In My Mind
I think of us together
our future and our past
I think of all your loving
and hope that it will last
I wonder if you see me
and if you love me too
I wonder if you care for me
the way I care for you
I dream of your affection
and how I love you so
I dream about the good times
and that you'll never go
I wish that you were near me
so I could hold you tight
I wish that you could hear me
each morning and each night
I hope that you'll still love me
as summer turns to fall
I hope that you will realize
I love you most of all
But all my dreams and all my hopes
I know I'll never find
'Cos you don't even know me girl
it's all just in my mind
In my mind
Words & Music Copyright © 1972
Sherman Crouch, All Rights Reserved
Vision Of Darkness
Turn out the light
Turn off the sun
Look for the living
You'll find there are none
Vision of darkness
Filling my head
There are no living
Everyone's dead
Lifeless surroundings
Full of clean air
What is it good for
There's no one to care
The world has been shed
Of man and his mind
Will it start over
Another mankind
It's just a nightmare
It isn't true
But it will happen
To both me and you
Words & Music Copyright © 1973
Sherman Crouch, All Rights Reserved
Reflections
Close the world for awhile
See the half-faded smile
that she's wearing
I know how she feels
Take a walk in the air
And you feel love is there
in the making
She knows that it's real
I know what I can see I can feel
And what I can feel that is real
And real love I have left far behind
It's now reflections
locked up in my mind
Looking back to the day
One of us had to say goodbye love
Why was it you
Put my pain to an end
Let us be one again if not
Then nothing will do
Reflections of love, life and you
Reflections of love, life and you
Words & Music Copyright © 1973, 1974
Sherman Crouch, All Rights Reserved
Denise
Denise you please me
by showing faith in me
My loving you was wrong
You knew it all along
But now we must confess
Denise don't tease me
for I can't stand to be
Without you by my side
You've totally denied
The love which you possess
I'm giving all
to make me feel better
Heartbreaking thoughts
of life without you
Reliving times
we once knew together
I'm making plans of nothing to do
Now I'm losing you
Denise release me
from this cloud over me
You're never out of mind
We're running of time
Better go and get dressed
Words & Music Copyright © 1974
Sherman Crouch, All Rights Reserved
Almost
Well I almost crossed a river
but the bridge had washed away
So I waded in the water
where I always want to stay
But you know I kept on going
and I almost made it home
Well I almost climbed a mountain
but the rocks were falling down
So I waited in the sunshine
where I rested on the ground
But you know I kept on going
and I almost made it home
And the rain forever falling
from the clouds within my mind
And the lonely search with memories
of the home I left behind
Well I almost found my heaven
but my search was all in vain
So I lay down in the desert
where they found me in the rain
But you know I kept on going
and I almost made it home
Words & Music Copyright © 1974
Sherman Crouch, All Rights Reserved
So Much Easier
You've made it so much
easier for me
To be the kind of man
I ought to be
By bringing sunshine
when you came to me
You took my blindness
and you showed me how to see
For it is so much easier indeed
To do the things
we do in harmony
By chasing visions
through eternity
We find together
is the only way to be
I can't complain
you've been so good to me
You know exactly how to please me
You've got the time
why do you have to leave
But you don't have to stay
I will let you have your way
And now it's so much easier for me
To feel the pain and the agony
A passing lover
spending nights for free
I took from you only
what you gave to me
And what you gave to me
Made it so much easier to be
Words & Music Copyright © 1974
Sherman Crouch, All Rights Reserved
Mary, You
Mary, you
seem to understand me
Mary, you
never underhand me
You're always here
when I need you
You're always near
when I want you
Oh Mary, you
know you make me smile
Mary, you
don't know much about me
Mary, you
should not be without me
I'm always here
when you need me
I'm always near
when you want me
Oh Mary, you
know I make you smile
Love may come and love may go
It happens all the time
Love to love and let you know
That you're the love of mine
Mary, you
help me to forget her
Mary, you
really make it better
You're always here
when I need you
You're always near
when I want you
Oh Mary, you
know you make me smile
Words & Music Copyright © 1975
Sherman Crouch, All Rights Reserved
Can't Stop Thinking About You
Out of nowhere you came to me
Without warning that I could see
But isn't that how it should be
And I can't stop thinking about you
Don't know how I made it without you
Can't stop thinking about you
You're so real to me
Didn't know you until tonight
But something tells me that it's alright
To have an angel within my sight
And I can't stop thinking about you
