Written and performed by Dan Rodriguez.

Lyrics:
Barefoot on the Moon

Whenever I call
You act so damn tall I can’t hear you
Whenever I talk
You make me feel like I should walk off the plank

Being with you is like being

Barefoot on the moon
Feeling cold and marooned
And I know that I can’t leave soon
Oh Lord, I’m crying

You act so cold
Whenever you’re told that you’re needed
And when I get you alone
You pick up the phone and the laughter never ends

With you I feel like I’m

Barefoot on the moon
Feeling cold and marooned
And I know that I can’t leave soon
Oh Lord, I’m crying
I’m crying, yeah

You think that you rule
Me and the rest of the fools I hang out with
But I’m the first to admit
For you I wore a bit in my mouth

And it’s made me feel

Barefoot on the moon
Cold and marooned
I know that I can’t leave soon
Oh Lord, I’m crying
I’m crying, yeah

Now how would you feel
If there was no one to kneel before your throne
Cause one of these days
I’ll get out of this craze and that day may come sooner than you think

Then I’ll never feel

Barefoot on the moon
Cold or marooned
I’ll be singing a different tune
Oh Lord, I’m trying
I’m trying, yeah

Barefoot On The Moon

Its all about when mom and dad are gone and you have to hold your own hand through life.
Paul Davis- Drums, Bass & backing Vocals
Dan Rodriquez- All Guitars, Keyboards, Lead & backing Vocals
Written by Paul Davis & Dan Rodriquez.

The DP Project

Oh Mama

Written and performed by Dan Rodriguez

(Lyrics)
It's 10:15 he lights his last cigarette and casts his eye on the bowl of peanuts.
It's two stools down next to that frizzy haired girl who sips her drink like she's the princess of Venus
It's 10:35 he waves the bartender by who reads in Cosmo 'bout the importance of layers
And on his third try, she finally saunters by, he pays twenty dollars for a pack of Players.
And he , "Hey, can you slide those nuts on down?"

10:54 and the princess looks bored, she checks her watch as he licks salt off his fingers.
From her drink she pulls a cherry while nametag that says "Mary" passes by with a perfume that lingers.
He puts his cigarette down, straw makes a gurgling sound, he's not sure, but it seems the princess's pulled nearer.
Behind the bar, Mary looks like a star, she puts down her magazine and stares at the mirror.

He bets she's thinking that,
Hey, pretty soon I'll walk out that door
This fat guy's drink'll be the last I pour
Or maybe Hey, tonight's the night that I mop the floor
I wonder if thereís anything good tonight on Channel 4..

I fall... so hard... but I don’t make much of an impact
I fall... so hard...  but I don’t make much of an impact

2:28 I guess it's getting kinda late
He weighs his drink against his sense of fulfillment
He thinks of catching the next train only two cigarettes remain
He swirls his drink and wants to go where the thrill went
2:47 music's pumped up to eleven
The princess sighs and runs her hair through her fingers
And as the ice cries Mary runs her palms down her thighs
she puts down her magazine and stares at the mirror.
He bet's she's thinking, Hey,pretty soon I'll walk out that door
This fat guy can’t possibly drink no more
Or maybe Hey, tonight's the night that I mop the floor
I wonder if there's anything good tonight on Channel 4..

I fall... so hard... but I don’t make much of an impact
I fall... so hard... but I don’t make much of an impact

Ten - Fifteen (I Fall So Hard)

Written and Performed by Dan Rodriguez

(Lyrics)
I can feel the pressure
Right across my brow...
Time is hard to measure
All I know is now and not ... now...
Oh, please... just not now...
Vision narrows
All I see is what's in front of me
In front of me…
I stick to the shallows
So the bottom I can see feel...
Keep it real...
That's my deal...
Cause the big drop's just one step away...


(Chorus)
But that's ok...
I've got my blinders on
All the scary things are gone
You can't see me...
Na na na na...

But then that voice comes on
Telling me I don't belong
They can't see you...
Na na na na...

You've been gone so long...
Far too long...


I can feel I'm sliding
But I can't stop pushing off...
I'm not really hiding
Just trying hard to suppress my cough...
Oh... Don't mind me...
So many runways
All this freedom is oppressing me..
Depressing me...
But I smile like Sunday
So the people they can see...
Golly gee...
Sure that's me...
Cause the big drop's just one step away...


(Chorus)
But that's ok...
I’ve got my blinders on
All the scary things are gone
You can't see me...
Na na na na...

But then that voice comes on
Telling me I don't belong
They can't see you...
Na na na na...

You've been gone so long...
Far too long...
You've been gone so long...
Far too long...
Don't be gone so long...
Next time...

Blinders

1434 - Journey - 06 - 1434 - Northern Juke - Joint Soul

Written and performed by Dan Rodriguez.

Lyrics:
He tried to make him strong,   
so he caged him where he belonged.     
And with his hand he showed him what was wrong.
And he held in his fist an official list of what it takes to   
be a man.       

Now the boy he wanted his desires to be known.
But then he found out it's much easier to be alone.
Because all the time too many inconsistencies were shown,       
by the man with the plans and the rough leather hands   
who was determined that he'll
make a man...   
he'll make a man.       

It just takes a kick here and a belt there,     
forgotten promise here and a threat there.     
Some structured time and some discipline       
to get this boy out of the mess he's in...     
and make him a man.     
Make him a man.

But now the boy is growing old.
And he's tired of doing what he's told.
And suddenly he finds that he's enrolled,       
at a height where he no longer pays half price
in a town that says, hey you're
now a man.     
You're now a man.       

And so now he trips here and he falls there,
he drinks some beer and he loses hair. 
He passes by with a hidden twitch       
and wishes he could just flick a switch and understand,
just what it takes to   
be a man.       
To be a man.   

But there is no switch and life's a bitch and he hopes that he 
can find his niche and his father said to use his head but     
he never really let him think, instead,
he tried to run his life for him and cure him of unspoken sins,
and he tried to breed him well with speed and make a man       
who soon would lead.   
But now the boy don't know who to follow       
just when to talk or when to swallow   
and now his life is sick and hollow filled only with the threat of tomorrow.
But tomorrow comes and he wakes up     
puts on his clothes and straightens up 
walks out the door once more with the hope     
that he can be a man.   
He can be a man...

Charlie's Changing (Be A Man)

I've been playing music since I was 14. I sing, play bass and drums and just enough guitar to write songs. I've been blessed to work with a few very talented musicians over the years. Songs I post here may be just me but most will be featuring contributions from old bandmates I've worked with for years.  All recording, production and mixing is done in home studios by me or us. We have fun and hopefully you'll enjoy the results.

Oh Mama

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