Rattlesnake Shack
Lyrics by Andrea Brennan
Music by Jeff Walker

V1
On the outskirts of Phoenix
There's a lowdown dirty dive
Where a man like myself
Can always find a good time

V2
Skull and crossbones on the door
And the liquor flows free
An oasis in the desert
For a thirsty guy like me

Chorus
Enter the fold
Of the devil's hold
Down at the Rattlesnake Shack
Blood runs colder than a witches tit
And every heart is black
Pick your poison
And watch your back
Down at the Rattlesnake Shack

V3
Every fellow's packing
Counting on a fight
Half of why I come here 
In the dead of the night

V4
Where the sparks are gonna fly
Is anybody's guess
Every friend is a foe
Inside this viper's nest  

Chorus
Enter the fold
Of the devil's hold
Down at the Rattlesnake Shack
Blood runs colder than a witches tit
And every heart is black
Pick your poison
And watch your back
Down at the Rattlesnake Shack

Bridge
Some may think I'm crazy
Yet, some will understand
If you care to join me
You know where I am

Chorus
Enter the fold
Of the devil's hold
Down at the Rattlesnake Shack
Blood runs colder than a witches tit
And every heart is black
Pick your poison
And watch your back
Down at the Rattlesnake Shack

Rattlesnake Shack

I Can Do Lonely All By Myself 
Lyrics - Vaughan Ray Daniel
Music - Jeff Walker

Well, here I am again 
Watching you sleepin' on the couch 
Another night I spend 
Goin' with without 
I need companionship 
Maybe I'll find somebody else 
'Cause I can do lonely all by myself  

You act more and more 
Like you're doin' me a service 
But listening to you snore 
Only makes me nervous 
Living with you has become 
My own private hell 
I can do lonely all by myself  

Bridge: 
One day you may open your eyes 
To see me walkin' out of your life 
Even if I was someone you would miss     
In order to tell me that
You'd have to move your lips  

So, here I am again 
Suffering in silence 
Where will this all end? 
Tearing up our wedding license? 
I suppose it's too early to tell 
But I can do lonely all by myself

I Can Do Lonely All By Myself

Enough
Lyrics - Nancy Cunningham
Music - Jeff Walker

One day we're gonna get that call
The one where the doctors say they're doing all they can
But it's not enough

And one day, we're gonna fall apart
When the doctors ask should they unplug your heart
When they say it's not enough

Your Mom'll be rocking in the living room
You know how she hates my doom and gloom
She'll tell me, that is enough

Instrumental

At the meetings they say we're not to blame
But it rips you open just the same
Cause I know I wasn't enough

But I'm gonna come to see you, I'm gonna find a ride
Gonna see if I can convince you we're on your side
Gonna tell you again, you were always enough

bridge
Today, we're still waiting by the phone
Today, Honey, you're still not alone

So can you just hang in there a few more years
Can you try to be the one left spilling the tears
Can this, can it all be enough

Cause maybe someday, you could get that call
The one where the doctors say they're doing all they can
But it's not enough

Then maybe someday, you could fall apart
When the doctors ask will you unplug my heart
Tell 'em yes
Tell 'em yes
Cause it was enough

Enough

Champagne Budget
Lyrics - Vaughan Ray Daniel
Music - Jeff Walker

Keep sending me those credit cards
Man, I'll pay as I go
'cause I've sunk into debt so far
They'll be a few more that I owe
And I may never see the day
This house belongs to me
I've got a champagne budget
On a beer salary

When I see something that I want
I'll whip that plastic out
I've got t.v.s, cameras, tools and guns
And vinyl siding on my house
I go to work each day
In the same old factory
I've got a champagne budget
On a beer salary

bridge:
I may never be rich or famous
But I'm living like a king
Yeah, I'm shamelessly shameless
On the road to bankruptcy
tag: Jeff Beszos got nothin' on me

So keep sending me those credit cards
I can hardly wait
'cause when the payments get too hard
I'll have my lawyer set the date
'til then I'm gonna live in the lap of luxury
I've got a champagne budget
On a beer salary
Tag:
I'm buyin' things that I want
Not things that I need
I've got a champagne budget
On a beer salary

