High on Pacheco Pass
Summit attained at last
But daylight fading fast

Some godforsaken space
The final resting place
Of all who've seen his face

Surrender your silver or surrender your life!
Think of your children, consider your wife
Fly away while you still can!
Lest you're bound to test the mettle of The Highwayman

Quit playin' with that gun
Ain't gonna need it son
Leave all your things and run!

Surrender your silver or surrender your life!
Think of your children, consider your wife
Fly away while you still can!
Lest you're bound to test the mettle of The Highwayman

Dead cowboys who dreamt of renown
Gleaming bones litter the ground
Pale riders in his train
Discarded hopes, forgotten names

Surrender your silver or surrender your life!
Think of your children, consider your wife
Fly away while you still can!
Lest you're bound to test the mettle of The Highwayman

Are you bound to test the mettle of The Highwayman?
Have you got a score to settle with The Highwayman?

The Highwayman

When he was a boy his daddy said "Son,"
"To them that work hard the good things come"
An Ironhorse with Hesiod's heart
The man could put the world together if he had the parts
So they sang the song of the working man
As he wrestled with the serpent in the far high land
He bled and burned in the noonday sun
And he pushed until he got it done

All this time
He's been pushing that wheel
All this time
He's been striking the deal
But he ain't gonna push that wheel no more

When he was a child his mama said "Boy,"
"One day you're gonna put away them toys"
"You'll be a man and you'll work all day"
"To earn the money that they're gonna pay"
The only way to raise a family
Was to jack into an information economy
Chained to a desk with a screen in his eye
He pushed the earth up against the sky

All this time
He's been pushing that wheel
All this time
He's been striking the deal
But he ain't gonna cut that deal no more

A fool who thought he was a superman
Fought the battles in the boardroom over grains of sand
See him kill his dream and bury it
To join the overflowing ranks of the precariat
For every dollar that he made for the man 
He watched the Grey City rise and caught a dime in his hand
We sell tomorrow for our spending spree
We're the pushers of society

All this time
We've been pushing that wheel
All this time
We've been striking the deal
But I ain't gonna push that wheel no more

Push the Wheel (Demo Single)

Dancing here as you walk through the room
With all your friends, and I'm here with my friends too
Trying to dance the night away, everyone's looking at you
They're all looking at you

So you flicker on and you bend and you sway
And you look like nothing I've seen in all my days
And I want you by my side, yes I want you next to me girl
Do you want to dance with me girl?

I always try to say just what I feel
Not into playing games I'd so much rather just be real
So shake for me girl
Oh won't you please shake for me girl?

For the moment I'm not interested in love
But I am a forthright man I'll tell you what I'm thinking of
So shake for me girl
Oh won't you please shake for me girl?

I would love to get you alone tonight
Verify that you're flesh and bone tonight

It's lovely when the lights go down
It's lovely when I'm spinning round
Inside a glimmering cascade of sound
Then the world's a lovely place
Not half as lovely as your face

And I don't care if you give a damn
About what I think or who I am
Or anything that I care about at all
Just that you want to dance with me girl
Would you dance with me girl?

We exist on many levels all at once
And it doesn't make us shallow if we want to have some fun
So shake for me girl
Oh won't you please shake for me girl?

And women are God's gift unto the Earth
And I'd love to get to know you but I'd like to touch you first
So shake for me girl
And I will shake for you girl

I would love to get you alone tonight
Verify that you're flesh and bone tonight

I behold your elegant design and feel your body next to mine
I can feel the electricity when your hands are touching me

I would love to get you alone tonight
Verify that you're flesh and bone tonight
Do you want to get me alone tonight?
Verify that I'm flesh and bone tonight?

