1989     
Writing about friend's lives 
A feast of guitars & vocals
I believe I was trying to write a song 
For mary chapin carpenter
My friend was her manager
She did her own songs

ALL DRESSED-UP WITH NO ONE TO LOVE

there’s a girl in the picture with tears in her eyes
she’s won the award she’s accepting the prize
she’s “miss runner-up” and she tries to disguise
how much she really hates it
it hurts so much she can taste it

the murder of hearts is a victimless crime
don’t fall in love if you can’t do the time
don’t try the hill you can’t possibly climb
you turned him a hero – he’s not robert deniro
you’re all dressed-up with no one to love
god only knows what you’re capable of
whatever you do is never enough
you’re all dressed-up with no one to love

the jerk-of-the-month club has got a new joe
he was one in a million now he’s two in a row
it’s hard to believe that the answer was 'no'
but once you started to doubt it 
the answer only gets louder

you go to a party where people are found 
you feel like a bride on a marry-go-round
your ship’s come in and just run a-ground
and you created a hero 
he’s not robert deniro
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ALL DRESSED UP WITH NO ONE TO LOVE

Jan '69
I Was Home From My First & Only 
Winter Break From College
And I Knew I Was Never Goin' Back To Beloit
My Parents Were Away 
& I Turned The Living Room Into A Recording Studio
The Musicians Were On Their Way
And I Threw This Recording Together Quickly
So They Could Hear The Harmonies
I Never Took This Song Seriously...Until Recently
Sonically it's between 'Cindy Oh My' & 'Don't Spoil It Now'

ASHES

I Looked At The Ashes Today
And Saw I Was One Step Away
A Fireman Shot Me A Stare
But I Didn’t Smell Smoke In The Air
Ashes To Him I Did Say
But The Ashes Were Coming My Way

For 10 & 9 Hours I Ran
And Ended Where I Had Begun
You Can’t Burn In Water They Say
And Never Drop-In On Old Flames
Ashes Oh Ashes - I've Lost Her today
Ashes Oh Ashes - I'm Coming Your Way

I Looked In The Mirror Today
And Saw I Was One Step Away
Ashes To Me It Did Say
I Turned Round & Walked Right Away
You Can’t Burn In Water They Say
And Don't Make Too Many Old Flames

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ASHES

Gunflint Trail-Mysterious Ed

1968 
A Little "Country Rock"  From My Living Room
With My Parents On Vacation For The XMas Holidays
I Recorded It - On A Quarter-Inch Reel-To-Reel Tape Deck
With Robbie Seidman - Elec. Guitar 
Dave Charles (Not The Brit) - Drums, Vocals 
Marvin Goodfriend - Bass
Me - Rhythm Guitar & Vocals
So
Cindy Lived Right Across The Street...
Back When I Was 11... Her Older Brother, Kevin 
Would On Occassion Take Me To Yankee Games
The Bronx Was Close By Train
Some Years Later I'd Pay Forward Kevin's Kindness  
Sitting On My Front Lawn 
Showing His Younger Sister, Cindy 
How To Play A Few Chords On Guitar
Cindy Got So Good She Became 
90's Folk Icon, Cindy Kallet 
Who Never Forgot The Neighbor Boy Across 
The Street Who "Showed Her A Few Chords" 
But Yeah, At 18, 
I Was Spying On Cindy Kallet  
& Writing A Lot Of "Galloping" Songs
This One's A Good Example
Also Fun To Share The Headphone Stereo Of 1968

CINDY OH MY

Cindy Oh My Won’t You Come To Your Window
I’ve Waited Five Hours In The Dark Of The Evening
For You To Look Towards Me & My Window
We’ll Peer At Each Other 
Through The Dark Of The Evening
We Could Be Friends 
If You’d Come To Your Window
It’s Not Hard To Look At Somebody These Days

Cindy Oh My Your Little Heart's In The Right Places
Come See Your Neighbor & Smile With Your Faces
We Could Be Friends If You’d Come To Your Window
It’s Not Hard To Look At Somebody These Days
Cindy Oh My
Cindy Oh My

