COUNTRY ALRIGHT
Lyrics & Music & Copyright 2013 by Brian McNulty.  All rights reserved.  

VERSE 1:
My boy & I are by the riverside.
His rod is taller than he is.
I teach him to cast & bait a hook,
Just like my daddy did.

PRE-CHORUS 1:
Our bare feet are in the sand,
And our fishing rods are in our hands.
And everything is alright—
Country alright.

CHORUS 1:
Our spirits are flying high.
I look in his smiling eyes,
And everything is alright-.
Country alright.

VERSE 2:
Ten years later-- same fishing hole,
The cicadas sing their dying song.
Soon my boy will leave for boot camp.
He won’t be here for long.

PRE-CHORUS 2:
Our bare feet are in the sand,
And our fishing rods are in our hands.
And everything is alright—
Country alright.

CHORUS 2:
Our spirits are flying high.
I look in his smiling eyes. 
He’ll serve his country alright—
Country alright.

BRIDGE:
Some moments in life stay with you.
You carry the memories in your mind,
And think of those days when times get tough,
To feel good deep inside.

PRE-CHORUS 3
Now my boy is in a foreign land,
A machine gun is in his hands.
He needs to feel alright—
Country alright. 
He thinks of home and closes his eyes. 

CHORUS 3
And his feet are in the sand.
And his fishing rod is in his hand.
He sees my smiling eyes.
For a moment it is alright—
Country alright!

REPEAT CHORUS 1.


Country Alright

THE DAY YOU DIED
Lyrics & Music by & Copyright 2013 by Brian McNulty.  All rights reserved.

VERSE 1:
The clock keeps ticking in this empty bedroom.
I hear the echoes in my mind.
The silence beneath it feels like a cold, dark tomb.
Time seems so very undefined.

PRE-CHORUS 1:
In half sleep I’ve forgotten and have reached for you in bed.
When my hand finds only air I hug your pillow instead.

CHORUS:
Walled-up streams of hot tears burst through & pour down on my face.
There can be so much power in an empty space.
I can’t fill the hole you left although I’ve tried.
All my befores and afters-- they began and ended the day you died.

VERSE 2:
Your place at the table—it whispers of change.
Your vacant chair tugs upon my heart.
A faint hint of perfume (or cologne) on your bathrobe brings pain.
I wonder how long we will be apart.

PRE-CHORUS 2:
We must have been made one flesh on our wedding day.
Because part of me was ripped out on the day you went away.
CHORUS:
Walled-up streams of hot tears burst through and pour down on my face.
There can be so much power in an empty space.
I can’t fill the hole you left although I’ve tried.
All my befores and afters—they began and ended the day you died.

TAG:
All my befores and afters—they began and ended the day you died.
Whoa oh whoa the day you died.  Whoa oh whoa.

The clock keeps ticking.


The Day You Died

LIVING ON EMPTY
Lyrics by Brian McNulty.  Music by Brian McNulty & Corey Zumsteg. Copyright 2014 by Brian McNulty & Corey Zumsteg.  All rights reserved. 

VERSE 1:
The mill has been abandoned for ten years. 
Weeds took over the parking lot.
News man says things are improving.
I tell you ‘round here they’re not.

PRE-CHORUS 1
Main street looks like a ghost town--
Empty store fronts all around.

CHORUS :
People like you, people like me--
A payday away from poverty.
Cost of living keeps going up.
The paycheck is never enough.
Empty wallet, empty gas tank, I’m living on empty. 
 Living on empty.  Living on empty.

VERSE 2
Boss man shipped my good job down to Mexico,
Where the board earns more and pays less.
The suits on The Hill can’t wait to catch the plane.
They don’t care about us or what is best.

PRE-CHORUS 2
At least the food bank isn’t bare.
I’ve always worked hard, it isn’t fair.

CHORUS :
People like you, people like me--
A payday away from poverty.
Cost of living keeps going up.
The paycheck is never enough.
Empty wallet, empty gas tank, I’m living on empty. 
Living on empty.  Living on empty.

BRIDGE:
I believe in the American Dream,
But things are harder than they should be.

CHORUS :
People like you, people like me--
A payday away from poverty.
Cost of living keeps going up.
The paycheck is never enough.
Empty wallet, empty gas tank, I’m living on empty.
Living On Empty.

TAG:  
But I’m gonna find a way 
to fill up empty.
Fill up empty.


Living On Empty

HOT & SPICY NIGHT
Lyrics and music by Brian McNulty.   Copyright 2014 by Brian McNulty.  All rights reserved.  

VERSE 1:
A hot fire roars in the wood-burnin’ stove.
The smell of your cornbread tickles my nose,
As I walk in and shut the back door.
You drop your silky robe to the floor.
You flash me that come on smile.
Looks like we won’t be eatin’ for a while.

CHORUS:
Your gumbo is bubblin’.  It’s screamin’ my name.
But supper for now is a waitin’ game.
A cold winter wind blows outside.
But inside… oh yeah, inside,
It’s a hot and spicy night.

VERSE 2:
My clothes are a trail leadin’ to the bed.
The candles are lit, tellin’ me what’s ahead.
As we come close together, we hold what is ours.
I sure am glad I sent you those flowers. 
Honey, I want you immensely, intensely.
You got me so hungry.  Have mercy on me.

CHORUS

BRIDGE:
I bet that the gumbo is stuck to the pot.
Won’t be able to stir it.  We’ll spoon off the top.

CHORUS 3:
Your gumbo’s still bubblin’--  still screamin’ my name.
But supper for now is a waitin’ game.
A cold winter wind blows outside.
But inside… oh yeah, inside,
It’s a hot and spicy night.

