Play me a song Mr. Jesus Christ
and take me back in time
Sing your sweet little truths to me
so I can pick which ones are mine

Play me a song Mr. Jesus Christ
and bring my eyes to tears
I'll listen close, give it time of day
although truth changes with the years

Play me a song Mr. Jesus Christ
for the vagrants and for the blind 
for the taxman and for the prostitutes
and for me and my troubled mind

Play me a song Mr. Jesus Christ
some new kind of melody
Show me some familiar things
when combined, brand new to see

Play me a song Mr. Jesus Christ
and take me back in time
Sing your sweet little truths to me
so I can pick which ones are mine

Slide Hymn

Three Chord Songs

I'm never gonna play Wagon Wheel again
It's been tainted, tattered and torn apart my friend
Keep your dollar and your kind words
I'll keep my memory collection
But I'm never going to play Wagon Wheel again

In a dimly lit apartment
There was an old man singing loud
strumming hard and singing off-key 
but it was genuine and he was proud
His words reached an elevation
and time whirled around the beat
I was taken someplace, another time
and given someone else's memories

I heard it made it to the radio
where the music goes to die
Now quit watering down my drinks
and selling shit I won't buy.
You'll never find meaning 
on the hood of a racing car
You stopped that singing old man
and plucked the wings from his heart

So rock me Mama like Wagon Wheel
Rock me Mama the way I used to feel
Hey, Mama rock me
Rock me Mama from the pouring rain
Rock me Mama like a grounded plain
Hey, Mama rock me
You could rock me Mama back in your prime
Now I'm tossing you into the sea of time
Hey, you used to rock me

Not Wagon Wheel

Oh son listen to my words,
you may think they need not be heard
but I've been through it, so if you would please humor me
If you're gonna fall for a woman's smile
Expect to lose your mind in a short while
Cause I'v yet to hear of one who wasn't crazy

Well I've never done a woman wrong,
loved the last one true till she was gone
and I figure, with this one I'll do the same
and I'm sure that when it ends
I'll lose my mind for a while again
but that's expected, its all part of the game

I can't stop you from your fate
it's coming to you so just wait
for that thing called love to hit you like a bolt of light
So remember these words I said
during time spent wishing you were dead
I'm sorry son, one day you'll find I'm right

Well I've never done a woman wrong
loved the last one true till she was gone
and I figure with this one, I'll do the same
and I'm sure that when it ends
I'll lose my mind for a while again
but it's expected, its all just part of that game

Now I don't claim its not worth your time
but be aware of tricks played on your mind
they're gonna come, during times your brain is snoring
And when they do, think of this rhyme
Everyone's insane from time to time
It's just what keeps the world from getting boring.  

Well I've never done a woman wrong
loved the last one true till she was gone
and I figure with this one, I'll do the same
and I'm sure that when it ends
I'll lose my mind for a while again
but it's expected, its all just part of that game

Part Of The Game

Don Ritchie

The Coffee Shop Philosopher

YMOLO

Good Man Down (Michael McDonald cover)

Sometimes people inconvenience my day by inspiring me with things they say and do.  It is on those days that I then have to sit down and reflect on whatever the hell it was that they said or did that made me sit down and reflect.  The only way that I know how to do that is by playing music, so that is what I do.  I hope that anyone is courteous or curious enough to listen appreciates it on some level.  And if I'm lucky, I may inconvenience your day too.  


Ryan Manthey

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