Words

You know there's a story going on inside of me
When I sit down all I wanna do is feel free inside of my head
I don't wanna ever feel like I'm a burden to you
I don't wanna feel like a burden weighing down on you

And sometimes I talk to myself
Telling myself this is not the way to be
Sometimes I feel so depleted
I have no energy at all
I don't feel like being this way
But when I'm a million miles away from you, sitting in the same room
All I feel is sadness and gloom

And I don't want to burden you with my feelings at all
And I don't want to burden you at all

Break

Don't take me wrong I don't want to burden you at all
And you know in my heart that I would burn for you

Sometimes I think that, that you would get along fine if I was gone
Sometimes when you're not here
I see it all float away
I wanna let you know what I'm feeling but I just can't let go
I don't want to spoil this moment
I so just want to let you know

I don't want to be a burden to you
And you know in your heart I that would burn for you

No Burden

My version of the great Beatles song. It's not too far from the original. I play it in a different key, bit faster, different guitar/uke strum pattern, use more percussion and have none of the guitar riffs or piano from the original. It is a favourite of mine.
Thanks for dropping by.

Words

Standing in the dock at Southampton
Tryin' to get to Holland or France
The man in the mac said, "You've got to go back"
You know, they didn't even give us a chance
Christ, you know it ain't easy
You know how hard it can be
The way things are going
They're going to crucify me

Finally got a plane into Paris
Honey mooning down by the Seine
Peter Brown called to say
Now you can make it OK
You can get married in Gibraltar, near Spain
Christ, you know it ain't easy
You know how hard it can be
The way things are goin'
They're going to crucify me

Drove from Paris to the Amsterdam Hilton
Talking in our beds for a week
The newspapers said, "Say what you doing in bed?"
I said, "We're only trying to get us some peace"
Christ, you know it ain't easy
You know how hard it can be
The way things are goin'
They're going to crucify me

Saving up your money for a rainy day
Givin' all your clothes to charity
Last night the wife said, oh boy, when you're dead
You won't take nothing with you but your soul

Made a lightning trip to Vienna
Eating chocolate cake from a bag
The newspapers said, "She's gone to his head
They look just like two gurus in drag"
Christ, you know it ain't easy
You know how hard it can be
The way things are goin'
They're going to crucify me

Caught the early plane back to London
50 acorns tied in a sack
The men from the press said, "We wish you success
It's good to have the both of you back"
Christ, you know it ain't easy
You know how hard it can be
The way things are goin'
They're going to crucify me
The way things are goin'
They're going to crucify me

Ballad of John and Yoko (Beatles)

Early 1960's simplicity. I love it.

This isn't far off the original except for its' sound, different harmonies, no lead break and it is nowhere near as polished. Just a favourite song of mine I had fun doing...

I'm Into Something Good (Herman's Hermits)

Words

Pack your bag yeah
We're going away on a little trip
Don't be sad
Just make sure you pack every little bit
It won't take long
We gotta get away from all of this commotion
Get in the car babe
And let's drive away, get some motion
Got to get away got to get away from these bad bad days
Got to get away got to get away from these bad bad days
Oh oh honey
Oh we've got to get to it
Oh oh honey
We will get through it

Break

We're gonna go real far
We're not going to stop until we're out of the rat race yeah
And when we get to that place
We're going to lay down in our spiritual space
Oh oh honey I've got to have you
Oh oh honey only you will do
Let's get away let's get away yeah
Hmm let's get away let's get away yeah
Let's get away let's get away yeah
Hmm let's get away let's get away yeah

It won't take long
We gotta get away from all of this commotion
Get in the car babe
And lets drive away, get some motion
Got to get away got to get away from these bad bad days
Got to get away got to get away from these bad bad days

Bad Bad Days

Words

You tell me
What you want me to hear
And you won't look me in the eye whenever your speaking
You hide the truth in the maze in your mind
Are you scared to hurt my feelings
Or do you think I can't see
'cause one more lie
Ain't going to make a difference

Chorus
And will you ever speak straight
And will you ever look in my eyes
And will you ever stop that thing you do
Hiding behind your disguise

Break

Your twisted expressions
Give you away
When your words form in your head
I'm sure they sound so pure
But when they reach my ears
I start to bleed tears
One more lie won't break me, no
I won't let it break me

Chorus
And will you ever speak straight
And will you ever look in my eyes
And will you ever stop that thing you do
Hiding behind your disguise

Break

Don't speak a word
The truth lies in your silence

One Little Lie

I used to think You Are My Sunshine was a happy song until I recently read all the lyrics. I never realised how sad the story is. So with that in mind, in this version I leave out 2 of the 3 original verses and just focus on the outcome of the original lyrics, by putting the remaining verse and chorus in the past tense.

