Originally a song I wrote and played back in 2003 with Fuzzy Grubb, this is as far as I can take this one right now...plus, ran out of tracks on the free version of protools. Have about 100 other songs I want to get done before I come back and start working on the final version with the bridge, outro, additional layers, and noodles...thank you.  

Vs1a
We go up and down these city streets
And this hustle’s got the best of me
Every day it’s the same old thing
Take me home and leave me be

Vs1b
My nerves relax, midsummer night
Roll down the window and take a drive
Cool summer breeze is washing over me
So long since I’ve felt this alive

Pre-chorus
Hot Summer days won’t drag me down
Hot Summer nights and I’m heading out
I’ll be by to pick you up
Two damn days just ain’t enough

chorus
Oh Blue, where are you, where have you been
Oh Blue, five more day, and I’m free again

Vs2a
All this buzz up in my brain
All that noise can drive a man insane
Everyone trying to play the king
In the end it don’t mean a thing

Vs2b
Ice cold beer and a fire light
Sun coming up and I feel all right
Doing all I can just to breathe it in
It’s all I needed to begin again

Pre-chorus
Hot Summer days won’t drag me down
Hot Summer nights and I’m heading out
I’ll be by to pick you up
Two damn days just ain’t enough

chorus
Oh Blue, where are you, where have you been
Oh Blue, five more day, and I’m free again.

Blue (Short Version)

Verse 1
He was on a path to nowhere, then he raised his head
One day, he opened up his eyes and this is what he said to me.

Pre-Chorus 1
Brother I won’t hurt you, I’ll always be your friend
But if I don’t do something, with my life soon it will end
And you see, there’s no point in me carrying on, unless I change my evil ways.

Chorus
I’m gone, I’m moving on, I’m rolling down this road alone
I’m gone, I’m moving on, So raise a glass for me, farewell
I’ll see you soon on the other side, and it will be my brand-new day.

Bridge
Black sheep I know - We fall down
Addictions we bleed - We hold on
Hallelujah - Be strong
The brother I keep - He’s long gone

Verse 2
Seven years and not a word
Seven years I dreamed of change
And then, he showed up at my door
This is what he said to me

Pre-Chorus 2
Brother, please forgive me, for never coming home
I didn’t have the strength to stay here, the temptations long been gone
Believe me, I’ve bled my last drop of tainted blood, and I’ve changed my evil ways

Chorus 2
Long gone, back where I belong, I’ve found my way down the road back home
Long gone, back where I belong, Please open your hearts to me again
Or I’ll see you soon on the other side, and it’ll be my brand-new day

Brother

Don’t Unplug Me 

This one is for my kids.  I wanted to create the energy I feel as a father, through time spent with your child, living in a dream, floating along, embracing the time we have, and hoping it will never end:  unplugging is to remove the electricity to steal the energy of a life living with a heart full of love for your children) 

Verse 1:

Long before you could walk, you lift me up, and carried me.  
And now, here at my side, we get to float, above everything  

Pre-Chorus: 
Distant dreams or memories; doesn’t matter to me 
We have all that we need, so don’t let this end  

Chorus
Please don’t unplug me 

Verse 2: 
Well, we walk, and we talk, and you sing your songs to me 
With our heads, so stuck in the clouds, we are balloons, and we ain’t coming down 

Pre-Chorus: 
Distant dreams or memories; doesn’t matter to me 
We have all that we need, so don’t let this end 

Chorus
Please don’t unplug me

Dont Unplug Me

Divisions With Decisions

This is the first song I ever wrote that I remember..from back in 1994.

Water

Verse 1
Time passes by as slowly as winter today
Too much on my mind and I can’t seem to find my way

Pre-Chorus
It’s never any fun
When you’re the only one

Chorus
You’d kill me if you could but I’m too young to die
You see right through me so I can’t run and hide
Step on a crack and I’m fading away
Okay, ooh, water

Verse 2
Prismed eyes shatter and my nerves are paralyzed with fear
Deep inside my head something snaps and then nothing’s there

Pre-Chorus
I can’t escape this pain
It’s with me every day

Chorus
You’d kill me if you could but I’m too young to die
You see right through me so I can’t run and hide.
Step on a crack and I’m fading away
Okay, ooh, water

Bridge

Verse 3
Time passes by and I spread like ash in the wind
Still life simplified and I find a way to deal with it.

Pre-Chorus
I try to wash away the pain
I’ll never be the same

Chorus
You’d kill me if you could but I’m too young to die
You see right through me so I can’t run and hide
Step on a crack and I’m fading away
Okay, ooh, water

Water

Momma’s Home Cook’n

Verse 1
Roosters crow’n with the morning light - and we rise at the brink of dawn
Coffees on hot and it’s say goodbye to tired eyes, get your britches on

Pre-Chorus 1
Fields need tending 
Horses need grain
Working hard in the Sun and the pouring rain
Tired as a dog at the end of the day
Then it’s grits - and we all
Come runnin

Chorus
Ohhh, it’s like a country song
And we’re all gonna sing along
We love Mommas home cooking
Daddy by the fire 
Drinking whiskey, telling stories
Till the night is gone 

Verse 2
Bareback on the trail and we’re riding high
That’s how it’s done here on long day stables 
Hauling to the shows another rodeo
Yeah, it’s on, and we’re running the table 

PreChorus 2
Driving all night 
Horses need grain
Riding hard in the sun and the pouring rain
Tired as a dog at the end of the day
Then it’s grits and we all come running

Chorus
Oh, it’s like a country song
And we’re all gonna sing along
We love Mommas home cooking
Daddy by the fire 
Drinking whiskey, telling stories
Till the night is gone 

Bridge into Solo
And we all come running home 

Verse 3
40 years later and I’m driving by but it’s gone, another subdivision
No fields, no silo, the barn and the house all gone, all gone

Outro
But in my memories,
The horses need grain, and we’re riding hard in the sun and the rain.
Im still tired as a dog at the end of the day
I yell grits, yeah, I’m always running home
And we all come running home

Personal Earthquakes

Momma's Home Cook'n

Mommas Home Cooking

Mulberry Hill 

Verse 1 

Will all your friends come to say goodbye? 

