Here's a song I wrote and played.

You can take one more step
And the road won't be so long
You can wait one more minute
'Til the dark gives way to dawn

You can find one more breath
And say what you need to say
You can take one more step
Then you can make it one more day
If you can take one more step
Then you can make it one more day

It ain't a sprint but a marathon
I ain't ahead but I'm holdin on
When it all gets to be too much
And I feel like I'm losin' touch

I close my eyes and I pray
Gives thanks for another day
Strength just to hold on tight
And get me through another night

One more step
And the road won't be so long
If you can give it one more minute
'Til the dark gives way to dawn

You can find one more breath
Say what you need to say
You can take one more step
Then you can make it one more day
If you can take one more step
Then you can make it one more day

(solo)
(chorus)

One More Day 1159 demo

I've been over the limit
I've been under the gun
Can I get just a minute
To se what's come undone

You've been watching the weather
You've been keeping the flame
Being down for whatever
Keeps my head in the game

So when the these heavy days come down
And I'm feeling six feet underground
You lift me up, you dig me out
Oh when these heavy days come down

We've been put through the ringer
We've had mountains to move
Still got rings on these fingers
Ain't got nothing to prove

I just needed a moment
To say what's on my heart
Simple fact of the matter
I'm still here cuz you are who you are

So when the these heavy days come down
And I'm feeling six feet underground
You lift me up, you dig me out
Oh when these heavy days come down

Heavy Days demo

Here's a song I wrote and played.


Ain't no me without us
No one else that I would trust
With my heart when times are tough
Ain't no me without us

Oh love do you remember
Way back when we were young
Now we ain't had no worry
Vieux Carré and Hoppin' John

Well time don't wait on no man
But worry surely do
Still through it all I made the call
To rise and fall with you

There ain't no me without us
No one else that I would trust
With my heart when times are tough
There ain't no me without us

Every dog must have his day 
When my day comes, love, I know
Yeah now we gon' veiller uptown
Spin the wheel and fail do do

There ain't no me without us
No one else that I would trust
With my heart when times are tough
There ain't no me without us

Ain't no arms that I would rather fall into
Ain't nowhere that I would rather be
Mon cheri

There ain't no me without us
No one else that I would trust
With my heart when times are tough
There ain't no me without us

Ain't no I without we
No place I would rather be
Me with you and you with me
Ain't no I without we

Without Us - demo

Here's a song I wrote and played

I was buried under sorrow, 
paralyzed by pain 
In the dark, all my tomorrows 
Blinded by my shame

Had no hope of ever 
Making my way out the grave
Did not understand
The plan that He’d already made


I was runnin round in circles
Diggin deeper in
Every day I’d find a way 
To keep from listening

Only when I hit the
bottom of this shallow grave
Could I finally hear Him 
Calling out my name

Roll away the stone
Death is dead and gone
Made a way from no way
Its time to come back home

Give Him every burden
You’ll never walk alone
In your darkest hour
He’ll roll away, roll away the stone

When my worry was an ocean
With no end in sight
Stranded and abandoned 
Drifting through that endless night

When I knew my north was lost
I called His name out loud
And at the tree on Calvary
Laid my trouble down

Roll away the stone
Death is dead and gone
Made a way from no way
Its time to come back home

Give Him every burden
You’ll never walk alone
In your darkest hour
He’ll roll away, roll away the stone

Roll Away The Stone demo 020924

Here's a song I wrote and played.
(Vocals by me, feeding a SW vocal model I created)

Well I never knew love until you called my name
I never knew sorrow 'til you went away
Oh love I never knew that my heart could be so blue
I never knew

The first time that I caught your eye I knew
This love affair would last forever more
But my heart could not be ready
For what it did not know
I never knew knew a man could be so low

Well I never knew what love was 'til you called my name
And I never knew that sorrow 'til you went away
Oh love I never knew that a heart could be so blue
I never knew

Just say the word, my love, and I'll do anything
Oh to find my way into your arms again
Yeah I'll leave behind this foolish pride and then
Give my heart away to you love everyday

I never knew love until you called my name
I never knew sorrow until you went away
Oh love I never knew that a heart could be so blue
I never knew

Well I never knew what love was 'til you called my name
And I never knew that sorrow 'til you went away
Oh love I never knew that my heart could be so blue
I never knew

(solo)

(chorus fade out)

I Never Knew demo

Here's a wrote I wrote and played.


