A SOLDIER'S CHRISTMAS
Music and Lyrics by Richard Frankz

Waited all year
Now it’s finally here
It’s Christmas

Lights find their glow
Through the new fallen snow
It’s Christmas

Been a year maybe more
I was sent off to war
Where my country needed me

Now I can’t wait to see
Who’s been waiting for me
When I get back home

Icicle lights on the old front porch
Decorations as they were before
Waited all year
Now it’s finally here
It’s Christmas

For two weeks I’ll be
With my whole family
During Christmas

Hung on the tree
There’s a portrait of me
Says Merry Christmas

Son, we’ve waited all year
Now you’re finally here
God knows how we’ve missed you so

Son, while you were away
Prayed to God everyday
Bring our son back home from war

To see those lights on the old front porch
Decorations like he knew before
We’ve waited all year
Now he’s finally here
It’s Christmas

Sorry that I have
To leave you once again
For a reason that’s been here before

Now I hope you understand
A soldier’s what I am
And now my country needs me once more

Writing you letters everyday
Letting you know I’m OK
And now it won’t be long
Before I’ll be back home
For Christmas

The times now at hand
Thank you all once again
For Christmas

Fight the tears back and say
Miss you so everyday
See ya Christmas

Son, we just want to say
Proud of you everyday
And the things in which you stand

We’ll be with you each day
Every step of the way
Always know that you’re in our prayers

We’ll keep on the lights on the old front porch
Decorations as you knew before
Waiting all year
Till you’re finally here
For Christmas

I ASK
Music and Lyrics by Richard Frankz

I ask
Just how
Did you grow up on me
So fast

Now it seems like only yesterday
Daddy’s little girl
In your careless days
This is all I ask

I ask
Though you
Now have your own life to live
Don’t pass

Little moments just to call and say
I love you Daddy
And that you’re okay
This is all I ask
 
Quite a lady you’ve grown up to be
In my eyes child
You’ll always be
That same ole little girl
That I adored
Guess it’s only
The father in me
Hoping you could still
Find time for me
This is all I ask

I ask
A little time to mend
Those broken dreams
You’ve had

There are no words
I could ever say
Convincing you
This time I’ll stay
But this is all I ask 

I ask
On that special day
You’ll call and say
Please Dad

Take my hand and walk
With me this day
Give your little girl
Away and say
I’m honored that you asked

Quite a lady you’ve grown up to be
In my eyes child
You’ll always be
That same ole little girl
That I adored
Guess it’s only
The father in me
Hoping you could still
Find time for me
This is all I ask

Quite a lady you’ve grown up to be
In my eyes child
You’ll always be
That same ole little girl
That I adored
Guess it’s only
The father in me
Hoping you could still
Find time for me

Quite a lady you’ve grown up to be
In my eyes child
You’ll always be
That same ole little girl
That I adored
Guess it’s only
The father in me
Hoping you could still
Find time for me

Hoping you could still find time for me
Hoping you could still find time for me

This is all I ask
This is all I ask
This is all I ask

NOW AND THEN
Music and Lyrics by Richard Frankz

Take another look
At what we’ve become
Have we sold our souls
Somewhere down the road
Just to find ourselves alone

Will we understand
The things that we’ve done
Brought us to our knees
Cost us everything
Say goodbye to dreams again

Risking it all on the table of life
Rolling those dice once again
Will we ever learn
Will we ever win

Costly mistakes if that’s what it takes
To open our eyes now and then
Will we ever learn
Will we ever win

It’s those lessons that we’re learning
Now and then
Now and then

For all of those times
When life’s been unkind
Left you standing there
Feeling unaware
Knowing there’s no place to hide

Waging it all again
Wanting just once to win
Willing to chance
Everything that you own
Believing that it’s your time

Risking it all on the table of life
Rolling those dice once again
Will we ever learn
Will we ever win

Costly mistakes if that’s what it takes
To open our eyes now and then
Will we ever learn
Will we ever win

It’s those lessons that were learning
Now and then
Now and then

Risking it all on the table of life
Rolling those dice once again
Will we ever learn
Will we ever win

Costly mistakes if that’s what it takes
To open our eyes now and then
Will we ever learn
Will we ever win

It’s those lessons that were learning
Now and then
Now and then

It’s those lessons that were learning
Now and then
Now and then