Will they see your name in the paper and cry? 

Will they think back and smile and remember the times 

All those summer days just riding bikes down Mulberry Hill 

Chorus 

May your years be happy 

May they bring you joy 

May there be something left in this world we didn’t destroy.

If you find you’re (GM) empty 

You can look to the (GM) past 

Just sit and close your eyes 

Let me take you back 

Verse 2 

Will too much time have passed between 

Your memories and reality 

Do you stand alone 

Is everyone you know gone 

Or have they forgotten 

These childhood dreams of Mulberry Hill 

Chorus Repeats

Mulberry Hill

This is a dedication song for the people of Wrexham, Ryan Reynolds, Rob McElhenney, and the glorious Wrexham A.F.C.  Plenty of symbolism and intentional meaning in this one too.  We're going up said three times, We rise said three times!  Champions!   We believe!

I Do

Everything I am because of you
The fire burns to dream you made it true 
We rise up from the ashes 
Who believes 
I do 

Stand and raise your eyes, you’ll come to see 
Long enough, my friend you’ve carried me 
My turn to have your back
Do you believe 
I do

This city on our shoulders we all sing together 
I do 
We rise we rise we rise we fight

Brave enough, the passion live in me
Champions us all in victory
How far we have to go
Do you believe
I do 

This city on our shoulders we all sing together 
I do

We rise we rise we rise we fight
We rise we rise we rise we fly

Avenue C & 5th Street

I Do

Son of a Gun 

Verse 1: 
I met a man down in Juarez 
He tried to sell me his (D) gun 
When I said that I wasn’t (A) interested  
He said gringo you buy it or (E) run 
He started telling a story  
It took all I had not to (D) cry  
Not because I didn’t have any (A) money 
(E) Or that I wasn’t willing to (A) die  
 
Chorus 1: 
(D) He said the love of my lives in America  
So, I’m begging you not to (A) run   
(D) The coyote awaits, my ride to states  
Help me (A) go to my bo-(E)y and (D) it’ll be my son for a (A) gun.  

Verse 2: 
I could tell that this man was no killer 
But that he could see no other (D) way 
As he cocked back his grandfather’s (A) pistol, and he aimed it straight at my (E) face  
I saw his hand shake on trigger  
And the desperate look in his (D) eye 
Good men can do bad when they’ve (A) lost all they had  
(E) At least he was willing to (A) try 

Chorus 2 
(D) I said Some men build walls to keep other men out  
Who the hell are we to (A) decide  
(D) don’t go doing something that you’re gonna regret  
Mister (A) I won’t ru-(E)n, (D) I’ll be your son of a (A) gun 

Verse 3: 
He lowered the pistol and took a deep breath 
I offered to buy him a (D) drink  
Said I’ll pay you to hear your (A) story if you’re willing to listen to (E) me 
Forget the coyote and your grandfather’s gun, I’ll get you back to your (D) kid.  
Let’s have a bottle of (A) whiskey and (E) a good night’s rest, just tell me where he (A) is. 
 
Chorus 3: 
(D) Said he stays with his aunt in Chicago 
I haven’t seen him in seven (A) years 
Just a (D) picture or two, all I have to get through. 
Mister, (A) I miss my so-(E)n 
I said, (D) I’ll get you there or I’ll be a son of a (A) gun  
 
Bridge: 
(D) just because a man drew a border 
Don’t mean that I don’t (A) belong  
(D) To that son of a bitch in the White House 
I’ll (A) be here long after you’re (E) gone 
To the (D) ones that are building his wall 
You can make it as tall as you (A) want (D)  
(A) If it’s the land of the free  
(E) Well that includes me  
You won’t stop us from (D) coming (A) across  

Chorus 4: 
(D) When we landed in Chicago 
(A) He could hardly believe his eyes  
Then he (D) fell to his knees, shot a smile at me  
And he (A) held his so-(E)n 
Yeah, (D) I tipped my hat  
And went home a son of a (A) gun.

Son of a Gun

For A Little While

Verse 1 
(am) Once upon a polaroid, a (f/m1) silhouette of a ghost, (am) I wake covered in sweat (f/m1) and fade

PreChorus1 
(am) Kiss my lips again (f/m1) and you, mm 
(am) Lit your cigarette (f/m1) and you, oh 

Chorus  
(C) Hold On (G) For a little while 
(G) We could have (e) had it al-(F)l  
(C) Let go (G) For a little while  
(G) Wish I could (e) forget it al-(F)l 
(am) For a little while 

Verse 2 
(am) a vision of you, (f/m1) so I thought.  
(am) the light behind (f/m1) the image it burns 

PreChorus 2 
(am) Bite my lip again (f/m1) and you, mm 
(am) Put out your cigarette (f/m1) and you, oh 

