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.
(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.

I been running with a tough crowd lately
But I been holding my own
Got me a jacket with some patchwork, baby
I'll let you wear it when I get back home

Everybody in here
We got some demons
Everybody in here
Just wanna know

Does anybody out there
Know how we feeling?
Cuz ain't nobody want to 
Do it alone

I been running with a tough crowd
Running with a tough crowd
You're gonna see

When you running with a crowd
They will lift you up now
You're family
You're family

Been throwing dollars at em downtown
Seem like it's never enough
If blood was money I'd be alright, honey
Another needle when it's push to shove

Everybody in here
We got the picture
Everybody in here
We know the score

So if I see you tonight
And I hug you too tight
Just say you love me
And you won't let me go

I been running with a tough crowd
Running with a tough crowd
You're gonna see

When you running with a crowd
They will lift you up now
You're family
You're family

Got me some friends who had a rough go
Even when they struggle they tough as nails
In the end it's gonna find us, but let them remind us
Let's give em hell

Yeah, I been running with a tough crowd

I been running with a tough crowd
Running with a tough crowd
You're gonna see

When you running with a crowd
They will lift you up now
You're family
You're family
...





Tough Crowd

Here's a song I wrote and played.

Can't believe my lucky stars
From where we've been to where we are
From Jupiter the moons of Mars
Are so damn far away

And I sure at least a lifetime's passed
When every day just seems to last
Much longer than it does
But that's ok because

I just like you
And I love you
And aside from God there ain't no one
That I would put above you

You're my favorite
Living creature
And my best day was the one
Where I just so happened to meet ya

I don't have to try to like you
I just like you

Can't sit here and not believe
That life was tailor made and see
I'm made for you, you're made for me
And what we're going through

I know at least He's got a plan
And this fortress, love, well it can withstand
The waves and wind
And you've always got a friend

I just like you
And I love you
And apart from God there ain't no one
That I would place above you

You're my favorite
Living creature
And my best day was the one
Where I just so happened to meet ya

I don't have to try to like you
I just like you

I Just Like You demo

Here's a song I wrote and played.

Every morning I wake up
And it seems to take up
More space in my head

What I'm doing won't help, thogh
I'm stuck here like velcro
Can't get out of bed

Some folks build them a steel cage
Refusing to engage
And I understand

Some charge in and they're swinging
Not sure what I'm bringing
To the matter at hand

But I know I'm gonna need
A second cup of coffee
Before I can hear what
This fool said today

Just fill me up
And I'll be on my way

I'll be on my way
I'll be on my way, yeah

Every moment he's speaking
Them lies they be leaking
Like oil on the ground

Ain't no line that they ain't crossed
Facilitate chaos
And tear it all down

Well I know I'm gonna need
Another cup of coffee
Before I can hear what
This fool said today

Yeah just fill me up
And I'll be on my way

I'll be on my way
I'll be on my way
I'll be on my way
I'll be on my way





Velcro (demo)

Here's a song I wrote and played.

I am the only and last of my name
And I don't mind whispers and glances
Five generations of toil and shame
Too many one more last chances

Born to a beggar born to a thief 
A grifter that prayed on the poor and the weak
And sent his own children into the street
Bellies were empty 'til pockets were cleaned

They say that the bayou, it runs in my blood
Five hundred souls lying under the mud
Cursed by the heartache that came with the flood
One hundred years later it runs in my blood

In all of my days, lord, I seldom have seen
A beauty so precious as my delta queen
She gave me her heart and had mine on a string
By April that year she was wearing my ring

The day we were promised I woke to the sound
Of sirens out front of our fix-me-up house
And if I had ever thought I'd make it out
From under this spell, there was no room for doubt

They say that the bayou, it runs in my blood
Five hundred souls lying under the mud
Cursed by the heartache that came with the flood
One hundred years later it runs in my blood




1927 (demo)

Here's a song I wrote and played.

When the ghosts get lost
And they're running far
From what they know well

Are they scared like me
Do they hide between
Where living folks dwell?

Your love is the holy ground
That I have made my life around
I hop that you'll be kind

When every tombstone's falling down
And whispers are the only sound
Who knows what we might find

Only these ghosts
Only these ghosts

If I'm acting strange
Know it's not from the pain
I've felt since you left

I'm just not myself
And I don't have to tell
You I'm not helpless

Your love is the holy ground
That I have made my life around
I hop that you'll be kind

When every tombstone's falling down
And whispers are the only sound
Who knows what we might find

Only these ghosts
Only these ghosts



GHOSTS demo 022625

Helix Acoustic Patch Test 1

Here's a song I wrote and played.

I only ever sleep to dream
The Yellow Sun is all I need
Lately all of my dreams remind me
Of a world I left behind in 25

I hold my breath, I hold my tongue
My intuition's come undone
Can't fight the battle's that's begun
Here in the dark without the sun

And now I know these colors run
And you've shown me how you feel
I could never be your Man of Steel

I'm afraid your hand's been played
I'm afraid my mind is made
You can't hide behind
What we had long ago
You turned your back on that
We both know

I hold my breath, I hold my tongue
Your situation's come undone
Can't fight the battle's that's begun
Here in the dark without the sun

We can see these colors run
And I sure know how you feel
So I could never be your Man of Steel



Man of Steel (work tape)

Here's a song I wrote and played.

