Alone On Sunday Morning
© March, 2022 – Keith Adams & Raji Abuzalaf

This house is cold and lonely and there ain’t no signs of life
My family is long departed – my children and my wife
She could no longer stand the man she once loved

Pills don’t ease the achin’ from the Jack I drank last night
No whiskey in the world will ever make things right
I just can’t keep on hiding from my pain

Can’t hear no church bells, can’t hear no choir sing
Alone on Sunday morning is a dreadful thing

Ain’t no good night lovin’, no good mornin kiss
It’s hard to understand how it ended up like this
I’ve lost my life companion, and my best friend

There ain’t no sounds of laughter, my kids are gone away
Misery fills the hours, I can’t tell night from day
I need to find the answer, where do I turn?

Can’t hear no church bells, can’t hear no choir sing
Alone on Sunday morning is a dreadful thing

Do I need to beg forgiveness and from the heart repent?
Somehow find acceptance to what the preacher’s words had meant
So I got down on my knees and began to pray

O Lord, won’t You show me mercy, forgive me of my sin
Please restore my family, thank You and Amen
Alone on Sunday morning – never again

Alone on Sunday morning – never again
Alone on Sunday morning – never again…never again…

Alone On Sunday Morning

Smoke & Mirrors Feat. Lazerus

I've returned to making some fun tracks. As always, released here on SoundCloud first. 

copyrights © 2022

Sunshine

A fun  Brooks and Dunn kinda tune By Wendy Babcock and Kenny Star
C2022

A Little More       (Nashville version) with Michael Lusk

Renew My Mind
© October 2022 – Keith Adams & Raji Abuzalaf

Father, please renew my mind, too long I’ve been so blind
Help me to be the kind… of loving son… as You
Renew my mind

Father, please restore my soul, too long I’ve been so cold
Help me as You unfold … Your sacred Word… and You
Renew my mind

I fix my eyes above and seek your eternal love
I long to see Your face and to accept Your grace
As You renew my mind, as You renew my mind

Father, please refine my heart, too long I’ve been apart
Help me so I may start… a faithful walk… as You
Renew my mind

Father, please reform my life, too long I’ve fought and strived
Help me as You revive… Your fire inside… and You
Renew my mind

I fix my eyes above and seek your eternal love
I long to see Your face and to accept Your grace
As You renew my mind, as You renew my mind

Father, please renew my mind, too long I’ve been so blind
Help me to be the kind… of loving son… as You
Renew my mind

As You renew my mind

Renew My Mind

Legacy
© March 2022 – Keith Adams & Raji Abuzalaf

After I’m gone, how will my children remember me?
What about their descendants – all of my progeny?
Will my grandchildren know anything about their grandfather?
Will they research my endeavors or even bother?

Will they look upon me as an honorable patriarch?
Did I travel down the proper path and leave my mark?
Have I shown true paternal love for every child?
Will my family deem my legacy worthwhile?

Will they celebrate my music or sing my songs?
Will they appreciate my stand against society’s wrongs?
Will they know me in photos and recognize my face?
Did I impress their souls with the message of God’s good grace?

Can all the old stories paint a picture that was true?
Will my mistakes serve as lessons on the pathway they pursue?
Was my life a good model and stood out from the crowd?
Is my legacy sufficient to make the family proud?

Should I have spent time with my children a little more often?
Is there enough time before I’m lying in my coffin?
Will they remember me with joy and refuse to be sad?
Will they know how much I loved them in the short time we had?

Will they celebrate my music or sing my songs?
Will they appreciate my stand against society’s wrongs?
Will they know me in photos and recognize my face?
Did I impress their souls with the message of God’s good grace?

Legacy

Never Met His Winter
© January 2022 – Keith Adams & Raji Abuzalaf

He never looked for a reason why his guilt kept him from the light
His only friend was whiskey, he drank a whole bottle each night
Did God forsake him or abandon him outright?

He died in dirty clothing, well-worn, old, and tattered
A life of false promise was now completely shattered
His empty life to those around him never really mattered

He once bowed his head and prayed for God’s redeeming grace
And hoped to one day look upon His shining face

Will you help me celebrate his life, at least for today?
Can we celebrate his life although he never found his way?

Will you help me celebrate his life, at least for today?
Can we celebrate his life although he never found his way?

He once bowed his head and prayed for God’s redeeming grace
And hoped to one day look upon His shining face

Will you help me celebrate his life, at least for today?
Can we celebrate his life although he never found his way?

He never met his winter, he barely knew his fall
This man who just died, yet never heeded the call
He vanished in the nighttime, and no one cared at all

Never Met His Winter

Windows

When Hellos Embrace
© February 2022 – Keith Adams & Raji Abuzalaf

At that magic moment when your eyes both meet
Your heart’s a pounding from your head down to your feet
Completely exposed, you got no hiding place
What might happen when hellos embrace?

That enchanted instant you’re exchanging glances
When your thoughts are mingling in silent advances
A blush may blossom and illuminate your face
What might happen when hellos embrace?

When hellos embrace, what might happen?
Ah, yeah, it just might happen
When hellos embrace, it might happen

At that spellbound inkling where your heartbeats thunder
When you sense adventure and you feel that wonder
New visions of love, old feelings to replace
What might happen when hellos embrace?

When hellos embrace, what might happen?
Ah, yeah, it just might happen
When hellos embrace, it might happen

At the sudden contact that you simply can’t ignore
When you always knew you needed something more
A love that fills the void with more than empty space
That’s what happens when hellos embrace

That’s what happens when hellos embrace

When Hellos Embrace

come on put it in your butt

its my best freestyle called where the mens at one of a few songs to come for the gay comm. even though i am a comedian this song is one of a few im serious about having heard

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where the mens at bass remix

This creative team met back in high school in Houston, Texas in 1969. They became friends quickly and discovered a unique synergy early on – songwriting. Keith manifested his expressions mostly in the area of lyrics, while Raji fashioned his creativity through melodies and arrangements.

The number of songs that they generated as young teens in a short period of time was incredible. What was even more astonishing was that neither of them could read a musical note, and yet they were able to compose lyrics, tunes, chords, beats, and develop sophisticated arrangements.

School, work, marriage, children, and associations with other bands threw them onto separate life paths. Raji continued composing with other bands and on his own, while Keith officially took a long hiatus.

The team temporarily regrouped in the early 1980’s for a few profound Christian musical offerings. Eventually, Raji found the time and energy to record many of their earlier songs and publish them – both in several of his novels and on soundcloud.com. Then in late 2021 they regrouped once more to continue their creative journey together.

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