Been Looking So Long That I Feel Like A Statue
Cindy Oh My You Must Know I Want To Reach You
Brush Back Your Hair & Peer Out Your Window
I’ll Be Right Here Appearing Back At You
We Could Be Friends If You’d Come To Your Window
It’s Not Hard To Look At Somebody These Days

CINDY OH MY

1970 "Cover" Of The Everly Bros 1957 Hit
Written By The Team Of Boudleaux & Bryant 
Recorded With #peternoah 
"LIVE" In My First 
Hollywood, One-Room, Apt   
On A Reel-To-Reel Tape Deck...
Somewhere In This Era
Peter & I Attended The Everly Brothers
Infamous Knotts Berry Farm Performance
Where Phil & Don Were Actively Nasty To Each Other
During The Entire Show And Ultimately
Stopped Performing Together For 20 Years  
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Peter & I Grew-Up Within A Quarter-Mile Of Each Other
In A Suburb Of NYC 
So We Both Have The Same 'Sort Of' Accent
Which Really Helped Our Vocal Blend
Peter Was Also An Exellent Songwriter/Storyteller  
Who Wrote An Early Tanya Tucker, Country Hit 
"San Antonio Stroll"
Peter Grew-Up To Become 
A World-Class Hour-Long TV Writer-Producer
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We Are Pictured Here 
14 Years After 'Bird Dog' - Circa 1984
On The Set Of 'Every Second Counts'
A Syndicated TV Game-Show
I Created The "Kookie" Questions
Charlie Colarusso Created, Playing The Game For 'Time' 
To Be Used In A More Straight-Forward 'End Game'
Played For Cash & Prizes
Charlie Was The Executive Producer
I Was The Head-Writer 
Because I Was A 'Newbie' "Producer"  
Charlie Wanted A "Real One" 
For "Westinghouse" (Our Parent Company) 
"They Build Bombs, Richie" 
So, I Called Peter 
And We Saw More Of Each Other For A While
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Peter Was Always Fascinated By The Graphic 
Of The Show's Name - And Once The Eye See's 
'Every Seond Cxnts' - It's Hard To Un-See It

You can find episodes of the show on YouTube
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BIRD DOG

Johnny is a joker (He's a bird)
A very funny joker (He's a bird)
But when he jokes my honey (He's a dog)
His jokin' ain't so funny (What a dog)
Johnny is a joker that's a-tryin' to steal my baby (He's a bird dog)

Johnny sings a love song (Like a bird)
Sings the sweetest love song (Ya ever heard)
But when he sings to my gal (What a howl)
To me he's just a wolf dog (On the prowl)
Johnny wants to fly away and puppy-love my baby (He's a bird dog)
Hey, bird dog, get away from my quail
Hey, bird dog, you're on the wrong trail
Bird dog, you better leave my lovey-dove alone
Hey, bird dog, get away from my chick
Hey, bird dog, you better get away quick
Bird dog, you better find a Chicken Little of your own

Johnny kissed the teacher (He's a bird)
He tiptoed up to reach her (He's a bird)
Well he's a teacher's pet now (He's a dog)
Well he wants he can get now (What a dog)
He even made the teacher let him sit next to my baby (He's a bird dog)
Hey, bird dog, get away from my quail
Hey, bird dog, you're on the wrong trail
Bird dog, you better leave my lovey-dove alone
Hey, bird dog, get away from my chick
Hey, bird dog, you better get away quick
Bird dog, you better find a Chicken Little of your own
(He's a bird)

BIRD DOG

The Nude Party live in Austin (May 2024)

I Started This On A Casio 8-Note Keyboard, In 1978
And Finished It On Guitar In 2022 
This Play-Through Felt Kinda Magical
 


