By: Cedric McClester

I could make the excuse
That I was high
When I cheated on you
But what I can’t deny
Is although I knew better
I still gave it a try
And if you asked a question
It would probably be why

No I don’t love her
More than I love you
I think at the time
It was just something to do
Do I regret it
Girl I thought you knew
There ain’t nothing to me
More important than you

Now you’ll probably hold it
Over my head
It doesn’t matter to you
What I just said
When you lose your temper
And start seeing red
I cease to exist and
I might as well be dead

No I don’t love her
More than I love you
I think at the time
It was just something to do
Do I regret it
Girl I thought you knew
There ain’t nothing to me
More important than you

Girl I’m only human
Though that’s no excuse
And I hope that I’m not
Pulling on the noose
I hope you’ll forgive me
And think what’s the use
I don’t want to lose you
So let’s call a truce

No I don’t love her
More than I love you
I think at the time
It was just something to do
Do I regret it
Girl I thought you knew
There ain’t nothing to me
More important than you

I could make the excuse
That I was high
When I cheated on you
But what I can’t deny
Is although I knew better
I still gave it a try
And if you asked a question
It would probably be why

































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By: Cedric McClester

He thinks he’s God
So he may find it odd
That we think he’s a fraud
A mere mortal who’s flawed
Who uses veterans as props
And the cops as backdrops
He’s pulls out all stops
That man’s a Cyclops

He has tunnel vision
And he’s clearly on a mission
But he changes positions
Like the gloves of a physician
And although he may aspire
For an office that is higher
He’s your average town crier
And a world class liar

How can anyone embrace
A man who hasn’t made his case
One who denigrates by race
And has always been two face
But he draws ‘em in droves
When it should have been case closed
Which I guess just goes to show
You really never know

Ask him about the money
He reacts in ways not funny
When his nose gets runny
The picture’s not so sunny
Behind the mirrors and the smoke
What can be said about that bloke
Who most would like to choke
While praying that he croaks




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By: Cedric McClester

Feel the needle going in
My tired veins and swollen skin
At this point I can’t pretend
I’m not in love with ******
Just so I can feel okay
I do it each and every day
Though I know what people say
I’m a low down ***** anyway

Not for the thrill
But for the high
I was floating in the sky
A feeling I could not deny
Now I’m just trying to get by

I feel it flowing through my veins
And the warmth that it contains
Eases all my aches and pains
While locking me inside its chains
It asks the question where you been
You can’t escape King ******
I’m closer than your closest kin
Once you decide to let me in

Not for the thrill
But for the high
I was floating in the sky
A feeling I could not deny
Now I’m just trying to get by

How many others have you fooled
How many others have been schooled
How many others have been pooled
How many others overruled

Although I know it’s killing me
Between the devil and the deep blue see
Is where I’ll no doubt probably be
I’m having trouble breaking free
I’ve tried before to escape
No matter how I scratch and scrape
But it’s always a tale of the tape
I never break it at any rate

Not for the thrill
But for the high
I was floating in the s
A feeling I could not deny
Now I’m just trying to get by

Feel the needle going in
My tired veins and swollen skin
At this point I can’t pretend
I’m not in love with ******
Just so I can feel okay
I do it each and every day
Though I know what people say
I’m a low down ***** anyway




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By: Cedric McClester

Nobody really knows
But I guess we can suppose
That terror’s at the root
Or maybe that point’s moot
Fact of the matter is
What speculation gives
Is us a working theory
Though all of it is scary

We’re left to wonder why
A plane falls from the sky
And no one can deny
The terror alibi
But people don’t cha see
It doesn’t have to be
What’s the reality
I don’t know, search me?

And the accuracy
Of the early reports we see
As we try to figure out
Is questionable no doubt
Because without the evidence to show
We don’t really know
What the true answer is
To the present quiz

We’re left to wonder why
A plane falls from the sky
And no one can deny
The terror alibi
But people don’t cha see
It doesn’t have to be
What’s the reality
I don’t know, search me?

Whatever theory that they choose
Becomes the breaking new
And images will replay
Until the cameras go away

Nobody really knows
But I guess we can suppose
That terror’s at the root
Or maybe that point’s moot
Fact of the matter is
What speculation gives
Is us a working theory
Though all of it is scary

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By: Cedric McClester

It’s a steep hill to climb
But I’ll climb it anyway
Hoping I might make it
To the top one day
It’s a steep hill to climb
But I’m in for the long haul
I’m heading for the top
Even if I have to crawl

It’s a steep hill to climb
But I’m climbing every inch
I won’t be sidelined
I’m not sitting on a bench

It’s a steep hill to climb
There ain’t no doubt
But there’s a way to the top
That I’ve figured out
It’s a steep hill to climb
Yet I’m not discouraged
All it takes on my part
Is a little courage

It’s a steep hill to climb
But I’m climbing every inch
I won’t be sidelined
I’m not sitting on a bench
It’s a steep hill to climb
But I’m not dropping out
Getting to the top
Is what I’m all about

It’s a steep hill to climb
But don’t expect me to be gone
I’m too ****** determined
Not to carry on
It’s a steep hill to climb
But I have to do it
Despite the obstacles
And you and I both knew it


















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By: Cedric McClester

It’s hard as hell
To commit suicide
I know it for a fact
Lord knows I tried
My wife left me
And my dog died
I loved that dog
It can’t be denied

I took a dull knife
To cut my wrist
Instead of straight up and down
I did it like this
Put the gun to my head
And pulled the trigger
But it wouldn’t go off
Now you go figure

Capsized my boat
But I didn’t drown
How was I to know
The Coast Guard was around
I tied a noose
Around my neck
But the hanging rope broke
And I hit the deck

I took a dull knife
To cut my wrist
Instead of straight up and down
I did it like this
Put the gun to my head
And pulled the trigger
But it wouldn’t go off
Now you go figure

(Bridge)
It’s hard as hell
To commit suicide
I know it for a fact
Lord knows I tried

At my lowest point
When I didn’t give a ****
It occurred to me
I might be killing the wrong man
So I put aside
All my suicidal thoughts
And untied myself
From the conjurer’s knots

I took a dull knife
And tried to cut my wrist
Instead of straight up and down
I did it like this
Put the gun to my head
And pulled the trigger
But it wouldn’t go off
Now you go figure

I must be meant
To live a long life
I survived my dog
And my missing wife
Yes there are days
Full of stress and strife
But I’ve accepted the blues
As my way of life





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By: Cedric McClester

Woman oh woman
The rumor’s going ‘round
That I’m being treated
Like a circus clown
Cuz you been speading your good stuff
All over town

