well I still get paid every other week
and on my days off you can find me at the creek
drop a line and crack a yellowjacket or two
I’m a simple man - Lord you know that’s true

well I got my friends and a piece of dirt
I ain’t afraid of a little hard work
got food on the table and cold beer in my fridge
so you can keep your designer jeans
these old Levi’s are fine by me
it’s no surprise I’m finally
small town rich

saw a guy from junior high I used to know
back in town just passin’ through not that long ago
I asked him “man what’s it been, almost twenty years?”
he said “I can’t believe you never made it out of here”

well I got my friends and a piece of dirt
I ain’t afraid of a little hard work
got food on the table and cold beer in my fridge
so you can keep your designer jeans
these old Levi’s are fine by me
it’s no surprise I’m finally
small town rich

see you post all them hashtag memes
waitin’ on everything you wish
if it don’t come true
least you got your dreams
so don’t mind me
I’m small town rich

it’s not a boast but I’m glad I stayed
where I can still hunt and fish
as long as most of my bills get paid
I’d rather be small town rich
I’m glad I’m
small town rich

small town rich

they say if at first you don’t succeed
try to give up what you used to think you need
and maybe by this time next fall
you’ll be that much closer to havin’ it all

when all you want is one of everything
if not now when the rules can bend turn it up to one past ten
so take it back and ask to see a bigger ring
fake a friend forget to lend give it up begin again

nothin’s truer than a lie you tell yourself
couldn’t fool her better leave it on the shelf
no instructions got no manual to read
hard to be a carpenter without knowing how to bleed

when all you want is one of everything
if not now when the rules can bend turn it up to one past ten
so take it back and ask to see a bigger ring
fake a friend forget to lend give it up begin again

dig to find a final answer
where forgotten truths may lay
crossing chasms like a cancer
whatcha think your ghost will say?

when all you want is one of everything
if not now when the rules can bend turn it up to one past ten
so take it back and ask to see a bigger ring
fake a friend forget to lend give it up begin again
begin again


begin again

on the wrong side of the mountain
I thought that I was free
the sins I had forgotten
that you once taught to me

if you don't know what you're missing
it makes it hard to find
when the wind is all you listen to
reminding you
of who you left behind

when all you have is freedom
it doesn't make a sound
I'll never stop believing that one day we will
stand on the
same ground

winter's finally over
summer's almost here
I can't believe I haven't seen you
since this time last year

when all you have is freedom
it doesn't make a sound
I'll never stop believing that one day we will
stand on the
same ground

same ground (Allison Indigo)

saw you in a dream last night
next to Alamo Square
it was 5 minutes to midnight
looked like you’d cut your hair
woke up wishin’ it was real
and that you were still around
instead of just a memory
that couldn't make a sound

I wish you were here
I wish you were here

made another milestone
and your boys are gettin’ by
flyin' through the canyons
almost gave up askin’ why
you know she’s settled down now
haven’t crossed paths in too long
it’s been a little more miss than hit
so try to sing along

I wish you were here
wish you were here

well I’m out here in the rain
but the forecast’s lookin’ clear
the drops still look the same whether
or not they’re rain or tear
I caught myself forgetting
can’t believe it’s been this long
still a little more miss than hit
so let’s all sing along

I Wish you were here
wish you were here

well you never gave me shit 
for how much I loved Rod McKuen
if my wish came true
and you were here right now
wonder what we might be doin’

I Wish you were here
I Wish you were here

wish you were here

well the dog's done got a bone
while the cat’s been stackin’ bread
if you break off a slice or two
might be good for you instead 
when your toast been on too long
about to get that butter burned
free advice gettin' twice the price
about lessons that you learned

got to get a move on
before your ashes turn to dust
when you keep your iron wet
can't never rust

get on up
get on up 
yeah get on up

snake eyes in the corner
8 ball on the side
if they call you lucky
better start lookin for a place to hide
when the only luck you have
is what they used to call tough
and you been down so long
and the only way is up

get on up
get on up 
yes and get on up

now you got to get a move on
before your ashes turn to dust
'cause when you keep your iron wet
can't never rust

