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The Three Faces - Three Phases of Ansley

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Pedro The Kid From Brazil - Gonna Make a Happy World

Pete The Happy Go Lucky Kid - Gonna Be a Rock Star

Peter The Serious Dude - Gonna Keep His Sanity if Not His Hair




STREETLIGHT
1977 by Peter C. Ansley

BURN SOFTLY SILENT STREETLIGHT.
LOVE TO WATCH YOUR CANDLE DANCING
ON THESE FRIGID NIGHTS.
CAN I SIT BESIDE YOU AND WARM MY HANDS.
YOUR AS GOOD AS GOLD
MY OLD, OLD FRIEND.

BURN SLOWLY SILENT STREETLIGHT.
IT'S BEEN ANOTHER COLD
AND HUNGRY WINTER NIGHT.
FROSTY FINGERS SEEK THE FLAME.
WITH NO PLACE TO GO, IN SNOW OR RAIN.

I SEE YOU FLICKER, SEE YOU SPARK.
CAST A NARROW RAY
AND SPLIT THE DARK.
BECAUSE IT'S LATE
AND I'M ALONE.
WHICH WAY TO GO?
LIGHT MY WAY.

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I'll Come Back
1977 by Peter C. Ansley

A veil draped between here and the long ago
cannot keep me from the love I knew.
Heaven couldn't hold a better feeling, no,
than being next to you.
What do you do
to make me feel there's notihing else that I can do
but fall for you?

A window to a dark and quiet shore.
I gaze into the night that was
and I remember then
I knew that it would end too soon.
I would be leaving you.
What do you do
to make me feel there's notihing else
that I can do
but fall for you?

Why do you never seem to fall in love
with a girl that you can hold?
You're hoping that she'll wait forever
but it's so hard to let go.
But I'll come back to you.

Funny is the way to say I feel right now
with lots of empty plans to fill.
I wish that I could hold you
near enough to know my heart
and how it cries for you.
And only you
can make me feel there's nothing else
that I can do
but fall for you.

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"SWEET WATER"
1979 BY PETER C. ANSLEY

HEAR THE RAIN DROP'S FINAL CRY
AS HE GOES DOWN
INTO THE SPONGE LIKE EARTH BENEATH MY FEET.
ANXIOUSLY AWAITING
WHAT MAY LIE AHEAD.
IT'S A FUTURE FILLED WITH VAST UNCERTAINTY.
HEAR THE RIVER SING HIS SONG
AS HE GOES DOWN
INTO THE GOLDEN VALLEY FAR BELOW.
HE PRAYS THE SUN WON'T BURN TOO HOT
AND STOP HIM SHORT.
HE WANTS TO TASTE THE GULF OF MEXICO.

OH SWEET WATER WHERE YOU GOIN'?
OH SWEET WATER WHERE YOU'VE BEEN?
YOU TASTE SO SWEET AND YOU COOL MY FEET.
NO I DON'T MIND IF RAIN COMES ROUND AGAIN.

WIND BRINGS ME THE SMELL OF SUMMER'S COMING RAIN.
SKY TELLS ME IT'S BOUND TO FALL ALL DAY.
SOMETIMES I WISH I ROLLED ALONG
JUST LIKE THAT RIVER
AND COOLED SOMEBODY'S FEET ALONG THE WAY.
AND TOUCH THEIR LIPS
SO I COULD HEAR THEM SAY,
"AHHHH".

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