Champagne Budget

Silver Moon & Your Kiss
Jeff Walker

We go walking by the old red barn
You look a little shy when I take your hand
The trill of the whip-poor-will as the sun goes down
Then moonlight does its magic the way it can

If every day
Could only be one way
Then let it be just like this…
A silver moon and your kiss
A girl like you
Is a dream come true
Wishing there’ll be more like this
A silver moon and your kiss

Your daddy made me promise before we left
That I’d have you back home before too late
So this swing on your front porch will do just fine
For two young lovers on their second date

Chorus

Bridge:
Oh, look a shooting star
I wonder what you wishedD
Could we both be hoping for the same
Now as we say goodnight
You whisper in my ear
The things that I was praying you might say 

Chorus (with “a boy like you”)

Silver Moon And Your Kiss

BALLAD OF A ONE HIT WONDER….
Lyrics - Bill White
Music - Jeff Walker

i used to travel the country
coast to coast
my voice was like a bell
now im just an old man
with a passel of stories to tell

when i wrote my first songs
i had nothing to say
and i sang in the corners 
of empty cafes
until my girl up and left me
with a broken heart
and the song i wrote for her
went to the top of the chart

my next songs didnt make it
and i was always about  to quit
but its amazing how far
you can go on just one hit
in any town or city
i could fill three hundred seats
that was enough to keep me going
til i admitted i was beat

i used to travel the country
coast to coast
my voice was like a bell
now im just an old man
with a passel of stories to tell

i ate the fruits of paradise
and did some time in jail
women soaked in whiskey 
lined up to go my bail
i cant say i am proud
of every part i chose to play
but i sure had some times
and now i see ive had my day

i used to travel the country
coast to coast
my voice was like a bell
now im just an old man
with a passel of stories to tell

Ballad Of A One Hit Wonder

Who Says That I’m Lonely?
Words & Music - Jeff Walker

There’s a family of squirrels
In my attic and yard
Gotta room full of books
And three decks of cards
You’re packed up and gone
Thinking I’ll die alone
But I’ve got all this good company…

Oh yeah, and I’ve got a big screen TV
Who says that I’m lonely?

I’ve got records and tapes
And an Apple iPhone
I might find me a dog
That needs a new home
And those sports talk shows
On my car radio
I’ll call in and they’ll argue with me…

Oh yeah, and my guitar tells stories
Who says that I’m lonely?

You said that I never talked much
And how that was so unsatisfying
But with you it was hard 
To get a word in edgewise
I guess after a while I quit trying

I speak to the mailman
Every now and again
And those robo-call callers 
Are becoming my friends
I put pillows instead
On your side of the bed
And I’ve just about gotten you
Out of my head
Since you left I’m so damn free…

Oh yeah, Happy Birthday to me
Who says that I’m lonely?

Who Says That I'm Lonely?

Thinking About Last Night (All Day Long)
Lyrics - Daniel/Graham
Music - Jeff Walker

I've had to ask a dozen people 
To repeat what they said
And they all looked at me 
As if I had two heads
To them I seem confused 
But I know what is wrong
I've been thinkin' 'bout last night all day long

Chorus:
Girl, I've been thinkin' 'bout last night
And all the things that we'd done
I'm convinced it's only right 
To say i'm sure you're the one
Who can turn my life around
And fix whatever is wrong 
I've been thinkin' 'bout last night all day long

verse:
I got up with that ol’ sun rising
And wandered round alone
I locked myself outside
Climbed in a window for my phone
keep checkin’ for your call
But I know what is wrong
I’ve been thinkin’ bout last night all day long

repeat chorus:

bridge:
I don’t even have your number…don’t know where you live
But I sure remember those lips and everything we did

repeat chorus:

Thinking About Last Night (All Day Long)

Names On A Wall
Music - Jeff Walker
Lyrics - Patty Lakamp
 
V1
I carry ‘round a bullet from a war long ago
Buried in my leg below the knee
Now and then it rants about the 
ghastliness of man
Other times it doesn’t bother me
 
V2
I want to think it mattered, all the blood that was spilled
That war and the war it caused at home
Every time my leg cries out, it takes me back again
The battlefield embedded in my bones
 
