Original song inspired by the question what if someone like David Bowie never found his way to his muse. How many wonderful gifts remain in the hearts of their creators never to be seen by the world?

Lyrics
He wears a suit that never fit him and it's sad to say it fits him worse now
He has no clue of how to change it so he silently puts it on every day
He used to think his life would burn so brightly Now he tells himself what a joke he really is
Still a voice cries from deep within Come on Man I’ve always been here

He wears a suit that never fit him and the world just shrugs
Another mumbling voice in the wilderness against this world’s din
How can we fight for every square inch of land but for our own people not give a damn
Still even with all odds against it beauty finds a way to shines

How can we calculate the loss when a wildflower never blooms
How can we measure the loss of a genius that the world never knew

He wears a suit that never fit him and I hope he finds his way out
Cause there are empty places in our psyche waiting for his touch
Let’s pray he finds his way through the maddening maze to the place where his muse waits  
So that we can find one more place to rest in this parched land of ours

He Wears A Suit

Original ode to a beloved lake

I’ve seen the lake paint her pretty face
with sky colors dripping down all over the place  
I’ve seen her call the moon and stars from their throne 
To give them a new home to shine from

I am just a happy fool talking all day long
But I  know Lord  I Know that don’t know her all 
Cause I have seen her face 1,000 times
I have seen her face 1,000 times
I have seen her face 1,000 times
But I never saw her twice

I’ve seen the lake shake the stress of this world 
From all her admirers who grace her shores
The man with his guitar the dogs running free
The kids playing  shout with Glee
No school today

I am just a happy fool talking all day long
But I  know Lord  I Know that don’t know her all 
Cause I have seen her face 1,000 times
I have seen her face 1,000 times
I have seen her face 1,000 times
But I never saw her twice

The Lake

An original song of a tender love not yet expressed.

Lyrics

If you listen as carefully as you can
You might almost hear the melody in your ears
From a song that should be sung by choirs grand
From a song inspired by you

To the girl for whom my soul quietly sings
To the one that may never hear a thing
Here’s another song that will go left unheard
To my beautiful, my beautiful, my beautiful unsung girl

The first time I saw you sitting all alone 
With a grace that your smile could not contain 
I heard the voice of my soul sing for the very first time
a song inspired by you

To the girl for whom my soul quietly sings
To the one that may never hear a thing
Here’s another song that will go left unheard
To my beautiful, my beautiful, my beautiful unsung girl

Unsung Girl

Original song. Division doesn't have to be permanent

Lyrics
An old friend is climbing his wall again
with the people screaming for his blood
And if he should come tumbling down                 
All the king’s men could do nothing with the pieces on the ground 

We’re at the tower of Babel again 
have we forgotten how to hear
But  listening doesn’t make us weak
let’s give our better angels their chance to speak

Oh let’s  give our better angels one more chance
Oh let’s  give our better angels one more chance
A chance to prove that we were worth the sacrifice
A change to pass these blessings to those closest to our life
A change to pass these blessings on 

Why do I believe that you are villain beyond repair 
And somehow a stranger to love
and that those that grovel for power are somehow pure 
As they lift up hatred and themselves as the cure

Oh let’s  give our better angels one more chance
Oh let’s  give our better angels one more chance
A chance to prove that we were worth the sacrifice
A change to pass these blessings to those closest to our life
A change to pass these blessings on 

Are we so divided that we’ll throw our pearls in the dirt 
and fight each other tooth and nail

Oh let’s  give our better angels one more chance
Oh let’s  give our better angels one more chance
A chance to prove that we were worth the sacrifice
A change to pass these blessings to those closest to our life
A change to pass these blessings on 

Are we so divided that we’ll throw our pearls in the dirt

Abraham's Lament(Better Angels)

Original Song
Lyrics  
Life laid me flat with both hands behind it's back
And I was down for the count before the first bell ever rang
But life if you think I am gonna  pretty please my way through ya
Then you got another thing another thing coming

Cause 
I ain't  done yet
No, I ain't done yet
Sometimes I feel broken and buried in regret 
But I ain't done yet

Sometimes I wish life was like Christmas morning  
With all of its gifts piling under the tree
But life if you think I’ll quit cause your gifts aren’t wrapped and pretty 
Then you got another thing another thing coming

Cause 
I ain't  done yet
No, I ain't done yet
Sometimes I feel broken and buried in regret 
But I ain't done yet

Keep looking up
Keep looking up
Cause what can life show us with our eyes cast to the ground

I  may be weak but I won’t stop

Cause 
I ain't  done yet
No, I ain't done yet
I might sometimes feel broken and buried in regret 
But I ain't done yet

Ain't Done Yet

Original Song 
Lyrics
There's a faded picture hanging on my wall just like it did in my parent’s house before
As a child, the faces called from it so fearlessly their colors vibrant and true
Oh but time takes its toll even colors grow old
But their fearlessness still comes shining through

Faded Glory, Faded Glory, Faded Glory filled with Grace 
Faded Glory, leaves behind what time cannot erase
Fade Glory,  Faded Glory, Faded Glory worn with Grace

Don’t surrender to the doubts that come in the night and say you have no more gifts to give
What you have is far more beautiful than you know even though touched by years
Cos dreams dulled by light can still be called on to shine
to yield the promise of why we’re here

