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SUMMER'S GONE
(Summer Love Must End)
Summer came
And true love, too
But when you're young
What are you to do
She took my hand
She took my heart
Leaving me without a single clue
Summer came
What was I to do
Jesus wept
When He saw the pain
The tears of God...
Like a cleansing rain
He healed the sick,
The blind, and lame
He even turned the water into wine
Jesus wept
I couldn't make her mine
She took my hand
She took my heart
Leaving me without a single clue
Summer came
What was I to do
Summer's gone
Taken by the wind
By the autumn song
Of loneliness, my friend
As the leaves are falling down
Red and gold are turning into brown
But the summer's gone
And summer love must end
Summer came
And true love, too
But when you're young
What are you to do
She took my hand
She took my heart
Leaving me without a single clue
Summer came
What was I to do
Now the leaves are falling down
Red and gold are turning into brown
But the summer's gone
And summer love must end
Quinton Patterson Briggs
10-13-14
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When You Stand
04:34
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WHEN YOU STAND
You think it’s fine to turn your back
Upon the One who made you
To compensate for what you lack
You choose to live a lie
Your heart is hard…your hands are cold
Your eyes are dull and empty
And every dream is bought and sold
Until the day you die
When you stand
Before the throne
You’ll hear the angels sing
And you will know
That God is love
And Jesus Christ is King
You bruise your body and your soul
You gamble with forever
You think you’ll never pay the toll
For such a heavy load
Your words are like an acid rain
Your deeds are deadly poison
You party to avoid the pain
That’s waiting down the road
When you stand
Before the throne
You’ll hear the angels sing
And you will know
That God is love
And Jesus Christ is King
When you stand
Before the throne
You’ll hear the angels sing
And you will know
That God is love
And Jesus Christ is King
When you stand
Before the throne
You’ll hear the angels sing
And you will know
That God is love
And Jesus Christ is King
You think it’s fine to turn your back
Upon the One who made you
Quinton Patterson Briggs
07-23-07
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Mason Jar
03:28
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MASON JAR
Place a penny on the railroad track
And wish upon a star
Catch a million fireflies
In an old-time Mason jar
Hit the road
And don’t look back
When the blessing is bestowed
Place your burdens in a hobo sack
And catch a falling star
Cut the line and drift away
On the river of your dreams
Believe in what may come to pass
No matter how it seems
Bide your time
With sweet red wine
In the company of rhyme
Feel the wonder under new moon shine
Throw the rest away
Bide your time
With sweet red wine
In the company of rhyme
Feel the wonder under new moon shine
Throw the rest away
Find a pretty girl to call your own
With eyes of midnight blue
The kind of woman you can call a friend
Whose promises are true
Kiss her then
In the whisper wind
Then kiss her once again
Show her love that will never end
In the heart of a rolling stone
Hit the road
And don’t look back
When the blessing is bestowed
Place a penny on the railroad track
And catch a shooting star
Take sip of new moonshine
From an old-time Mason Jar
Quinton Patterson Briggs
01-11-13
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Misty Mountain Tune
03:25
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MISTY MOUNTAIN TUNE
If I could send a letter to the rain
I would bring a storm to ease your pain
With music in the howling of the wind
Lightning and the thunder of compassion in a friend
Swaying of the branches as they bend
If I could send a letter to the rain
If I could throw a loop around the moon
Or sing for you a Misty Mountain tune
A lullaby enfolded in a prayer
A faerie dream of feather downy stardust in your hair
Rosy petals dancing in the air
I’d bring you down the honey, halo moon
Music in the howling of the wind
Lightning and the thunder of compassion in a friend
Swaying of the branches as they bend
With promises of love that never end
I would send you Cinderella shoes
And Sleeping Beauty kiss away your blues
An Alice Wonderlandy, Snow White spell
With time enough to tell the time that time alone can tell
Wishes from a magic wishing well
In glassy Cinderella slipper shoes
A lullaby enfolded in a prayer
A faerie dream of feather downy stardust in your hair
Rosy petals dancing in the air
With wings of lasting love to take you there
Quinton Patterson Briggs
07-06-07
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SOMEONE'S TELLING YOU LIES
Make it up as you go and pretend that it doesn't matter
As a murder of crows on the virgin snowfall scatter
Is there someone standing behind you with a gun?
