I love sad songs, I wish I could sing them better...

Unspoken
We don’t speak of love
Or what our hearts dream of
In these quiet days

And the silence
Is more than I can bear
And so I filled the air
In my careless way

It’s no wonder why we don’t see eye to eye
We’ve grown so far apart,
And I don’t remember why

But love goes on
Even after everything went wrong
Though we tried with all that we have known
We’re little more than strangers on our own

Love’s sweet remains
Burning from the fire of younger days
We’re searching for the ashes of those ways
Scattered by the wind and blown away

There’s a picture 
When we were young and free
The world was at our feet
Before it all crashed in

And if I could
I would go back there in time
Erase the sadness in your smile
And we could start again

Yes I know that we would up just the same
Out here alone together
Wondering who’s to blame

Unspoken
Words I didn’t say
I think that it’s too late

unspoken

this is a rough version hopefully I will have it better in the next few days.  Other than my school project, this is the first track i've uploaded in more than six months, I have a few others cooking...
 i have such a hard time with vocals, please don't pay too much attention to them

This one’s gonna hurt, it’s gonna make me wanna cry
And turn things upside down, and still I’ll wonder why
You made me feel alive, but now I want to die
You took away my wings when you taught me how to fly

This one’s gonna hurt, more than anything I’ve known
It makes me question everything, what is right and what is wrong
What it means to be redeemed, to come off of that ledge
And you see the one you love still dancing on the edge

In this dirty dusty room, it’s like an empty tomb
There’s an echo in the hall, but no one there to hear me call
But know I tried to make it right
I tried to save us from the fall

I don’t know what to do, I can’t believe it’s true
I was living in a dream, but I know now what it means
To wake up in the cold, when everything went wrong
And the life we knew is gone

This one’s gonna hurt, and it’s more than I can stand
When I can’t hold you close, with these two empty hands
I was searching for a sign, to know how you would feel
I wish I could change your mind
But I know you never will…

This One's Gonna Hurt (rough mix)

okay I fleshed it out and worked on the vocal...
NOTE: I finally took those annoying breaths out of the vocal track!

This one’s gonna hurt, it’s gonna make me wanna cry
And turn things upside down, and still I’ll wonder why
You made me feel alive, but now I want to die
You took away my wings when you taught me how to fly

This one’s gonna hurt, more than anything I’ve known
It makes me question everything, what is right and what is wrong
What it means to be redeemed, to come off of that ledge
And you see the one you love still dancing on the edge

In this dirty dusty room, it’s like an empty tomb
There’s an echo in the hall, but no one there to hear me call
But know I tried to make it right
I tried to save us from the fall

I don’t know what to do, I can’t believe it’s true
I was lost inside a dream, but I know now what it means
To wake up in the cold, when everything went wrong
And the life we knew is gone

This one’s gonna hurt, and it’s more than I can stand
When I can’t hold you close, with these two empty hands
I was searching for a sign, to know how you would feel
I wish I could change your mind
But I know you never will…

This Ones Gonna Hurt (Complete Mix)

Seems I write depressing sad songs, disco, or blues. Disco must be next haha. 

Turn the wine into water, turn the water into wine
You’re never gonna quench your thirst for whisky smooth and fine
And you can sail across the desert, walk across the sea
But the thing that you are running from, will find you eventually

But you’re young and your time will come
You’re young and your time will come

So this is ain't you expected, not what you hoped to find
you swallowed all your anger and you buried it inside
But soon the seed is gonna wake up, and the passion flower root
And resentment grows within you as you taste your bitter fruit

But you’re young and your time will come
You’re young and your time will come
You run back to where you’re from you don’t know that you are free
The way you see the world ain't how you want the world to be
you’re young and your time will come

If you think you can find happiness you can leave this all behind
We’ll stray the path and wander 'til we find our peace of mind
Now the world is on your shoulders, and it doesn’t have to be
You have found someone to share the load, now set your spirit free

And we're young and our time will come
You’re young and your time will come
Look beyond the windows and the walls and see the view
There’s a door inside here somewhere, the other side waits for you
Cause you’re young and your time will come

Your Time Will Come

Well I almost scrapped this song but after 3 weeks writing words, and then realizing how fun it is to sing, i kept it. I'm trying to figure out how to add a little lightheartedness to my music, but i think this one just turned out creepy lol. NOTE:  I always felt a little uncomfortable with the words, i just really didn't like them, so I reworked the chorus and a few other lines, and rerecorded the vocals. It seems a little better now...
 

