The sad songs on my mind -
They’re running laps
Around the times
That often leave my stranded
On lonely roads alone

And when I hear your mournful voice
Leading choirs
Of angel’s noise
My breath is left to contemplate
My past you’ll never know

Cause I’ve had my days
When fists were thrown
And nights of sober echoes
When the paths I’ve chose seem stern
And the wind forgot to blow

But calm and clean -
You’ve calmed my mean
That wants so bad to boil over seams
When those places that I’ve never been
Keep me hoverin’ over fire

My boots are muddy
My eyes are clear
The night seems long
But I have no fear
I’ve learned a thing or two these days
That just might save a boy astray

So I thank you much for all you’ve done
And all you’ve gave
And all I’ve become
It’s not from me
I’ve found my grace
But the sweet, still dance
Of love’s embrace

Untitled (Poem)

Lyrics:

I’ve had nights of endless wonder
Reaching far down into hell
The angel there - she made good company
Had no need for holy grails
She knew a thing or two ‘bout living
More than I could comprehend
Back home her name was Rapture
‘round here they called her Sin
 
Cause we’d be singing
Hootin’ and holler
Drink a little Jack
To keep the worry off us
Park underneath that evening sky
Listen to cicadas as the stars go by
Tires rolling, sun gone down
In just a little bit we’ll be back in town
Fixin’ your hair so your dad won’t know
The dirty places dirt roads go
 
A bag of ice, an igloo cooler
Weren’t rich but we did well
Making the most of empty Sunday’s
Nothing to do ‘cept run around
The sun it brought your skin to smolder
Did my best to cool it down
Cannot say if I was able
Always kept that to yourself
 
But we’d be singing
Hootin’ and holler
Drink a little Jack
To keep the worry off us
Park underneath that evening sky
Listen to cicadas as the moon goes by
Tires rolling, sun gone down
In just a little bit we’ll be back in town
Fixin’ your hair so your mom won’t know
The dirty places those dirt roads go

There’s a box of names up in my mind -
A rolodex of times gone by
But yours is the one I often see
Scattered there so hopelessly
 
I’ve often wondered how your feeling
When I’m feeling low myself
And if you’re holding to our memories -
I hope your laughing through the tears
 
Cause we’d be singing
Hootin’ and holler
Drink a little Jack
To keep the worry off
Park underneath that evening sky
Listen to cicadas as the stars go by
Tires rolling, sun gone down
In just a little bit we’ll be back in town
Fixin’ your hair so your dad won’t know
The dirty places those dirt roads go

Hootin' And Holler

Lyrics:

I’m gonna walk and pray to let the Wretched go
I’m full of empty feelings and guidelines I don’t know
I’m gonna hop a train and outlive those rail blues
Maybe one day find a home that I’ll call mine

I’m gonna hope that I can see myself for who I am
Then I’ll cry and I’ll wonder if it’s better when I forget
I’m trained in a troubled mind and I walk on weary ground
But these rail line blues, no, they won’t bring me down

I’ll dance on my heart until it’s beat down in the ground
I’ll sing a boisterous song but I won’t make a sound
It’s a cruel and funny business fighting our way around
The sun, yes, but I won’t frown

I wanna walk on out the mud and hose my boots down
Crawl into a spaceship and escape this lonely crowd
Live out my days in darkness with stars as candlelight
Cause rail line blues, no, they cannot fly

I’m gonna hop a train and outlive those rail line blues
Maybe one day find a home that I’ll call mine
I’m trained in a troubled mind and I walk on weary ground
But these rail line blues, no, they won’t bring me down

I’m gonna hop a train and outlive those rail line blues
Maybe one day find a home that I’ll call mine

Rail Line Blues

The Man In Me (Cover)

Dead Flowers

Miss Nonsense 2.0

Lyrics:

Some days I just want lay alone and not say a word
When the devil starts shouting, he’ll shout to my core
I’m waitin' around for an old man who sits on a golden throne
To offer me up that piece of heaven that’s left to the lonely poor

But I got all I need just floating ‘round my mind
When someone tries to pull me down, I’ll go back inside
Pick a few tunes and walk the dunes that hold my greatest treasures
Never had a woman who’d write me a song so I write ‘em all myself

Monday I’m not feeling good
By Tuesday, got a list of shoulds
That won’t get done until next week
But don’t sweat the small stuff
It ain’t worth your time
And don’t wait around for other folks
They’ll just watch you bleed

You say you were born to love me
I guess you were born to lie, too
Had to pull my feet up out of the mud
To keep an old dog sane
I’ve been here and there and everywhere
Like a big ole game of musical chairs
But when the song is sung
and the silence comes
You’re alone either way

Monday I’m not feeling good
By Tuesday, got a list of shoulds
That won’t get done until next week
But don’t sweat the small stuff
It ain’t worth your time
And don’t wait around for other folks
They’ll just watch you bleed

Don't Sweat It

Lyrics:

When I close my eyes
I can still see the light
Strewn across
Your troubled eyes

If I had a bit more courage
I might have asked what’s wrong
But we both knew that the answer
Was far too long

Our camelbacks were
Filled with gin and songs
Searching for what’s right
In a world gone all wrong

You’d say to me
There’s not much left to do in this old town
Then I’d run until the high
Brought me down

Yes I miss the days we had
But I don’t miss the ways I felt

Our days of youth
We’re matched with days of pain

And when I thought about the times
We made love with restless minds
I thought I heard an angel sing

About some old forgotten dreams

Do you hear your heartbeat thumping
To the beat of tattered drums?
Or a bird in a cage
Singing ancient songs?

They whisper ‘bout old railways
With cargo full of lead
Enough to lead a good man
Into sin 

Postmen leave packages
Ripe for thieving eyes
Couriers bring messages
Full of gutless lies

The psalms I read make it out
To always be alright
In the midst of all this
Crooked piece of time

Yes I miss the days we had
But I don’t miss the ways I felt

Our days of youth
We’re matched with days of pain

And when I thought about the times
We made love with restless minds
I thought I heard an angel sing

About some old forgotten dreams

No there wasn’t much to pray for
Except a moment more with you
Just a boy from the plains
Lust running through my veins

And now that time has had its say
Its all the best anyway
To leave my heart in dark
And muddy halls

Yes I miss the days we had
But I don’t miss the ways I felt

Our days of youth
We’re matched with days of pain

And when I thought about the times
We made love with restless minds
I thought I heard an angel sing

About some old forgotten dreams
Old forgotten dreams

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