"Smile Again"

"Smile Again"
Written by Scott Voelkerding

Son, I hate to see you down
Do you mind if I sit down?
I can see the pain behind those misty eyes
I know she broke your heart in two
but son, I've been there too
I know you've had some long and sleepless nights

As life goes by
You'll learn to understand the reasons why
We have to say 'Goodbye', sometimes
In time, you'll find
that you have to learn to leave a love behind
to get to the road ahead
where you'll find your smile again

As time goes by you'll realize
the best part of life is all the surprises
that hide behind the heartaches and the pains
I know it's hard to see it now
but time has a way of working things out
like a sun that always shines after a rain

As life goes by
You'll learn to understand the reasons why
We have to say 'Goodbye', sometimes
In time, you'll find
that you have to learn to leave a road behind
to get the to road ahead
where you'll find your smile again

Son, one thing before I go
A few little words I need to you know
as you go through life, which has its ups and downs
I don't care what road you take
or about the mistakes you'll sometimes make
There's a love for you that will always be around

A love, you'll find, is the kind of love I swear will never die
Down every road, 'round every bend
Where you'll find your smiles again

"Unwritten"

"Unwritten"
Written by Scott Voelkerding

Another sleepless night
Your memory fills my head
I wonder how and when it might be gone
I can't stop thinkin' about all the words you said
that keep me hanging on for one more night

The things I should have done
The words I should have said
Or does it really matter anymore?
I can't undo what's done
I can't unwrite what's read
So tomorrow, I'm moving on instead
Tomorrow, I'm gonna clear my head

Unwritten, no writing on the wall
Unwritten, one more chance to change it all
I can't unwrite the past; the past is gone
But tomorrow is unwritten

Another endless day
Another sleepless night
Another shot of whiskey to kill the pain
I have to figure out how to stare this barrel down
Oh your memory is driving me insane
I hope tomorrow doesn't have to be the same

Unwritten, no writing on the wall
Unwritten, one more chance at movin' on
You can haunt my past; the past is gone
But tomorrow is unwritten

I've been down this road before
I've been lifeless on the floor
I've been clinging on to one last breath of life
And as the whisky filled my veins
I knew it was time to change
So tomorrow, I'm going to change my life
Knowing change is all I need to survive

Unwritten, no writing on the wall
Unwritten, one more chance to change it all
I can't unwrite the past; the past is gone
but tomorrow is unwritten

...Unwritten
...Unwritten

Tomorrow's another day
...when life is Unwritten

"Goodbye"

Who plays the fiddle? I'll need a fiddle when this one goes to the studio:

"Goodbye"

Written by Scott Voelkerding

Something's in the air tonight

Don't know what it is, but something's just not right

Your heart beats next to mine

but I can tell, someone else is on your mind

Just yesterday you said 'I love you'

but today, those words aren't holdin' true

You said you can't escape the past

and my heart should go before things get out of hand

but I already let you in

and I know how these stories end,

Goodbye

It's raining in my heart

but I hope someday that we will get a brand new start

You mean the world to me

And if you turn around, maybe you will see that

I can be your everything

that's why I can't say

the hardest word to say,

Goodbye

A year or two went by

If this is love, it's worth another try

Thought all you needed was a little more time

but I hoped by now that you would have changed your mind 'cause

I, I never let you down

And I prayed you would come around

Still I can't bring myself to say,

Goodbye

The phone rang twice tonight

Maybe it's you to tell me everything's gonna be alright

but it's time to close the door

so I can stop holding out for something more 'cause

I know things don't change that fast

And I know friends don't always last

And that's why I couldn't call you back to say.....

(Goodbye)

"Every Time"

My childhood dream was to be a country music star. I didn't need to be the next Garth Brooks, George Straight, or Tim McGraw, but I loved music enough to dream of being a star. I guess some could argue that I couldn't have wanted it bad enough, because I didn't chase that particular dream.

The artists I have the most respect for are those that write their own music. I always wanted to write music. I have many random phrases scribbled on pieces of paper...none of which really ever mounted to anything. But just recently, within the last few days, at the age of 30, I finally took the time and patience to write my first complete song. (Thanks Arthur for helping to fill in the missing pieces).


"Every Time"
Written by Scott Voelkerding and Arthur Hartnett

Every time you'd smile, I'd get a feeling inside that'd last me for awhile
It was all I ever needed to go the extra mile,
Every time you'd smile


Every time you'd laugh, it would remind me of all the good times we used to have
When I could feel a little fire burn between your heart and mine,
Yeah your smile would always get me every time
And your laugh would always get me every time

Every time I love, I need a little more time to pick myself back up
And the hardest part is knowing when to hold on and when to let go
And sometimes I just don't know

Every time I cry, I can't help but think to myself why
Why do I spend so much time worrin' about that past
Some things in life just don't last

But every time I learn
To trust the stars and let life's pages turn
'Cause when you have a little faith things always work out the way they're meant to do
(After all), it led me to you

..Break...

Bridge:
So here's to you and me...and whatever we may be...

...Break...

Yeah your smile always gets me every time
And your laughin' always gets me every time
And I thank my lucky star, every time

Time Flies

I just realized it has been three years, almost to the day, since my previous post. Wow. Time flies (and I'm pretty sure blogs aren't cool anymore, but I don't care).

Finger Lickin' Good

I attended a "lunch & learn" this afternoon at work. Free lunch (i.e. pizza) was offered for anyone who had an interest in learning more about the internal quality control program. I showed up to a packed room (certainly more than allowed by fire code) to get the scraps of what was left of the pizza. I noticed that some people had taken more than their share (too bad they weren't handing out gym memberships instead of pizza). I thought to myself, "I wonder how many people would have shown up to see a presentation about quality control if this was a brown bag lunch?"

There were no seats. I sat on the edge of a TV stand. My co-worker, a 50+ year old engineer sits down next to me on the TV stand. Within a minute or two, one of the sausages from his pizza rolled down my leg. He couldn't stuff the pizza in his mouth fast enough. The sign-in sheet was circulating. I turned to pass him the sign-in sheet and he made a noise that sounded like a cross between a laugh and a moan. I decided to put the sign-in sheet on top of the TV instead. Like clockwork, after every two bites, this guy licked every single one of his fingers. (There were plenty of napkins). I'm not sure I have had any of my fingers in my mouth since I was teething at the age of 5. Do adults really do that?

Flip flops

Flip flop season is back. Ugh! I HATE flip flops! Make it stop! Shouldn't those be out of style by now?

I was in Target this afternoon and the girl in front of me at the checkout bought 6 pairs of flip flops....one of each color! Is she serious?

The Physical

I had to turn my head and cough today.