Can't Fall For It
You can’t fall for it even if she shows you her tit, can’t fall for it even if she says those words, can’t fall for it even if she shows up at your door, can’t fall for it, can’t fall for it, can’t fall for it
You’ve been here before, and it never turns out the way you want it to
You can’t fall for it even if she gives you her number, can’t fall for it even if she goes out of her way, can’t fall for it even if she holds your hand
You’ve been here before, you can hope, you can dream, it’ll never be what you want
You can’t fall for it even if she promises you the world, can’t fall for it for all the husbands in the world, can’t fall for it and when she is gone, she’ll still want you to be her lover
© 2025 Karl Hess
Charlie
Charlie, you tried to kill me, you tried to hurt me, but I was just in your way
Charlie, I’m cannon fodder, but I’ve got to do, what I can do
And the angels come inside, do not kill, do not lie to me, oh, Charlie
Charlie, you lost someone, you didn’t get your way, now you’re angry
Charlie, talk to me, tell it all, and we can get through
And the angels come inside, do not kill your brethren, do not hold back, Charlie
Come back to you, Charlie
© 2025 Karl Hess
Clouding Over
Headed back for tomorrow, I’m not into today, I can leave my sorrows, they’ll be there another day,
I can work away my troubles, I can make a dollar bill, I can be quick, on the double, I can get my fill
I can be happy when I want to, I’ll have to think about that, I know that when I see you, my heart skips a beat, goes flat, I can earn my way when I should discern my way, I could make
a foray into a new way
I know the past was great, I know things were brighter, I know we’re not up to snuff, I know we could reach higher, I know the schools are rough, I know it’s a situation, I know there’s
aggravation I know, I know
There’s no tomorrow like today, there’s no more sorrow, I left that payday, there’s no one shouting, giving orders, my mind’s not clouding over, clouding over
Headed into today though my heart is hurtin’, I can find the goodness in each other, I can speak my mind when appropriate, I can be someone into it
I can write a story, create something new, I can be a winner, I could be with you, the enemy is forgotten, I’m smitten with courtesy, there’s a wonder when we communicate, our hearts
are stronger, we’re feeling our way, clouding over, clouding over
© 2025 Karl Hess
Come Along for the Ride
I’ve got somethin’ on my mind, can’t please everyone all the time, I can only please myself, and hope you’ll come along for the ride, for the ride, for the ride
I’ve got somethin’ on my mind, it happens all the time, I get all bent out of shape, and I just can’t relate, play along, play along
Play along for a while until I just can’t take it anymore
Stay a while, take off your shoes, be at home, under stars that glow, tell our stories and just listen
Listen to me talk as I walk down the road of life, down the road, gather your basket of creation that you alone created, for enjoyment, for the pain
© 2025 Karl Hess
Come and Show Me the World
There’s the mountains in Montana, the deserts of Sahara, the Great Yellow River, none of which I have seen, come and show me the world
There’s the heart that lives inside, all I’ve yet to unhide, trust in myself
There’s the distance I have gone, the time I’ve yet to spend, plenty to go around
There’s the planets still evolving, forever growing, plants on a tree
There’s me holdin’ your hand, that still makes me hurt, perhaps, there’s another hand
I’ve got much to give, open to it, I’ve done the work alone
Take the reins and show me, I’ll handle them too, let us go for a ride
© 2025 Karl Hess