SOMETHING ON THE RADIO
By David Snyder

Disclosure: the unruly and rebellious child pictured on the left of this channel is fully responsible for the outrageous and uncalled for sarcasm of this radio hit, as well the guitar. While now an adult (of sorts) the child has steadfastly refused to grow past the age of nine, and just doesn't care.

Intro:

Mommy, can I play something, like on the radio?
No child, get in your room!

V1

I like a butt?
I like a butt, butt, butt, butt, butt, butt, butt????
????
(Unintelligible, hard to make out)

CH

This is an official announcement from the Parental Advisory Committee

Parents, do no let your children listen to the radio.

It could ruin their brains for the rest of their lives.

(The rest of this is really hard to make out, but that is not necessary when you are talking about a massive radio hit, mixed and mastered to spec, by monster engineers in LA and New York, using all of the latest breakthrough technology and fully endorsed by Warner, and other major labels.)

Produced with SpectraMix19 Platinum Producer PAK, the Ultimate Radio Bundle, now on sale for $5,999 until March.


All music and lyrics copyright 2024 by David Snyder
Day of Faith Records/ASCAP All rights reserved

David Snyder:  Vocals, Electric Guitars,  Additional Instrumentation, Arrangement,  Engineering, Mixing, Mastering

SOMETHING ON THE RADIO

Best Damned Breakup Song

by David Snyder

V1

I want to thank you
for all the times you passed out
in my yard
and threw up on my truck
I want thank you for everything you did
that made my life so hard
and being the queen of bad luck
and when you slept with my friend
you helped me see the end
it was the only thing you did right
cause you finally made me go to church
where I got down on my knees
and begged Jesus
to help me see the light

CH

And now
I see you did nothing
you did nothing wrong
cause I found a girl who's nothing like you
she's sweet, and pretty and strong
She drinks apple juice, and runs a yoga group
and I'm right where I belong
But the best thing is the new gold record you gave me
and girl you know it's dedicated to you
and I hope one day you'll sing along
yeah I hope one day you’ll sing along
and I call it
yeah I call it
My best damned breakup song 

V2
 
I want to thank you
for all the times you lied 
right into my eyes
and ripped a hole right through my heart
I want to thank you for everything you stole
that made me fall apart
but that Grammy, girl, is gonna heal my broken heart

Bridge

And I got sick with you
But I know that I can beat it
and when I cross that bridge you know
I must repeat it

CH

Oh, cause now I know that you did nothing
you did nothing wrong
Cause I found a girl who's nothing like you
she's sweet, and pretty and strong
She drinks apple juice, and runs a yoga group
and I'm right where I belong
But the best thing is the new gold record you gave me
and girl I know it's dedicated to you
and I hope one day you'll sing along
yeah I hope one day you’ll sing along
and I call it
yeah I call it
My best damned breakup song 
And it’s written just for you

All Words and Music copyright 2024 by David Snyder
ASCAP/Day of Faith Records

David Snyder: Vocals, Guitar, Additional Instrumentation, Production, Mixing, Mastering

BEST DAMNED BREAKUP SONG

So, for Easter, I thought I would not write a song about anyone else's shortcomings, but a song about my own.

JESUS KICK MY ASS

By David Snyder

V1

Sometimes  I say some things 
I  can't believe 
And I’m rude as hell 
Wear it on my sleeve 
I go off half cocked 
And run my mouth  too much 
And my friends all leave and say 
I'm out of touch 

(Pre-Chorus)

Then I turn on some country radio 
And it tells me everything I need to know 

(Chorus)

I don't need a shrink 
I don’t need no therapy
And I don't need  to think
Any more about me 
And  I don't need to take
An anger management class 
No  I just need Jesus 
To kick my ass 
Yeah I say Jesus
Jesus kick my  ass

V2

I get tangled up in pride 
And start cuttin’ off my nose
Acting out of fear
And hurt the ones I love the most

