There Is a God

There's a God who knows your heart
And all you've ever done
There's a God who waits for you
He heal your broken heart

There's a God who knows all you've done
And still He waits
Call on His name
There's a God who gave himself in agony
Call on His name
There is a God

Smiles on the inside agony within
Raging rivers of tears not knowing where to begin
Innocence is gone
Shame lies in wait behind the smiles
But it's not too late

There's a God who knows all you've done
And still He waits
Call on His name
There's a God who gave himself in agony
Call on His name
There is a God



Credits:

Written by:
Joseph Anthony Ricciardo

Joseph Anthony Ricciardo:
Vocals, guitars, piano, bass, drums


Produced by:
Joseph Anthony Ricciardo

Engineered, mixed and mastered by:
Joseph Anthony Ricciardo

Volume III: The Promise

There Is A God (acoustic version)

Black folks white folks have shed their blood 
Native Americans Asians Latinos they've all stepped up
Yet the predators in Washington and the scavengers that invent the news
They want you to think that it's me against you
But truth be told I'm friends with Black folks Native Americans Asians Arabs Latinos
We're red blooded Americans and you can't change what I know
But there's a tiny little crowd that the predators made big
Made them more dangerous than they ever should have been 
They work us to the bone just so we can eat
Then plop down on the couch and stare at their tv screen

The predators in Washington and the scavengers that invent the news
They want you to think it's me against you
They'll insight you to riots and they'll murder too
Absolutely anything to pit me against you
The predators and scavengers they're tearing America down
Thought by thought town by town
There's provable truth in everything I've said
It's the predators and scavengers
That are killing America dead

Don't think I'm right well chew on this
Men are XY and women XX
Some things you can't change and they're abusing that fact
To insight you to act like you know you shouldn't act
While we're on the subject here's what we'll do
I'll be me and you be you

And lay off the children let them be born
Let them be little girls let them be little boys
They don't need to be thinking about this stuff
Cause their little lives well, they're tough enough

The predators in Washington and the scavengers that invent the news
They want you to think it's me against you
They'll insight you to riots and they'll murder too
Absolutely anything to pit me against you
The predators and scavengers they're tearing America down
Thought by thought town by town
There's provable truth in everything I've said
It's the predators and scavengers
That are killing America dead

Its long past time we laid it all out
Like it or not this is what America's about
Time we put on the brakes and stand for who we are
Cause we're the tolerant ones but we've let it go way too far
Jesus Christ is God that's a fact
Abortion kills ain't no law gonna change that
It's your right to believe but not to deceive
And that's a gift from the God that you refuse to believe

The predators in Washington and the scavengers that invent the news
They want you to think it's me against you
They'll insight you to riots and they'll murder too
Absolutely anything to pit me against you
The predators and scavengers they're tearing America down
Thought by thought town by town
There's provable truth in everything I've said
It's the predators and scavengers
That are killing America dead

So that's where we stand
They'll quit when they're through
They'll be done when we're dead 
There's proof for that too
Big pharma Big pesticide Big disease just a few
When they don't need you anymore well
They'll abort you too

And when they've finally deceived us that criminals will give up their guns
They'll take yours too and then they've won
So America what will you do
About the predators in Washington and the scavengers that invent the news

The predators in Washington and the scavengers that invent the news
They want you to think it's me against you
They'll insight you to riots and they'll murder too
Absolutely anything to pit me against you
The predators and scavengers they're tearing America down
Thought by thought town by town
There's provable truth in everything I've said
It's the predators and scavengers
That are killing America dead

Credits:

Written by:
Joseph Anthony Ricciardo

Joseph Anthony Ricciardo:
Vocals, guitars, piano, bass, drums


Produced by:
Joseph Anthony Ricciardo

Engineered, mixed and mastered by:
Joseph Anthony Ricciardo

Predators and Scavengers

This life so long 
This place I just don't belong
And these times so tough 
My best ain't never enough

But this is it this is your life 
Stop waiting for everything to be just right
Cause fear she tries to pretend 
She's a cunning iseductress she gets in your head
She steals you she steals you 

One shot another comes in 
Life is short it doesn't forgive
But time will run its course 
Before you know
The door is closed 
Ain't long you count the years
One shot one chance to steer your course or someone will 
Hold tigh no promises but one

But this is it this is your life 
Stop waiting for everything to be just right
Cause fear she tries to pretend 
She's a cunning seductress she gets in your head
This is it this is your life 
Stop waiting for everything to be just right
Cause fear she tries to pretend 
Has you ducking for cover before you begin
She steals you she steals you 

This is it this is your life 
Stop waiting for everything to be just right
Cause fear she tries to pretend 
She's a cunning seductress she gets in your head
This is it this is your life 
Stop waiting for everything to be just right
Cause fear she tries to pretend 
Has you ducking for cover before you begin
She steals you she steals you 
This is it
This is it


Credits:

Written by:
Joseph Anthony Ricciardo

Joseph Anthony Ricciardo:
Vocals, guitars, piano, bass, drums


Produced by:
Joseph Anthony Ricciardo

Engineered, mixed and mastered by:
Joseph Anthony Ricciardo

Volume IV: You Remember Me

This Is It (This Is Your Life)

