Collection of some of my Original tunes from now and the past 3-5 years or so. :D

Riff'n Originals

and, yet, another....ReMix of this one in true AcoustaTronic flavoring. Update of an older Original tune of mine from way back - "Daily Grind"!
Sometimes, it's nice to end up a bit more Grounded after years of Grinding!!! :D

The Daily Grind © - Riff 2012
Original - RiffWerx ®

Give me fresh coffee beans, and I’ll wake up feeling fine
Until I’m fed through The Daily Grind
Sure seems good while it’s churning away
But, I’m all ground up at the end of the day
Got a tune in my head that’s searching for words
Searching for something that’s never been heard
Like pebbles in a quarry all mixed into a load
Smashed into gravel and used to build a road

Chorus
Change in my pocket and nothing but time
I’m working my way through The Daily Grind
Sometimes, I swear….I’m losing my mind
‘Cuz, I’m so worn from The Grind
‘Cuz, I’m so worn from The Grind

Put some coffee on to start my day
Don’t want to work, just hang out and play
Sometimes, I swear that I’m losing my mind
Want more from life than The Daily Grind
‘Cuz I’m so tired of The Grind

The Daily Grind © - Rev Logic Pro X 3.15 ReMiX

Logic X ReMiXed Original. Please consider giving it a listen when you might have some time. HQ Large File. A smaller HQ mp3file version is available for download on my ReverbNation site. Thanks, as always.  :)

Grand Design © - Riff Beach Original (RiffWerx)
If you could help carry my cross with me
Then, I’ll carry yours, and we’ll easily see
If I could walk a mile in your shoes
Not really sure, whose life I’d chose

Is it part of a bigger plan - as we stand and stare?
Straight into The Great Divide - Just how the Hell did we get there?
All those years and all our hopes and fears from deep inside
Were they lived by chance, or some Grand Design?

Am I lost, someplace in my mind?
Or, maybe, it’s one of those moments in time?
Best not to wait - if we get to choose
This is our life - to LIVE - OR....... Lose!


Grand Design © Original - Logic X HQ ReMiX Version

We really do all die - just a little - every day. Some days in bigger chunks, that's all. So, Friends, live each day as if it were your last.  :D
Another Day, Another Dance © 
Riff Beach Original
RiffWerx - 2016

Surviving circumstance
In a Dance with Death
I nearly lost my Life
My pulse, my heart, my breath

No white rooms or bright lights
Only memories of flashing red
A trail of Blood and broken Bone
Led straight to a Hospital Bed 


Chorus
Hug your loved ones tightly
While you still have the chance
Let them feel your love and hope
Another Day…Another Dance

All those pieces of me 
Left a most disturbing scene
Yet, here I remain in pain
Wishing it were just a Dream

Bridge
Something or maybe Someone
Carried me that fateful night
Kept me calm and strong
Protected me from Fright

We all die just a little
Each…..and every day 
So, live your Life in Love 
Don’t forget to Laugh and Pray

RiffWerx

Another Day, Another Dance ©

Another Day, Another Dance © - Original

Halfway Between Here and New Orleans © 
Original - Riff Beach ( RiffWerx - 2016 )
Lady Luck…..
Well, she left me out in Reno
Just one more throw
Before the red-eye home
You know I just wanna’ hop a streetcar
Or, maybe, take a shiny limousine
I’m so tired of being crammed into airplanes
That kinda’ travel just leaves me feeling mean
(Chorus)
Well, there’s sure something in living sunrise to sunset…..
But, I’m not sure exactly what it means?
And, just some thoughts on my way back to you
Halfway - between here - and New Orleans
Remember that time down on Decatur
Or, when we first met on Magazine?
We knew that sooner  - or - later
We’d end up halfway between here….
…..and New Orleans
And somewhere over the Mighty Mississippi
You know you’re right there in all my dreams
All the time we’ll spend together
Halfway between Here…. and ….. New Orleans

Sunny Beaches

Halfway Between Here and New Orleans 

Halfway Between Here And New Orleans © - Original

Recently Revised, Re-Recorded, ReMiXed........Straightforward, nothing too complex happening here....... Melody and message don't require it. Sometimes..... Less is plenty enough! ;-) Always, appreciate Listens and/or Comments. Thanks. 