Chorus 
(C) Hold On (G) For a little while 
(G) We could have (e) had it al-(F)l  
(C) Let go (G) For a little while  
(G) Wish I could (e) forget it al-(F)l 
(am) For a little while 

Bridge/Solo-Using Chorus Progression 

Verse 3 
(am) the taste of you (f/m1) it lingers 
(am) my mind is haunted (f/m1) again 

PreChorus 2 
(am) Burn your photograph (f/m1) but you, mm 
(am) Lit your cigarette (f/m1) and you, oh 

Chorus 
(C) Hold On (G) For a little while 
(G) We could have (e) had it al-(F)l  
(C) Let go (G) For a little while  
(G) Wish I could (e) forget it al-(F)l 
(am) For a little while

Ave C & 5th St

For A Little While

Wrote this one a long time ago and have been waiting to do it with a new acoustic guitar.  Finally got one for my birthday from my family and I'd like to dedicate this one to them.  Because of them, I am far from lonely, and to my wife, you are my everything, thank you!

Lonely People

Verse 1
I don’t know much, not much of anything at all
I know myself and I know what I see
All by myself, drinking coffee in the rain
In part to wake up, in part to wash away the pain
Every week I sit here, sorting out my thoughts
Watching people, watching me, wondering if they’re living or just letting the days pass by

Chorus
Look at all the lonely people, look at all the empty eyes
Look at all the lonely people, just passing by.

Verse 2
She irons her dress, brushes her hair but she still feels like a mess
She dries her tears and makes a wish, it’s the same wish every day
Daydreaming through work, coasting through everything she does
Waiting for something or someone to take her away

Chorus
She’s one of the lonely people, she’s swimming in empty eyes
In a world full of lonely people, she’s getting by

Verse 3
He’s spending his time, dancing with her in his mind
Holding her hand, he’s contemplating her name, what’s her name
He sees her in the café every night, the same seat, the same time, the same salad and wine
All he has to do is knock on the glass, but he just walks past.

Chorus
He’s one of the lonely people, he’s lost in empty eyes
In a world full of lonely people, he’s getting by

Instrumental Bridge

Verse 4
She finished her wine, as red as her lips, she drops a tip and waves good-bye
Picks up her worn-out copy of On the Road, and heads for the door
She loves the rain; he gives up on the newspaper and lets the water have its way
He can’t help but smile and feel like something’s about to change.
He turns, she turns, she smiles, and he says hi, she looks down instantly and walks on by
He stops himself and takes a deep breath, and asks for her name

Chorus
Just a couple of lonely people, found something in empty eyes
In a world full of lonely people, are you getting by, don’t just get by

Lonely People

Walkabout
“Hey, you want to go for a ride?” “Wheels up in ten!”
Verse 1:
E
Will I wake up, I guess I’m that guy
D A
Still shaking off, the echoes of the night
You’re standing there, with golden dreams and crazy hair
Not a care in the world, says the wild girl
Pre-Chorus:
E
What can I do, what can I say 
D
All these silly games we play
A
Live to waste another day
We all waste away
Chorus
E B A E
But everybody wants to be here, nobody wants to go
and everyone is chasing easy, but everybody wants a show
B A E
You can crawl out the door or you can run here with me
We can walkabout, let’s go, our life, our time, our journey
Verse 2: 
When I die, will you bury me, in a burlap sack, beneath a willow tree
I don’t need a stone, just the memories, planted in your mind, of when you danced with me.
Pre-Chorus:
All we do, the things we say
Lost to the wind, we lose our way
We live to taste another day
We waste it anyway
Chorus
But everybody wants to be here, nobody wants to go
And everyone is chasing easy, but everybody wants a show
Well, you can crawl out the door, or you can run here with me
We can walkabout, let’s go, this life, embrace the journey
Bridge 
D A
In this tapestry of time, we weave
E F#
This legacy in the songs we leave 
D A
Take my hand, choose harmony
B C#
We sing, we’re free
D F#
Everybody’s gonna need a friend
D A
Stay by your side until the very end
D F#
Jah, everybody’s gonna need some love 
D A
Live wild child, live while we’re young X2
Chorus-outro slow
cause everybody wants to be here, nobody wants to go
And everyone is chasing easy, but everybody wants a show
Well, you can crawl out the door, or you can run here with me.

Walkabout

Intro – Chorus 
Freight train rolls on, freight train rolls on 
I stand my ground, this big bad world ain’t gonna beat me down 
Oh no, hey hey hey 

Verse 1 
Ain’t nobody ever bloody looking where they’re going man, yeah, man it really drives me nuts 
Heads down, on the ground, fool’s gold, lost souls, never gonna be enough 
Plastic, erratic, tone deaf to the static, bleeding from a million cuts 
Illusions confusion, not much left to do man.   
We’re all running out of luck   

Verse 2
One foot in the grave, one foot in the maze, I’m a slave to everything I own 
Got my head in the clouds, swimming upstream from the crowds 
Another lie I got to try it on 
Laying on the tracks, all desire and snacks, ignorance in the afterglow 
That light in the tunnel, hate to burst your bubble  
Like a moth to the flame, we go 

No Look (Life Goes On)

