"Full Band" & "Songwriter" Playlists
I am in the process of re-mixing and re-mastering my favorite songs; planning to release a short series of best of albums soon. Meanwhile, these two playlists are evolving; one more upbeat while the other leans singer/songwriter.
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* While I am enthusiastic about co-writing, I am mostly a solitary songwriter sharing finished songs the way I would like them to be enjoyed.
* Rather than force a song; I respond to random inspirations that are the fuel of songwriting.
* While my songs are melodic and sound normal to me, some see them as artsy or eccentric.
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I appreciate hearing when a song speaks to someone. Thanks for listening!
Full Band
Songwriter
Gold Mine
rolling that stone, uphill
see the traffic coming
the other side old Ohio
we let it go downhill
running after nothing
river don’t rise go with the flow
wagons ho, carry that wide load
me and you down that long dusty road
after all these years, one thing we know
together we are better than pocket of gold, yeah
stick around you’ll find
everything that shine
it’ll all be fine
better than a gold mine
stick around you find
everything that shine
it’ll all be fine
baby your my gold mine
wagons ho, carry that wide load
me and you down that long dusty road
after all these years, one thing we know
together we are better than pocket of gold
stick around you’ll find
everything that shine
it’ll all be fine
better than a gold mine
stick around you'll find
everything that shine
it’ll all be fine
baby your my gold mine
rolling that stone, uphill
see the traffic coming
the other side old Ohio
we let it go downhill
running after nothing
river don’t rise go with the flow
wagons ho, carry that wide load
me and you down that long dusty road
after all these years, one thing we know
together we are better than pocket of gold
stick around you’ll find
everything that shine
it’ll all be fine
better than a gold mine
stick around you'll find
everything that shine
it’ll all be fine
baby your my gold mine
A Simple Word
like a yellow jacket bee flys a clear line
I was running after that girl of mine
we were gonna fix it once and for all
or call it quits, I made her feel so small
it all began with a simple word
and after that nothing else was heard
when tempers flair
everything that follows is hot air
i was trying way too hard
chased her away, now I regret it
she went for the getaway car
last I saw my girl, never made it
it all began with a simple word, trust
it all began with a simple word, trust
there were little fire fights before the one today
I was water pushing oil away
we would mix it up and work it out fine
the way it was with that girl of mine
maybe we were we insecure
or needed a little more time to be sure
was the trouble only in me
never thought to follow up I’m sorry
I was trying way too hard
chased her away, now I regret it
she went for the getaway car
last I saw my girl never made it
it all began with a simple word
I was gabbing at the mouth not a word worth saying
it all began with a simple word
not a word was true stupid game I was playing
and after that nothing else was heard
it all began with a simple word, trust
I was trying way too hard
chased her away, now I regret it
she went for the getaway car
last I saw my girl never made it
pain fell like a hammer
hurt so hard, could not breathe and
when she turned around
the greatest relief of my life
trust me now or trust me never
it all began with a simple word
It all began with a simple word
I was trying way too hard
It all began with a simple word
I was gabbing at the mouth not a word worth saying
not a word was true stupid game I was playing
when she turned around
the greatest relief of my life
Hit Record
we’re playing tonight, right
we got tonal control mix down
radar beyond eyesight, hey
changing all that we know now
we got a song, make a cool record now
they sing along, running in their cold veins
we got a song, make a hit record now
they sing along, take away the hot pain
making a play, changing everything we do
come along way, floating in a sound field
making a play, every night stage is new
come along way, dreaming on a tape reel
we’re going tonight, front row
sound wall pumping gonna mow me down
rattle bones feel the motion, hey
changing all that we feel now
we got a song, make a cool record now
they sing along, running in their cold veins
we got a song, make a hit record now
they sing along, take away the hot pain
making a play, changing everything we do
come along way, floating in a sound field
making a play, every night stage is new
come along way, dreaming on a tape reel
and the singer don’t change
the song re-arrange
every town is so strange
hours driving cross range
now we take plane
feeding the machine
and the singer don’t change
and the songs don’t change
and the planes don’t change
but we work until we bleed, we got a song
Playing tonight, got a hit record
Rubble Trouble
If I had no spine to face this trial
I’d be tracking a minute each mile
waving bye bye to all these troubles
It seems each place I stop turn to rubble
Im a selfish to the last dollar
and drinking kills the pain when I let you down
like a drunken sailor
maybe see you next time in town
they call me selfish loser
maybe that be so
beggar can’t be chooser
