Verse 1
Maybe you noticed that the laundry has been folded
You don’t even see it cause I put it away
Go take a drive, on a full tank of gas
You won’t be stuck at the pump for today (Noooo)

Verse 2
I made some calls to customer service for you
Talking to robots and strangers, your least favorite thing to do
I saw those jeans, those shoes, that shirt that didn’t fit quite right
Let me take your stress off, send this shipping mess off, it’ll be gone tonight

Chorus 1
I know what my lady likes
Things that really drive her wild
I can make her heart take flight
She don’t need bouquets of flowers
She just wants to take a shower
Free from interruptions alright
All the little things that make her smile
Take a little thought to go the extra mile
Take it from a man who
Knows as well as I do
I know what my lady (My lady likes)

Verse 3
Hey girl, I built the thing that you wanted from your Pinterest board
I have to agree that it’ll open up the space much more
And I don’t think that you’ll be able to keep those hands to yourself  (Nooo)
Once you see the dovetail work on these handmade mahogany shelves (Ooooh)

Chorus 2
I know what my lady likes
Things that really drive her wild
I can fill her heart with bliss
She don’t need no chiseled man
She just wants the dinners planned
Blowin’ up the grocery list (yeah)
All the little things that make her smile
Take a little thought to go the extra mile
Take it from a man who
Knows as well as I do
I know what my lady (My lady likes)

Bridge:
I saw those full bags of trash
(I took care of it)
Heard those loud kids stealing your peace
(I took care of it)
Girl I saw that baseboard dust
(I took care of it)
Girl what you really needing really wanting
Is a man who takes care of it, (who takes care of it)   

Chorus 3
I know what my lady likes
Things that really drive her wild
I can make her float on air
She don’t need a ring that’s gleaming
She just wants a man who’s cleaning
Putting in his fair share
All the little things that make her smile
Take a little thought to go the extra mile
Take it from a man who
Knows as well as I do
I know what my lady   (My lady likes)

What My Lady Likes

Chorus 1
The moon is up
The sun is down
A quiet hush is all around
The day is through
The time has gone
It's pajama time, let's put them on
Yes it is night night time

Verse 1
Welcome to the jungle and it's never gonna end
I can't find my favorite PJ's
I can't sleep without them
I'm so thirsty right now, I need a drink so bad
These PJ's don't fit right
And without them I won't sleep at all tonight
(Wow, you have some strong feelings about that)

Chorus 2
The moon is up
The sun is down
A quiet hush is all around
Now open wide
For good hygiene
Let's see those teeth and get them clean
Yes it is night night time

Verse 2
This toothpaste is too spicy, and now I have to pee
Let me put on the toothpaste I'll squeeze it all over the sink
I need to sleep with you
I have to say goodnight to the dog
I'm so hyped up right now, I need to do cartwheels
I'm scared, I'm scared right now
There's a monster
(I'm so glad you feel comfortable sharing your emotions with me)

Chorus 3
The moon is up
The sun is down
A quiet hush is all around
Let's get tucked in
And take a look
We'll settle down and read a book
Yes it is night night time

Chorus 3
I'm scared, I'm scared right now there's a bug
I need my toys, I'm not even tired
I'm so cold and I need a hug
I need to say goodnight to the dog again
I need another story, make one up right now
MOM, DAD!

Bridge:
They keep saying that these years will fly by and
Frankly, I wish that they would, sometimes
But I've seen you at your worst and you've seen me at mine
So let's just keep on trying and enjoy the ride

Night Night Time (Please Just Go To Sleep)

Featuring Victor Lee on electric guitar
Written by: Eloise Tetrault ("mostly") and Mike Tetrault ("a little bit")
Photo credit: Autumn Tetrault

Intro
What’s the greatest food
In the whole wide world
It can make me happy
When I am a sad, sad girl
Crispy, crunchy, yummy
I want some in my tummy
And it goes great with ketchup

"Hey, shouldn’t we get this song started?"
"Oh, I was just doing a little intro."

Chorus
Chicken nuggets and French fries
Chicken nuggets and French fries
Chicken nuggets and French fries
Chicken nuggets and French fries

Verse 1
The yummiest fix for my crying eyes
Is a heaping helping of those nuggets and fries
They’re the food for me that will always be chosen
I’ll eat them anytime except for when they are frozen

[Chorus]

Verse 2
Whether it’s Sandwich Shop or Chick Fil A
Wendy’s or Mickey D’s or Raising Cane’s
Any other menu item you can forget it
But stuffing chicken nugs I know I’ll never regret it

[Chorus]

Bridge
Don’t give me spaghetti
Give me nuggets and French fries
Don’t give me healthy veggies
Give me nuggets and French fries
Don’t give me a sandwich
Give me nuggets and French fries
They are my first prize
I’m telling you no lies

[Blazing guitar solo]