I've seen my own worst enemy
Every night just staring back at me
Through the mirror with such animosity
And baby, it drives me crazy
I don’t understand what’s with this guy,
He don’t know that he’s alive
He combs his hair on the wrong side

I don’t expect you to understand,
But I’ve got these hammers for my hands
I like to start with everything
and smash away what I don’t need
and scattered all around are the pieces off of me
oh baby can’t you see what this done has to me

It’s a strange strange situation 
I need a little information
If it’s real or just imagination
Don’t say it’s so, I can’t believe 
Its down to you and me again
Up against the world my friend
Who can say   how this will end
 
It’s 3am and you’re slamming doors
Cause ‘I don’t speak your language anymore’
While I’m on my knees picking pieces
Of me up off the floor, 
I can’t lose much more, these pieces could be the last of me,
I wish I could see the way you see
is there anything left in this debris

Hammer Hands

Note: The i tweaked the mix a little bit, sounds a little better now..
Okay so i started a little early on my pride track for this year. It was supposed to be uplifting and happy, but Alabama just passed a law very similar, and yet worse, than Florida's idiotic don't say gay bill. So i finished this up, and it's a little acerbic. It's pride weekend here in Mobile this anyway so I guess it's as a good a time as any!

With my complete and heartfelt apology to Anastacia...

Here’s to the ones that feel like they don’t belong,
That are looking for a reason to keep hanging on
You’ve got a friend in me and you know that it’s so
And together we are stronger than you will ever know

If there’s a way to stand out you’ll find it
When it’s your time to shine you will blind them!

Now there’s a word going ‘round they’re tryna shut us down
Cause we don’t act like the others in their country club towns
And they’re spreading lies, they try to dehumanize
But they’re just putting us down to bring their selves up high

And we’ll never back down, we’re gonna stand our ground
And we won’t shut up, we’re gonna shout out loud

It’s our life and we’re gonna live it
They don’t have what it takes to break our spirit,
There’s a word that they hate, but they’re gonna hear it,
We’re gonna sing it out loud today, that word is,,,

Now it seems insane, they have so much to gain,
When they create some kind of drama just to smear our name,
We all have fear, and we all have pain,
But a little understanding goes a long, long way

And we’ll never back down, we’re gonna stand our ground
And we won’t shut up, we’re gonna shout out loud

It’s our life and we’re gonna live it
They don’t have what it takes to break our spirit,
There’s a word that they hate, but they’re gonna hear it,
We’re gonna sing it out from up above, that word is,,,
LOVE!

Love is the answer
Love brings understanding
Love pulls us together
It’s a word so demanding
Love wins over hate
It always prevails
Love tolerates,
Love never fails!
Love is what guides us,
It’s a beacon that blinds us
It will always finds us
Love will unite us!

The Word Is Love (Pride 2022)

i reworked this song, I never really finished it when i posted it, i just kind of wanted to move on. This is a better song now.. I still can't get the vocals to sound right.. 
NOTE: I remixed this song, was able to get the pops and crackles out of the vocals

The evening fog had come, floating softly from the sea
and turned the world into a dream, where there is only you and me
when long ago we walked this shore,
and we had it all, but nothing more
not a memory you would keep
but it was everything to me

now time has burned away the fog, and we’ve come back to this place 
the silver sea and midnight sky underneath the milky way
but something’s lost along the way
where the water meets the sky so far away
it’s an illusion of the sea
they never really come to be

all I ever wanted, everything I thought I needed
I hoped to find in your heart     
If all of this meant nothing
then we’ve wasted all our time
We tried to be something we’re not
The same mistakes we’re making
The same bad road we’re taking 

It washes over me 
this is real, and not my dream
Let this be, go and find the one you need,
Who loves you for the things they see
Not what I want you to be
Not what you want me to be…

What I Wanted You To Be

this is a working title.. Working on vocals now but it's been so long since I posted anything i thought what the heck, it kind of stands on its own with the cool detuned guitars and cheesy nineties synth...it is still in the embryonic stage...

where do the people go when they stop dancing INSTR

One more EDM dance song examining what happens when we die lol.
Oy, this one was really tough. I have such a hard time with words. I guess by now, half the population doesn't even know what 't-tops' are anymore! The vocal is really out of my range, and transposing was nearly impossible but I did drop it down all I could without being in the mud then i did what i could do vocal wise. The demo I used to practice was kind of fun I might post that later...