when the drinking kill your soul
first stop in the pain, know that I
been packing too many lies
waving bye bye to all my trouble
build me a brand new life on the rubble
I was selfish to the last dollar
doing good destroys the pain, gotta turn around
helping hand from heaven
gonna build a good thing on solid ground
they call me selfish loser
maybe that be so
beggar can’t be chooser
when the drinking kill your soul
wave bye bye, your ticket torn
cash it in you be re born
yes it will be a long fight
In the end it’ll be alright
goodbye
go get a better
come back soon
come back better
be back soon
Swagger
gimme gimme cold cat camaro
gimme that bad boss mustang
today cruise day, sleep in tomorrow
gimme gimme got swagger
davis gave a shout out from his 60’s chevrolet
i said hey alright, and we started our mental shame game
bumper pushing old pickup against your 1-9-5-6 ford
burning J’s on county highway, 40 foot till the snow fell
gimme gimme cold cat camaro
gimme that bad boss mustang
today cruise day, sleep in tomorrow
gimme gimme got swagger
morris went all out, was the first one in for us
ran that long gto, fell behind that school bus
and that hot black chevy nova, tuned for the short run
pulled wheelie from dead stop, nearly flipped on every one
gimme gimme cold cat camaro
gimme that bad boss mustang
today cruise day, sleep in tomorrow
gimme gimme got swagger
arizona take you for a ride
then were gonna cross the hot red line
tuned it up ready for the big show
strap you in
Keep The Girl
you want her to walk this way
she look so much better
when she talk like that
why won't you let her
she keep her chin up
that girl unbeatable
who are you to hold her back, anyway
don't want her to be okay
fear love will come take her
you say don't do that
why won't you let her
she keep her head up
girl unforgettable
and do what she want, anyway
you want the world, keep the girl
let her be her, keep the girl
you want the world, keep the girl
let her be her, keep the girl
the girl not a random stray
or a helpless bird
when you hold her too tight
she may choose her words
and will fly once more
she motivatable
and do what she want, anyway
you want to mark the day
she will love you better
when you talk like that
know that you hurt her
she keep her grin up
that girl invincible
do her right, anyway
you want the world, keep the girl
let her be her, keep the girl
you want the world, keep the girl
let her be her, keep the girl
alright, the girl is alright
she love you, yeah yeah yeah, the girl is alright
so right, the girl is so right
she love you, yeah yeah yeah
you want the world, keep the girl
let her be her, keep the girl
you want the world, keep the girl
let her be her, keep the girl
keeping that, keeping that, keeping that girl
she'll be mine for all time (let her be her)
keeping that, keeping that, keeping that girl
she'll be mine for all time (let her be her)
She Looked My Way
got me talking like I was born here
may be I will call her home
If only my heart will listen
I would not be alone
she looked my way
i would steal a clock from father time
said I love you
before I could ask her to be mine
never in my few years living
did I meet a girl so bold
she one time see man she wanted
tight grip, never letting go
now she asking bout my mother
looking for that fatal flaw
better ask her, get to hitching
now I got to meet her pa
she looked my way
said I love you
we are so, we are so in love
she, she, she, she, swept me off my feet
she looked my way
i would steal a clock from father time
she said I love you
before I could ask her to be mine
ten years on still together
sharing what do and tell
little struggle now and again
still our love does oh so well
she looked my way
said I love you
before I could ask her to be mine
she looked my way
beat me to the punch
caught me flat footed
where do I begin
one day we will tell the tale
how we grew the love found there
love is blameless and so kind
easy to live and share
she looked my way
I would steal a clock from father time
she said I love you
before I could ask her to be mine
she looked my way
beat me to the punch
caught me flat footed
where do I begin
We So Good
every time the end is met. better day is coming yet
take a moment to reflect, love Is our great asset
every thing I do for you, shows how much I care for you
and any time I look at you, my hope is renewed
ain't no use in ending this thing, we so good
we can fix five minutes talking, we so good
ain't no use in ending this thing, we so good
we can fix five minutes talking, we so good
a little tussle in the courtyard
flared into an all out battle red line in the sand
guns were sounding, hearts were pounding
freedom not rattled and the rebels ran
ain't no use in ending this thing, we so good
we can fix five minutes talking, we so good
ain't no use in ending this thing, we so good
we can fix five minutes talking, we so good
ain't no use in ending this thing, we so good
we can fix five minutes talking, we so good
we so good
we so good, we so good
free as a bird, that's what I talk about
we so good
soar like an eagle, that's what I sing about
we so good
free as a bird, that's what I talk about
we so good
soar like an eagle, that's what I sing about
we so good
Starlight Lullaby
starlight, my light, hanging over me
tonight, so bright, wishing I could be
floating right beside you, watching my world go by