(Pre-Chorus)

Then I turn on some country radio 
And it tells me everything I need to know 

(Chorus)

I don't need a shrink 
I don’t need no therapy
And I don't need  to think
Any more about me 
And  I don't need to take
An anger management class 
No  I just need Jesus 
To kick my ass 
Yeah I say Jesus
Jesus kick my  ass

(Bridge)

I'm tired  of walking
On this broken glass
So I surrender up this flesh
And the things I can’t get past 

(Chorus)

Oh, I don't need a shrink 
I don’t need no therapy
And I don't need to think
Any more about me 
And  I don't need to take
An anger management class 
No  I just need Jesus 
To kick my ass 
Yeah I say Jesus
Jesus kick my  ass

All Words and Music copyright 2024 David Snyder
ASCAP/Day of Faith Records

David Snyder: Vocals, Arrangement, Instrumentation, Mixing and Mastering

JESUS KICK MY ASS

THE GREATEST SONG

By David and Gayle Snyder


V1

Wish I could be a Leprechaun
Or just a fairy queen
So I could sing
All of the truth
That is inside of me
I wish that I could spread my wings
Fly over fjords and streams
And finally find my magic place
I will at last be free


(Chorus)

And sing the song of hope and joy
That I was meant to sing
With every voice inside of me
Just longing to be Free
And someday you'll see me on TV
And they will be clapping
And showing love to me
And showing love to me!

(Verse 2)

Wish I could ride a mighty steed
Over river beds and seas
I would name that horse Pegasus
A wonder to be seen!
Most people just want something
But not me!
I want to be a King
Be a King!!! 


(Chorus)

And sing the song of hope and joy
That I was meant to sing
With every voice inside of me
Just longing to be Free
And someday you'll see me on TV
And they will be clapping
And showing love to me
And showing love to me!

(Is she singing Icelandic???)

REPEAT CHORUS

Words and music copyright 2024 by David and Gayle Snyder

Gayle Snyder: Vocals

David Snyder: Vocals, arrangement, instrumentation, synths and strings, mixing and mastering

THE GREATEST SONG

A Walking Country Song
By David Snyder

V1

Throwin’ chairs off of a Nashville roof
Cause I’m drinkin’ little 100 proof
You know I’m grinning in a baseball cap
I wear it backwards cause you like it like that
Cause I ain’t classy but it’s how I roll
I’m the one they never could control


CH

Ah girl I’m gonna make it
Take every heart and break it
Just as long as they can take it, I’m stayin’ strong
Cause girl I was born a walking country song

V2

Got a mullet in my mugshot yo
I’ll post some bail and then I’ll skip parole
I’m wearing handcuffs but I’m breaking  loose
Then I’m gonna love you while I’m wearing my boots
Sometimes it seems like I can do no wrong
No matter what I do they always sing along

CH

Ah girl I’m gonna make it
Take every heart and break it
Just as long as they can take it, I’m stayin’ strong
Cause girl I was born a walking country song


Bridge

Yeah I drink too much
Yeah I talk too much
But girl you’re so damn smokin’
That you’re hot to the touch

CH

Ah girl I’m gonna make it
Take every heart and break it
Just as long as they can take it, I’m stayin’ strong
Cause girl I was born a walking country song


V3

I was caught buck naked but I'm not in jail
I was caught buck naked and I'm raising hell
And I was born spoiled rotten
If you can't tell

CH

Ah girl I’m gonna make it
Take every heart and break it
Just as long as they can take it, I’m stayin’ strong
Cause girl I was born a walking country song

Outro

And I can write a hit
Write it like this
And every song sounds the same
But I’m staying strong
Cause girl I was born a walking country song
Cause girl I was born a walking country song
Cause girl I was born a walking country song


Music and Lyrics copyright 2024 by David Snyder
Day of Faith Records/ASCAP
David Snyder: Vocals, instrumentation, arrangement, mastering, production and engineering

