Most of my songs start with a phrase or a couplet but this one started with a three chord pattern and a rhythm that was kind of catchy. And the first words sort of attached themselves: "Don't tell me how you tried" - the rest followed. Strange and wonderful process. I think I'm channeling a little bit of Roy Orbison here and the really short and punchy Country songs from the 50's and 60's

You Better Just Go

"Family/You are a mystery..." Things happen in families that are sometimes difficult - so I turned this one into a song.

We Can Never Go Back

The theme song for "Barely Managing" - a pilot for a proposed TV series created by Kit Leonard Dennis, starring Kit, Merry Grissom, Sunny Virmani and Miata Edoga.

Get The Manager

Christmas Song

A real simple, lyrical song, the straightforward country kind I'm inspired by, about a man whose love is driving him crazy.

As Long As I Love You

A sort of mellow/chill song about the age of Eye Candy - when anyone can be famous if they curate their image enough. Even the President.
"All we're ever gonna get is your eye candy...."

Eye Candy

A bittersweet ballad with some jazz touches - a man nervously waits at an airport for the return of a partner/lover who's coming back after buying a one way ticket out five years before.

One Way Ticket

Listening to a lot of sad songs lately - esp. by the great Brenda Lee - and was inspired to write this. From the lyrics: "Why do sad songs always ring most true/Or maybe I was born to be blue."

Born To Be Blue

This is straight up Gospel music (my take on it anyway), based on my personal experience of great weakness met by the practical strength and encouragement of Jesus. In the letter to the Philippians Paul, who's gone through Hell and back, and faced his own great human weakness, says: "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me." From the song: "But when I cried out to you/You heard by plea/Now I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me..."

He Strengthens Me

Okay, I'm not from Texas - I'm from Montana and Kansas (and I've lived all over Europe and now in LA) - but I wrote this song thinking of a friend of mine who wishes he could be back there. It's about that feeling of being away from where you belong - and still knowing that where you are is where you have to be. It's also inspired by listening to songs by the great George Strait.

The Texas Getaway

I call my stuff "filtered Country" - filtered by life, eighteen years in Europe,  love, pain, hope, grace, faith, struggle.