Ah, those hot summer nights when it felt alright
Seems like yesterday
With a bottle of booze and your platform shoes
Off to dance the night way

And you ride through town with the t-tops down
And the wind blowing fast and cool
And you’re revved up hot in the parking lot
Nowhere to go and nothing to do

It’s the summer of dreams when you’re seventeen
There's no way that you can't win
Try new things, spread your wings
You don’t think about the summer’s end

Music’s loud in this lively crowd
She's dancing around the room
With the strangers you know and the friends that you don’t
Then you just turn around and they’re all gone

Where do the dancers go, when they’re not dancing anymore
Where do the dancers go when their feet aren’t on the dance floor
To the underground? To the atmosphere?
Do you stay around, do you disappear
To the great unknown, where the wild winds blow,
It’s a short ride here but a long way home   

Ah, those hot summer nights when it felt alright
What did we know
Now you lie in bed the music in your head
but you can't go back to long ago

when the dance is done and the lights come on
We all need a place to shed our skin
Place like home just to rest our bones till the night comes ‘round again

Where Do The Dancers Go When They're Not Dancing Anymore (VOCAL)

I don’t want to be the one you call up on the telephone
To see if I could come around ‘cause you don’t wanna be alone

Don’t get me wrong I want to spend some time with you
Don’t get me wrong I’m not sure you feel the same for me I feel for you

I don’t want to be the one that you find looking in your eyes
When the lights are turned down low
And suddenly I’m paralyzed

It makes my heart start to flutter my knees they shake
and it's too late to cover

I don’t want to be the one that ends up feeling like a fool
when it crashes to the ground, and love has faded out of view

Love’s so overrated, it makes your life so complicated

I Don't Want To Be The One

This is a ghost story...

I’m waiting, just outside the garden wall
I’m standing where our vows were made
Still waiting, underneath the moonless sky
As the final light of summer fades

now one by one, the streetlights glow
And this becomes a magic place
But if you don’t come home, I’ll turn to stone
Like the statues by the garden gate

Heaven, is a place I cannot reach,  
So I walk this garden faithfully
My heaven, will be the day we’ll finally be
Where the flowers grow up wild and free

And as they bloom their perfume grows
It lingers in the humid air
If I could, I’d give all I owned
If in this moment we could share

I won’t give up, I won’t give in
I’m always waiting here for you
To see your smile, to touch your skin
As seasons come and go I’m here for you
 
One day we will rise up, above this twilight garden
When at last we’re together again 
Discovering new horizons

The Twilight Garden

I never really cared for the finished product i posted last week, it never really sounded right. I loved the Roy Bittan style piano, and that took a long time to learn and record, but it didn't work so i scrapped it for the fender organ that i played on the fly. And I transposed it up a third, and reworked the words and completely remixed it.  I think it works a lot better now.. 

I don’t want to be the one you call up on the telephone
To see if I could come around ‘cause you don’t wanna be alone
Don’t get me wrong I want to spend some time with you
Don’t get me wrong but do you feel the same for me I feel for you
I don’t want to be the one that’s always looking in your eyes
Then you turn lights down low
And suddenly I’m paralyzed
It makes my heart start to stutter my knees they shake
and my words they flutter
I don’t want to be the one that ends up feeling like a fool, 
I don’t want to be the one when love has faded and we’re through
Love’s so overrated, it makes your life so complicated

I Don't Want To Be The One (Redux)

So I am still experimenting, and trying new styles and themes. Some are hits and some are misses, but i guess its about growth lol. the vocals are rough, i have a tough time singing


My apologies to depeche mode..

The words are kind of like a riddle...

You’re a crown without a king
I’m a pawn without a game
You are daddy’s claim to fame
And I’m the one that takes the blame

But I believe that you can see
There’s a part of you in me
And soon you’ll know it’s true
There’s a part of me in you

Don’t you feel it in your heart?
We’re not that far apart

Two sides of the same dime
But how can either shine
When your daddy’s so inclined
To keep his pocket lined

He’s the master of our fate
We can beat him at his game

We can take the things we’ve learned
And work until the tide is turned
Or strike a match and watch it burn
Which do you prefer

I can see the signs
The longing in your eyes
The hurt you try to hide
Behind the veiled disguise

To be the master of your fate
Patiently you wait

We can take the things we’ve learned
And work until the tide is turned
Or strike a match and watch it burn
Which do you prefer

We can play by all the rules
only speak the truth
There’re more exciting things to do
Which one do you choose?