Don't know how I made it without you
Can't stop thinking about you
You're so real to me
If I had the chance to make you mine
I wouldn't hesitate
But until I do I'll think of you
and let the others wait
Hope you let me get to you
I will love you girl if you do
Let our love be something new
And I can't stop thinking about you
Don't know how I made it without you
Can't stop thinking about you
You're so real to me
Words & Music Copyright © 1975
Sherman Crouch, All Rights Reserved
Sarah
Sarah be my woman
my only woman
And together we can see
Ourselves in harmony
If you want to you know I want to
Sarah be my lady my only lady
And together through the years
We'll know each other's fears
If I want to I know you want to
And for every time
the wind may blow
We find how much we really know
Is not as much
as both of us believe
But for every time a rock may roll
We hide our love within our souls
And never give
unless we first receive
Sarah be my lover my only lover
And together we can find
Eternal peace of mind
If we want to you know we want to
Words & Music Copyright © 1975
Sherman Crouch, All Rights Reserved
Wait And See
I see her standing by the door
I wonder who she's waiting for
Is he a lucky man like me
I wonder who I'll wait and see
But you know I love you I do
You know I love you it's true
And I hope you mean what you say
'Cos you know I love you I do
You know I love you it's true
And I wouldn't have it any other way
I can't believe it but it's true
Nobody knows but me and you
You said you love me can it be
Though I'm not sure I'll wait and see
But you know I love you I do
You know I love you it's true
And I hope you mean what you say
'Cos you know I love you I do
You know I love you it's true
And I wouldn't have it any other way
And if our love should ever end
I'll always want you for my friend
Be mine until your life is free
And let's together wait and see
Just wait and see
Just wait and see
Words & Music Copyright © 1973
Sherman Crouch, All Rights Reserved
Stone Wall
When your mind is running free
You never think of you and me
For your dreams are far away
Another person another day
I'm in a sleepy daze
Visions of purple haze
I'll always be amazed at you
I'm on a natural high
Visions of sunny skies
I'll always fill your eyes with truth
Can't you see I'm wanting you
And I want you to want me too
But you hurt me when you say
Maybe tomorrow but not today
Your love is hard to get
And I don't have it yet
But I will do my best for you
For now I'm all alone
Like a wall made of stone
My love for you has grown very true
Words & Music Copyright © 1973
Sherman Crouch, All Rights Reserved
Someone Like Me
I'm in love with a lovely girl
But she loves someone else
Guess I'll hold my feelings in
Conceal them to myself
I hide my pain and shed no tears
No one can see my sorrow
Now I must leave you I don't know
Where I will be tomorrow
Your blue eyes
have enchanted mine
Your long blonde hair
is straight and fine
Will you ever find the time
To love someone like me
And when the sun sets in the west
I'll be far away
And should you see me we will know
There's nothing left to say
Words Copyright © 1973
Sherman Crouch, All Rights Reserved
Music Copyright © 1974
Sherman Crouch, All Rights Reserved
Someday Someone
Somewhere someone
is looking for somebody
Somewhere someone
is trying to be free
Somewhere someone
is searching for a lover
Somewhere someone
is waiting there for me
Somehow someday
we'll finally come together
Somehow someday
we'll find each other's heart
Somehow someday
we'll lay our love before us
Somehow someday
we'll never be apart
I don't know when our
paths of life will meet
I only know it's coming
to make my life complete
Someday someone
will find me looking for them
Someday someone
will want to be my friend
Someday someone
will change my way of living
Someday someone
will love me 'til the end
Words & Music Copyright © 1974
Sherman Crouch, All Rights Reserved
Can You Tell Me
Can you tell me what you'd do
If today your
dreams would come true
Would you run and
tell me what you see
Can you tell me what you'd say
If you found you
could have your way
Would you let the world know
it was me
I could give you anything
fancy car or diamond ring
Just to know you really want
to spend your life with me
Can you tell me where you are
When your mind's
away in the stars
Would you let me know
just how you feel
Day or night it's all the same
tell me or I'll go insane
Do you think we have a chance
to start it all again
Can you tell me why I cry
If you'd give me just one more try
You could help me find reality
Words & Music Copyright © 1974
Sherman Crouch, All Rights Reserved
Falcon Friend
Way up high on a mountain top
in the cold of the sun in the sky
Sits a falcon in loneliness
knowing soon it will be
time to die
Catching life as a glimpse of truth
but not able to know what it is
Sounds of nature below his home
echo softly through that
which is his
Days will follow until he sees
that the only way out is to fly
Will he make it to other shores
