Rockford why do you have to be so goddamned violent all the time
Why are we shooting all of our own kind in the streets of 
Rockford you used to be a Beacon of hope for us
and now your nothing but a violent city Number 9
what the fuck 
did you have to be better than Detroit or what I don't get it
my beloved Rockford
my beloved city Rockford Illinois


Rockford My Beacon of Hope (what happened?)

Orange Symbol sitting by the riverside
I pushed my cart by you this morning
it was full of cans
and some half eaten food
I got behind Burger King
You know it tastes so good the next day like a Whopper baking in the sunlight
Orange Symbol
Sitting by the river side
you look so good to me this morning when I was pushing my cart by
Orange Symbol
sitting by the riverside
you look so good to me early in the morning time
Orange Symbol




Orange Symbol

I lost my job in '82
I used to work at Rockford Screw
My wife told me that I was a loser then she left
I tried to work at the gum factory
But they went and fired me
Cause I came in to work drunk once or twice  once or twice
Can you help me
Can you help me find a job
Can you help me find a job
there's no jobs in Rockford anymore
there's no jobs in Rockford anymore



No Jobs In Rockford Anymore

When you came out of the coffee shop
Your cup was steaming it looked so hot
I asked if I could borrow a dime but you said "Fuck Off"
I followed you for at least 3 blocks but you was fast
You had on Nike socks
I asked if I could borrow a dime and you said "Fuck Off"
Sometimes the people downtown are mean
Sometime the people downtown are mean 
There just in a hurry I guess
Sometimes the people downtown are mean
But i don't think that they mean to be
If they lived in my shoes for a week I bet they would change their minds





Coffee Song

Rockford (Damn, I Miss Georgia)

Johnny loves black crowes and sleeps with them down at the Davis Park in The Rockford of Illinois.

She Talks To Angels

Homeless blues.  The first studio outtake from the new duo, EMERALD DERBY.  "Mister Johnny & Lord Thommy Sing The Rockford Blues Or Whatever" will be out in the future.

I Don't Eat In Rockford [Duet: Lord Thomas Derby and johnny Emerald III]

Orange Symbol (Reprise)

Save Clock Tower

"Would You Follow Me?" 
Performed by Willard Hunter and Johnny Emerald III

Wake up in the mornin' and what do I See?
A few notifications...I'll have them with my coffee
I head on off to work now
Through the mud and rain I tear
I wonder just how you're doing
or if you even care.

But its too easy for me 
To Check up on you and see.....

'Cause I could google ya nice
I could google ya twice now baby
I could like and poke
your profile's no joke
so just tag me
Cause it's your face I wanna see
It's your book I wanna read.
and if I follow you, would you follow me?

Slippin' in to my nighttime boots 
gonna dance the night away. 
I send a tweet to my boys, yeah to meet
tip a few back and forget the day. 
I see you checked in next door
but I don't know what to say. 
Takin' selfies on the dance floor. 
Now I knew I couldn't stay.

So I tagged you in a vine
and asked you to be mine....

'Cause I could google ya nice
I could google ya twice now baby
I could like and poke
your profile's no joke
so just tag me
Cause it's your face i wanna see
its your book I wanna read.
and if I follow you, would you follow me?

Snapshot 
tinder that
myspace throwback 
facebook
i never looked at Linkedin
I only instagrammed you
you're fine
saw you online today.

'Cause I could google ya nice
I could google ya twice now baby
I could like and poke
your profile's no joke
so just tag me
Cause it's your face i wanna see
its your book I wanna read.
and if I follow you, would you follow me?

Would You Follow Me [Duet: Willard Hunter and Johnny Emerald III]

I was google searchin Vagina
when I came across some really scary stuff
don't want to talk about it much
Why do some women eat their placenta
you know that it grosses me out
they was eating something that was inside of them
they was putting it right in their mouths

Placenta

better than me

I've made up my mind
There's no perfect time
I'm just waiting for a rainy night in June
I picked out my spot
Overlooking some Land
I promised I wouldn't leave
I hope you understand
I just need to fly
Sorry I didn't say goodbye
Im so sorry I couldn't say goodbye

your final moments 
sitting all alone
This is comfortable.         
It's easy to let go   
I found a peaceful place. 
I can see the stars.        
Pisces and Aries.       
Jupiter and Mars.    

I promised I wouldn't leave.  
I hope you underst.and.    
I just need to fly.  
Sorry I didn't say goodbye.

Art museum 

Need to Fly (Note 2)

If your reading this note I'm already gone.
I left my phone on the charger because I knew you would call
You were sleeping when I left
So I turned out the light 
put your book on the shelf
And kissed your face
One last time
Then into the night
And I'm sorry I never said goodbye
I'm so sorry I lied

I told you all I wouldn't leave this way
But I lied to you and I lied to myself 
I picked out a spot up on the hill 
by that old tree that we loved

And I'm sorry I never said goodbye
I'm so sorry I lied
If it makes it easier
Know that I'm at peace
HOI

Crooked Tree (Note 1)

It's all good I'm on my way home
The Sun is setting as I hang up the telephone
Wait a minute I need to call back
I forgot the most important thing 

the sun setting slowly in the south
The last words they heard
I love you
they're done putting words in your mouth
The last words they heard 
I love you

Edit the sad parts
get to the grit
my heart's a landslide
and you're part of it
I love you
the Sun is setting slowly in the south
calloused hands and parched mouth
but you can't stop you just begun
just keep driving towards the Sun
just keep driving towards the Sun
And  when it goes down you too will fade away 
tomorrow is just another day

Sunset Drive South Emerald demo

Cunnilingus

A little bird
A little trees
A little rainbow,
Blown apart by a little breeze
A little mountain
A little star
A little something
Blown apart by a little breeze
A little a lot
A little more
A little window and a little door
Blown shut by a little breeze
Sweet November Brown dying leaves
A little wing just learning to fly
A little time alone by your side
A little wind rustling leaves
A failed union  blown apart by a little breeze

Little Breeze  words by Mike Zolmeirski

i am homeless in rockford. self taught song writer, poet and musician. i was discovered singing to my davis park friends in 2013 by popular people with expensive toys. they want to help me make my street musics. i hired the CEO and LORD of ALL from schaumburg, il, to help me the monies in the YOU$A™ and in the rockford so i dont have 2 sleep in refrigerator box forever. i will miss my davis park friends when i am touring illinois.

Johnny Emerald The IIIrd

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