Good Morning JPFers! Thought I'd switch gears and post something a little more mainstream. As always, Mike Zaneski has lent his considerable producion skills and artistry to my endeavors. Thanks Mike!

The lyrics, as posted, reflect the change I am contemplating. Let me know if you agree. Any and all other comments are welcome. Thanks for listening.

Ricki

https://soundcloud.com/rickib/sometimes-i-cant-breathe

SOMETIMES I CAN’T BREATHE

Sometimes I can’t breathe
So I hide inside my head
Till life’s a pretty dream
Why did love turn mean
Promises made, hearts betrayed
Vows turn to elegies

Thunder rolls like a summer storm
I wake myself and realize
I’m drowning in cloud colored eyes

Sometimes I can’t breathe
It hits me like a tidal wave
Surrounds me so I can’t be saved
I’m still standing as it recedes
But sometimes I can’t breathe

Sometimes I can’t breathe
In a less hopeful mood
I step back from this scene
I row and I flow
Down the easy river
The past fades as I go

The sea rises like Neptune’s ghost
There’s nothing left to protect me
From its moods and mysteries

Sometimes I can’t breathe
It hits me like a tidal wave
Surrounds me so I can’t be saved
I’m still standing as it recedes
But sometimes I can’t breathe

I can’t breathe
Sometimes I can’t breathe

©Ricki E. Bellos (BMI)