Words Not Enough © 
Riff Beach 
Original - RiffWerx 2016

The strongest words sometimes left Unsaid 
Yet, not much remains Untold 
Certain stories rolling around in our Heads
And, there are songs that still stir our Souls

Long forgotten Thoughts
Times when life felt so Tough
All of the Battles we Fought
Our Best wasn’t always Enough

Chorus
The Promise to Love You
Never felt all that Hard
Except in a good Way
For loving you was Simply
My Life’s - Greatest - Reward

Remind me how to Cope
How to pray A-gain 
To regain Hope,
My Precious Friend

Bridge
Hold me even Closer
Hug me with all your Might
As I cling to your Soft Skin
Sundown to Morning Light

For you are my Strength
My Greatest Love
Bond your-self to Me
Like the White of a Dove

(Repeat Chorus)

Words Not Enough  ©

Words Not Enough ©  - Original Song Shot

This Original takes me right back to the very core of my AcoustaTronic Riff'n Roots! Hope it's enjoyed? As always, Thanks for Listening. Most genuinely appreciated! :D
Come Walk With Me ©  Riff Beach
(RiffWerx - Original - 2016 Version)
Sometimes we walk this world Alone
Sometimes, far…….from Home
Sometimes we walk this world in Love
Often times with thoughts Unknown

Come walk with Me
Our ways not always Understood
Yet, if we choose to See
Our souls and hearts are Good

Chorus
Find a way to Live…….
(And) Find a way to Love
Leave the rest Alone
Learn to be part of…….

Can’t we find a place of Peace?
In living how we Choose
Why do we have….to Win?
Just to watch the other Lose?
 
Bridge  
Peace, may it find You…..
Or, may you search it Out
Let your light shine on Through 
It’s just beyond your Doubt

The differences that we Feel
The shadows of what we Are
The distance between You and Me
Not all that deep, not all that Far

Come Walk With Me ©

Come Walk With Me ©  - Original - 2016 Version

Previously penned Original from 2013 that I Revised and Re-Recorded.....As Always..... Thanks for Listening. Most Genuinely appreciated. ;-)
Chasing Shadow © 
Riff Beach - Original 
RiffWerx - 2019 (Revised)

The Truth you define…….
Filled with thought evasive
Perhaps, you can find… 
Something more persuasive?

The things you accept for spirituality
That’s just not my take on reality 
Fire a torch and slow the night…..
Or, should we wait for morning’s light?
Chorus
We’re ready for a change
The Now’s all new
To disagree not strange
That’s just me and you 

Do the shadows we chase?
Tend to shade what’s real?
Do they cause you pause? 
Cloud the way you feel?

Bridge
Can you hear my laugh?
Can you free my soul?
Can you be my half?
Can you make me whole?
< Repeat Chorus-Bridge-Chorus and Out >

Sunny Beaches Abound

Chasing Shadow ©

Chasing Shadow © - Revised Original Version

⛈ 🌊  Calm Before the Storm © 💨 ☔️  - Riff Beach
RiffWerx - 2017

Can you be my calm…..
Before the Storm?
In the cold dark night,
Can you keep me warm?

Like the powerful winds 
Thrashing about the sea 
Amidst the danger and the harm 
Can you…… protect me?

Chorus
Will you be my calm…. 
Before the Storm?
My light…… 
In Darkest Night?
Oh, be my Calm
Before the Storm
Be My Light….. 
In the Darkest Night

 Chorus 2
Yes, I’ll be your calm 
Before the Storm 
In the cold of night
I will keep you warm 

Bridge
Although I’m lost and searching
Show me just who you are?
As I wander through Life…..
Won’t you be my Guiding Star?