PC

Our war in the jungle
Rotten from the first                               
Feels like the whole damn thing was cursed
 
Ch
Fresh out of high school 
            (Answered the call) 
Sent to da Nang 
            (Into the brawl) 
Drove a Zippo tank
            (A screaming fireball)
So much bloodshed 
             (And then the withdrawal) 
Our national nightmare
             (The hell of it all)
Names on a wall
Names on a wall
 
V3
Our country turned its back and left us sucking the mop
Strangers cursed us out and called us scum
Now we have a wall that lists the names of the dead
From the war that blew us all to kingdom come
 
Ch
Fresh out of high school 
            (Answered the call) 
Sent to da Nang 
            (Into the brawl) 
Drove a Zippo tank
            (A screaming fireball)
So much bloodshed 
           (And then the withdrawal) 
Our national nightmare
           (The hell of it all)
Names on a wall
Names on a wall
 
Br
I touch that black granite and I’m back in ‘Nam                                           
The jungle, the guns and the blood
The battles still raging inside of me          
In my head, my heart and my knee
 
Repeat Chorus

Names On A Wall

Hard Whiskey's Too Easy For Me
Lyrics - Graham/Daniel
Music - Jeff Walker

Maybe it was that whirlwind of a girl
Who broke me and threw me a curve
She didn't like being in my small world
And I tried to hide how much it hurt

chorus:
Hard Whiskey's too easy for me
A bottle at hand's a bottle too much
I lose touch with reality
Forget the lessons of both life and love
When escape is all that I need
Hard whiskeys too easy for me

 My broken heart was healed by good 'ol Jack
That's all it took was the liquid fire
I don't know much but I know that
It made me stop searching for my hearts' desire

repeat chorus:

bridge:
Now I know hurt is the healer.
The bottle is the stealer
It Don't get much realer than that

repeat chorus:

Hard Whiskey's Too Easy For Me

Down at the Fu Bar Buffet
Lyrics - Nancy Cunningham
Music - Jeff Walker & BIAB

A new Chinese place opened last week
Seemed a little shady, but I took a peek
Nothing looked good, but it sure came cheap
With my luck lately, it was the place for me
                      
Cause' they got all you can eat at the Fu Bar Buffet
They got all you can drink from the Fire Hose
They got all you can eat at the Fu Bar Buffet…
I get the early bird special 
I get it every day
Oh I keep my plate full
Down at the Fu Bar Buffet

I could take you out to dinner, 'stead of chowing down alone
I would ask you out Honey, if you would pick up your phone
Save you from having to be cooking at home
But it's lookin' like tonight I'm back on my own


I'd get you all you can eat at the Fu Bar Buffet
Then all you can drink from the Fire Hose
They got all you can eat at the Fu Bar Buffet
They got a early bird special 
I get it every day
Oh I keep my plate full
Down at the Fu Bar Buffet

Got laid off, got bills to pay?
Get more helpings…at the Fu Bar Buffet

They got all you can eat at the Fu Bar Buffet
They got all you can drink from the Fire Hose
They got all you can eat at the Fu Bar Buffet
They got a early bird special 
I get it every day
Oh, I keep my plate full  
 down at the Fu Bar Buffet

Yeah, it's all you can eat at the Fu Bar Buffet
I get the early bird special every day
Down at the Fu Bar Buffet

Down At The Fu Bar Buffet

Cameo (In Your Dreams)
Jeffrey R. Walker - 1/31/25

V1
You’re swirling again
Autumn leaves in the wind
Every time you leave him
You grieve a little less
But I can heal your bitter heart
We can work on the rest 

Chorus
All I really want
Is a cameo
In your dreams
For you to wake and wonder
Why you found me there
What it means
Let me be the one who changes
Everything

V2
How deep should I dig
Am I thinking too big
What memories are sacred
When ignorance is bliss
Should we even care about 
Stuff as trivial as this

Repeat Chorus

BR
Your perfect silhouette
Still a shadow
It’s ok to forget
All the pain
You’ll bloom like a rose
Reaching for the rain

Repeat Chorus

Cameo

For FAWM Skirmish 2025

Impressive Pile of Cheese
Jeffrey Walker

V1
Looking back at old FAWM songs
I cringe a little, then a lot
Some like Hallmark greeting cards
Some like shitty poems 
That never found the plot