WALKING COUNTRY SONG

AMERICAN MADE
By David Snyder

V1

She says she’s from Jersey
And that’s ok by me
Cause she listens to Springsteen
And she was born to be free
And she’s friendly with Jesus
And she’s friendly with me
And she looks like a woman
In the sun or the shade
And whatever I owe her
She’s says she’s already paid

CH

And she’s American made
Sexy and strong
And she’s American made
So I wrote her song
Sings like an angel, and her love never fades
I thank God that she found me
What else can I say
She’s American made

V2

So I drove her to Pittsburgh
To see McCartney play
And she said that she loved me
When he sang Yesterday
And she’s a Rock ‘n Roll Mystery
She’s a Rock ‘n Roll song
And when I feel her kiss me
That’s where I belong

CH

And she’s American made
Sexy and strong
And she’s American made
So I wrote her song
Sings like an angel, and her love never fades
I thank God that she found me
What else can I say
She’s American made

V3

So I’m not watching TV
Until I’ve cast my vote
Cause all of those people
They’ll just be cutting my throat
I’d rather be with my sweet girl
By some mountain steam
Because inside of her heart
She’s my American Dream

CH

And she’s American made
Sexy and strong
And she’s American made
So I wrote her song
Sings like an angel, and her love never fades
I thank God that she found me
What else can I say
She’s American made

All Music and Lyrics copyright 2024 by David Snyder
ASCAP/Day of Faith Records

David Snyder: Vocals, Acoustic and Electric 12 string guitars, Lead Guitar, additional instrumentation, production, engineering, mixing and mastering

Dedicated to the lovely and epic Gayle Snyder, best wife, singer, musician, co-writer, best friend, maker of feasts and super awesome party planner and adventurous travel buddy ever. She’s American Made if anyone ever was. And yes, she loves Jesus and America, too.

AMERICAN MADE

LOVE AT LAST

By David Snyder


V1

I hope you’ll always know that
dreams can last forever 
Cause I've been waiting all my life for
us to be together

You make me sing
Amazing Grace
And you let me know that God
Is in this place

And heaven 
has finally made its case
and heaven 
has finally made its case 


CH

And love, at last I see your face
And love, at last I see your face
And love, at last I see your face
Your face

V2

So I hope you'll always know that
I will feel this way forever
Cause I have seen the other world and
I know your world is better

You make me sing
Amazing Grace
And you let me know that God
Is in this place

And heaven
I have felt your soft embrace  
And heaven
I have felt your soft embrace

CH

And love, at last I see your face
And love, at last I see your face
And love, at last I see your face
Your face


All music and lyrics copyright David Snyder, 2001

David Snyder: Vocals, Classical Guitars, Acoustic Guitars, Additional Instrumentation, Mixing, Mastering and Production

LOVE AT LAST

THE HERO
By David Snyder

V1

They say you have to beat the odds
And give it all you’ve got
Fight against your fatal flaws
Just to reach that mountain top
They say you’ll never know what you can take
Until you reach that point where you might break

CH

But sometimes the hero
Is the man who doesn’t change
And sometimes the hero’s the  man
Who just lives with the pain
And sometimes the hero is the man who doesn’t have to be ashamed
Because sometimes the hero
Is the man who doesn’t change

V2

And he knows you have to live by faith
So he always says his grace
And he’ll rush into a raging fire
If there’s someone he can save
And he’ll never say there’s no more he can take
Cause that man of faith never hits the point where other men might break


CH

Cause sometimes the hero
Is the man who doesn’t change
And sometimes the hero
Is the  man who lives with the pain
And sometimes the hero is man who doesn’t have to be ashamed
Because sometimes the hero
Is the man who doesn’t change


BRIDGE 

You keep the faith
You keep the faith
Even in the pouring rain
You keep the faith
You keep the faith
It’s the one thing that remains
You keep the faith
You keep the faith
And that’s never gonna change
You keep the faith
You keep the faith
It’s the one thing that remains

