"Rear View Mirror Queen"

 “Rear View Mirror Queen” (Long Version)
©️ by Frank A DeCenso, Jr.

[Vs1)
A little way past a county road sign,
A shiny white Vette caught my Jeep from behind,
The girl behind the wheel
Would blow up a younger boy's mind;

[Vs2]
My eyes got big with my heart singin’ loud,
A slow Country tune with whiskey throughout,
Wasn’t hallucinatin' but I thought
This kinda thing shouldn’t be allowed.

CHORUS
Car roof down,
Hair blowin’ round,
Fog liftin’ free through Sycamore trees –
Mornin’ ride turned to a vision of a girl
From a magazine…
Rear view mirror queen.

[Vs3]
She pulled alongside, threw a paper and beeped,
It sailed through the window of my muddy ole’ Jeep,
Then like lightning she flew
Down the road just waving at me;

[Vs4]
I slammed on the brake, made a long skidded line,
Opened the note and my heart flat-lined,
It said, “You are cute with that dirty ole jeep...
Call me anytime.”

CHORUS
Car roof down,
Hair blowin’ round,
Fog liftin’ free through Sycamore trees –
Mornin’ ride turned to a vision of a girl
From a magazine…
Rear view mirror queen.

[BRIDGE]
I had her number when I got home,
She answered her phone, said she was all alone –
Had some wine – said it could be mine –
Gave me her address and I took that Jeep,
And I was gone till the next day’s light…

CHORUS
Car roof down,
Hair blowin’ round,
Fog liftin’ free through Sycamore trees –
Mornin’ ride turned to a vision of a girl
From a magazine…
Rear view mirror queen.

"Forgotten Love Parades"

“Forgotten Love Parades”

Copyright by Frank A. DeCenso, Jr.

[Vs1]

Every love song has a purpose,

Even as the music fades;

There are some hearts that beat faster,

But for some they never play…

Some words may be a bit too many,

Some notes a bit off key;

In the silence between those songs,

All the lonely hearts will be.

CHORUS

On the road of lonely dreamers,

Some live love's masquerade;

Beneath the tattered streamers, 

They don't know it but they're in

Forgotten love parades.

[Vs2]

There’s a place where love’s abandoned,

Still meet with plastic smiles;

And what they thought they wanted,

Are just ashes in a pile…

All that loneliness can promise,

Is a wilted blackened rose;

Leaving stranded hearts to wander,

That's how this song always goes.

CHORUS

On the road of lonely dreamers,

Some live love's masquerade;

Beneath the tattered streamers, 

They don't know it but they're in

Forgotten love parades.

[Vs3]

Strangers hide under dark streetlights,

Put there by surrender’s call,

They capture all the lovers,

Who gave up on giving all...

They forgot they have a reason,

To break free from yesterday -

All those beats of dancing heartaches,

Are just bumps along their way.

CHORUS

On the road of lonely dreamers,

Some live love's masquerade;

Beneath the tattered streamers, 

They don't know it but they're in

Forgotten love parades.

"Some Songs Simply End" (poetic draft)

"Some Songs Simply End" (poetic draft)

©️ by Frank A DeCenso, Jr

<All Rights Reserved>

The dust it settles here

From all that's compromised 

There's nothing left to fear

I finally realized

Someday you'd have to go

And that was yesterday

To late for you to know 

My heart was still in play

I should have told you then

But life's a busy street

You drive and drive again

Through snow or summer heat

But I apologize

I cannot change the past

Sometimes the feeling dies

It slips right through our grasp

I bet you think we tried

I didn't try enough

I played the poker's lie

A gambler's losing bluff

Maybe someday we'll see

That love plays funny games

One day's not destiny

One ember's not a flame

I hope you feel okay

Tomorrow's not today

You'll find another way

To not be led astray

I wish you all the best

'Cause all the pieces left

Like dust they've come to rest

On my heart's failing test

I hope you don't look back

I hope you stay on track

You deserve much more

You'll find a love that's sure

We both have to move on

And I'll be lonely here

The ending of our song

Is past from being near

[CHORUS / OUTRO]

But

Some songs simply end

Like our's did way back then

Or

Some songs simply end

Before they skip again

[REPEAT AND FADE]