Jam (This next album will focus on music written with or for my kids)

The Dance

Your head on my shoulder as if in a dream
The music box plays as I rock you to sleep

And we danced 
Yes we danced
Oh that dance
That we danced

The years and the distance, no matter the time
Our song it still plays, never changed in my mind 

And we danced
Yes we danced
Oh, that dance
That we danced

And now your light, as it shines in another’s eyes
You dance 

To see you and to hear another song 
As you dance

Forever my little girl

From my seat, in this place, and on your day
I smile, close my eyes, and I’m proud to say

That we danced 
Yes we danced
Oh, that dance
That we danced

We Danced (A Ballad for Caitlyn)

If That Aint Country (Nothing Is) 

VERSE 1 
Wildflowers on the prairie 
Rope swing on the cherry tree 
Braiding crowns out of sweet grass 
Daydreaming about everything 

PRECHORUS  
Sunsetting and she’s still outside. 
Trading butterflies for starry nights 
Her nail polish is the dirt inside. 
No horses but she’s riding high. 

CHORUS 
If that ain’t country, nothing is. 
She’s got a heart like Dixie. 
Brown eyes that smile in the rain 
Patsy Cline would lose her mind. 
Johnny Cash would walk the line. 
Bocephus would tip his hat and C grin. 
If that ain’t country nothing is. 

VERSE 2 
I blame it all on her roots. 
Vivaldi on her violin. 
Ain’t a fiddle but it’s just the same. 
She makes the devil RUN. 
 
PRECHORUS  
Suburban girl in secondhand boots 
That kids got a heart of gold. 
Aw come on now she’s like a southern wind. 
Take her hand, let her carry you home. 

CHORUS 
If that ain’t country, nothing is. 
She’s got a heart like Dixie. 
Brown eyes that smile in the rain 
Patsy Cline would lose her mind. 
Johnny Cash would walk the line. 
Bocephus would tip his hat and C grin. 
If that ain’t country nothing is. 

BRIDGE 
When we’re on the road again. 
Here by my side my highway kid 
If that ain’t country nothing is. 
Waylon, Willy, Charlie Pride 
I ain’t saying step aside. 
But you can’t deny this kid. 
If she ain’t country, no one is 

VERSE 3 
Fireflies and a full blue moon 
Humming Chattahoochee is her favorite tune. 
Piggyback ride in Daddy’s cowboy hat  
It’s a dance that we’ll never forget.  

PRECHORUS  
Her bicycle is her pickup truck. 
By the pond, skipping rocks, and counting her luck 
She’s a nature girl, she’s my beautiful world.  
Two-steppin through my heart everyday 

CHORUS 
If that ain’t country, nothing is. 
She’s got a heart like Dixie. 
Brown eyes that smile in the rain 
Patsy Cline would lose her mind. 
Johnny Cash would walk the line. 
Bocephus would tip his hat and C grin. 
If that ain’t country nothing is.

If That Aint Country

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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