CH

Yeah sometimes the hero
Is the man who doesn’t change
And sometimes the hero
Is the  man who lives with the pain
And sometimes the hero is man who doesn’t have to be ashamed
Because sometimes the hero
Is the man who doesn’t change

All music and lyrics copyright 2024 by David Snyder
ASCAP/Day of Faith Music

David Snyder: Vocals, Guitar, Additional Instrumentation, Mixing and Mastering

THE HERO

WHO SAYS
By David Snyder

V1

Who says
I must believe
What anybody says to me
I know you must agree
Certainly
When nothing makes
Any sense
Anymore
When you and I
Have no idea
Who’s behind the door
Or who we’re rooting for
With this constant tragedy
Addicted to anxiety 


CH

So who says
who says I must believe
Cause I’m not deceived
And I don’t believe anything
That anyone says to me
Yeah I’m not deceived
And I don’t believe anything
That anyone says to me
Why should I

V2

Who says
This propaganda
Is the not lies that we perceive
I know you must agree
Undeniably
When nothing makes
Any sense
Anymore
And you and I have no idea
Who decides the score 
Or what we’re fighting for
In this foolish comedy
So much idiocracy

CH

So who says
who says I must believe
Cause I’m not deceived
And I don’t believe anything
That anyone says to me
Cause I’m not deceived
And I don’t believe anything
That anyone says to me
Why should I

Instrumental


CH

So who says
who says I must believe
Cause I’m not deceived
And I don’t believe anything
That anyone says to me
Cause I’m not deceived
And I don’t believe anything
That anyone says to me
Why should I



Words and music copyright 2024

By David Snyder ASCAP/Day of Faith Records

David Snyder: Vocals, guitars, keyboards, synths, additional instrumentation, production, mixing and mastering

WHO SAYS

He is Still Our God

By David and Gayle Snyder

V1

This life we live, brings joy and pain
Sunshine is easy, but oh that rain
Challenges come and our faith is tried
prayers seem to go unanswered
dreams seem to be denied
Cause we always want something
Then we want some more
Even when we don’t know
What we want it for

CH

But He is Still our God, Our God
And He knows our every hurt
and He hears our every word
and He holds us when we cry
and He whispers in our hearts
I have heard, I have heard
Now just believe

V2

His plans for us
Will heal our pain
But it's hard to see it
When the world won't change
try to understand
that love's His master plan
and He holds us all
in the palm of His hand

CH

And He is Still our God, Our God
And He knows our every hurt
and He hears our every word
and He holds us when we cry
and He whispers in our hearts
I have heard, I have heard
Now just believe

BRIDGE

And He says:
All things will work out as they should
All things from me work for your good
Don't let the world your life define
For I am yours and you are mine
Just trust my heart and lean on me
All things will heal just trust and see
Just trust my heart and lean on me
Trust my heart and lean on me
Lean on me

CH

Cause He is still our God, Our God
And He knows our every hurt
and He hears our every word
and He holds us when we cry
and He whispers in our hearts
I have heard, I have heard
Now just believe
Just believe

Words and Music by David and Gayle Snyder

Copyright 2024, ASCAP/Day of Faith Records

David Snyder: Vocals, instrumentation, mixing, mastering, production and engineering

HE IS STILL OUR GOD

Alaska


V

Well I'm going to get on down the road 
We're I'll end up nobody knows 
Where I'm going the grass don't grow
Just a wilderness of ice and snow 

Ch

Going to Alaska y'all that ain’t no joke
Moving to Alaska now because I'm going broke 
I’m guilty as charged your honor
So I admit that I ain’t woke
Have fun, gotta run, back at ya
Cause I’m movin’ to Alaska
 hell yeah