[Chorus]

Chorus 2
Chicken nuggets and French fries
Chicken nuggets and French fries
Chicken nuggets and French fries
The very best number one food

Chicken Nuggets and French Fries

Verse 1
Welcome to the show
You’re the main attraction
We can guarantee
Algorithmic perfection
Quick, do not delay
The best things in life are free
Everything you love
Scrolling by you endlessly
Everything you hate
Keeps you clicking, wanting more
We make you engage
Get enraged and punch through doors
It don’t need to be true
It just has to make you feel
Everything you want
In your prison safely sealed
Just trust us

Chorus
Get those likes make your
Dopamine spike, if you’re
Getting it for free it can only mean that
You are the product you are, you are the product	
Lonesome or sad we have a fix for that
Make a new friend, digital chatter
Users get the bugs, software is a drug and
You are the product you are, you are the product	

Verse 2
You are now a brand
Got to show the world your best
Never turn it off
Always smiling, hashtag blessed
See the highlight reels
Feel the envy how it stings
Here’s a helpful link
Fantasize and buy the things
Time is currency
Stay a while so we get paid
Sell your secrets here
Your whole life is worth the trade
We choose what you see
We know better anyhow
Glue you to the screen
You are so connected now

[Chorus]

[Instrumental Verse]

[Chorus]

Photo credit: Prateek Katyal via Unsplash

You're the Product

God shed His grace on thee
But you kept it for yourself
When weary poor knocked at your door
You’d dare not share the wealth

From sea to shining sea
Your riches on display
When families came and made their plea
You took their kids away

You shall love
The stranger in your midst
God watches over them
He defends the immigrant
In this land they’ll have inheritance
They are all to be as the citizens
When we welcome them we welcome Christ himself

From amber waves below
To purple mountains high
As masses weep, you’d rather keep
Your precious gold refined

The stern, impassioned stress
Upon the pilgrim’s feet
Enduring trials through desert miles
To live the patriot’s dream

You shall love
The stranger in your midst
God watches over them
He defends the immigrant
In this land they’ll have inheritance
They are all to be as the citizens
When we welcome them we welcome Christ himself

God mend thine every flaw
Confirm thy liberty in law
Mother of exiles, on the shore
She lifts her lamp at the golden door
God mend thine every flaw
Confirm thy liberty in law
Mother of exiles, on the shore
She lifts her lamp at the golden door
For tempest-tossed and homeless poor

You shall love
The stranger in your midst
God watches over them
He defends the immigrant
In this land they’ll have inheritance
They are all to be as the citizens
When we welcome them we welcome Christ himself

God Shed His Grace On Thee

Verse 1
Open your eyes and open your lungs and take a breath of freedom
Feel the breeze, the world’s at ease, tell your stresses you don’t need ‘em
Anything is possible, the sky’s the limit, you can do it all
Carnivals and festivals and camping trips, you’re free until the fall

Chorus
This is the time for living it’s the time for letting go
Icy drinks and late sunsets and days so warm and slow
Smell the fresh cut grass and see the sidewalk-strolling lovers
Settle in and live the life you want
These are the days of summer

Verse 2
The year was long, you never thought this moment would arrive here
The winter dark was cold and hard, but the sun is shining so clear
Pack up for that road trip, you are going somewhere you have never been
You’re all clocked out and it’s about time for endless dreaming to begin

Chorus
This is the time for living it’s the time for letting go
Ice cold drinks and late sunsets and days so warm and slow
Smell the fresh cut grass and see the sidewalk-strolling lovers
Settle in and live the life you want
These are the days of summer

Bridge
Everybody’s celebrating
Everybody’s sick of waiting
Everybody’s riding the same high
Everybody’s got that new pep
Everybody’s doing a two-step
Everybody’s feeling fit to fly

Chorus
This is the time for living it’s the time for letting go
Ice cold drinks and late sunsets and days so warm and slow
Smell the fresh cut grass and see the sidewalk-strolling lovers
Settle in and live the life you want
These are the days of summer

Photo credit: Autumn Tetrault

The Time For Living

Verse 1
It started with the little things
You took a bottle without me
You held it up until you’d had your fill
You wouldn’t let me hold your bike
You’d tell me what you did not like
And put on your own coat when you felt a chill

Chorus
And I’m losing you, I’m losing you
But I’m finding too, that the losing is so sweet

Verse 2
You chose to play out with your friends
Instead of reading once again
Your favorite book nestled in my arms
Overnights and birthdays too
Where I can’t join the fun with you
I only catch a glimpse from in the car

Chorus
And I’m losing you, I’m losing you
But I’m finding too, that the losing is so sweet

Bridge
The day when I first held you
Is the day you started drifting away from me
Growing into someone wonderful
A process I cannot control
I wish that it could be
But I love you
And I want to
See you be who you were made to be

