This is a collection of the known lyrical work thought to be inspired by Maureen
Cryin' (c)1976
by Poncia-[Richard]Starkey
I tried my best to get things over,
I did everything I could do.
I didn't really mean to hurt you,
But you must have realised we were through.
Now don't it make you feel like cryin',
Watchin' a good love slowly die.
You and me could spend a lifetime tryin'
But we'd be better off just to slimply say goodbye.
Just like two fools we couldn't make it.
The movie just went on too long.
I've been 'round and you've been through it,
But now I know we're getting strong.
But don't it make you feel like cryin',
Watchin' a good love slowly die.
You and me could spend a lifetime tryin'
But we'd be better off just to slimply say goodbye.
It's time we burned ot old love letters
And started out on a brand new life.
Now no-one else can come between us
'cause I'm not your man and you're not my wife.
Still it makes me feel like cryin',
Watchin' a good love slowly die.
You and me could spend a lifetime tryin'
But we'd be better off just to slimply say goodbye.
Little Willow (c)1997
by Paul McCartney
Bend, little willow
Wind's gonna blow you
Hard and cold tonight
Life, as it happens
Nobody warns you
Willow, hold on tight
Nothing's gonna shake your love
Take your love away
No one's out to break your heart
It only seems that way. Hey
Sleep, little willow
Peace gonna follow
Time will heal your wounds
Grow to the heavens
Now and forever
Always came too soon
Little willow
Nothing's gonna shake your love
Take your love away
No one's out to break your heart
It only seems that way. Hey
Bend, little willow
Wind's gonna blow you
Hard and cold tonight
Life, as it happens
Nobody warns you
Willow, hold on tight
Ah, little willow
Little willow
Comments by the author: And I just thought "Well, it would be nice to do a song with this mood. Convey this mood. But also for the kids." So that I could kind of some how convey how much I thought of her you know. So that was it and I came up with Little Willow. So it's one of my favorites because of that."
I wrote "Little Willow" before we knew anything about Linda's diagnosis, and there was a terrible moment when we were listening to it. It always used to make us cry anyway, but once Linda was diagnosed it was terrible, because we looked at each other and she said, "Oh God, it's about me now." And it was horrible, it was a very sad moment. But you know, none of us get out of this alive, and you have got to look at it philosophically. As I said at the New York memorial service, we shouldn't judge a life by its length. You could have people who live forever and be complete idiots. You can have people who live just a few special years and it's quite often the case that people get what they have to say said, and then they find that they don't live that long. And I certainly think in many ways that was Linda's thing. Except you know, it's horrible for me 'cause she was my best friend. And for the kids, because they were her best friends, too. So it's tragic from that point of view.
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Sometimes (c)1998
by [Richard]Starkey-Hudson-Gracal-Dudas
Sometimes I roam, sometimes I fly
Sometimes I walk around with my head up in the sky.
I didn't really mean to hurt you,
You must have realised we were through.
Sometimes I'm up, sometimes I'm down,
Sometimes I was happy just having you around.
I didn't really mean to hurt you,
You must have realised we were through.
It's easier said than done,
I know I'm not the only one
For you, and I must say it hurts me too
Sometimes I'm big, sometimes I'm small,
Sometimes I think we lost the fun of it all.
I'll remember all the good times,
I hope that you remember too,
Remember too, that I loved you.
The Dark Haired Woman (c)2001
dedicated to Mary Cox Starkey Tigrett by Jeannette A. Caserta
She seemed to be the wild one
but all she wanted was to have fun.
She was just a young girl
with an unlimited time for the World
She was a down-to-earth, shy
who would never tell a lie.
She would keep a secret till her death
even after her last breath.
She was educated
who didn't need to be separated
because she knew that her Prince will come
living in her own choice in her Kingdom.
Knowing full well of what she was getting into
facing the challenge of the zoo.
Caring about her man
being the wife who understands.
Raising her children with a gold heart
she didn't want them to feel torn apart.
She found a path to survive
with pressures to stay alive.
Until her life turned to tragic
she disappeared like magic.
She had the best with her love
which she mostly thought of.
She will be missed, but fondly remembered
to those who still love her.
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