Lyrics by Eugene Nalence
The Pilgrim
Genres: Country, Pop
Chorus I’m a weary pilgrim getting through the day Just a weary pilgrim trying to find my way The road has been rough and very long Keep wondering if maybe I went wrong Verse 1 I keep thinking that the end must be near What was I to do with my time here? When the road had choices for me to make Did I chose right or make a mistake? Repeat Chorus Verse 2 I tried to find directions along the way Something to tell me what to do or say But I never understood all I ever found All just words that went round and round Maybe it’s my fault but what I always found was true Paul Simon said more to me than St. Paul could ever do. Repeat Chorus Verse 3 I think of all I met along the way Especially the ones who aren’t here today I remember them all – each and every one Why am I still here and they’re all gone? Are there things that I’m supposed to do Because I have these extra days to use Repeat Chorus Verse 4 Is there a Heaven – is there a Hell? I’m not sure – can’t really tell I know evil is real – see it every day So there must be good to hold it at bay I hope I’ve been on the side of what’s right As good battles evil with all its might Repeat Chorus Verse 5 I keep wondering what the end of the road brings Is the road all there is or are there other things Here’s what I learned on the way about how to live It doesn’t matter what you get – you really need to give The other thing I learned on the way Watch what people do – not what they say Maybe that’s why I had to write this song Maybe it was what I was here for all along Repeat Chorus Closing I’m a weary pilgrim getting through the day Just a weary pilgrim trying to find my way
© Eugene Nalence Aug 13, 2023
Wisdom
Genres: Country, Pop
WISDOM Chorus They say that wisdom comes with age And I should be a wise old sage But here’s what I find is true I don’t know any more than you Verse 1 They say that age should make us wise I think that’s just another lie I find that as life rolls along I’m not sure what’s right or wrong When I wonder about what’s best to do Often I don’t have a clue By now I should have it all figured out But I’m still filled with doubts Repeat Chorus Verse 2 Often have no idea which way to go Thought by now I’d surely know I was more certain when I was young Climbing life’s ladder – rung by rung Then I thought I knew what was true Now I find I’m never really sure Wonder if I missed something along the way That would make me more certain about today Repeat Chorus Verse 3 Did I miss a chance to learn How to decide the way to turn Life is so full of choices to make Seems easy to make a mistake So, then, what can I tell you About what you should do There’s no such thing as a perfect plan All we can do is the best we can Repeat Chorus I really don’t know any more than you
© Eugene Nalence Aug 13, 2023
Castles in the Sand
Genres: Country, Pop
Castles in the Sand Verse 1 We all make castles in the sand Castles in the sand – made with detailed plans We build them like they will always stay Never worried that waves will wash them away Chorus So much of what we dream and do Can be like castles in the sand So much of what we wish was true Gets washed away – like castles in the sand Castles in the sand – never meant to stay Castles in the sand – always washed away Verse 2 You can wish they stay forever more But castles in the sand cannot endure No matter how carefully they’re planned They never ever stay No matter how wonderful they seem to be They always wash away Repeat Chorus Verse 3 We build them anyway Knowing they will go away We make them over again Even though they come to an end Maybe building our castles over again Is all that really matters in the end Repeat Chorus
© Eugene Nalence Aug 4, 2023
Movin' On
Genres: Country, Pop
Movin’ On CHORUS I’m movin’ on – can’t get through The thick walls all around you You’ll always be in my heart But we’ll always be apart VERSE 1 Like you said – it’s not about me You don’t need anyone – now I see Really it’s all about you Nothin’ more I can do I tried to tell you how much I care But I know you’ll never want me there REPEAT CHORUS VERSE 2 I was a fool to think you’d see There was anything you needed from me You told me you were threatened by me ‘cause I wanted too much – now I see I have a lot to share With someone who wants me there I thought that just might be you Now I know that can’t be true REPEAT CHORUS VERSE 3 I should have known all along When you never listened to my songs I made music you never heard You didn’t listen to a single word REPEAT CHORUS VERSE 4 I’m movin’ on – nothin’ else to do I know I won’t ever be with you If you miss me after I’m gone It don’t matter ‘cause I’ve moved on
© Eugene Nalence Aug 4, 2023
Letting Go Again
Genres: Country, Pop
Letting Go Again I let you get away long ago Afraid to let you know How much I cared for you Telling you was more than I could do So we went our separate ways Lives lived through the passing days Finding others to share our lives Passing through good and bad times Then we both ended up alone Trying to find the way on our own Something made me search for you Something I needed to do So much time had gone by But I still had to try. Then I found you and it made me feel Like a new connection might be real. We sent texts sharing out pasts Made me think this could last I wanted to come and visit you To see if there was more we could do But things done to you before Made you not trust any more. You said I scared you Something I’d never do So now I know we’ll never touch Something I wanted oh so much So I will let you go again Letting this come to an end. I’ll prove how much I care By just not being there.