V2
Which ones should I edit
Sorting them…in separate piles
The cheesy ones are over here
The decent ones go into
My Work In Progress file

PC
But that file’s pretty thin
Guess the cheesy ones win

Chorus
Well at least it gets my muse awake I guess
So many awful lyrics 
I need to get off of my chest
And though they really suck I’m sort of pleased
At this impressive pile of cheese

V3
In FAWM there is forgiveness
No harsh judgement…or critique
It’s good to have encouragement
And a smattering of applause
So to speak

PC
Again I crank out a slew
But only keep a few

Repeat chorus

Bridge
There must be at least one great song in me someplace
And a rewrite just might turn some cheese into a fine soufflé
So I’ll keep all these crappy ones just in case

Repeat Chorus

Impressive Pile Of Cheese

H-E-Double Hockey Sticks
Jeffrey Walker - 2025 (For SongSidekick song circle prompt "Spell It Out")

Took the kids to Florida it was 98 degrees
The sidewalk was so hot it nearly brought me to my knees
Didn’t want to cuss in front of them so I just meant to spell
(But I said) “H-E double hockey sticks this place is hot as hell!”
Well, I tried…
My flip flops are fried…Sorry kids

Dropped into a cantina in a Texas border town
Ordered up some chili and a beer to wash it down
My eyes began to water, my ears rang like a bell
“H-E double hockey sticks, this stuff is hot as hell!”
Well, I tried…
But I admit it—I cried…Just a little

My recipe for cornbread called for a cast-iron pan
Heated it til smoking and then grabbed it with my hand
You can guess where this is going, I soon began to yell
“H-E double hockey sticks that handle’s hot as hell!”
Well, I tried…
But cornbread—denied…I think maybe that cussing was justified

Sometimes we have the best intentions
Seems like my mama once mentioned
Something about a road to someplace
Being paved with those

Well I hope I go to heaven and see the pearly gates
If I don’t cuss too much, maybe that’ll be my fate
Ignore what’s in the slick brochure the devil tries to sell
Saying H-E double hockey sticks, come see us down in hell
Well, I’ve tried
Hope they let some things slide…and more than just cussing

H - E Double Hockey Sticks

I Remember Too Much
Music: Jeff Walker
Lyrics: Graham/Daniel
 
On our first date
We lit up the night with sparks
We lost track of the time
While we were counting all the stars
  I do recall everything you said
  It's true, it's all, still inside my head

chorus:
I remember too much
That's my one regret
Of losing your love
And words that were unsaid
What is done is done
And I guess I was
Addicted to your touch
I can't forgive and forget
I remember too much

We had true love
The kind that everyone wants
We burned up all those nights
And denied what we felt because
  We were foolish and we were so young
  We confused it with having our fun

repeat chorus:

bridge:
They say there's no future livin' in the past
But tomorrow that is really all I have

repeat chorus:

I Remember Too Much - 2:1:25, 1.34 PM

Come To California
Jeffrey Walker

Started East of Eden for a book club
The painting of that California valley took my breath
The redwoods underground 
The lupins so impossibly blue…
Makes me think of you
And ache with desire
To travel west

CH
Whoa, California
Can I blame you for taking her away
Whoa California
Beauty and sunshine every day
I need a taste of that
I wish you would say
Come to California

We married way too young they all told us
Pretty soon it fell apart just like they said
You moved to Santa Cruz
I bet you’re not far from the beach
So far out of my reach
But I ache with desire
In my head

Repeat CH

I guess no one knows what true love is
Even if they’ve felt the pain                                

Repeat CH

Come To California - 2:2:25, 5.13 PM

Take Your Time (When You’re Leaving Me)
Jeffrey Walker Feb 2025

V1
You tell me for you it’s all over
I know I can really be a handful at times
You say you’ve had enough
Which means you really want more
Of something different 
If I read between the lines

Chorus
But take your time when you’re leaving me                                                    
If you have second thoughts, well that’s just fine
Wouldn’t want you to have regrets
Somewhere further down the line
Well it might be nice
To take a beat and think twice…
So take your time when you’re leaving me
In case you change your mind