These days even honor is on the run
These days you better take care
There's an ominous sound in the midnight air
The power of love falls victim to a great delusion
As the truth is tossed in a whirlwind of confusion
As hearts turn cold in the steel-grey winter skies
These days someone's telling you lies
These days you better beware
Better cover your heart with a midnight prayer
These days you better take care
There's an ominous sound in the midnight air
These days you better beware
Better cover your heart with a midnight prayer
These days you better take care
There's an ominous sound in the midnight air
These days you better beware
Better cover your heart with a midnight prayer
These days you better take care
There's an ominous sound in the midnight air
These days you better be wise
Guard your heart in the midnight skies
Truth be told...someone's telling you lies
Quinton Patterson Briggs
11-12-14
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THREE SISTERS
(Hester, Mae, and Lourene Lea)
Three sisters...three country girls
Ozark Mountain Maidens
Three sisters...a long time ago
And so the song begins
A Great Depression...a great unknown
Times were hard for facing
Three sisters...three tender hearts
Found faith to laugh and sing
Hester, Mae, and Lourene Lea
If words can say what you mean to me
I pray this song...and simple melody
Will flow like honey...in harmony
Come December...I remember well
Holidays, snowball fights, and sleighing
Friends and family, feasting by the fire
These memories inspire me to sing
Hester, Mae, and Lourene Lea
If words can say what you mean to me
I pray this song...and simple melody
Will flow like honey...in harmony
Three sisters...three country girls
Ozark Mountain Ladies
Three sisters...like autumn leaves
Dance and spin around me in the breeze
Hester, Mae, and Lourene Lea
If words can say what you mean to me
I pray this song...and simple melody
Will flow like honey...
One became a friend in my strife
Another found a farming life
The third became my father's wife
I pray this song...and simple melody
Will flow like honey
In sweet harmony
Honey-sweet harmony
Quinton Patterson Briggs
10-25-14
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Russell
05:37
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RUSSELL
I had an uncle...his name was Russell
He owned a farm in Illinois
I still remember the sweet smell of summer
In the daydreams of a little boy
My uncle married my mother's sister
A mountain girl name of Mae
I still remember the feast on her table
It teases my senses today
Gold in the shape of the morning sun
Shone in the blue summer sky
Love was the only thing I knew
My heart had wings to fly
My father and mother, along with my brother
Would pack and away we would go
To harvest and haying...singing and praying
With baseball on the radio
The dearly departed are gone, not forgotten
They live on to lighten my way
I live in the city, but somehow the country
Still tugs at my heart-strings today
Gold in the shape of the morning sun
Shone in the blue summer sky
Love was the only thing I knew
My heart had wings to fly
Gold in the shape of the morning sun
Shone in the blue summer sky
Love was the only thing I knew
My heart had wings to fly
This is the song that I wrote for my uncle
I hope he can hear it tonight
A song of the joy, the love, and the laughter
In the heart of a child taking flight
Gold in the shape of the morning sun
Shone in the blue summer sky
Love was the only thing I knew
My heart had wings to fly
Gold in the shape of the morning sun
Shone in the blue summer sky
Love was the only thing I knew
My heart had wings to fly
Love was the only thing I knew
My heart had wings to fly
Quinton Patterson Briggs
10-16-14
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Promises
04:30
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PROMISES
If you’re making promises
In a moonlight shadow
If you’re making promises
On the midnight wind
If you’re making promises
Underneath my window
Promise me your love will never end
If you’re saying words of love
Almost like you’re praying
If you’re saying words of love
No other words will do
If you’re saying words of love
Remember what you’re saying
Promise me your words of love are true
True love is strong and kind
Faithful and sometimes blind
True love is hard to find
Harder still to bind
When you’re making promises
In the misty moonlight
When you’re making promises
Look into my heart
When you’re making promises
Wishing on a star bright
Promise me we’ll never be apart
True love is strong and kind
Faithful and sometimes blind
True love is hard to find
Harder still to bind
True love is strong and kind
Faithful and sometimes blind
True love is hard to find
Harder still to bind
If you’re making promises
In a moonlight shadow
If you’re making promises
On the midnight wind
If you’re making promises
Underneath my window
Promise me your love will never end
When you’re making promises…
Quinton Patterson Briggs
01-19-013
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Easy Love
03:45
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EASY LOVE
She was never born to lose
But the lady sang the blues
And I listened to her song
As it carried me along
I watched her sing and play
‘Til she swept my heart away
With the love I’d waited for
So, I met her at the door
And I wonder if she knew
That I was searching, too
And I never meant to fall
Easy love is easy, Love,
And I don’t mind at all
I still recall that night
It was cowboy dream delight
Imagine my surprise
When I saw that in her eyes
Her heart was open wide
And she said, “Come on inside
There’s a secret we can share
And it’s waiting for us there”
And I wondered if she knew
That I had secrets, too
I never meant to fall
But easy love comes easy, Love,
And I don’t mind at all
And I wonder if she knew
That I was searching, too
And I never meant to fall
Easy love is easy, Love,
And I don’t mind at all
I hope you someday find
A lady soft and kind
To warm you from the cold
And love you when you’re old
And you’ll wonder how she knew
That you were lonely, too
And you never meant to fall
But easy love is easy, Love,
And you won’t mind at all
Yes, easy love’s so easy, Love,
That you won’t mind at all
Easy love comes easy, Love,
And I don’t mind at all
Quinton Patterson Briggs
01-18-13
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Christmas Calling
05:09
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CHRISTMAS CALLING
I know it’s true…
But I can’t tell you why
Angels singing songs
A message from on high
Hallelujah…hallelu…
Their voices filled the sky
And love came down…
Within that sound
A message from on high
I saw a star…
To light my weary way
Shining clear and bright
As bright as any day
“Rise and follow...come and see”
The star appeared to say
A star shone down…all around
To light my weary way
The star appeared to say
A star shone down…all around
As bright as any day
Upon this Christmas Day
The only gift to bring
Is true and humble hearted praise
The key to everything
Come and worship…bow your head
Bend your knee beside your bed
Lift your voice when all is said
To greet this Infant King
On this Christmas Day…
Let joy and gladness ring
Hallelujah…hallelu…
Let carols fill the air
Let peace, goodwill, and holy love
Be present everywhere
Hallelujah…hallelu...