It all comes down to where we are
You’re in the light I’m in the dark
But we decide what’s right and wrong
Good or bad, weak or strong
Think for yourself it’s not too late
Who’s the master of their fate

The Master Of Your Fate

So, this is another one that i did kind of at the beginning, and I could never get it right, so i did a little makeover on it. I changed the key so I wouldn't have to sing in the break so much, and I added some harmony, which I totally cheated on. 

Here's  the original description...

So the narrator wants to write a beautiful song for the one he loves, but he hears the adage that you have to write 200 bad songs before you can write one good song. So, he writes 200 songs and throws them away so he can have a perfect song to express his love...this is not that perfect song, it's a tribute to that perfect song lol

200 words, I’ve written down
In this beat up yellow pad I carry around
Each ones a mirror of you
Reflections straight and true
the truth and beauty that is you
I have found

2oo lines, I poured into
Give me the strength I need to finally face the truth
It’s too late to start again
Look at the state I’m in
How could I ever win, then I found you

Hold on! The world opened up before me
Hold on! It’s unfamiliar territory
Give me shelter from the storm
Wrap me in your arms
keep me safe from harm

And every word, that I write
Fills up the lonely days all the lonely nights
Words I never said, that I wrote down instead
Kept them in my head till I turn out the lights

Hold on! The world opened up before me
Hold on! It’s unfamiliar territory
give me shelter from the storm
Wrap me in your arms
keep me safe from harm

200 songs I threw away
200 chords and notes I lost until today
Each one a painting bold,
Our stories never told
Forged in fire and wrought in gold, I thought I’d never play

200 Words

Now rest your head and close your eyes
Sweet darling don’t you cry
I am right here by your side

leave the troubled world outside
In the morning
I know things will be alright

Maybe I’m too naïve but when I look at you I still believe
Together we’ll get through the night

I’ve seen you struggle with your fears
And I look beyond your tears
I have seen the way you try 

You took the chance to have it all 
And you were not afraid to fall
But were afraid that you would fly

Maybe I’m too naive but when I look at you I still believe
W e can reach the sky

Let’s Give it one more try
We’ll rise up to find new heights
Spread our wings and aim towards the sky
Hang on and we’ll take flight

You taught me how to start again  
What it means to be a friend
When I felt so all alone 

You showed me what it means to love
And how it feels to be loved
 A thing not everybody knows

If I could only be just half of what you see in me
I would know where I belong

Taking Flight

Happy Holidays!

Red and green
A pretty drawing of a Christmas tree
Drawn by a child that’s waiting patiently
For the surprises that the season brings

Red and green
brought from the attic in a box of dreams
or found together in some winter scene
is exactly what December needs

eyes wide with wonder
the thrill that the season brings  
candlelight glowing
trees lit up in red and green
such a warm and sentimental scene

Red and green
Like the traffic lights on the busy streets
All the chores the shoppers must complete
Before the family time on Christmas eve

Red and green
Christmas s  hould mean much more than buying things
Red’s the love for all earth’s living things
And green the promise of the coming spring

it brings Joy for the children
Hope for a better new year
Memories of the simple days
Thoughts of loved ones no longer here
And to those we raise a glass of cheer

 Red and green
Means so much more than buying things
Red’s the love for all earth’s living things
And green the promise of the coming spring

Here’s to you from me, and to all the generations
A wish for hope and peace and joyful celebrations

Red And Green (Christmas Song)

I was headed home thru Hattiesburg 
In an icy cold  December 
On a train: the Crescent City line
To my hometown for Christmastime

I was watching out the window
As the train pulled out into the snow
The western sky was glowing red
as the night turned purple overhead

Between the sunset and the evening stars
Planes were leaving long white scars
I’d given anything to be up there
Flying far away from here

That was years ago
The last time that I went home
Now I’d give anything to go back where I belonged

Oh, to walk down those familiar streets
In the town that held my secrets deep
To see the soft glow of the Christmas lights
In the windows around the old house of mine

To feel the warmth of Christmas from years ago
But things have changed so much I know
We all have gone separate ways
And it all feels so far away

Everyone I’ve known has come and gone
Friends and family that I depended on
That world is gone
And I stand alone 
I just want to go back home where I belong