Woman oh woman
What am I supposed to do
Despite the rumors
I’m still in love with you
Should I go Lightnin Hopkins
And get a shot gun too
Or merely tell you baby
That ain’t no way for you to do

Woman oh woman
Do you dare deny
Then tell me to my face
Such a barefaced lie
All I want is an answer
To that time-worn question why

Woman oh woman
What am I supposed to do
Despite the rumors
I’m still in love with you
Should I go Lightnin Hopkins
And get a shot gun too
Or merely tell you baby
That ain’t no way for you to do



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By: Cedric McClester

His skin is orange
And he’s a cancer
Now all of a sudden
He’s the answer?
Republicans are
Such agile dancers
But I guess they’ve decided
To take their chances

Who hired the butler
That’s spewing hate?
See he and the orange man
Truly can relate
Although he’s disavowed him
Cause he’s trying to skate
Like we won’t insist
That he takes the weight

We’ve now discovered
He did his own PR
Because that lying *******
Takes things that far
But he denies it
To avoid the scar
President of the United States
Will he get that far?

The American people
Will have to decide
Do they want a chump
Who lives to divide
When he’s on the stump
He does nothing but glide
Because no plan of action
Has he ever supplied







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By: Cedric McClester

Don’t accuse me of
Misusing this forum
When there’s enough
Evidence for me to draw on
Angry white folks
Are an oxymoron
Follow along
And we’ll explore on

White anger is
Clearly palpable
Especially when
It’s Incalculable
You would have thought
That they had an ear full
But now they’ve gone out
And bought the bull

They all claim to want
Their country back
But it hasn’t gone anywhere
And that’s a fact
If you don’t believe me
Ask any black
Or brown person who’s
Comes under attack

Things have changed
I’ll give ‘em that
And white privilege isn’t
Where it once was at
But just because it’s
Our turn at bat
Shouldn’t give ‘em
Cause to react







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By: Cedric McClester

Lock ‘em up
And throw away the key
Ain’t that what they did
To the average ******
Especially if they looked
Like you or me
But they now have a different
Attitude we see

Now it’s not limited
To those ghetto Herbs
Today it’s prevalent
In the white suburbs
So it’s an issue
That suddenly disturbs
Middle America
Where it now occurs

Drugs are something
For us to all hate
Some it caught early
Others quite late
But either, or
It can seal your fate
For those who've know
Drugs don’t discriminate

They agree upon nothing
But on this they’re all in
Miraculously - efforts to fight drugs
Are bi-partisan
We don’t have to wonder
When did it begin
So we never have to equivocate
Or try to pretend







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By: Cedric McClester

The liquor I was drinking
Had me not thinking
And I said some things
I should not have said
Like the crazy ****
That came into my head
When I should have
Been silent instead

Liquor has been known
To alter the mind
It’s does crazy things
To people sometimes
So if I said anything unkind
Even though
I may have crossed the line
It wasn’t on purpose or by design

You’re probably saying
What I was displaying
Uses liquor as an excuse
To explain away
Certain things
That I brought into play
But I’m declaring a truce
Anyway

Blame it on the alcohol
Ain’t that what Jamie would say
So if I said kiss my ***
Ya need to give me a pass
And forgive me without delay

Liquor has been known
To alter the mind
It’s does crazy things
To people sometimes
So if I said anything unkind
Even though
I may have crossed the line
It wasn’t on purpose or by design

The liquor I was drinking
Had me not thinking
And I said some things
I should not have said
Like the crazy ****
That came into my head
When I should have
Been silent instead





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Tell me what’s become
Of the hip hop nation?
Have you heard
The latest allegations
Bam’s been caught
In some sticky situations
It’s becoming hard
To hold on to our patience

People scratch their heads
And ask who knew
Then wonder where this
All is headed to
Ask the young men
That he used to do
They’re coming out the woodwork
Wouldn’t you

Tell me what’s become
Of the hip hop nation?
Have you heard
The latest allegations
Bam’s been caught
In some sticky situations
It’s becoming hard
To hold on to our patience

Ain’t it crazy when a pioneer
Of the genre is someone to fear
But let me make it cogently crystal clear
These are allegations that we hear

Most of us are
Totally in shock
Not the brother
Who gave us Planet Rock
But be that as it may
That’s still the talk
Though his Zulu Nation
May still wanna bock

Tell me what’s become
Of the hip hop nation?
Have you heard
The latest allegations
Bam’s been caught
In some sticky situations
It’s becoming hard
To hold on to our patience

Unfortunately we’re left
With our doubt
The Statute of Limitations
Has run out
As alleged victims
Stomp then scream and shout
Where there’s smoke
There’s fire they all tout

Tell me what’s become
Of the hip hop nation?
Have you heard
The latest allegations
Bam’s been caught
In some sticky situations
It’s becoming hard
To hold on to my patience





















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By: Cedric McClester

Your changing looks
Only shows
What you and I
And everyone knows
You hate the real you
And it clearly shows
I hope you’re happy
Although I suppose

You’re not happy
And how could you be
You manufactured
Everything we see
Five shades lighter
Than you used to be
With blonde hair too
It’s no mystery

We don’t recognize you
Anymore
You’re not the same person
You were before
And all the changes
Are hard to ignore
Though you can’t change
Your very core

You’re not happy
And how could you be
You manufactured
Everything we see
Five shades lighter
Than you used to be
With blonde hair too
It’s no mystery

Remember beauty’s
Only skin deep
Ugly inside
Is to the bone
Who you are
You can’t escape
By trying to live
In a Twilight Zone

You’re not happy
And how could you be
You manufactured
Everything we see
Five shades lighter
Than you used to be
With blonde hair too
It’s no mystery

Stay the hell
Off of Instagram
You’re passé now
No one gives a ****
The girl we knew
Has turned to spam
And when’s the last time
That you dropped a jam

You’re not happy
And how could you be
You manufactured
Everything we see
Five shades lighter
Than you used to be
With blonde hair too
It’s no mystery






















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By: Cedric McClester

You’re who
I lie with at night
People may talk
But that’s all right
They don’t know us
Or have any insight
As to who we are
Not the least bit contrite

Let them call us
Out of our name
You’re who I lie with
And I’m not ashamed
They can point fingers
And call us those names
But we’re gonna love
Each other the same

You’re who
I lie with at night
I lived in darkness
You were the light
Say what you want
To make us uptight
Or try to provoke us
We’re not gonna bite

Let them call us
Out of our name
You’re who I lie with
And I’m not ashamed
They can point fingers
And call us those names
But we’re gonna love
Each other the same

They’re entitled
To have an opinion
But that doesn’t give ‘em
Some kind of dominion

So let them call us
Out of our name
You’re who I lie with
And I’m not ashamed
They can point fingers
And call us those names
But we’re gonna love
Each other the same

You’re who
I lie with at night
People may talk
But that’s all right
They don’t know us
Or have any insight
As to who we are
Not the least bit contrite













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By: Cedric McClester


Crooked politicians
Are headed to Federal jail
But while awaiting sentencing
They’re still out on bail
Increasingly - if you ask me
They’re an old cliché
Judging by the numbers
Of ‘em being sent away

Try to name the politician
Who hasn’t been to jail
I betcha you can’t do it
Attempt to and you’ll fail

The President’s a failure
But he brought us back
From a big depression
That’s simply a fact
Gave us the kind of healthcare
That we used to lack
But he did nothing
Let y’all tell it
Could it be because he’s black?