The place where it all begins 
Might not be the place where it all ends 
Let’s hoist our sails with hope 
And pray for peaceful winds

Calm Before the Storm ©

⛈  🌊 Calm Before the Storm © 💨  ☔️  - Riff Beach

Originally written, composed in 2012. Revised, Re-Recorded and ReMiXed in 2017!  :D
🙌   🍇  Chances © Revisited - Original 🍇  🙌
Riff Beach (Riff Werx ® 2017 - Revised)

All the chances that we’re given
And the choices that we make
What do we deliver?
To offset all we take?

Chorus
For, our wishes, they’re delicious
Our intentions……..so divine
Remember what we choose…..
and, Leave…..the rest behind

The calm we crave to capture
Often leads to Great Escapes
Will the vineyards of our mind……
…..Give us sweet or sour grapes?

Bridge
Are we searching for a purpose?
Perhaps……a place of Peace? 
Are we holding on too closely?
Or, is it distance that we seek?

< Instrumental, Repeat Verse 1, Chorus and Out >

Chances © Revisited (2017)

🙌   🍇  Chances © Revisited - Original 🍇  🙌

Newly re-minted Version of this Tune features updated 'Bitcrushed' Logic Pro X Drums. Played Guitar(s) and added my Vocals and mixed it all up again. As always, Genuine Thanks for listening and/or commenting. Most appreciated! :D
Something About the Nighttime ©  - ROCK Version
Riff Beach Original
RiffWerx - 2017
There’s Something about the Nighttime
Something ‘bout The Night
Sometimes it just seems like The Right Time
It just feels so Right
Don’t lose your grip on The Day
Don’t lose your Inner Light
And, Don’t Let it Get Away
Keep it Shining Bright
(Chorus)
There’s Something about The Nighttime
There’s Something about The Night
Sometimes, it just seems (feels) like The Right Time
It just feels so Right
(Just feels so Right)
Bridge (Slow Transition - Key Change)
Passing Slowly
Passing Fast
Grab on Tightly
Before……The Future’s Past
(Last Verse)
In those Morning Hours of Reflective Thought
As the Sun rises slowly in The East
Well, those times, they just can’t be Bought
In which Wonders never seem to Cease
(Repeat Chorus and Out)

Something About The Nighttime © - Rock Version

Something About The Nighttime ©

Re-recorded and updated 2017 "Unplugged" Version of an Original from 2014.  As always, thanks for listening and/or commenting. Genuinely appreciated.
Somehow Someday © 
RiffWerx ® - Riff Beach 2014, Revised 2017
Somewhere…
There’s someone watching
Even though all the news
Just feels like abuse

Somewhere…
There’s a sickness
that needs healing
From the joy of life
It’s surely stealing

Chrous
And…..How do we cope?
With our hearts…
So filled with Hope? 
…Somehow….Someday
{Can’t you hear them say
Yes, we will find a way…….. Yeah!
Somehow…..Someday}


Just how do we go…
From Here to there?
How will we know?
From a Bridge to Nowhere

Somewhere…
A grip finds a release
As a hand…….
Reaches out for Peace

And, Somewhere…
There’s a soul that needs soothing
Rough edges, well
They all need smoothing

Somehow Someday ©  (Unplugged)

Somehow Someday ©  - Unplugged - 2017 Version

All Things Under The Sun © (Original) - Music, Lyrics, Production - Riff Beach
RiffWerx - Riff Beach - 2017 - <Spoken Word>
Please…Hear Our Plea
Or, Hear Our Sigh…..
It’s out there in the Wind
Blowin’ around on High
And, Guide us to Real Power
…..on this Planet
Love…..and…..Peace  
Now……and Forever
Chorus
(‘Cuz, My, Oh, My……)
Oh, just what have we Done? 
Or, (rather) Un-Done?
To All Things Under The Sun
[(All Things) Under The Sun? …..Oh, Yeah!
We gotta’ make it better. Better for me, and better for you…..
and better for All Things Under The Sun)]
And, sometimes, you know
When we’re all so Tired 
……Tired of Waiting
But, We Know a Change is Comin’
And, you know, sometimes, if we really listen….
I mean really listen?
Perhaps, we can feel it?
And, maybe, this Feeling?
Will bring Healing?
For The Human Race……
And, maybe, help make this a better place !
Bridge
Right Here…….
Right Now….. Better
Because, you know we can make it…..
So much Better 
Better……Oh, Yeah!
Make Our World
So much Brighter
Lessen our Load……
Yeah, and make it so much Lighter !

