Five songs on scenes from a couple's life in roughly chronological order.  Meet, Wed, Work, Mature, End of life.  Performed, produced, composed by Gary Will Kreie

Couple Things

Lyrics:

Talk with My Younger Me

                                                     Gary Kreie and Tom Cavedine

It isn’t very smart I’m told to trust a seventeen-year-old
Big decisions they control determine how their life may go, but
This kid had a master plan, learned to play a guitar and
Found himself a local band and got on radio, if I could           (alt - formed vs found)

Chorus 1:
Talk with my younger me, I’d show him
Who we grew up to be
Battles we would win, dumbass things we did                        (alt. - crazy vs dumbass)
Hasn’t been a perfect life, but I would                     
Say we did OK, and so would I

Take a look at teenage me, I was skinny as can be
I’d like to use this time machine, to bring back some of that hair with me, my
Teenage self would be surprised, thought he’d die by twenty-five
Realizes he’ll survive, and move to Tennessee, if I could

[Repeat Chorus 1]

Bridge:
There was a girl who saw him playing in that band, and her
Love would turn that boy into this man, so when I  

Chorus 2:
Talk with my younger me, I’d say your
Plan is working beautifully, but
Now I need your help, I’d say to younger self
Guess what, we’ve got a family, If I could                             (alt.  we’re gonna have a family)

Chorus 3:
Talk with my younger me, I’d learn that
I can trust a teenager’s dream, and when
Children of my own turn seventeen years old, and say
Dad, we don’t need your advice, they’ll look a 
Lot like younger me and they’ll be
Right, then I can 
Say you’ll do OK, and so will I


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Talk with My Younger Me (feat. Johnny Walker)

Featuring Johnny Walker guitar and vocals
Lyrics:

Smile as Wide as a Mile                                                                                          

Gary Will Kreie

[Verse 1]
If I’m feeling down, look into the mirror, see a frown, I think of
You to turn my attitude around, then my
Good day’s just beginnin’, cuz
Now you got me grinnin’

[Chorus]
I smile as wide as a mile, like I’m holiday trippin’
You’re my blue sky, you’re the brew I been sippin’
You’re free ice cream on the 4th of July 
I think of you, and smile as wide as a mile

[Verse 2]
And if I’m a little lonely, I know that you are only a call away 
And that can change my day
To fix the luck I’m havin’
I think about you laughin’

Repeat Chorus

[Bridge]
The best laid plans of mice and men aren’t always meant to be
But I like to guess you’re smiling too each time you think of me

[Verse 3 (short)]
While our world is spinning, a smile can be the thing that keeps us
Winning little victories each day 

Repeat Chorus

[End]
I think of you and smile as wide as a mile

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Smile As Wide As A Mile (feat. Johnny Walker)

Composer/Author: Gary Will Kreie
Vocals and Guitar: Johnny Walker

Lyrics

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Women Like These Things

Gary Will Kreie (feat Johnny Walker)


Verse 1
If she tells you yes she’s satisfied 
Might be time to read between the lines
She’ll see you’ve changed
If you do these simple things

Chorus
Don’t only love her at nights                                     
Don’t only kiss her at goodbyes 
Take her on a trip to someplace nice
Go get her flowers
Look around at diamond rings and
Be the best man you can be
Women like these things

Verse 2
Rediscover fun from way back when
Let her fall in love with you again
Cuz life’s a dance
It starts and ends with holding hands

Repeat Chorus

Bridge
Follow these rules but don’t spend like a fool
Keep in mind what women like is spending time with you

Repeat Chorus

Women like these things

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Women Like These Things (feat. Johnny Walker)

Lyrics:

Verse 1
My friends think that all I do is drink
As if that’s a bad thing
They heard that you kept my diamond ring
As if that’s a bad thing

Chorus
I’m not quite over you
My mind keeps running through
What we might have been and I
Dream you try it on your hand
Miss me now and then
Glad you kept the ring

