BIG WIDE OPEN ROAD
By Rachel Cintula and David Snyder

V1

Leaving here in the summer time
living young y'all is so, so fine
sun shining down
On our skin with the top down
Rear view showing that dusty town
We’re ready for miles 
Spinning the radio dial
Packed in rubbing hips
In the car, road trip

CH

West towards the setting sun
East towards the rising sun
As long as summer is never done
We’ll take the high road, low road
Fast roads, slow roads
Drive through all the zip codes
Don’t care as long as we’re cruising 
The big wide open road

V2

Memories capture road signs
Laughter tracing painted lines
Flying high on the ground
Good times all around
Rocking out to those summer girl sounds
We’re living these miles
We got endless smiles
Girl what a trip
All I can say is, this is epic!


CH


West towards the setting sun
East towards the rising sun
As long as summer is never done
We’ll take the high road, low road
Fast roads, slow roads
Drive through all the zip codes
On this big wide open road


BR

I don’t know if I ever will
Get tired of driving
Chasing endless thrills
I may hit some bad boy trouble
But I’ll deal with it you know I will
You know I will


CH

West towards the setting sun
East towards the rising sun
As long as summer is never done
We’ll take the high road, low road
Fast roads, slow roads
Drive through all the zip codes
Don’t care as long as we’re cruising 
The big wide open road


All lyrics and music copyright 2023 by Rachel Cintula and David Snyder

Rachel Cintula: Vocals  
David Snyder: Instrumentation, Arrangement, Mixing, Mastering

Big Wide Open Road

TAKE A HARD LOOK AT ME
By Rachel Cintula and David Snyder

V1

Uh, Uh, Uuhhh Nooo
You want to feel me scream
Like something out of your wicked dreams
I felt what you can do
And I tremble at the sight of you
You became my twisted nightmare come true

CH

So go ahead
Take a long hard look at me
Oh yeah
This is the last glimpse
Of my beautiful shape
That you will ever see
You tried to tie me up
Tie me down
Hold me to the ground
And go ahead
Take a long hard look 
A long hard look at me

V2
You pushed me to extremes
Forced me to live in your daydreams
I will be free of you
No more hurting with what you do
From all the hungry things that live and crawl inside of you

CH
So go ahead
And take a hard look at me
This is the last glimpse
Of my beautiful shape
That you will ever see
You wanted to tie me up
Tie me down
Hold me to the ground
Go ahead
And take a long hard look 
A hard look at me


BR

Real men don't act like little boys
Play with women like their toys

CH

So go ahead
And take a hard look at me
This is the last glimpse
Of my beautiful shape
That you will ever see
You wanted to tie me up
Tie me down
Pull me through the ground
So go ahead
And take a long hard look 
A hard look at me


All lyrics and music copyright 2023 by Rachel Cintula and David Snyder

Rachel Cintula: Vocals
David Snyder: Instrumentation, Arrangement, Mixing, Mastering

Take A Long Hard Look At Me

BEER AND A BIBLE 

By Rachel Cintula and David Snyder 

V1

Jesus spent time in the wilderness
I'm in the woods to hunt and fish
He walked all over the Holy Land
So do I, with a gun in my hand
A tradesman and a carpenter’s son
Both tired when the day is done
He came looking for imperfect men
And I think he found one, but let me tell ya son

CH

I got a beer now and I got a Bible
It's just about all I need
The first one helps smile a bit
And the second one helps me see
And if it was good enough for mama
And Waylon
Then it's good enough for me
Yeah I got a beer and a I got a Bible
And it's just about all I need

V2

All roads lead us to forgiveness
Not hate, regret or bitterness
And Jesus doesn't mind this beer in my hand
Or the time that I spend in my tree stand
I got hope when my life is done
I'll be fishing up there with the Son
Because he came to save lost men
Ended up being my best friend