GOOD OLD DAVE 

Good Old Dave
My Friend Dave 
We Used To Do An Awful Lot Of Things Together
Good Old Dave
We Used To Think We Would Be Friends Forever
Good Old Dave
My Friend Dave
I Wonder What He’s Doing Now
I Wonder What He’s Done
I Wonder Where He Goes 
When He Goes Out To Have Some Fun
Good Old Dave 
My Friend Dave
People Always Wondered If We Were Brothers   
Good Old Dave
A Few Of Them Always Thought We Were Lovers
Good Old Dave
My Friend Dave
Did I Lose Touch With Davey Or
Did He Lose Touch With Me?
Maybe We Just Need Eachother,
Momentarily?
Good Old Dave  
My Friend Dave  
Good Old Dave

GOOD OLD DAVE

Written in 1966  
Recorded in 2016
I Was 16 - The Bassist
In A Local 'Top-40' Band & Had A Crush 
On The Lead-Guitarist's... Younger Sister 
The Song Is Written In Code
The First Letter Of Each Word In The Title 
Spells Out Her Name
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The Band Generally Rehearsed 
In The Lead-Guitarist's Living Room 
Where The Younger Sister Would Watch 
While Splayed On The Sofa  
It Made Us Wanna Run The Songs Through... 
'A Couple More Times'
There Are Some Things You Don't Forget

DO ALL LOVES END?

Different From The Rest
And By Far The Best You Can See That I’m Blessed With A God
Lends A Helping Hand
Ending All Her Plans
And Will Understand When You're Low
Do All Loves End
When People Die
Or Do They Last Longer
Than You Can See With The Naked Eye

Denting Your Mind
And Others Of Your Kind With A Smile That Could Bind A Deep Wound
Lets You Speak Your Lines
Entering At Times
She’s A Love You Don’t Find Anymore
Do All Loves End
I Ask This Cos I Pray
That When That Fateful Day Will Come
Our Love Will Go On

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DO ALL LOVES END?

1974

This Is The Same Recording As 
The Numero 'Sweethearts Deluxe' Version
But Slowed To The "Proper" Speed 
And With A Stereo Mix!
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My Former Manager & Co-Producer Of The Track
Had Sped-Up The Mix For The Tax Scam 'Sweethearts' Album In 1977
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Musically, This Owes A Lot To Queen 
Kind Of A Straight-Forward Pop Ballad 
That Becomes Dramatic In The Bridge Section
I Believe Bob Claster Plays Piano &
I Think I Play Bass - If I Didn't, It Might Be Bob
But I Definitely Play An Acoustic Rhythm Guitar 
& An Electric Guitar In The Bridge
And The Vocals And...
Did Some Cymbal Smashing Too
Bob May Have Bashed Some Cymbals Too
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MEMORY LANE

No, Not Tonight I Got To Stay Inside
Too Many Things That Are On My Mind
Over & Over I Will Twist On Her Name
Doing The Stroll On Memory Lane
Wo Ooh-Wo, Ooh-Wo Ooh-Whoa-Oh-Oh

And All The Lights In The City 
Would Only Take Their Toll
I Couldn’t Drink Away 
My Heart & Soul

So Run Boy Run - With The Wind In Your Hair
Good Times Are Waiting - No Time To Spare
Tell Her If You See Her That I Can Explain
I’m Doing Time On Memory Lane
Wo Ooh-Wo, Ooh-Wo Ooh-Wo 

And All The Lights In The City 
Would Only Take Their Toll
I Couldn’t Drink Away 
My Heart & Soul

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MEMORY LANE

It Was 1991 & My Music Pal & Brilliant Improvisor - Jim Dean 
Had Created Vic Storm - A Fictional Washed-Up Pop-Singer 
Who Plays County Fairs & Such
So Vic Needed A Back-Catalogue Of Songs
So I Wrote & Later Recorded This 
With Jim's Help On His Korg
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JUKEBOX IN HEAVEN

I Took A Left At 'Life'
Now I’m Right Where I Belong
I’ve Done Things 
A Good Man Wouldn’t Mention
Now There’s A Bright Light Up Ahead
But It’s A Burnin’ Shade Of Red
At Least I Hope 
I’m On The Jukebox 
Up In Heaven

