Poems from the Heart

By David Burkey

This is a book of a collection of poems and songs that were written over about 30 years.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Oct 28, 2008
• ISBN: 9781465320407

David Burkey

Dave has been writing stories since college. It started out with extra long term papers (the first 3 stories in the book) and then branched out from there. Dave is now working on several other novel length stories, which are at various stages of being completed. Hopefully he will be able to publish them as well. In addition to writing, he has a Graphic Design business, and is a Journeyman Electrician looking for a career in Renewable Energy. Joy is a mom. She wrote her stories for fun for our children to read. She never intended them to be published, but Dave talked her into it. Dave and Joy have four beautiful daughters and live in Seattle. Dave has been writing poems and songs since he was in 4th grade. He grew up in Southern California. He wrote the most in high school and college. His inspiration at that time was of course GIRLS!! He served a mission for his church where he started writing religious songs and poems. Joy grew up in Washington State and started writing in 5th grade. Her inspiration for most of her poems are her four beautiful daughters. Dave and Joy also write short stories. They will be publishing a book of stories in the future.

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Contents

All My Life

Are We Alone?

Babe

Back To You

Birthday Song

Call Me

Chica Flaquita Bonita

Cindy’s Song

Cries From Silence

The Dance Song

Don’t Forget Me

Don’t You Know

Everybody Needs To Be Loved

Falling

Freedom

Friends

Gotta Be Me

(All My Life 1)

Hello

Hold Me

I’ll Always Be There For You

I’ll Love You For Ever

I Don’t Want To

Fall In Love Again

Is There any one out there

It’s Up To Us

Just A Little No Piece Band

Kelly-I Love You

Let’s Throw The Kitty

Love Is Not A Sin

Melanie

Mi Amor

Mid-Night Romeo

Want To Change The World Through Music

Nappy Hoe

Nappy Hoe 2

Oh Darlin’

The Party Song

Please Tell Me Now

Sandy

School’s Out!!!

Señorita

Smegma

So Hard To Say Goodbye

So Many Times

Some Times I Wonder

Suddenly

The Dungeon

The Game

Time’s Wasting

Uruguay

We’re Gonna Make It

What Would It Be Like??

When I Look In Your Eyes

Why Does It Have To Be This Way

Wrestling Rap

Abbie

Abbie 2

Abbie 3

Abbie 4

Alaina

All The Things

All The Things II

Alli

An Angry Young Man

And The Bus Never Came

A New Day

Christine

Darkness

Dear Friend

Evrything About You

Generations

Genna

Genna II

Head Games

Heather

Here With Me

The Perfect Gift

Valentines Day

If

I Need A Friend

I Saw A Tree

I Think Of You

A Poem for Joy

Joy #2

Kelly

Kelly—I Love You

Kelly 5

Kelly 6

Kelly 7

Lost and Found

Love

Magee

The Monkey

Mixed Emoitions

Rainbow

Sentiments

Sharla

So Close, But So Far Away

Some One

The Difference

The Druggie

The One You Love

The Question

The Storm

The Wall

Thinking About You Again

Thinking In Abstract

Two Different Worlds

When In The Life

Cuando En La Vida

Babtism

Lady Missionarys

My Savior, My Friend

The Man

The Greatest Gift

The Judgment

Through The

Eyes Of A Child

Atravez Ed Los

Ojos De Un Nino

Until We Meet Again

A Missionary Prayer

Deja Tu Espiritu Brillar

Let Your Spirit Shine

Empire Of The Son

Fight With Us

Follow The Light

Hold On To His Hand

Missionary Blues

Missionary Rap

Songs Of Heaven

The Answer

The Road

We Are Missionaries

What Am I?

Shayla

Shayla Christine

Laura

Laura Anne

Sarah Michelle

Sarah

Sarah

Marla

Marla Kay

My Baby Talks

David

Happy Anniversary! I LOVE YOU!

My Blessings (my family)

My Family

The Good in Me

Talents

What Else Could I Do?