Lyrics:
It's the chance of a lifetime
You and me here
Today tomorrow yesterday
I've all too often wondered why
Why me why here
If I'd not been born
I'd not have cried
TV ads selling the latest disease
While TV shows sell you misery in between
Let's be real
Why you poppin' all them pills
Yeah let's be real
I do believe I've had my fill
 
I believe I've had my fill
This must be more than time to kill
And more than time to fill
 
I've spent enough time down here to see
That there's hope in all this misery
I didn't choose to be here in this mess
But I sure can choose
What comes after this
Don't get me wrong I've still had my fill
But I ain't settling here
There's something out there better still
Despite it all
God's got a better plan
If anything to prove you can't trust a man
 
No you can't trust a man
The truth is plain to see
It's there for all to see
How much proof do you need?

Credits:
Josh "JWill" Williams:
Bass

Joseph Anthony Ricciardo:
Vocals, guitars, keyboards, drums

Produced by:
Joseph Anthony Ricciardo

Engineered, mixed and mastered by:
Joseph Anthony Ricciardo

Volume II: Better Things (remixed remastered)

Chance of a Lifetime (remixed remastered 2024)

There's a God who knows your heart
And all you've ever done
There's a God who waits for you
He heal your broken heart

There's a God who knows all you've done
And still He waits
Call on His name
There's a God who gave himself in agony
Call on His name
There is a God

Smiles on the inside agony within
Raging rivers of tears not knowing where to begin
Innocence is gone
Shame lies in wait behind the smiles
But it's not too late

There's a God who knows all you've done
And still He waits
Call on His name
There's a God who gave himself in agony
Call on His name
There is a God



Credits:

Written by:
Joseph Anthony Ricciardo

Joseph Anthony Ricciardo:
Vocals, guitars, piano, bass, drums


Produced by:
Joseph Anthony Ricciardo

Engineered, mixed and mastered by:
Joseph Anthony Ricciardo

There Is A God

This is the song I never thought I'd write
But I can't seem to shake the dream 
I had of you last night
You held my rough working hands
Whispering soft to me
I wanted to say how soft your skin was
But you were gone from me

I wanted to say how special it was
That a woman like you could want
A fool like me

Who are you
Where are you
Before I could speak the sun came up
And you were gone
Who are you
Where are you
I never thought I'd write this song
Then you were gone from me

A man gets used to being alone
He's grateful for what he has
And he ignores the rest
Resolves himself to that empty place in his heart
Then he leaves his mark

But every once in a while
He feels it deep
There are times like this
When he starts to think

Who are you
Where are you
Before I could speak the sun came up
And you were gone
Who are you
Where are you
I never thought I'd write this song
Then you were gone from me

I wanted to say how special it was
That a woman like you could want
A fool like me

Who are you
Where are you
Before I could speak the sun came up
And you were gone
Who are you
Where are you
I never thought I'd write this song
Then you were gone from me


Credits:

Written by: 
Joseph Anthony Ricciardo

Joseph Anthony Ricciardo:
Vocals, guitar, piano, bass, drums

Produced by:
Joseph Anthony Ricciardo

Engineered, mixed and mastered by:
Joseph Anthony Ricciardo

The Song I Never Thought I'd Write (Who Are You)

I'm looking out the window
Not liking what I see
People going about their day
Like life is a guarantee
 
They're laughing playing acting like
The sun is out and it's all right
Does no one see the storm
Does no one see
It's a rainy day in June
 
Maybe they're just pretending
Maybe it ain't just me
December's coming soon enough
The signs are plain to see
 
Still they're laughing playing acting like
The sun is out and it's all right
Does no one see the storm
Does no one see
It's a rainy day in June

Credits:
Written by:
Joseph Anthony Ricciardo

Joseph Anthony Ricciardo:
Vocals, guitar, keyboards, bass, drums

Produced by:
Joseph Anthony Ricciardo

Engineered, mixed and mastered by:
Joseph Anthony Ricciardo

Volume I: Living the Way We Want (Don't Call It Free) (remixed remastered)

Rainy Day In June (remix remastered)

They want us to live like this
Separated at birth
Distracted by a virtual life
That tells us what we're worth
The man ain't just white no more
That's not enough control
He don't want us to talk like this
Just do as you are told
You gotta do as you are told
 
We need to be more than a crowd
More than society
In separate but equal corrals
Like herds of sheep
We need to be special souls
Fulfilling higher roles
Not hearts and minds
On the auction block
Being bought and sold
If we just do as we are told
 
Just do as you are told
If we just do as we are told
They got us all under control
I say that God is in control

Credits:

Written by:
Joseph Anthony Ricciardo

Jamal Batiste:
Keyboards

Josh “Jwill” Williams:
Bass

Joseph Anthony Ricciardo:
Vocals, guitars, drums

Produced by:
Joseph Anthony Ricciardo

Engineered, mixed and mastered by:
Joseph Anthony Ricciardo





Do As You're Told (remixed remastered)