Verse 2
Friends say you’ll give it back to me someday
As if that’s a good thing
They think I’d be less obsessed with you that way
As if that’s a good thing

Repeat Chorus

Bridge
I know you well enough to know you’d never keep, that ring
Unless you’re not completely over me, like

Partial Chorus
I’m not quite over you
What we might have been
What I hope we do (last time through only)
Glad you kept the ring

(Instrumental Chorus)

Repeat Bridge and Partial Chorus

Glad You Kept The Ring

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Same Reasons I Did

Gary Will Kreı̅e
Vocals: Dan Harrison

Verse 1
Looking at your photo from back then
Heard you’ve started dating my best friend
He’ll screw up like me, think you’re ‘bout to feel
Deja vu all over again, cuz

Chorus
He’s gonna love you for the same reasons I did
He’s gonna want your body and your mind and that look with a smile that just won’t quit
But when he breaks your heart, baby I got dibs
He will lose you for the same reasons I did
Same reasons I did

Verse 2
Didn’t realize how good I had it
Guess I took your love for granted
When he does the same, please let me try again
Guess I’ll have to wait till then, cuz

Repeat Chorus

Bridge
I learned my lesson one he don’t know
He borrows love but you buy to own
I will convince you to spend your life with me
I can’t start living like a that-guy wannabe

Repeat Chorus

Same reasons I did

Same Reasons I Did

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Can’t Keep Her Off of Me

Verse 1
I can hunt and I can fish
I can ride a Harley bike fast as I wish
I can throw, and I can dunk
I’m a man who can do ‘bout anything I want
But when she walks in hold my whisky, no way I can drink it cuz she’ll
                                                                                                                          
Chorus
Kiss me on my lips, wrap her
Legs tight around my hips                        (Wrap his arms… – if sung by a woman)
I can’t stop her, I can’t move, she                 
Found the one thing I can't do
As you're ‘bout to see, I      
Can’t keep her offa me

Verse 2
I can cook, and I can sew
Yeah, I know a few things a man oughta know
I can play, and I can sing, and she
Loves to hear me doin’ those things 
I’m a superman without the tights, but this girl’s country kryptonite, she’ll

Repeat Chorus

Bridge
If she ever moves to Dallas or LA, I’ll
Have to move there too to fight her off me every day, so

Repeat Chorus

Can’t keep her off of me

Cant Keep Her Off of Me

12/01/2022
Today Years Old

Gary Will Kreie

Verse 1
A dark wet blacktop two-lane road
I nearly have a head-on heading home
Pull into a station, sit a minute shaking 
Wipers just can’t keep up with the rain
I want to see my wife and kids again

Chorus
The ones you come home to are listening for your truck, when        
You walk in they stop and give their favorite man a hug, don’t hide those
“Love-you” tears, you’re too ashamed to show
Like I hid mine till I turned today years old

Verse 2
Grab a beer, she asks if I’m alright, 
She saw my eyes in that refrigerator light
The kids are acting up. I look at her and shrug
Tomorrow I’ll be here when they wake up, plan on
Sleepin’ in with someone that I love

Repeat Chorus

Bridge
Wonder if the guy who strayed across that center line
Made it home OK to a family just like mine

Final Chorus
The ones you come home to are listening for your truck, when        
You walk in they stop and give their favorite man a hug, don’t wait
Another day to let a teardrop show 
They need to see that guy, you’re hiding deep inside your soul
Like I hid mine till I turned today years old
Today years old

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Today Years Old

Song about an old car and a couple who don't chase money

Lyrics:

Stripped Down Love

Gary Will Kreie 

Verse 1
Bought a car that’s missing things, heart of gold but might need rings, (it)
Don’t have Cadillac suspension, back-up cams or GPS, and (it’s)
Got no heated steering wheel, fobs or folding rear view mirrors, but I
Love to drive it with my girl, we’re both into simpler   
Less is more so they say, less is what I drive today, for