The Greatest Gift of All

The Perfect Mother (We are so LUCKY to have a Mom like you!)

Mothers Are Special

All My Life

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ALL MY LIFE

PEOPLE HAVE BEEN TELLING ME WHAT TO DO

I WAS CAUGHT UP IN A WEB OF FRUSTRATION

THAT I COULDN’T BREAK THROUGH

TOO MANY RULES TO FOLLOW

TO MANY RULES TO BREAK

AND NO ONE THAT I WENT TO

COULD STOP THE HEARTACHE

I NEEDED SOME ONE TO HOLD

THERE WAS NO ONE TO HOLD NE

I WAS CRYING OUT FOR LOVE

BUT NO ONE COULD HEAR ME

MY ARMS WERE EMPTY

MY HEART WAS ALONE

I FELT LIKE A SCARED CHILD

WITH OUT A HOME

SO I PUT UP A WALL

I DIDN’T LET ANYONE THROUGH

I WAS PISSED AT THE WORLD

AND I DIDN’T KNOW WHAT TO

BUT NOW I NEED TO GET OUT

I NEED TO SHOUT

GET OUT ALL MY ANGER

I’M GONNA GET OUT

SO AND I’M GONNA TRY

I’M GONNA TRY, TO FIND OUT

WHAT I GOTTA DO

WHAT I GOTTA DO TO BREAK DOWN

TO BREAK DOWN THIS WALL

THAT I’VE BUILT SO HIGH AND SO STRONG

THAT I’VE BEEN TRAPPED BEHIND

TRAPPED BEHIND FOR SO LONG

I’M GONNA GET OUT

I’M GONNA TEAR DOWN THIS WALL

I’LL FINNALLY BE FREE

I’VE WAITED SO LONG

I’LL DO ANY THING

TO TEAR DOWN THIS WALL

I’LL FINALLY BE FREE

I’VE WAITED SO LONG

BY DAVID BURKEY © 1992

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Are We Alone?

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Here we are on this planet

Out here in space

Haven’t yet found life on other planets

There’s not even a trace

There’s no one in communication with us

As far as we know

So can any one tell me

Are we alone?

Many people have said they have seen space ships and aliens

But do we really believe

That there are visitors from space?

In the tabloids we read

Or is this all a hoax

To occupy our minds

Would anyone out there be interested in us

Or would they waste their time?

Are we alone?

In the universe?

Are we alone?

Is there any one else out there?

Are we alone?

Why don’t we know?

Are we alone?

Can any one tell me?

Are we alone?

We have thousands of satellites

Orbiting the earth

And they are contacting no one

Are they even of worth?

We have sent Voyagers’

To go and explore space

Haven’t come up with any new life forms.

So I will ask you…

Are we alone?

In the universe?

Are we alone?

Is there any one else out there?

Are we alone?

Why don’t we know?

Are we alone?

Can any one tell me?

Are we alone?

