DIRTY HANDS, CLEAN MONEY
By Rachel Cintula and David Snyder

Tempo 75 Soulful Country Hard Back beat

V1

With a shovel in your calloused hands
work taught you how to be a man
Some days you turn a wrench,
some days you drive a nail
Every day you pray to keep it together
Come hell or high water Or stormy weather
Split wood, stack bales
You see your family, and you can’t fail

P-CH

Because, you can’t be bribed,
And you can't be bought,
And you’ll always be described,
As a man who's earned

what he’s got..... with

CH

Dirty hands, dirty hands
Clean money, clean money

V2

Daddy you had brains but you never chased grades
No wall of degrees but you sure got paid
And you were never ashamed
to be a member of the trades
Because you knew that's how this country was made
Come hell or high water you were never afraid
And you knew you would always be
The hero of this family

P-CH

Because you can’t be bribed,
And you can't be bought,
And you always be described,
As a man, who's earned
what he’s got..... with

CH

Dirty hands, dirty hands
Clean money, clean money

BR

I’m not saying one path is better than the other
Cause you taught me to respect one another
If your hands are clean and so is your money
We at least agree on one thing honey

P-CH

And if you can’t be bribed,
And you can't be bought,
And you’ll always be remembered
As a person whose daddy
Taught a lot …. with

CH
Dirty hands, dirty hands
Clean money,clean money

FADE

With a shovel in your calloused hands
work taught you how to be a man
with dirty hands, dirty hands, clean money

All music and lyrics copyright 2022 by Rachel Cintula and David Snyder.

David Snyder: Vocals, instrumentation, and arrangement.

Dirty Hands Clean Money

WHEN IT RAINS
By Rachel Cintula and David Snyder

V1
Your friends all shine like neon lights,
Out late nights, they don’t seem that bright
Compared to the lightning we were making, and that’s the home you’re now forsaking
But honey I tried to tell you, they’ll eat you alive and leave you
I know because I’ve seen, this world you chose to love is mean

CH
And I gave you all I had to give
Even freedom from the life we lived
I sheltered you from life’s stormy weather
But now that you are free,
Don’t come crying to me,
About your lovers and your pain
And how you wish we hadn’t changed
Yeah don’t come crying to me
When it rains
When it rains
When it rains

V2
You want to be out seeing the sites,
Big invites, climbing to new heights
But I’m no longer waiting, can’t force your clouded heart into staying

CH
Cause I gave you all I had to give
Even freedom from the life we lived
And I sheltered you from life’s stormy weather
Now that you are free,
Don’t come crying to me,
About your lovers and your pain
And how you wish we hadn’t changed
Yeah don’t come crying to me
When it rains

BR
I’m not going to live with vengeance
Over your washed out heart
I’m going to take a stand against it
So get used to your new start

CH
Cause I gave you all I had to give
Even freedom from the life we lived
And I sheltered you from life’s stormy weather
So now that you are free,
Don’t come crying to me,
About your lovers and your pain
How you wished we hadn’t changed
No don’t come crying to me
When it rains
When it rains


All music copyright 2023 by Rachel Cintula and David Snyder

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

When It Rains

BIG WIDE OPEN ROAD
By Rachel Cintula and David Snyder

V1

Leaving here in the summer time
living young y'all is so, so fine
sun shining down
On our skin with the top down
Rear view showing that dusty town
We’re ready for miles 
Spinning the radio dial
Packed in rubbing hips
In the car, road trip

CH

West towards the setting sun
East towards the rising sun
As long as summer is never done
We’ll take the high road, low road
Fast roads, slow roads
Drive through all the zip codes
Don’t care as long as we’re cruising 
The big wide open road

V2

Memories capture road signs
Laughter tracing painted lines
Flying high on the ground
Good times all around
Rocking out to those summer girl sounds
We’re living these miles
We got endless smiles
Girl what a trip
All I can say is, this is epic!