Congress ain’t the answer
They’re recalcitrant and so
The one thing they seem good at
Is telling the country no

Lead pollutes the water
Let me give you a hint
Not just inside Michigan
It’s not limited to Flint
As for our infrastructure
They won’t spend one red cent
It’s crumbling all around us
But still they won’t relent

Infrastructure jobs
Could bring back the middle class
But they’re only concerned with one percent
The rest can kiss their ***

So where is this all headed
I swear I don’t know
To hell in a hand basket
Is probably where it’ll go
It should be quite obvious
Without me saying so
Believe you me - the powers that be
Will soon be eating crow

But they don’t have no shame
As we’ve come to learn
They just fiddle on
As the country continues to burns

Crooked politicians
Are headed to Federal jail
But while awaiting sentencing
They’re still out on bail
The President’s a failure
But he brought us back
From a big depression
That’s simply a fact

So where is this all headed
I swear I don’t know
To hell in a hand basket
Is probably where it’ll go












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By: Cedric McClester

They’re from today  
And they’re coming through
Cuz they want their moment
Just like you
Things change in time
I thought you knew
See everyone has
A replacement too

There’s a gunslinger
From out of town
Quicker on the draw
That will gun you down
And he’ll be on top
Until another is found
Who’ll come along
And put him in the ground

You’re beautiful
And it’s plain to see
Why you’re admired
It’s no mystery
Some day you’ll retire
And here is the key
There’ll be another
Fairer than thee

There’s a gunslinger
From out of town
Quicker on the draw
That will gun you down
And he’ll be on top
Until another is found
Who’ll come along
And put him in the ground

Everything old
Is born new again
The faces will change
As we know they can
With bodies so taunt
And much tighter skin
Then once more the cycle
Will repeat again

There’s a gunslinger
From out of town
Quicker on the draw
That will gun you down
And he’ll be on top
Until another is found
Who’ll come along
And put him in the ground

You can’t fight it
So why even try
The things I’ve laid out
No one can deny
Time will move on
And we’re gonna die
So don’t waste your time
Questioning why

There’s a gunslinger
From out of town
Quicker on the draw
That will gun you down
And he’ll be on top
Until another is found
Who’ll come along
And put him in the ground

They’re from today  
And they’re coming through
Cuz they want their moment
Just like you
Things change in time
I thought you knew
See everyone has
A replacement too














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By: Cedric McClester

None of us knows
How much time is left
Before someone announces
Our own death
So spend each second
Like it was your last breath
And I just had to
Get that off my chest

I’m no merchant
Of impending doom
But we’ll all die one day
I must assume
Based on the evidence
We can presume
That doesn’t leave us
Too much room

So live each day
As if it was your last
Cuz time goes by
And people die so fast
It’s not that difficult
For us to forecast
Each of us
Fall into that typecast

You can’t take it with you
That’s a fact
No matter how you see
Some folks act
And this concept isn’t really
That abstract
When you examine it
For it’s impact















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By: Cedric McClester

What If I told you
In advance
That I was about to
Take a chance
And place my hands
Inside your pants’
Would you reject me
Or agree with a glance

See I’m cut
In the Prince mode
Or do you think
I’m just a ***** toad
Who’s only looking to
Release my load
Or simply trying to
Get your goad

What if I had
My way with you
And you did everything
That I told you to
Could we do it
On a church pew
So I can take communion
Inside of you

What if I revealed
My bucket list
And did it to you
Just like this
Would you ask for more
Or would you insist
That I continue doing
What you can’t resist




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By: Cedric McClester

Oh I remain undaunted
Though you’re beautiful and flaunt it
You know how bad I want it
Yes you do, you do. you do!
Like someone who is haunted
Baby I’ll run the gauntlet
You know how bad I want it
Yes you do, you do. you do!

You know that you amaze me
You got me going crazy
Only your love can save me
So save me baby

And girl I think you’re learning
How desperately determined
And dedicated to earning
All your love, your love, your love
The pendulum is turning
You feel how much I’m yearning
Of course this is concerning
All your love, your love, your love

You know that you amaze me
You got me going crazy
Only your love can save me
So save me baby

I hold my head up high
Cuz I’m undaunted (here’s why)
At least I have to try
To get your love (no lie)
And I’ll have it bye and bye
Bye and bye (bye and bye)

I know that you’re discerning
And you know that I’m yearning
For your love girl I’m burning
With desire I’m on fire
My heart is so attached
Oh baby you’re the match
An itch I just can’t scratch
Deep beneath my skin my skin my skin

You know that you amaze me
You got me going crazy
Only your love can save me
So save me baby

Oh I remain undaunted
Though you’re beautiful and flaunt it
You know how bad I want it
Yes you do, you do. you do!
Like someone who is haunted
Baby I’ll run the gauntlet
You know how bad I want it
Yes you do, you do. you do!












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By:  Cedric McClester

My love is still strong
Cuz you been down all along
Before we hit this plateau
You were still mine
When I didn’t have a dime
Long before I had mad flow
And I appreciate you
Like no one else could do

I just want you to know
High or low however it go
I know I can depend on you
And from our history you can see
Whatever the case may be
You can always depend on me

Through the good and bad
We treasured what we had
Long before we hit this plateau
And think you know
It’s a natural fact that I had your back
And you make up for what I lack
And I appreciate you
Like no one else could do

I just want you to know
High or low however it go
I know I can depend on you
And from our history you can see
Whatever the case may be
You can always depend on me

Every now and then
I think back when
We didn’t have a *** to **** in
Now we have diamond rings
And all kinds of other things
It doesn’t matter where we been

Cuz when the love is strong
It’s hard to go wrong
In a loving environment
And then of course
When it’s reinforced
It doesn’t allow you to relent
And I appreciate you
Like no one else could do

I just want you to know
High or low however it go
I know I can depend on you
And from our history you can see
Whatever the case may be
You can always depend on me