Chorus
Stripped down love
Four wheels and cloud of dust
Cigarette lighter got jumpa cables in the trunk
Stripped down love
Kinda life we want
Time slowin’, back roadin’
Stripped down love

Verse 2
Found a girl who don’t chase things, fancy clothes or ‘spensive rings
She likes me and this old car, I own
She wears sleeveless shirts & jeans, baseball cap on backwards she don’t
Need fake painted nails, or the latest phone
She don’t ask for fine champagne. We prefer the drive-thru lane for

Repeat Chorus

Bridge
Country lane, Friday night, nothing on but the dome light
Lost our way, lost my heart, lost the keys till half past dawn that’s  	

Repeat Chorus

Outro
Stripped down love
Found this girl who don’t chase things, heart of gold, but might need rings

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Stripped Down Love

Verse 1
I go to meet you at a party when
I see you dancing with an old ex-friend, and 
On your hand you’re wearin’ a ring, and I say
You’re not marrying him, are ya?
I beg you please I know I’m late
Thought you and I were making 
Plans to share our lives someday
But you just look away, will I have to

Chorus
Stand(ing) on your wedding dress train
To stop you from marrying him
Some love’s old, some love’s new
But love that’s borrowed leaves someone blue
To him it’s just a game, don’t make me     (, “I”  2nd time through)
Stand on your wedding dress train     

Verse 2
Well here I am on your weddin’ day
Told you I wouldn’t stay away
Of all the guys you could have picked, I think
You're not marrying him, are ya?
Now you’re startin’ down the aisle
I lose my cool you lose your smile
I’ll put these muddy boots on lace
To bring an end to this, now I’m up and

Repeat Chorus

Bridge
Now, half the church begins applauding
It’s like a sign from God then your
Mom and Dad get right behind me and
All you friends fall right in line, and we’re all

Final Chorus
Standing on your wedding dress train
To stop you from marrying him
You look at me the music stops
You say, what took you so long
Come on let’s go, where’d you park
Then ya hit me with a kiss, and I say
You’re not marrying him
Are ya

Stand On Your Wedding Dress

Stand on Your Wedding Dress

Angel Draft - (bar version)

-Gary Will Kreie

Verse 1
No I won’t ask her - did it hurt
When she fell from heaven
Came in this bar to watch some sports   
Have a cold Modelo
But I’m not following the game
I can’t stop looking at her face
And I’m still wondering
Where’d she hide her wings

Chorus
If Heaven had an angel draft they’d pick her first, cuz
She’s just cutest thing on earth
Pretty sure that she would be a
Paradise celebrity
Even God would want her autograph
If heaven had an angel draft

Verse 2
She’s sitting far across the room
Don’t know I exist, but
I can’t stop staring like a fool
At those kiss-me lips, my
Bud says she’s a friend of his   
And he can introduce me, if                    
She asks what I’m about
Tell her I’m an angel scout

Repeat Chorus

Bridge
My pick-up lines never work
Are you an angel she could say hell no, or
She could reach deep inside her purse   
Tell me yes and show her golden halo          

Repeat Chorus

Angel draft

Angel Draft - (bar version)

His Shirt
One stop all rights owned by composer author Gary Will Kreie
LYRICS:

Verse 1
We’d wake up break of dawn, he’d
Watch me put his striped shirt on, he’d
Tossed on the floor
In the night
Hoped those nights would never end, but
That’s the last I’d see of him, he
Flew back home but left that shirt
Behind, I decided I’m 

Chorus
Keeping his shirt missing him bad  
Something to hold from what we had
The shirt he wore when we’d go out to
Dance, now I’m 

Wrapping it tight in my arms
Squeezing that left cuff in my palm I’ll
Dance with his shirt for a minute
Wishin’ his heart was in it      (last  time – still in it)