Some stare out the window
Some dare to got out in the rain
Some stare at the sunset
Some run from the change
And who are we
Chasing endless sunny days
And don't take time to leave
 
Some time
It's only some time
It's only some time
It's only some time
 
We walk along together
Strangers passing on the street
Going anywhere the wind blows
Never taking time to meet
 
An old man on the corner
Shakes his head and sighs
Cause he knows we only got
 
Some time
It's only some time
It's only some time
It's only some time
 
We get up fast and go
Don't look down the road
Passing all the signs
We only got
 
Some time
It's only some time
It's only some time
It's only some time

Credits:

Written by:
Joseph Anthony Ricciardo

Dwight Breland:
Pedal Steel Guitar

Joseph Anthony Ricciardo:
Vocals, guitar, bass, drums

Produced by:
Joseph Anthony Ricciardo

Engineered, mixed and mastered by:
Joseph Anthony Ricciardo





Some Times

Heard the news today
Two men killed on the other side of town
Crowded street about midday
No one seems to know 
How it went down down down

The papers say in the usual way
No one knows no one sees
The cops arrest the same suspects
Before the ink is dry they're back on the streets
Meanwhile play it again
No one saw who came and went
Today is just another day
Another back page story
On another page again

The markets slump
Prices rise
Politicians take the usual sides 
Profits using food for fuel
And taking God right out of the schools

Backrooms double deals
Playing both sides as the people reel
Pulling their hair out everyday
Trying to figure out which bills to pay
It's all the same the usual game
All of them saying the other's to blame
Front page news ain't nothing new
Using every word to control the truth again

The papers say in the usual way
No one knows no one sees
We all elect the same suspects
Before the ink is dry they're back on the beat
Rewind play it again
No one knows who came or went
Today is just another day
A back page story on another page again


Credits:

Written by:
Joseph Anthony Ricciardo

Joseph Anthony Ricciardo:
Vocals, guitars, piano, keyboards, bass, drums

Produced by:
Joseph Anthony Ricciardo

Engineered, mixed and mastered by:
Joseph Anthony Ricciardo

Back Page Story (remix remaster)

Guess I'll crack another beer
Think I'll sit right here and stare at the wall
Ain't no use in doing a damn thing
Accept I guess it needs done
Won't amount to much
Just like this song
And staring at the wall

Well I know
I already know
50 years of fighting
50 years of dying I already know
It's like this song
Like staring at the wall

Guess I'll crack another beer
Think I'll sit right here
And write another song
That won't get too far
Like staring at the wall
Three chords and the truth
This one only has two
So I guess it ain't no song
It's like staring at the wall

Well I know
I already know
50 years of fighting
50 years of dying I already know
It's like this song
Like staring at the wall
It's like this song
Like staring at the wall


Credits:

Written by:
Joseph Anthony Ricciardo

Joseph Anthony Ricciardo:
Vocals, guitars, piano, bass, drums


Produced by:
Joseph Anthony Ricciardo

Engineered, mixed and mastered by:
Joseph Anthony Ricciardo

Like Staring At The Wall

I live next to the tracks but on the wrong side
When they gave out privilege I was last in line
They must have run out when it was my turn
Nobody gives me nothing that's the lesson I learned

My daddy built his house on his rules
My Father in heaven laid his law too
But this is America jack this is our rules
And there's more of us than there are of you
I hear Iran's nice this time of year
There's the border pack your bags and leave

You spoiled sheltered little brat
Without a clue about where you're at
Was it the comfort that makes you so mad
Or maybe peace just makes you sad
Or maybe the roof over your empty head
As you stuff your face and plot revenge
Let's you and I just sort this out
Grab a switch and head to the shed

My daddy built his house on his rules
My Father in heaven laid his law too
But this is America jack this is our rules
And there's more of us than there are of you
I hear Iran's nice this time of year
There's the border pack your bags and leave

My daddy built his house on his rules
My Father in heaven laid his law too
But this is America jack this is our rules
And there's more of us than there are of you
I hear Iran's nice this time of year
There's the border pack your bags and leave

I live next to the tracks but on the wrong side
When they gave out privilege I was last in line

Credits:
Music and lyrics: Joseph Anthony Ricciardo 
Singing & vocals: Joseph Anthony Ricciardo 
Guitar (acoustic): Joseph Anthony Ricciardo 
Guitar (electric): Joseph Anthony Ricciardo 
Bass: Joseph Anthony Ricciardo 
Drums: Joseph Anthony Ricciardo 
 
Executive producer: Joseph Anthony Ricciardo 
Recording engineer: Joseph Anthony Ricciardo 
Mixing engineer: Joseph Anthony Ricciardo 
Mastering engineer: Joseph Anthony Ricciardo

There's The Border (Pack Your Bags and Leave)

We were meant to be as one
Our Lives had just begun
Two shall be as one
In the eyes of a looking glass
A time shall never pass
Without your love
 
I melt inside
Without your love
 
We've seen dark and lonely days
We thought would never fade
They seem so far away
But whatever the future holds
Can I be so bold
As to tell love
 
