"He's Been Drinking," A COUNTRY SONG

VERSE:                          

Ninety-nine bottles of beer on the wall.

The wall is so tall I’d like to knock them all down,

Down on the ground empty and broken,

Never to hold a single drop.

The tears don’t stop.

 

CHORUS:                      

‘Cause he’s been drinking,

And I’ve been crying.

He’s stopped thinking,

And I’ve been confiding,

In friends who don’t know what to say,

‘Cause he’s been drinking.

 

VERSE:                          

He skipped my last birthday and missed my first song.

It’s almost if he has never been there for me, 

Me as a child tender and sweet.

Now I’ve somehow gotta grow up,

And it’s too much.

 

CHORUS:                      

‘Cause he’s been drinking,

So, I’ve been praying.

He’s been sinking,

And I’ve been saying:

“Oh, Daddy, don’t wash your life away.”

But he’s been drinking.

 

BRIDGE:                        

One for the road,

One for the load,

Of burdens and sins,

If he could only begin again.

He has a choice.

Oh, what a voice,

The devil can yield.

Jesus, please help him feel what I feel.

 

CHORUS:                      

‘Cause he’s been drinking,

And I’ve stopped trying.

He’s on the brink of,

His next denial.

God it’s hard to love him and believe,

‘Cause he’s been drinking.

 

TAG:

Forgive him for the way he screams at me.

Yeah, he’s been drinking.

 

Copyright 2026 Jennifer Waters

"I Am An Inchworm," A CHILDREN'S SONG

VERSE:

I am an inchworm,

And I want to confirm,

That I’m an omega Ω,

Made by the Creator.

I loop like a U,

When I inch along.

What a clever song.

 

CHORUS:

Patience brings progress,

That’s why I confess,

Slow and steady,

But always be ready,

To move forward,

Not backward.

I am an inchworm.

I am an inchworm. 

I am an inchworm.

 

VERSE:

I am an inchworm,

I like to think long term.

That’s why I am curious.

So don’t you be furious.

I take my time,

Until the job is done.

That’s how dreams are won.

 

CHORUS:

Patience brings progress,

That’s why I confess,

Slow and steady,

But always be ready,

To move forward,

Not backward.

I am an inchworm.

I am an inchworm. 

I am an inchworm.

 

BRIDGE:

Give ‘em a foot,

And they’ll take a yard,

But an inch today,

Means a mile tomorrow,

Though the journey’s hard.

I’ll still travel far.

 

CHORUS:

Patience brings progress,

That’s why I confess,

Slow and steady,

But always be ready,

To move forward,

Not backward.

I am an inchworm.

I am an inchworm.

I am an inchworm.

 

TAG:

I am an inchworm.

I am an inchworm.

I am an inchworm.

Copyright 2026 Jennifer Waters 

🪱Introducing INCHY THE INCHWORM.🪱

"When We Were Snow Angels," A MERRY CHRISTMAS CAROL

VERSE:             

Do you remember when we were snow angels?

With rosy cheeks and mittens and scarves.

The whole world seemed as young as morning.

We stared at heaven, counting the stars.

Frozen feathers beneath the sky,

I swear that’s where we learned to fly. 

 

CHORUS:         

Our breath rose like prayers into the cold air.

Our laughter broke the winter silence. 

Church bells rang from cathedral spires.

We never doubted God’s guidance,

Back when we were snow angels, 

Snow angels, snow angels.

 

VERSE:             

Do you remember when we sang hallelujah?

The hymn came straight from our hearts.

Our voices rang above the hilltops.

The harmony warmed our toes and our arms.

Our little wings could never be broken. 

The trials of the future were left unspoken. 

 

CHORUS:         

Our breath rose like prayers into the cold air.

Our laughter broke the winter silence. 

Church bells rang from cathedral spires.

We never doubted God’s guidance,

Back when we were snow angels, 

Snow angels, snow angels.

 

BRIDGE:          

Don't let me forget as time unfolds. 

May our footprints and wings remain, 

Long after we’ve grown gray and old,

In every snowflake's sweet refrain.

            

CHORUS:         

Our breath rose like prayers into the cold air.

Our laughter broke the winter silence. 

Church bells rang from cathedral spires.

We never doubted God’s guidance,

Back when we were snow angels, 

Snow angels, snow angels.

 

TAG:                

Back when we were snow angels, 

Snow angels, snow angels.

Back when we were snow angels, 

Snow angels, snow angels.

 

Copyright 2026 Jennifer Waters

"Christmas Snowkiss," A MERRY CHRISTMAS CAROL

CHORUS:       

Woo hoo hoo hoo.

Come on, let’s go!

Let’s get warm in the winter snow. 

Woo hoo hoo hoo. 

Don’t want to miss,

The bliss of your Christmas Snowkiss.

Christmas Snowkiss. 

 

VERSE:           

Up on the mountaintop,

Oh, so high,

Skiing with you.

Oh, how time just flies. 

All around us, 

The snow is falling.

But what I hear, 

Is your heart calling.

 

CHORUS:       

Woo hoo hoo hoo.

Come on, let’s go!

Let’s get warm in the winter snow. 

Woo hoo hoo hoo. 

Don’t want to miss,

The bliss of your Christmas Snowkiss.