Verse 2
Take his shirt in my hands
I could tear it up for rags, or
Fold it nice drop it by a 
Thrift store, or
I could mail it to his wife
Let her see his secret life, but
That’s not me I’ll put it in a 
Drawer, but not before I’m

Repeat last 4 lines of Chorus

Bridge
Set my phone to play our song
Waltz across the room alone, I’m

Repeat Chorus (but end with – still in it)



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His Shirt

Rain Delay - Lyrics:

Verse 1
You own the world on opening day, when you step up to the plate 
But life’s a pitch, some days you strike out swinging
Then rain begins to fall, but here’s where love is like baseball
You step away and wait to play again

Chorus
Can’t make storms unblow, can’t make floods unflow 	
Can’t make hearts unbreak
But when skies turn dark, at the baseball park
They call a rain delay                                              

Verse 2
You got your baseball cap pulled low, sunglasses on your nose
Those shoulders show your love’s not working out
So I’ll say these words out loud, you’re still a hero to your crowd
But even heroes pause to call time-out

Repeat Chorus

Bridge
You fear you’ll disappoint your fans
But we’re right here beneath the stands, cuz
Clouds will part, hearts will heal
As rainbows rise from center field

Repeat Chorus

Outro
It’s OK, to call a rain delay

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Rain Delay

Lyrics:

Morning’s When I’m Missing Her Most

Gary Will Kreie


Verse 1
Her work is crazy and her days are long, she comes home late at night
I have to get up for my early job but I want to say goodbye
I take a shower and lay out my clothes and see if she’s up yet
I make us coffee and a stack of toast but she’s still a sleepy-head
So I get right back in bed, and I

Chorus
Give a little shake, touch her with my toes
Kiss her on her face, she pulls the sheet back over her nose
She wishes I’d just let her lay there alone, but  
Morning’s when I’m missing her most

Verse 2
I caught an angel in cloud of sheets, I’m not gonna let go
Her wings are folded when she’s sound asleep, so I’ll tug her halo
I think she’s fakin’ cuz the blinds can’t stop that one pesky sunbeam
I lay there thinkin’ that she’s wakin’ up when she looks right at me, then she
Goes back to sleep, so I 

Repeat Chorus

Bridge
Come evening time and it’s my turn to sleep
But now she’s the one who’s thinking love and she’s waking me, I feel her

Chorus 2
Give a little shake, touch me with her toes
Kiss me on my face, tap my nose
She says she misses me how can I say no 
But It’s payback in the morning when I

Chorus 3
Give a little shake, touch her with my toes
Kiss her on her face, she’ll pull the sheet back over her nose
I’m sure she’ll wish I’d let her lay there alone, but  
Morning’s when I’m missing her most

Outro
She’ll give me one little kiss cuz by now she knows
Morning’s when I’m missing her most


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Morining's When I'm Missing Her Most

Morning's When I'm Missing Her Most

Verse 1
Driving there from Oklahoma City
It’s been a year now I’m heading to her place
Can’t forget New Mexico and what she did for me
And she says she can’t wait to see my face

Chorus
Now I’m Drivin’ West through Oklahoma, on the
Road to Angel Fire
Wind along that Cimarron
Red buttes and steel barbed wire
See the sunrise and sunset and 
Black panhandle skies
Set ablaze by Milky Ways on my
Way to Angel Fire

Verse 2
Saw her on the slopes near Santa Fe
Found her in a bar, we skied the next 3 days
Said she lives in Angel Fire a hundred miles away
We shared the nights then went our separate ways

Bridge
Empty 2-lane blacktop road
Bypass Amarillo
Midnight race through outer space
As fast as I can go

Repeat Chorus

Outro
On my way to Angel Fire

Couple Songs

Way to Angel Fire

Way To Angel Fire

Song about winning -- teaming up to win in life, a game, marriage, love, partnership

Lyrics:

Verse 1
Sometimes in life we look around and find
There’s something left undone we couldn’t do alone
Here we go again I’m there with you my friend
Let’s start one final push to reach the end

Chorus
I want it. You want it
We’ll become our favorite team
Time to grab the reins and seal the dream
I’m ready. You’re ready
Let’s go out and do this thing
We may never get this chance again
Let’s Win (except 3rd time through sing “again” – then go to outro)

Verse 2
Time and time we’ve shown
We can’t win all alone
As we start this ride
We’re on each other’s side
With every goal we score
We’ll reach for even more
Until we know we’ll take that trophy
Home

Repeat Chorus

Bridge
Won’t be easy won’t be fast
But I can see that mountain top where you and I will stand
We’ll stand

Repeat Chorus

Outro
Take my hand my friend
And let’s win

Let's Win

Verse 1
I’d get home late at night, tell her I was with the guys
At the Drop-In bar having a beer
She asked my friend thought he’d know, he replied most nights I didn’t show
Like I used to, just what she feared

Chorus
She knew I lied she knew I cheated, she saw things she couldn’t unsee, she
Tried to tell herself the fault was hers
And then pretended she believed my every stinking word
Cuz she loved me more than I deserved

Verse 2
She saw me stray, saw me fall, I didn’t tell the truth at all
She wouldn’t ask, prayed for me instead
She took our marriage vows to heart, to have and hold and never part
Till death like the preacher said

Repeat Chorus

Bridge
Our marriage lasted fifty years though she knew what she knew
Only cuz that woman’s love was strong enough for two
(I’m) Hoping she forgives the guy who made her live that way
Every time she sees me at her grave

Final Chorus
She knew I lied she knew I cheated, she saw things she couldn’t unsee, she
Tried to tell herself the fault was hers
She kept the truth a quiet secret all her days on earth
Cuz she loved me more than I deserved

Outro
She loved me despite my every stinking word

Every Stinking Word

Song about a couple dancing in a ballroom

A1
I see your face and I can only smile
Cuz it reminds me that forever I’ll
Keep refalling in love with
You

A2
I can’t imagine living every day
Without you here to make me feel this way, I
Keep refalling in love with
You

B
Once I used to think
You would never even know my name
I’d see you far across the room, and wonder
Would you ever look my way
Now here we are
Dancin’ in each others arms
To every song they
Play

A3
I fell asleep and every dream came true
You couldn’t wake me if you wanted to, I
Keep refalling in love with you
(Instrumental Bridge)

Repeat B

Repeat A3

Keep refalling in love with you
Keep refalling in love with you

Keep Refalling In Love

My First Rodeo

Gary William Kre𝑖e (cry)

Verse 1
Did you ever hurt someone you loved bad enough that you thought it was over but then
She came back and loved you again
I’m not gonna get everything right but I’ll try and I’ll fail and hope she’ll understand
It’s not if I mess up, it’s when
But in my own defense

Chorus 1
This life is my first rodeo
I know I’m not perfect but dammit, it’s just my first time on this planet
I’ve never been this age before
I’m tryin’ not to blow it, l’ll learn as I’m goin’, this life is my first rodeo

Verse 2
Lying next to her in the morning the sun and the breeze stir the stars in the air
My fingers trace her hair
Funny how mistakes from the past make a path to the future we’re both here to share
I whisper in her ear
My shy but earnest prayer

Chorus 2
This life is my first rodeo
Her love is the rope I been grippin’, to stay on this bull they call livin’
It’s just my first time, being this old
I’m tryin’ not to blow it, l’ll learn as I’m goin’, this life is my first rodeo

Bridge
We show up on this crazy ball to live a hundred years, and
I’m convinced that time exists for me to know her here

Chorus 3
This life is my first rodeo
I know I’m not easy but dammit, it’s just my first time on this planet
I’ve never been this age before
I’m tryin’ not to blow it, l’ll learn as I’m goin’, this life is my first rodeo

