Another You 

A medley of inspirations from friends and family regarding alcoholism.  Some personal reflections from my own family experiences.  Tried to wonder what it would be like to live this life, as so many do.  The lies, the despair, the loss, all for the bottle… 

V1/ 
Stumble up to our front door 
Cabbie screamin’ for his pay 
On the fridge, a sticky note 
Says you left me yesterday… 
 
V2/ 
Better go back for religion 
At the only church I’ve found 
And pray that you’ll forgive me 
With each and every round… 
 
CH/ 
Sweet redemption in each shot glass 
I got nothing else to lose 
Another whisky, another bourbon, another you 
 
Bartender pour another 
I got nothing left to lose 
Another whiskey, another bourbon, another you 
 
V3/ 
Oh, you begged me, “try and fight it” 
But my will just isn’t there 
How I try to be the martyr 
When you have all the pain to bear 
 
CH/ 
 
BRIDGE 
Better stay until I dry my blood-shot eyes 
Come up with a clever alibi 
Can’t escape the plain and simple truth 
I chose these empty bottles over you 
 
CH/ 
 
V4/ 
I wonder if you’re ever coming home? 
But deep inside my foolish heart, I know 
We just had our last slow dance… 
I gave away my final chance  
There’ll never, ever, be  
Another you…

Another You (Athas/Horseman)

LYRICS

PUZZLE PIECE (Copyright 2023 Collin Athas/Russ Horseman)

VERSE 1
I can’t sleep
Lying here just waiting for my dreams
Hiding wrapped up tight under my sheets
My brain is wrapped in something I can’t see

VERSE 2
Almost four
Thinking ‘bout the mess that’s on my floor
Paint that’s falling from my bedroom door
Sending all my thoughts on an errand to the grocery store

CHORUS
When I count the freckles you got on your face
When you listen as my heart begins to race
When we puzzle piece our arms
Our bodies, legs and feet
I feel free
You might just save me

VERSE 3
When I’m alone
My heart won’t tell my body where to go
Legs that move my smile are kinda slow
It’s been this way for a while so I thought you should know

CHORUS
Oh, when I count the freckles you got on your face
When you listen as my heart begins to race
When we puzzle piece our arms
Our bodies, legs and feet
I feel free
You might just save me

BRIDGE
So full of love, I understand
When the universe cries out, you lend a hand
I can’t fill the empty space when you are gone 	
So come on home

CHORUS
 I count the freckles you got on your face
When you listen as my heart begins to race
When we puzzle piece our arms
Our bodies, legs and feet
I feel free
You might just save me

Puzzle Piece

Vocals and guitar by Ruthle on Fiverr.com.

Lyrics by Russ Horseman

Looking back on a lost love can be a haunting experience.

GHOSTS OF YOU
I feel it coming thru again
More unwelcome dreams of you
Wondering what could have been
Why we couldn’t work it through

I reach for you and you’re not there
Its all inside my head I know
Your shadow lingers in the air
You’re keeping me from letting go

CHORUS
When I start wishing you were here
That’s when all your ghosts appear  

The ghost of lies, the ghost of pain
The ghosts that let in all the rain

When I start wishing you were here
That’s when all your ghosts appear

What is it that you really want?
You’re running out of spells to cast
Go find another soul to haunt
I’m tired of living in the past

CHORUS
When I start wishing you were here
That’s when all your ghosts appear

The ghost of lies, the ghost of pain
The ghosts that let in all the rain

When I start wishing you were here
That’s when all your ghosts appear

BRIDGE
He’s (or she) singing just outside my door
Ahh the loneliness was getting old
He tells me he can be the cure
An angel with a heart of gold

CHORUS
When I start wishing you were here
That’s when all your ghosts appear

The ghost of lies, the ghost of pain
The ghosts that let in all the rain

When I start wishing you were here
That’s when all your ghosts appear

OUTRO
Finding love was all I had to do
To help me rid the ghosts…of…you

Ghosts Of You (Original featuring Ruthle vocals)

Written as a Valentine's present for my love while I was away...

CLOSE MY EYES (AND THINK OF YOU)
(Lyrics copyright 2015 Russ Horseman)

Got my head against my hotel window
Feel the rhythm of the rain outside
I write your name on the window pane
And make a heart with an arrow inside

Draw your face on my hotel window
From a picture of you in my mind 
Time away from you has made me crazy
Need you living in me all the time

CHORUS
Baby livin’ on the road ain’t easy
Every time I leave it breaks my heart
Lonely rooms with the lights down low
Gotta drift to you before I fall apart

When I need a space to fall into
I just close my eyes and think of you
When I wonder how I’ll ever get through 
I just close my eyes and think of you

I kiss your name on my hotel window
Miss you more than you’ll ever know
Draw the curtains, staying in the moment
Never wanna let this feeling go

I thought I saw you at my hotel window
Like an angel lighting up my room
Loneliness has really made me crazy
‘Cause it was just the rain, it was just the moon

(CHORUS FADE TO END)


Close My Eyes and Think of You (Original featuring Michael Leigh vocals)

I know the kind of guy who turns your eye!

Cowboy Kind of Guy
(Lyrics by Russ Horseman 2015)

Baby 
Lay your blanket on the warm grass
Let your hair hang down, I promise 
I’m gonna get it right this time

Wore my Stetson, got my snakeskins on
Strum my guitar, try to sing a song
But I don’t have the rhythm or the rhyme

Ahh baby…
I know the kind of man that turns your eye
I’m trying to be your cowboy kind of guy

CHORUS
Sure wish I was a cowboy kinda guy
On horseback watching shooting stars go by
I’ll kiss your lips beneath the Western sky
Sure wish I was a cowboy kinda guy

Learned to line-dance, from the internet
Show my smooth moves, you laugh and shake your head
I push you on a swing beneath the willow tree

I spill some sweet tea on your summer dress
And my barbeque makes quite a mess
Oh baby why you with a crazy man like me?

