t you come walk here by my side
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by Bill Ferguson
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Well
I said well
As the sun shines brightly from above
You are my one true love
Of that I’m certain
Yes it’s true
There ain't no other
While I’m loving you
I’m loving only one girl
And it’s you
Well
I said well
The moon shines brightly from above
You are my one true love
Flowers and candy
Diamond rings
Loving the hugging
That these gifts do bring
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by Bill Ferguson
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I say graduation
You say meditation
Hesitation
Fascination
Intense vibrations
Anticipation
In preparation
There is a conversation
Looking for cooperation
While exercising your imagination
There is no indication of reservation
Simply infatuation
Leading to consolation
Maybe an invitation
Wouldn't that be a revelation
Maybe an indication of a celebration
With no consternation
But possibly indignation
Tomato, tomato
Potato, potato
It is never what it seems
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by Bill Ferguson
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Economy of words
Memorable melody
Rings true in your heart
Captures your imagination
States something you believe
Touches other people’s lives
Sense it when you hear it
Well crafted,
Easily memorable,
Universally relatable
A sense of authenticity
Fills us with joy,
Get us singing
Get us dancing
Bring us to tears,
Serve as a time machine.
Measures up
Descriptive
Emotional
Melodramatic
Filled with fun
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At midnight
The lights go on
Seated
On colourful horses
Spectres of long ago
Dressed in their finest
Nod to their host
They patiently
Await
The sounds
Of the paper fed
Wurlitzer organ
Creating music
From across time
Suddenly
The bump and grind
Of old metal
Begins
Moving
Up and down
Down and up
Turning the carousel
Round and round
Its riders
Clap
Laugh
Giggle
Converse
While visions
Dance through the air
Repeating scenes
From
The Carousel’s history
After the requisite time
The music signals
The end of the ride
The lights turn out
Leaving its guests fulfilled
For another night
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Midnight in Paris
When romance does begin
Lovers stroll on bridges
Friends are checking in
Murmurs of the heart
In whispers soft and low
Walks along the Seine
Love begins to grow
At Midnight In Paris
Dreams do come alive
At Midnight In Paris
With you by my side
When energy is spent
When hearts turned to flames
Passion is delivered
You will never be the same
At Midnight In Paris
Dreams do come alive
At Midnight In Paris
Your love will survive
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When you think of me
You feel it in your heart
The aching that carries on
Long after we depart
When you feel the need
For a love true to be
And I can’t be there with you
I need you to do something for me
Turn to the song
That lives in your heart
For it will always be
A great place to start
We can talk on the phone
When we’re alone
But the distance is too great
If you sing my song
When I am gone
It allows you to carry on
Helps you be strong
Sing the song
I wrote for you
Sing it loud
Sing it strong
Sing it everyday
I am gone
Singing it
Allows you
To carry on
Our love flows together
Despite all the weather
Singing my song
Will help make it better (continued)
Sing the song in your heart
Sing the song of love you feel
Sing the song in your heart
It will make it feel so real
Cause our love carries on
Our love is so strong
Our love carries on
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by Bill Ferguson
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Take the oddball
Take the slowball
Take another way
Of looking at life
Take the soda
Take the champagne
Take what you need
Make it all become right
You know what you need
You can tell right from wrong
You seem to understand
There is more to life than
Take a walk
Down any street
Take a look
At what you see
All your defenses
All your senses
Looking out for you
All the reasons
All the seasons
Changing your own hue
Calling out from you
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