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Better Than Before   (Judi Madigan/Doug Smith) Em                  G                 Em        A7       Em      G       Em   A7 You said you don’t ever want to fall in love again It hurts too much when people run and relationships end And we’ve been dancing around these feelings we can’t deny And if you’re feeling them, too come on let’s not be shy C7                                       B7                      Em          A7      Em    A7 And if you want me to share what I believe is true I think that I might be — falling in love with you Em                  G                 Em        A7       Em      G       Em   A7 We talk on the phone for hours every night It’s not the end of the day until you say good night We haven’t laughed this hard since we can’t remember when I think it’s time to admit that we’re much more than friends C7                                       B7                      Em          A7      Em    A7  There’s no one els

Every once in a while I'll just record a song while I'm writing it. It comes out raw, with a few mistakes, and a few formative moments. This is one of those songs. (c) 2016 douglas brent smith From an intended album in progress "better than before"

Nothing But Trouble (Doug Smith) D7                       C7                      D7               C7               D7   C7   D7  C7 She’s nothing but trouble and it’s time you knew Broken hearts, bad credit a one woman wrecking crew G                                             A                                           D7    C7   D7  C7 She’s nothing but trouble — and that’s no good for you D7                       C7                      D7               C7               D7   C7   D7  C7 Trick you into thinking that she loves you best   (oh no, that isn’t true) But she’ll have you drinking once you fail her test  (oh yeah, she’ll make a mess of you) G                                             A                                           D7    C7   D7  C7  Trouble, hurt and worry more than all the rest                        E7                                               D#7                      D7 Trouble is her middle name and how she

From the album "etcetera"

Collage "Implications Entered Thru The Window" (c) 1983 Douglas Brent Smith. Created 18 April 1983.

Collage "Taking The City By Storm" (c) 1977 Douglas Brent Smith Created January 26, 1977

Collage: "Who Let Those Cold Shoulders Last?" (c) 1977 Douglas Brent Smith Created in Chicago, January 1977.

Collage: The Real Course Is Off The Chart, created 5 March 2017 in Newtown, PA (c) 2017 Douglas Brent Smith You are welcome to use this image as long as you credit it as (c) 2017 Douglas Brent Smith

Photo by douglas brent smith Where are you? ------------------- You may use this picture freely. If you do, please credit: douglas brent smith. Thanks!

There is much to see while walking around Annapolis. I found this fenced yard fascinating. (c) 2017 douglas brent smith You are free to use this image. Please cite: photo: douglas brent smith 2016

Bernie on the fan. Just because. (c) 2017 douglas brent smith permission granted to use this photo, with the attribution: photo by douglas brent smith

i want to read every book touch every flower, breathe in every mint aired aroma, laugh at all of your jokes      over again see all of your faces trace the years between us and smoothe the bumpy gaps i want to bake a cake so big it takes a lifetime to eat and create a life so long that all the cake is gone i will have it, i will eat it.      i will treat it as your appetizer for better (much better) days to come and what you can't see now in you in me in us in eternity eternally waits,      patiently for your discovery. (c) 2017 douglas brent smith

Not sure when this was. It could have been 1978 but it could have been sooner. That's Tom's TV. He always sat close enough to frequently change the channel (except when Star Trek was on but even then, during the commercials) before most of us had a remote control. I don't think any of the kitchen chairs matched. It was, after all, basically a college place. Some of us just had a tough time leaving. Not shown: a likely stack of dirty dishes and a very outdated small refrigerator.

Tomorrow. Today. Yesterday. Now. Here we are. Right Now. Now is the time to move, to act, to play, to love, to discover beyond previous intentions, expanded & free        above invisible ceilings &        true to a dream Now is the time for you.        and me What will we do with it? (c) 2014 douglas brent smith

who we really are is a frustrating secret locked in chambers dark. filled with echoes repeating what we've been told, taught, and sold clicking away - vibrating in a pulse of rainfall that we do not feel. Sopping, sobbing, wet. who we really are eludes us every corner ghostlike, shadow shrouded wispy drawn sketched on page prepared but torn, tearful, and faded dropping away - ringing in tones of tools we can not carry. We touch nothing uninvited, withheld. who we are is right there in front of us. don't you see it? (c) 2017 douglas brent smith