Morgen, Kinder, wird's was geben (Trad. Weihnachtslied, trad. Christmas Song)

O du fröhliche (Trad. Weihnachtslied, trad. Christmas Song)

New York City 
And the Hudson wind
Like a hurricane breeze
Blowing over me again
The damage and goodbyes
Of all those years ago
Should’ve said hold on baby
But I let you slip and go

Now Vienna at dawn
Into the morning grey
Walking past all the moments
That remain along the way
Every cold street and square
Old pictures cling
But the city is a hunter
Chasing down everything

From the U-Bahn’s roar
To the High Line’s gleam
Two cities breathe at night
Pressed together in a dream
Driving brings me peace
Heavy traffic and convoys
And the echoes of you
Still make a joyful noise

Yeah the echoes of you
Still make a joyful noise
Yeah the echoes of you
Still make a joyful noise

Two Cities (with Joliz)

I got a picture standing on my dresser
It’s been there for as long as you’ve been gone
It seems to me the only way to reach you
Is in my dreams or by the telephone
On the border of goodbye and gone too long

I see your shadow stretching down the highway
I hear an old coyote singing his last song
Winter nights are quiet but heavy with a silence
It’s hard to believe we’re coming up on dawn
On the border of goodbye and gone too long

Springtime in the mountains is coming down
I’ll see you in the Foxglove that covers the ground

I keep your posted notes hidden in the kitchen
They smell of coffee, honey, and old sweet songs
Every word feels like a bridge to somewhere
But I can’t find where the map has been redrawn
On the border of goodbye and gone too long
On the border of goodbye and gone too long

Border Of Goodbye (with Joliz)

In a weathered worn bus stop
Cast beneath the street lamps sheen
Flipping through every word and page
Of an old movie magazine

Oh the world was turning slow
You always loved the summer scene
We took a gamble on each other
Like Tuesday Weld and Steve McQueen

Well the neon spit and sputtered
As you lit your cigarette
I watched your face in the shadows
A vision I could not forget

And the night just slipped away
In the noise on 4th and Green
We were lost in the twilight
Like Tuesday Weld and Steve McQueen

So the years fly like the wind
Shifting high and shifting low
Now we drink to the heroes
Leather boots and picture shows

Was I cool and debonair
Were you something to be seen
In those black and white moments
Like Tuesday Weld and Steve McQueen  
Like Tuesday Weld and Steve McQueen

Tuesday Weld & Steve McQueen (with Joliz)

Fading away
Our town
It’s just fading away
Our town

Running from this April day
Brush in tow to paint the gray
Going dark with nothing to say, hmm
On the flat side of the night
I see darkness you see light
This homegirl is taking flight

Fading away
Our town
It’s just fading away
Our town

Your old plaid suitcase in hand
No destination no plan
It’s not hard to understand, hmm
Can’t give in fall hard and grieve
I’ll rollup my denim sleeves
Give you the miles that you need

Fading away
Our town
It’s just fading away
Our town

Homegirl fading away
Our town
It’s just fading away
Our town

Fading away
Our town
It’s just fading away
Our town

Homegirl fading away
Our town
It’s just fading away

HOMEGIRL (with Joliz)

Falling rain 
Running down the morning 
Waterproof 
No sadness today 

Dry your eyes 
And see us through tomorrow 
If you ever look back 
Don’t ever look away 

Falling rain
Filling up your garden
Waterproof
Running down your rain coat

See the lights
The city is on fire
Don’t you worry
The rain is coming in

Falling stars
On an autumn moon
Morning sun 
Shining on your hair

Falling rain 
Yeah, yeah 
Waterproof 
Falling rain 
Waterproof
Yeah, yeah
Falling rain
Waterproof
Falling rain

Waterproof (with Joliz)

This is our latest song...

We also included a Music Visualizer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gayGD05Z5ss

Shadows danced on my night stand 
Fell asleep in nowhere land 
Showed up on Thursday night 
But I lost that gig to a tribute band 

Took the train down to the east side
Wore my shades just to hide my eyes
Those brownstone girls swirled in my head
And I drifted off and took the ride

And it’s one more night 
One more night 
One more night on Ludlow Street 
And it’s one more night 
One more night 
One more night on Ludlow Street 

Ran into Jane somewhere in between
She sells oils and wears too much green
She said, “rock's a scam and jazz is dead”
And then she kissed my cheek and split the scene

And it’s one more night 
One more night 
One more night on Ludlow Street
You play it straight 
You lose the beat
One more night on Ludlow Street

And it’s one more night 
One more night 
One more night on Ludlow Street

Ludlow Street (with Joliz)

A dear friend asked me if I wanted to set one of his poems to music. Well, I did. And this is what came out of it...

The title of the poem is “Augenblick”, which means "moment", but literally “blink of an eye”.

Augenblick (by Hans H. Hiebel)

Tender day
The eye-lid of the night
Has opened
Time
Is twinkling at us
And because everything is divided
And must be divided
We twinkle back
And death
Closes the lid


Composition, vocal, guitar and piano by Joliz.

The track wouldn't be the same without Robert S. Dean... Thank you!


Augenblick

Spring Forward

There’s a master watching over me
as I go through life’s lessons
a teacher with his hand on my shoulder
giving me his blessings
There’s a guide who stands behind me
as I make all my mistakes
There’s a force that surrounds me
as I grow for Love’s sake

Love fill me up, love fill me up
Fill me up with just the courage I need
Love give me wings, love give me wings
give me wings to fly, set my spirit free

There’s a power I draw from
when I feel weak
There’s a courage I gather
when things look bleak
There’s a source that won’t fail me
when I’m ready to break
There’s a love that surrounds me
as I live for Love’s sake
(chorus)

When I feel like he’s left me
and I can’t feel love there
I sometimes forget the truth
and start to despair
And just when I’m stumbling
and can’t right myself again
I'm reminded Love’s carrying me
right through to the end
(chorus)
(improv/jam) Just so I know, there’s a master watching over me
(chorus)

Spring Forward

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