V

Going to move in with the Eskimos 
Going to smoke my pipe where there are no roads 
Going to find out what the wise man knows 
Going to ask him where that wind does blow

Ch

Going to Alaska y'all that ain’t no joke
Moving to Alaska now because I'm going broke 
I’m guilty as charged your honor
So I admit that I ain’t woke
Have fun, gotta run back at ya
Cause I’m movin’ to Alaska
hell yeah

Instrumental


Bridge

Please don't ask me 
Why I'm leaving town 
It's just a stupid question 
All around 
Cause I’m goin’ where I can’t be found
Oh hell yeah now 

Ch

Going to Alaska y'all that ain’t no joke
Moving to Alaska now because I'm going broke 
I’m guilty as charged your honor
So I admit that I ain’t woke
Have fun, gotta run back at ya
Cause I’m movin’ to Alaska hell yeah


Words and Music Copyright David Snyder 2024
ASCAP/Day of Faith Records


David Snyder:  Lead Vocals, Acoustic and Electric Guitars, Lead Guitar, Additional Instrumentation, Arrangement, Engineering, Mixing, Mastering

ALASKA

STAIRWAY TO SOMEWHERE


V1

I can see my with Druid eyes
That the green trees have not died
In the dark forests of old
In the Dragon’s Shire

And a new day will soon belong 
For those whose hearts still sing the song 
As they swim in the silver stream
Of believing

And the oceans will dream 
Of a new world not seen 
But reveals everything 
We are thinking

OH…

Ch 1

So we’re searching the mist
For what is left there
And we’re dreaming of a stairway 
to somewhere

V2

And we will meet at the June fair 
In the sixth month of May 
Though it makes sense to say 
This has no meaning 

But the jester will play
And the druids will pray 
And the maids will give theirs 
For the milking

In the mists of Avalon 
The angel fairies sing a new song 
And they say that the evening 
Is dawning 

OH



V3

And the sky is upside down 
And the queen wears the crown 
Of the king who gave his 
To the jester 

OH

V4

So a bright light will surely shine 
On the road to the Wizard’s shrine
Where the princess gives birth 
To the morning 

And  then a new day will come 
To those who come from 
That dark castle we knew 
Before forgetting 

OH

SOLO


CH

Ch 1

So we’re searching the mist
For what is left there
And we’re dreaming of a stairway 
to somewhere

So we’re searching the mist
For what is left there
And we’re dreaming of a stairway 
to somewhere

dreaming of a stairway 
to somewhere





All music and lyrics copyright 2024 by David Snyder, ASCAP/Day of Faith Records

David Snyder: Vocals, Guitars, Acoustic and Electric Guitars, Lead Guitar, Lead Guitar Solo, Orchestration,  Additional instrumentation, Mixing, Mastering, Production and Engineering

STAIRWAY TO SOMEWHERE

OUR JERUSALEM
By Gayle and David Snyder

V1. In this kind of world we have
It's hard to tell who is your friend
But everybody knows they have
Something precious to defend

Pre-Ch You guard it with your faith and fight
When you must guard it with your hands

And in their heart everybody knows
This ancient story, this sacred hymn
God make us brave and help us save what we love (cause)
It's our Jerusalem

V2. It might be the name of God
It might be your family
So you will fight or you will die
For this most precious thing you see

Pre-Ch. You guard it with your heart all night
Just like it was your promised land

And in their heart everybody knows
This ancient story, this sacred hymn
God make us brave God help us save what we love (cause)
It's our Jerusalem

Br  You gotta guard your heart, you gotta guard the things you love
You gotta plant your flag, you gotta claim your promised land
You gotta take a stand, stand and fight for what you dream
You gotta guard your heart, you gotta plant your flag
You gotta fight, 'till you hold it in your hand

Pre-CH You guard it with your heart all night
Just like it was your promised land

CH And in their heart everybody knows
This ancient story, this sacred hymn
God make us brave God help us save what we love (cause)
It's our Jerusalem

Words and Music by Gayle and David Snyder, copyright 2024. All rights reserved. ASCAP/Day of Faith Records

David Snyder: Production, Engineering, Instrumentation, Mixing and Mastering


OUR JERUSALEM

Just nothing but a Telecaster and a blowtorch.

