Once Upon A Time In Love.

Unpublished Works, © 1981, BillyPauleyJr.*

Once Upon A Time In Love.

I had a love, a love that could last,
A love that could last forever,
But like paper dolls in the wind it unfolded fast,
When I reached to save it, it tore right in half,
And I realized then that I never had,
A love that could last forever,

Then I felt hurt, o’ man, I felt hurt,
A hurt I’d call brokenhearted,
Then I stood alone on the planet Earth,
And wondered if another soul in the universe,
Had ever felt that same emotional hurt,
A hurt they’d call brokenhearted,

I felt something new, something different and new,
A feeling I couldn’t describe,
I felt like a child with nothing to do,
Like the toys were all broken and my friends had the flu,
An empty and lonely and a lost feeling too,
A feeling I still can’t describe,

Then I was fine, I was totally fine,
The guilt and the hurt was gone,
And like the dog that conquered the flea,
I’m much happier now than I used to be,
I can live now without that bug biting me,
Yeah, the guilt and the hurt was gone,

Now I need a love, a love that can last,
A love that can last forever,
Not something in the future that’s just part of my past,
Not a kamikaze love destined to crash,
But an ultimate fantasy love that will last,
A love that will last forever.

- WillyToad*

… this is a Smokey the Toad™ production.

If It Weren't For You.

Unpublished Works, © 1980, BillyPauleyJr.*

If It Weren’t For You.

If it weren’t for you I wouldn’t be writing,
If it weren’t for you I’d still be crying,
If it weren’t for you I’d feel like dying,
If it weren’t for you,

If it weren’t for you I wouldn’t be happy,
If it weren’t for you I wouldn’t be laughing,
If it weren’t for you no one would have me,
If it weren’t for you,

You see, you were the one,
That stopped me on the run,
And told me I wasn’t done,
And you were right,
Yeah, you were the one,
That seemed to care enough,
To stop me on the run,
And save my life, yeah,

If it weren’t for you I’d still be losing,
If it weren’t for you it’d be so confusing,
If it weren’t for you this couldn’t be music,
If it weren’t for you,

If it weren’t for you I wouldn’t be friendly,
If it weren’t for you I’d just be pretending,
If it weren’t for you it wouldn’t be in me,
If it weren’t for you,

You see, you were the one,
That stopped me on the run,
And told me I wasn’t done,
And you were right,
Yeah, you were the one,
That seemed to care enough,
To stop me on the run,
And save my life,

And now I owe you, Baby,
But I could never pay enough,
And that’s not saying maybe,
That’s just saying I’m in love,
And I hope you can see,
All the things that you do,
‘Cos I wouldn’t be me,
If our love wasn’t true,

No, I just couldn’t be me,
If it weren’t for you.

- WillyToad*

… this is a Smokey the Toad™ production.

The End Of Time.

Unpublished Works, © 2003, BillyPauleyJr.*

The End Of Time.

After work one busy day,
You rubbed my shoulders and kissed my face,
Nothing different, nothing new,
Just the sweet, ordinary you,
Then over dinner and a drink of wine,
You swore you’d love me ‘til the end of time,

O’, the end of time it came today,
And right on cue you went away,
Never wanted to be here,
Never tho’t love would die,
Never dreamt I’d live beyond,
The end of time,

In a place so far from now,
You took my hand and made a vow,
Something ancient, something new,
Something borrowed from the blue,
And in that moment, your heart to mine,
You swore you’d love me ‘til the end of time,

O’, the end of time it came today,
And right on cue you went away,
Never wanted to be here,
Never tho’t love would die,
Never dreamt I’d live beyond,
The end of time,

O’, love is a place for time and devotion,
A treasured confluence of life and emotion,
Never wanted to be here,
Never dreamt love would die,
No, I tho’t you could love me ‘til,
The end of time,

O’, the end of time it came today,
And right on cue you went away,
Never wanted to be here,
Never tho’t love would die,
Never dreamt I’d live beyond,
The end of time,

Never wanted to be here,
Never dreamt love would lie,
No, I tho’t you could love me,
O’, why couldn’t you love me,
Never dreamt I’d live beyond,
The end of time,

Never dreamt I’d be here,
The end of time.

- WillyToad*

… this is a Smokey the Toad™ production.

NineOneOne (Never Again).

Unpublished Works, © 2002, BillyPauleyJr.*

NineOneOne (Never Again).

