Perfect (ft. Savannah Stone)

In a cheap motel
I turn on the TV
Oh Yolanda Vega
Read those Mega ball numbers to me

I hit the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th
Lawdy just need two more
Yolanda honey
I'm begging you down on the floor

~Chorus~
 Why why why didn't I hit the lottery
 Why oh why has my luck forsaken me
 Why why why didn't I hit the lottery
 Why oh why has my luck forsaken me

Get that '57 goldtop
And a fine Maserati car
Buy Dom Perigon magnums
for everybody at the bar

Could have bought me an island
A penthouse on 5th Avenue
Homes in London, Paris, Tokyo
Any place I wanted to

Repeat chorus

~Bridge~
 Would have got my baby necklaces
 Not just the ones made out of pearls
 Emeralds, rubys, diamonds
 The finest ones in the world
~

So I suppose it's time to get back to reality
This working class life is what's in store for me
Pack up my Epiphone hop into that beat up car
Drink a Guinness or two
At my rock'n'roll local bar

Repeat chorus

Why Oh Why(Didn't I Hit The Lottery) - Steven Campbell

Wind

See that man over there
In the seersucker suit
He says he won't repay me
A dangerous lug
I won't say his name
Let's call him Delaney

A mean old tough
The criminal type
Always up to something shady
Steer clear of that guy
Don't speak his name
Let's call him Delaney

And that one over there
With the big shifty eyes
Prone to acting insanely
A treacherous cad
Can't utter his name
Let's call him Delaney

He's had quite a few
Over there at the bar
Beginning to act pretty crazy
Slip out the back door
Don't whisper his name 
Let's call him Delaney

Then her near the door
Looking for trouble
Or sweet lovin' maybe
She's real tough to judge
Don't know her name
Let's call her Delaney

Either way things will go
I'm taking a chance
Yes either way she will slay me
So here we go
Don't need her name
Let's call her Delaney

Let's call him Delaney
Let's call him Delaney
Let's call her Delaney
Let's call them all Delaney

Music and lyrics by Steven Campbell
~Lyrics inspired by Groucho Marx : )

Let's Call Him Delaney - Steven Campbell

Not That Kind Of A Doctor

See that guitar hanging up on the wall
'Ol Gus can I have it
He says it can be yours
First you learn Malaguena

Saw this cat at the railway line
Blues records under his arm
Practiced night & day in a rundown flat
Till we were ready to perform

Soon on the stage at the Marquee Club
The birds are screaming
Writing down Satisfaction
While I'm still dreaming

When you're known as the Human Riff
And your life becomes a myth
Now all the little rock'n'rollers
Wanna be like Keef

Left London for the South of France
Wild horses dragging me away
Spent some time at the memory motel
Getting happy every day

Met the monkey man so I'm coming down again
Then I met my New York girl
Walked before they made me run
Still rockin' all over the world

Been quite a wild ride
One love we all had a ball
Cause I got the silver
To put gold rings on you all 

When you're known as the Human Riff
And your life becomes a myth
Now all the little rock'n'rollers
Wanna be like Keef

Music and Lyrics Steven Campbell 2023
This song is dedicated to Keith Richards

Keef - Steven Campbell

Richard Norton Bacon
Has left the building
His friends will tell you
That he's in a better place
But others they will say
That they can smell the bacon burning

Richard he loved his dogs
Trixie, James Brown Beans, & Mr Woo
They were the last in a long line
Of hairy hogs who shared his bed & affection

~~
Chorus
Richard was a fine man
And really quite a wit
If you want to set your record straight
Like him write your own obit

Cremation will take place
At the family's convenience
His ashes will be passed
From family member to family member
Yes those ashes will make the rounds
Till they can't remember
Who's in that urn

~~
Chorus

In the celebration of his life
Remember Richard in your own way
He wasn't so bad or what an ass
Any story of your choosing
Boiled shrimp & adult beverages
Should be part of Richard's celebration
The luncheon to honor him
Will be at the widow Bacon's place

~~
Chorus

Richard Norton Bacon 
Has left the building

Richard Norton Bacon - Steven Campbell

In a far away land
Locked away in the Maze
Ten doomed men
Lay wasting away

Here we sit in the pub
And we toast Bobby Sands
A shot on the bar
A pint in our hands

Wearing the green
Feeling all blue
Then I see ol' Shane
He's coming on through

Says "How the hell have you been"
As I buy him a round
Let's shoot us some pool
And then hit the town

