“Rainy Days”

“Rainy Days”

Copyright by Frank A. DeCenso, Jr.

Beneath a farmer's wood bridge - beside a waterfall;

We'd run into each midnight - and there we'd share it all;

My eyes bowed to your beauty - and your perfumed secret spell,

Tonight's the same, but diff'rent - you're crying a farewell…

You’re moving to those bright lights - where promises are high;

The future said its waiting there - but sometimes futures lie;

Your kiss tonight will hold me – I won't let it fade away;

Our memories will linger, for harder rainy days.

CHORUS

Some clouds only move for sunlight,

Some only drop cruel rain;

Some rain will wash you clean, baby –

Some fall like balls of flame;

Sometimes the burning cleanses you,

Sometimes you’re burned away –

Each sky conceals a mystery,

Love falls on rainy days.

Your letter cried redemption... the ink was smeared to read;

That city ripped your heart out – leaving emptiness to bleed;

Mistakes can burn like fire, but girl, mistakes are made –

So I’m driving through this midnight… and harder heavy rain.

CHORUS

Some clouds only move for sunlight,

Some only drop cruel rain;

Some rain will wash you clean, baby –

Some fall like balls of flame;

Sometimes the burning cleanses you,

Sometimes you’re burned away –

Each sky conceals a mystery,

Love falls on rainy days.

You’re standing lone and battered... beneath a dim streetlight;

Your clothes are soaked with regrets... from swollen angry skies;

You drop into my wet arms... I say it'll be alright;

Tomorrow's never too far... I'll take you there tonight.

CHORUS

Some clouds only move for sunlight,

Some only drop cruel rain;

Some rain will wash you clean, baby –

Some fall like balls of flame;

Sometimes the burning cleanses you,

Sometimes you’re burned away –

Each sky conceals a mystery,

Love falls on rainy days.

“Shakespeare Skits”

“Shakespeare Skits”

Copyright by Frank DeCenso, Jr.

He met her at a diner, down on Elmhurst Street;

He never met one finer, or that made his heart beat.

He asked her to a movie, where romance is still kind;

She wore her best jewelry, but it was her eyes that shined.

They dated for a while, longer than their friends; 

They’d gone the extra mile, hoping it wouldn't end.

They talked about the future, and wondered what it held;

Believed love would endure, for in their hearts it swelled.

They married in a chapel, not far from her home;

It looked like a big castle, built with fancy stone.

They had plans to live like, a princess and her prince;

Like a fairytale that's told, they've lived one ever since.

As the years rolled past them, they couldn’t understand;

The marriages of their friends, seemed built on sinking sand, 

They’d seen them break apart, then walk away and split;

Perhaps their friends had hearts, from tragic Shakespeare skits.

"Beneath The Moonlight"

“Beneath The Moonlight”

©️ by Frank A. DeCenso, Jr.

[Vs1]

She stood stranded on the corner,

After night had burned her bad;

There were secrets she surrendered,

That she never knew she had…

And she looked like she had been where,

All the schemers find their game;

They had taken all she carried,

Leaving her without a name.

CHORUS

There’s a love beneath the moonlight,

But like wind it never stayed;

It just fooled her heart to thinking,

Love beneath the moonlight is ok.…

[Vs2]

In a midnight made delusion,

She had been drawn to the dark;

A lonely hope that lingers,

Till it all just falls apart…

So she ran from every shadow,

Looking for a place to hide;

But those shadows just kept growing,

Chasing her down from behind.

CHORUS

There’s a love beneath the moonlight,

But like wind it never stayed;

It just fooled her heart to thinking,

Love beneath the moonlight is ok.…

[BRIDGE]

All she knows is what she heard,

But love's more than a word...

One day she'll learn...

CHORUS

There’s a love beneath the moonlight,

But like wind it never stayed;

It just fooled her heart to thinking,

Love beneath the moonlight is ok.…