MY DEPRESSION

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SHOULD YOU

DID YOU EVER WONDER,
WAS I BORN AT THE WRONG TIME.
THE WORLD IS NOT READY,
NOT FOR MY KIND.

I AM DEEP,I AM LOVING
I AM HONEST AND CARING.
I AM DIFFERENT YOU SEE,
PEOPLE ARE STARING.

SHOULD I TRY AND BE THE SAME,
LIVE BY THE RULES, PLAY THE GAME.
OR SHOULD I STAND TALL, LIFT MY HEAD UP HIGH,
AND PRAY FOR THE OTHERS, TO GIVE IT A TRY.

I SAY JUST REMEMBER, ONLY I CAN ANSWER,
FOR TODAY TOMORROW AND LIFES EVER AFTER.

JACKIE GALIOTO

GOODNIGHT

CRY NO MORE MY LITTLE ONE
YOUR WORK FORSEEN
IS ALMOST DONE

YOU'RE TIRED AND WEARY
SO ALL ALONE
YOU NEED THAT LAST TRIP
TO YOUR FINAL HOME

NO ONE UNDERSTANDS
YOUR SIMPLE WAYS
BUT SOON WILL HAVE NO CHOICE
FOR IN YOUR FACE THE ANSWER WILL LAY

IT IS A STARRY NIGHT
THE TIME SEEMS SO RIGHT
TO SAY GOOD-BYE
TO LAY DOWN ONE LAST NIGHT

YOU GAVE IT YOUR ALL
NO MORE SHOULD BE ASKED
YOU WILL BE AT PEACE
YOUR FACE TO BE UNMASKED

YOU WILL SHINE
OH SO BRIGHT
WHEN THEY SEE IT WAS YOUR RIGHT
TO PICK AND TO CHOOSE
HOW YOU HAD TO SAY GOODNITE

JACKIE GALIOTO

IT IS ALL IN YOUR HEART

FROM TIME TO TIME,
YOU HAVE SOME THOUGHTS,
OF LOVE, OF LIVE OF PAIN.
YOUR LOVE MAY CHANGE,
YOUR LIFE MAY CHANGE,
BUT PAIN REMAINS THE SAME.

YOU SMILE, YOU LAUGH, YOU PLAY,
YOU CRY
YOU THINK IT IS NOW PAST YOU<
YOU SEE IT IS A LIE.

YOU PLAN,YOU HOPE, YOU PRAY,
THEN GIVE UP.
YOUR LIFE IS SO FULL,
TILL YOU SPILL YOUR CUP.

YOU WONDER, YOU DREAM, YOU WORRY,
YOU PLEAD
HOW CAN YOU BE HAPPY,
WITH ALL THAT YOU NEED.

THE ANSWER CAN BE SIMPLE,
IF YOU LIVE BY THE RULE,
FORGIVE AND FORGET,
OR END UP THE FOOL

JACKIE GALIOTO
FEAR

TO BE AFRAID IS NOT ALRIGHT,
TO SIT BY YOURSELF, WITHOUT THE LIGHT.
TO STAY IN THE HOUSE, JUST IN CASE,
TO STARE OUT THE WINDOW, FOR AN UNFAMILIAR FACE.
TO ANSWER THE PHONE AND SAY YOU'RE NOT HERE,
NOW THAT ISN'T SOMETHING FOR YOU TO FEAR.
TO LOOK AT THE MAIL AND START TO SHAKE,
THAT'S WHEN YOU FEEL YOUR NERVES WILL BREAK

TO SEE A FRIGHT MOVIE AND DREAM AT NIGHT,
NOW THAT IS SOMETHING I THINK IS ALRIGHT
WHAT CAN I DO TO PREVENT THESE FEARS,
I HAVE BEEN LIKE THIS, SO MANY YEARS.
WILL THIS STILL BE HERE WHEN I AM OLD,
OR MUST I CHANGE WHAT MY FUTURE HOLDS
THE ANSWERS LIE WITHIN OURSELF,
DON'T PACK THEM AWAY UPON A SHELF.

JACKIE GALIOTO

A WINDOW

THE SUN IS SHINING, THE AIR IS CRISP,
THE SNOW IS FALLING IN A KIND OF MIST.
THE LAND IS SO OPEN,SO FREE TO ROAM,
I HEAR A CRY IN THE WIND...JUST A SMALL MOAN.
SEE THE BIRDS HIGH IN THE TREES,
THE DOGS IN THE PARK, WATCHING OVER ME.
NOT A SOUL IN SIGHT, NOR A CAR DO I HEAR,
JUST AN OPEN SPACE AT WHICH I PEER

JACKIE GALIOTO

LONELY ARE THE BRAVE

OH SO LONELY ALL THE TIME,
OH SO RICH, NOT A DIME.
OH SO POWERFUL, I WANT TO CONQUER ALL,
BUT ALWAYS MISING SOMETHING, THRU WINTER, SPRING, SUMMER AND FALL.

SOMETIMES I ACT TOUGH, AND WANT TO FIGHT.
SOMETIMES I CRY WHEN NO ONE'S INSIGHT.
SOMETIMES I DREAM, ALL BY MYSELF,
LIKE A LONELY DOLL UP ON A SHELF.

I ALWAYS ASK, "WHAT IS THIS THING,
WHY CAN'T I LAUGH, WHY CAN'T I SING."
"WHO AND WHAT AM I, WHY DO I "BREATH"
I CAN'T FIND AN ANSWER, I MAKE MY THOUGHTS LEAVE.

IT BOTHERS ME NOT, BECAUSE I AM STRONG,
I JUST WISH IT DIDN'T HAVE TO LAST SO LONG.
I FEEL SO EMPTY, BOTH INSIDE AND OUT,
IT WON'T GO AWAY, FOR THIS THERE'S NO DOUBT.

I CAN STALL AND PREND TO PUSH IT AWAY,
BUT IN MY HEART I DO HAVE TO SAY,
I AM WHAT I AM, NO MATTER HOW I BEHAVE,
BUT IT IS OH SO TRUE, LONELY ARE THE BRAVE.

JACKIE GALIOTO

STUFFED LOVE

I HAVE A STUFFED MONKEY,HIS NAME IS ROGER,
EVERYONE ONE ELSE SEEMS TO THINK HE'S A BOTHER.
I LOVE HIM, I DO, WE'VE NEVER BEEN PARTED,
HE'S OLD AND TATTERED, HE HAS TO BE CARTED.
HE HAS BEEN WITH ME NOW SOME THIRTY-FOUR YEARS,
HE HAS HELPED ME WITH CRYING, AND WITH ALL MY FEARS.
IN THE DAY HE SITS UPON MY BED,
AT NIGHT ON THE FLOOR, CLOSE TO MY HEAD
HE WILL SURELY OUT LIVE ME,
CAUSE I TAKE CARE OF HIM, YOU SEE.
HE IS NOT MY FIRST CARE, OR MY FIRST THOUGHT,
BUT WHEN TROUBLED AND LONELY, HE IS THE ONE TO BE SOUGHT.
IT IS NOT TRUE LOVE, FOR THIS I DO KNOW
HE IS JUST THERE TO HELP, JUST THERE FOR SHOW.
I DO HAVE TRUE LOVE, BUT STILL HE IS NEEDED,
YOU CAN'T ALWAYS SAY SOMETHING AT THE TIME IT IS SEEDED.
SO AFTER HE HELPS, OR SO I DO THINK,
I THEN COME TO YOU AND MY PROBLEMS I SINK

JACKIE GALIOTO