By David Burkey © 1992

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Babe

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HELP ME, HELP ME, HELP ME

GIRL I’VE BEEN SEARCHING FOR YOU

THROUGH OUT THE WHOLE GALAXY

YOU KNOW WE WERE LOVERS ONCE

BUT THEN YOU RAN OUT ON ME

I DON’T KNOW WHY

YOU THREW ME INTO A STATE OF HELL

WHERE I’VE BEEN EVER SINCE

BUT SOME HOW I EXCAPED

AND NOW I’M LOOKING FOR YOU BABE

HA, HA, HA, HA,

I HAD A LOT OF TIME TO THINK

AND NOW I’M COMMING FOR YOU

HA, HA, HA, HA,

GIRL I LOVE YOU SO

GIRL I NEED YOU

GIRL I MISS YOU

AND WANT TO BE WITH YOU FOREVER

GIRL I MISS YOUR SMILE

GIRL I MISS YOUR BRIGHT EYES

GIRL I’LL SEARCH FOR YOU

IF IT TAKES ME 100 YEARS

GIRL I LOVE YOU

GIRL I NEED YOU

GIRL I WANT YOU

GIRL I LOVE YOU

DON’T YOU KNOW MY LOVE IS TRUE

AND THERE’S NO END

GIRL I’M COMMINMG FOR YOU

THERE WAS A TIME WHEN WE WERE TOGETHER

NOW IT’S A TIME WHEN WE’RE ALL ALONE

THERE WAS A TIME WHEN WE NEEDED EACH OTHER

NOW IT’S A TIME WHEN WE’RE ON OUR OWN

THERE WAS A TIME WHEN WE LOVED EACH OTHER

NOW IT’S A TIME WHEN IT’S ALL GONE

THERE WAS A TIME WHEN WE HELD EACH OTHER

NOW IT’S A TIME WHEN YOU ARE GONE

BABY, BABY I LOVE YOU

BABY, BABY I NEED YOU

BABY, BABY I WANT YOU

BABY, BABY I NEED YOUR LOVIN’

COME ON OVER I AM WAITING

WHERE ARE YOU NOW

GIRL I LOVE YOU

GIRL MY LOVE IS TRUE

GIRL I’LL BR SEARCHONG FOR YOU ALL MY LIFE

GIRL CAN’T YOU SEE ME CRYIN

GIRL CAN’T YOU SEE MY HEART IS DIEING

MY HEART IS ACHIN CUZ I LOVE YOU SO

PSH DAPIDA

BY KILLER BURKEY & BRIAN WESTBERG © 1992

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Back To You

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I LOOK OUT THE WINDOW

AT THE STARS IN THE SKY

I THINK OF YOU

WITH A TEAR IN MY EYE

I WANT YOU TO BE BY MY SIDE

I WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU

THE FEELINGS I HIDE

THE SONGS THAT I WRITE

EXPRESS HOW I FEEL

THAT’S HOW YOU KNOW

THESE SONGS ARE REAL

THIS SONG’S FOR YOU

THIS SONG’S FOR YOU

(CHORUS)

LIKE CLIMBING A MOUNTAIN OF EMOTION

I COME BACK TO YOU

LIKE CLIMBING A MOUNTAIN OF EMOTION

I COME BACK TO YOU

I DON’T KNOW WHY

I JUST CAN’T EXPLAIN

BUT I COME BACK TO YOU

AGAIN AND AGAIN

I LOOK OUT THE WINDOW

AT THE MOON SHINING BRIGHT

I THINK OF HOW IT USED TO BE

WHEN WE HELD EACH OTHER TIGHT

I THOUGHT I WAS OVER YOU

BUT THAT WAS A LIE

NOW I FIND OUT

I’M STILL IN LOVE WITH YOU

LET’S GIVE IT ONE MORE TRY

(REPEAT CHORUS)

By David Burkey © 1992

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Birthday Song

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CAN’T GIVE YOU DIMONDS

I CAN’T GIVE YOU PEARLS

I REALLY CAN’T AFFORD A CARD

WITH FUNNY LITTLE WORDS

BUT I CAN GIVE YOU SOME THING

STRAIGHT FROM MY HEART

SOMETHING DEEP WITH IN MY SOUL

THAT’S WHY I WRITE YOU THIS SONG

I’D GIVE YOU THE WORLD

IF IT WAS MINE TO GIVE

BECAUSE YOUR A VERY SPECIAL GIRL

WHITH A LONG LIFE TO LIVE

AND EVREY DREAM YOU BLOW OUT A CANDLE FOR

I HOPE THE DREAM COMES TRUE

AND I HOPE THERE IS HAPPYNESS

IN EVERYTHING YOU DO

OH I WRITE YOU A SONG FOR YOUR BIRTHDAY

IT’S REALLY ALL I CAN DO

OH I WISH YOU A HAPPY BIRTHDAY

WITH LOVE PASSED FROM ME TO YOU

OH I SING YOU THIS SONG ON YOUR BIRTHDAY

WITH ALL THE FEELING I CAN GIVE

AND I HOPE YOU SEE