Shortly after learnin' to walk
And barely able to walk 
Dad had me hopin' and wishin' 
He'd say let's roll let's go fishin'
Memories of my dad are never far
And fishin' with him a cherished memoir
When I visit those salty shores
I look up to heaven's door
And cast my line for daddy once more

Fishin' with daddy

It's Friday time to  unwind 
Friends startin' to call
That's a good sign 
Ready to hear some tunes
This day 
couldn't come too soon

Time to gather round huddle up
Get back in touch
Round 'em up no time to hide
This posse is ready to ride

Huddle up

I remember the good ol' days
Just a kid lookin' to play
Learnin' to do what we're told
Down this long long road
Friend's help showin' where we're goin'

I remember those days of old
The storms of life and ones of gold
My old clock radio liftin' my spirits
The joy just to hear it
Learnin' to live where to go
Down this long long road

Hold on oh hold on
I have family, friends and heroes
On my mind
As these years roll by
They're harder to find
Bugle cry tells us
They've been called home
Laid to rest
Name chiseled in stone
More and more
With each passing dawn
There's another good one gone

Hold on

Daddy said buckle up and do right
Find something you enjoy
One day do it employed
Learn and listen
Have some ambition

It's not what you say but what you do
Not who you know but how you pursue
Eye on the prize
Just believe and achieve
Have a dream put it on paper
Let the big dogs run 
Dream maker

Dream maker

I think of you before dawn
In my dreams 
Like you’ve never been gone
Reminded every day
I let you slip away

I need a genie in a bottle just one time
To bring you back and make you mine
My heart says every day
You're the one that got away

One that got away

This is the story about my Grand Banks 36 trawler and the genesis of its name.

Was the month of June on a salty marsh
With my kayak ride and tent set for the tide
Livin' by the sea on weekend friends
Catchin' my dinner grilled with fire
Knew life wasn't risin' that much higher
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Let's call it Salty June
Crispy by Sunday sleepin' under the moon
Sunscreen piled thick as shellac
Those days were golden
In my dreams I'm always goin' back
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It was Rockport Texas I built my rig
Lime green kayak with trollin' motor
Lookin for a beach 'fore the sun got much lower
By the time the stars began to shine
Sand trout and croaker were tastin' fine
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Let's call it Salty June
Crispy by Sunday sleepin' under the moon
Sunscreen piled thick as shellac
Those days were golden
In my dreams I'm always goin' back
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So I traded my tent for a yacht trawler
A 36 Grand Banks classic
With a Ford Lehman motor had me feelin' rich
That straight six diesel 
Made my addiction a bit more feasible
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So I named her Salty June
Crispy by Sunday sleepin' under the moon
Sunscreen not piled so thick as shellac
Those days were golden
In my dreams
I'm always goin' back

Salty June

Some speak like a barge horn on de river
Others lay it  down like de tinkle of silver
Some rattle dem off with all the answers
Others send ‘em out like solid gold dancers

There’s a time to stand and holler
A time to cut de fun make dat dollar
A time to lean over and find that figure
I'm a believer in the soft candle flicker
Been waitin' all day baby to hear you whisper    

Some like soft words long nights hard lovin’ sweet nothins
Oh sweetie talk me through it
I need some instructions

There’s a time for dis a place for dat
A time for work a time to laugh
A time to ship it a time for your lips
A time for you to be my fix

There’s a time to stand and holler
A time to cut de fun make dat dollar
A time to lean over and find dat figure
I'm a believer in de soft candle flicker
Been waitin' all day baby to hear you whisper

Whisper

When life is a bumpy road
Knocked to the ground and thrown
Dark skies bring the hail
Waves of life tough to sail

When your marble starts to wobble
Hunker down grab my line
Hold on friend I'm holdin' mine

Life can go a bit sideways
Can be a long lonely highway
Life's trails with bears in the weeds
Keep it movin' will keep you free

When your marble starts to wobble
Hunker down grab my line
Hold on friend I'm holdin' mine

My day was headed a bit crooked
You dropped in threw me that line
Saw my chance and took it
A little bit hard to find friends like mine

When your ol' marble starts to wobble
Hunker down grab my line
Hold on friend I'm holdin' mine

There's days feelin tattered and torn
Been singin' the blues the day I was born
Have the time and what you need
We'll be on point clickin' in no time runnin' free

Life can be that bumpy road
Knocked to the ground and thrown
Hunker down friend grab my line
Hold on friend I'm holdin' mine

When your ol' marble starts to wobble
Or your ol' boat's taken on water losin' that bobble
Hunker down grab my line
Hold on friend I'm holdin' mine

Planet marble

I sail the sea in my dreams
15 knots of wind at my beam
When I wake I don’t feel sand and
Thank the Lord I’m still standin’
Be it ocean or sea
They've got ahold of me
If the riggins loose time to check
Call me the comeback kid wish I never left
If the south wind is steady come manana
We're pushin off 
Headed to the bahamas

After coffee I’m gatherin’ speed
What do I want what do I need
Fresh cod burrito packed for lunch
Muy bonito with poquito crunch
Be it ocean or sea
They've got ahold of me
If the riggins loose time to check
Call me the comeback kid wish I never left
If the south wind is steady come manana
We're pushin' off 
Headed to the bahamas

Admiral and captain on board
Provisions tight and stored
One wears stripes one ribbons
We'll  keep this ship shipin'

Anchored by sundown
Moonlit diamonds on the water
Grilled snapper passed round
Easy to see why this is our alma mater

Be it ocean or sea
They've got ahold of me
If the riggins loose time to check
Call me the comeback kid wish I never left
If the south wind is steady come manana
We're pushin' off 
Headed to the bahamas
One wears stripes one ribbons
We'll  keep this ship shipin'

Keep your ship shippin'

Some things in life are ho hum this and  that
Others I need some of dat stat
Some things only get bout dis high
While others got touch of mustard and reach the sky
If I was a hard rubber ball
I'd be out bouncin’ tall
Cause I grew up with cosmic tunes
Daddy was a rocket mama hung the moon
If the bear is loose time to check
Call me the comeback kid but I never left
Life is midnight and it’s already eleven
Live life tall look toward the heavens

We build our house as we grow
It’s not who you’re with but what you know
Build your home rock solid and then
What a day it’ll be when you move in
If I was a hard rubber bal
l'd be out bouncin tall
Cause I grew up with cosmic tunes
Daddy was a rocket mama hung the moon
If the bear is loose time to check
Call me the comeback kid but I never left
Life is midnight and it’s already eleven
Live life tall look toward the heavens

Call me high flyer to the moon
Call me big dog that’s my tune
Work like a big dog, play like a chihuahua
Words of wisdom from Big Daddy Papa

If I was a hard rubber ball
I'd be out bouncin’ tall
Cause I grew up with cosmic tunes
Daddy was a rocket mama hung the moon
If the bear is loose time to check
Call me the comeback kid but I never left
Life is midnight and it’s already eleven
Live life tall look toward the heavens

Call me high flyer to the moon
Call me big dog that’s my tune
Work like a big dog, play like a chihuahua
Words of wisdom from Big Daddy Papa

Work like a big dog

I enjoy  building furniture and writing lyrics/comics.

Huddle up

Randall Beaird

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