or instead in a grave will he lie
I have known of a million joys
but I've never seen more of a sight
How can you be annoyed at me
when you know what I do
must be right
Moving closer to feel you breathe
as this moment means
so much to me
Beauty lies deep within your thoughts
in a halo cast over the sea
Bird of wisdom and bird of faith
can you see that I mean you
no harm
Where my ego could once again
be contented to live there alone
Though I tried to be on my way
I could tell that he wished me
to stay
With a friend in this animal
how could I ever have gone away
With a smile I began to leave
but I turned as I came back to earth
Fly away parting falcon friend
for to me you have given rebirth
All I said was I wish you well
may you always fly peacefully on
Then I cried as he hit the ground
after someone had fired their gun
Words & Music Copyright © 1974
Sherman Crouch, All Rights Reserved
Sometimes
Sometimes I think
about a summer place
And sometimes
I always seem to see your face
And though you're not here with me
Still your beauty I can see
Don't you know that sometimes
I think of you
Sometimes I realize
what I have done
And sometimes
I wish that you had never gone
But you could not stay around
After all the things you found
Don't you know that sometimes
I'm feeling blue
Every time I think about
the way I treated you
I want to hide myself and pray
Thought you had a lover
but you found there was another
so you took yourself away
Sometimes I wish
I had you back with me
And sometimes
I wonder if you'll ever see
Though my heart still feels the pain
If I had you back again
Don't you know that sometimes
I would be true
Words & Music Copyright © 1975
Sherman Crouch, All Rights Reserved
You
You don't have to act
the way you do
For I can't help but
fall in love with you
Wishing I could know
what's on your mind
And leave my thoughts
that wander far behind
You don't have to say
the words you say
'Cos I know
I would love you anyway
I will keep my questions
to myself
But I will think of you
and no one else
Now I thought love was just a game
the two of us could play
But now I see it's come to me
it's really not that way
You don't have to know
the way I feel
All you have to know
is love is real
So keep me wondering
where I stand with you
But let me know
that you are happy too
Now I thought love was just a game
the two of us could play
But now I see it's come to me
it's really not that way
You don't have to know
the way I feel
All you have to know
is love is real
So keep me wondering
where I stand with you
But let me know
that you are happy too
Words & Music Copyright © 1975
Sherman Crouch, All Rights Reserved
Boozin' Susan
Well hey little Susan
you wanna go boozin' with me
I said hey little Susan
you wanna go boozin' with me
We'll get drunk as a skunk
and stay out till quarter to three
Well it's Saturday night
and I'm feeling alright
If you wanna know I wanna
have a little tonight
Well hey little Susan
you wanna go boozin' with me
We'll get drunk as a skunk
and stay out till quarter to three
Well it's quarter to nine
and I got some wine
If you're gonna know I'm gonna
get to feeling so fine
Well hey little Susan
you wanna go boozin' with me
We'll get drunk as a skunk
and stay out till quarter to three
Well now I got the liquor
but I'm getting sicker
If you wanna know I wanna
drink a little bit quicker
Well hey little Susan
you wanna go boozin' with me
We'll get drunk as a skunk
and stay out till quarter to three
We'll get drunk as a skunk
and stay out till quarter to three
We'll get drunk as a skunk
and stay out till quarter to three
Words & Music Copyright © 1975
Sherman Crouch, All Rights Reserved
On Our Own
The time is drawing near
it's almost here
We'd better hurry
And now we must decide
we cannot hide
But don't you worry
For though we're on our own
we're not alone
We're not the only
And if you look around you
it will astound you
That the world is lonely too
And yes as we grow older
we must be told of
The pain of living
For we are the tomorrow
it causes sorrow
To see no giving
For though we're on our own
we're not alone
We're not the only
And if you look around you
it will astound you
That the world is lonely too
And when the day is through
I'll be with you
I'll be your friend
For we need one another
there'll be no other
Until the end
Words & Music Copyright © 1973
Sherman Crouch, All Rights Reserved
Where The Stars End
There are things I'll never know
And I'll never understand
Why the stars keep on shining
Cast their shadows on the land
On the land
On a cloudless starry night
When the sky is bright and clear
You can see a million twinkles
And each one seems so near
Seems so near
If my dreams would all come true
When I wish upon a star
I'd live my life with you
We'd be only what we are
What we are
And I wonder will I ever see
For all mankind is blind
Will this I ever find
Where the stars end
Do they end
Words & Music Copyright © 1973
Sherman Crouch, All Rights Reserved
Stream Of Consciousness