V2
It’s a week away from fall in Kentucky
I swear I’m gonna turn over a new leaf
I don’t want to sound too desperate
But if you stop and think
Ain’t what we have 
Worth a little bit of grief

Repeat  Chorus

Bridge
Ok, I get  it, I won’t interfere
I took too much for granted
Now I’m seeing that so clear
I’m not begging you to stay…
Then again, I’d do anything
To keep you here

Repeat Chorus

Take Your Time (When You're Leaving Me) - 2:4:25, 2.39 PM

Jangle Pop
Jeff Walker - Feb 2025

V1
(Got a note) from a friend about a band they used to love
Took me down a rabbit hole remembering their stuff
And all the other jangle pop it made me think about           
Made a list of groups who did it til it kinda faded out…

V2
Guess who got it started was McGuinn and the Byrds
It was more about the guitars and less about the words
But the choruses would tend to make you wanna sing along
And the hooks were really catchy in every single song…

CH
Wanna hear more of that / jingle jangle
Let the Telecasters ring
Some rocking two part harmonies
And Rickenbacker 12 strings
My heart gets warmer… 
When September Gurls comes on
And I Feel a Whole Lot Better…
When I hear an REM song
Doesn’t seem like it was so long ago back then
When I hear that jangle pop again

V3
Badfinger & The Hollies can’t be left out of this
The Las with There She Goes makes anybody’s list
The Connells and Mitch Easter and the dB’s jangled out
Pylon, Love Tractor and The Pretenders get a shout 

CH

BR
You can argue that it’s just a type of power pop
Just maybe with more ring to the guitars
I don’t care…Just play me some Boylan Heights or some Big Star…

CH

Jangle Pop - 2:6:25, 11.45 AM

Sometimes I have these windshield thoughts
About our life
What a lucky guy I am someone like you
Could be my wife
And I hate to spend so much time gone
It's hard to make ends meet
But that's how it goes
So I just want to thank you
For being my desert rose

You’re always picking up the slack
I leave behind
I know it all can get to you
From time to time
And I wonder if one day I’ll find you gone
But here you are once again
Heaven knows
How much I thank you
For being my desert rose

Desert Rose (Desert Skirmish) - 2:7:25, 11.55 AM

Memories of Me
Lyrics - Bill White
Music - Jeff Walker

memories of me are fading
as each lost friend now fades away
at least im lucky to have shelter
throughout these slowly passing days  

my past will never catch up with me
it crumbles behind me as i run
into a future so uncertain
each day falls into the sun

its not that i have burned my bridges
there are no bridges left to burn
some say you cant go home again
And I’ve no home to which I could return

memories of me are fading
as each lost friend now fades away
at least im lucky to have shelter
throughout these slowly passing days

my life is now an ancient fresco
smudged and chipped like aging paint
each step i take now must be taken
carefully and with restraint

my past will never catch up with me
it crumbles behind me as i run
like the man who left the moon
only to fall into the sun

Again, I have not burned my bridges
They were on fire before I crossed
A man like me should never gamble
I won so much before I lost

memories of me are fading
as each lost friend now fades away
at least im lucky to have shelter
throughout these slowly passing days

Memories Of Me  - 2:8:25, 3.40 PM

That's What I Know 
Lyrics - Graham/Daniel
Music - Jeff Walker

Sure, I’ve seen some crash and burn
I’ve seen others lose and learn
But, Darlin', now it’s our turn and I know this
Sounds corny, but it's the truth
You love me and I love you
There ain't nothin' I wouldn't do 
It all makes sense

Chorus
That’s what I know
That's what I know
From my beatin' heart
Even as far
As my very soul
I dont have to think about it
'Cause there’s no way I could ever doubt it
I'm wise to realize 
I wanna give it a go
That's what I know

My best friend says you are cool
Says man, you’d have to be a fool
To not want that precious jewel in your hand
I said, buddy, I know that's right
I wanna be with her every night
I'd give everything that's mine to be her man

repeat chorus:

bridge:
I know I sound like some black and white movie
but it's your kiss I can't resist 
oh, it moves me

repeat chorus:

That's What I Know  - 2:9:25, 12.25 PM

Patrick Mahomes’ Lament
(To the tune of Mick Ryan’s Lament by Tim O’Brien)

Well my name’s Pat Mahomes and I’m lying here still
In the lonely spot where my Chiefs were killed
By the green Eagles from Philadelphia
There’s no joy in KC this morning

I admit that I didn’t play worth a hoot
But my offensive line didn’t execute
Flat on my back from another damn sack
Their blitzes blew in without warning

And it’s over now, the whistle’s a-blowin’
Up there in Philly the beer will be flowin’
I swear if I had only known
I’d have traded my linemen to Pittsburgh

We had a good run going for three in a row
But this was a brutal curb-stomping, though 
Our matador blocks and my crappy reads
Now Taylor Swift, too is in mourning

Well, the aftermath can be the saddest part
ESPN analysts can’t wait to start
No doubt they’ll be picking our game plan apart
We sucked is what they’ll be reporting

I’m young but I may not catch Tom Brady
Still one more and I’m tied for second place, baby
With Joe Montana and some old fat guy
Who won a few games up in Pittsburgh

But it’s over now, the whistle’s a-blowin’
Up there in Philly the beer will be flowin’
I swear if I had only known
I’d have traded my linemen to Pittsburgh

Patrick Mahomes' Lament - 2:10:25, 10.08 AM

In 1965 

V1
In ‘65 I turned twelve years old
For Christmas my brother gave me Rubber Soul
Played it on our old console stereo
Over and over…
Til the grooves wore out

V2
In My Life was my favorite song
But it didn’t mean as much then as it would later on
When many lovers & friends had come and gone
And I learned…
What that song was all about

CH
Oh life was sweeter then
No truer words ever spoken
Take me back there again
With a heart still unbroken
Thought we’d be young forever
And and love would stay alive
In 1965

V3
On summer nights we’d try to catch fireflies
And some of the girls had a certain look in their eyes
Took me a minute til one day I realized
We were all chasing…
Our own little dreams

V4
My brother got sent off to Vietnam
Four years later he came home a different man
By that time he just didn’t give a damn
About much…
Or that’s how it seemed

CH
Oh life was sweeter then
No truer words ever spoken
Take me back there again
With a heart not yet broken
Thought we’d be young forever
And love would stay alive
In 1965

BR
Nostalgia is another word
For memories without the painful parts
So looking back is bittersweet
No matter what we try to keep
In our hearts

CH
Oh life was sweeter then
No truer words ever spoken
Take me back there again
With a heart still unbroken
Thought we’d be young forever
And love would stay alive
In 1965

Thought we could live forever
And love could always survive
In 1965

1965 (1+1)

On St. Valentine’s Day
Jeff Walker - Feb 14, 2025

V1
My family sharing photos ‘round a table at a bar
And me, well I’ve been out of touch a while
They picked today for us to get together and do this                      
I’ll listen to the stories everybody misremembers
And then add one picture to the pile

V2
It’s one your mother gave me at a wake not long ago
You were sixteen in your drill team uniform
Five years before we married, two before we fell in love
And fifty one before you slipped away to be with God
Still feels like I’m sailing through a storm

CH1
Then when I lay it down they all get quiet
I can tell they’re looking at me for a clue for what to say
There’s just something in my eye, no I’m not crying
I always just get misty anyway…
On St. Valentine’s Day

V3
All of us are at an age when this is how it goes
So we raise our glasses high to absent friends
May happiness be with you now and bless you evermore
We toast like we’re half Irish and let the whiskey burn
A brotherly communion for our sins

CH2
We put our glasses down and all get quiet
Thinking next time which of us will be the one who’s slipped away
If you were here you wouldn’t let us be like this
Or let it hurt as much anyway…
On St. Valentine’s Day

BR
You were tough as nails 
But with a soft spot in your heart
You saved every one of my sappy Hallmark cards
Just to remind us
To keep alive our our spark
With you, believe me, that wasn’t hard
           
CH3
Driving home I marvel at the quiet
That photo’s in my wallet now where it’s gonna stay
Cupid used an arrow that’s why love hurts so much
I think that once a year anyway
On St. Valentine’s Day