If God Was A Woman
I’d Walk Through Those Pearly Gates
You See I’m Blessed
With This Power Over Women
But With My Luck 
God’s A Guy
So You Can Kiss 
My Ass Goodbye
At Least I Hope 
I’m On the Jukebox 
Up In Heaven

If You Ever Get To Kingdom Come
Won’t You Check & See
If My Song Is In - God’s Record Bin
Play It Once For Me

Now I Hear The Final Bell
And I’m Heading Straight To Hell
At Least I Hope 
I’m On The Jukebox Up In Heaven

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JUKEBOX IN HEAVEN

Thinking 2010ish
I'm Singing With Fab Wife & Phil Fanatic 
Christie Mellor (Doozy)
The "Phil Phil Phil" Section 
Has The Gram & Emmylou Thing That
We All Bonded Over As Friends 
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A Damn Fine 'Live' Vocal Performance From The Spouse
I Was A Bit All Over The Place But...
It Begins With Gusto & Wends Towards Rousing
I Remember The Rehearsal Sounded So Good
I Knew I Should Tape It - Because
It Would Only Get Sloppier - As The Night Wore On

JUST ANOTHER BIRTHDAY SONG FOR PHIL

It’s Just Another 
Birthday Song For Phil
He’s On His Way 
But Not ‘Over The Hill’
‘Old Geezerdom’ Is Coming
And Every Year I’m Strumming
It's Just Another Birthday Song For Phil

He’s a Writer/Producer 
& He Directs
He’s Better At It 
Than You Might Expect
He’s Like A Bike With 30 Gears 
But He’s Gettin-On In Years
It’s Just Another Birthday Song For Phil

Phil, Phil, Phil
Another Year Has Passed 
And We Love You Still
Phil, Phil, Phil
We Love You &
We Always Will

Some Birthdays Are Really 
Godforsaken
But This Time Phil 
Sure Brought Home The Bacon
He’s Got A Heart That’s Really Big
You Can Even Ask The Pig
It’s Just Another Birthday Song For Phil

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JUST ANOTHER BIRTHDAY SONG FOR PHIL

Writen In 2010 (Age 60)
Recorded In 2012 
With The Help Of Doug Freeman On Bass 
You Can Hear His Fab Guitar Licks 
On The 'Dreadful Sorrow' CD Version On Spotify
This However Is An Early Mix - Pre-Electric
The Focus Is More On The Words
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This Is Very Much The Son-Of "The Goodyears"
I Recall Being Aware Of That - Only 15 Years Ago!
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The Title - Tagline - Came First
And The Melody Also Has Elements Of 'Goodyears'
But 'Goodyears' Tried To Entertain 
'Momma's Boy' Is A Bit Harsh & Paints The Picture Of A Preditor
Which Does Not Mix Well With Comedy
That Said - It's One Of My Best Lyrics
It's 'Endearingly Mean'

MOMMA'S BOY

He’s Sittin’ At 
The Hair & Nail Infirmary
All The Ladies Love Him 
But They’re 83
He Bought Roses For His Momma 
Just To Bring Her Joy
Every Day Is Mother’s Day 
For Momma’s Boy

He’s Dinin’ With The Early Birds 
At Le Cafe
When He Goes Out With Momma 
He Don’t Have To Pay
She’s In Her Second Childhood 
And He’s Her Favorite Toy
Every Day Is Mother’s Day
For Momma’s Boy

Momma’s Boy Does Momma’s Laundry
Momma’s Boy Makes Momma Lunch
He Puts Momma On A Budget
At The End Of Momma’s Month

He’s On His Knees 
At 'Coco’s' Lavatorium
With Food Disorder Issues 
Ad Nauseum
He’s Waiting For The Payoff 
He’ll Be Too Old To Enjoy
Every Day Is Mother’s Day  
For Momma’s Boy