I been counting days
Tryin to find the ways
Just to make it through, yeah

You been making plays
Each and every day
Lookin out for you, yeah

After everything
That we done and seen
Guess I thought you'd change

Here we go again
Screaming in the wind
Holding on to pain, yeah 

Had me on the rope
Holding out for hope
Throw the towel in

When you knocked me down
Up before the count
Do it all again, yeah

Livin for the fight
Make you feel alive
Long as you can stand

When you're outta air
Need somebody there
Who will take your hand (help me)

Caught my breath
Now I'm ready to go
More myself
And I've been here before
The world was burnin
Yeah, before the world was burnin

Caught my breath
Now I'm ready to find
Someone else
Who won't leave me behind
With all the hurt when
The world starts burnin

Now I don't even need (no)
Somebody who will work until they bleed (no)
Nah, I'm just out here looking for some peace (yeah)
Some peace of mind and maybe harmony (oh)

How can we stand
A blast from the past
When the past was never gone

Caught my breath
Now I'm ready to go
More myself
And I've been here before
The world was burnin
Yeah, before the world was burnin

Caught my breath
Now I'm ready to find
Someone else
Who won't leave me behind
With all the hurt when
The world starts burnin

Caught My Breath (demo 10/02/24)

Here's a song I wrote and played.

All of my heros bleed when they're shot
Some of them curse, others curse quite a lot
But each to a letter would give what they got
To help out a friend that's in need

When they asked Jesus, "Lord what would you say
To boil it all down to a big takeaway?"
"Love your God, love your neighbor, love yourself."
Hey, don't that sound just like Jesus to me

Why do we make it so damn complicated
Trying to figure out what a man's worth
Money ain't real, the love that you feel
Is all that you're taking away from this earth
It's all that you're taking away from this earth

When we were younger we'd beg and we'd steal
For Cracker Jack prizes and big ferris wheels
The secret decoder ring never revealed
Those whispers to no one but you

Now that we older and wiser they say
It seems so much harder to tell day from day
And sweet little secrets we had then 
Now they just don't have them a place to call home

Why do we make it so damn complicated
Trying to figure out what a man's worth
Money ain't real, the love that you feel
Is all that you're taking away from this earth
It's all that you're taking away from this earth
It's all that you're taking away from this earth

All That You're Taking Away

Here's a song I wrote and played.

"Heaven Knows"

Can't make sense of anything I'm hearing lately
Can't find no reason for it all
Is it the world or is it me that's going crazy
Am I the wall or cannonball?

Seems every word I hear these days is a reminder
Just how far we have yet to go
If we could all decide to be a little kinder
Just where'd we'd be only Heaven knows

Heaven knows why we lose our way
Can't see past our pride, only Heaven knows
Mercy me why must we all be
So very far from home, only Heaven knows

Sure nice clothes, nice car, fast money, how you living
I ain't trying to bring you down
But when you take for granted that which you are given
How can you understand you're not on common ground

What are you holding onto 
That's leaving it's branding on you?
Why do you feel your carrying the flame

Where do you think you're going
With all that weight you're holding
It's dragging you down to someone else's shame

Heaven knows why we lose our way
Can't see past our pride, only Heaven knows
Mercy me why must we all be
So very far from home, only Heaven knows

Heaven Knows

Here's a song I wrote and played.