Outro
My first rodeo

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Barstool philosopher clown playing songs in bar on his guitar

Cabernet Cowboy

V1: 
I'm not thinking ‘bout God
Don’t think he’s thinking ‘bout me
He’s got worlds of hate resting on his plate
To deal with

So I’ll spare his ears my prayers to hear
Write songs of love and peace
Relying on the tools
He’s trusted me with

Chorus:
I’m a cabernet cowboy
Barstool philosopher clown
And I sing my songs in strip mall bars
Once they turn the TVs down        (3rd time: God I wish they’d turn those TVs down for my)

Cover tunes old and new and
Some dreamt-up in the shower
By this cabernet cowboy
Barstool philosopher clown

V2:
I’m not sold on science
Don’t think it’s sold on me
They made a fancy phone  
That I can’t let go of, and

Science tries to sell me healthy
Food to drink and eat 
But first I’ll sample every wine
I know of, cuz…

(Chorus)

Bridge:
God and Science claim a better life exists
I’ll spend this one, living like it’s all we get, and die a cabernet
(Chorus)

I’m a cabernet cowboy
Barstool philosopher clown

Cabernet Cowboy

When I was little Dad would tell me some jokes, and I’d laugh my head off
When I got older he would tell me some more, and I’d just roll my eyes
I grew up and my Daddy grew old, I’d see him at Christmas
He’d tell his jokes to the friends I brought home, and I’d just shake my head
And think, Dad you’re an embarrassment

Chorus
Dad would tell one favorite joke
I’ll repeat it now, hope I don’t get it wrong, it went
“Last night I dreamed I ate a giant marshmallow
And when I woke up my pillow was gone”

Got the call that my Daddy was sick, went home to see him
He spent a month in the cancer wing, they weren’t sure he’d make it
The staff told me that every day, he’d visit the kids ward
And to those children Dad knew just what to say, so they’d laugh their heads off
Then he’d add “I’m here till Thursday, tip the nurses”

Repeat Chorus

Bridge
That day I saw a different man
Respected Dad more than I ever had
At night I pledged I’d hug him, tell him that I loved him
But in the morning they told me Dad was gone

I walked down to the children's ward, told ‘em Dad won’t be coming anymore
They asked who’ll show up to tell us daily jokes, I started to say I don’t know
But I slowly raised my head, and I told them this instead
“Last night I dreamed I ate a giant marshmallow
And when I woke up my pillow was gone”

Marshmallow

ICE Abduction Song-- Young man about to be dragged from his apartment.
Demo -- Looking for a publisher or artist to perform or record.

V1
Glad I caught you on the phone, stay away from here, I
See their car doors slamming down below
Think they’re ‘bout to take me, now they’re stomping up the stairs
Shouts of anger, banging on my door

Chorus
If you see me in a car with rings around my wrists
Please pretend I’m someone you don’t know, but
If they say I’m dying from a bullet to my chest, will you
Hold me till they tell you to let go

V2
Can’t believe my luck to’ve lived this happy every day, that
I could be so loved by one like you
Happy ending stories can be ruined by the rain
Find a better one where dreams come true

(Repeat Chorus)

Bridge
I can see you from here
Thought we agreed you wouldn’t come here

(Repeat Chorus)

Please hold me, till they tell you
It’s time to let go

ICE Abuction Song

Lyrics

A1
River is a metaphor
For the timeline of our days
Every wedding, birth, and picnic
On the way
But a river’s swift, a river’s wide
We bow our heads and close our eyes
And we hear the voice of God say
We’ll be fine

A2
Picnic is a metaphor
For the times we laugh and play
With our friends beneath a clear blue sky
All day
But rain can fall on loved one’s lives
We bow our heads and close our eyes
And we hear the voice of God say
They’ll be fine

B
Astronomers have searched for life
In stars and galaxies
But haven’t found a world like what God
Gifted you and me
Earth is not a perfect place, and
We’re not saints but that’s OK
We passed God’s only test
He chose us to exist