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MOMMA'S BOY

LA '83  
40+ Years Ago
Bronson Canyon - Canyon Cove - Deena
I Was Doing Well - I Was 33
& Had A Comedy Game Show 
On TV In 'Syndication'  
So I Only Wrote A Few Songs That Year
This Was Among Them...
Fast-Forward To The Present 
75 Y/O Me Discovers This Unfinished Wordplay
And While Deciding If This Almost Song Was Worth Posting
I Finally Get That Image Of Where I Was When I Wrote It
And Immediately Remembered Who & What It Was All About 
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I Tend To Avoid Telling People 
What I Need To Tell Them & Instead
Write A Song No One Hears For 40 Years
But I Say Too Much...
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RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW

I Wish To Thank-You For The
Things That You Said About Me
Lord Knows I Guess
I Musta Had It Coming
It's A Real Education
Just Listening To You Talk About Me
I Gotta Notion We Should Have It Out - Have It Out
Right Here, Right Now
What's The Matter With?
Right Here, Right Now
What's The Matter With?
Right Here, Right Now Now Now....

I Have To Tell Ya That
The Fact Of The Matter 
Is A Matter Of Opinion
Not A Matter Of Fact
And When You Get Right Down
To The Real Mumbo-Jumbo
We Could Take It To The Cleaners
Or Do It Right - Do It Right
Right Here, Right Now
What's The Matter With?
Right Here, Right Now
What's The Matter With?
Right Here, Right Now Now Now....

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RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW

1972 – Home Demo 
Recorded On Reel-To-Reel Tape
I Taught Myself Piano By Writing Songs 
And Learning How To Play Them
This Seems Like Many Lifetimes Ago
But 'Dancer' Was Only A Couple Of Years Later

THE NEXT DANCE WITH YOU

There’s Method To My Madness
No Sorrow To My Sadness
Babe I Know I’m Just As Sane As You
Sweet Songs Say I’ve Loved You 
But They’re Not Worth Their Rhymes
I Could Sing ‘Em Till I Saw You
And Babe I’d Still Be Blind
I Want The Loving 
That You Got Down In Your Heart
I Want The Next Dance With You  
Oh Lord, The Next Dance With You 

There’s Trouble In My Pocket
And Liquor On My Breath
The Women I’ve Been Seeing Ain’t Been Saints
And If My Thoughts Don’t Met Me 
My Loneliness Will Try
It’s Just That Hard 
To Keep Ya Off My Mind
I Want The Loving 
That You Got Down In Your Heart
I Want The Next Dance With You  
Oh Lord...

Twenty-Two The Hard Way
I’ll Stay For One More Roll
I Think My Luck Is Turning For The Good
Take Me To Your 'Change Of Heart'
She’s A Friend Of Mine
Old Friends Make New Ones 
All The Time
I Want The Loving 
That You Got Down In Your Heart
I Want The Next Dance With You - Oh Lord
The Next Dance With You 

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THE NEXT DANCE WITH YOU

Photo  1971

241  - Two-For-One
Is Me 22 Years Ago - Age 53
Learning How To Turn 
My Office Desktop Computer 
Into A Recording Studio
I Was A Bit Late To The 21st Century
Home-Recording Explosion That Was "Pro-Tools"
'Pro-Tools' Turned Music From Something In Your Head
Into A Visual Sound Wave 
You Could Learn How to Move Around
So This Me  - Learning To Use #garageband (pro-tools for dummies)
Using #garageband & Working 'Loops' Together 
With My Neil Young Chops ES-330  
What I Remember Most About Creating It 
Was Feeling 'Iffy' About Writing Another Verse
Realizing... I Made A Pun & Gave A Piece Of Advice
'Do I Really Have To Do That A Few More Times?' 
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I Woke Up Early 
And It Dawned On Me
If I Buy One Now 
I Get One Free
I Headed Out West 
With The Cavalry
Ya Don’t Mess Around 
With Destiny
Don’t Look Back 
When You’re On The Run
Ya Might Just Miss 
A Two For One