It’s Christmas calling true
The gift of love from God above
Come down to me and you
Quinton Patterson Briggs
12-19-12
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Saviors
05:01
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12. |
Power of a Losing Game
03:48
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POWER OF A LOSING GAME
The air is filled with rumor and allegation
Celebrating secretive sin
Feeding on a frenzy of degradation
Dealing in denial and spin
Sell your soul…lose control
Give anything for fortune and fame
Seize the day, but lose your way
Profiting from sorrow and shame
The power of a losing game
The world is fast becoming a place of danger
The kingdom of a devilish fool
Love is now becoming a homeless stranger
Forget about he Golden Rule
Sell your soul…lose control
Give anything for fortune and fame
Seize the day, but lose your way
Profiting from sorrow and shame
The power of a losing game
Sell your soul…lose control
Give anything for fortune and fame
Seize the day, but lose your way
Profiting from sorrow and shame
The power of a losing game
The air has been infected with human poison
The atmosphere of liars and thieves
Insanity challenges the voice of reason
Exalting what a fool believes
Sell your soul…lose control
Give anything for fortune and fame
Seize the day, but lose your way
Profiting from sorrow and shame
The power of a losing game
The power of a losing…losing game
The power of a losing game
The power of a losing, losing game
The power of a losing game
The power of a losing…losing game
The power of a losing game
The power of a losing…losing game
The power of a losing game
Quinton Patterson Briggs
07-17-07
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Time for Prayin'
05:09
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TIME FOR PRAYING
Nothing here but promises
There’s nothing but the same old faces
Everything remains the same
Set in different times and places
When the night turns into day
You slowly wipe a tear away
Wondering if you should stay
Or should you say “good-bye”
See the sky where eagles soar
Look at all the things we’re doing
Makes you wonder who it’s for
And what it is that we’re pursuing
Once a man could see the stars
But now you wonder where they are
A childhood wish won’t go that far
And still you wonder why
But, Lord, please tell us
We’re waiting for your Son
Oh, Lord, come save us
Before we come undone
Let us pray
Mountains crumble into dust
A robin dies and we don’t see it
Now we have machines to trust
To save us all and some believe it
But when we go to sleep at night
Something tells us it’s not right
And now we’ll never see the sight
Of flowers in the sun
Lord, we’re living
We’ve made a long, hard climb
We need forgiving
We’re running out of time
Let us pray
When the night turns into day
You slowly wipe a tear away
Wondering if you should stay
Or should you say “good-bye”
Lord, we’re living
We’ve made a long, hard climb
We need forgiving
We’re running out of time
Oh, Lord, please save us
We’re waiting for your Son
Oh, Lord, come tell us
Before we come undone
Quinton Patterson Briggs
01-18-13
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Old Friend (For Blue)
04:45
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OLD FRIEND
(For Blue)
When you were young, you ran like the wind
As free as the birds you were racing
When you were young with the wind in your face
The thrill of the chase was unending
You ran like the wind when you were young
You ran like the wind, Old Friend
Tonight in your sleep you dreamed long and deep
I watched as you dreamed you were running
A puppy dog again and second to none
Your day in the sun in safe keeping
You dreamed long and deep tonight in your sleep
You dreamed long and deep, Old Friend
You dreamed long and deep, Old Friend
You dreamed long and deep tonight in your sleep
You dreamed long and deep, Old Friend
You dreamed long and deep, Old Friend
Ravages of age and time marching on
Are voices that never stop calling
The passing of youth for one and for all
Is rendered small in eternity's dawning
Time marches on as life turns a page
And eternity will dawn, Old Friend
And eternity will dawn, Old Friend
When you were young, you ran like the wind
As free as the birds you were racing
When you were young with the wind in your face
The thrill of the chase was unending
You ran like the wind when you were young
You ran like the wind, Old Friend
So, dream, if you will...keep dreaming until
The dreams of your youth come true
When you were young, you ran like the wind
You ran like the wind, Old Friend
Quinton Patterson Briggs
10-09-14
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Quinton Patterson Briggs Springfield, Missouri
Quinton Patterson Briggs is a singer/songwriter who has been making music for over forty years. His musical influences include Gordon Lightfoot, John Denver, and John Stewart. He also taught literature and writing for thirty-five years. QPB has written over 500 songs, including "The Ballad of the Twin Towers" on display National September 11 Memorial and Museum at "Ground Zero" in NYC. ... more
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