Christmas Snowkiss. 

 

VERSE:           

The lights on the pine trees,

Shine crystal clear,

But you fill my heart,

All throughout the year. 

The greatest gift,

Is the love we share,

In blizzards and sun, 

And everywhere.

 

CHORUS:       

Woo hoo hoo hoo.

Come on, let’s go!

Let’s get warm in the winter snow. 

Woo hoo hoo hoo. 

Don’t want to miss,

The bliss of your Christmas Snowkiss.

Christmas Snowkiss. 

 

BRIDGE:        

Cheers to you,

And cheers to me. 

For what will come,

And what will be.  

 

CHORUS:       

Woo hoo hoo hoo.

Come on, let’s go!

Let’s get warm in the winter snow. 

Woo hoo hoo hoo. 

Don’t want to miss,

The bliss of your Christmas Snowkiss.

Christmas Snowkiss. 

 

TAG:

The bliss of your Christmas Snowkiss.

Christmas Snowkiss. 

Woo hoo hoo hoo.

 

Copyright 2026 Jennifer Waters and Patty Silversher

"The Trouble With You," A LOVE SONG

VERSE:

I knew I was in trouble the moment I met you.

I knew I was in trouble the first time we kissed.

I knew I was in trouble the instant you touched me.

I’ve never been in trouble, in trouble like this.

 

CHORUS:

But the trouble with you is so much better,

Than the trouble I’d have without you.

Yeah, the trouble with you is that you love me,

And I could never doubt you.

 

VERSE:

I knew I was in trouble when I heard you singing.

I knew I was in trouble when I heard you speak.

I knew I was in trouble when I heard you whisper.

I’ve never been in trouble, in trouble so deep.

 

CHORUS:

But the trouble with you is so much better,

Than the trouble I’d have without you.

Yeah, the trouble with you is that you love me,

And I could never doubt you.

 

BRIDGE:

You make so anxious that I can hardly breathe. 

I’m worried about you until I’m weak in the knees.

 

VERSE:

I knew I was in trouble when I dreamed about you.

I knew I was in trouble when I dreamed again. 

I knew I was in trouble when you finally held me.

I’ve never been in trouble, in trouble intense. 

 

CHORUS:

But the trouble with you is so much better,

Than the trouble I’d have without you.

Yeah, the trouble with you is that you love me,

And I could never doubt you.

 

TAG:

I knew I was in trouble . . . oh, the trouble with you.

I knew I was in trouble . . . oh, the trouble with you.

I knew I was in trouble . . . oh, the trouble with you.

I knew I was in trouble . . . oh, the trouble with you.

I knew I was in trouble . . . oh, the trouble, the trouble,

The trouble, the trouble, the trouble with you.

The trouble with you. The trouble with you.

 

Copyright 2026 Jennifer Waters

"Blue Man," A FOLK SONG

VERSE:                                               

His eyes are like the ocean.

His face is like the sea.

His body is like a river.

He's drifting through the life, 

He's been given.

CHORUS:                                           

The blue man stands on the corner,

Holding his broken heart.

Waiting for someone to love him,

So, he doesn't have to be blue anymore.

VERSE:                                               

People pass him by,

Scared of his sapphire skin.

Although they see his pain,

They turn and look,

The other way.

CHORUS:                                           

The blue man stands on the corner,

Holding his broken heart.

Waiting for someone to love him,

So, he doesn't have to be blue anymore.

BRIDGE:                                            

Somebody look into his soul,

Beneath his melancholy color.

A human being exists like no other.

CHORUS:                                           

The blue man stands on the corner,

Holding his broken heart.

Waiting for someone to love him,

So, he doesn't have to be blue anymore.

TAG:

So, he doesn’t have to be blue anymore.

So, he doesn’t have to be blue anymore.

 

Copyright 2026 Jennifer Waters

"Wings of a Butterfly," A GOSPEL SONG

VERSE:

Samantha stopped breathing today. 

Her heart stopped beating and she went away. 

Her momma is left without words, 

Shocked by the loss of her sweet little girl. 

 

PRE-CHORUS:

The world feels so dark when somebody dies. 

We search for the light with tears in our eyes. 

 

CHORUS:

But with gossamer beauty God’s love arrives.

Mercy comes on the wings of a butterfly

Mercy comes on the wings of a butterfly.

 

VERSE:

The church family said their goodbyes,

With stories and prayers and one last surprise.

A butterfly flew through the door.

Perched on momma’s finger, and ready to soar.

 

PRE-CHORUS:

The world feels so dark when somebody dies. 

We search for the light with tears in our eyes. 

 

CHORUS:

But with gossamer beauty God’s love arrives.

Mercy comes on the wings of a butterfly.

Mercy comes on the wings of a butterfly.

 

BRIDGE:

Sweet Jesus, she’ll dance at your feet,

With butterflies to greet her in heaven.

 

CHORUS:

With gossamer beauty God’s love arrives.

Mercy comes on the wings of a butterfly.

Mercy comes on the wings of a butterfly.

 

TAG:

Mercy came on the wings of a butterfly.

Mercy comes on the wings of a butterfly.

 

July 29, 2009

Copyright 2009 Michelle Thompson, John Thompson, and Jen Waters