I melt inside
Without your love

Written by:
Joseph Anthony Ricciardo

Joseph Anthony Ricciardo:
Vocals, guitars, bass, drums

Produced by:
Joseph Anthony Ricciardo

Engineered, mixed and mastered by:
Joseph Anthony Ricciardo




You Know It's Me

Melt Inside

He had dirt under his nails
His hair was a little long
If you could get past those calloused fingers
You’d see he worked ‘em to the bone
But he stood tall as he could
All that honesty had taken its toll
He had a spark in his eye
It was just the outside getting old
I asked him one day if he had any regret
Without a second thought he looked me dead in the eye
And he said

I got an old ball cap my jeans are getting old.
If you look in my yard you’ll see Old Glory on her pole
I got a wife at the house taught my grandson how to shoot
Heck that’s living son
And that’s how you know it’s me

That got me thinking as we talked some more
Things have changed some
A man can’t have no peace
And he darned sure better lock his door
But a million dollars can’t buy a life like that
You gotta build it and that’ll never get old
Ain’t no machine gonna do it
Ain’t no body gonna do it for you
So I straightened out my cap dusted off my jeans smiled and said thanks 
And he said, For what

I got an old ball cap my jeans are getting old
If you look in my yard you’ll see Old Glory on her pole
I’ll have  a wife at the house teach my grandson how to shoot
That’s what life’s about
And that’s how you know it’s me

Some time down the line I can see it coming
Some young kid maybe even my son’ll
Wonder why I ain’t got the latest this or that
I’ll tell’im

I got an old ball cap my jeans are getting old
If you look in my yard you’ll see Old Glory on her pole
I’ll have  a wife at the house teach my grandson how to shoot
That’s what life’s about
And that’s how you know it’s me

Joseph Anthony Ricciardo:
Guitars, bass, drums, cajon, programming, vocals

Produced by:
Joseph Anthony Ricciardo

Engineered, mixed and mastered by:
Joseph Anthony Ricciardo

You Know It's Me remixed (remastered)

Lyrics:
Bright lights big sights
And everywhere the wind blows
Turning knobs on rows of endless doors
Center stage then lurking in the shadows
All the extremes
Till there's nothing left to explore
Far away yeah way under the radar
Something's there I'm longing to explain
Down beneath all I thought that mattered
There's a whisper
That's yelling all the same
 
He waited for me
Then God showed me better things
On the way down to my knees
He parted the sea
Then God showed me better things
On the way down to my knees
 
Bright lights big sights
You know just where the wind blows
There's a key to open every door
It's your stage yeah
There's nothing in the shadows
Nothing science can't explain
Heaven and hell
They're way under the radar
Too extreme to bother to explore
Well you know, you know what really matters
It's pleasure and pain
They're both the same
 
He waited for me
Then God showed me better things
On the way down to my knees
He parted the sea
Then God showed me better things
On the way down to my knees
 
Days rain down on you
One to another
The joys of youth
You may have a lifetime
But what is your lifetime
And maybe you'll wait
A moment too late
Maybe God is calling you now

He waited for me
Then God showed me better things
On the way down to my knees
He parted the sea
Then God showed me better things
On the way down to my knees

Credits:
Music and lyrics - Joseph Anthony Ricciardo 
Keyboards - Jamal Batiste 
Bass - Joshua "JWill" Williams 
Guitars - Joseph Anthony Ricciardo 
Drums - Joseph Anthony Ricciardo 
Executive producer - Joseph Anthony Ricciardo 
Recording engineer - Joseph Anthony Ricciardo 
Mixing engineer - Joseph Anthony Ricciardo 
Mastering engineer - Joseph Anthony Ricciardo

Better Things (remixed remastered)

Lyrics:

She's been planning this trip
Since she was seven years old
Ever since her mamma dropped
His picture on the bedroom floor
She said mamma who's that
Mamma said
"Baby go play out back"
Then she hid her head in her hands
She lied to that girl
She couldn't take it back
 
Sometimes you can't help but lie
When all you wanna do is cry
When your baby's seven years old
And she's missing a dad she'll never know
Sometimes you can't help but lie
When you just can't tell her why
Years pass
They grow up fast
You hope she never needs to lie
 
He stood on his porch
Worn out from pacing the floor
She pulled up in the drive
He thought about how he'd missed it all
The day came and went
He hugged her and off she went
Her words echoed in his head
See ya dad we'll talk again
 
Sometimes you can't help but lie
Like when it really doesn't matter why
Too many years have gone
Your dad's a stranger you'll never know
Sometimes you can't help but lie
It's useless to even try
You gotta keep moving on
Sometimes you just need to lie
 
Sometimes you can't help but lie
When all you wanna do is cry
When your baby's seven years old
And she's missing a dad she'll never know
Sometimes you can't help but lie
It's useless to even try
You gotta keep moving on
Sometimes you just need to lie