CH


West towards the setting sun
East towards the rising sun
As long as summer is never done
We’ll take the high road, low road
Fast roads, slow roads
Drive through all the zip codes
On this big wide open road


BR

I don’t know if I ever will
Get tired of driving
Chasing endless thrills
I may hit some bad boy trouble
But I’ll deal with it you know I will
You know I will


CH

West towards the setting sun
East towards the rising sun
As long as summer is never done
We’ll take the high road, low road
Fast roads, slow roads
Drive through all the zip codes
Don’t care as long as we’re cruising 
The big wide open road


All lyrics and music copyright 2023 by Rachel Cintula and David Snyder

Rachel Cintula: Vocals  
David Snyder: Instrumentation, Arrangement, Mixing, Mastering

Big Wide Open Road

PENELOPE 

By Rachel Cintula and David Snyder 

 V1 

Lived a life of corners and hard lines 
Hardly moving to  the beat of time 
Telling myself that everyday was fine 
Until I heard of a girl who walks the shore  
Outside the lines 

CH 

And she lives like it's supposed to be 
Beyond this world of tragedy 
Only the tides tell her who she should be 
Dancing with the waves 
Penelope  

V2 

I found that girl and made her mine 
Stopped thinking each day needed some design 
Escaping where corners and lines combine 
Now I live with surf and spray, and breeze blowing on my face 

 CH 

I watch her live like it's supposed to be 
Beyond this world of tragedy 
Only the tides tell her who she should be 
Dancing with the waves of the sea 
Penelope 
 
BR 

And I call to her 
And she calls to me 
Drawn by the moon 
Into the sea 

 CH 

And we live like it's supposed to be 
Beyond this world of tragedy 
Only the tides tell us who we should be 
Dancing with the waves 
It's just me
It's just me
And Penelope 

All music and lyrics copyright 2023 by Rachel Cintula and David Snyder

David Snyder: Vocal,  Solo Acoustic Guitar

Penelope

OUTLAW RELIGION

Rachel Cintula and David Snyder

V1


I was raised somewhere between wrong and right
Born on a Friday at the stroke of Midnight
Had a few ideas of what the good book said
One of the few books  that I ever read 
Don't ask for nothing, earn all you've got
Be kind to dogs and fire a straight shot
Respect your daddy and your mama too,
Share a drink with a friend when the day is through


CH

And maybe you want to judge me
cause your sin is different than mine
because I got caught and you didn’t
found guilty and served my time
But every single man I’ve met
Lives in his own prison
But that’s just me and I’m an outlaw singer
And outlaw thinker and an outlaw drinker
With a touch of grace and a lot of redemption
And just a little bit
Of outlaw religion

V2


Got my learning at  the school of hard knocks
Some time on the street and then a cold cell block
Lived most of my life hard up and broke
Learned to tell a joke while toking some smoke
But some folks never turned their back on me
And those are the kind of friends you need
If you find them in a bar or on a pew
Better hang on tight cause those people  are few

CH

And maybe you want to judge me
cause your sin is different than mine
because I got caught and you didn’t
found guilty and served my time
But every single man I’ve met
lives in his own prison
But that’s just me and I’m an outlaw singer
And outlaw thinker and an outlaw drinker
With a touch of grace and a lot of redemption
And just a little bit
Of outlaw religion

BR


So I'm sure not the man to be casting in any stones
And I wonder if people know how many they've thrown
Every time you do you make another little decision
And brick by brick you keep building your very own San Quentin

Ch

And maybe you want to judge me
cause your sin is different than mine
because I got caught and you didn’t
found guilty and served my time
But every single man I’ve met
Built and lives in his own prison
But that’s just me and I’m an outlaw singer
And outlaw thinker and an outlaw drinker
With a touch of grace and a lot of redemption
And just a little bit
Of outlaw religion

All lyrics and Music copyright 2023 by Rachel Cintula and David Snyder, ASCAP. All rights reserved.

David Snyder: Vocals, instrumentation, mixing and mastering

Outlaw Religion

NEVER SAY 
By Rachel Cintula and David Snyder 
  
V1 
 
I would never say it darling 
That we are nothing more than pretend 
And it would be a lie to say it my love 
That we are nothing more than friends 
 
  
CH 
 
But I would say 
That you were never wrong 
For loving me too much 
And loving me so long 
Because I tremble at your touch
And I know our love is true
And I will never stop saying
That I
Love you
That I
love you

V2 
  
So I would never say it darling 
That our love has reached the end 
For surely, I see it every night and every day 
That on you my love of life depends 
 
  
CH 
  
So I would say 
That you were never wrong 
For loving me too much 
And loving me so long 
Because I tremble at your touch
And I know our love is true
And I will never stop saying
That I
Love you
I will never stop saying
That I
Love you
That I
Love you
Because
I do

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

All lyrics and music copyright 2023 by Rachel Cintula and David Snyder, ASCAP. All rights reserved.