On St. Valentine's Day - 2:14:25, 2.09 PM

Chicken To Go

C
My daddy said son
D
Go and fetch me a hammer
Am
But the basement’s so dark
C
I started to stammer
D
And say
Em                           D
I’m ch-ch-chicken to go
Em                            D
I’m ch-ch-chicken to go
Em                           D
I’m ch-ch-chicken to go
G
No way

You want me to see
Some movie with zombies
Where they eat people’s brains
My heart’s a tsunami
So I say
I’m ch-ch-chicken to go
I’m ch-ch-chicken to go
I’m ch-ch-chicken to go

Guess you could say I was a cautious kid
But I never had a problem keeping my feelings hid
When the situation seemed a little hairy
For me it was downright scary

The big wedding day
My heart was aflutter
Took a look at the preacher
And I started to stutter
And say 

Chicken To Go

Waterless Town 
Lyrics - Doug Haberman
Music - Jeff Walker
 
[Verse 1]
This place has just one stop sign
And Johnson’s General Store
And people who’ve been here their whole life
’Cause they’re too scared to explore
When you look around, you ask yourself
“Can I take it here much more?”
 
[Verse 2]
You’ve got tremendous talent
You’ve got ambitious dreams
You wanna see more of the world out there,
Hopes bursting at the seams
You’re the brightest light folks in these parts
Know for sure they’ve ever seen
 
[Lift 1]
Sticking around means no real shot for you to succeed
But the people who love you most can’t bear to see you leave
 
[Chorus]
Maybe you should
Maybe you shouldn’t
Maybe you could
Maybe you couldn’t
But if you stay in this waterless town
Let me warn you now:
You’ll drown
 
[Verse 3]
No lake or river is nearby
No ocean breezes blow
The future’s got no plans to show up
Hell, the stop sign wants to go
With no promise here, you won’t profit from
Opportunities to grow
 
[Lift 2]
Out in the world there is no end to what you could achieve
But the people who love you most can’t bear to see you leave
 
[Chorus]
Maybe you should
Maybe you shouldn’t
Maybe you could
Maybe you couldn’t
But if you stay in this waterless town
Let me warn you now:
You’ll drown
 
(B)
I myself had dreams of leaving
In my youth
It’s why I’m telling you
The brutal truth
I let fear of the unknown
Jam my gears
And I’ve been drowning in regret
For forty years
 
[Chorus]
Maybe you should
Maybe you shouldn’t
Maybe you could
Maybe you couldn’t
But if you stay in this waterless town
Let me warn you now:
You’ll drown


Waterless Town - Feb 17, 2025 11.44 AM

Fairy Tales

Reports that he was missing set it off
The wife said he’d been on a business trip
They checked the house for prints and and found the blood
Kept at her til the mask began to slip

She finally confessed she took him down
But claimed that it was all in self-defense
Then showed them all the scars he’d gifted her
She’d known she’d have to do it ever since

Outside the girls were playing hide and seek
The boy was carving circles in the dirt
A kid who’s on the spectrum disappears
Into another world to soothe a hurt

Then one of the detectives noticed him
His mother’s look of panic said it all
Somebody else had killed the monster dad
To save him she had vowed to take the fall

They searched the woods and then they dragged the lake
And finally the sheriffs found a corpse
A Sesame Street pencil through his neck
Awarded him the ultimate divorce

They never let the story come to light
Claimed misadventure was the cause of death
Nobody goes to jail in fairy tales
So happy ever after’s all that’s left


Fairy Tales - Feb 19, 2025, 10.47 AM

AS GOOD AS SHE LOOKS 
Lyrics - DAVID L GRAHAM/VAUGHAN R DANIEL
Music - JEFF WALKER
 
Lately I've got a reason to smile
It's that beautiful woman over there
I'm proud as I can be
That I'm the only man she needs
I never have to wonder if she still cares
 
chorus:
My baby Is.. as good as she looks
I know it may be hard to believe
My baby is ..as good as she looks
And it's good that she is lookin' at me
 
verse:
I can’t believe those big blue eyes
And Lord knows I thank him everyday
That she tells she’s mine
So I better walk the line
Oh, that woman’s a woman in every way
repeat chorus:
 
bridge:
 
Woman makes the whole world shine..
And when I head home none of my friends wonder why
They just call me one lucky, lucky guy..