Credits:
Music and lyrics - Joseph Anthony Ricciardo
Pedal Steel Guitar - Dwight Breland
Vocals - Joseph Anthony Ricciardo
Acoustic Guitar - Joseph Anthony Ricciardo
Bass - Joseph Anthony Ricciardo
Drums - Joseph Anthony Ricciardo
Percussion instrument - Joseph Anthony Ricciardo
Executive producer - Joseph Anthony Ricciardo
Recording engineer - Joseph Anthony Ricciardo
Mixing engineer - Joseph Anthony Ricciardo
Mastering engineer - Joseph Anthony Ricciardo

Can't Help But Lie (remixed remastered)

I'm a million miles away standing right next to you
You say it's day I say it's night and I can prove it
When was the last time you looked me in the eye
And told me something other than another big fat lie
 It's just another big fat lie

All the things you said and done to me
Trying to poison my life
How vicious can you be
Hanging around just to take me down
This isn't something new
But I just can't get rid of you
You got a strangled hold on me
But I don't fit your mold you can't let it go

I'm a million miles away standing right next to you
You say it's day I say it's night and I can prove it
When was the last time you looked me in the eye
And told me something other than another big fat lie
 It's just another big fat lie

We're right here in the same room
I don't need your friends to tell me anything
If you want to take me down
I'm not the one you need to fight
If you want to do this right
You gotta change your ways gotta change your ways

I'm a million miles away standing right next to you
You say it's day I say it's night and I can prove it
When was the last time you looked me in the eye
And told me something other than another big fat lie
It's just another big fat lie
It's just another big fat lie


Credits:
Joseph Anthony Ricciardo:
Vocals, acoustic guitar, cowboy guitar, piano, bass, drums

Produced by:
Joseph Anthony Ricciardo

Written, performed, engineered, mixed and mastered by:
Joseph Anthony Ricciardo

A Million Miles Away (Standing Right Next To You)

Lyrics:
She spent her life in overdrive
Living a life that she despised
So far gone she barely knew her name
Years of spills poppin' pills
On the streets yeah on her knees
She spent the rest of her days
In the shadows collecting shame
 
One day she had enough
She prayed to god then she looked up
A man knelt down
He wanted to know her name
He said
 
It's not what you done or
Where you been you can't
Changed the clock or
Turn it back again just take my hand
And you got it made
It's not how far you fall but
How you stand get up change your life
Take it back again just take my hand
And you got it made
 
Rich young man he rules the world
Got his choice of cars not to mention girls
The king of the hill, this kid's a household name
Never worked a day gets paid to play yeah
All or nothing man; seize the day
He's the American dream
Beyond your wildest dreams
 
One day he'd had enough
He prayed to God then he looked up
A man knelt down
He wanted to know his name
 
It's not what you done or
Where you been you can't
Changed the clock or
Turn it back again just take my hand
And you got it made
It's not how far you fall but
How you stand get up change your life
Take it back again just take my hand
And you got it made

Credits:
Music and Lyrics - Joseph Anthony Ricciardo
Vocals, guitars, bass, drums - Joseph Anthony Ricciardo
Produced by - Joseph Anthony Ricciardo
Recorded, mixed, and mastered by - Joseph Anthony Ricciardo

artwork by - openart.ai

Got It Made (remixed remastered)

Lyrics:
I'm never alone
You're here with me
By your grace
You remember me
You made the stars
And all we see
All mighty God
You remember me

And all my deeds are filthy rags
And all my words are emptiness
You shed your blood for my sins
My Lord my God
You remember me my Lord

And Lord
There's no height
That I can reach and know your might
You made it all
By your word
My Lord my God
You Remember me

And all my deeds are filthy rags
And all my words are emptiness
You shed your blood for my sins
My Lord my God
You remember me

My deeds are filthy rags
And all my words are emptiness
You shed your blood for my sins
My Lord my God
You remember me my Lord

Credits:
Joseph Anthony Ricciardo:
Vocals, acoustic guitar, cowboy guitar, piano, bass, drums

Produced by:
Joseph Anthony Ricciardo

Written, performed, engineered, mixed and mastered by:
Joseph Anthony Ricciardo

You Remember Me (acoustic version)

Stopped for gas just the other day
Running around in the usual way
Got out started shaking my head
Right there on the pump
Another TV set
Don't remember what he had to say
Just another person yelling selling
Trying to get paid
His mouth kept running
I got into my car
Turned on the radio but I didn't get far
 
One man tries to tell me I'm wrong
Another man tries to sell me a phone
A stranger says I don't know how to live
Wait that's the government
Trying to sell its innocence
 
I don't need a way to have it all
What I need if that's ok is just to pause
I'm not a slacker if I don't join your cause
I think I'll take a break from you
And just press pause
 
Email facebook now they're texting me
Voicemail faxes
Yeah they still use them things
Bush taught Obama to record it all
Don't say I'm hard to get if I don't take your call
So call newsman playing his part
Reading the script
Propoganda's an art
Advertising ain;t just for selling things
Hearts and minds
It's all about psychology
 
One man tries to sell me a war
Another man tries to tell me I'm poor
They're training up tools in the government schools
They give a kid a condom
But praying that's against the rules
 