When will Shane/he find his angel
When will I find mine
One thing that we're sure of
That we're running out of time

Night after night
Guitars round our necks
The crowd never knew
What song we'd sing next

Sure everyone knew
We'd serve up the craic
Playing dirty old dives
Never looking back

Another set done
We bid all farewell
Don't know if our next stop
Would be heaven or hell

We walked out the door
Which way;s the hotel
Is that the light or the sun
It was so hard to tell

Then he found his angel
And I found mine
One thing those angels gave us
They bought us precious time

One fine summer day
Heard a glorious sound
We managed our way
To the front of the crowd

What a brilliant voice
Came from this girl
We both agreed
Was the best we had heard

Her name was Sinead
She said hello
Said she had to run
It was time to go

Now seems Sinead has beat us home
Her angel still unfound
We will all be weeping
As they lay her in the ground
Now lay your burden down
Under the Sessle oak tree
Rest your weary head
Set your spirit free

Music and Lyrics Steven Campbell 2023

Find Your Angel(For Sinead)by Steven Campbell

Sailed away from Donegal
Across the big wide sea
Settled down in Brooklyn
To raise a family
Two generations pass
That family included me

We watched Neil and Buzz 
Walk on the moon on your tv
You were a kid when the Wright Brothers flew
So for you must have been a sight to see
That amazing night in history
Still a vivid memory for me

Grandpa Dan, Grandpa Dan
Such a happy, caring man
Grandpa Dan, Grandpa Dan
Sure did love that grand old man

Now we're playing checkers
I have red and you have black
Once I started winning
You'd give the board a wack
Then smile with a twinkle in your eye
Its so funny looking back

You watched that show with Lawrence Welk
While I learned to play guitar
But then you'd spin The Dubliners
Singing 'Whiskey In A Jar'
I make a racket on that electric
But you loved me just the same

Grandpa Dan, Grandpa Dan
Such a happy, caring man
Grandpa Dan, Grandpa Dan
Sure did love that grand old man

Grandpa Dan by Steven Campbell

Married In Vegas - words by James Noble / music by Mark Eliasof

We got married in Elvis' chapel
His Gee-tar hangin' there
I could feel the Graceland spirit 
Coming down out of the air 
	
We had the "keep us together" baby
Divorced when our son was three 
Well I'm supposed to say that he’s the light of my life,
But he’s someone thatI rarely see
	
Don’t have much money 
Don’t have many friends
Don’t have many creditors
But I don’t have to make amends
	
I came back from an evening's drinking
to the motel behind El Rey
Found a note on the empty table 
"Sorry lover. I just can't stay"

I supposed that we kept married 
three years from our weddin' day
Well I try and keep track of where my ex-wife lives
but I'm careful to stay away 
	
Don’t have much money 
Don’t have many friends
Don’t have many creditors
So I don’t have to make amends
		
Gettin' married in Vegas — happens so damn fast
Gettin' married in Vegas — never gonna last
Gettin' married in Vegas — Not Reno, not in Sparks
Gettin' married in Vegas — say yes every time you're asked 
	
You can join the foreign legion if you par-lay français
You can join the peace corps baby if you're from amer-i-kay
You can drive from salt lake temple, be sure to stop off half way
Drive on to tuscan boneyard, and Ralf's all-night café
	
Gettin' married in Vegas — happens so damn fast
Gettin' married in Vegas — never gonna last
Gettin' married in Vegas — Not Reno, not in Sparks
Gettin' married in Vegas — say yes every time you're asked

Married In Vegas - Lyrics by James Noble / Music by Mark Eliasof

MANSION IN THE SKY
    The doorman says hello, as you walk through the lobby
    You pretend you hear him, and you smile
    As you rise up in your elevator above the glowing city 
    Do you wonder why he’s there instead of you

    The light of the screen flickers, on the patterned paisley walls
    In the dark you’re sitting by yourself
    Aching for a princess like Diana
    To be beside you on your velvet couch

    Mansion in the sky
    Mansion in the sky
    You have everything you need, but life has passed you by
    Do you ever sit and cry
    In your mansion in the sky

    Do you wonder what they’re doing 
    On the streets you seldom see
    You glimpse them from behind the tinted windows
    In your chauffeured limousine

    Mansion in the sky
    Mansion in the sky
    If they ever knew, they wouldn’t want to be you
    As you try to dry your eyes
    In your mansion in the sky

Lyrics by Fiona McQuarrie/Music by Steven Campbell 2023

Perfect (ft. Savannah Stone)

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