CH

So I got a beer now and I got a Bible
It's just about all I need
The first one helps smile a bit
And the second one helps me see
And if it was good enough for mama
And Stapleton
Then it's good enough for me
Yeah I got a beer and I got a Bible
And it's just about all I need

CH

I got a beer and a Bible
And I got Jesus helping me
I got a beer and a Bible
And it’s just about all I need
I got a beer and a Bible
And Jesus helping me
It's just about all I need

All music and lyrics copyright 2023 by Rachel Cintula and David Snyder

David Snyder: Vocals, Instrumentation, Mixing, Mastering, Production

[Rachel Cintula, David Snyder Composers]

Beer and a Bible

CRAZY HAPPY
By Rachel Cintula

V1

You plus me 
And life isn’t easy
You need so many answers from me like
Where to find your keys

PC

You lose track of time so quickly
Never show up anywhere early
So many things 
Yeah it all depends
And your whole life is a maybe

CH

But life is terribly good
And we love just like we should
Never feel alone together
With a love that’s like no other
Because
Just because you make me 
Crazy, happy

V2

You plus me 
With love is so easy
Even when you don’t know who to be
My heart is a guarantee

PC

You lose track of time so quickly
Never show up anywhere early
So many things 
Yeah it all depends
But our love
We show it so freely

CH

And life is terribly good
And we love just like we should
Never feel alone together
With a love that’s like no other
Because
Just because you make me 
Crazy, happy

BR
We’ll love just like we want too
I know I’ll always have you

CH

And life is terribly good
And we love just like we should
Never feel alone together
With a love that’s like no other
Because
Just because you make me 
Crazy, happy

Lyrics and Music copyright 2023 by Rachel Cintula and David Snyder

David Snyder: Vocals, Instrumentation, Mixing and Mastering

Crazy Happy

OUTLAW RELIGION

Rachel Cintula and David Snyder

V1


I was raised somewhere between wrong and right
Born on a Friday at the stroke of Midnight
Had a few ideas of what the good book said
One of the few books  that I ever read 
Don't ask for nothing, earn all you've got
Be kind to dogs and fire a straight shot
Respect your daddy and your mama too,
Share a drink with a friend when the day is through


CH

And maybe you want to judge me
cause your sin is different than mine
because I got caught and you didn’t
found guilty and served my time
But every single man I’ve met
Lives in his own prison
But that’s just me and I’m an outlaw singer
And outlaw thinker and an outlaw drinker
With a touch of grace and a lot of redemption
And just a little bit
Of outlaw religion

V2


Got my learning at  the school of hard knocks
Some time on the street and then a cold cell block
Lived most of my life hard up and broke
Learned to tell a joke while toking some smoke
But some folks never turned their back on me
And those are the kind of friends you need
If you find them in a bar or on a pew
Better hang on tight cause those people  are few

CH

And maybe you want to judge me
cause your sin is different than mine
because I got caught and you didn’t
found guilty and served my time
But every single man I’ve met
lives in his own prison
But that’s just me and I’m an outlaw singer
And outlaw thinker and an outlaw drinker
With a touch of grace and a lot of redemption
And just a little bit
Of outlaw religion

BR


So I'm sure not the man to be casting in any stones
And I wonder if people know how many they've thrown
Every time you do you make another little decision
And brick by brick you keep building your very own San Quentin

Ch

And maybe you want to judge me
cause your sin is different than mine
because I got caught and you didn’t
found guilty and served my time
But every single man I’ve met
Built and lives in his own prison
But that’s just me and I’m an outlaw singer
And outlaw thinker and an outlaw drinker
With a touch of grace and a lot of redemption
And just a little bit
Of outlaw religion

All lyrics and Music copyright 2023 by Rachel Cintula and David Snyder, ASCAP. All rights reserved.