Now I Know
Tuned to Open F (E, Capo on 1)
Verse 1:
There ain’t a lot I remember about being a kid but some of it will never go
I remember Daddy driving, window open, cigarette, singing to the radio
I’d fall asleep and he’d carry me in, half-awake in his arms
Momma at my bedside, fingers through my hair, saying prayers, kissing me goodnight
Chorus:
A lot has changed, ain’t much the same
I miss the gravel roads, but now I know where they go
Now I know
Verse 2:
I remember the day of my grandpa’s wake, the first time I saw my Momma cry
And it takes me back to that dollar bet, he took the Dolphins, and I took the Niners
She threw herself on his casket and his screamed name, I didn’t get it, but I sure do now
When love runs deep and the levee breaks, it’s like drowning when you say goodbye
Chorus:
A lot has changed, ain’t much the same
I miss everyone that we’ve lost, but now I know where they go.
Now I know
Bridge:
No, it don’t matter where we started
Home, may be where the heart is
And gone may be where we’re all headed
But now I know everything in between
Well, that’s the gold, yeah, now I know
Solo
Verse 3
I hope they remember me carrying them, playing catch and playing guitar
That their Momma gave every ounce of herself, summer nights walking under the stars
Sharing pictures of my Daddy, stories he told me, and that I let them see my cry
And that they smile when they share our memories, still feel us by their side
Pre-Chorus
A lot has changed, some of it stays the same
Memories, they come and go
Now they know
Chorus: Now they know, now we know, now I know, yeah, now I know……

Now They Know

Everything
Capo on 6
Verse 1
(G) Everything I saw I saw yesterday, everything I know I found on my way
(am) Every time you smile my heart skips a beat, hold you while you dance, you stand on my feet
(em) Everything I was I washed it away, everything you need I’ll be everyday
(C) Every breathe you take you take mine away, everything I do I do because I love you
Chorus
(G) Oh - I know this is true
(C) Oh - My everything is you, and I love you
Verse 2
(G) Everything I am, is searching to be, better as your dad, a better me
(am) Everything I see is changed through your eyes, everything I fear is fear magnified
(em) Your hand grips my finger, asleep on my chest, all these moments that never last
(C) Everything you are, is everything to me, my child, my life, my everything
Chorus
(G) Oh - I know this is true
(C) Oh - My everything is you, and I love you
Bridge (very Coldplay like)
Bass Progression (No Capo): G# > F# > A# > F# > C# > D# > A# > F#
(D) Every time you sing, every time you (C) laugh, from your first breath until my (em) last
The greatest joy I’ve ever (C) known, is the love we have inside this (G) home
And as you grow and as we (C) age, I’m more aware of these (em) days
In how they fade, how fast the (C) time, my memories of you still shine
Instrumental Bridge: Guitar w/ Capo: G/am/em | Bass No Capo: C#/D#/A#
Outro
(G) Everything I saw I saw yesterday
(am) Everything I know I found on my way
(em) Every time you smile my heart skips a beat
(C) Hold you while you dance, you stand on my feet
(G) Everything I was I washed it away
(am) Everything you need I’ll be everyday
(em) Every breathe you take you take mine away
(C) Everything I do I do because I love you
(G) Everything I am, is searching to be
(am) Better as your dad, a better me
(em) Everything I see is changed through your eyes
(C) Everything I fear is fear magnified
(G) Your hand grips my finger, asleep on my chest,
(am) All these moments that never last
(em) Everything you are, is everything to me
(C) My child, my life, my everythin

Everything

Whisky Roadhouse
Verse 1
(G#-not played/vocals only) I met the love of my life at a (C#) whisky roadhouse
(G#) Line dancing to Copperhead Road, (A#) she sure looked fun
(G#) Her friends all sang along to (C#) Dust on the Bottle
(G#) When she played New Way to Light Up an Old Flame, (A#) I knew she was the one
And she said (G#) hello, uh oh, (C#) And I forgot my name
(G#) Then she smiled so wide when she (A#) heard Joe Diffie Sing
(G#) Then she took my hand and the (C#) night became a blur
Chorus
Took Three (G#) songs, two shots, and a honky tonk (A#) just to fall in love with her
Bridge
And (C#) oh, that blue moon shined on (G#) me
(C#) Oh, that night in (G#) Tennessee
She said (C#) come on, let’s have another drink (G#), and then she kissed me gently
And I (A#) could (C#) barely feel my (G#) feet
Verse 2
(G#-not played/vocals only) I met the love of my life at a (C#) whisky roadhouse
(G#) A two-step to Brooks and Dunn (A#) was all it took.
(G#) Her friends all sang along to (C#) “My Maria”.
(G#) Then I watched her do the watermelon crawl, (A#) and I knew she was the one
And I said (G#) uh oh, oh, lord, (C#) she’s doesn’t even know my name
(G#) And I smiled so wide, when I (A#) heard Alan Jackson Sing
(G#) And I took her hand and the (C#) night became a blur
Chorus
Took Three (G#) songs, two shots, and a honky tonk, (A#) just to fall in love with her
Took Three (G#) songs, two shots, and this honky tonk, (A#) just to fall in love with her (G#

WhiskyRoadHouse

Pretend You’re Free
(Children playing in the background)

Verse: am/F
To be the only out in the streets
Just a vagabond, to live in release
Chorus am/F F#
Pretend you’re free
Pretend you’re free
Verse
Not all of us who wander are lost
To pity us or turn in disgust
Chorus
Pretend you’re free
Pretend you’re free
Verse
Inside your walls, a line to your vein
Can you walk at all, define what is sane
Chorus
Pretend you’re free
Pretend you’re free
Bridge: C am G F am E am E-F
Pretend you’re free
To do what you want
To do what you need
Pretend you free
That you see who you are
Can you do what you please
Pretend you’re free
— solo -
Verse
Beneath the stars, I can breathe
Behind the bars, you’ll never escape
Chorus
Pretend you’re free
Pretend you’re fre

Pretend You're Free

Take Your Time 

Capo on 4 

 

Verse 1 and Refrain:  C am F 

Take your time, take your time with me  

One chance at life, one chance to live it free 

And I, will be here till the end. 

