Entries by Steven Leith

This Old Room

This old room in times of trouble is where I come to think things out It knows the sounds of heated whispers and it should know what love’s about It knows those late nights I’ve been keeping and the smell of alcohol And through those long nights it shares it’s secrets through the walls. It […]

An Old Cowboy

He’s long and lean like an old string bean his face is hard and lined Behind a mustached lip he’s got a barbed wire wit he’ll use from time to time Never press him, don’t second guess him there’s more there than you’d think He’s got a quick right hand and he always stands at […]

THESE FIVE MEDALS

I never knew my Granddad he died so long ago And no one talks about him much for over twenty years or more His medals hang in silence keep his secrets oh so well Just like the man who wore them all those stories they could tell.   All I have are memories they’re hanging […]

DON’T HOLD BACK

You say come here now you best sit down I’ve gotta tell you things that’ll bring you down You look away as you shed a tear Now you’re telling me what I must hear.   That it’s not right oooh there’s something wrong Inside your heart you’ve been moving on And it’s not me that […]

DETROIT WHEELS

There was always something special ’bout a set of Detroit Wheels They can always bring back memories the way they make me feel With the top rolled down the music loud and a girl to hold on tight In a set of Detroit wheels on a 60’s summer night.   Ah you were killing me […]

COMING BACK TO  YOU

Your words still ring inside my head a broken heart the things you said As I still live I am not dead I’m coming back to you.   Through all the miles and lands I’ve crossed I never stopped to count the cost Now I’ve been found yes I was lost I’m coming back to […]

A CARPENTER’S HANDS

I’ll build a skylight over your bed And I’ll be the pillow under your head We’ll have the starlight every night Making our future bright. There’ll be a staircase so level and fine Slowly but surely one step at a time Faith to hold onto when climbs get too tough There will be time enough. […]

STILL TRYING TO LOSE WHAT I HAVE LOST

I believe in laughter I believe in tears In every tender moment through every passing year I still believe in true love ways I ‘m not the hurting kind But I believe I’d sell my soul to hold you one more time.   I believe in beauty I believed in you But I’ve known bitter […]