© Eugene Nalence Aug 4, 2023
I Didn't Know
Genres: Country, Pop, Blues
I Didn’t Know CHORUS I didn’t know we were done I thought you could be the one It was the last kiss for me The last one there would ever be I thought I’d see you again I didn’t know it was the end. VERSE 1 I didn’t know I’d never see you again Never another where or when I thought there was something there I thought you really cared I thought we were growing together A connection that might be forever But now you don’t want to see me I don’t know why that came to be CHORUS VERSE 2 I don’t know why you keep away I thought there was something that would stay I don’t know why you want to stay apart I thought I was sharing my heart I didn’t know that was the last kiss there would be I thought you really cared about me That last kiss good bye I’ll always wonder why. CHORUS
© Eugene Nalence Aug 1, 2023
Revelation
Genres: Country, Pop
Revelation REVELATION Verse 1 So I’m wonderin’ what they’re gonna do When the plans they’ve made just fall through. Looks like the whole house of cards is goin’ down Gonna turn their whole world upside down. They’ve been goin’ for years and years Preying on everyone’s doubts and fears Tellin’ lies pretending they were true Thought they always knew better than me and you. Chorus Watch how they all twist and squirm With each new truth that we learn. Truth is a rolling tide Pushing all the lies aside. Verse 2 They thought they knew what was best for us Real free speech they could never trust They took over more and more news Only telling their own views. But they took it just too far So everyone sees what they are. They supported leaders so full of greed Who took too much so everyone could see Chorus Verse 3 They try their best to hide it all Blaming others trying to make them fall They pretend nothing at all was wrong Hoping all of us will just go along. They keep hoping we all don’t see What they’ve done to you and me Will they ever admit they were wrong And were lying to us all along. So it looks like the end is near Whole truth is what they fear How will they act and what will they do? Will they ever admit what was really true? Chorus
© Eugene Nalence Jul 31, 2023
Speeding Through Texas
Genres: Country
Speeding Through Texas SPEEDING THROUGH TEXAS I’m speeding through Texas fast as I can drive Getting far away – hoping to survive I thought I had love that would forever be But then one day he said he was leaving me I’m leaving all I knew back in SoCal Getting away as fast as I can to a new local I’m running from SoCal with a broken heart Running from a life that just got torn apart Going as far away as I can get Got a new job in Connecticut I’m speeding through Texas – the sky is turning green The radio is telling me tornadoes have been seen Tornadoes don’t scare me ‘cause of what I been through After years together he told me I’m leaving you My world already got picked up and blown away What more could a tornado do to me today? On I-20 fast as I can go Headin’ for a future I don’t even know I see in my mirror a big dark funnel cloud The wind is roaring, really getting loud It’s gaining on me, comin’ on real fast Lookin’ for a place to wait for it to pass I see a bridge and stop under it to see What comes next – what happens to me? The wind gets stronger bouncing the car around I hold on, close my eyes, surrounded by the sound Soon it was gone leaving me – I was OK A broken heart and tornado couldn’t stop me today I’m speeding through Texas fast as I can drive Now I know for sure I will survive Now I know for sure I will survive
© Eugene Nalence Jul 31, 2023
Memory Care
Genres: Country
Memory Care CHORUS You’re in a place called Memory Care But when I visit, you’re really not there What I go see is just a shell Welcome to my very own hell VERSE 1 It’s my memories they’re caring for ‘Cause you don’t have yours any more I come to see what used to be Because now You don’t even know me I go to see you every day Don’t know any other way I’m lost in this purgatory That’s my tragic story CHORUS VERSE 2 Don’t know what else to do When I know you’re not you Do you know that I care When you’re really not there Maybe my visits are just for me To be reminded of what used to be To think of all that went before All the things not there any more CHORUS VERSE 3 So here’s another day that I share With someone who isn’t even aware That I’m really right there In a place called Memory Care.
© Eugene Nalence Jul 31, 2023