 

Verse 2 and Refrain 

Inside the lines, the colors fade in time 

Outside the lines, to better see somehow 

That I will be here till the end  

And I will be there till the end  

 

Bridge:   

(dm) And I am so proud of you 

(F) There’s nothing you could do 

(am) To shake this love, to ever let me (G) down 

(dm) The way you look at me 

(F) I’ll try to hold steady, (C) so you can be weak, (G) so you can be brave, (am) so you jump and not (F) be afraid  

(C) So you will know, no matter (G) where you land, (am) I will be there, (F) right by your side 

(am) I will see you, not just (F)child inside, (C) no matter the climb, no matter (G) how far you (am) fall (F) 

 

Verse 3 and Refrain 

Slow your mind, embrace the fantasy 

Drink from life, the thirst you quench in me 

And I will be here till the end  

 

Verse 4 and Refrain 

Take your time, take your time with me 

Reflect the light, the light you shine, be free 

And I will be here till the end  

And I will be there till the end  

Take Your Time

Bray & the Astral Projections 

 

Wasted Again 

 

Verse 1: 

When we pass, the small details  

Misplaced or erased 

Shall we live with this spirit 

Can we live in disgrace 

 

Verse 2: 

Around the door, how we live (will matter) 

Our lessons are not futile  

Only remnants of dreams (all scattered) 

Your remains in a pile 

 

Chorus: 

Wasted Again 

Like time to the sand 

Every breath that we take, it could be our last 

 

Verse 3: 

Mercy bestowed upon those (who learned) 

And yearn for knowledge greater (than thyself) 

Shall we move toward the shadow 

Shall we remain in the past 

 

Verse 4: 

How long will it last 

Till our return to the sea 

To rebirth, to dreams, to karma, we grow 

To dust, to ashes, to the wind, we all go  

 

Chorus: 

Wasted Again 

Like time to the sand 

Every breath that we take, it could be our last

Wasted Again

Hush 


Verse 1: 

I know it’s been a long time  

I can the hear the rain is falling on your side  

Don’t be afraid. I know I’m too far away. 



Chorus: 

Hush now, don’t you cry.   

Daddies gonna sing you a lullaby tonight 

Hush now, don’t you cry. 

Daddies gonna sing you a lullaby 

 

Verse 2: 

It’ll be alright.  I just called to say goodnight 

Imagine kisses on your cheek, me holding on to you until you’re asleep 

 

Chorus: 

Hush now, don’t you cry.   

Daddies gonna sing you a lullaby tonight 

Hush now, don’t you cry. 

Daddies gonna sing you a lullaby 

 
Bridge 1 

I can feel your pain. I can see it in your eyes. I wish I could take it away every time we say goodbye. 

Bridge 2 

But I’m a thousand miles away.   

I only see you in my dreams. 

And everything has changed.   

And we’re wishing things could have stayed the same 

But I’m a thousand miles away 

I’m a thousand miles away (Repeated) 

I’m a thousand miles away (I’m sorry – Intertwined/overlapping) (Repeated) 

I’m sorry baby.  (Repeated) 

 

Verse 3: 

Your picture on my desk.  Your voice is changing and I’m missing all the rest of you. 

But I could hardly fine the time 

I’m a mess, I’m lost, self-indulgent, and I'm blind 


 
Chorus: 

Hush now, don’t you cry.   

Daddies gonna sing you a lullaby 

Hush now, don’t you cry. 

Daddies gonna sing you a lullaby tonight

Hush

This is a protest song.  In no way is this a manifesto, nor am I to be considered a threat to act with an measure of violence beyond or representative of the words in this song.  I am a peaceful person who vehemently detests Trump, his administration, and everything that he does.  I appreciate the people who support him, I just don't support what they believe, and wholeheartedly feel that this country is a far worse and more dangerous place with Trump as president.  He sows the seeds of fear, hate, and everything that this country has been trying to mature beyond.  Clearly, to him, "Make America Great Again" simply means to make it white and make it male!  F Trump and F anyone who supports his ignorant policies!  Again, not a threat, just a pissed off songwriter who needed to say something!


I Might

Intro Chord: Bf > B > Bf > B 
Intro Melody:  Bf > A > G > F > Af > G > F > Ef

Verse 1:
(Bf) These politicians are (B) driving the train
Straight off the cliff, they don’t hesitate
Gather us up and they place us in chains
Care more for their power, this narcissist’s power

(Bf) Will they never learn, (B) how can they not see
It’s never enough, justifying their greed
Both sides of their mouth, you can never believe
Don’t trust in these fools, beware of their sheep
 
Pre-Chorus:
(C#) We are, in our (D) darkest hour
(C#) Cry freedom, from the (D) bigots and fear

Chorus:
(E)	I might, try to (F) take back the power
(E) I might, raise my fist (F) in the air

Verse 2:
No strength found in numbers.  They’re pounding their chests
Roots take to the promise that the beast knows what’s best
Can you see what is coming, getting harder to breathe
45, 47, wears his hate on his sleeve

From up in his castle, the king on his throne
Protecting his fortune, picks his teeth with our bones
To our last breath, with it our democracy
Resisting the tyrant, we must resist his lunacy