TAG:
A hot-- soon to be a spicy night.

(Spoken) Baby? You make the best gumbo.


Hot And Spicy Night

On The Warpath (instrumental)

WHEN YOU SAID GOODBYE
Alternative Titles:  Befores And Afters;   An Empty Space.
Lyrics & Music by & Copyright 2013 by Brian McNulty.  All rights reserved.

VERSE 1:
The clock keeps ticking in this empty bedroom.
I hear the echoes in my mind.
The silence beneath it feels like a cold, dark tomb.
Time seems so very undefined.

PRE-CHORUS 1:
In half sleep I’ve forgotten and have reached for you in bed.
When my hand finds only air I hug your pillow instead.

CHORUS:
Walled-up streams of hot tears burst through & pour down on my face.
There can be so much power in an empty space.
I can’t fill the hole you left although I’ve tried.
All my befores and afters-- they began and ended when you said goodbye.

VERSE 2:
Your place at the table—it whispers of change.
Your vacant chair tugs upon my heart.
A faint hint of perfume (or cologne) on your bathrobe brings pain.
I wonder how long we will be apart.

PRE-CHORUS 2:
We must have been made one flesh on our wedding day.
Because part of me was ripped out on the day you went away.
CHORUS:
Walled-up streams of hot tears burst through and pour down on my face.
There can be so much power in an empty space.
I can’t fill the hole you left although I’ve tried.
All my befores and afters—they began and ended when you said goodbye.

TAG:
All my befores and afters—they began and ended when you said goodbye.
Whoa oh whoa you said goodbye
For your very last time.

The clock keeps ticking.


When You Said Goodbye

THINGS WE USED TO DO
Lyrics and music by Brian McNulty & Donovan Tucker.  Copyright 2014 by Brian McNulty & Donovan Tucker.   All rights reserved.
VERSE 1 
We took a hike on my granddaddy’s farm, hunting wildflowers.
You proudly hung on my arm, and we’d laugh for hours.
We cuddled in bed every night,
With both of us turned to the right.
We couldn’t wait for the next morning’s light
To start it all over.
We’d start it all over.

CHORUS:
Things we used to do
They’re like the colors on an old bill-board:
Faded reds and greens and blues;
Memories that we both long for.
It was just me and you,
Loving the things we used to do.
Yeah it was me and you,
Loving the things we used to do.

VERSE 2
You sat as close as you could in my old Chevy.  
You liked to look under my hood.  We were both crazy.
We held hands.  I opened your door.
You squeezed mine and I squeezed yours.
It’s not like that anymore.
Time to start over.
Yeah time to start over.

BRIDGE:
Baby, I miss those times we shared together.
Maybe a kiss tonight will bring us back-- make us right.

CHORUS
Things we used to do
They’re like the colors on an old bill-board:
Faded reds and greens and blues;
Memories that we both long for.
It was just me and you,
Loving the things we used to do.
Yeah it was me and you,
Loving the things we used to do.
 
TAG
Things we used to do.


Things We Used To Do

Buckless
Lyrics by Brian McNulty & James Burnevik.   Music by Brian McNulty.  Copyright 2015.  All rights reserved.     
VERSE 1:
I’m watchin’ and wishin’ you’ll come close my deer.
I’m hopin’ to see you below me right here. 
I’m locked and I’m loaded, waitin’ for a sign
Huggin’ my thirty ot six and feelin’ fine.
I’m wearin’ camouflage down to my big toes
Lookin’ for a buck who’s lookin’ for them does.
After many years without any luck
My buddies tagged me and man it stuck. 

CHORUS:
My buddies call me Buckless.  They never say my name
‘Cause I ain’t tagged a buck—ain’t ever bagged big game.
Yeah I’m buckless, but only ‘cause I’m luckless. 
Oh they call me Buckless, when’ll my luck change? 

VERSE 2:
Last night we warmed up around the deer camp fire
Drinkin’ beer and raisin’ that whiskey bottle higher. 
Now I’m by myself up in my tree stand.
I see it an’ almost drop the gun in my hand:
The most majestic buck that I’ve ever seen
Could get me on the cover of Field & Stream.
I get him in my cross hairs.  It seems kinda wrong
To kill that good ole boy who’s survived so long.

CHORUS 

BRIDGE:
I hesitate in shootin’ in awe of that old soul.
Then he drops in his tracks without a bullet hole.
I ‘m no vet, so it’s hard to gauge.
But I think he died of pure old age.

CHORUS
TAG
Tell me, when’ll my luck change?


Buckless

STILL IN MY DREAMS
Lyrics & Music by & Copyright by Brian McNulty.  All rights reserved.

VERSE 1:
I woke up today with you on my mind.
And I’m feeling kind of sad, but I can’t say why.

CHORUS:
But you’re not in my life anymore.
We don’t talk.  We don’t write.  We don’t get together anymore.
But even though you’re not in my life, you’re still in my dreams.

VERSE 2:
I thought of calling you, but what would I say.
Things ended so badly. Could we ever find the way?

CHORUS:
And you’re not in my life anymore.
We don’t talk.  We don’t write. We don’t get together anymore.
But even though you’re not in my life, you’re still in my dreams.
VERSE 3
I don’t know if I should tell you this.  But what if you feel the same way?
Truth is I’m still in love with you.  But should I simply stay away?

CHORUS
‘Cause you’re not in my life anymore.
We don’t talk.  We don’t write. We don’t get together anymore.
But even though you’re not in my life, you’re still in my dreams.

TAG:
And the shame of it all is that you’re not in my life,
when you’re still in my dreams. 


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