So nice!  Excellent song and performance.

STEELY DAN 

By David Snyder 

V1 

Give me the red pill sugar 
To set me free 
I may take the blue pill later 
So I can sleep 
It’s fine all right 
If the world lasts one more night 
Although New York City is burning 
The house party is in sight 

CH: 

And the girls don’t care what you’re doing 
As long as you do it all night long 
And the girls will give it all to you  
If you play their favorite song 
And just 
Be man 
Keep it up and have a plan 
Make it jazzy if you can 
If your skin has a deeper tan 
play some Steely Dan 

V2 

Find me some politicians 
To treat me nice 
Give me some sweet molasses 
And banana spice 
It’s fine all right 
If the world lasts one more night 
My house is owned by China 
But the party is in sight 

CH: 

And the girls don’t care what you’re doing 
As long as you do it all night long 
And the girls will give it all to you  
If you play their favorite song 
And just 
Be man 
Keep it up and have a plan 
Make it jazzy if you can 
If your skin has a deeper tan 
play some Steely Dan 
The girls are tight
yeah the girls are tight
so be a man
and play some Steely Dan

All music and lyrics copyright 2023 by David Snyder 

David Snyder: Vocals, piano, bass, guitar, additional instrumentation, mixing, mastering

Steely Dan

the marching band for peace - La marche de la Fanfare pour la Paix

EVERY ROAD
Words and music by
Torrey Bliss and Ron Helm
©2022 Glass Gate Music BMI

The sun lights up the morning
Takes away all the darkness of the night
And I know that You are still there with me
I sing Your praise way up to the sky
 
Sometimes I lose my way (While I'm singing my own song)
Then You speak to my heart ( then You speak to my heart)
And You show me where I've gone wrong

Every road I travel ( every road)
You've watched me on this journey(You came along)
You came along and turned my gray skies into blue

It's a long lonely highway (a lonely road)
When you're out there on your own
You know your headed the wrong direction
And on the wrong side of the road

You know I've lost my way (While I'm singing my own song)
Then You speak to my heart
And bring me back where I belong

Every road I travel ( every road)
You've watched me on this journey(You came along)
You came along and turned my gray skies into blue

Every road I travel ( every road)
You've watched me on this journey(You came along)
You came along and turned my gray skies into blue

Every road I travel ( every road)
You've watched me on this journey(You came along)
You came along and turned my gray skies into blue

Every Road

EVERY ROAD

Let the wind keep blowing
Let’s see what it leaves behind
Long days long nights without you as my compass
In the world of my dreams, in the sounds of the city
In the sun when it gleams, in the shame and the pity
I believe what I believe but I bounce like a ricochet

Give the morning it’s due
Give it space to just wake up
Stars like diamonds stars in your eyes all fade out
Like a day full of hours, like a night getting gritty
A box full of flowers, like the words once so witty
I recoil from the force and I deflect like a ricochet

Let the radio play
Let’s wait to hear some Dylan
From the vinyl and the plastic I hear your voice
In the words of regret, in the notes and the chords
In the ways we forget, in the love we can’t afford
I get stuck in the groove then I skip like a ricochet

Like a ricochet
In your direction
In your direction

The Ricochet

I am way out of my comfort zone on this one. 

I am playing the guitar and the spoken word.  Band-in-a-Box is supplying the balance of the tracks with the exception of the very last sound: I played that on my MIDI keyboard controller.

Let me know what you think.

The Clock Is Ticking

Eternal Peace

In the silence of a dark winter night
We're walking in the fading light
But I don't feel the cold
'cause I've got you here to hold
You're the sun that warms my soul

Christmas is a time to rejoice
And being here with you is like a dream come true
I want to embrace your beautiful face
The joy that you give fills my heart

Silver stars shine ever so bright
Like tinsel when it catches the light
You're my star, you're my light
And I need you here tonight
A lovers flame that never will die
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Written, performed & produced by Andy Shearer.
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A Christmas Love Song

It has been unusually cool around here as normally it would be cold and snowing. So I thought I might try a cool jazz type song.

I am playing the guitar and via my keyboard the tenor sax.  Band-in-a-Box is supplying the balance of the tracks.

Cool Days

Why Does Santa...?

If Only I Could Be That Guy (that once I was) words and music by Norman Wibe

I don´t care if it rains or snow
as long as you don´t have to go
can´t stand a moment without you
you send me darlin´oh yes you do

Whenever you are close to me
you fill me up with lust to be
whole again to be what I was
so long ago my darlin´alas

If only I could be that guy
that once I was, you make me try
I don´t know but one thing I know
your love will try and make me show

Every now and every when
I can recall how we met back then 
you were so sweet as still you are
the sweetest dame by near and by far

I fell in love with you, yes I did
the moment that I opened my lid
believe me darlin´I love you still
wanna hold you darlin´oh yes I will

If only I could be that guy
that once I was, you make me try
I don´t know but one thing I know
your love will try and make me show

Everytime I look at you I get warm inside
I´ll get happy my sweetest dear just layin´by your side 

If only I could be that guy
that once I was, you make me try
I don´t know but one thing I know
your love will try and make me show
make me show

STYLE: HYDRATE.STY
INSTROS: Bass: 902, Elpiano: 905, Realdrums: Funk Heavy, Guitar 1: 3947, Guitar 2: 3948
Vocal Aahs: 3063,Guitar 3 soloist: 3961, Vibes: 3899

Recorded with Mixcraft  on Lenovo Ideacentre
Compressor and Reverb used

Cheers
Dani

IF ONLY I COULD BE THAT GUY (THAT ONCE I WAS)

There’s redemption in the mountains
And salvation in the morning
That record still makes me come undone
There’s a blue ghost in the hallway
And I think I’m seeing shadows
That record still makes me come undone

You’re not down for the count
But I see you still have doubts
If you think there’s a message yet to come
Take a breath from what you’re doing
Look me up and dial your telephone

It was fall in Caledonia
It was cold in the doorway
That record still makes me come undone
There were signs in every corner
There was music in the kitchen
The sound of Joni’s River like a gun

You’re not down for the count
But I see you still have doubts
If you think there’s a message yet to come

There’s a sign at the edge of town
And some words of inspiration
That record still makes me come undone
There’s a lot of bad reception
There are voices in the airwaves
The River still makes me come undone

You’re not down for the count
But I see you still have doubts
If you think there’s a message yet to come
Take a breath from what you’re doing
Look me up and dial your telephone

There’s redemption in the mountains
And salvation in the morning
That record still makes me come undone
That record still makes me come undone
Yeah, that record

IF ONLY I COULD BE THAT GUY (THAT ONCE I WAS)

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