Did you hear the story 
about the boy who forgot his name?
Did you hear the story 
about the girl who did the same?
Here we are again.
Take my hand
I'll show you something grand.
Don't be shy.
We can fly.
Take my hand.
I'll show you something grand.
I'm not a ghost. 
I'm not a shadow.
Don't turn away.
Did you hear the story 
about the boy who forgot his name?
Did you hear the story 
about the girl who did the same?
I'm not a ghost 
I'm not a shadow
Don't turn away
Take my hand.
I'll show you something grand.
I know you've been told all this before.
Don't be shy.
Open up the door.
I know you've been hurt before.
Open up the door.
Take my hand.
I'll show you something grand.
Take my hand.
I'll show you something grand.


Did You Hear the Story About the Boy Who Forgot his Name?

The West Memphis Three (Finally Free)

Purple Rain (Instrumental)

We sailed on an ocean of regret,
Until we found a land where we could forget

We see the flash of headlines in the sky. 
There are no more bargains left for us to buy

We hear a whistling in our heads.
We are done sleeping in our beds

We hear a siren song that fills the air
If you woke us we would fall

We once were the children of the future.
We are now the children of the past.

We sailed on an ocean of regret,
Until we found a land where we could forget

Midnight (The Children of the Past)

*a wikiloops collaboration: https://t.co/LlLr88TjAi

I saw a spaceman in the park
I saw UFOs in the dark
I saw refugees on TV
I saw the vapor trail of a fighter jet cross the sky
I heard the wail of a mother cry
There are missiles hidden in the west
There are missiles hidden in the east
I saw mankind buried in the belly of a beast

I saw a spaceman in the dark
I saw a homeless man in the park
I saw refugees in the street  I saw UFOs on TV
I saw the vapor trail of a fighter jet cross the sky
I heard the wail of a mother cry
There are missiles hidden in the west
There are missiles hidden in the east
I saw mankind buried in the belly of a beast

wikiloops.com Blues jams

UFOs (Ziggy Stardust To Major Tom)

*a wikiloops collaboration: https://t.co/Ugl9SoR1Th

I saw a spaceman in the park
I saw UFOs in the dark
I saw refugees on TV
I saw the vapor trail of a fighter jet cross the sky
I heard the wail of a mother cry
There are missiles hidden in the west
There are missiles hidden in the east
I saw mankind buried in the belly of a beast

I saw a spaceman in the dark
I saw a homeless man in the park
I saw refugees in the street I saw UFOs on TV
I saw the vapor trail of a fighter jet cross the sky
I heard the wail of a mother cry
There are missiles hidden in the west
There are missiles hidden in the east
I saw mankind buried in the belly of a beast

Unidentified Flying Objects

my lyric/vocal/guitar backed by the "Delta Voodoo Kings"

He sang a tune or two in a one man band
then hopped a train to a distant and nameless land.
And in a boxcar he heard someone say,
'You can't take back what you never gave away'.

No you can’t take back what you never gave away.
There are rumors of war; there are holes in the sky.
The dead line the roads but no one hears them cry.
The living are throwing stones into an empty well.

Their houses are bare; they have nothing left to sell.
I hum along to a song that I know and understand
as I trudge toward that distant and nameless land.
And in the darkness I hear someone say,

'You can't take back what you never gave away'.
No you can’t take back what you never gave away.
There are rumors of war; there are holes in the sky.
The dead line the roads but no one hears them cry.

Syria

I see a rider on the horizon
He rides a dark horse
He’s a stranger, he’s way off course
The mob outside my window makes do
With a hangman’s noose
They devour lies, 
There’s darkness in their eyes
We hobble through a world of faces
Someone blows a lonely horn
Everything is smashed, our hearts are torn
We're locked in a box with no key
No one is true, no one is free
I see a rider on the horizon
He rides a dark horse

A Dark Horse

He sang a tune or two in a one man band 
Then hopped a train to a distant and nameless land 
And in a boxcar he heard someone say, 
‘You can’t take back what you never gave away’.
There are rumors of war; there are holes in the sky. 
The dead line the roads but no one hears them cry. 
The living are throwing stones into an empty well
Their houses are bare; they have nothing left to sell
I hum along to a song that I know and understand 
As I trudge toward that distant and nameless land
And in the darkness I hear someone say, 
‘You can’t take back what you never gave away’

He sang a tune or two...

If this was the last word you ever heard
Would you give it back?
If this was the last song ever sung
Would you let it go?

Once there was a princess
Who rode on a horse made of snow
She searched for a lost dove
She searched for love

If this was the last song ever sung
Would you let it go?
If this was the last word you ever heard
Would you give it back?

Once there was a man who wore a black mask.
He had a dark past.
If this was the last word you ever heard,
Would you give it back?

If this was the last song ever sung
Would you let it go?
If I took off the mask
Would you take me back?

If I told you the truth
Would you let me go?
Once there was a princess
Who rode on a horse made of snow

If this was the last song ever sung
Would you let it go?
If I took off the mask
Would you take me back?

On A Horse Made Of Snow

Musicians are listed here: wikiloops.com/backingtrack-jam-202063.php

Greta Garbo turns and takes the world in
Some say she is a ghost
Others say she has a twin

A girl plays a toy guitar in a child’s room
Her song is long and blue
Her voice is strong and true

 

A marionette dances to an old tune
The umbrella man dresses all in black
Minneapolis ablaze beneath half a moon
The horses turn back

The mannequins in L.A. are on fire
The hymn books burn in the upper room
Of the church choir

Greta Garbo turns and takes the world in
Some say she is a ghost
Others say she has a twin

Greta Garbo (Some Say She Is A Ghost)

My lyric/vocal additional musicians  https://www.wikiloops.com/backingtrack-jam-210057.php

Goodbye Mister Blue
The strippers in NYC are going to miss you
Goodbye Mister Blue
The Greyhound bus departs at noon
Outside of town
They’re offering free rides in a hot air balloon
Charlatan or clown
The understudy on the stage is going down
Goodbye Mister Blue
The whores in L.A. are going to miss you

Greta Garbo turns and takes the world in
Some say she is a ghost
Others say she has a twin
A girl plays a toy guitar in a child’s room
Her song is long and blue
Her voice is strong and true
Goodbye Mister Blue
The strippers in NYC are going to miss you

Goodbye Mister Blue

A marionette dances to an old tune
The umbrella man dresses all in black
Minneapolis ablaze beneath half a moon
The horses turn back
The mannequins in L.A. are on fire
The hymn books burn in the upper room of the church choir
Goodbye Mister Blue
The whores in L.A. are going to miss you

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