A3
Sky is a metaphor
For the place we’ll go someday
To join the friends we lost
Along the way
And as we leave our earthly lives
We’ll raise our heads, open our eyes
And we’ll walk with God through golden fields
Of heaven
To a river and a picnic with our friends

River is a metaphor

River Is A Metaphor

Original Melody and Lyrics completely created by Gary Will Kreie.  Computer version here made as cover demo of my working version on reverberation.  https://www.reverbnation.com/garywillkreie/songs
Vocals:
V1
Saw him walking in with you, saw him shove you toward the back
Heard the way he yelled at you, you’re too damn sweet for that
Years ago I had a chance to show you I’m a man, but
I was young and wasn’t one to take things in my hands
But now I can, and I’m

Chorus 1
Not gonna let you down, not gonna let him up
Laying on the ground, he doesn’t look so tough
Heard the words he said to you and finally had enough
Not gonna let you down this time, cuz
I’ve been given a second chance     
Won’t let this guy abuse your love
Not gonna let you down this time
Not gonna let him up

V2
Walked up to your table to ask you how you’re doin’
Bar lights couldn’t hide the signs of what he did to you
Told him I’m not leaving here till he heads out that door
He cocked his fist next thing he kissed was sawdust on the floor, I’m 

(Repeat Chorus 1)

Bridge                                                                                               
I’m not the knight-in-shining-armor type, but
I turn into Lancelot when dragons make you cry

Chorus 2
Not gonna let you down, not gonna let him up
Not gonna let you down, not gonna let him up
Not gonna let you down this time, cuz
I’ve been given a second chance     
Won’t let this guy abuse your love
Not gonna let you down this time
Not gonna let him up

Outro
He can crawl out if he wants, but I’m
Not gonna let him up

Not Gonna Let Him Up

A song about a guy who notices his lover likes the movie "Pretty Woman" and suggests they role play and re-create the major scenes from that movie.

Let Me Pretty Woman You

Taking a simple phrase like, would it kill you to empty the dishwasher occasionally?  But then take it deeper into life and death.  Demo from original melody and lyrics.

Lyrics

[Chorus]
Would it kill you to say she looks beautiful today?
A little thing that's not so hard to do
If worlds explode, those words could be the last she'd hear you say
So will you? Would it kill you?

[Verse 1]
You grab a shirt, got to get to work
She starts waking up, angels don’t need makeup
You watch her hypnotized, but never tell her why
Just give a little wave and then you’re off

[Repeat Chorus]

[Verse 2]
You get home late, so she heats up your plate
Pretty as a prayer, she pours your favorite beer
Your eyes lock on her face, yet still you hesitate
To say the words she’d truly love to hear

[Repeat Chorus]

[Bridge]
We never know if folks we love will always make it home
Some are only left with final words of those who don't

[Repeat Chorus]

Would It Kill You

Do you remember when we were children and never looked at a clock or watch? Daylight was our clock. From Stefan Xidas’s great original lyrics, we composed this song.  Here is a cover demo of our song — uploaded into Suno for production-only in cover mode.

Lyrics

Stefan Xidas and Gary Will Kreie


[Verse 1]
It’s a Mom and Dad time they’ll be dancin’ in the kitchen let that mornin’ rise in the sunset
Sunny side up eggs, bacon n sausage hot grounds in the coffee
It’s a circus that we spin ‘em around n round we go
We’d never wanted more than what we’re thankful for

[Chorus]
There’s no clockworks no tick tock no one hand’s on noon
All we have is the one hot sun shine on neon for the time of day it is
We’re livin’ that ain’t no goin’ sundown til the gold comes up
Slow down heartbeats skip away ain’t no tick tock for the time of day

[Verse 2]
Free birds they are we’d cared bout movin’ In fast forward in a good cool way
Didn’t care bout that yesterday turned into sun will come out tomorrow
We had was just the alarm snooze we hit the bottom ‘n rewind
No usin’ the sun for the time of day in spring forward