If Christmas wishes did come true
I would have a million reason to 
Get back on the crescent city train
And start the new year home again

I just want to go back home

The Last Time I Went Home

I might write a song for you
Seems like a natural thing to do
Not to praise all the good in you
I feel the need to give the devil his due

it's not exactly a song of love
it's a laundry list of what you have done
It’s a PSA for the underdogs
A cautionary tale about the fool that i was 

Whenever i sing this song
I hope you sing along
One day you’ll wonder where i have gone
And realize how you done me wrong

A little tale of a wild romance
A little tango without the dance
I was a victim of circumstance
not everyone deserves a second chance

You left me so confused
I've got nothing else left to lose
Its safe to say that you were amused
It’s such a thrill for you to tighten the screws

You know…
I could write a traveling song
It maybe time that i moved along
Hit the highway and keep  on going
Let it take me where the wind is blowing

I Might Write A Song For You

Don’t leave me out in the rain

What have we done, it’s happened again
How did we end up together in this burning bed
a vulnerable moment, a trick of the night
You are a worthy opponent, now i’m too tired to fight

So much depends upon the weather
clouds form so easily
So much depends upon the question
You don;t know what you ask of me..

your bag’s by the door, there’s papers to sign
Things to sort on the floor; what’s yours and what’s mine
we can’t stay together, i say can’t stay apart
When It feels like it’s over, it’s a brand new start

So much depends upon the weather
The storm breaks so easily
It don’t depend upon the answer
I already know that you’re leaving me

In case you change your mind, I’m easy to find
I’ll be frozen in time where you left me behind
I am mostly to blame, and i hate to complain
But it seems like a shame
Don’t leave me out in the rain..
tears on my face, tearing my clothes, calling your name!

So much depended on whether
Hearts break so easily 
nothing depends upon the answer
you’re already leaving me

I mostly complain, and i might be to blame

Don't Leave Me Out In The Rain

So this was going to be a nineties throwback petshop boys style piece. I could never get it right, it's such a nihilistic piece. This is a very rough version, two takes on the piano, and a few takes on the vocal.

Let’s go, just you and I, 
while the world still dreams below the starry sky
Down the lonely street into an empty town 
From our mindless sleep on to Hallowed ground

I always thought there would be time
but i watched it slip away before my eyes
Yet we had time for our goodbyes
Looking out, at the edge of the demise

Without you here, what would I be?
Within your arms, you comfort me
You keep me close, 
you set me free!

It doesn’t end with a whimper or a bang, 
We just slowly fade to black from where we came
It doesn’t end in flood or fire,
It all just simply falls to our desire

will there ever be another?

A Love Song From The End Of The World

This isn't autobiographical in any way, it's just a story...
forgive my singing and the possibly (definitely) over the top background vox lol..

The way the morning broke that day
The sun was coming up in such an ordinary way
The day they sent you away
How could we get that news on such a lovely summer day?
a mother lost in all her tears
a brother lost inside his fear
How could they do this thing to you?
It don’t seem real, it can’t be true

for me the days were flying by
For you the world was standing still, i wondered why
It’s the beginning of the end
All The time that’s lost that you could never find again

And it seemed like a million years 
But the day at last appeared
Where was your life when you came home?
The world had left you all alone

And when our mother died, it finally broke in you
I know you never cried, and if i were you i’d be angry too
I found your guitar by your door
You said that you would never play it anymore
Some nights i hear it through the walls
It takes me back to times when we were brothers through it all

You were always there for me
Even when you couldn’t be
I wish they hadn’t stole your life away
For some little thing, that’s not a crime today
I hope you know, good things will come to you one day,
Just keep holding on, I’m with you all the way…

Oh, my brother,  sweet brother

Brother

For Pride 2023, a few days early... even my happy songs are sad lol

I don’t know how many sleepless nights
I’ve spent along the riverside
Searching for some kind of light
To call my own
‘Cause you kept me down for so long
That the darkness seemed like all I've known
I never dreamed that the light was right here all along

Now I'm Leaving the dark behind. I’m ready to let love shine!

I’m not gonna be the bad guy in your story
Or the fall guy for your glory
Why do you knock me down just to make yourself look strong?
The road that I'm on leads to a world you'll never know
But that don’t mean it’s wrong
Your path is yours, and my path is all my own

A world of my own design And i’m gonna take the time to…!  

