Head Held High 

I was born into a crime 
But I will pay the time of life 
With my head held high 

A crime of passion 
I did not get off scott-free 
Without you looking down on me 
With judgemental eyes 
Narrowed in hate 
And your minds just the same 
While your laws and your gods 
Well they seem to have me at odds 
Cause I don’t fit into your rules of life and love 
From your book written from above 
Printed out in black and white 
And wrong and right 
For all the world to see 
And if you say 
There’s no such thing as gray 
Why do you try to pray it way 
I am a thousand shades of gray 
I am a thousand shades of gray 

And I will live with my head held high 
I will live with my head held high 
I will live with my head held high 

I will march to the beat of my own drum 
And I’m gonna do it loudly 
I will fly my flag way up high 
And I’m gonna do it proudly 
I don’t wanna see another casualty 
Found dead, lying in the closet 
Don’t laugh, don’t yell it wont work 
Clinton you can’t stop it 
Obama better drop it 

Cause I demand equality 
I demand representation 
I demand justice 
I demand emancipation 

Since I was born into this so called crime 
I will pay the time of life with my head held high 

There’s many of me and many 
Many many many more to come 
There’s many of me and many 
Many many many more to come 
There’s many of me and many 
Many who have gone before 
So I wanna thank you 
Thank you. Thank you. 
For opening up this door. 

So that I will live with my head held high 
I will live with my head held high 
I will live with my head held high

Head Held High

Must Be Right

I wrote this after watching An Inconvenient Truth in 2012. I was sure the world was going to end at the end of that year. 

Here Comes The Flood

When she wants to break up, but won't say it to your face.

No no no

Breathing Underwater

You were learning how to breathe underwater
When I was just learning how to swim
And I know I probably shouldn’t bother
But I wanna ride those waves again

I know you know a blue like no other
I know you hope I never will
I know you know that heavy feeling in your chest
The deeper down that you get
I and know that you’ll always be learning 
Because you’ll never really know
How to breathe underwater
And I can’t help you where you go

But I want to be
Your lighthouse in a stormy sea
I want to be 
Your lighthouse in a stormy sea

In your time of worry
And in your time of despair
In your time of sorry
I want to be there

You said, “Baby, you’re never really bright”
But I hope I'm never really dim
Just like the moon in the night sky
I just keep pulling you in.

I want to be
Your lighthouse in a stormy sea
I want to be 
Your lighthouse in a stormy sea

I want to go to the depths of your ocean
I want to see all your shipwrecks
I want to know what kind of treasures you’ve been hiding
I want to know how dark it gets

In your time of worry
And in your time of despair
In your time of sorry
I want to be there

You were learning how to breathe underwater
When I was just learning how to swim
And I know I probably shouldn’t bother
But I don’t wanna let you down again

Breathing Underwater

Written about a real life event which occurred at a Rainbow Gathering. Recorded in the Auditorium at Zilker Garden in Austin which is why it has so much reverb. 
Now Were Done

Well I really thought I knew you
I thought it might be love
And then you go and open up your mouth
And told me what your all about 
Woah now were done

I remember it well
We were standing beneath the falling stars when I fell
Deeper and deeper 
in lust with you
Oh, sweet summer time blues

You were invited over for tea
You brought the party 
and I brought me 
And I hung on every word 
like a dreadlock from you head
Together sunrise and off to bed

Cause I really thought I knew you
I really thought it might be love
And then you go and open up your mouth
And told me what your all about and oh
Oh, now were done

But oh, oh oh sleepless nights
When we don’t have to dream
Cause were already living the life
Oh, oh oh sleepless nights
When we don’t have to dream 
Cause were already feeling alright

Well we serenaded through the night
Till we stumbled on the morning light
And if I recall, if I recall right
I remember my heart rise
With the sun

Together sunrise but baby 
come sunset you were gone

Because I really thought I knew you
I really almost thought it was love
And then you go and open up your mouth
and told me what your all about 
and oh, now were done

Now We're Done - Live Demo

I told you I loved you 
before I knew it to be true
You said I didn’t know what I was saying
Many months have gone by 
since you said were through
But still the water’s breaking 
All down my face
And im crying out for your embrace

Saying baby don’t break me
Sayin baby don’t drop me, no
Saying baby don’t shake me off
But would you please, take care of me

My heart hunts me
Because it is hungry
And my love consumes me
When it gets hungry
And it is hungry now
Its so hungry now

Some complication 
Must have occurred during my birth
To keep me cold, wet and hungry
With my head stuck 
between a woman’s legs

Saying baby don’t break me
Sayin baby don’t drop me, no
Saying baby don’t shake me off
But would you please, take care of me



I told you I loved you
As soon as I knew it to be true
Then one day you said 
I love you too
And I just wanted to believe you
I just wanted to believe you

My heart hunts me
Because it is hungry
My love consumes me
When it gets hungry
And it is hungry now
Its so hungry now

My Heart Hunts Me

When I See You Happy

Songwriter. Campfire musician. Started writing songs as a kid and am finally releasing some home recordings.  Here are some tunes that have survived in my head for whatever reason.

Sam Pulse

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