[Repeat Chorus]

[Bridge]
Buck wild crazy little hazy ‘n carefree wannabes they are
There’s no clockworks no slow down

[Repeat Chorus]

[Outro]
Ain’t no tick tock for the time of day
Ain’t no tick tock for the time of day

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Ain't No Tick Tock for the Time of Day

Story about a guy who moves away from his small town but misses his love from there and wonders if he never should have left.  Photos is me and my wife Karen.  Town parade is where I live - Kirkwood Missouri.  No AI used for creation or production.

Lyrics:

I’m Not Near Over You 

Gary Will Kreie


Verse 1
I left our little town to make it on my own
Meeting folks who never heard of where I’m from         
Makes me appreciate the friends I left back home, and      
Late at night I wonder. What have I done?
Was she the one?

       Chorus
     I’m not near over you
     I wish I’d never moved away
     Can’t forget your face
     Should have done what you kept telling me to
     Stayed right there with you
     I ran away to find myself
     Found my self was not near over you

Verse 2
Bet she forgot me when she saw me walk away, she’d
Stay around our little town she’s living in, and
Probably find a guy who’ll say he’s there with her to stay
Never have to think about what might have been
Wish I was him     

     Repeat Chorus

Bridge
I message her. Can I see you? I’m parked outside your door
Then nearly lose it, when I see her running to me from the porch, I tell her

     Repeat Chorus

Outro
Not near over you


Contact:  zzgare@gmail.com   314-440-7123

I'm Not Near Over You

Song about a truck.

Space Truck

Gary Will Kreie

[Verse 1]
Some guys like sports cars, some guys like a van
Some guys like convertibles, some guys like sedans
I like a set of wheels that lift my fortunes to the sky
First time that I saw this thing I nearly liked to die, I call it.

[Chorus 1]
Space Truck, we rock it ‘round town
Fire red, long bed, tall and proud, it’s like a
Space Truck, I’m no astronaut, but
Start that countdown, Space Truck and my luck are takin’ off

[Verse 1]
Four door, 4x4, killer stereo
Jacked-up just enough no place we can’t go
Houston’s got a problem when we roll into view
Girls will dump their dates to gravitate around the crew of

Repeat Chorus 1

[Bridge]
Monthly payments high as the moon
But we outran repo man when he tried to rendezvous with

[Chorus 2]
Space Truck got me flyin’ high
I’m a rock it man with a new girlfriend, but now
Space Truck is all she wants to drive
Guess I’ve been demoted to the co-pilot side of

Repeat Chorus 1
Space Truck


zzgare@gmail.com 314-440-7123

Space Truck (feat. Johnny Walker)

Lyrics

Right on cue. That’s what my friends said when I lost you
Hell, I’d leave me too
To get you back I’m cleaning up my act
Here’s what I plan to do

Chorus 1:
I’ll go to church, give up beer, sell my truck, and cut my hair
Tell me what you need to hear
I’ll quit my family, ditch my friends. I’ll do anything it takes to win
You back again

Life is rough. That’s what my folks said when we broke up
You’d had enough
Now my wandering eye is in house arrest cuz I, will
Spend all my time on us.

Chorus 2:
I’ll go to church, give up beer, sell my truck, and cut my hair
I’ll look like your dad I swear
I’ll quit my family, ditch my friends. I’ll do anything it takes to win
You back again

Bridge:
If you don’t believe me, well, I’m right outside with
Sweetened tea, an SUV, haircut, coat, and tie

Cuz I miss our hugs, miss our laughs, miss our making-up romance
Will you teach me how to dance?
You’re looking at a bigger man
Asking you to love him if you can

I went to church, gave up beer, sold my truck, cut my hair
I quit my family ditched my friends
Did I do enough to win
You back again?

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Gary Will Kreie

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