My love is still strong
Cuz you been down all along
Before we hit this plateau
When I didn’t have a dime
You were still mine
Long before I had mad flow
And I appreciate you
Like no one else could do





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By: Cedric McClester

If he doesn’t worship
At the temple of your body
Or know how to please you
When you feel like being naughty
And if he can’t do what I can
Then don’t call yourself his shorty
If lately he’s been leaving a lot to be desired
Girl don’t go no further tell him he’s fired

I will worship everyday
At the temple of your body
And if you wanna play
I’ll do all the things you taught me

If he doesn’t pray
At the temple of your body
Or tries to come off gangster
Like he thinks he’s John Gotti
He needs proper training
So show him how to *****
And if lately he’s been leaving a lot to be desired
Girl don’t go no further tell him he’s fired

I’ll worship everyday
At the temple of your body
And if you wanna play
I’ll do all the things you taught me

Your body’s like a church
I wanna take communion
And I’ve done my research
Are you down with the movement

If he hasn’t been baptized
In your sacred waters
Or tried to climb the fence
At your southern border
Then it time you realize
He hasn’t followed orders
So if lately he’s been leaving a lot to be desired
Girl don’t go no further tell him he’s fired

I’ll worship everyday
At the temple of your body
And if you wanna play
I’ll do all the things you taught me

If he doesn’t worship
At the temple of your body
Or know how to please you
When you feel like being naughty
And if he can’t do what I can
Then don’t call yourself his shorty
If lately he’s been leaving a lot to be desired
Girl don’t go no further tell him he’s fired



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By: Cedric McClester

After we made love
And I fell asleep
With pleasant memories of
Emotions that ran deep
The ecstasy I felt
Was impossible to keep
Wrapped up in my dreams
So if you saw me weep

Those were tears of joy
Ya had me reminiscing
About everything we did
Especially all the kissing
From your head to toe
You responded and I listened
Cuz I wanted you to know
You had me on a mission

After we made love
We bathed in the afterglow
Just like hand and glove
We fit each other so
And our waves of passion
Had an ebb and flow
From the very beginning
Right from the word go

After we made love
I was over come with joy
Anxiously awaiting
A chance to redeploy
Ain’t no doubt about it
You’re the real McCoy

After we made love
In the quiet of the night
I was trying to come up with
An appropriate sound bite
But all I had on my mind
Is you’re such a lovely sight
And all I wanted to do
Was to cry and hold you tight

Those were tears of joy
Ya had me reminiscing
About everything we did
Especially all the kissing
From your head to toe
You responded and I listened
Cuz I wanted you to know
You had me on a mission


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By: Cedric McClester

They promised us a lot of things
Forty acres and a mule
But didn’t deliver on none of that
They took us for a fool
We’re all created equal
Or so we’re taught in school
For us it’s always one thing
For them it’s another rule

There were eight presidents
Before George Washington
I think I heard Prince say
Unfortunately we can’t question him
He’s dead and gone away
But I still think we owe him
A measure of our thanks
Tell me the whole **** story
And I’ll fill in the blanks

And what about the chemtrails
He mentioned as well
Which affects us in so many ways
That we can’t even tell
What we think is incidental
May not be after all
When we examine it
Up against a purple wall

There were eight presidents
Before George Washington
I think I heard Prince say
Unfortunately we can’t question him
He’s dead and gone away
But I still think we owe him
A measure of our thanks
Tell me the whole **** story
And I’ll fill in the blanks

I must be a conspiracy theorist
You’re probably thinking now
Because I question many things
And want to know the how
How did we get so far gone
It didn’t happen just now
It took time and careful planning
To make us scrape and bow

There were eight presidents
Before George Washington
I think I heard Prince say
Unfortunately we can’t question him
He’s dead and gone away
But I still think we owe him
A measure of our thanks
Tell me the whole **** story
And I’ll fill in the blanks

He addressed his letter to
Dear Mr. Man
And spoke on our behalf
Saying things are out of hand
In general he was saying
Give us the respect we demand
In a way that was impossible
For them to misunderstand

There were eight presidents
Before George Washington
I think I heard Prince say
Unfortunately we can’t question him
He’s dead and gone away
But I still think we owe him
A measure of our thanks
Tell me the whole **** story
And I’ll fill in the blanks




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By: Cedric McClester

From your golden fountain
I’ll take a drink
Am I really that thirsty
What do you think
Cuz I’m over anxious
To see your pink
So give it to me
And let’s make a link

You think I’m nasty
I know that you do
But I’m only nasty
When I’m with you

Don’t know what you heard
Or what you might have read
But I’m the best in town
At giving head
You can check my references
Heard what I said
And my wooden soldier’s
A long way from dead

You think I’m nasty
I know that you do
But I’m only nasty
When I’m with you

So am I a freak
Just because
I’m prepared to eat
Everything that’s yours
A moment of silence
Put that thought on pause
While I get busy
Removing you drawers

I’ll toss your salad
Like a vegan chef
And eat it all up
Until nothing is left
But fair exchange
Is never a theft
So let’s get it on
That’s my request

You think I’m nasty
I know that you do
But I’m only nasty
When I’m with you
I’m only nasty
When I’m with you

By: Cedric McClester

Wish life was everlasting
Like we like to pretend
Wouldn’t it be fantatic
If it never had to end
Wish love ruled supreme
And we never went to war
At least this is my dream
That we stop keeping score

Wish that life was
Everything we want it to be
If it were then maybe
At last we could all be free

Wish that global warming
Was nothing but a myth
And not the nagging reality
That we’re forced to live with
Wish we would treat each other
Like we want to be treated
We’re all sister and brother
The cycle of life is repeated

Wish that life was
Everything we want it to be
If it were then maybe
At last we could all be free

Wish my wishes came true
And the whole world was brand new
Imagine what we could do
If we didn’t have to go through
All the things we could avoid
I’m not being paranoid
What I’d like to see encased
Is the world as a better place

Wish we could all agree
To do the things we can
Then maybe we could see
What it means to be human
Wish that you and me
Always saw eye to eye
Then maybe we could be
As committed as we try

Wish life was everlasting
Like we like to pretend
Wouldn’t it be fantatic
If it never had to end
Wish that life was
Everything we want it to be
If it were then maybe
At last we could all be free

By: Cedric McClester

They reported
On the brother
Said he’s broke
Ain’t that a mother
Guess someone had to
Pull his cover
Cuz broke is one thing
Ugly is another

It’s hard to feel sorry
For the brother’
Cuz broke is one thing
Ugly is another

They say he lived
A lavish lifestyle
Made it rain in clubs
That’s not the half child
Until his Chapter 11
Got filed
He was runnin’ round
Acting buck wild

