Beer Garden Baby

Words and music written by Bartley Charles Mastin
Performance by Bartley Charles Mastin
Copyright 2023 All Rights Reserved

What A World

Barely Gettin By - Chad Jenks

Kodachrome

Hollow

By the light of the fairy moon
In the shelter of the trees
A thought, a notion was born
And whispered to the breeze

Through the countless, the never-ending storms
That rain on this land
The notion drifted along
Undeterred, close at hand
And lifted me up, found me again

Longings, unspoken dreams
A desire to ascend
To sing, sing a new song
And soar 'til the end

But oh, oh come to me now
I've been lost for so long, without a song
Gone long ago
Yes come to me now
Show me how, lead me on

After days, years full of fear
All the sorrow and shame
The notion came back to me
A burning bright blue flame

And oh, from where I stand
Looking up, up to you
Beyond, beyond the land
To the old fairy moon, still shining true
I finally understand the notion
Is always close at hand

Image by Melody Hanson

By The Light Of The Fairy Moon

Family Tree

Heaven On Earth

Hopeless Son

Way overdue for something new but I've been living in exile without the usual, albeit modest, setup I'm used to. So this might be pretty rough. And it's full of the usual horror at political realities and way full of schmaltzy velveeta. 

Guitarist note:  I don't have amps at present and was struggling to find a decent direct sound. There is a *free* VST plugin by Neural Amp DSP and online libraries of tone prints, also free, that came to the rescue. Highly recommended.

it's alright for you as long as it's alright
you don't mind what they do in the broad daylight

it never could be you

but you don't see the way you're blinded
they'll never drag you down to the places meant for those

do you feel the color of your soul
when you live with love suspended hiding in a hole
the moment is yours but you don't believe 
you won't believe what lies there ripening 
growing in your mind without you knowing

now it could be you

and as you feel the weight of the binding
you know they're dragging you down to the places meant for those

to liberate the light of every heart and mind
you can say it never paying any price

there's a little part of everyone that knows 
we're only playing separate lives 
till true faith arrives

if there's every gonna be a change 
let it start right here

you know it could be you

It Could Be You

Salt Creek

Like acoustic music and vocal work, and jamming with other musicians, look me up on YouTube, and FB under Myke N Pam Ables. All vocal parts my voice recorded on my phone w no mics or mixers. Just me & my acoustic guitars.

Kodachrome

Myke Ables

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