Pre-Chorus:
(C#) We are, in our (D) darkest hour
(C#) Cry freedom, from the (D) bigots and fear

Chorus:
(E)	I might, try to (F) take back the power
(E) I might, raise my fist (F) in the air


Bridge Verse 1
(am) I’m just (EM) trying to live my (F) life (C) (em7b6)
(am) You’ll never control (EM) my mind
(F)	You’re just a puppet with the (CM) power (em7b6) to decide

Just another 3 inches to the right
A civil war to be xenophobe free
Not my president, don’t represent me

Bridge Chorus
(F)	You got an expiration (E) date
(F) I’m declaring Independence from (E) intolerance and hate
(F) No place for despotism in the (E) USA
(F) Your fascist agenda is an (E) ideocracy

Bridge Verse 2
I’m just trying to do things right
Deportations and tariffs are a ludicrous decree
Firing national security agents who refuse to bend the knee
The earth is just trying to survive
But you’re drill baby drill, want to gut protected lands
You’re gonna get us all killed, you’ve got our blood on your hands

Bridge Chorus
You got an expiration date
I’m declaring Independence from intolerance and hate
No place for despotism in the USA
Your fascist agenda is an ideocracy

Pre-Chorus:
(C#) We are, in our (D) darkest hour
(C#) Cry freedom, from the (D) bigots and fear

Chorus:
(E)	I might, try to (F) take back the power
(E) I might, raise my fist (F) in the air


From the Declaration of Independence

Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly, all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security.



I MIGHT

In You (I Believe)

Verse 1:
(G) There’s something special in your (em7a9) eyes
(G) A fire that I’ve always (em7a9) seen (in you)

Pre-Chorus
(Asus4) I know I must protect it, (C) I’ll teach you not to waste it
(Asus4) I hope that you can feel it, (C) I pray that you can see that 

Chorus: (G) I (D) believe (am) in (C) you x2

Verse 2: 
(G) It tears me up when you say, (em7a9) I can’t
(G) To see that fear darken your (em7a9) eyes

Pre-Chorus
(Asus4) Take a deep breath for me, (C) It’s okay to make the leap
(Asus4) How can I help you feel it, (C) How can I help you see that

Chorus: (G) I (D) believe (am) in (C) you x2

Bridge A
(Asus4) Never gonna give it up, you gotta give it all
(C) You know you gotta get back up, you gotta stand tall
(Asus4) I’m never gonna let you go, not gonna let you down
(C) I’ll always be your biggest fan, no matter how you fall

Bridge B
(G) Remember when you first fell off your (em) bike, (G) that bloody knee, the alligator (em) tears were streaming from your eyes 
(am) So, I knelt, down and held you till you (C) smiled, then you (am) dusted off, and got back on, and (C) rode until the sun went down

(G) And while we may have lost count of the (em) miles, (G) don’t ever forget, I know it’s hard to believe, that you can (em) do it all, do anything. 
(am) And while the pain may seem too great, (C) in time, (am) the scars will fade, but not the memories, of (C) all the beautiful things that you’ve (G) achieved  

Verse 3:
(G) I always knew that you could (em7a9) fly
(G) Your precious light, oh let it (em7a9) shine

Pre-Chorus
(Asus4) The courage grows in you, (C) nurture it in all you do
(Asus4) Let yourself enjoy the climb, (C) along the way remember that

Chorus: (G) I (D) believe (am) in (C) you x2

In You

Sweet  

Intro Progression:   

Emaj7(#11) > Em7♭6 > EM > E(b5) > G > em > C > A > B (Lead Melody) > G  > em > C > A > B 

 

Verse 1:  

(B) One hand on the wheel, one hand on the gun, her foot on the gas, on the run 

(G) She’s run away, (em) get away, (A) leave it all (C) behind, and (A) she’s (B) gone. 

 

Verse 2 

One bird in the air, that glare in the mirror, one last breath, the last thing he saw 

Had enough today, it’s done today, left it all behind, damn his soul 

(G) Cross that line no more, (em) I’m not your whore, (A) I’m done being scared, (C) yeah, (A) I’m (B) gone 

 

Chorus:  

(Emaj7(#11) So (Em7♭6) sweet (used to be) 

(Emaj7(#11) So (Em7♭6) sweet, (used to be) 

(Emaj7(#11) So (Em7♭6) sweet (finally free) 

 

Verse 3 

One bruise on her cheek, some blood her dress, his body on the side of the road 

Yeah, he’s gone today, for good today, one bullet in the front of his skull 

 

Verse 4 

Still wakes screaming at night, feels his hand on her throat, he throws her against the wall 

He broke her heart, broke her bones, he never broke her will, bless her soul  

He can’t hurt me no more, she tells herself, not anymore  

 

 

 

Chorus:  

So sweet (used to be), So sweet, (used to be), So sweet (finally free) 

 

Bridge:  

(Em7♭6) Into the sunset she drives, time to get on with her life 

(Esus4) I just want to be me she says, just want to be free from the pain 

(Em7♭6) Okay is still so far away, one mile at a time, until that day. 