It’s hard to feel sorry
For the brother’
Cuz broke is one thing
Ugly is another

It’s hard for me
To even pity him
Cuz chance are
None to slim
That he would ever
Pity me
In similar circumstances
Don’t cha see

Fancy cars
And big *** mansion
On top of that
A guest-house expansion
How ‘bout the jewelery
He would wear
Medallions gold chains watches
He didn’t care

It’s hard to feel sorry
For the brother’
Cuz broke is one thing
Ugly is another

They reported
On the brother
Said he’s broke
Ain’t that a mother
Guess someone had to
Pull his cover
Cuz broke is one thing
Ugly is another











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By: Cedric McClester,

On the basketball court
Prince had to come up short
At least that what
Charlie Murphy and them thought
So they went to his house
Thinking they’d just get ******
And the basketball could wait
But then they heard Prince state

He asked,
In his high heels and all
Wanna play basketball?
The shirts vs the blouses
Now you may be six feet tall
And I’m clearly small
But I betcha
You’ll lose your trousers

Eyewitnesses say
That Prince could play
Better than any of ‘em knew
He could shoot and defend
Against the much taller men
And before the game was done
Charlie Murphy said
Prince led two to one

“No hard feelings.
Let’s shake
Would ya like some pancakes,”
Prince is alleged to have asked?
Nevertheless
Who could have guessed
They’d be the best
Pancakes that they ever had

He asked,
In his high heels and all
Wanna play basketball?
The shirts vs the blouses
Now you may be six feet tall
And I’m clearly small
But I betcha
You’ll lose your trousers

“No hard feelings.
Let’s shake
Would ya like some pancakes,”
Prince is alleged to have asked?
Nevertheless
Who could have guessed
They’d be the best
Pancakes that they ever had



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By: Cedric McClester

One day we’ll all be dead
Let’s celebrate their lives instead
Who cares what someone said
Or what we might have read
Their work will speak for them
Can we all say amen
They left us much too soon
Where’d they go to the moon

They all sang a song or two
And some could glamour you
Others could take you to
Heights you never knew
Long after they are gone
Their music will live on
So even though we’re torn
No need for us to morn

The accolades repeat
Until again we meet
We have to be upbeat
Parting is bitter sweet
No more barricades
Or no need for charades
Call it life’s big parade
Into the darkness we fade

They sang a song or two
And some could glamour you
Others could take you to
Heights you never knew
Long after they are gone
Their music will live on
So even though we’re torn
No need for us to morn

All this goes to show
Is that we never know
What time they have left
Before we’re left bereft

We have our memories
Of all of our used to bes
That we can now frame freeze
Before crying God please
Make us grateful for
The ones we can’t ignore
Who we won’t see anymore
So remember their last tour

They sang a song or two
And some could glamour you
Others could take you to
Heights you never knew
Long after they are gone
Their music will live on
So even though we’re torn
No need for us to morn

One day we’ll all be dead
Let’s celebrate their lives instead
Who cares what someone said
Or what we might have read
Their work will speak for them
Can we all say amen
They left us much too soon
Where’d they go to the moon





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By: Cedric McClester

Say it ain’t so
I don’t wanna know
That the beautiful one
Did suddenly go
Embraced so it seems
By a death or a dream
Human not machine
But heaven redeems

Somebody said
That Prince is dead
And I can’t wrap my head
Around that news
So I just refuse
To believe a word
Of what I heard

So this requiem
Is especially for him
The Beautiful One
And I’ve Jus’ begun
Pulling out all stops
To give him his props
The beautiful one
Into the setting sun

Somebody said
That Prince is dead
And I can’t wrap my head
Around that news
So I just refuse
To believe a word
Of what I heard

Even though he’s gone
His music lives on
He was so clever
It’ll last forever
And the legacy
He left you and me
Is a treasure trove
From his record grove

So this requiem
Is especially for him
The Beautiful One
And I’ve Jus’ begun
Pulling out all stops
To give him his props
The Beautiful One
Into his setting sun

Somebody said
That Prince is dead
And I can’t wrap my head
Around that news
So I just refuse
To believe a word
Of what I heard

Say it ain’t so
I don’t wanna know
That the beautiful one
Did suddenly go
Embraced so it seems
By death or a dream
Human not machine
But heaven redeems














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By Cedric McClester

How did it come to this
The people wanna know
We gave them asylum
Guess that just goes to show
Radical extremist
**** in the name of God
Men women and children
Because their hearts are hard

But if the motivation
Was to instill fear
They chose the wrong city
At least it would appear
So it's all right to sing along
Boston strong Boston strong
Yeah it's all right to sing along
Boston strong Boston strong

Long before Bunker Hill
Boston has shown its grit
Old Ironside is floating still
Cause it could take a hit
They might bend but they won't break
No matter what you do
They're Boston strong for heaven's sake
And now they know it too

But if the motivation
Was to instill fear
They chose the wrong city
At least it would appear
So it's all right to sing along
Boston strong Boston strong
Yeah it's all right to sing along
Boston strong Boston strong

It's a false religion
That has terror as its base
And I don't mean Muslims
I'm just trying to make my case
How could anyone believe
That violence is condoned
By God or any religion
That man has ever known

But if the motivation
Was to instill fear
They chose the wrong city
At least it would appear
So it's all right to sing along
Boston strong Boston strong
Yeah it's all right to sing along
Boston strong Boston strong













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By: Cedric McClester

The coming of Trump
Like the coming of Jesus
Is hailed by the masses
He knows how to please us
Or maybe it’s that
He just knows how to tease us
Cuz he’s clearly not Christ
Nor is he close to Jesus

The coming of Trump
Like Jesus went through Galilee
All that’s missing
Are the palm fronds ya see
But Jesus rode an ***
Trump rides an airplane
And so you’d have to say alas
The two just aren’t the same

The coming of Trump
With all the adulation
As if his words alone
Could really save the nation
And those who are prone
To not have any patience
You find at every stop
Wishing him their salutations

The coming of Trump
Like Jesus’ Sermon On-The- Mount
Talks about bringing
Many things into account
He’s gonna build a fence
At a huge discount
The Mexicans will pay for it
Which for him is paramount








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By: Cedric McClester

You know how it is
Out on the block
Sumthin’ goes down
Nobody wants to talk
So we long-step
Right over the chalk
That marks the spot
Where somebody got dropped

We have mothers, fathers
Children and wives
But we’re not gonna talk
To save our lives
It’s a jungle out there
Where no one survives
Or the few that do
Learn to connive

