It never rains when you want it too, then it pours

The Icing On The Cake

i liked the title to this one so i thought id try and write a song around it

Penny

two legs to carry me home when im too stoned to make it alone
gets me to where i need to go midnight stroll
walk down my street with my new plastic feet

two legs to help me climb high the mountain is tall makes me feel small under it all
its been said before you best take a seat
you wont get too far with your new plastic feet

two legs to help me run quick so i can escape the daily routine that i have made
hear the sound of water from a slow running creek
and in it ill put my new plastic feet

two legs to jump over coals through burning hoops the edge of a cliff look at the view
stay in the shade away from the heat
you know it might melt my new plastic feet

two legs to wander the world and look for a girl who speaks in a language ive never heard
she will be kind she will be sweet
but most of all love me and my plastic feet

two legs and i can swim through the current and tides of sea deep and blue
keeping my head above water trying not to sink
as the fish try to eat my new plastic feet

two legs and i can walk through the pillars and gates that i once knew
look around and wonder but nothing can keep
me from tripping over my new plastic feet

two legs to get me to war so i can die a beautiful death wreaths at the door
not a word will be spoken they'll look down and see
all that is left are new plastic feet

2 Legs To Carry Me

Out Of Time

A simple little tune, sparse and undressed

I Know You

this is another song off an old 4 track tape demo...........cheers if you are having a listen

Written All Over You

a quickie down in the basement.......always practice safe songwriting :).........thanks for having a listen

What Matters To You (Isn't Me)

been trying to upload a song for a while,  been locked out of my account as im now a bot, jimmy the robot..............hopefully it will get sorted.....this is another quickie, song number 18........cheers for having a listen and apologies for my lack of replies

Song18

a bit depressing this one, so i thought id balance it out with a nice plate of gnocchi.............all the best for xmas and the new year and cheers for the listens

Your Wicked Ways

this one is recorded on a old mt50 4 track cassette recorder, its on its last legs, this might be the last one i get from it..............cheers for your ears if you are having a listen

Sink Like Stones

Troubled Man

this is a demo of a song i wrote after a friend told me about a situation she was in and couldn't get out of.......some nice fellas i met at a rehearsal studio helped me out, and i swapped me acoustic for the bass on this one.......this is the 1st take live with an overdubbed backing vocal, bit rough, but i thought it had a cool sound...............cheers again for having a listen

Better Run For Your Life

i wrote this song after reading a great book by Raymond Blanc.....im not sure why, as the song has nothing at all to do with cooking, and RB is always such a happy fellow...............thanks if you are having a listen

Once

another quickie down in the basement .......a great song from a great film written by Eddie Rabbitt..........cheers for having a listen

Every Which Way But Loose (Eddie Rabbitt)

where would we bee without the honeybee,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,cheers for having a listen

Honeybee

another day, another reason...........cheers for the listen

Reasons

just wanted to record a few songs live on me cassette recorder.........cheers for having a listen

Walking Blind

another live one into the cassette recorder...........cheers for the listen

Long Time Gone

Change

this is an old lyric with a new coat,  a quickie on the 4 track tape..........cheers for the listen


i'm standing at the station a fifty in my hand
note on the table explaining my plans
aint got no number no forward address
i won't be home, to clean up no mess
thats all i am
your ball and chain

take what you can, what's left for me
making my days, misery
you know you're the reason i'm turning away
i've told you before, you don't hear what i say
thats all i am
your ball and chain

got to get away, gotta wipe my slate clean
stepping out of a nightmare and into a dream
gotta keep on moving, follow the sun
if i seen you again, i don't know what i woulda done
thats all i am
your ball and chain

Ball & Chain

Another conundrum.................cheers for having a listen


sometimes you want to find out but you don't want to know
when it's laid out straight and the facts still show

eyes can see in a minute
the deed don't fit the crime
you gave it to another now you've gone and put it all on the line
right place wrong time

when your head says yes but your heart says no
you push against the tide just to wash up on the shore

holding on for dear life
walking on the edge of a knife
cheques in your pocket but you're never gonna see a dime
right place wrong time

right place wrong time
when you're the only one who cannot see
it's all just dreaming, pie in the sky
it was never ever meant to be
right place wrong time

when you need to reach out but you don't want to talk
so you sit down with the night all alone with your thoughts

asking who you think you're kiddin
you start to get used to the life
what you gonna do when you gotta leave it all behind
cheques in your pocket but you're never gonna see a dime
you gave it to another now you gone and put it all on the line
for the right place wrong time

