                                           thank you for the rain

rain on the window , like my personal alarm clock 
its to early to stir right now , but i can't stop the rain .
then i feel you here beside me suddenly I 
I can't wait for the day to begin 
I can't wait for the sun to come rushing in 
come on come on 

I thank you rain 
I thank you for the sun 
I know that I, Im the lucky one 
I know that I, I'm the lucky one 
Thanks for rain 
Thanks for the sun
I know that I cant wait  for the day begin
I cant wait for the sun to come rushing in
come on come on 

I thank you for the rain
I thank you for the rain
I thank you for the rain .

Thank You For The Rain (collaboration with Marcel DuPreez)

tearing down the gods

I heard you order your coffee
you're wearing camo pink pajamas
like you've been hunting unicorns
in the crystal forest
its a triple shot latte ,iced of course 
it's only 7:39 and your days are so long 
somebody loves you 
somebody loves you 
somebody loves you
and that body's just a suit
your souls been wearing 
and the sleeves are worn out 
and the knees are tearing
you need to get to the tailors
you need to get repairs done 
go on a make an appointment 
and don't you wait to long
somebody loves you 
somebody loves you 
somebody loves you

pink pajamas

the river remains

a long long time ago

and in the air hangs the smoke 
of old bridges that burned
and the childlike whisper 
of a warning unheard 
you hold me as I lay you down 
you hold me as I lay you down

with the promise of glory 
fortune and fame  
thirty pieces of silver 
I lured you into the game
forgive me I laid that money down
oh forgive me I laid that money down 

to watch you rise and let you fall
to give it back when you loose it all 
all I require is your soul
I let you believe that everything real 
the promise you made an unbreakable deal 
all I require is your soul

forgive me as I lay you down 
go on and hold me as I lay you down

for on the breeze comes the word 
those days are over my friend 
kinship and love 
become this Devils regret
forgive me as I lay you down 
forgive me as I lay down 
with your soul

fairytale of forgiveness

You were gone when I noticed 
You hadn’t said the words 
You went out through the window
On a great speckled bird
I wished that you had said the things 
I needed you to say 
Now you were gone and still I wonder
Did you love me anyway 

So who am I to judge you 
Who am I to mourn 
Who am I when the tears stop falling 
Still my fathers
Still my still fathers 
Still my fathers son 

You were gone  when I noticed 
That hole in my world 
Those songs that you loved to sing 
will always be heard 
But I wish that I had one more chance 
Just one more chance to say ….
But you’re gone 
But I know that you loved me everyday

Who am I to judge 
Who am I to mourn 
Who am I when the tears stop falling 
Still my mothers 
Still my mothers 
Still my mothers son 
Still my mothers 
Still my mothers 
Still my mothers son

mothers son

I was unprepared 
for the feelings that rushed over me 
I was unprepared 
I hadn't thought that you might leave
there was so much more to say
words are not enough somehow
I hope that I can live my days 
the way you always have 
so I, I  maybe prepared.

nine line poem

the sky is falling

when i was you
when I was you 
when i was you  
when I was you 
mountains crumbled  
mountains crumbled
when i was you .

now there is a throne
now there is a throne 
where the bones of my chair  
where the bones of my chair 
used to be 
used to be 
when i was you 
when i was you .

let loose the ribbons 
shake down your bow
in the way only you can
paint your lips 
with a masters flare 
hide those kisses
once laid there
in the way only you 
when I was you .
when i was you .

now there is a throne
now there is a throne 
where the bones of my chair  
where the bones of my chair 
used to be 
used to be 
when i was you 
when i was you .
and you were me

when I was you

hey brother

waiting on your voice
waiting on your voice 
waiting on your voice
it's been such a long time 
waiting on your voice 
waiting on your voice
it's been such a long time 
it's been such a long time
wonder if I 
wonder if I 
really heard it at all

cast your shadow down the wall
I know the words to all those holy songs 
I think I must have song them wrong 
or not enough

I see faces of the ones I love 
that reminds me that they are gone
a glimpse 
was not enough

and if angels are our destiny 
and faith is all that's required of me then
I don't have enough
I been looking in and looking out 
here I am a man in doubt ..

waiting for your voice 
waiting for your voice
its been such a long time 
it's been such a long time
I wonder if I wonder if I 
really heard it at all
I wonder if I wonder if I 
really heard it at all

Paul Comaskey's Album

waiting on your voice

                                                           home

I know where I'm going ,don't worry about me . 
no you don't have to come this time , though I'll miss your company
know that I'll reach out for you , just look for the sign
every morning when the sun comes up .
know that I'm doing fine ,I know where I'm going .

