Lyrics:

From when I was a boy
I knew I was different
Hid the plaintive truth

And your father
Brandishing the good book
Tried to beat the sissy outta you

I prayed to God
To make me love in his way
Save me from the fire

My prayer denied
He put you into my life
Filled my heart with this desire

we've been told that we've been given
A cross to bear
And a choice between being loved and being saved

You're looking in the mirror
And talking about running away somewhere
And it's sounding better every day

I believe that bodies are illusions
Obscure the souls within
And love is love when shared by human beings
And ours has never felt like sin

Am I to blame?
I never made a choice
Struggled with shame
But then I heard your voice
Say I'm not alone and I'm okay

Cross to Bear - John Stuart

Written by John Stuart. From the album "Forbidden Fruit" by Blackwood Company. Dan Hassay played drums and engineered this recording at Hound Dawg Studio (http://www.hounddawgstudio.com) in Katy, Texas. Stephen "Sven" Shirl played electric guitar and performed backup vocals. John Stuart played acoustic guitar and bass and performed vocals. Copyright © 2008 Blackwood Company

Lyrics:

Been ramblin’ seven years
A guitar by my side, mmm hmm
In a boxcar, I’m known to ride

I play gigs just north of Hell
And that is just as well
Since I done sold my soul for clever hands
Oh babe, and I’d do it again

So bring a banjo
And some moonshine
And we’ll be jiggin’ all night

And if the taste of
This kind of freedom
Whets your appetite

Just head on to the crossroads
In the pale moonlight

The day that Jesus comes
I’ll have had all my fun
And I will beg for mercy like a lovesick dog

But until that Judgment Day
I’ll be livin’ life my own way
And ignitin’ towns from here to Babylon
My legend told by those who ramble on

So bring a washtub
And some moonshine
And we’ll be jiggin’ all night

And if the taste of
This kind of freedom
Suits you just right

Then wait down at the crossroads
In the pale moonlight

So bring a fiddle
And some moonshine
And we’ll be jiggin’ all night

And if the taste of
This kind of freedom
Burns you deep inside

Then head on to the crossroads
Just wait down at the crossroads
Oh, he’ll be comin’ to the crossroads
In the pale moonlight

The Crossroads - Blackwood Company

Written by John Stuart. From the album "Forbidden Fruit" by Blackwood Company. Dan Hassay played drums and engineered this recording at Hound Dawg Studio (http://www.hounddawgstudio.com) in Katy, Texas. Stephen "Sven" Shirl played electric guitar. John Stuart played acoustic guitar and bass and performed vocals. Copyright © 2008 Blackwood Company.

Lyrics:

Oh restless morning
Creeping in before the night is through
Already the regrets
Forming based on what I couldn’t do

So I get more drunk
And back in your presence
For a while

But couldn’t you give a second look
To say goodbye?

I watch you breathing
Lying on the floor watching MTV
Your respiration
Could we let it do all the breathing for me?

And in my clumsiness
I step on your foot
As you step out of my life

But couldn’t you give a second look
To say goodbye

You say you wanna look like
Diane Lane but you’re already there

But how can I word that
Without being too forward
So I just stare

I stare as you walk out into the cold dawn
The morning light

But couldn’t you give a second look
To say goodbye?

Diane Lane - Blackwood Company

Written by John Stuart. Chris Roubieu played electric guitar, keyboard, and drums and engineered this recording. John Stuart played acoustic guitars and bass and performed vocals. Copyright © 2012 John Stuart.

Lyrics:

The more I learn, the less I understand it all
The more I know, the more I feel I know nothing at all
About living and dying, significant moments and points in between
The nature of true love and little exchanges largely unseen

And at the end, will I see my Valentine
Instead of the man who turned water into wine?
I asked about heaven, preacher said to take one world at a time
To try and enjoy life, to pacify my worrisome mind
By relinquishing my need to know what waits on the other side

I never want to lose my joy or feel my spirit giving in
And in my twilight years lament on the person I’d once been
I don’t want that

Laughing and crying, the gulf between closing every day
I’m trying to bring peace but struggling to find the words to say
Because I can’t bring back what’s lost, can only help to find today

One World At A Time - John Stuart & Chris Roubieu

The Journey that Must Be Made - John Stuart

Written, performed, and recorded by John Stuart. Copyright © 2011 John Stuart.

Lyrics:

We left moderation out to dry
But now I move a little slower
An anti-corporate battle cry
But now my heart's a little older

It took me a while to remember your name
And you're playing the same songs
Tell me how you gonna make it
How you gonna make it now?

A head rush of memories watching you play
Do you still drink the night's pay away

But it's one day gonna work out right
So you're never giving up the fight
Till the last airwaves
Transmit your tales of heartache
But could it be a huge mistake?

Our buddy Tony liked to drink when he played
Till he crashed out on the highway
I could never reclaim the sense from before
So I tried to find a new dream

Could feel myself aging in that nowhere bar
To me wasn't worth it
Tell me how you gonna make it
How you gonna make it now?

A head rush of memories watching you play
Do you still drink the night's pay away

But it's one day gonna work out right
So you're never giving up the fight
Till the last airwaves
Transmit your tales of heartache
But could it be a huge mistake?

It's yours to make

Yours to Make - John Stuart

Written by John Stuart. From the album "Forbidden Fruit" by Blackwood Company. Dan Hassay performed drums and percussion and engineered this recording at Hound Dawg Studio (http://www.hounddawgstudio.com) in Katy, Texas. Stephen "Sven" Shirl played lead guitar. John Stuart played rhythm guitar and bass and performed vocals. Copyright © 2008 Blackwood Company.

Lyrics:

Pour a glass and drink some more
Of the boxed wine you purchased from the grocery store
And forgot on your way out the door

It’s a small mercy you left
But it helps me feel just a little less bereft
And I need any comfort I can get

You coulda left more than that box on the shelf
I can’t afford this place myself
So till the landlord kicks me out on the street
I’ll be drinkin’ to your health

What a shame when love doesn’t grow
I always hoped to see your petals show someday
But something died along the way

You know I only wrote this song
So the world would know you’re wrong
But since I’ll have to pawn my guitar
You’ll probably get away with it all

Never thought I’d lose control
But for a woman, you’re oh so cold

Boxed Wino - Blackwood Company

Written, performed, and recorded by John Stuart. Copyright © 2012 John Stuart.

Lyrics:

Could live and die in this small town
I take a good hard look around
‘Cause if I never do nothing
That’s a sin I can’t forgive

Seems there’s finally come a day
You spread your wings and fly away
And though my heart trails after
It’s not enough to make you stay

I would change my motives
If you changed your crimes
You have called for desperate measures
And in no time

I’d be on a plane to Houston
But I could use a little push
Then it’s Lubbock to Love to Bush

Will I go quiet like before
Or maybe ask for a little bit more
Or spend my whole life waiting
Oh look, another day gone
So long

I would change my motives
If you changed your crimes
You have called for desperate measures
And in no time

I’d be on a plane to Houston
But I could use a little push
Then it’s Lubbock to Love…

To staring out the window
Out across a frozen sky
At all the lives I coulda gotten
Somehow ended up with mine

And I see a way before me
For a moment, then it’s gone
Like some ancient buried secret
Entombed but still lives on

Lubbock to Love - John Stuart

My name is John Stuart, and I'm a Texas-based singer-songwriter. I'll post music here as I write and record it. Thanks for listening! :-)

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