David Snyder: Vocals, instrumentation, mixing and mastering

Outlaw Religion

NEVER SAY 
By Rachel Cintula and David Snyder 
  
V1 
 
I would never say it darling 
That we are nothing more than pretend 
And it would be a lie to say it my love 
That we are nothing more than friends 
 
  
CH 
 
But I would say 
That you were never wrong 
For loving me too much 
And loving me so long 
Because I tremble at your touch
And I know our love is true
And I will never stop saying
That I
Love you
That I
love you

V2 
  
So I would never say it darling 
That our love has reached the end 
For surely, I see it every night and every day 
That on you my love of life depends 
 
  
CH 
  
So I would say 
That you were never wrong 
For loving me too much 
And loving me so long 
Because I tremble at your touch
And I know our love is true
And I will never stop saying
That I
Love you
I will never stop saying
That I
Love you
That I
Love you
Because
I do

David Snyder: Vocals, Instrumentation, Arrangement, Mixing and Mastering

All lyrics and music copyright 2023 by Rachel Cintula and David Snyder, ASCAP. All rights reserved.

Artist: David Snyder

Never Say

MORE WITH LESS
By Rachel Cintula and David Snyder


V1

[male]

Fighting that man in the mirror
Don't know who’s going to be the winner
The hallow eyed reflection I see
Or the man I know you need me to be
Honestly

Don't know how you stayed this long
God only knows why you stood this strong

Yeah, stronger than the reflection I see
Even stronger than
The man I know that I should be
 
CH

[male]

Right now
This future of ours looks dim
But because you believe in him
You haven’t given up on us
And that kind of love is hard to express
With sins like mine that need confessed
But I believe I can be a better man
Because God has done more with less
Yeah, he’s done more with less
More with less
 
V2

[female]

Loving that man in the mirror
Because he’s fighting to get his life together
I’m looking past the reflection I see
Praying I’ll find the man you used to be
Honestly
I ask myself why I stayed this long
And thank God I’ve been able to stand this strong
Yeah, stronger than the broken man I see
A little love and Jesus just might set him fee
 
CH

[alternating male and female]

Right now
Our future might look dim
[male]

But because I believe in him
I haven’t given up on us
[female]

And this kind of love is hard to express
[male]

But changes in time will show me you’ve confessed
And I know you can be a better man
[female]

Because God has done more with less

[male]

Yeah, he’s done more with less

[female]

More with less [male and female]
 
CH/Outro

[mixed]

Because God has done more with less
Yeah, he’s done more with less
More with less [male and female]

All music and lyrics copyright 2023 by Rachel Cintula and David Snyder.

Vocals: David Snyder and Rachel Cintula.

Instrumentation, mixing, mastering: David Snyder

More With Less

PAPA SAID 
By Rachel Cintula and David Snyder

V1 

I think Papa gave me 
the very best of him
Raised me not to shake 
My honest hands with sin
Taught me to climb mountains when they  came up to me
and not get lost in the darkness
of the deep valleys
And I can hear him say, son
It don’t matter where you go
And it don’t matter what you do
I’ll be right here on this front porch, if you need me
And I’ll be waitin’
For you
 
CH

And Papa said
Don’ forget your compass
Even when you’ve reached the top
Or those directions home
If you’re living too fast to stop
From choices that left you broken and alone
You can always come back to me
Just come back home

 
V2
 
Sad to say my life got
A little out of hand
Made some bad mistakes
Wouldn't want to make again
Did some things that caused us a whole world of hurt
and  dragged our family name 
through some heartache and some dirt
Still I heard him say,
Son, even if you fall
I will always hold you close cause it happens to us all
Yeah I can still hear him say,
Son, even if you fall
I will always hold you close cause it happens to us all

CH

And  Papa said
Don’ forget your compass
Even when you’ve reached the top
Or those directions home
If you’re living too fast to stop
From choices that left you broken and alone
You can always come back to me
Just come back home
 
 
BR

Now that I myself am a papa to a son
I trying to raise him like my own Papa done
 
CH

And Papa says
Don’ forget your compass
Even if you’ve reached the top
Or those directions home
If you’re living too fast to stop
From choices that left you broken and alone
You can always come back to me,
Just come back home
Just come back home
Yeah son
You can always come back home