I know where I'm going I see friends old and new 
they're so surprised to see me , they weren't  expecting me so soon.
we sit at their table and drink of their wine
If you're wondering how I'm doing 
know that I'm doing fine, I know where I'm going .

you might call it heaven 
you might call it heaven
I call it home ….home
you might call it heaven
you might call it heaven
I call it home ….home

I know where I'm going don't you worry about me 
there are no holy ones around ,no devils chasing me
I know where I'm going I know what I am
I know where I'm going back to the one
I know where I'm going ..

you might call it heaven 
you might call it heaven
I call it home ….home
you might call it heaven
you might call it heaven
I call it home ….home

home is where the heart is
home where I belong
home I'm not divided 
home I'm just the one
home is where the light is 
brighter than the sun 
home you will remember …where you came from .

Home

My Mistake

Hushabye

Save a place in your heart

Harry Cornflake Bill Skate
polly on the mop stick , by the front gate 
showjumping in the backyard 
cloth prop pole vault , that was kind of hard
and the neighbor has a German Shepard named Fritz
Maureen O'Day has great big teeth
I don't care if the sun don't I guess i must be happy all the time 
I guess I'm doing fine.
Good god I hope it lasts forever
so good I hope lasts forever 
There is a World Cup tournament on the green 
the last to score will be the next one in
and the little red head she's our babysitter
her mother is a mid wife or maybe a stripper 
the new kid on the corner has a Johnny Seven 
I think I've died and gone to heaven 
it must be heaven ...
so good I hope it lasts forever 
so good I hope it lasts forever ...
slow dancing around "The Ring" 
round we go its a beautiful thing 
There's Ruby and jimmy and so many others 
I give a shout out to the Bollock brothers 
Kevin and Brian Tony and Ray and all you little ladies 
I forget...noway . you know who you are .
so good I hope it lasts forever 
good god I hope it lasts forever 
so good I hope it last forever 
good god i hope it lasts forever 
so good so good so good 
good god good god good god 


Polly on the mopstick

house of sin

she has a little house back in the woods 
she has a little house way back in the woods 
she has a little house back in the woods 
where the is no sin
It has no number ,it has no bell
its way past heaven and its close to hell
there's a little house back in the woods 
where there is no sin.
Some pay with money
some pay with there hearts
some are here for the honey
some are looking for a new start 
in the little house ,back in the woods 
where there is no sin
And she prays everyday
no one will come 
she prays everyday ...except maybe the one 
she prays everyday in the house of sin 
and she prays everyday no one will come

House of sin     ©

        whats new with 

whats new with you  I guess  its been a while 
they said you'd crossed the ocean ,I guess that was a lie
I thought my heart would stop ,if I ever looked into those eyes .
whats new with you she said its been a while .

Do I have time for coffee ,yes I believe I do .
Girl you're looking so amazing the years have been good to you .
I thought my heart would stop if I ever looked into those eyes 
whats new with she said its been a while .

so we sit and we talk ,she tells that she lives alone .
he just walked out and left her ,she knows she did nothing wrong 
but I would never understand her pain no matter how I tried
whats new with you she said …its been a while .

over and over 
I would let you back in 
to feel your breath on my face
your skin on my skin
so don't try to tell me 
about pain I don't know 
do you forget how you fucked me over 
I'm letting you know 
here's whats new 
I'm over you ..yes that's whats new 
I'm over you 
goodbye 
that's whats new .

Whats new with you    ©

Rock Star   ©

                                                      good for you

we're more less in the place we had hoped to be 
missing parts but maintaining out dignity 
its taken time to banish the fears and the doubts
to show the world we know what we're talking about 

and if thats good for 
babe if its good for 
its it good for …
it's even better for me .

you're never on your knee's when Sunday comes 
or wailing at the wall with the chosen ones 
and if there is a deity 
you chose to speak with him secretly …
 
if it's good for 
babe if its good for 
its it good for …
it's even better for me .
and if that's good for 
babe if its good for 
its it good for …
it's even better for me .


