Let Forever Begin.

Unpublished Works, © September 10, 2010, BillyPauleyJr.*

Let Forever Begin.

Mary, you came into my life,
I only wanted a friend,
But you showed me,
My greater need, now,
Let forever begin,

Harley, you are so strong and brave,
You make me wanna win,
You turned around,
My sad, sad frown, now,
Let forever begin,

O', yeah, let forever begin,
With a love that never ends,
Come away with me,
O', won't you stay with me,
And let forever begin,

Scarlet, you can make me smile,
Even when I cannot begin,
In your blue eyes,
Are my happy times, now,
Let forever begin,

Loralei, you're a princess to me,
You make me into a prince,
I'm a toad with a wish,
Your sweet, sweet kiss, now,
Let forever begin,

O', yeah, let forever begin,
With a love that never ends,
Come away with me,
O', won't you stay with me,
And let forever begin,

Come away with me,
O', won't you stay with me,
And let forever begin.

- WillyToad*

… this is a Smokey the Toad™ production.

Not A Laughing Hyena.

Unpublished Works, © 1979, BillyPauleyJr.*

Not A Laughing Hyena.

It is true that I have seena,
Something of a mad hyena,
And for a fact,
The laugh’s an act,
For I have seen but few things meana.

- WillyToad*

… this is a Smokey the Toad™ production.

I Need You.

Unpublished Works, © 1980, BillyPauleyJr.*

I Need You.

This is just a sweet song,
For the last of the sweet, sweet friends,
And the music doesn't last too long,
But the love expressed will never end,

Can you imagine someone so nice,
So tho'tful in so many ways,
That he would set his tomorrow aside,
So that you may live your today,
Well imagine, my friend,
'Cos I know you can,
You can more than imagine,
'Cos you're that man,

Loose, you're the best a friend could be,
Only for me to say the least,
Once in awhile I'll forget to tell you,
So I'll write you this song and hope it will do,
Even tho' it's been long since I got to tell you,
I need you,

I don't want to trouble you,
So sometimes I keep to myself,
But other times that just won't do,
I really need someone to help,

You've helped me o', so many times,
And kept me from falling apart,
I say it from the top of my mind,
But it comes from the bottom of my heart,
And that's true, my friend,
I'm sure you know,
It's not pretend,
And it will grow,

Loose, you're the best a friend could be,
Only for me to say the least,
Once in awhile I'll forget to tell you,
So I'll write you this song and hope it will do,
Even tho' it's been long since I got to tell you,
I need you,

So I tho't I'd just tell you,
I need you.

- WillyToad*

… this is a Smokey the Toad™ production.

If She Didn't Know.

Unpublished Works, © 2010, BillyPauleyJr.*

If She Didn't Know.

She wakes up disbelieving,
Time and time again,
A promising beginning,
Her unforgiving end,
They say love hurts,
But she only knows,
How pain finds her still,
When she's all alone,

O', she knows what love is,
Tho' it only makes her cry,
'Cos if she didn't know,
Then she wouldn't know,
She's got none in her life,

She stares out her broken window,
The dancing rain appears,
Tears of glass shred her cheeks,
For the music she can't hear,
They say it's better,
To have love and lost,
And with nothing to lose,
She can't say it's not,

O', she knows what love is,
Tho' it only makes her cry,
'Cos if she didn't know,
Then she wouldn't know,
She's got none in her life,

O', she's given away her heart,
She's taken every vow,
Love born deep within her,
But still she lives without,

O', she knows what love is,
Tho' it only makes her cry,
'Cos if she didn't know,
Then she wouldn't know,
She's got none in her life,

O', she doesn't know,
What she doesn't know,
But she knows what it could be like,
If she would receive,
What she so believes,
She's given in her life,

O', she knows what love is,
But she doesn't know how love is.

- WillyToad*

… this is a Smokey the Toad™ production.

Bigger, Better, Brighter Things.

Unpublished Works, © 2010, BillyPauleyJr.*

Bigger, Better, Brighter Things.

Deep in my blue waters,
You're a scavenger of pain,
My destruction your desire,
My existence your dismay,
Once inside your fish tank,
My delusion on display,
Now my freedom ends your story,
I'm the one that got away,

You can't harbor my emotions,
With your shark-infested schemes,
You're just a drop inside my ocean,
Of bigger, better, brighter things,

Belated sea foam rising,
Brings a voice you'll never know,
The fiery sage of iridescence,
Will dissipate your soul,
You can't drown me with your malice,
Like you used to way back when,
Your attempts to hold me under,
Has only taught me how to swim,

You can't harbor my emotions,
With your shark-infested schemes,
You're just a drop inside my ocean,
Of bigger, better, brighter things,

No, you can't harbor my emotions,
With your shark-infested schemes,
You're just a drop inside my ocean,
Of bigger, better, brighter things,

Yes, you're a drop; I am an ocean,
Of bigger, better, brighter things.

- WillyToad*

… this is a Smokey the Toad™ production.

The Running Place.

Unpublished Works, © 1980, BillyPauleyJr.*

The Running Place.

Have you ever heard of the running place,
It’s a place that I like to go to,
Where not a single soul is bro’t to disgrace,
It’s a place that I’d like to show you,
At 617 27th Street,
Lives a wonderful woman trying to make ends meet,
But whether she does or not,
She knows she never could lose what she’s got,

The running place,
It’s a home away from home,
I go to the running place,
If I ever get to feeling alone,

Have you ever got talking to yourself,
Because the walls refused to answer,
Well, come to the place where there’s someone else,
And we could always use another dancer,
Talking thru’ tomorrow,
What yesterday has done,
See the damage, feel the sorrow,
But remember now, it’s gone,

The running place,
It’s a home away from home,
I go to the running place,
If I ever get to feeling alone,

Have you ever felt no one listening to you,
So planned on running away,
Well, God help you, friend, if you do,
Please come to the running place,
If you have a problem,
Maybe we can help you out,
Or maybe every now and then,
You just have things to talk about,

The running place,
It’s a home away from home,
I go to the running place,
If I ever get to feeling alone,

And if you ever get to feeling alone,
Run, run, run, to the running place.

- WillyToad*

… this is a Smokey the Toad™ production.

Fly On The Wall (Of Your Soul).

Unpublished Works, © 2010, BillyPauleyJr.*

Fly On The Wall (Of Your Soul).

O', you treat people nice,
But you really don't want to,
You smile in their faces,
But your heart's really untrue,
You wish them well,
But you just want them all to go to hell,

O', I'm a fly on the wall,
I really got to know you,
In the shadow of it all,
Where your heart truly shows you,
O', most of the time,
You can fool them all,
But you can't fool me,
'Cos I'm a fly on the wall,

All of your words,
the come perfectly out,
You lips hold a kiss,
On the edge of your mouth,
Your voice sings in their heads,
But you just want them all to be dead,

O', I'm a fly on the wall,
I really got to know you,
In the shadow of it all,
Where your heart truly shows you,
O', most of the time,
You can fool them all,
But you can't fool me,
'Cos I'm a fly on the wall,

O', a fly on the wall,
Knows what nobody knows,
Where you come from,
Where you wanna go,

O', I'm a fly on the wall,
I really got to know you,
In the shadow of it all,
Where your heart truly shows you,
O', most of the time; (most of the time),
You can fool them all; (all but me, I know),
O', no... you can't fool me; (none of the time),
'Cos I'm a fly on the wall; (O', I'm a fly, fly, fly),
Yeah, I'm a fly on the wall; (of your soul).

- WillyToad*

… this is a Smokey the Toad™ production.