I don't need a way to have it all
What I need if that's ok is just to pause
I'm not a slacker if I don't join your cause
I think I'll take a break from you
And just press pause

Credits:
Music and lyrics - Joseph Anthony Ricciardo
Keyboard - Jamal Batiste 
Bass - Joshua "JWill" Williams 
Guitars - Joseph Anthony Ricciardo 
Drums - Joseph Anthony Ricciardo 
Executive producer - Joseph Anthony Ricciardo 
Recording engineer - Joseph Anthony Ricciardo 
Mixing engineer - Joseph Anthony Ricciardo 
Mastering engineer - Joseph Anthony Ricciardo


Deeper (Revised Edition)

Pause (remixed Remastered)

Lyrics:
What do you do when you want to go and stay
So many miles behind you
Were they right or just mistakes
Bound by a set of rules
That have you locked up in a cage
You want to be who you are
But the world doesn't want your song

You're out of time out of tune
And out of line with their rules

The soles of my shoes are dirty old and worn
No one sees the pain for their gain
All they see are the stains
I can count on two fingers the people I can trust
But the rules don't let you say those things
So I guess I must be just

Out of time out of tune
And out of line with their rules

With all I have to give you
There's someone you can trust
For all of their clamor
The world has you drowning in a shallow pool of lust
Stand up and know your deeper than that
You're an ocean all your own
They want you to stay on the path that they lay
But I say it's ok

To be out of time out of tune
And out of line with their rules

Out of time out of tune
And out of line with their rules

Credits:
Music and lyrics: Joseph Anthony Ricciardo 
Singing & vocals: Joseph Anthony Ricciardo 
Guitar (acoustic): Joseph Anthony Ricciardo 
Guitar (electric): Joseph Anthony Ricciardo 
Bass: Joseph Anthony Ricciardo 
Drums: Joseph Anthony Ricciardo 
 
Executive producer: Joseph Anthony Ricciardo 
Recording engineer: Joseph Anthony Ricciardo 
Mixing engineer: Joseph Anthony Ricciardo 
Mastering engineer: Joseph Anthony Ricciardo

Out of Time Out of Tune

Take your average love song
Make it all too real
Not a bunch of promises no one can sustain
Or live up to
I know that you love me
But I'm so confused
And I know enough to know
It ain't my place to question you
 
Look into my heart
I need You
Look into my mind
You're everything
Look into my eyes
I saw You
Thought I saw You walking on this road
Look into my soul
 
I'm helpless without you
That's easy to tell
And we both know
I'm not supposed to fear a thing
Still I question myself
Yeah I'm that confused
And I'm supposed to be strong
And here I am once again
Praying for myself
Again I'm wrong
 
Look into my heart
I need You
Look into my mind
You're everything
Look into my eyes
I saw You
Thought I saw You walking on this road
Look into my soul
 
I know that You love me
And I'm still confused
And there's nothing else given me to do
Hope I'm following You
 
Look into my heart
I need You
Look into my mind
You're everything
Look into my eyes
I saw You
Thought I saw You walking on this road
Look into my soul

Jamal Batiste:
Keyboards

Joseph Anthony Ricciardo:
Vocals, guitars, bass, drums

Produced by:
Joseph Anthony Ricciardo

Engineered, mixed and mastered by:
Joseph Anthony Ricciardo

Look Into My Heart (remixed remastered)

This is supposed to be fun
But it's a burden
Am I the only one
Life is supposed to be grand
If you're not laughing
There's a pill for that
 
I'm told all these things
People steering me
Where they want me to be
Buy what they tell me
Plastic box fooling my identity
Ringing on my hip
Excess ability
Stop Stop
Feeding the commotion
All the back and forth
For my devotion
Got a feeling
What's feeding me is eating me
Forgotten in the hype
There's the other side
 
How many days to come
Decades weeks maybe only one
Will it be time or cash
Both are spent
Only one will last
 
Stop Stop
Feeding the commotion
All the back and forth
For my devotion
Got a feeling what's feeding me is eating me
Forgotten in the hype
There's the other side


Credits:

Written by:
Joseph Anthony Ricciardo

Jamal Batiste:
Keyboards

Joseph Anthony Ricciardo:
Vocals, guitar, bass, drums

Produced by:
Joseph Anthony Ricciardo

Engineered, mixed and mastered by:
Joseph Anthony Ricciardo

Volume II: Better Things

The Other Side (remixed remastered)

Like Staring At The Wall (ft Jamal Batiste)

Sitting around with this guitar in my hand
Singing to these four walls again
Pouring my heart out thinking of you
It wouldn't matter even if you knew
I've always tried to do things right
So I guess it's best that I'm alone tonight

Cause while this feeling is real there's something we both know
I'm not the kind of man who can allow you to get too close
We both know
That today I'm here and tomorrow I'm not around
I will always let you down
I will always let you down

The space between us the time apart
What a fool I was to open my heart
You probably don't see it I never told you
But you know more than anyone knows

I'm sorry to be such a fool to think
That something could start with someone like me
We both know I'm not someone to have around