Artist: David Snyder

Never Say

ALL THE JESUS THAT I’VE GOT

By Rachel Cintula and David Snyder

V1

Everybody has an opinion
How other folks are living
They fight till there's nothing left
Cause of course their ideas are best
A few things I won’t accept
Not showing any respect
For God, my flag, my country
Man you’re about to hit the deck

CH

Some people
They just cause this world to rot
Some people think my soul’s for sale
But I tell you that it's not
Some people
I’m telling you
Better step back
And step away from me
Cause some people
Take all the Jesus
Take all the Jesus that I've got

V2

Watched how ya’ll been living
Stayed dry during your baptism
You’re not living a life that’s blessed
I’ll help you so you don’t get checked
Along with my self-respect
There’s a lot I will protect
Don’t cross family or my property
You can hit the door or you can hit the floor
Because 

CH

Some people
They just cause this world to rot
Some people think my soul’s for sale
But I tell you that it's not
Some people
I’m telling you
Better step back
And step away from me
Cause some people
Take all the Jesus
Take all the Jesus that I've got

BR

Few things I won’t comprise
Like hatred, godless-ness and lies
And I been like that….since I was born
And I been that way all along….
Yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

CH

Some people
They just cause this world to rot
Some people think my soul’s for sale
But I tell you that it's not
Some people
I’m telling you
Better step back
And step away from me
Cause some people
Take all the Jesus
Take all the Jesus that I've got


CH 4 as rideout

Take all the Jesus that I got
Take all the Jesus that I got
Take all the Jesus that I got
Take all the Jesus that I got
Take all the Jesus that I got
Take all the Jesus that I got
To end

Music and Lyrics copyright 2023 by Rachel Cintula and David Snyder
David Snyder: Vocals, Guitars, Instrumentation, Mixing, Mastering and Yelling

ALL THE JESUS THAT I GOT

CAN’T TAKE ME BACK
By Rachel Cintula and David Snyder


V1

Life moved past the one horse in this town
Stoplights are the only thing slowing people down
Highway goes through where the county fair used to be
And many folks have passed on who I’d like to see
The coach I knew retired from teaching in the game
A lot of folks don’t even know me by my family name

CH

See, it don’t matter which way I go
Highways or low ways, or the beaten paths I know
Gravel or pavement
Or  a rough dirt track
These country roads can take me home
But man, they just can’t take me back

V2

Been told I’ve changed by folks I once called friends
I guess I have from the far off places that I’ve been
Like all these old fields my life’s become over grown
And I‘m thankful when I get to my back to mama’s home
Where things were simple and  I was my daddy’s son
And I could rest without worry when the day was done

CH

See, it don’t matter which way I go
Highways or low ways, those memories are gold
Gravel or pavement
Or a rough dirt track
These country roads can take me home
But man, they just can’t take me back

BR

If I knew then 
what I now feel
I would have lived more in the present
Livin’ moments time can’t steal


CH

Cause it doesn’t matter
which way I go
highways or low ways
my heart knows one sad fact
Gravel or pavement
Or a rough dirt track
These country roads can take me home
But man, they can never take me back
never take me back


All music and lyrics by Rachel Cintula and David Snyder, ASCAP
Copyright 2023

David Snyder: Guitar, Vocals, Arrangement, additional instrumentation, mixing and mastering

CAN'T TAKE ME BACK

CAN’T TAKE ME BACK
By Rachel Cintula and David Snyder

V1

Life moved past the one horse in this town
Stoplights are the only thing slowing people down
Highway goes through where the county fair used to be
And many folks have passed on who I’d like to see
The coach I knew retired from teaching in the game
A lot of folks don’t even know me by my family name

CH

See, it don’t matter which way I go
Highways or low ways, or the beaten paths I know
Gravel or pavement
Or a rough dirt track
These country roads can take me home
But man, they just can’t take me back

V2

Told I’ve changed by folks I once called friends
I guess I have from the far off places that I’ve been
Like all these old fields my life’s become over grown
And I‘m thankful when I get to my back to mama’s home
Where things were simple and I was my daddy’s son
And I could rest without worry when the day was done

CH

See, it don’t matter which way I go
Highways or low ways, those memories are gold
Gravel or pavement
Or a rough dirt track
These country roads can take me home
But man, they just can’t take me back

BR

If I knew then
what I now feel
I would have lived more in the present
Livin’ moments time can’t steal

CH

Cause it doesn’t matter
which way I go
highways or low ways
my heart knows one sad fact
Gravel or pavement
Or a rough dirt track
These country roads can take me home
But man, they can never take me back
never take me back

All music and lyrics by Rachel Cintula and David Snyder, ASCAP
Copyright 2023

David Snyder: Guitar, Vocals, Arrangement, additional instrumentation, mixing and mastering

Can't Take Me Back

Rachel Cintula is a member the of Nashville Songwriters Association International, lyricist, and open to cowriting.

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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