Thanks for your time.

Words (for this version)

You were my sunshine
My only sunshine
You made me happy
When all the sky were grey
You'll never know just
How much I loved you
You took my sunshine away

The other night
As I lay sleeping
I dreamt I held you in my arms so tight
But when I awoke
I was mistaken
And I hung my head and I cried

Break

You were my sunshine
My only sunshine
And you made me happy
When all the skies were grey
You'll never know just
How much I loved you
But I suppose we had to go
Our separate ways
......

Original Lyrics as sung by Jimmie Davis in 1939

The other night dear, as I lay sleeping,
I dreamed I held you in my arms,
but when I woke dear, I was mistaken,
and I hung my head and cried.

You are my sunshine, my only sunshine
you make me happy when skies are grey
you’ll never know dear, how much I love you,
please don’t take my sunshine away.

I’ll always love you and make you happy
if you will only say the same
but if you leave me to love another
you’ll regret it all some day

You are my sunshine, my only sunshine
you make me happy, when skies are grey,
you’ll never know dear, how much I love you,
please don’t take my sunshine away.

You told me once dear you really loved me
that no one else could come between
but now you’ve left me and love another
you have shattered all my dreams.

You are my sunshine, my only sunshine
you make me happy, when skies are grey,
you’ll never know dear, how much I love you,
please don’t take my sunshine away.

You Were My Sunshine (cover of You Are My Sunshine or You Are My Sunshine Part 2)

I'm feeling there is just too much hate in the world right now....I'd rather hug a Koala... 

Words

It's been a hard day working not seeing eye to eye with my friends today
We're all going to the same place but we argue about which road we gotta take
You take your road and I'll take mine
And I'll meet you again at the end of the line
No-one's gonna win if we keep going on like this
It's time we settled down and just think of the kids

Let's leave the showdown
Come on let's go down
Get the heat down
Let's all calm down
Get some drink down
Start to party down
Get relaxed and
Leave it all behind

You don't want to lose your hope or lose your head or lose your mind
Hang onto your love don't leave it all behind
Let's all play nice it's time to loosen up
Come on everybody let's not have a war

Hey hey hey
Let's leave the showdown
Come on let's go down
Get the heat down
Let's all calm down
Get some drink down
Start to party down
Get relaxed and
Leave it all behind
Well come on
Hey hey hey
Let's leave the showdown
Come on let's go down
Get the heat down
Let's all calm down
Get some drink down
Start to party down
Get relaxed and
Leave it all behind

Bridge and Break

I'm sick and tired of strife and sick and tired of seeing everything failing
Right before my eyes
Arguments disagreements it's really sad
Come on everybody let's not have a war

Let's leave the showdown
Come on let's go down
Get the heat down
Let's all calm down
Get some drink down
Start to party down
Get relaxed and
Leave it all behind
Hey hey hey
Let's leave the showdown
Come on let's go down
Get the heat down
Let's all calm down
Get some drink down
Start to party down
Get relaxed and
Leave it all behind
Leave it all behind
Hey hey hey
Let's leave the showdown
Come on let's go down
Get the heat down
Let's all calm down
Get some drink down
Start to party down
Get relaxed and
Leave it all behind
Leave it all behind

Leave The Showdown

A song about getting older...

Words

Do you feel it          (my doctor)
Are you seeing it    (my optometrist)
Are you comfortable       (nurse)
Or are you trying too hard      (everyone)

Do you know it            (the whereabouts of anything I own) 
You sure don't show it    (expressionless face, probably indicates low battery in hearing aids)
Some days are charmed      (dreaming)
Some days are numb           (reality)

It's just another day

Are you still with me        (watching tv)
Have you drifted off        (still watching tv)
Are you feeling the love     (a distant memory)
You've got to keep on going     (everyone; usually pointing me in an opposite direction)

Do you feel the blood           
Coursing through your veins     (yes, slow trickle)
Or are you just sitting down      (knee is jammed, can't get up)
And watching time go       (definitely not, couldn't find my watch)