CHORUS

BRIDGE
Baby I’ll be your weekend wannabee
Nothing more than a good-time fantasy
You tell me that’s what you need
But will you ever get into me?

CHORUS

Baby 
Lay your blanket on the warm grass
Let your hair hang down, mmm, that wet kiss 
I think I got it right this time…


Cowboy Kinda Guy (Original featuring Chris Davidson vocals)

Look At Us Now
2015 Lyrics by Russ Horseman

ACOUSTIC INTRO

VERSE 1
Look at us now
All blood and soul
Brothers-in-arms
Too young to grow old
Too proud to say we lost our way
Who's gonna get the final say?
Look at us now

VERSE 2
Look at us now
Like leaves in the wind
We fight our way back 
Again and again
When devils try to keep us apart
There’s home inside a mothers heart
Look at us now

BRIDGE
Momma are you safe and sound?
Did we break your heart, did we let you down?
Momma can we give you a kiss
‘Cause we’ll never have another time like this

ACOUSTIC INTERLUDE

VERSE 3
Look at us now
So far from our youth
Our eyes tell the story
In the mirror there's truth
To those who’ve made us who we are
We never could have made it this far
Look at us now
Hey hey
Look at us now
Mmm hmm
Just look at us now...


Look At Us Now (Original featuring Douglas Haines on vocals)

Written as a birthday surprise for my beautiful girlfriend, who I nicknamed Cinderella.

Cinderella
(Copyright 2016 Russ Horseman)

Verse 1:
Can I share a secret, Cinderella?
I wonder if it’s something that you knew
I’m tired of playing keep away
These feelings that I’ve had to hide from you

Verse 2:
Can I share a secret, Cinderella?
Come a little closer if you dare
I’d rather taste the sunset on your lips
Than blowing friendly kisses thru the air

More than just the boy next door
I want to be the prince you’re looking for


Chorus:
I love you
I need you
I can’t wait to see you
Cinderella, please don’t run
Cause loving you is so much fun

I love you
I need you
Please come to my rescue
Let’s have our moment in the sun
Cinderella, you’re the only one

Verse 3:
Can I share a secret, Cinderella?
I think we know we're so much more than friends
Say you’ll stay and play forever
I hope forever never, ever ends…

Bridge:
Oh, how I’ve waited for so long
There’s not a chance my heart is wrong
Is it too much to reveal
To finally tell you how I feel?

Chorus 


Cinderella (Original with the great Douglas Haines on guitar and vocals)

To Katie From Ben

KATIE’S SONG
( Mark Floyd/Russ Horseman)
 
VERSE 1
The moment is here
My heart beating fast
Your voice on the phone
I hope I can last
 
VERSE 2
The truth is revealed
Sometimes I pretend
We live in a world
We’re much more than friends
 
CHORUS
Katie 
Katie you’re my reason why
(Katie you’re my reason why)
Katie
Katie will you stop on by?
(Katie will you stop on by)
Katie
Katie will you stay a while?
          (Katie will you stay a while)
And Katie
Katie can I see you smile?
          (Katie can I see you…)
 
VERSE 3
So everyone knew
What I couldn’t see
Cause love tends to hide
From someone like me
 
VERSE 4
I know all the pain
That you’re going through
Just give me your hand
I’ll take it from you

CHORUS
 
BRIDGE
So now here we are
We’re breaking the curse
Will you be the queen
Of my universe?
 
CHORUS
 
OUTRO  (Vocal jam fade to end)      
Katie I’ll do all it takes
‘Cause guys like me don’t get the breaks

Friends so close, so far apart
I’m jumping in with all my heart

We both want to take this chance
Katie can I have this dance?

Together let’s make something new
Katie, Katie…
	I love you…


Katies - Song

Creating a soundtrack for the Daredevil Netflix show...

Special thanks to ALOUDART, JENNYK, and RHYTHMICDEVIL at Kompoz.com for their collaboration on this.  They made this all happen.

Daredevil and Elektra are copyright Marvel Comics.
Elektra created by Frank Miller.
Artwork by Frank Miller.

Devil (Elektra's Theme) (w/JENNYK, ALOUDART, and RHYTHMICDEVIL)

Brother, I’m Here (Billy’s Song)
Another one I distinctly remember writing, and almost in one take.  My best friend’s brother was stricken with an incurable disease, and it was devastating to all of us.  I was in an airport when I got the call that he had passed, and this came spilling out in anger.  Some of the imagery came from Mark as he told me of Billy’s last moments, and some of the incidents that surrounded that emotional time.
In retrospect, Billy was a veteran, and a family hero.  This one can be shared with all the vets and heroes in the world.

V1/
I can’t tell you how to feel
Or know just what to say
Just hold close all the memories
For when the past comes out to play
V2/
They’ll say that “life goes on” 
Or “It all works out somehow”
“It’s all part of His plan”
But you don’t need to hear that now

CH/
Brother, I’m here
Together we’re strong
I can stay here all night long
Whatever you need
I’ll lend you a shoulder
The price we pay as we grow older
Brother I’m here…
Brother I’m here
V3/
I wish I had an answer
These things we’ll never know
It’s hard to keep believing
While good ones suffer so

CH/

BRIDGE
There’s so much pain and it takes so long
The devils rule while the saints are gone
The wheel keeps turning on and on and on…

CH/

V4/
Hey God, it’s not our place to question why
I’m no more than a feather, or a fly
Oh God, why do you make it so damn hard
To let me touch the sky
And be there by your side?

CH/

OUTRO
I can’t tell you how to feel
Or know just what to say…

BROTHER I'M HERE

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Russ Horseman

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