I been pacing up and down these halls
I been getting nowhere fast at all
Thinking I might throw the towel in

They tell me I should let my burden go
Chasing after something I don’t know
If it ever comes this way again

I ain’t looking for too much
I just need a little touch
And I’m just asking for a taste

Yeah it took a heavy toll
But things are good, I’m in control
And I just have some time to waste

I’m not asking for a clean slate
I’m just hoping I ain’t too late
Trying to own all of my mistakes
Lord knows I ain’t got that kind of cake

And I ain’t looking for a free ride
I’ll pay my dues and I’ll be on time
I’ll take the heat and I will bear the weight
No I ain’t asking for a clean slate
No I ain’t asking for a clean slate

Maybe I ain’t think this whole thing through 
Never got this far in, Lord it’s true
Maybe I should stop while I’m behind

But when I feel this floor under my feet
It’s like I never left, I feel complete
And every breath I take feels more like mine

I’m not asking for a clean slate
I’m just hoping I ain’t too late
I trying to own all of my mistakes
My bank account ain’t got that kind of cake

I ain’t looking for a free ride
I’ll pay my dues and I’ll be on time
I’ll take the heat and I will bear the weight
No I ain’t asking for a clean slate
I ain’t asking for a clean slate

Clean Slate

My wife saw…something. She says it was a mountain lion. 
I did the only reasonable thing I could do. 
You’re welcome.

They'll Believe Me

Here's a song I wrote and played.


I been wasting away
And u been layin up paper like ur LeBron
Roll ur Bentley to the corner like a Nissan
Altima, it's just algebra

What's the variable?
The X or Y cuz u won't even try to
Make sure that them kids can eat
The Devil's got u by the seat, u gon feel the heat

Hush, hush, it's too much
And u tryin to stay out of touch
U just tryin to stay out of sight 
And out of mind (my oh my oh my)

Hush Hush, they might blush
U hate to have to feel
Like u done it all for real

U been towin the line
Initially it's hard to see why u 
Identify as Calvin Klein
But in retrospect the fit is fine
The mistake was mine

You can have it ur way
As long ur way is the same as mine
And you ain't Marjorie Taylor Greene
The View ain't too bad from the guillotine 
Y'all gon help me sing

Hush, hush, it's too much
U tryin to stay out of touch
U just tryin to stay out of sight 
And out of mind

Hush Hush, they might blush
U hate to have to feel
Like u done it all for real





Hush Hush

Here's a song I wrote and played


[verse]
I made my armor out of paper and pain
Stitched it together with my sorrow and shame
Built me a castle on the changing tide
I took all my disappointment and I hid it inside

[prechorus]
I spent a lifetime
Counting on lifelines
Never sure if I
Would see the Light shine

[chorus]
I'm leaving the weight of the world behind
I'm trading my chains for a peace of mind
Been running around 'til I fell right through
I'm finished with me, Lord, I'm chasing You, oh

[tag]
oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh
I'm finished with me, Lord, I'm chasing You
oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh
I'm finished with me, Lord, I'm chasing You

[verse] 
Every time I tried to make my own path
Something would happen that would throw me off track
I didn’t know it then but that was Your hand
Keeping me from falling too far out of Your plan

[prechorus]
I spent a lifetime
Counting on lifelines
Never sure if I
Would see the Light shine

[chorus]
I'm leaving the weight of the world behind
I'm trading my chains for a peace of mind
Been running around 'til I fell right through
I'm finished with me, Lord, I'm chasing You

And every time I was too far gone
When every line wrote a sad, sad song 
You turned me around around ‘til my north was true
I’m finished with me, Lord I’m chasing You

[tag]
oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh
I'm finished with me, Lord, I'm chasing You
oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh
I'm finished with me, Lord, I'm chasing You

[bridge/refrain] x 3
May every breath be for Your glory
And every song a song of praise
May every heart be moved
Whatever You'd have us do
With every hand and spirit raised

[chorus]
I'm leaving the weight of the world behind
I'm trading my chains for a peace of mind
Been running around 'til I fell right through
I'm finished with me, Lord, I'm chasing You, oh
Every time I was too far gone
When every line wrote a sad, sad song 
You turned me around around ‘til my north was true
I’m finished with me, Lord I’m chasing You


Chasing You demo

Here's a song I wrote and played. No AI on this track, fwiw.


I rolled out of bed and grabbed the
Bottle by the neck and made him 
Pay for what he'd done the night before

And every drop that he had left
That wasn't on my tongue or breath
Was gone before my feet had touched the floor

And with the last words that he spoke
He offered up a dirty joke
But he began to laugh before the end

He asked me for a pull of wine
To clear his throat and I obliged
And then he smiled and died right there and then

Some days you can walk it off
Some days you can run away
Some days they will pass you by
Some days they are here to stay

Some nights they will last too long
Some nights you can't see the stars
Some nights are for dreams, my love
Some nights are for whiskey bars

She was on the last boat out
Before I heard a thing about
The things that someone said
That I had done

And though I don’t recall
I also have no doubt at all
This love affair was through before it had begun

So now I’m off to lick my wounds
Alone inside this crowded room
To raise a toast to Cupid once again

To last goodbyes I’ll never say
And luck that didn’t go my way
To fading memories of way back when

Some days you can walk it off
Some days you can run away
Some days they will pass you by
Some days they are here to stay

Some nights they will last too long
Some nights you can't see the stars
Some nights are for dreams, my love
Some nights are for whiskey bars

Whiskey Bars

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...

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