It’s us that’s dying
Everyday
Heart conditions (diabetes)
Get in our way
We use emergency rooms
To make us okay
But we won’t visit doctors
No matter what I say

We have mothers, fathers
Children and wives
But we won't go to doctors
To save our lives
It’s a jungle out there
Where no one survives
Or the few that do
Learn to connive

It’s planned obsolescence
And we cooperate
Because we’re the very ones
To whom we show our hate
And while I’m at it
Let me also state
That this topic isn’t
Open to debate

We have mothers, fathers
Children and wives
But we’re not gonna talk
To save our lives
It’s a jungle out there
Where no one survives
Or the few that do
Learn to connive

Garbage in
And garbage out
We’re killing ourselves
And there’s no doubt
About our ignorance
Or the things we sprout
Conspicuous consumption
Are the things we tout

We have mothers, fathers
Children and wives
But we’re not gonna talk
To save our lives
It’s a jungle out there
Where no one survives
Or the few that do
Learn to connive

You know how it is
Out on the block
Sumthin’ goes down
Nobody wants to talk
So we long-step
Right over the chalk
That marks the spot
Where somebody got dropped










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By: Cedric McClester

Black lives matter,
Though black blood is cheap?
Listen to the mothers
Who know so weep
From the activist community
There’s hardly a peep
Maybe it’s because
They’re fast asleep

Black lives matter?
Why does it seem to stop
When a black is killed
But it’s not a cop
And the relatives
Are forced to go out and shop
For the casket and clothes
That provide a backdrop

Black lives matter,
But in what sense?
When it’s black on black crime
It gets lost in the rinse
And the reaction of activists
Is never as intense
Hence it keeps happening
At our expense

Black lives matter?
Or so they say
And they always want the officer
To have to pay
We can understand that sentiment
When it comes into play
But what about the things we see
Every single day?









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By: Cedric McClester

For the people (by the people)
Y’all know that’s a myth
Cuz Citizens United
Was a power broker’s gift
For those they place in office
Who must repay ‘em swift
So y’all keep on believing
While I’ll be wondering if

If we took the money out of it
Where would we be
I believe a whole lot further than
What we presently see
If their elected officials
Didn’t have to beg
Then maybe we the people
Would have the upper leg

In God we trust is what
We like to say
As long as God
Don’t get in the way
Of the One Percent
Who are running things today
To them hypocrisy and greed
Is perfectly okay - but

If we took the money out of it
Where would we be
I believe a whole lot further than
What we presently see
If their elected officials
Didn’t have to beg
Then maybe we the people
Would have the upper leg

While you get a cold one
Out of the fridge
Would you mind it terribly
If we go to the bridge
I think it’s high time
That we take a break
It’s only the country
That’s ultimately at stake

Y’all don’t wanna have me
Start to cursing
But how the hell can a corporation
Actually be a person
They change their names
And identities
Like a ***** changes her drawers
And that alone should give you (reason to take pause)

If we took the money out of it
Where would we be
I believe a whole lot further than
What we presently see
If their elected officials
Didn’t have to beg
Then maybe we the people
Would have the upper leg

For the people (by the people)
Y’all know that’s a myth
Cuz Citizens United
Was a power broker’s gift
For those they place in office
Who must repay ‘em swift
So y’all keep on believing
While I’ll be wondering if




















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By: Cedric McClester

What do you do with the news
Of a malady that you didn’t choose
Do you lock yourself up with the blues
Or go out and buy a new pair of shoes
You’re positive or so you’re told
News of that makes your blood run cold
Suddenly you’re feeling so old
Like a future that somebody stole

What do you do with the news
Do you deny it and then refuse
To accept a past that you abused
Now that you’re battered and bruised
Or do you just go on with your life
And confront the toil and strife
Even though it can cut like a knife
It's the fate of men and mice

What do you do with the news
That can often leave you confused
Even thought you’re not bemused
Accept the verdict as accused

What do you do with the news
That little can ever defuse
Explanations are just an excuse
Guess ya have to call some kind of truce
Even if you’ve cooked your goose
Strike a pose and then cut loose
Slip your head right out of that noose
You could hang but what would be the use

What do you do with the news
Do you deny it and then refuse
To accept a past that you abused
Now that you’re battered and bruised
Or do you just go on with your life
And confront the toil and strife
Even though it can cut like a knife
It's the fate of men and mice

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By: Cedric McClester

I don’t have a racist bone in my body
But I’m called a racist anyway
People tend to judge me
By the things I say
I’m a product of my environment
You hear the “N” word eveyday
So I understand their sentiment
When their judgment comes into play

I don’t have a racist bone in my body
But I’m called a racist anyway
Cuz they don’t know my heart
But they can hear what I say
And sometimes it is offensive
That much I will admit
Why anyone close would tape me
Is what I really don’t get


I don’t have a racist bone in my body
But I’m called a racist anyway
If it was your daughter’s boyfriend
I wonder what you would say
Now I’m not justifying
The word I chose to use
But let’s not pretend
That I haven’t paid my dues


I don’t have a racist bone in my body
But I’m called a racist anyway
And I have an image to protect
That I guess I’ve thrown away
Now my adoring public
Will no doubt make me pay
So believe me when I say I’m sorry
What else can I say








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By: Cedric McClester

Madame kept
An exclusive list
Of well-heeled clients
None were missed
She held the power
In her fist
In case she was called on
To reminisce

Now she’s gone
By suicide
When the scales of justice
Were applied
Having been found guilty
She couldn’t hide
The myriad of crimes
She had denied

Her lawyer’s listing
Those who came
Even mentioning
Them by name
To expose
And to shame
Them publicly
Just to defame

Past clients are nervous
No doubt
That they might soon
Be found out
It doesn’t matter
If they have clout
Once their name
Gets bandied about

Her lawyer’s listing
Those who came
Even mentioning
Them by name
To expose
And to shame
Them publicly
Just to defame

Madame kept
An exclusive list
Of well-heeled clients
None were missed
She held the power
In her fist
In case she was called on
To reminisce

By: Cedric McClester

From observation
Something is wrong
Relationships today
Don’t last as long
Commitments aren’t
Binding or as strong
As they once were
People move on

I’m just curious
So I thought I’d ask
Is monogamy
A thing of the past
Relationships today
Don’t seem to last
In my opinion
They end too fast

(2nd Verse)
There are reasons
For this phenomenon
So I thought that I
Would try to list some
Like people who cheat
And then play dumb
Or people who lie
Leaving you numb

I’m just curious
So I thought I’d ask
Is monogamy
A thing of the past
Relationships today
Don’t seem to last
In my opinion
They end too fast

Why can’t we commit
And make that it
Which is not happening
From where I sit
How come some people
Want to explore
But the question that arises
Is what for