It's just another day
Oh yeah

Break

Ooh It's just another day
Yeah It's just another day
Ooh it's just another day

Do you want to
Carry on                    
Or have you given up    ((finding anything I'm looking for, yes)
It's time to shuffle off   (darn knee)

Just smile
Put your sunglasses on (if I can find the bloody things)
To hide the scars           
And hide your pain

Oooh it's just another day
Oooh yeah it's just another day

Just Another Day

This is a song about making the most of what time we have. It could be about your kids growing up and getting ready to leave home, getting older, your parents getting on, taking the dog for a walk...don't wait, dance now...

And Lauren, my eldest, is singing with me...a very special and unforgettable moment for me...

As always, thank you for your visit and time....



Lyrics
Intro
Ooohhhhh
Come talk with me
Chorus
You've gotta think about it
You've got to, reconsider
You've gotta think about everything
V1
As time goes by we move to an older place
The body grows weary but the mind is just as strong
And we both know, we don't have a lot of time
So let's dance now
Bridge
Don't waste this time away, time away
Come and hold me every day, hold me every day
Let's dance now

Break

V2
La la la la la lala la
La la la la la la la la
Come on and spend a little bit of time with me
Walk with the breeze
Listen to the rustling of the leaves
Life can be good
Just open the door a little
Open up the door
Draw the blinds open
Enjoy the world
We'll move into the twilight
So let's dance
Dance into my arms
Dance into the twilight
Let's dance..........now......

Dance Now

Words

A story about a workplace brain crash...

Artwork: a photo of a full blood moon I took in November 2022 with my iPhone.

Well I don't wanna be where I went before
'cause the odour in that place knocks me down to the floor
It ain't real cool being down and out
I gotta stay away so I don't flip out
Everywhere you go and everywhere you wanna be
You know I just wanna be free

Well I don't want to be in the sun no more
It just ain't good for my skin and it burns me to the core
So I will stay in the shade and keep on out of the light
'cause I know I'll be good with it
Even if it takes all my life

I said hey, I said hey, I said hey, I said hey, I said hey, hey hey hey

Oh will you do this and can you do that
I said yes yes yes yes
And will you drop everything you're doing, just for me
I said yes yes yes and yes
But wait there is more I want you to do
I should've said no
Yes yes yes

Small break

Well everything you say is quite true
It's not only the sun that will burn you
Look over your shoulder left and right
I hope you can get some sleep tonight

I said hey, ah hey hey, I said hey, ah hey hey

No Sun

River Blue

How you may feel when you meet someone who attracts your attention....or when a snake crosses your path....

I Can't Breathe

Every night I wonder
Every night I hurt
Every night I cry
Every night I die a little inside
And I wonder why
I wonder why I
Why I cry myself to sleep at night
I wonder

Everytime I hear you
I hear you walking down the hall
Everytime I see you
I begin to crawl
And I wonder why
I wonder why
Why I'm still alive
And you've gone on by
Ooh I don't deserve this life
No I don't deserve this life
And I wonder why

I wonder why
I wonder why
Why I wonder why
I wonder why

Break

Why did you have to leave
And why did I have to stay
I just can't believe
You have gone away
And I wonder, I wonder, I wonder where you are
Yes I wonder
I wonder where you are...

I Wonder Why

Started with a bass riff...

So I was hanging out down town looking for a face without a frown
I was in a happy place and all I wanted to see was a friendly face
I didn't have to wait too long before someone nice did come along
I put my hand up to wave hello and they just went back where they came from
I said oh oh not today
Oh oh they've gone away, awwwww
I said oh oh not today
I said oh oh no they've gone away

So from being real happy I got rather sappy
Pissed off again because I didn't make the grade
And I was lonely looking down at my feet
I got pretty sour, within the hour
'cause no-one bothered to look my way
Well I'm just a pretty ordinary guy
So I don't stand around wondering why

I said hey hey come on now
Give me a chance I'm not that bad
Hey hey come on now
Give me a chance I'm not that bad
Hey hey come on now
Give me a chance 'cause I'm not that bad
Hey hey come on now
Give me a chance 'cause I'm not that bad

Music

So I thought to myself I'll go down the street
Try my luck again and see who I could meet
But baby I couldn't see through the fog enveloping me
I couldn't see left or right I couldn't see anything in sight
Then a crowd gathered 'round
But they were all leaving town, awwwww

