Give Me Time

[couchgrouch]

Give Me TimeOnce I was at the feedstoregetting farming supplieson the street was a shy girlwhose gold hair shone like sunrisewhen the owner saw me staringhe said, "you don't stand, a snowball's chancewith a rich gal like her"but I watched her down the sidewalkshe had a face I couldn't forgetso I nodded and paid the billbut under my breath I saidgive me timeI'll take care of the restsomehow I'll find successtime made the mountainstime sifts the sandand I can do anythingwith time and a planI've got faith, I can waitjust give me timeit ain't wise to sell shortthe love of a farming mancos soft ladies like salty kissesand the caress of calloused handsand the week before we marriedwe took a Sunday ride, 'cross the countrysidesearching for roots to call our owndown a rocky valleya "for sale" sign grew among some weedsas we walked those lonely acresshe said they'd just choke our seedsbut I said give me timeI'll take care of the restsomehow I'll find successtime made the mountainstime sifts the sandand I can do anythingwith time and a planI've got faith, I can waitjust give me timewell, our sons are nearly grownand ready for kids of their owncos a good home and a wifeis the greatest harvest of lifebut it's sad how seasons pass us bythe more we live the more we dieso if I was granted just one wishI wouldn't ask to be richI'd say give me timeI'll take care of the restsomehow I'll find successtime made the mountainstime sifts the sandand I can do anythingwith time and a planI've got faith, I can waitjust give me time(c)2005 Robert George

[cryingwolfe]

This is beautiful! I sure do enjoy reading your work....have you had any songs made????