Shake For Me Girl (Demo Single)

HW Gambie - Songwriter only

Have A Cigar

Verse 1

Em.  						G                   
The thickest cream rises to the top
Am						 C
If you ain’t thick you better swap 
A
Swap your place for a better point 
           B7
of viewwww

Em							     G
There’s a poor man happy as a lark
Am										C
Says nothing really good happens after dark 
A											   B7
Start hanging out with a better kind of crewww

Chorus

Em 

Oh have a cigar 
				        G
Is what he said to me
				Am						C
Celebrate everything that you can see
A												B7
Claw and scratch til you finally find that spark
Em
Have a cigar
						G
He said it one more time 
					Am.                    C
Realize you’re always in your prime 
A											      B7
Make sure your bite is stronger than your barrrrk
                     Em.      G.      Am.    C.     A.    B7
Have a cigar

Verse 2

     Em										G
There was a man who once said to me
		        Am.           C
I’m gonna live to be 103
A											B7
He put himself in a different frame of minnndd
			      Em						     G
Break some bread with the ones you love
          Am.                                       C
Be gentle with the things that you think of
A											B7
keep yourself from being so confinnnnned

Chorus 

                Em
Have a cigar 
						      G
That’s what he said to me
				Am						C
Celebrate everything that you can see
A.         											B7
Claw and scratch til you finally find that sparrrrk
              Em
Have a cigar
						G
He said it one more time 
				    Am.                C
Realize you’re always in your prime 
A								                        B7
Make your bite much stronger than your barrrrk
                      Em    G.    Am.    C.     A.    B7
Have a cigar


Verse 3

			           Em.                                G
If you can’t get up with a smile and a grin
		Am 			         C
Jump right in to the prizes that you can win
A									             B7
He said your only hope is to go out in a Blaaaazzze

				Em.                                      G
Sitting round waiting for your luck to come 
                     Am.                                C
Blaming everything on where you came from 
A															B7
You’ll be pushing up daisies if you don’t change your waaaayys


Chorus

Em 
Ohhh have a cigar 
				        G
Is what he said to me
				Am						C
Celebrate everything that you can see
A												B7
Claw and scratch til you finally find that sparrrrk
Em
Have a cigar
						G
He said it one more time 
					Am.                    C
Realize you’re always in your prime 
A											      B7
Make sure your bite is stronger than your barrrrk
                     Em.      G.      Am.    C.     A.    B7
Have a cigar

Em.  G.    Am.  C.    A.  B7. Em

Have A Cigar

Fragile heart

Traces of stardust

wander

Lyrics:

I'm too charming
You're too married
Lord it's a burden
I must carry, baby--You got me calling you baby
'Cause you got looks
And Personality
I can cook like a bastard
So here's the reality baby--I'll tell you anything but "maybe"
'Cause there's no such thing
As "just friends" with me
I've been here before
Some day you'll see it's true--And it'll be real soon
So let's end this now
Before hearts get broke
Before there's fire
There's usually smoke--and you are just a-fannin' the flame
I'm disarming
You're more than willing
You feel dismissed
Your eyes are weary, baby
They're screaming "please come save me"
'Cause you got took
Marriage is your malady
He vowed to cherish
But gives neutrality, baby--And you're driving me crazy
You spit him out
He's neither hot or cold
You wanna feel alive
Before you're too old--And you know I've been lonely too
So let's end this now
Before "that's all she wrote"
Before I get shot
And put in a hole--and you are feeling all the blame
I'm too charming
You're too married
Lord it's a burden I must carry

I'm Too Charming (you're Too Married) Demo

"Catalyst"

She wouldn't let herself be loved

By one who could see she went unsung

I feel it's such a shame

The other guys were users and fools

Liars and cheats who could be so cruel

But she stayed so who's to blame?

It started out with flowers on her bad day

And to be honest, I didn't mean them in "that way"

They were a catalyst for what would come to be

A temporary escape that she craved in me

An all-too-brief but bright fire in her eye

That smoldered in regret at morning's light

Oh, I was in love, she was in lust

Oh, I was giving in, she was giving up

I haven't seen her much since then

These years hence, I've borne this sin

I caved, so who's to blame?

I think of it most every day

What if I hadn't gone out of my way?

Wishful thinking, who's to say?

It started out with flowers on her bad day

To be honest I didn't mean them in "that way"

They were a catalyst for what would come to be

A temporary escape that she craved in me

An all-too-brief but bright fire in her eye

That smoldered in regret at morning's light

Oh, a hard first lesson in crumbling trust

Oh, the winds of change were a roaring gust.

Catalyst (Demo)

Dean Zee is back with a new track. First, he speaks to himself. a forever song to always let him know things get better. the second verse flips the knowledge onto the listener , giving hope when there may not seem like any.

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I'm Too Charming (you're Too Married) Demo

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