Cause I will always let you down
I will always let you down

Cause while this feeling is real there's something we both know
I'm not the kind of man who can allow you to get too close
We both know
That today I'm here and tomorrow I'm not around
I will always let you down
I will always let you down
I will always let you down
I will always let you down

Credits:
Joseph Anthony Ricciardo:
Vocals, acoustic guitar, cowboy guitar, piano, bass, drums

Produced by:
Joseph Anthony Ricciardo

Written, performed, engineered, mixed and mastered by:
Joseph Anthony Ricciardo

I Will Always Let You Down

You asked me once if these were tear drops
I didn't lie when I told you no
cause this old man
You asked me once if these were tear drops
I didn't lie when I told you no
Cause this old man
He don't cry
He don't laugh
He done told all his jokes
Those days have come
They're so far gone
A few too many I should have known
The day would come
When life would stare me down
And there'd be no place to run
 
A boy or a man
Staring into the eyes of life
Will I stand or turn and run
 
The life you choose is for all eternity
If you blink you miss more than a beat
No rest stops or place to catch your breath
And fun is a drug for fools
Wish I had some better news
Well matter of fact I do
You live on in God's memory
No matter how fast you run
 
The soul of a man
Staring into the eyes of life
Will he stand or turn and run
I'm the only me
And you're the only you
No matter how fast you run

Credits:

Written by:
Joseph Anthony Ricciardo

Dwight Breland:
Pedal Steel Guitar

Jamal Batiste:
Keyboards

Joseph Anthony Ricciardo:
Vocals, guitar, bass, drums

Produced by:
Joseph Anthony Ricciardo

Engineered, mixed and mastered by:
Joseph Anthony Ricciardo

Run (remixed remastered)

Lyrics:
Read the signs see the light
There's no more time
Open your eyes to Jesus Christ and you will live
No other name but Jesus Christ
Can save you from the fire

So come to Him 
He knows your sin
No matter what you've done
He'll save you from the fire

He'll save you from the fire

Believe on Him
Cling to Him
No matter what you've done
Believe on Him
He knew your sins
Before you were born 

So come to Him 
He knows your sin
No matter what you've done
He'll save you from the fire

He'll save you from the fire

So come to Him 
He knows your sin
No matter what you've done
He'll save you from the fire

Come to Him 
He knows your sin
No matter what you've done
He'll save you from the fire

No matter what you've done
He'll save you from the fire

Credits:
Joseph Anthony Ricciardo:
Vocals, acoustic guitar, cowboy guitar, piano, bass, drums

Produced by:
Joseph Anthony Ricciardo

Written, performed, engineered, mixed and mastered by:
Joseph Anthony Ricciardo

Discover the profound message of God's unconditional love in "Come To Him" by Joseph Anthony Ricciardo. This powerful song reminds us that God knows everything about us, yet still chooses to save our souls through Jesus Christ. Embrace His love and acceptance today. 

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Come To Him (with all your sins)

Who do you think you are
Come round here
Promise earth the moon the stars
Gun behind your back
Smile ten miles wide
Putting shackles around my neck
This is still my land
Bought with blood sweat and tears
From my daddy's daddy's dad
 
Be on your way with your slick ball and chains
Ain't gonna happen today
 
Know that I know what's wrong and what's right
Know that I know that if you want to fight
Know that I know you can lock me up
And just so you know there's a whole lotta folks had enough
 
What you see
Is the blood of the few so we can be free
I'm happy to fail
To live or die
By the work of these two hands
 
Living free
Under God
That's OK by me
 
Know that I know what's wrong and what's right
Know that I know that if you want to fight
Know that I know you can lock me up
And just so you know there's a whole lotta folks had enough
 
Sounds old fashioned but I'll take my chances
Count my blessings and stay free
Cause next thing you know
No matter what your told
They'll be no place to go now you know
 
Know that I know what's wrong and what's right
Know that I know that if you want to fight
Know that I know you can lock me up
And just so you know there's a whole lotta folks had enough

Credits:

Writeen by:
Joseph Anthony Ricciardo

Joseph Anthony Ricciardo:
Vocals, guitars, bass, drums

Produced by:
Joseph Anthony Ricciardo

Engineered, mixed and mastered by:
Joseph Anthony Ricciardo




Know That I Know (What's Wrong and What's Right) (electric version)(remixed remastered)

This is the ballad of Emmett Till
This is your news for today
Back in 1955 Mississippi remember the place
He was a teenage kid you wouldn't recognize 
They beat the portrait off his face
Witnesses came they testified to the defendants not his race
The white jury freed the white man on trial forever to be free
Confessing their story for money and glory protected by double jeopardy

This is your news for today 
My white folks will only hear it this way
Evil don't discriminate but the white news don't seem to see it that way

Rasheem Carter was a young man he was a certain race
It was 2022 Mississippi yeah you know the place
He texted his mom to let her know that white men were hot on his trail
He said if something happens to me mom this is the man to put in jail
That was the last she heard from her son a black man gone missing
Barely a peep from the white news though they found his body all in pieces 
All over the woods