All Things Under The Sun ©

All Things Under The Sun © - AcoustaTronic Spoken Word

Writer - Unknown. Music, Guitars, Harmonica, Vocals, Production - Riff Beach. In Loving Memory of My Dad with Love to Mom and All of Us who have lost those so very close. May The Circle of Life continue and may we all be reunited one day. For Believers, Non-Believers and/or  however or whatever you believe. May Peace, Calm and Comfort find you and somehow help ease the sting of loss. Blessings!

You Never Said Goodbye
Writer - Unknown
Music, Guitars, Harmonica, Vocals, Production - Riff Beach 
RiffWerx - 2017
You never said, "I'm Leaving"
You never said, "Goodbye”
You were gone before we knew it.......
And only God knows Why
(Chorus 1)
A million times I needed You
A million times I cried
If love alone could have saved You
You (know you) never would have Died
(Bridge)
In Life, I loved you Dearly
In Death, I love You Still
In My Heart, I hold a Place
That only You can Fill
(Chorus 2)
It broke My Heart to lose You
But, You didn't go Alone
As part of Me went with You
The Day God took you Home

You Never Said Goodbye

You Never Said Goodbye - AcoustaTronic Tribute

Sometimes, a Vocal and Guitar track are enough. Original song, music, production, photo cover 'art' - Riff.
Best Wishes to all in their journey through this World of Wonder and Woe!  May your Happy times far outweigh the Sad.  :D
Alpha Through Omega ©
Riff Beach - RiffWerx
Original - Revised 2018
We’re all just passing through Time
As our feet scrape The Earth
Tripped up and Tumblin’……
Only wanting to measure our Worth
In the tight Squeeze of Fate
That redefines our Space
Maybe, it’s never too late?
To lay claim to a Place
(Chorus)
Reaching deep Down Within
Where better to Start?
When will it all End?
When….. it’s Head versus Heart?
When will it all End?
When….. it’s Head versus Heart?
Between what’s Lost and what’s Found 
In such a strange Race……..
Unchained and Unbound
From prisons minds often create
(Bridge)
Promethean Promises
Like the Prick of a Pin
Unleashes a Freedom 
……Like Sails in the Wind
(Repeat Chorus)
Footprints in Sand 
Fade to Destinations Ahead
Water washes away Memories
On Golden Shores of The Dead
(Chorus and Outtro)

Many More Sunny Beaches

Alpha Through Omega ©

Alpha Through Omega © - Original AcoustaTronic

The lyrics and melody for this song just came to me so quickly! All I could do to write lyrics down, play and record it......before I forgot anything. Quite a stripped-back song, really. Hope you enjoy it, regardless! ;)

Songwriting, Vocals, all Instruments by Riff Beach via RiffWerx Productions. Photo Cover Art by Riff,(Created with YouZign).
In My Wildest Dreams ©
Riff Beach - Original
(RiffWerx 2018)
We’re all just Pilgrims
Smaller than grains of Sand
Tossed around in Time
Looking for a place to Land
Yet, in the darkest nights 
Our love shines through
Through the longest days
It’s right there too 
Chorus
For in my wildest dreams
I can only hope to be 
As much for you, Darling 
As you mean to me 
Bridge
We know the road of life
Is filled with twists and turns
But, with you at my side 
There’s no concerns 
You’re always there for me
I’m always there for you
In a World of False
Our Love rings True