Celebrate the life we’re living
Celebrate the love we’re given
Our time while we are young
Celebrate the friends here with us
Celebrate the ones we're missing
Celebrate Until we’re filled with laughter, life and love

There’s something in me that you despise
And for that i won’t apologize
I'll forgive and forget, I’m not angry at the world anymore
‘cause i realize how far I've come
And all the friends I’ve lost and loved  
Who has time for people who don’t know what love is for?

I’ll leave them all behind And i believe it’s time to…!

War will never bring you peace
Understanding’s what we need

Celebrate! (Pride 23)

NOTE: I tweaked the mix a bit, brought down the drums vocals and replaced the file,, it sounds better now.. 

This was first done a couple of years ago, and since I've gotten a little better at recording now, esp vocals,  I thought I'd give it another try. I rerecorded the vocals and bass, and tweaked everything else..

Thanks to all for tolerating these little disco songs lol

We made it to the other side
Once more through the darkness we survived
We're never going back again,
We're stronger now than we've ever been

You touched my heart and now I know what love is for
The world awaits beyond the door

Here we go, one more song to change the world 
If not I trust we won't let this world change us

Ooh, we finally found the rhythm and our hearts can beat as one
We are the chosen ones, shining brighter than the sun
Ooh, with all that we are given we should learn to rise above
I want to believe in love, It's all I'm dreaming of

When you're out there all alone,
Fighting for your cause and you can't go home,
Remember just where you belong,
I am on your side and you can't go wrong

You took my hand and now I know what life is for,
The world it waits beyond our door,

We Finally Found The Rhythm <redo>

So I was supposed to do a fishing song last week for father's day where I play sometimes, but I didn't know any, and I just couldn't find one that would fit my style, so I decided to write this one. I didn't sing it though, it's too slow and depressing (surprise!) haha. But here is a rough version of it, I'm working on a more finished version now.

This is just a story, my Dad did take out to the Old Lock to fish when I was little, but I kind of hated it, because I had to be quiet and still for 3 hours sitting in a boat.. and my Dad died when I was a teenager so we never went out there later in life.. he was a cool guy, he actually built fishing boats, they weren't anything fancy but it was really amazing to me that he could do that in his little shed in the back yard.. 

Getting up at 4a m before the birds are singing
Rise and shine to the smell of the coffee percolating
Load up the truck put the gear in the boat we’ll spend the day out fishing 
What a way to spend a saturday, out on the river 
And the coffeeville road is dark and long but we know which way to go
we’ve been this way a million times to our favorite fishing hole…
The old lock and dam on the Tombigbee river..

 Take me down to the river one more time
 
Let’s go while there’s still time, while the light still shines
And we can feel the breeze, and watch the wind blow through the trees 
The way it used to b  
 
The river is life, the river is love, but the river is tough sometimes
But the river is hope, t r is dreams , as  it runs through my life
it’s full of the memories of my dad and me together
And it feels like it goes on and on, but nothing lasts forever

 And the Coffeeville road don’t seem as long as it did those years ago
And were going one more time to our favorite fishing hole..

Take me down to the river one more time
You can put your feet in the water to ease your troubled mind
Let’s go while there’s still time, while the light still shines
And we can feel the breeze, and watch the shadows through the trees
My Dad and me…

Fathers Day (guitar and piano}

A few small changes to the words...
This was tough, I have such a rough time with recording vocals, i rerecorded some of the vocals and remixed the track..

Getting up at 4a m before the birds are singing
Rise and shine to the smell of coffee percolating
Load up the truck put the gear in the boat we’ll spend the day out fishing 
What a way to spend a saturday, out on the river 
And the coffeeville road is dark and long but we know which way to go
we’ve been this way a million times to our favorite fishing hole…
The old lock and dam on the Tombigbee river..

Take me down to the river one more time
Let me put my feet in the water to ease my mind 
Let’s go while there’s still time, while the light still shines
And we can feel the breeze, and watch the wind blow through the trees 
The way it used to be  
 
The river is life, the river is love, but the river is tough sometimes
And the river is hope, the river  is dreams , as  it runs through our lives
it’s full of the memories of the times we had together
And it feels like it goes on and on, but nothing lasts forever

 And the Coffeeville road don’t seem as long as it did those years ago
And were going one more time to our favorite fishing hole..