(Esus4) I just want to be me, just want to be free from the pain  

 Chorus - Outtro

Sweet

This Old Soul 

Capo on 1 

 

Verse 1  

(BfF1i) Most every man dreams of the day he meets his (FM) son  

My father before me, rest in peace, oh how he (Bf/F1i) loved  

In his pictures, in our blood, the joy I knew inside his (FM) eyes 

He only held you once, the second time I saw him (Gm11) cry 

  

Chorus 

My (Bfadd6add4) son, my little (BfM) man 

You need to know just how proud I am to be your (FM) dad 

My (Bfadd6add4) life, my pride and (BfM) joy (Efm) 

(BfMajor ) This old soul, (FM) alive in you, (EfM) you’ll always be my (BfM) boy   

 

Verse 2 

(B) I didn’t get the time and wasn’t (FM) brave enough to ask 

The stories never heard, to really get to know my (BbM) Dad 

So, I hope you understand that when I look you in the (F) eyes 

That I’m an open book, that when I’m gone, it’s not (B) goodbye. 

 

Chorus 

My son, my little man 

You need to know just how proud I am to be your dad 

My life, my pride and joy 

This old soul, alive in you, you’ll always be my boy   

 

Bridge 

(BfMajor..build into the bridge) 

(Eb Major) Carry on, be who you (BfMajor) are, and (FM) I’ll be there, wouldn’t miss a thing, (Eb Major) you’ll (BfMajor) always have my heart  

(Eb Major) Life is short and it can be (BfMajor) (Eb minor) hard,  

(BfMajor) I’ll do my best……(FM) To show the way…. 

(Eb Major) From your favorite toys and (BfMajor) baseballs games,….( Eb Major) To your first car and (BfMajor) broken (Eb minor) hearts 

(BfMajor)  And when the circle comes around (FM) again, just know I’ve loved you from the start (HEY!) 

 

SOLO 

 

Verse 3 

And I hope you’ll get to sing of the day I met your son 

Say, my father before me, rest in peace, oh how he loved  

In our pictures, in our blood, in the stories that we shared 

In your eyes, here by your side, in your heart, he’s always there. 

 

Chorus 

My son, my little man 

You need to know just how proud I am to be your dad 

My life, my pride and joy 

This old soul, alive in you, you’ll always be my boy   

You’ll always be my boy

This Old Soul

EILAD 

 

Rap Verse 1:  

I’m sitting pretty now but I used to be so vicious. 

Was the moment I met you, that second everything changed 

So many lessons in my life, in all these bridges I’d burned 

Perhaps it isn’t fair, to have to be my calm in the storm 

But we’re rebuilding my foundation, all the years, damage done 

All this poison in my blood, always steering me wrong 

All these choices, these decisions, all the things that we do 

Now, every breath a confirmation that I’ll be there for you. 

 

Verse 1:  

Oh, I love you, my angel, I do 

Oh, my starling, the murmuration of you 

And I don’t want to wake up but for your light, my every morning, all I need 

This time is never enough, so be careful with the moments, let us have this memory 

 

Rap Verse 2:  

If I’ve learned anything, it’s that this is the time 

But it passes so fast, too old for nursery rhymes 

Thinkin' back to scraped knees, I was a mountain to climb 

Both the good and the bad, what kind of man was I? 

And you moved me, so when the sun sets low, let it be, it’s ok, you know we all have to go Keep the love that we shared, may it continue to grow. 

I carried you, you carried me so much further though 

 

Verse 2 

Oh, my child, my one, my blood 

My hand runs the lines marked on the wall, how fast the time has gone 

I smile at the box of things, and search my heart to feel that way again 

And as I fade away, may the simple things we had be enough when all that’s left 

 

Outtro 

And we all sing… 

Oh my love, every day is like a dream 

With you in my life, every day is like a dream  

Oh, my baby, how you blessed my soul, every day is like a dream. 

With you in my life, every day is like a dream  

eilad

It Was Always You
Daughter:  dm, bfm, fM, cM

Verse 1 – finger picked first half, adding in strumming second half for the build
Yeah, I’d have done anything, I did everything for you
But I was lost in a dream, I just couldn’t see the truth 
Emotions are hell, I’d throw a ball in your honor, just to dance with you tonight
But you wouldn’t show, and if I knew insecurity, would I choose to believe it
To see how far we’ve fallen, I just couldn’t let you go

Pre-Chorus: bfM, fM (perhaps strings or harmonica, swelling in the space between verse and chorus - electric kicks in – power chords – kick it up even more
All I needed was you
All I ever wanted was you

Chorus: C, bfM, fM
You’ll always be the one. 
It was always you
You’ll always be the one. 

Verse 2
You stood there dancing, in the doorway, just before dawn 
And your sun was rising, inside I was dying, just trying to hang on
Along for the ride, and you needed more, than I could ever offer, I tried harder to control, been a long time coming, and years before I’d see, that the only thing in the way was me

Pre-Chorus: bfM, fM
All I needed was you
All I ever wanted was you

Chorus: C, bfM, fM
You’ll always be the one. 
It was always you
You’ll always be the one. 

Bridge: A, bf, F, C,
The skies have darkened, as grey as I feel, I see brighter days coming, maybe just not for me
Take it for what it was, and know that you were loved
I’ll take it for what I know, I just wasn’t enough
SOLO?




Verse 3
I replay you in my mind, from the moment, that we met
Alone on a park bench, by the river, where you sat
And here I sit now, the image etched in my brain, from your first smile, until you walked away
I know life goes on, believe me I’ve tried, still getting burned by this fire inside.


Pre-Chorus: bfM, fM
All I needed was you
All I ever wanted was you

Chorus: C, bfM, fM
You’ll always be the one. 
It was always you
You’ll always be the one.