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YOU’LL NEVER KNOW

This Was Recorded At Sound City Studios
In Van Nuys, Ca - Late 1974 - Early '75
With Frederick Ampel Producing & Engineering
We Were Using The Second Moog Synthesizer 
West Of The Mississippi
Moog's Were Rare Because
It Took An On-Site Moog-Representative
Who Was Both Keyboard Player & Recording Engineer
Wish I Could Recall The Dude's Name 
Who Managed A Million Patch Cords
And Played Some Lovely Keyboard Parts
I Play The Acoustic & Electric Guitar Stuff
But Cheers & Thank-You To Both Mr Moog & Fred Ampel
For All The Hard Work
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I Like Earlier Mixes Of This With Less Moog
I Think We Got Carried Away Some
Because The Folk-Singer Thing Was Kinda Done...
But This Is As Close To A Final Mix As We Currently Have
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This Was An Oddly Wistful One...
Mostly Blaming The Girl For Leaving
A Romance... That Never Happened
It Would Seem Like; 
Since This Relationship Was Not Real
She Had Every Right To Step Away From It
But Sure - It's Easy To Play Monday-Morning Quarterback 
With 50 Years Of Hindsight & Say 
'Rich, Wow, You Got That All Wrong!'
 
YOU'LL NEVER KNOW

Go & Make Me Lonely
It Won't Mean A Thing
Go & Take It Slowly 
It Won't Mean A Thing
And Don’t You Worry None
Don’t Worry About Me
I Won’t Let You Down
I’ll Only Let You Be
And You’ll Never Kknow
How Good It Feels To Love You
I Love You

And Hey I’m Sorry If I 
Complicated Things
I Never Meant To Feel That Way
You Know How It Is
And Who’ll Catch The Next Plane?
I’m Not Really Clear
You Mentioned Something But I
Didn’t Really Hear
And You’ll Never Know
How Good It Feels To Love You
To Love You

So Can You Kindly Give Back
All That I Gave
You Took The Calendar
I Just Want The Days
No They Don’t Amount To Much
It’s Just My Keeping Sake
I’m A Little Funny When There 
Ain’t Too Much At Stake
And You’ll Never Know
How Good It Feels To Love You
To Love You

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YOU'LL NEVER KNOW

Jan '69 - I'd Returned To My Small Mid-Western College
Only To Gather My Belongings & Say Goodbyes  
I Was Seriously Lucky To Be College Pals
With A Kid Who'd Grow-Up To Become 
A Great American Fiddle Player Named, Evan Stover
During My Brief Stay At Beloit College
When I'd Write A New Song 
I'd Play It For Evan & Tape His 'Goosebump' Fiddle Parts  
That's What Happened Here
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The Song's "Relationship" Was Mostly In My Head 
And Consisted Of A Couple Of Awkard Overnights   
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(Alright - After The First Hit Of Sour Gum)
From The Opening On... 
I'm Noticing How The Guitar Figure Drives The Song
A La Paul Simon - I Never Give Him Much Love
But He Was A Huge Influence
His Casual Confessional Lyric & Vocal Style
Um, Influenced Mine
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Also - This Has It's Own Gentleness
And Reads Like The Poetry 
Of An Almost 19 Year-Old 

THE SOONER, THE LATER

Me & All My Hair 
I Ache Tonight
She & All Her Hair 
Kinda Sleeping
Aching I Suppose 
Though I Don’t 
Really Know
She Would Have 
Sooner Or Later

Walk Along The Leaves 
They Wept Once Too
Yes & They Believe 
What They’re Told
I Left Her 
I Suppose
And A Letter 
For The Clothes
I Would Have 
Sooner Or Later

Take It With A Walk 
Or Take It Straight
Leave It In The Woods 
By The Pump
I Can’t Hear 
Her Laugh 
And The Only Thing 
I Have Is
We Would Have 
Sooner Or Later

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THE SOONER, THE LATER

Thanks For Listening
I've Been Writing & Recording Songs 
Since Age 14 In 1964   
In Order To Remember Them
I Had To Record Them 
By The Late '70s, I Realized 
I Had To Be My Own Favorite Artist  
And Keep Track Of The Songs I'd Written 
Who Knew They'd Keep Me Company In My Old Age?
This Is A 'Musical Diary' 
Of My Life For The Last 60 Years
By Clicking "Playlists" 
You Can Follow My 'Progressions'
By The Decades

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