This is a song about trips with our mother to the place she loved best in the world, how it lifted our young spirits, how we took her back there when she passed, and how our spirits continue to be lifted and inspired by her memory.

Heaven’s Lake (Female Voice)

This is the song about how tired my mind guess I’m trying to constantly reason my way through life. It’s my own fault because I studied to be a lawyer.

The Tired Thinker’s Blues (Jazz).wav

These are songs that I have written in a style reminiscent of some of the stuff that Randy Newman has written and son for Disney.

The Root Cause Analysis Blues V1

A song of praise inspired by a quote from Mark Twain

The Day I Learned Why (Smooth Jazz).mp3

This is a song about being in a relationship with somebody that turns sour and realizing what you failed to see on the way in.

Your Siren’s Song - (Jazz)

Your Siren’s Song (Country)

A song of reflection about a life mostly past and being alone. 

When Time Tells

This is a song about what it means to be a real fighter. It’s a story told from the perspective of an Irish fighter, but it’s really an existential meditation on what it means to be a fighter to who hangs in there until the end.

The Fighter (An Irish Existential Ballad)

A song rebutting psychobabble about how I “showed up“ or failed to and what true friendship actually requires.

How I “Showed Up” (Pop)

How I “Showed Up” V2

I post multiple versions of songs made from my lyric poems in different genres so those interested can follow the evolution of lyrics through their iterations in various genres.  I aspire to write lyric poetry to touch people, either to make them happy, or to touch their sadness and let them know they are not alone.

How I “Showed Up” V2

Hooley the Poet