by Steve Winwood and Will Jennings

(inspired by cover version by James Vincent McMorrow) 

Think about it, there must be higher love
Down in the heart or hidden in the stars above
Without it, life is wasted time
Look inside your heart, I'll look inside mine
Things look so bad everywhere
In this whole world, what is fair?
We walk blind, we try to see
Falling behind in what could be

Bring me a higher love
Bring me a higher love
Bring me a higher love
Where's that higher love I keep thinking of?

Worlds are turning and we're just hanging on
Facing our fear and standing out there alone
A yearning, and it's real to me
There must be someone who's feeling for me

Things look so bad everywhere
In this whole world, what is fair?
We walk blind, we try to see
Falling behind in what could be

Bring me a higher love
Bring me a higher love
Bring me a higher love
Where's that higher love I keep thinking of?

Bring me a higher love
Bring me a higher love
Bring be a higher love
I could rise above on a higher love

I will wait for it
I'm not too late for it
Until then, I'll sing my song
To cheer the night along
Bring it...

I could light the night up with my soul on fire
I could make the sun shine from pure desire
Let me feel that love come over me
Let me feel how strong it could be

Bring me a higher love
Bring me a higher love
Bring me a higher love
Where's that higher love I keep thinking of?

"Higher Love" - Steve Winwood

This one definitely needs vocals and I think I have just the person...that being said, feel free to throw your own on top of it!  

So Far So Goot

I read somewhere that most ring tones are about 30 seconds long, so being a stalwart of creative ADD,  I took it upon myself to make one...

Ringtone

This song is one of my favorites, but I never made a good enough recording of it.  This version could be better, but it's good enough for now!  

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Sometimes the things we love
They don’t always come easy
Sometimes the sun shines on our faces
Sometimes it’s dark and freezing

Chorus:
No I ain’t afraid of tempting fate
Cause our fate is so tempting
It’s gonna happen anyway
And I know nothing is a sure thing

And I might just be another tadpole
Swim swim against the current
I won’t know the ending until I get there
And that’s just how I prefer it

No I ain’t got much to go on
but I sure know what feels right
And every man needs a mission
So buckle up and hold on tight

Cause I ain’t afraid of taking a wrong turn
Let’s see where it leads us 
Cause all of these voices telling us where to go
They’re just trying to deceive us

And I might just be another tadpole
Swim swim against the current
I won’t know the ending until I get there
And that’s just how I prefer it

Bridge:
No there’s no use in asking why
Things didn’t go our way 
No that won’t help us now
So many times I’ve tried
To run away to a different place
But you’re always here somehow

No I ain’t afraid of tempting fate
Cause our fate is so tempting
It’s gonna happen anyway
And I know nothing is a sure thing

No I ain’t afraid of taking a wrong turn
Let’s see where it leads us
Cause all of these voices telling us where to go
They’re just trying to deceive us

And I might just be another tadpole
Swim swim against the current
I won’t know the ending until I get there
And that’s just how I prefer it.  

Tadpole

Dad's Hat

This started as an guitar exercise I would do for practicing hammer-ons..and turned into something a little more.

Hammer Song

I was going to do a nice multi-track recording of this, but I couldn't get ProTools to work.  Grr.  So I just did a one-take live recording on my handheld instead.    Great song--my favorite from the new album (although I prefer the live / prerecorded Jimmy Fallon version to the one on the album).   I'm just happy that I've learned how to play it.

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Lyrics:

Driving through the streets tonight
It's hot, I’ve got the windows down
I wish I could call you, I wish you were still around
Nothing much left in the tank
Somehow this thing still drives
Think it forgot what it needed but somehow still survives
And all the walls we build they must come down

But hey, you’re my wrecking ball won’t you come and maybe knock me down
Hey, you’re my wrecking ball won’t you come and maybe knock me down
Hey, you’re my wrecking ball won’t you come and knock me down, come and knock me down
Come and knock me down tonight

Lying in the bed at night
Feeling like I’m somebody else
My thoughts inside my head get lost inside the haunted house
Everyone I used to know left their dreams by the door
I accidentally kick ‘em, that's how I can tell you're still not sure
And all these walls we build they rise and they fall 

Well hey, you’re my wrecking ball won’t you come and maybe knock me down
Hey, you’re my wrecking ball won’t you come and maybe knock me down
Hey, you’re my wrecking ball won’t you come and maybe knock me down
Hey, you’re my wrecking ball won’t you come and knock me down, come and knock me down
Come and knock me down tonight
Come and knock me down, come and knock me down, come and knock me down tonight
Come and knock me down, come and knock me down, come and knock me down tonight
Come and knock me down, come and knock me down, come and knock me down tonight

Driving through the streets tonight
It's hot, I’ve got the windows down
I wish I could call you, I wish you were still around

Colby Mariner

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