It Was Always You

Depression

Verse 1: F#/A > E/A > D/A > C#/A
Numb, how I feel?  So lost within this fog.  Withdrawn, too hard to cope
And time, eats away, at my brain, till I’m just a hollow shell

Pre-Chorus: B > A > G
This weight, this burden I protect
All the voices in my mind, driving me toward suicide

Chorus: B > A > G
Depression – this pressure
Depression – Depression

Verse 2
Alone, my fatigue?  When the color in my eyes, gives way to my disguise
These lies, I tell myself, are losing their effect, consumed by my regrets
                                                                                                                                                                                       
Pre-Chorus
This pain, thickens in my veins
This monster in my mind, I’ve nowhere left to hide

Chorus
Depression – this pressure
Depression – Depression

Bridge:  em > BM > CM > GM > F#M (4)
A black cloud is following me, it swallows me whole, invades my sleep, only one way it lets me go
Isolate myself from everything, the only pleasure in my life, comes from getting high, the only way I know to get by
< SOLO: B > A > G >

Verse 3
Goodbye.  All the fear, these whispers telling me, only one way to be free
To see, to escape, quick and painless sounds so nice, hand full of pills to say goodbye

Pre-Chorus
This waste, my mother on my mind
Drowning in a river of tears, so ashamed to leave her here

Chorus x2
Depression – this pressure
Depression – Depression

I’ve got to get me out of here 
It’s time to let me go 
Place this noose around my neck
As all these pills go down my throat 
I just take another drink
And I’m drifting off to sleep
It’s time to say goodbye 
Please just let me die
Please let me go

depression

New Songs of Love and the Morning Light
Verse 1a: D > G
When I wake up in the morning and I’m rolling out of bed
Pour myself a cup of coffee, watch the sunrise from the deck
Verse 1b: A > G
The only way that this gets better is with you here by my side
To see your footsteps in the dew, to share the beauty in your mind
Chorus: D > A > G > D > A
New songs of love and the morning light - This is life and I’m alright
New songs of love and the morning light - This is life, and I feel alive
Verse 2a: D > G
All these years slip by so quickly and I think back to better days
I miss the way you used to see me, so many things I can’t take back
Verse 2b: A > G 
The only way that this gets better is to be a better man
To feel your hand wrapped around my finger, to show the way with no regrets
Chorus
Bridge: possible – bm > G > D > A…. G > D > A …. G > D > A
And in the quiet moments, I try to still my mind
Try to mend this damage that I’ve done, but I’m struggling to find…my wayyyy
Verse 3a:
I see you in my reflection, the rest I hardly recognize
Each day a chance for my redemption, my only hope to see you smile
Verse 3b
So here I stand, embrace the morning, a sip of coffee for my soul
I feel your hand grab on to mine, and I’m filled with joy, yeah, here we go, yeah here we g

New Songs of Love and Morning Light

Take Me

Verse 1:
Take me with you, I’ll leave it all behind
Disposable kingdom, I’ll burn it down tonight
There’s nothing left for me, here, without you in my life
Without, you are my life

Pre-Chorus:
Our souls, forever intertwined
You are the only thing that’s real

Chorus
I’m trapped inside my mind
Drowning in my lies, your shadow draws the line
I don’t have what it takes to say goodbye

Verse 2:
Take me with you, I’ll wait eternity
My paper heart, the holes you’ve ripped in me
I’m lost unto the wind
Forgiveness not forget
Do you ever think of me, am I alone in this illusion

Pre-Chorus
Our souls, continue to unwind
Were you, ever really mine

Chorus
I’m trapped inside my mind
Drowning in my lies, your shadow draws the line
I don’t have what it takes to say goodbye

Take Me

Here With Me 

Verse 1: Guitar - G > em > C > D | Mando – D > C# minor 7th chord 

What can I do, what can I say, we just want to go out and play 

In the park, in the yard, though our hearts are mighty scarred 

I’m just a boy, you’re just a girl, spinning round on the tilt-a-whirl 

Round and round and round we go, where we’ll land no one knows 

 

Chorus: am7 > Aadd9 | G > A 

Life is just a blur it seems, but you’re standing next to me 

We can get through anything 

Be here now, be here with me 

 

Between: G > em G > em > G > em > G > em 

 

Verse 2: G > em > C > D 

What can I do, what can I say, I know nothing stays the same 

Under this moon, under these stars, long as we can, and just as far 

I’m just a girl, you’re just a boy, hand in hand, hang on to the joy 

Day by day, the years go by, all this time just to say goodbye. 

 

Chorus: am7 > Aadd9 

Life is just a blur it seems, but you’re standing next to me 

We can get through anything 

Be here now, be here with me 

 

Instrumental Bridge: (Stays on G chord framing) G > B > C > B > am (repeat 4x w/ swelling melodic harmonies heavy in reverb) 

 

Between: G > em G > em > G > em > G > em 

 

Verse 3: G > em > C > D 

What did Dad do, what did Mom say, stay young, be kind, choose love, go play 

It’s a crazy world and that’s okay, the two of you make it a better place 

The day will come when we’ll be gone, side-by-side we know that you’ll be strong 

Don’t let the time pull you away, best friends, you and I, our family stays 

  

Chorus: am7 > Aadd9 

Life is just a blur it seems, but you’re standing next to me 

We can get through anything 

Be here now, be here with me 

 

Between: G > em G > em > G > em > G > em 

Here With Me

LoFi Americana with a dash of Indie Alt Rock and Country 

Jeremy Brizzi is a songwriter and musician.  “I do what I can, with what I have, to show you how I feel.  Thanks for listening.”

With more than 300 song left to record and a constant attention to creation, the best is yet to come!  

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