We never saw it coming,
We never tho’t it could be,
Then suddenly on NineOneOne,
It was crumbling at our feet,
The police and fire departments,
Did everything they know,
Like a hero in our darkness,
They were bravely the first to go,

O’, NineOneOne,
It was to me,
A beginning as much as an end,
Beginning to see on NineOneOne,
We can never let it happen again,

The mayor of New York City,
Congress and the President,
The governor of Pennsylvania,
Cried thru’ the whole event,
O’, the terror in their faces,
The freedom that came undone,
What we didn’t learn from Oklahoma,
We must learn from NineOneOne,

O’, NineOneOne,
It was to me,
A beginning as much as an end,
Beginning to see on NineOneOne,
We can never let it happen again,

It was a day like any other,
Or so it seemed to be,
But when time struck NineOneOne,
NineOneOne struck me,

O’, NineOneOne,
It was to me,
A beginning as much as an end,
Beginning to see on NineOneOne,
We can never let it happen again,

O’, what we didn’t learn from Oklahoma,
We must learn from NineOneOne,

What we didn’t learn from Dhahran,
We must learn from NineOneOne,

O’, what we didn’t learn from our embassies,
We must learn from NineOneOne,

What we didn’t learn from the U.S.S. Cole,
We must learn from NineOneOne,

O’, NineOneOne,
It was to me,
A beginning as much as an end,
Beginning to see on NineOneOne,
We can never let it happen again,
We can never let it happen again,

O’, never,
O’, NineOneOne,
Never, o’, never again.

- WillyToad*

… this is a Smokey the Toad™ production.

Especially For You.

Unpublished Works, © 1981, BillyPauleyJr.*

Especially For You.

Some people meet and they know right away,
That love was meant to be,
Some people struggle from day to day,
Without ever finding the love they need,
And still there are others, so they say,
Who are caught up somewhere in between,

So I was only wondering to myself,
What kind of love is in store for you and me,

And I wonder, will you think I am sweet,
And I wonder, will you fulfill my needs,
And I wonder, will you ever fall in love with me,

Sometimes a love can fill your heart,
And keep you from being blue,
Sometimes a love will fall apart,
And still you want to believe it’s true,
Then many others won’t take you that far,
You feel like you have been used,

So I was only wondering to myself,
What kind of love is in store for me and you,

And I wonder, will you think I am sweet,
And I wonder, will you fulfill my needs,
And I wonder, will you ever fall in love with me,

Someday we’ll meet and we’ll know right away,
Our love is meant to be,
‘Cos I just can’t struggle from day to day,
Without ever finding the love I need,
And I cannot live any other way,
Being caught up somewhere in between,

So I was only wondering to myself,
What kind of life is in store for you and me,

And I wonder, will you think I am sweet,
And I wonder, will you fulfill my needs,
And I wonder, will you ever fall in love with me.

- WillyToad*

… this is a Smokey the Toad™ production.

Patriot Day.

Unpublished Works, © 2002, BillyPauleyJr.*

Patriot Day.

One year gone,
Freedom lives on,
And it will live forever,
For the things you have done,
So count your blessings,
Seize your day,
Watch the flags,
And children wave,
Tomorrow’s freedom,
Lives here today,
You are the hope,
For which we pray,
You are the difference,
Which must be made,
You are the will,
You are the way,
You are America,
The U.S.A.
God bless you,
And your life today,
God bless America,
It’s Patriot Day!

- WillyToad*

… this is a Smokey the Toad™ production.

Talk About Me (Let's Not).

Unpublished Works, © 2001, BillyPauleyJr.*

Talk About Me (Let’s Not).

Well, you want me to tell you all about me,
But I’m telling you already know everything,
I’m the man who stole right out of your dreams,
I’m the very man you want me to be,
I won’t lie to you, I won’t hurt you so,
I won’t let you down, I won’t ever go,

But let’s not talk about me,
There’s nothing more to know,
I came right out of your dream,
And right into your soul,
I’m the man that you’re sure,
Is impossibly so,
Let’s not talk about me,
There’s nothing more to know,

Well, I know it might be hard to believe,
But you’ve never met a man like me,
I’m a toad to everyone passing thru’,
But kiss me and I’ll be a prince for you,
I won’t make you worry, won’t cause you to cry,
I won’t ever, ever tell you goodbye,

But let’s not talk about me,
There’s nothing more to know,
I came right out of your dream,
And right into your soul,
I’m the man that you’re sure,
Is impossibly so,
Let’s not talk about me,
There’s nothing more to know,

Well, you want me to tell you all about me,
When really you already know everything,
But you’ve gotta hold on, you’ve gotta believe,
And I’ll be the very man you want me to be,
I won’t let you down, I won’t let you cry,
I won’t let you ever wonder why,

But let’s not talk about me,
There’s nothing more to know,
I came right out of your dream,
And right into your soul,
I’m the man that you’re sure,
Is impossibly so,
Let’s not talk about me,
There’s nothing more to know,

O’, let’s not talk about me,
O’, no more,
There’s nothing more to know,
Nothing more,
I know.

- WillyToad*

… this is a Smokey the Toad™ production.