You Came December 1970
You came to me
like a sigh on the wind
We sat together
in the dim,
In the quiet
and told each other things,
little, silly things,
like the time you left home
like the time my kitten died,
all the hurting things
the things that were real.
And then you told me
of her
and of your love,
and I told you of him.
Wrap't in a cocoon
of trust
our masks fell
I reached out for you
and eagerly
you spoke my name
Then
His laughing face
Came before me,
Filled the room
and pushed you out,
surrounded me,
smothered me
and
possessed me.
And you were gone
with a sigh
on the wind.
© Gail Hulnick
Looking for Someone, Looking for Me August 1971
I walk along the city streets at night
Becoming a part of the crowd
The lights and the noise make me feel so all alone
I just want to shout out loud
All I'm doing is looking for someone
Looking for me.
I walk through the park in the sunlight
And watch the kids as they play
If I reached out to them, they'd understand
They wouldn't laugh at what I'm trying to say
All I'm doing is looking for someone
Looking for me.
Listen people can't you see that life is passing you by
You've got to care, you've got to share
You have got to touch the sky.
Smile at me, just touch my hand
Tell me you're my friend
Stand by me, please believe in me
Until the very end.
All I'm doing is looking for someone
Looking for me.
© Gail Hulnick
Let's Play the Game September 1971
You should know I've been around
I've known so many guys
But I never seem to know them after I've said my goodbyes
You're young and I like you
People are so much the same
Let's share some good times
Let's see the world for a little while
Let's play the game.
I've been in and out of love so many times before
People take more than they give, love lasts an instant, no more
You're young and I like you
People are so much the same
Let's share some good times
Let's see the world
For a little while, let's play the game.
© Gail Hulnick
Every Season September 1971
The firelight, a glass of wine, a soft guitar
And your hand holding mine forever
I love you
Then a sky of blue, a small pink rose, a world of green
And your eyes
Do you know how long I have been looking for you
Someone to count on
The bright sunshine, an ocean wave, the velvet
Of a summer night
And when the fall is through the winters snows will fall
And then the spring
And every season all our lives
The morning sunrise of dawn that's always new
With you beside me watching every sunrise together
Another day of sun, of gentle rain, of hours filled with
Your eyes
Can someone tell me why it took so long to find you
But now that I have found you
I know I'll never lose you
And when each night has passed
There'll always be tomorrow
And every day and every season all our lives.
© Gail Hulnick
Everyone Walks Away September 1971
The mountains, a change of scene
They call to me
Please don't hold me back
It's time for me to find a new gameI'm so sorry but I have to leave you
I loved you but I have to leave you
I've tried to show you
Tried to make you understand
And now our game's been played and it's time for me to leave you
We had some good times but love doesn't last forever
And at one time or another
Everyone walks away.
I tried to show you, tried to make you understand
Love doesn't last forever
And at one time or another
Everyone walks away
And now our game's been played and it's time for me to leave you
Even though you may not understand why
Everyone walks away.
© Gail Hulnick
New Day September 1971
When I woke up this morning
with the sun in my eyes
It was was strange for a moment
and I couldn't see why
And then all at once I remembered
Yesterday we said goodbye.
It all happened so fast
And I thought that you loved me
It was a game to you and you'll always stay free
But to me, free will always mean lonely
And that's not the way life should be.
So you go your way
and I'll go mine
I don't know about you
but I'll be just fine
© Gail Hulnick
I Won't Be Alone Anymore September 1971
Every day is a parade of people passing by
And somehow they just never seem to hear me
When I cry.
They don't mean to be unkind
They just have too much on their minds
And some days
I don't even want to try.
But I won't be alone anymore
And she'll be here to guide me through the shadows of the night
To bring me out into the light
From now till always
Will she be beside me?
I have felt the chill and grayness of living day after day
With no purpose for my life
With my reason for me to stay
I have lived with fear and doubt
I have wondered what it's all about
But her love will at last show me the way
© Gail Hulnick
Next Time September 1971
Singing softly down the road
Talking to people though they don't hear
Sort of wishing you were with me
Almost thinking I could get by without you
Nighttime will soon be over
I'll smell the day, hear a cry on the wind
Let it come to me, I'll not chase it
Next time it may be
The one.
Was I right or was I wrong to love her?
Thinking, what do I really want
Can I find love without being the fool
Sort of glad that you are not with me
Do you think I can get by without you
Do I deserve this?
Why should I carry this load
Just became I am different from you
Why should I be alone?
If I should find someone next time
Is it the real thing or just a game?
Someone come, please anyone come
And find me.
© Gail Hulnick
Candles December 1971
Candles flickering, gently warming me
The best slows, the room fades away
Leaving me in a time so far ago
Orange summer changes to ice
Blue west winds begin to blow
Faces push in on me
Telling me what I don't want to know
People moving past my window
Endlessly in a rushing stream
Birthday songs ring around me
Growing grass ends my daytime dream
Fire seems to melt my eyes
But no matter how I try
I can only say goodbye
And that I will remember.
The past retreats and I stare
At my candles burning bright
But then the tears begin to fall
Forever putting out the light.
© Gail Hulnick