As Good As She Looks - Feb 20, 2025, 3.29 PM

In 1965 

V1
In ‘65 I turned twelve years old
For Christmas my brother gave me Rubber Soul
Played it on our old console stereo
Over and over…
Til the grooves wore out

V2
In My Life was my favorite song
But it didn’t mean as much then as it would later on
When many lovers & friends had come and gone
And I learned…
What that song was all about

CH
Oh life was sweeter then
No truer words ever spoken
Take me back there again
With a heart still unbroken
Thought we’d be young forever
And and love would stay alive
In 1965

V3
On summer nights we’d try to catch fireflies
And some of the girls had a certain look in their eyes
Took me a minute til one day I realized
We were all chasing…
Our own little dreams

V4
My brother got sent off to Vietnam
Four years later he came home a different man
By that time he just didn’t give a damn
About much…
Or that’s how it seemed

CH
Oh life was sweeter then
No truer words ever spoken
Take me back there again
With a heart not yet broken
Thought we’d be young forever
And love would stay alive
In 1965

BR
Nostalgia is another word
For memories without the painful parts
So looking back is bittersweet
No matter what we try to keep
In our hearts

CH
Oh life was sweeter then
No truer words ever spoken
Take me back there again
With a heart still unbroken
Thought we’d be young forever
And love would stay alive
In 1965

Thought we could live forever
And love could always survive
In 1965


In 1965 (Full Production)

Lyrics
Mysteries and Maintenance Deferred  

The squirrels twitch their tails when they shiver 
They keep running up and back down the trees 
The tire tracks on the driveway have iced up 
The thermometer beside the kitchen reads six degrees  

The furnace cuts out when the lights flicker 
As soon as we flip the breaker, the heat comes on 
If I was smarter I would call the plumber 
We probably won’t freeze, but somewhere some thing's wrong  

Mysteries and maintenance deferred 
Focussing on finding the almost perfect word 
Listening, and asking each other what was that we heard 
Just mysteries and maintenance deferred  

There’s a kettle of Vultures by the big barn 
Just what's died out there I don't know 
But it's cold enough to start asking who and where 
Cold enough to make your blood run slow  

More mysteries and maintenance deferred 
Focusing on finding the almost perfect word 
Listening, and asking each other what was that we heard 
Just mysteries and maintenance deferred


Mysteries and Maintenance Deferred - 3:3:25, 4.13 PM

Everything 
Lyrics - Jeff Gordon
Music - Jeff Walker  

A1: I need to cut down deep 
To find the pain I’m lookin’ for 
Before I go to sleep 
The dream I fear that shuts the door 
On everything 
Everything  

A2: 
The needle used to feel so good 
But now its under lock and key 
Still it beckons through the wood 
Right now the rush still calls to me 
Lose everything 
Everything  

B: 
I wanna live, I wanna die 
If I could soar up in the sky 
With clenching fists and tightened jaw 
The heavy sand that rubbed me raw 
Cold blue fire within my soul       
If only I could be made whole  

A3: 
I’m still here in my rocking’ chair 
Try to let my feelings feel 
Come at me like a grizzly bear 
Instead of tryin’ to make a deal 
Feel everything 
Everything

Everything - 3:7:25, 9.15 AM

When We Were Electric
Lyrics - Patty Lakamp
Music - Jeff Walker and BIAB

A1
I still remember this
The earthquake of that kiss at seventeen
Struck us at the core
Tumbling through the doorway of a dream
Oh, how we shined
Sparks flew off our shoulders, what a time 
When we were electric 
You and I

A2
It came as such a shock 
The love I thought was rock was only clay
Blinded by the glow
Stunned to see it slowly fade away
Alone to wonder why
We couldn’t keep the temperature on high
When we were electric
You and I

B  
The happiness we knew
Blends with shades of blue
Though our music didn’t last
You brought me to the dance

Musical interlude

A3 
I smile at your name 
That unrelenting flame still flickers low 
I’ve come to accept 
Remembrances I kept from long ago
Will live in my mind
In a dusty box of golden days gone by   
When we were electric
You and I

Jeff Walker 4

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