If you have someone
Better hold on tight
And do all you can
To treat ‘em right
Forget about the mysteries
Of the night
If someone offers you an apple
Don’t take a bite

I’m just curious
So I thought I’d ask
Is monogamy
A thing of the past
Relationships today
Don’t seem to last
In my opinion
They end too fast




















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By: Cedric McClester

It was another time
But the same place
So if you see heartbreak
Written on my face
It’s because the memories
Aren’t easily erased
I remember the last time
That we embraced

I don’t know
If the thought occurred
To play the song
That we both preferred
Play it for me
Like you did for her
And I won’t say
Not another word

Play it Piano Man
Loud and clear
The way you did
When she was here
Let me feel it
Tickling my ear
Like it did
When I held her near

Don’t you remember
The good old days
When we left here
Sometimes in a haze
With both our eyes
Slightly glazed
Like I said
Those were the good old days

I don’t know
If the thought occurred
To play the song
That we both preferred
Play it for me
Like you did for her
And I won’t say
Not another word

I took her to the airport
And she boarded the plane
Begging me to come with her
But I chose to remain
Now I remember
The name of the song
“As Time Goes By”
Tell me if I’m wrong

I don’t know
If the thought occurred
To play the song
That we both preferred
Play it for me
Like you did for her
And I won’t say
Not another word







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By: Cedric McClester

Variety they say
Is the spice of life
Society presumes
To know what you like
But rarely do I find
That they get it right
They don’t know the difference
Between day and night

Haven’t you heard
Opposites attract
The issue never is
About white or black
And while I’m at it
Here’s another fact
Everything depends
On how they act

I’m just telling you
Where it’s at
What I eat
Won’t get you fat
So don’t be concerned
About what I do
Or who I do it with
As long as it’s not you

Haven’t you heard
Opposites attract
The issue never was
About white or black
And while I’m at it
Here’s another fact
Everything depends
On how they act

Listen carefully
Here’s the lesson
It’s no concern of yours
As long as it’s my preference
I’m not looking for your approval
Or your reference
And this is being said
With all due deference

Live and let live
Is the way I see it
And I don’t need a soap box
To decree it
I just need to be left alone
Free of all judgment
Cuz I’m in a zone
And I don’t want to detect
A contentious bone

Haven’t you heard
Opposites attract
The issue never was
About white or black
And while I’m at it
Here’s another fact
Everything depends
On how they act

























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By: Cedric McClester

I just think it’s wrong
And my conviction’s strong
But you might disagree
You have that right ya see
But it’s also a fact
I don’t need to be attacked
Unnecessarily
See - I’m just being me

Everyone you’ll find
Is not of the same mind
We see things differently
That’s part of being free
To say what’s on your mind
Not trying to be unkind
But to share a point of view
That often differs from you

One size don’t fit all
It’s an individual call
And I’m trying to keep it real
By stating how I feel
It may not be politically correct
As you rightly might suspect
But at the end of this lesson
I’ve answered the question

I’m not in that amen chorus
Those who are just tend to bore us
I don’t endorse any agenda
That suggests I must surrender
To a set of dogmatic beliefs
That never desist or decease
What I hold inside is strong
But that don’t make me right or wrong













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By: Cedric McClester

O’Reilly has gumption
To arrive at the assumption
That blacks who applied
For jobs would be denied
He says they’re not qualified
Adding insult to injury
He said you’d be horrified to see
Tattoos on their heads

Viewers have to face this
He’s a dyed in the wool racist
Who because of this collusion
Comes to a false conclusion
Which promotes the illusion
That black men are less than
Other kinds of men
Who have tattoos on their heads

His hostility
Is plain enough to see
It’s right there in the open
Just in case you were hoping
The opposite were true
All you have to do is view
Or hear a rancid interview
About tattoos on their heads

Listen carefully you’ll detect
An inferiority complex
That although he masks it well
A trained eye can clearly tell
Why it is he give ‘em hell
So to him it might appear
That the black men he’s learned to fear
Have tattoos on his head






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Madame kept
An exclusive list
Of well-heeled clients
None were missed
She held the power
In her fist
In case she was called on
To reminisce

Now she’s gone
By suicide
When the scales of justice
Were applied
Having been found guilty
She couldn’t hide
The myriad of crimes
She had denied

Her lawyer’s listing
Those who came
Even mentioning
Them by name
To expose
And to shame
Them publicly
Just to defame

Past clients are nervous
No doubt
That they might soon
Be found out
It doesn’t matter
If they have clout
Once their name
Gets bandied about

Her lawyer’s listing
Those who came
Even mentioning
Them by name
To expose
And to shame
Them publicly
Just to defame

Madame kept
An exclusive list
Of well-heeled clients
None were missed
She held the power
In her fist
In case she was called on
To reminisce

By: Cedric McClester

Everything I do
I do for you
And I do confess
That I do my best
To keep it brand new
In and out of season
I bring you flowers
For no reason

Everything I do
I do for you
Simple as it sounds
It’s no less true

Everything I do
I do for you
Can’t you see
That you inspire me
In ways you never knew
You’re my rhyme
And reason
The one that I love squeezing

Everything I do
I do for you
Simple as it sounds
It’s no less true

You’d be amazed
How well that I know you
There’s a thousand ways
That I try to show you
I know what you like
And what you desire
My sole ambition is
To elevate you higher

Everything I do
I do for you
A glance from you
I interpret as a que
For me to do
Whatever you want me to
Just suggest it
And I’ll follow through

Everything I do
I do for you
Simple as it sounds
It’s no less true

Everything I do
I do for you
And I do confess
That I do my best
To keep it brand new
In and out of season
I bring you flowers
For no reason

Everything I do
I do for you
Simple as it sounds
It’s no less true









Cedric McClester, Copyright (c) 2016.  All rights reserved.