Instrumental music by David Snyder. Copyright 2025, ASCAP/Day of Faith Records

David Snyder: David Snyder: Telecaster and an Amp. Additional instrumentation, Mixing, Mastering, Production and Engineering


FIRE DOWN BELOW

ATHENA

by David Snyder, guitar

Just a 50s standard model Les Paul with a little bit of fuzz and analog compression.  The rest is body tone and fingers.

Instrumental music by David Snyder. Copyright 2025, ASCAP/Day of Faith Records

David Snyder: David Snyder: Telecaster and an Amp. Additional instrumentation, Mixing, Mastering, Production and Engineering

ATHENA

OUT OF TOUCH 
By David Snyder 
 
V1 
 
I’m wanna fly but I’m stuck on the ground 
Pushing through the crowd I don't make a sound 
Music in my head that I can’t hear 
Dreams I wanna see but they’re not very clear 
Standing right here nothing in my hands 
Who said this was the promised land 
 
CH 
 
When everything I want 
Everything I need 
Seems so out of reach  
And why do I feel  
So unreal 
Like every emotion 
I have to steal 
Penny for your thoughts 
I don’t ask much 
Just tell me why 
I feel so out of touch 
 
 
V2 
 
I want to run but I'm stuck at the door 
Punching at this wall like I’ve done before 
Lies in my head that won't go away  
I'm trying to talk but I’ve nothing to say 
Screaming for you but it's just too late 
Who in the world could live this way 
 
CH 
 
When everything I want 
Everything I need 
Seems so out of reach  
And why do I feel  
So unreal 
Like every emotion 
I have to steal 
Penny for your thoughts 
I don’t ask much 
Just tell me why 
I feel so out of touch 
 
Bridge: 
 
Maybe I was born after my time 
I don’t see any mountains that I want to climb 
I’m not afraid of losing my soul 
But baby, I don’t want to lose my mind 
No please don’t make me lose my mind 
 
CH 
 
Cause everything I want 
Everything I need 
Seems so out of reach  
And why do I feel  
So unreal 
Like every emotion 
I have to steal 
Penny for your thoughts 
I don’t ask much 
Just tell me why 
Just tell me why 
I feel so out of touch 
 


Music and Lyrics and music copyright 2025 by David Snyder , ASCAP/Day of Faith Records

David Snyder: Guitars, Vocals, Synths, Production, Mastering

OUT OF TOUCH

David has been selected as one of the Best New Alternative Artists on ReverbNation. But, he has been writing too much music! If you go to David's Main Music Website or David's Soundcloud Hub you will see links to all of David's albums and other Soundcloud pages. At 300 songs per year, it is getting a little thick in these woods, but all the rabbit trails are below. David Snyder is an award-winning songwriter and North Carolina-based Independent Artist. He is a winner in the 2015 PG Music International Awards for Excellence in Composition, Production and Arrangement. He plays guitar, violin, bass, keyboards, mandolin, percussion and the radio. He is also a Regional Coordinator for the Nashville Songwriters Association and has numerous writing credits with a wide variety of recorded artists. He owns his own record label, Day of Faith Records and writes and records with many artists nationwide in almost all genres, including alternative, jazz, "new country," bluegrass, Americana, rock, psychedelic, soul, jazz, gospel, funk, fusion and electronica. He has been playing the guitar since the age of 12 and playing professionally since the age of 15. His fondest musical memory is having received some guitar tips from Chet Atkins after sneaking backstage at a concert when he was 15. His music has also been performed at the Julliard School and the Lincoln Center. David is classically trained but draws from a wide variety of influences in his music.

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