Right Place Wrong Time

written by Bob Dylan
a fav of mine from the great mans Desire album......cheers for having a listen

Oh Sister (Bob Dylan)

written by Kurdt Kobain
with a little help from my friend Nettamoon.........cheers for having a listen

All Apologies (Nirvana)

another Blue......................cheers for having a listen


well i dont want to hear about it
i dont want to have to bite my tounge
not much we can do, so maybe tonight
we wont, have to blue
no i dont wanna blue

i dont want to know about it
keep your secrets to yourself
i got them too, and maybe tonight
we wont, have to blue

dont say nothing, when theres nothing to say
its only words, and they get in the way

oh i dont want to think about it
im trying to keep it of my mind
lets just enjoy the view, and maybe tonight
we wont have to blue
no i dont want to blue

and i dont want to talk about it
its all been said before
such a waste of time, and maybe tonight
we wont have to blue

Blue

for an old mate.............cheers for having a listen


sometimes i don't feel like being the social kind
catchup with you another day
i just need some time away, hope you don't mind

i did my time, paid my dues
wiped away my tears, sang my blues
said my goodbyes, some much too late
went to sleep with the devil, woke up a saint

if i could i think i would, get far away so im never found
but then again i don't like flying
so i'll just keep my good foot on the ground

i fought too much, sometimes not enough
tried to smooth out the edges, when its naturally rough
i've buttoned my lip, then yelled so loud
hung my head, then never felt so proud

to be a loner

Loner

written by one of the best..... Marty Robbins......cheers for listening

Big Iron  (Marty Robbins)

peace...........thanks for listening



a mother said to her child
take your time while you're still young
and when they tell you that you're not from here
you say i was born under this sun

cos it saddens me
and brings a tear to my eye when i see what we've become
when you tell me it's not my land i say
i was born under this sun

the motherland told us once
no matter where you're from
you're welcome at my gates
we're all born under one sun

we run the human race
yet we're the only ones
who can change our wicked ways
 we're all born under one sun

a mother said to her child one day
walk tall and never run
cos you'll need every once of strength you got
when you're born under this sun

YeahNah

written by Netta&Mcgill
a little song about appreciation and sticking together............thanks for listening and merry christmas


you're the blue up in my sky
the twinkle in the eye
aint no mountain seem too high
when you are by my side

you're the no and i'm the yes
you're the answer i'm the guess
everything just seems a mess
without you by my side

sometimes the days aint long enough
to do what we gotta do
and get on with what really matters
like taking care of me and you

my island in the sun
a place to hide when i'm on the run
i could easily come undone
without you by my side

cool me down like summer rain
seek me out when i'm lost again
among enemies you're my friend
who stands right by my side

like a dusty road that never ends
the long goodbye, to part as friends
just know that we'll meet again
and we'll walk side by side

Side X Side

a quick one in the morning............cheers for having a listen

I'll Be On My Way

Some undressed songs off the tape machine..........cheers for having a listen


chaos on my mind, gets hard just to find the time
keep on looking, trying to find a clue
but then again, it's nothing new

hide seek night and day, you see me and look away
grey is raining, deep is blue
but then again, its nothing new

up down white or black, getting healthy heart attack
ink the skin, another bad tattoo

right wrong in or out, get ignored talked about
subscribe or follow, discard or use
but then again, its nothing new
it's nothing new

eyes see colorblind, lock the door, free the mind
paid on time, or overdue

chaos on my mind, gets hard just to find the time
keep on looking, trying to find a clue
but then again, it's nothing new
it's nothing new

It's Nothing New

this one recorded on an old 2 track reel to reel…….cheers for having a listen


if i could go right back, to where it all started
barely flesh and bone
i'd crawl right back, from where i came
never ever to be knowd

and i'd say amen, if i could be born again

well it didn't take long, for trouble to find me
follow me down the line
i tried to lay low, not get caught up in it
thought i had time on my side

and my broken heart would mend, if i could be born again

right place wrong time, it's a habit of mine
a rambler by nature my friend
going sideways and under, and up over yonder
the straight narrow road lies ahead

would your ear be there to lend, if i could be born again
yes i'd say amen, if i could be born again

If I Could Be Born Again

Demos and sketches of songs, mostly recorded in my home studio.
Part of the Netta&McGill duo.
Thanks for having a listen.

Jim Mcgill

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