By: Cedric McClester

She read about it in the papers
Or saw it on the TV news
However word got to her
No doubt at first she refused
To believe what they were saying
That her man was out there playing
And if it’s the reality
It’s something she didn’t see

She don’t wanna be that woman
Who sticks by a man that cheats
It’s a tired kind of scenario
That so often now repeats

She’s **** and attractive
The object of most men’s desire
It’s a mystery to her
Why she hasn’t lit his fire
And what she’s now being told
Only turns her warm blood cold
To publicly humiliate her
Said to her that he must hate her

She don’t wanna be that woman
Who sticks by a man that cheats
It’s a tired kind of scenario
That so often now repeats

She threatened to take his manhood
If it turned out to be true
Even though that’s quite extreme
It’surely something she would do

She don’t wanna be that woman
Who sticks by a man that cheats
It’s a tired kind of scenario
That so often now repeats

Hang in there for a minute
Her story’s almost done
To him it wasn’t serious
He was only having fun
And while that well may be
The thing he didn’t see
Was the affect as it were
That it was having on her

She don’t wanna be that woman
Who sticks by a man that cheats
It’s a tired kind of scenario
That so often now repeats

She threatened to take his manhood
If it turned out to be true
Even though that’s quite extreme
It’s surely something she would do

By: Cedric McClester

As we shall see infidelity
While seeming to be
The latest fashion
Where there’s conviction
And passion
So even those
Who walk down the aisle
Are often betrayed by words or a smile

Increasingly
We’re beginning to see
Infidelity
Wouldn’t you agree

Let’s keep it real
There’s Bill -  (And Camille)
Knows how it feels
When tabloids reveal
The infidelity
That she didn’t see
Though it kept happening
Time and again

Increasingly
We’re beginning to see
Infidelity
Wouldn’t you agree

The unions survive
The husbands and wives
Living separate lives
Check out the archives
So what’s the reason
For their treason
Finding someone to squeeze in
Must be in season

It’s hard to respect
Those you wouldn’t suspect
Of bedding the babysitter
So you can’t blame the wives
For being angry or bitter
Cuz it never occurred
It was the babysitter
Who was preferred

Increasingly
We’re beginning to see
Infidelity
Wouldn’t you agree












Cedric McClester, Copyright (c) 2016.  All rights reserved.

By: Cedric McClester

Those plain clothes cops
Won’t admit
That they wronged the Mail Man
They almost hit
Was he disorderly
Perhaps a little bit
But wouldn’t you be
If you almost was it

What’s the point
In wearing plain clothes
Acting undercover
If everyone knows
That you’re the cops
Well let’s just suppose
That they don’t know
The profession you chose

The cops were aggressive as the video shows
Now that it went viral
Almost everyone knows
Then they rear-ended another car
Which sent the prisoner flying
So there you are
But clearly they didn’t give a ****
They didn’t even bother to secure his truck

What’s the point
In wearing plain clothes
Acting undercover
If everyone knows
That you’re the cops
Well let’s just suppose
That they don’t know
The profession you chose

It was abuse of power
But the Mail Man was charged
With disorderly conduct
Which was a mirage
The facts of the matter
Are as plain as day
He shouldn’t have been arrested
But he was anyway

There was a time
They said they ruled the night
But Amadou Diallo
Was a gruesome sight
They haven’t lost that swag
And that ain’t right

What’s the point
In wearing plain clothes
Acting undercover
If everyone knows
That you’re the cops
Well let’s just suppose
That they don’t know
The profession you chose





















Cedric McClester, Copyright (c) 2016. All rights reserved.

By: Cedric McClester

How can you make me believe
That it’s that easy for you to leave
You say it’s over and we’re through
Did you ever love me like I loved you
If I meant anything to you at all
Then how can you make that kind of call
We didn’t even have a fight
Something about it doesn’t seem right

You’re telling me you need your space
Let’s part as friends in any case
Like it’s that easy to erase
The love that both of us embraced

Are we supposed to just be friends
When we still have some loose ends
I loved you too much to anticipate
That we would reach an expiration date
Or in this dichotomy I’d get caught
See it’s heart breaking to realize
That there was nothing
Behind your eyes

You’re telling me you need your space
Let’s part as friends in any case
Like it’s that easy to erase
The love that both of us embraced

I really don’t know
Where to go from here
It’s not as easy as it may appear
To make the transition
I’m just being sincere
I’d still want to kiss you
If you come near

(3rd Verse)
Don’t bother to give me any false hope
Of us getting back together
Just so I can cope
Cuz you can’t clean it
With a bar of soap
I’d still be confused
And feel disabused
Neither of which I’d ever choose

You’re telling me you need your space
Let’s part as friends in any case
Like it’s that easy to erase
The love that both of us embraced

How can you make me believe
That it’s that easy for you to leave
You say it’s over and we’re through
Did you ever love me like I loved you
If I meant anything to you at all
Then how can you make that kind of call
We didn’t even have a fight
Something about it doesn’t seem right

By: Cedric McClester

If you’re who you say you are
And you’re really my girl
Don’t upload another picture
To share with the world
Tell me what’s sacred
If everyone can see
Parts of your body
That should be for me

Sometimes I think
You must forget
That’s not real life
It’s just the internet

I often wonder
Who you trying to impress
By showing yourself
In a state of undress
Tell me if you can
What you’re hoping to get
By exposing yourself
On the worldwide net

Sometimes I think
You must forget
That’s not real life
It’s just the internet

What am I to think
When you’re ******* like Kim
And you’re not even close
To a Kadashian
I’m not Kanye
I hope you understand
Cuz I’ve never been
That kind of man

Sometimes I think
You must forget
That’s not real life
It’s just the internet

This is our lives
Not reality TV
See I hate to gripe
But if you’re with me
Take yourself off display
For the whole world to see
Have some discretion
For me that is key

Sometimes I think
You must forget
That’s not real life
It’s just the internet

Sometimes I think
You must forget
That’s not real life
It’s just the internet
So what’s the point
In getting me upset
Or engaging in habits
You’ll later regret
Don’t get caught up
Playing that game
For fifteen minutes
Of instant fame

By: Cedric McClester

Alone in my room
With me and my gloom
It’s like being entombed
And flowers don’t bloom
In the grave
Nor are moments like these
To be saved

But from my darkness
There’s light
I feel sunny and bright
Like everything’s gonna be alright

And the gloom is suddenly gone
Like the darkness of night after dawn
So when we embrace
It all comes into place
Like being kissed
By mist in your face

And my lips become moist
My silence gives voice
To the ecstasy I feel inside
You know how to open me wide
Like an addictive drug
I’m feeling the tug
Of your love

But from my darkness
There’s light
I feel sunny and bright
Like everything’s gonna be alright

And the gloom is suddenly gone
Like the darkness of night after dawn
So when we embrace
It all comes into place
Like being kissed
By mist in your face

All I know is this
In any case
I’ve been kissed
By mist in my face
All I know is this
In any case
I’ve been kissed
By mist in my face

Alone in my room
With me and my gloom
It’s like being entombed
And flowers don’t bloom
In the grave
Nor are moments like these
To be saved

But from my darkness
There’s light
I feel sunny and bright
Like everything’s gonna be alright
And the gloom is suddenly gone
Like the darkness of night after dawn
So when we embrace
It all comes into place
Like being kissed
By mist in your face





Cedric McClester, Copyright (c) 2016.  All rights reserved.