Words and Music Copyight 2023 by Rachel Cintula and David Snyder/ASCAP

David Snyder: Vocals, instrumentation, mixing and mastering

Papa Said

ALL THE JESUS THAT I’VE GOT

By Rachel Cintula and David Snyder

V1

Everybody has an opinion
How other folks are living
They fight till there's nothing left
Cause of course their ideas are best
A few things I won’t accept
Not showing any respect
For God, my flag, my country
Man you’re about to hit the deck

CH

Some people
They just cause this world to rot
Some people think my soul’s for sale
But I tell you that it's not
Some people
I’m telling you
Better step back
And step away from me
Cause some people
Take all the Jesus
Take all the Jesus that I've got

V2

Watched how ya’ll been living
Stayed dry during your baptism
You’re not living a life that’s blessed
I’ll help you so you don’t get checked
Along with my self-respect
There’s a lot I will protect
Don’t cross family or my property
You can hit the door or you can hit the floor
Because

CH

Some people
They just cause this world to rot
Some people think my soul’s for sale
But I tell you that it's not
Some people
I’m telling you
Better step back
And step away from me
Cause some people
Take all the Jesus
Take all the Jesus that I've got

BR

Few things I won’t comprise
Like hatred, godless-ness and lies
And I been like that….since I was born
And I been that way all along….
Yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

CH

Some people
They just cause this world to rot
Some people think my soul’s for sale
But I tell you that it's not
Some people
I’m telling you
Better step back
And step away from me
Cause some people
Take all the Jesus
Take all the Jesus that I've got

CH 4 as rideout

Take all the Jesus that I got
Take all the Jesus that I got
Take all the Jesus that I got
Take all the Jesus that I got
Take all the Jesus that I got
Take all the Jesus that I got
To end

Music and Lyrics copyright 2023 by Rachel Cintula and David Snyder
David Snyder: Vocals, Guitars, Instrumentation, Mixing, Mastering and Yelling

ALL THE JESUS THAT I'VE GOT

CAN’T TAKE ME BACK
By Rachel Cintula and David Snyder

V1

Life moved past the one horse in this town
Stoplights are the only thing slowing people down
Highway goes through where the county fair used to be
And many folks have passed on who I’d like to see
The coach I knew retired from teaching in the game
A lot of folks don’t even know me by my family name

CH

See, it don’t matter which way I go
Highways or low ways, or the beaten paths I know
Gravel or pavement
Or a rough dirt track
These country roads can take me home
But man, they just can’t take me back

V2

Told I’ve changed by folks I once called friends
I guess I have from the far off places that I’ve been
Like all these old fields my life’s become over grown
And I‘m thankful when I get to my back to mama’s home
Where things were simple and I was my daddy’s son
And I could rest without worry when the day was done

CH

See, it don’t matter which way I go
Highways or low ways, those memories are gold
Gravel or pavement
Or a rough dirt track
These country roads can take me home
But man, they just can’t take me back

BR

If I knew then
what I now feel
I would have lived more in the present
Livin’ moments time can’t steal

CH

Cause it doesn’t matter
which way I go
highways or low ways
my heart knows one sad fact
Gravel or pavement
Or a rough dirt track
These country roads can take me home
But man, they can never take me back
never take me back

All music and lyrics by Rachel Cintula and David Snyder, ASCAP
Copyright 2023

David Snyder: Guitar, Vocals, Arrangement, additional instrumentation, mixing and mastering

Can't Take Me Back

"They don't want nothing but the hits, so that's all we're writing!" TM Rachel Cintula and David Snyder are members of Nashville Songwriters Association International and are songwriting partners. This site showcases some of their latest tunes.  Enjoy.  Rachel writes about 30 songs a day and David plays anything with strings on it, and some piano.

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