Sunny, Sunny Beaches

Light Within The Shadows ©
Riff Beach Original - RiffWerx - 2019 (Rev)
Insanity……so close at hand 
Casts a Darkness upon our Land
Sometimes, it’s hard to understand
Amidst the Shadows and the Noise
It reverberates nearly every day
Oh, a Sadness that’s not meant to stay
Why can’t we make it all just go away?
Oh yeah, can we just move on?
What can be said to make us See?
What can be done to make us Say?
How about some Help and Hope? 
Oh, Yeah…..Just to chase it All……. Away?
As Night Falls 
And, The Sun Sinks
Soon it will Rise Again
Even when we’re On The Brink
Just make it Go Away
Come back some other Day
For a Time of Peace will surely come
To replace the times we’re left feeling numb

Sunny Beaches.....Somewhere Soon

No Place Like Home.....
Created with Alvarez Artist Series Acoustic. Featuring Ernie Ball Earthwood Silk & Steel Soft Strings. Love the sound and feel of these strings on this wonderful Grand Auditorium Acoustic Electric. Original Lyrics, Music Composition, Guitars, and Production by Riff Beach. Tapped out African Drums on drum pad.
Rather Be Back Home Again ©
Riff Beach - Original (RiffWerx -2019)
Thinkin’ about some of the places that I’ve been
New York, Paris, Berlin, and Rome
Still, I’d rather be in your arms again
I just wanna’ be Back Home
Yet, here I am……out on my own
Sometimes, feeling mighty and strong
And other times, tired….and all alone
Yet, I just keep on sailing right along
(Chorus) 
Oh, Yeah, but here I am again…….
Though, you’re out-standing on your own
(Left) Thinking of how things might have been
(When) all I wanna’ be is Back Home
Seen the rising and setting of the Sun
I swam upon The Seven Seas
Held it together and came undone
You know this heart is hard to please
(Post-Chorus)
Oh, Yeah, but here I am again
Though, you’re out-standing on your own
Thinking of how things could have been
But, all I wanna’ be is Back Home

Decided to re-post the actual initial Original of this one, because in re-listening there's something unique about it that was not fully captured in the revised version. Anyway, my set list can exist with two versions of this tune. Think this was the first song that I ever posted on SC or anywhere.

An Original right from the very Heart and Soul of this Panhandle Poet and One Man Band.... Reflecting upon blissful times past when our Family would bask in the warmth of a comforting Campfire on gorgeous, chill Wisconsin Autumn Evenings. Actually, they jokingly referred to the campfires I built as more like raging Viking Funeral Pyres or Bonfires, but anyway.... Splendid, Loving Memories for sure. :D))) On occasion, songwriters hear a song in their head and feel it so deeply within their hearts, before even attempting to create or capture it somehow. This tune almost ran over me. Couldn't create a click track fast enough using BIAB, and then played along with my Martin Acoustic 000, and flavored it a little in the background with the Godin Electric. Hope it's enjoyed? Note to Self:  Build another Campfire soon on a Beach nearby! 
Campfire ©
Riff Beach - Original
RiffWerx - 2019
All we need is a spark to build a Campfire
A little something to keep the chill of night away
And, don’t you just love to watch the flames dance higher?
Drink up some warm…..Chase your Blues away
Chorus
(And) Won’t you come sit down next to me?
Unwind your busy mind?
Is there anyplace you’d really rather be?
(Let your thoughts run free…..)
Leave all your worries far behind?
As firelight eases day to night
There’s just nothin’ like a Campfire
The sweet scent of crackling wood
Why, everything feels just the way it should
Bridge
Together, this gift we share 
Splendid moments wrapped in 
A night so clear
For Love..... Love's right here

RiffWerx - Riff Beach Original Music - 2019

Sunny Beaches Surround

You may contact Me at:
riff_beach@yahoo.com
Founder, Big Beat Beach (Records & Band) - 3B Records & Production, RiffWerx Production & Projects 
Aspiring musician, songwriter, home recording enthusiast, guitarist, and songwriter with a pragmatic, positive outlook on life.