This is your news for today 
My white folks will only hear it this way
Evil don't discriminate but the white news don't seem to see it that way

Then there's Daniel Robinson Keeshae Jacobs Jelani Day
It seems to me that the white news think that evil discriminates
White people victims of real life horror but black folks why should we bother
To pressure the cops to find the genius committing these perfect crimes
So this is for all my white folks out there so you can make up your mind
And pressure the news that skews your views makes you double blind

This is your news for today 
My white folks will only hear it this way
Evil don't discriminate but the white news don't seem to see it that way


Look at our lives
Look at the way we are
Look at your world
It's what you are
Over the edge
Going way too far

You're watching violence
The world is violent
You're self centered
The world is selfish
You have no limits
The world is ruthless

It's not someone else
It's you
It's not someone else
It's you

Sitting on your couch
On your phone
Feeding the machine
Bowing to the throne
If it's just entertainment
Then look at your world

It's not someone else
It's you
It's not someone else
It's you


Credits:

Written by: 
Joseph Anthony Ricciardo

Joseph Anthony Ricciardo:
Vocals, guitar, piano, bass, drums

Produced by:
Joseph Anthony Ricciardo

Engineered, mixed and mastered by:
Joseph Anthony Ricciardo

The Ballad of Emmett Till

Alone in the dark
With my broken heart
You said that you and me were
Better apart
It's cold and lonely now
Well that's ok
I guess I should thank you my life's
More familiar this way
 
I guess I'll step right back in line
With all of the others wasting time
Waiting to find out what's so great
Bout being in love
 
Why do so many have someone
Someone to dream of
And why do so many seem to get stuck
On the wrong side of love
Why do so many try and try
And just say good by
Why do I always seem to end up
On the wrong side of love
 
It's picture perfect
A boy and a girl
Under a clear blue sky
In their own little world
Two hearts without a care
Their love has gone blind
Blessed to spend their lives
Looking into each others eyes
 
Why do so many spend their lives
On the outside looking in
Why does life just pass them by
They just can't win
 
Why do so many have someone
Someone to dream of
And why do so many seem to get stuck
On the wrong side of love
Why do so many try and try
And just say good by
Why do I always seem to end up
On the wrong side of love

Written by:
Joseph Anthony Ricciardo

Dwight Breland:
Pedal Steel Guitar

Joseph Anthony Ricciardo:
Vocals, guitar, bass, drums

Produced by:
Joseph Anthony Ricciardo

Engineered, mixed and mastered by:
Joseph Anthony Ricciardo





The Wrong Side of Love (remixed remastered)

Lyrics:
If I could count the ways
That you could take me home
Then I could count the stars you made
The truth is Lord
Only you can know

You are God You are life
You are love
You're everything
And I know you have no need of me
Yet here I am
In your mercy Lord

Lord I cannot hide
Nor comprehend
You see the hearts of men
There's and mine
Only You can know

Cause you are God You are life
You are love
You're everything
And I know you have no need of me
Yet here I am
In your mercy Lord

You are God You are life
You are love
You're everything
And I know you have no need of me
Yet here I am
In your mercy Lord

Credits:
Joseph Anthony Ricciardo:
Vocals, piano

Produced by:
Joseph Anthony Ricciardo

Written, performed, engineered, mixed and mastered by:
Joseph Anthony Ricciardo

In Your Mercy Lord

Lyrics:
You're in times of decay
There's no other way to say
Sorry but I got no choice
It's raining here these days
There's black and white
Wrong and right
Some things are absolute
And any man's a lier
Who says there ain't no truth
 
So go deeper
Think deeper
Act deeper
Live deeper
Stop giving yourself away
 
You can choose to serve God
You can choose to serve life
But prostitutes of men
Can't serve the Living God
A baby in the womb
A special little child
Can't choose because that man
Chose to end that baby's life
 
So go deeper
Think deeper
Act deeper
Live deeper
Stop giving yourself away

Credits:
Joseph Anthony Ricciardo:
Vocals, guitars, keyboards, bass, drums

Produced by:
Joseph Anthony Ricciardo

Engineered, mixed and mastered by:
Joseph Anthony Ricciardo

deeper (Revised Edition)

deeper (remixed remastered)

When I'm on my knees
With my face close to the ground
My heart and my breath
Are the only sound you'll hear
But inside there's a war
All I want is God's rest
But out there they want my best
All I want is God's reat
So I'm here on my knees
Tainted a it will be
With the clock ticking
 
But when I get to heaven
There will be know place to go
No more time no more pain
No more tears and no more shame
Only God and Jesus Christ
And a host of many saved
 
Oh there will be no place to go
No more time no more pain
No more tears and no more shame
There will be know place to go
No more time no more pain
 
Only God's perfect rest



Credits:

Written by:
Joseph Anthony Ricciardo

Joseph Anthony Ricciardo:
Vocals, guitars, bass, drums

Produced by:
Joseph Anthony Ricciardo

Engineered, mixed and mastered by:
Joseph Anthony Ricciardo

When I Get To Heaven (acoustic version)

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