We are all only human
No one can be more
Though we try to better ourselves
Wonder what it's for
Oh oh oh
All our life we've been searching
For the word to say
But each word is harder to find
As we go our way
Hey hey hey
Point of view of loving you
Who ever you may be
Love of life the endless strife
For everyone and me
Now and then we must struggle
For our happiness
Realize we're forever riding
A stream of consciousness
Oo oo oo
Words & Music Copyright © 1974
Sherman Crouch, All Rights Reserved
Memories
Sunny skies can fade away
The clouds can disappear
And every smile on every face
Be shadowed by a tear
But memories live on and on
within the heart and mind
And always with the bad the good
you will find
And now I see that you have gone
To find your childhood dreams
While I keep saying to myself
It's not the way it seems
But the feelings deep for you
won't ever go away
A world of thought in shaded blue
faded days
What has happened
to the joy we had
The good and bad and never sad
And what has happened
to the love we found
And all around together bound
Though you say what will be
will be if it must
But can you tell me now my love
what has happened to us
Words Copyright © 1974
Sherman Crouch, All Rights Reserved
Music Copyright © 1974
Kerry England, All Rights Reserved
Without Words
As I lay here beside you
I can feel you through a smile
Smile for me if you want to
and then I will stay awhile
While we love one another
we both know the end is near
Near my heart you'll be always
always want me to be here
Here am I just a lonely guy
alone in my world
Without words for my love am I
this very special girl
But I find that I cannot tell you
what is on my mind
When you find me remind me to stay
I know I can't say anything
that's not been said before
For it's all gone before us
we relive it ever more
More or less what I'm saying is
really hard to say
Say no more I'll be going
yes I shall be on my way
Here am I just a lonely guy
alone in my world
Without words for my love am I
this very special girl
But I find that I cannot tell you
what is on my mind
When you find me remind me to stay
Words & Music Copyright © 1974
Sherman Crouch, All Rights Reserved
Sweet Dreamer
Sweet dreamer child
sweet dreamer child
Your dreams are free
so let them be
Sweet dreamer girl
sweet dreamer girl
Dream of me can't you see
That a dream is just
an easy way
To leave reality
If you dream about
the one you love
I hope you dream of me
Sweet dreamer love
sweet dreamer love
So it seems it's just a dream
it's just a dream
And a dream is just
an easy way
To leave reality
If you dream about
the one you love
I hope you dream of me
Sweet dreamer love
sweet dreamer love
So it seems it's just a dream
it's just a dream
Words & Music Copyright © 1974
Sherman Crouch, All Rights Reserved
Follow The Mountain
Follow the mountain
up to the sky
When you reach the peak
then wonder why
If there is love
why should we cry
If there is hatred
why can't we die
Look at the rivers
the trees and the plains
Think of the good times
forget all the pains
Follow the mountain
up to the sky
When you reach the peak
then wonder why
Go down to the sea
enter the world again
Walk by the water
let it douse the flames
Think not of love
that has passed you by
Look to tomorrow
and forget the lies
Follow the mountain
up to the sky
When you reach the peak
then wonder why
Why did she leave me
why did she go
Don't tell me now
I'm not ready to know
I can't live without her
so now I must die
Jump from the mountain
watch as I fly
Follow the mountain
up to the sky
When you reach the peak
then wonder why
Words Copyright © 1975
Joe Jarboe, All Rights Reserved
Music Copyright © 1975
Sherman Crouch, All Rights Reserved
It Seems To Me
It seems to me that a man
has got to make it himself
He can't live his life through
someone else
it seems to me
It seems to me that a world
can't live indefinitely
It won't make it throughout
eternity
it seems to me
And when my life on earth is through
then I wonder what I'll do
Will I live again somewhere
in another time
Or will I finally cease to be
as a living form of entity
And take my place as a
memory in the mind
It seems to me that a life is
just a game we all play
And it gets harder playing life
every day
it seems to me
Words & Music Copyright © 1975
Sherman Crouch, All Rights Reserved
In The Country Now
Life is always a hustle
running out of your mind
Never taking it easy now
seems you don't have the time
That's the way of the city
and it never will change
But when you're out
in the country now
it's a brand new game
And you remember the city
where your life has always been
And compare the two
the old and new
and you won't go back again
Waking up in the country
feeling life in the air
Sun is on the horizon now
soon will be over here
Lazy day in the shadows
watching all that you can
Leaves are changing
appearance now
hear them fall on the land
And you remember the city
where your life has always been
And compare the two
the old and new
and you won't go back again