Tip My Heart
(Eric Erickson)
© 2004 Ardith Music (BMI)
A wasted vagrant, a soul who’d lost his way
That was my sorry resumé
These days I’m not so hollow, I have a path to follow
CHORUS:
I had a dark cloud riding on my shoulder
My smiles were far between and few
But the cloud has lifted now and that’s the reason why
I gotta tip my heart to you
Strolling through town a buddy nearly passed me by
‘Til I managed to catch his eye
He said, "I know you’re name, but you don’t look the same, no!"
CHORUS
Oh, what a change in me, on account of your company
Some kind of sorcery that I’m under
You have eased my mind and given me in no time
An overwhelming feeling of wonder
I no longer drag my feet all day
Beneath a dreary sky of grey
The sun shines strong a noon, tonight there’s a bright full moon
CHORUS
Just Getting Started
(Eric Erickson)
© 2004 Ardith Music (BMI)
My hair’s turning gray just in time to fall out
My doctor tells me I have a touch of the gout
My arm’s too short for me to see
The thoughtful invitation from the AARP
I don’t know how this could be
Time flies too easily
How did it happen to me?
I’m just getting started
I was flush with pride when I could tie my shoe
Next thing I know, the mortgage is due
I’d climb any tree, was a piece of cake
But I’m grounded these days by this lower backache
In my youth I’d lie in bed awake each night
A witness to my hopes and aspirations
Now I lie in bed and I’m kept awake all night
Yearning for my waning expectations
Twenty years can pass in the space of five
They only pick up steam the longer you’re alive
I do my best to seize every day
But the harder I hold on the more they slip away