                                                    when the circus comes to town

when the circus comes to town 
they pitch their tent down by the lake 
people lock all their windows and doors 
incase a tiger should escape 
and no one sleeps at night 
they're all dreaming about the clowns 
it aint all fun and games you know
when the circus comes to town

when the circus comes to town
when the circus comes to town
it aint all fun games you know
when the circus comes to town

he's up on the tight rope 
working on one wheel 
he has an eye for the fire eater
but thats a love that's to surreal
and know one seems to notice 
I think the tent could burn down 
I'm hearing bells and whistles 
when the circus comes to town

when the circus comes to town
when the circus comes to town
I'm hearing bells and whistles 
when the circus comes to town

she walks out of the smoke 
looking like Jesus 
her vail has been lifted
I feel the love between us 
I don't know where she's going
I know thats where Im bound 
I love that bearded lady 
when the circus comes to town

when the circus comes to town
when the circus comes to town
I love that bearded lady
when the circus comes to town

The original version of this song can be found on the album
The Words We Say Before We Sleep by The Music Lovers 
released 2003 , I played drums on the album its available on bandcamp
Ted and I have been friends for over 40 years .
hopefully we will record together again soon .

sometimes people  - written by Matthew Edwards

A wonderful tune written by a dear old friend and New York legend 
George Gilmore , thanks for everything GG
                       Torn Down
Bit by bit you fall apart.
First a little crack then a big one starts.
The old you is gonna be torn down.
Gonna be torn down to the ground. To the ground.
There’s a big idea comin’ through. 
Doesn’t have to be good. Just has to be new. 
Won’t be the same , but it’ll have to do.
Wear and tear and a little threadbare.  
Remember way back when you didn’t care. 
Harsh weather has dulled your shine. 
The last few years haven’t been so kind. 
Haven’t been so kind.
The architects have made new plans. 
There’s a freeway going where you stand. 
It’s a matter of supply and demand.
Your roof is leakin’ and saggin’ too.
 Not much else that we can do. 
You used to be so strong and fine. 
Getting old was your only crime. Your only crime.
Never give up, never give in, is starting to get a little thin. 
Been a good sport now take it on the chin.
Bit by bit you fall apart.
First a little crack and a big one starts.
The old you is gonna be torn down.
Gonna be torn down to the ground. To the ground.

torn down  -written by George Gilmore

Mark and I go back to the late 80's NYC. We played together in a band called 
the nervous kind for a couple of years . Mark was also playing with 
the Blood Oranges , this is a song he wrote for The Crying Tree .The Blood Oranges second album which was released in 1994 I think. Always loved this song , cheers Mark .

bridges -  written by Mark Spencer

One of Greggs best songs written when he was 20 , reimagined by a much older me , with a beautiful new guitar part by Gregg .

five to monday  . written by Gregg Nicholls

Paul Comaskey’s journey from the industrial streets of Birmingham to the underground clubs of New York and San Francisco is the stuff of folk lore Landing in the U.S. in the late 1980s, he made his mark as a drummer, holding down the backbeat for a string of bands before finding himself a fixture in NYC’s indie scene with The Nervous Kind, he built a reputation for raw, no-frills musicianship. 
Later in the Bay Area with Grammy Competion-winning outfit The Sunshine Club, and the critically acclaimed much loved band The Music Lovers.  
It was in stepping out from behind the kit and into the role of a songwriter that Comaskey truly found his voice—one steeped in poetry, bruised romance, and late-night confessionals.
With a sound that echoes the weathered soul of Tom Waits and the impassioned howl of Van Morrison, Comaskey’s songs aren’t just heard—they’re felt. His lyrics cut deep, unraveling love not as a fleeting rush but as a force that lingers, shapes, and scars. Fiercely independent, he’s never chased trends, instead carving out a career built on authenticity and emotional weight. In an industry obsessed with the next big thing, Comaskey remains a reminder that the best music isn’t about hype—it’s about heart.

Paul Comaskey

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