Take me down to the river one more time
You can put your feet in the water to ease your troubled mind
Let’s go while there’s still time, while the light still shines
And we can feel the breeze, and watch the shadows through the trees
My Dad and me…

Father's Day {Complete}

My friend Jeff Roberts did an incredible remix of this humble song and turned it into something really fantastic, more than I thought possible! He is also responsible for the  bass and drums, and additional guitar, keys and all the other cool things in the mix. He is a talented musician as well as a  great producer/engineer. Thank you Jeff!

We Finally Found The Rhythm <<Jeff Roberts REMIX>>

Don't you hate it when people start describing a dream they had? I hope not..

I saw an angel in my  dream
Torn and tattered were her wings
And She revealed the truth to me
And it brought me to my knees
It made everything so clear
And my eyes filled with tears
But when i wiped the tears away
Her words had faded in the day

I met a man who came to me
From a land across the sea
He had stardust in his eyes
as we looked toward the sky
He held my face in his two hands
I  felt the fire flow through his veins
And I trembled in my fear
As I whispered in his  ear

Show me the way to get back home
Show me the place where i belong
Give me the stars to light the road
Show me the way to get back home

if it's not too late
Show me how to change our fate
and we all have lost the way
And there's no time left to wait

As i stand before you now
Feeling naked and ashamed 
At the mercy of it all
because I gave it all away

Angel, please return to me

Show Me The Way Home

The night was cool, as we watched the moon move through the trees
The branches swaying overhead, to the music in the breeze
Now we’re alone, underneath a giant moon of gold
Scattered diamonds in the sky, as the summer night unfolds

I don’t know if i’m awake or am i dreaming
Am i alive or have we reached the gates of heaven
I don’t know, but I’ll never let you go
And We won’t let this feeling end
This is where our life begins

The night was made for me and you
But the morning came too soon
And we can never bring it back into the tune
Our love song underneath the lover’s moon
 
Now the light streams in to the bedroom between the window shades
And the dust it dances in the sun like glitter in the rain
  The room is still, as the sunlight crawls across the floor
Who could be in this paradise,, and ask for any more?

I'd give you all your heart desired if I were able
And leave it all for you here on your bedside table
So you would know, how I hate to see you go
Maybe you’ll remember me, In your lazy summer dreams…

Last night was made for me and you
But the morning came too soon
And we can never bring it back into the view
Faded memories underneath the lover’s moon

Underneath The Lover's Moon

I rerecorded the vocals, and remixed and mastered the track..
A song about addiction...

A change in the weather might bring me around again
You know I never liked the cold
A chance to turn this back around my friend
A chance to save my immortal soul
  
Nothing else that came so easy ever felt the same
But nothing hard to hold will ever stay
I watch the clouds form through the window pane
It fills the empty hours of the day

So I know one thing for sure…
It’s gonna rain today

The stars fall from the sky and wash up on the shore
Glowing softly blue before they fade
It’s every star i’ve ever wished upon
Now lying silent in their grave

No one that came before you made me feel that way
But I know what’s hard to hold will never stay
I watched the  stars fall from my window pane
And now I'm pleading for the light. of. day.

I know one thing for sure…
It’s gonna rain today
Somebody help me,
It’s going to rain today

Sometimes it seems this flood will never end
Sometimes it seems that all there is is drought
Sometimes the stars are shining in my hands
But they’re mostly full of doubt..

one thing’s for certain I can say…
It’s going to rain today
Somebody help me,
It’s going to rain today
Oh, won’t you save me,
Before the stars all fade away

It's Going To Rain Today

3 Christmas Cards

card 1
The snow is falling through the pines,
And a gentle wind is blowing
As the flurries fly, through the moonlit sky
The winter world is glowing

I wish you peace, this special night,
I hope the new year works out right
And I wish that we, could get together for a while,
I miss the laughter, and the adventures, I miss your pretty smile,

card 2
The house is shining warm and bright
The chimney smoke is flowing
Inside the people smile, and for a little while,
Their hearts are overflowing

I wish you joy, this special day
And I hope the new year goes our way,
I wish that we could see you here again,
I miss you, and I love you, and I'm lost without my friend

card 3
As this town gets dark, there’s skaters in the park
And the carolers are singing
Such a pretty scene dressed in red and green,
And joyful bells are ringing

And I wish you peace,
I wish you love,
And I wish you all your heart dreams of,
And I wish you hope, in times when hope seems lost
I wish this for you, and for    me, and I wish it for the world.

Three Christmas Cards

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Thank you all for listening and your incredible comments, I appreciate you all

Chris Huff

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