so get on up
just get on up
yeah get on up
get up
get on up 
yes get on up
get up
yeah get on up 
yeah get up
whoa get on up 
ahh get up
get on up
yeah get on up 
get up
get on up

get on up (The Phonosonics)

shanghai'd again at sundown
waitin' on my darlin's diamond ring
she said she set it down now
but I can't see a god damn thing
you know she done and pawned it
for the second time this week
but when she look me in the eyes
I can't hardly speak
so I'm out here in the harbor
waitin' on my ship to come in
I'll be back right here tomorrow
waitin' on that same ship again

saw my baby slippin'
out the side saloon door
with that hombre in a jaunty cap
about six foot four
so I slipped on down the alley
can't believe my eyes
she got a handful of that hat in hand
much to my surprise
now I'm out here in the harbor
waitin' on my ship to come in
I'll be back right here tomorrow
waitin' on that same ship again

now I only tell you this
so you can learn from my mistake
when they say what is yours is mine
well don't that just take the cake

so I'm out here in the harbor
waitin' on my ship to come in
I'll be back right here tomorrow
waitin' on that same ship again

harbor (The Phonosonics)

gone is not the same as lost
when you know exactly where it went
time comes with it's own kind of cost
memories of where that time was spent

adding up the totals of a life
measuring the moments that were shared
cut the string and lose the kite
and everything and everyone that ever cared

when the air is a thief
the answers aren’t blowin' they’re stealing
and there is no time for grief so
don’t bother asking how we’re feeling
when your knees and your soul are both skinned
scream into the wind

now is not the same as then
steps you never meant to take before
launch upon a path to a new end
hope you might like this one more

sand still measures out the time
ash still turning into dust
lighter still when nothing’s mine
praying for the rest of us

I won’t speak the name of the liar
that took everything apart and replaced it all with fire
as long as I’m still wakin' up with you
that’s barely all I’m able to do

when the air is a thief
the answers aren’t blowin' they’re stealing
and there is no time for grief so
don’t bother asking how we’re feeling
when your knees and your soul are both skinned
scream into the wind

into the wind

I just spent a hundred eighty dollars on my hair
stopped by forever twenty one
got some brand new underwear
but I might as well just stayed at home
and watched three more episodes   
‘cause it’s ten o’clock and I’m still alone
lord you know that’s how it goes

well I didn’t get it right
when it was love at first sight
and I thought I’d really found love
the second time around
spent two harvests on a farm
convinced myself third time’s a charm
so what the hell, what’s one more?
now accepting applications for 
bachelor number four

some may say my standards are simply just too high
but it's not my style to settle or even just get by
there might still be plenty of fish in the sea
but all I see are minnows and sharks
if I'm still alone when I'm forty three
waitin' on the right kind of sparks

I know I didn’t get it right
when it was love at first sight
and I thought I’d really found
love the second time around
spent two harvests on a farm
convinced myself third time’s a charm
so what the hell, what’s one more?
now accepting applications for 
bachelor number four

tape it on the mirror
or put it on the shelf
repeat after me "I deserve to be 
just as happy as anybody else"

so what the hell, what’s one more?
now accepting applications for 
bachelor number four

bachelor number four

The richest man in the world
Can’t buy more time
Unless you were born a bird
You can’t fly a straight line

Burning bridges made of ice
Just to slate your thirst
The race that no one wants to win
Ending up in the dirt first

Set a course without a word
While they ask who you think you are
Grow your own wings like you’ve never hurt
And fade out like a star

Digging out the basement
Waiting out the sun
Hire your own replacement
Show them how it runs

Countering what’s come before
Undone is not a crime
No matter how many stores
Still can’t buy more time

Changing course without a word
While they ask who you think you are
Grow your own wings like you’ve never hurt
And fade out like a star
Fade out like a star
Explode just like a star…

star like

My musical journey began in 8th grade with a school project that evolved into a career, leading me from the PNW garage rock scene to LA, where I'm now an advertising director and photographer - continually attempting to explore the vibrant connections between sound, society, and self.

small town rich

Patrick Yonally

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