Faded Glory, Faded Glory, Faded Glory filled with Grace 
Faded Glory, leaves behind what time cannot erase
Fade Glory,  Faded Glory, Faded Glory worn with Grace

Let’s light as many fires as we can 
So we can warm as many hands as we are able

Faded Glory, Faded Glory, Faded Glory filled with Grace 
Faded Glory, leaves behind what time cannot erase
Fade Glory,  Faded Glory, Faded Glory worn with Grace

Faded Glory

Lyrics (Original Song)
Oh, I believe in the sunshine as it streams from a bright blue sky
But my faith is not so sure when the night owl sings   
and the moon lies down on his job
I will show myself grace when the way is dark and steep
But I’ll no longer stop in fear

I want to live my life with every heartbeat
And  dance to its every sound
I want to live my life with every heartbeat
And leave my masks behind
			
I carry a load of tightly packed stones strapped firmly to my back	
The stones bear the names of ancient regrets 
That are so hard to let go
But I’ll lay my burden down, skip those stones across the lake
And smile as they slip from view

I want to live my life with every heartbeat
And  dance to its every sound
I want to live my life with every heartbeat
And leave my masks behind

I will never wear Superman blue
but I can still learn how to fly

I want to live my life with every heartbeat
And  dance to its every sound
I want to live my life with every heartbeat
And leave, and leave , and leave my masks behind

Superman Blue

Lyrics (Original Song)
Ever since you first found out that I love you
You been adding to the list of things that I must do
And even though I do the best that I am able 
you got me begging for the scraps from your table

I’d rather be a good woman’s dog than to be your man
But I can’t help but jump whenever you command
A good woman’s heart is worth any sacrifice 
But when it comes to you I am a fool to bear this price
But I love you anyways, Lord help me I love you anyways

I don’t know why my tail wags so hard when you get home
I am just an accessory in your purse you post on your phone
Why I don’t I take the first chance to bolt out that front door
And run down the street like you don’t own me any more

I’d rather be a good woman’s dog than to be your man
But I can’t help but jump whenever you command
A good woman’s heart is worth any sacrifice 
But when it comes to you I am a fool to bear this price
But I love you anyways, God help me I love you anyways

Good Woman's Dog

Lyrics (Original Song)
Fear can make us jump like a puppet on a string
Survival mode to the rescue designed to save our skins
But when I let fear get a hold of me 
I can never be who I am meant to be
Am I my brother’s keeper  
Am I a stranger’s friend
Can I find safe harbor  
where I can live my life despite my fear  
The Dragon Slayer warned us of  the enemies in our midst
who strips the clouds of rain corrupts our spirits
So we rallied around the Dragon Slayers banner
And forgot the kindness we once knew
Repeat Chorus
In an instant fear rallies against danger
But calls us to set aside the beauty that blooms only  when we feel safe inside
Repeat Chorus

Fear

Original Song  - Lyrics 
A long ago beautiful ordinary day 
Captured perfectly in a photo of your smile
It’s the same sweet smile I still treasure today

Your smile your sweet sweet smile
Still brightens up my ordinary days
Your smile your sweet sweet smile
Still reminds me of how lucky I am

When the world leaves me feeling cold and used 
Your smiles calls back the real me
And I feel restored in the time I spend with you

Your smile your sweet sweet smile
Still brightens up my ordinary days
Your smile your sweet sweet smile
Still reminds me of how lucky I am

So many things grow old from seeing
But I still see you anew

Your smile your sweet sweet smile
Still brightens up my ordinary days
Your smile your sweet sweet smile
Still reminds me of how lucky I am

Luck

Lyrics
Monday was  a cold and raining
Tuesday never stopped it’s complaining
and Wednesday stuck around damn near longer than any day should
Thursday was a throbbing tooth ache
And even Friday didn’t give us a real break
Come quitting time I am gonna lay my hammer down 
(Chorus)
We earned this weekend baby
We earned this weekend baby
We earned this weekend
Ain’t nothing getting in our way

Friday night we’ll step out looking so great
Saturday sleep in don’t care how late
Cause little extra rest shouldn’t be some kind of guilty luxury
(Repeat Chorus)
All day Sunday we’ll cater to our best selves 
Dust off the dreams we keep   up on the back shelf
And remember the things we really love to do
(Repeat Chorus)
Cause Monday’s waiting for us anyway
Let’s live free for a couple days
If anyone deserves it, honey, it’s you and me
(Repeat Chorus)

We Earned This Weekend

Lyrics (Original Song) 
Verse 1
Come to the table with all your hard-earned fables 
And I will bring mine
But forgive me if I seem a little distracted
But there is something you can see that I just can’t 
Chorus
And the light is shining perfectly on you
You know the light is shining perfectly on you
Just like the greatest privilege that it will ever do
You know the light is shining perfectly on you
Verse 2
Though I am bathed in it nearly all of the time
I rarely see light when it shines 
But right now I know I will never forget 
this light as it shines on you 
Repeat Chorus


Shining Perfectly

Craig is a singer-songwriter and keyboardist whose varied mix of songs range from quirky to touching.

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