Yeah yeah not my day
I said yeah yeah it ain't my day......
Yeah yeah it's not my day
I said yeah yeah it's not my day, wooo
Well baby baby what you want to do
Do you wanna come with me and have a little fun
Well hang on a minute I gotta listen to myself there's nobody here...
Shit I think I need help

Break

I said hey hey come on now
Give me a chance I'm not that bad
Hey hey come on now
Give me a chance I'm not that bad
Hey hey come on now
Give me a chance 'cause I'm not that bad
Hey hey come on now
Give me a chance 'cause I'm not that bad

Hey Hey

Written by Tony Joe White....straight out of the 70's. I remember the Elvis Presley cover of it more than the original. Anyway, here's my cover...thanks

Thanks for your time.

I've got something to tell you
That I think you aught to know
That my eyes are on you baby
Since a long time ago
And now I've finally got the nerve
I'm going to make my move
So don't you try to turn me off
Because it's going to be hard to do

I've got a thing about you baby
There ain't nothing I can do
I've got a thing about you baby
A thing about loving you

Ain't no two ways about it baby
Your love was meant for me
You know I can't do without it
Fits me to a tee
And oh there's something about you baby
I can't get you off my mind
You know I can't live without you
I think about you all the time

Well I've got a thing about you baby
Ain't nothing I can do
I've got a thing about you baby
A thing about loving you
I've got a thing about you baby
There ain't nothing I can do
I've got a thing about you baby
A thing about loving you

Break

Ain't it just like a woman
When she knows she's got her man
She'll wring you out and turn you about
In the palm of her hand
And then she starts to thinking
That maybe she's put you in a bind
She'll give you just a little bit of loving
It'll drive you out of your mind

I've got a thing about you baby
There ain't nothing I can do
I've got a thing about you baby
A thing about loving you
I've got a thing about you baby
There ain't nothing I can do
I've got a thing about you baby
A thing about loving you
I've got a thing about you baby
There ain't nothing I can do
I've got a thing about you baby
A thing about loving you....

Thing About You Baby (cover)

This is a medium paced tune...thank you for dropping in...and taking time to listen...

I'm Sorry Baby

This has been covered by a lot of people so I thought one more wouldn't hurt...........much - :))

This is my take on this classic written by Bob Dylan for the movie Pat Garrett and Billy The Kid. I wrote an extra verse and a bit for it and tried to keep it within the context of the original 2 verses.

Thanks again for dropping in... 

Words (Bob and a bit by Lawrence)
Song creator/owner BOB DYLAN

Please take this badge from me
I can't use it anymore
It's getting way too dark to see
I feel like I'm knocking on heaven's door

Knock, knock, knocking on heaven's door x lots

Mama put my guns in the ground
I can't shoot them anymore
That old cold black cloud is coming down
Feels like I'm knocking on heaven's door

Knock, knock, knocking on heaven's door x lots

(I put in an extra verse here)
Some days the sun don't rise no more
And there ain't no way to see
That cold black cloud is coming down (this is Bob Dylan's line)
Feels like the man is coming for me, Yeah, well I am...

Knock, knock, knocking on heaven's door x lots

The man come see me to take me to heaven's door

Knocking On Heaven's Door

Knocking On Heaven's Door (Bob Dylan cover)

I did this for an amazing, graceful person.
Thanks for dropping by.

Words by John Newton - 1779

Amazing grace how sweet the sound
That saved a wretch like me
I once was lost, but now am found
Was blind, but now I see

It was grace that taught my heart to fear
And grace my fears relieved
How precious did that grace appear
The hour I first believed

Through many dangers, toils and snares
I have already come
'Tis grace has bought me safe thus far
And grace will lead me home

The Lord has promised good to me
His word my hope secures
He will my shield and portion be
As long as my life endures

And when this flesh and heart shall fail
And mortal life shall cease
I shall possess within the veil
A life of joy and peace

When we've been there ten thousand years
Bright shining as the sun
We've no less days to sing God's praise
Than when we've first begun

Amazing Grace (words by John Newton in 1779 - tune unknown)

...just a tiny bit of fading noise...

ex-drummer, ukulele player, sometimes guitar player, keyboard tinkerer and harmonica player. Love to listen to and create music...

Lawrence Farr

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