© 2022 J. Merritt, B. Merritt & P. Fulham
Janice: lead vocals, BGV's, melody, cajon/shaker and arrangement
Bud: bass, lyric, progression, mix, mastering & arrangement
Peter: guitars - acoustic/electric/slide solos and arrangement
Thanks to Peter and PG Music

HANDYMAN

INTRO

I NEED A HANDYMAN   
ONE WHO CAN REPAIR MY BROKEN HEART
HE DON’T NEED ANY SPECIAL TOOLS    
JUST HELP ME MAKE A NEW START

I NEED A HANDYMAN   
ONE WHO CAN RAISE MY POOR LOST SOUL
HE DON’T NEED ANY SPECIAL TOOLS    
JUST HELP BRING ME OUTA THIS COLD

SOLO

I NEED A HANDYMAN   
ONE WHO CAN BRING A SMILE
HE DON’T NEED ANY SPECIAL TOOLS    
JUST BE GOOD AND STAY AWHILE

WANNA BE MY HANDYMAN?     
MY, MY, YOU LOOK SO FINE
YOU GOT ALL THE TOOLS YOU NEED     
WE BOTH CAN MAKE IT WORTH YOUR TIME

SOLO

WANNA BE MY HANDYMAN?     
MY, MY,  YOU LOOK SO FINE
YOU GOT ALL THE TOOLS YOU NEED      
WE BOTH CAN MAKE IT WORTH YOUR TIME

OUTRO

Handyman

"Use the boost to get through! -- Do a Barrel roll!"

Driven four to the floor, this'll be the boost. May this Star Fox quote see you safely through your galactic journey.

USE THE BOOST TO GET THROUGH

You are lost in the woods and you are afraid.  You finally get your courage and find a way out of the woods.

I am playing the nylon string guitar and via my keyboard controller the flute, solo cello, and the solo violin.  Band-in-a-Box is supplying the rest of the tracks.

Lost In The Wilderness

You know I need the rain today
Gonna cleanse my blues away
Give it slow and get it done
Hey now girl
Am I the one

I can't watch the news today
Gonna turn it off turn it away
Give it light under the sun
Hey now girl
Am I the one

We don't hold more than today
Gonna push our cares away
Give them chase and make them run
Hey now girl
Am I the one

You know I need the rain today
Gonna cleanse my blues away
Give it slow and get it done
Hey now girl
Am I the one

Give it slow and get it done
Hey now girl
Am I the one
Give it slow and get it done
Hey now girl
Am I the one

Hey Now Girl

Farther From The Tree
Words and music by
Torrey Bliss and Ron Helm 
©2022 Glass Gate Music BMI
Image courtesy of canva.com

I am my father's son
That can be said of me
Yes, the apple doesn't fall 
Very far from the tree 
It's sad we never found 
Common ground for our beliefs 
It seems that we would always just 
Agree to disagree 
You were right, and yes, you were so wrong
Oh, and so was I now I must break this chain
That's bound me for so long 

Time marches on through fields of broken dreams 
I know you felt, I'm not the man that I should be 
Now, things that you would say and do 
I see them coming out of me
Sometimes, I wish this apple could have rolled 
A little farther from the tree 

Sons and the Fathers
Mothers and your daughters 
Has anyone but me ever felt this way
I know humility's the answer
Grudges are a cancer
That never let the dark clouds fade away

Time marches on past fields of broken dreams 
At times, I felt you weren't the man that I thought you should be 
Things that you would say and do 
I see them coming out of me
Sometimes, I wish this apple could have rolled 
A little farther from the tree 

Still, I have hope that some sunny day
That God will restore what we've thrown away
Until then, in my heart, I'll be
Believing somehow that you still love me

Time marches on through fields of broken dreams 
At times, we knew we weren't the men who we were meant to be 
The very things that you would say and do 
Now they're coming out of me
Sometimes, I wish this apple could have rolled 
A little farther from the tree

Farther From The Tree

FARTHER FROM THE TREE

Cold Hard Rain
Words and music by 
Torrey Bliss and Ron Helm 
©2022 Glass Gate Music BMI 
Image courtesy of canva.com

The candle light, it dims and fades
Outside, there is a cold, hard rain
It chilling me down to the bone
Since I found myself here alone
I hear Your voice in the wind
It's calling out to me again 
I can't find a way to get You out of my mind
When I'm reminded of You, time after time 

Outside, I know there's a cold, hard rain
Inside, my need for You remains 
As life goes on, how can I carry on
Without You, it just ain't the same

Only You can ease my pain
I know You still love me, though I've gone astray 
The rain comes down as I watch it pour
It's telling me to come home once more
Here in this world, I feel I don't belong 
Someday soon I'll  be moving on
And together again, in the light, we will be
But here in the now, the storm is all I can see 

Outside, I know there's a cold, hard rain
Inside, my need for you remains 
As life goes on, how can I carry on
Without you, it just ain't the same

Outside, I know there's a cold, hard rain
Inside, my need for you remains
I know You see, I'm not who I should be 
I'll never make it on my own 

Outside, I know there's a cold, hard rain
Inside, my need for you remains 
As life goes on, how can I carry on
Without you, it just ain't the same

Outside, I know there's a cold, hard rain
Inside, my need for you remains
I know You see, I'm not who I should be 
Oh, I want to come home

COLD HARD RAIN

The Outlaw

FIll Me Again

Words and music by
Torrey Bliss © 2023 

I don't want to go on this way
It's been so long since I walked with You
You know that I have nothing left inside
My soul cries out as I stand without excuse
Help me know You again

Fill me with love fill me with joy and
Fill me with peace again
To be patient and kind, show goodness and faithfulness
Be gentle with self-control
The things that I used to know
Lord fill me again

You'll teach me to walk as a wise man
And not as a fool
now I'll walk with You
Every day I'll rise and seek your face
To hunger for You and
Always do Your will
Lord help me start again
Fill me with love fill me with joy and
Fill me with peace again
To be patient and kind, show goodness and faithfulness
Be gentle with self-control
The things that I used to know
Lord fill me again

Fill me with love fill me with joy and
Fill me with peace again
To be patient and kind, show goodness and faithfulness
Be gentle with self-control
The things that I used to know
Lord fill me again

FILL ME AGAIN

SEVEN YEARS
©2023 Noel Adams, words & music, all rights reserved
Australasian Performing Rights Assoc: GW62873018
ISWC: T-308184808-6

LYRICS
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It’s been seven years since last I saw you
And still my eyes cry when I think about you leaving 
Seven years since last I saw you 
And still I find, you fill my mind and I still miss you 

Since you went away, it seems a lifetime 
So many seasons have come and gone so slowly
Seven years have seemed a lifetime
And night and day, I quietly prayed while hoping you could hear me

[Solo]

Though now I walk alone, I carry memories
You were my sunshine and you filled my world with wonder
And for seven years, I’ve been so thankful
I know for sure, for evermore, I shall always love you
Yes for sure and for evermore, I shall always love you
I’ll always… never stop loving you

The Outlaw

Robert Stanley

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