Lyrics by Chris Miller, Alyssa Dunkel, Lupita Ramirez, Jesse King, Courtney Ingels and Nathan TR Shaw as part of a Facebook song challenge.

Day One (Facebook Song of the Week #2)

My newest song.  Check out the music video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79rOaQ4TydY&feature=youtu.be

You Won't Catch Me On The Dance Floor

So, yeah, this is old (written in 2000 probably, recorded in 2003 or 2004), but I was listening to it the other day and I remembered this was one of my favorite songs that I ever did.  It just has a cool feel to it.  It was the first time I had used my little tiny Fender amp to record with.

Long Long Time

Cover of the Wolf Parade song "I'll Believe in Anything" that Jesse King and I recorded at his house one afternoon.  It's quite a different take on the original.

I'll Believe in Anything (Cover w/Jesse King)

Today I officially broke ground on my next project.  I started in on 5 new songs, plus I recorded an acoustic version of the old standard 'Cut Off Man'.  I have been playing around with doing it this way for a few weeks now.

Cut Off Man (Acoustic)

This is the first track that I'm releasing from my third album "Best Friends:

Once in a great while
I will wake up with a smile
and the whole day will look bright and blue.
Once in a blue moon
I won't feel like 82
and I'll have a big surprise planned for you
with balloons and
cotton candy.
Mom and daddy
all there to wish you well
it's hard to tell if this is real.

When I see that tooth
I want to go through the roof
but I know I've got to keep my cool.
When I hear that name
I go halfway to insane - 
like the smelly kid you knew in school
named Eugene or
Thomas Riley.
Ask politely
for him to make it go.
It's hard to know if this is real.

Once in a great while
I will wake up with a smile
but I know I'll end up in a frown.
Here in Santa Rosa
at the end of Guatemala
right is left, wrong is right
and up is down.
Welcome to our
paradise home - 
double rainbow.
Where nothing has a name - 
it's all insane
could this be real?

Twinkle twinkle little star
I often wonder if you are
little and close or big and far.
I wonder.

Thomas Riley

I've been messing around on GarageBand and I came up with this little fun song.

All Around With You

A song about saying goodbye to friends when they leave.  We had to do that a lot a few years ago when we lived in Guatemala.

Short Goodbyes 3-8-17

Bikini Atoll

From Dayton, Ohio.  I have been playing music since I was 8 years old.  I like having fun with my songs.