"Water Don't Be Wet"

I would have sworn I'd seen it all
Been down this road before
With every Tweet, that's obsolete
My jaw is on the floor

But you won't let your sycophants down
On that, we can bet
And I'm done asking water,
"Water don't be wet."

Well shame on me for thinking we
Could change the way you think
And shame on you for all you do
You've brought us to the brink

And what you want, you got:
Your Montagues and Capulets
And I'm not asking water,
"Water don't be wet."

It don't matter how hard you've been trying
A heart of stone can't bleed so don't forget
There ain't no sympathy for the sailor from the sea
I'm done asking water, "Water don't be wet."

You've got a plan but it demands
That we all play our part
The moment we stand and join our hands
You're fading into the dark

You have to read the script; act three
There's a twist that'll spin your head
Well I ain't asking water,
"Water don't be wet."

It don't matter how hard you've been trying
A heart of stone can't bleed so don't forget
There ain't no sympathy for the sailor from the sea
I'm done asking water

Water Don't Be Wet

Here's a song I wrote and played.

"Waiting On Tomorrow"

When this is over
The moon is high
And you can smell that
Sweet magnolia dancing by

Off in the distance
Somewhere Uptown
You can hear ol' Johnny V
Is throwing down

Right 'round midnight
They're rolling in
You can't swing a cat at
8316 Oak in Carrolton

Back in the courtyard
They're rolling sevens
You can bet your bottom dollar
Someone bout to learn they lesson

I'll be right here waiting on tomorrow
Just as soon as I can be there I'll go
I've been holding on to memories
Of where we've been and what we've seen
And I'll be right here waiting on tomorrow

Ain't going nowhere
Where would I go?
Feeling down for the count
Spinning like vertigo

Keep on smlin
Like Jimmy said
Said it's hard to see around the corner
When you're seeing red

What we need - just a little more kindness
Where we be - In the middle of mindless vanity
A pride that'll steal your soul

Lay it down, now the burden's too heavy
Pound for pound, got you feelin unsteady
Won't amount to a dadgum thing
Get some air between, fo' it takes its toll

I'll be right here waiting on tomorrow
Just as soon as I can be there I'll go
I've been holding on to memories
Of where we've been and what we've seen
And I'll be right here waiting on tomorrow

Waiting On Tomorrow

Here's a song I wrote and played.

"...but anyway..."

I’ve been restless
Turning in my sleep
Waiting for the feeling
When you fall out of a dream

And your head lands on a pillow
In a bed that you had made
Waiting on the the corners of
The world to start to fade

Now they’re crystal clear
And I’m still here
But anyway...

I’ve been hoping
That I could hear your laugh
Disturb the molecules of air
Directly in our path

But I guess I’ll have to wait until
It’s safer for them to be still
Lord knows it’s entirely worth the wait
For now I hear you

Crystal clear
And I’m still here
But anyway...

But anyway..How are you
making sure the day is through
When you say your prayers
and lay your head to sleep

Do you ever feel lost
Now that there’s no bridge left to cross
No miles to go
No promises to keep

And it’s just another day
But anyway...

I been thinking
What all would we could do
With all of this behind us
Buy my wishin don’t ring true

It's harder to remember
Just how long this moment’s stayed
I know with every sunset
That we've lost another day

It’s crystal clear
That I’m still here
But anyway...

But anyway..How are you
making sure the day is through
When you say your prayers
and lay your head to sleep

Do you ever feel lost
Now that there’s no bridge left to cross
No miles to go
No promises to keep

And it’s just another day
But anyway...

When I wake up for a moment I forget
All of this information and I can catch my air
I’m sure I heard the wind blow but I’m standing in the window
And I can’t find no peace of mind out there

But anyway..How are you
making sure the day is through
When you say your prayers
and lay your head to sleep

Do you ever feel lost
Now that there’s no bridge left to cross
No miles to go
No promises to keep

No it’s just another day
But anyway...

Mushmouth

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