tonight, starlight, your mesmerizing stare
salt light, give sight into your world there
could you be heaven, or just a dream in my sky
starlight, starlight, hanging over me
tonight, so bright, wishing I could be
starlight, starlight
all the stories about them
songs make stars out of them
we propose under them
we howl at them when we cannot find the moon
floating right beside you, watching my world go by
starlight, starlight
blue sky, this night, blanket over me
pack tight, each light, In the eternal sea
starlight, starlight
Butterfly
crawling by little guy
building your own room
working for flying time
then you gonna bloom
never mind how or why
when you gonna fly
hello why goodbye
catch me when you try
how can pretty be so bold
butterfly flutter by
on your way home
butterfly wander by
blue sky you roam
never mind wonder why
you gonna land
hello why goodbye
catch me if you can
how can pretty be so bold
hello why goodbye
hello why goodbye
hello why goodbye
catch you if I can
how can pretty be so bold
Hope Filled Heart
when you stepped out of view and we parted that final day
thinking back makes me wonder was there another way
the light in your eyes and the way you shared your heart
everyone knows someone not the same when they apart
I hope good memories do not fade
the greatest things in life will have their day
my favorite people gone with time
and what remains is this hope filled heart of mine
our lives intertwined, more like us than me or you
there we were, so thankful for the day we got through
my life will show the secret that’s in my heart
everyone knows someone not the same when they apart
I hope good memories do not fade
the greatest things will have their day
my favorite people gone with time
and what remains is this hope filled heart of mine
I miss you, remember
I hope good memories do not fade
the greatest things will have their day
my favorite people gone with time
and what remains, are these memories
and hope filled heart of mine
Rumors Don't Rattle
running the steps, faint filled hurried breath
playing hot potato with my heart
elusive light spoke to the shadow
echoing the coming news
this is where we part
rumors don’t rattle me no more
change is always coming, I am ready for
razor whispers, scattered down the corridor
eager for the last word before they fall away
filed by hashtag, in open gossip rooms
orderly conversation, swirling down the storm drain
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rumors don’t rattle me no more
change is always coming, I am ready for
rumors don’t rattle, love not a battle
if the clock don’t chime wait a little more time
words won’t fumble, walk don’t stumble
while the fear of the rumor just rumbles away
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rumors don’t rattle me no more
change is always coming, I am ready for
running the steps, faint filled hurried breath
playing hot potato with my heart
elusive light spoke to the shadow
echoing the coming news
this is where we part
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rumors don’t rattle me no more
change is always coming, I am ready for
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like a springtime thunder train rolling through
Feel
feel, feel, feel, feel
feel like your always on your own
real time is all you know
no looking back to learn from time
no learning from scene of the crime
feel, feel, feel, feel
still lost here but go I go
will this peace I found now hold
stand still, lost on the causeway
orderly threads begin to fray
feel, feel, feel, feel
feel like your always your own
hoping that true love would show
patch me up mother mine
mend me just one more time
feel, feel, feel, feel
Unsung Hero
In the heart of the night
on a moonlit desert highway
saw sixteen shadows, heroes gone by day
heroes are few, fade fast into memory
those empty spaces
and pain loved ones had to go through
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being good at something makes you famous
being famous only makes you popular
when you the winner, someone a loser
few people know you, my hero
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in a dome of light
we sit praying by your bedside
cancer cure waiting, asking God why
a hero comes through ,make way for healing
and all our faces grateful and smiling
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being good at something makes you famous
being famous only makes you popular
when you the winner someone a loser
few people know you, my hero
Fire Up The Coffee Pot
roll out of bed
stumble around for a minute or so
what’s left of the night
wipe it away, gotta go
fire up the coffee pot
say good morning to my dog named Spot
welcome to my morning bliss
there nothing better than this
we got it so good
my dream could be here and now
but I am awake
taking it in, everything all around
fire up the coffee pot
say good morning to my dog named Spot
welcome to my morning bliss
son says dad, come look at this
and like moonwalking into a dream
he step up to the microphone
that tiny man voice
reaching out to make his own
gets up real close
and sings real soft
in a whisper
stay in instead
nothing like being never alone
life is pretty good
stuck in this place we do call home
fire up the coffee pot
say good morning to my dog named spot
welcome to my morning bliss
there nothing better than this
fire up the coffee pot
fire up the coffee pot