Verse 3
You amaze me every day
I can’t take credit for the way
You live each day as fully you do
But I will always stick around
If you need my love when you fall down
I treasure every moment spent with you

Chorus
Still I know I’m losing you, I’m losing you
But I’m finding too…
Yes, I’m losing you, I’m losing you
I’m finding too, that the losing is so sweet
Yes the losing is so sweet

I'm Losing You

Another dinner meltdown
And again I lost my cool
I promise I’ll do better
But I wish for simpler rules
I second guess my every word
As we weep into the night
And I don’t know if I’m doing this right

The highs they feel so high
When it all falls into place
The perfect birthday party
Or idyllic summer days
But then it all comes crashing down
And everything’s a fight
And I don’t know if I’m doing this right

So I hope you know I love you
And I'll do the best I can
The hospital just sent us home
Without a manual or plan
Maybe you’ll want therapy and I hope it brings you light
I just hope that I’m doing this right

I read up all the experts
And they all seem so sure
If I could parent like a book
There’d be no tantrums to endure
I just mix haphazardly
Intuition and advice
And I don’t know if I’m doing this right

So I hope you know I love you
And I'll do the best I can
The hospital just sent us home
Without a manual or plan
Maybe you’ll want therapy and I hope it brings you light
I just hope that I’m doing this right

I make it up as I go along
I’m sure one day you’ll see
I bet that you already know
Cause you’re a lot sharper than me
When you look back on how I fell short
Don’t report me to family court
The learning curve is steep

So I hope you know I love you
'Cause I'll do the best I can
The hospital just sent us home
Without a manual or plan
Maybe you’ll want therapy and I hope it brings you light
I just hope that I’m doing this right
I hope that love and trying make it all right

Don't Know If I'm Doing This Right

Verse 1
Rolled up to the airport with my Chacos and no clue
Long on answers, short on plans for how they would come true
In a world I'd never known, a hemisphere away from home and
Making a difference by making none at all

Chorus
Love your neighbor
Fix your neighbor
Save your neighbor
What's the difference
Know your neighbor
See your neighbor
Hear your neighbor
This feels useless
I set out to change the world
But now I see
Thank God, the world changed me

Verse 2
I wrote on my blog how things would change from my first day
The great American export: optimistic naivete
I didn't have the magic touch, turns out I did not know that much and
I made peace with going two for three

(Chorus)

Bridge
I came to teach but I'm the one in need of learning
Mostly coasting on respect that I'm not earning
How could I change someone's life when I can't fix my own
I'm just a guest here in another's home

Chorus 2
Love your neighbor
Fix your neighbor
Save your neighbor
What's the difference
Know your neighbor
See your neighbor
Hear your neighbor
This feels useless
I set out to change the world
But now I see
Thank God, the world changed
The arrogant pride, the heart inside of me

Change the World

Quick to tell a corny joke that we’ve all heard before
Every time the punch line hits, it gets you laughing more
Everyone’s a friend to you
Helping til the work is through

This is how a saint is made, see what God can do
When kindness shines through all the pain the world has put on you
Though your heart and flesh may fail you’ll be made new
Because the grip of grace won’t let go of you

You never knew a father’s love through the bruises of your youth
The substances a substitute, a hunger for the truth
You never beat the drink for good
But you gave your heart to one who could

This is how a saint is made, see what God can do
When kindness shines through all the pain the world has put on you
Though your heart and flesh may fail you’ll be made new
Because the grip of grace won’t let go of you

You heard the sermons about the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost
You never read theology but you knew more than most
Some people sing the grace of God in vague and abstract ways    
But you lived pure forgiveness, joy, and freedom every day
 
This is how a dead man lives, see what God can do
When your debt is paid, only love remains, and shackles can’t hold you
Though your heart and flesh may fail you’ll be made new
Because the grip of grace won’t let go of you


Rick

Verse 1
Why am I driving across the state at 5:00AM
For a nonstop weekend travel baseballl tournament
Why can't we keep sports in the seasons of the past
Maybe I was born to parent when life didn't move so fast

Chorus
I wanna be an 80's dad
I wouldn't be caught dead in a minivan
Free from the tyranny of Instagram
No need to document how perfect we are
I'd swoop right in
To give a bedside pep talk to my kids
Piano softly playing, problem's fixed
Well that's how I remember it
When being a parent wasn't hard

Verse 2
Cleanup time would just consist of toys thrown in the trash
Winning tickets at my kid's Chuck E. Cheese birthday bash
You broke your arm a bit, just go rub some dirt on it
I'd never change a diaper, I'd barely know where my kid is

Chorus

Bridge
Everyone doesn't have to be a winner
I'll let you starve if you don't like dinner
Emotionally available as a speed bump
Fearsomely enforce the rules
Beat Super Mario like a superhero
Raising free range children who get it done

Chorus 2
I wanna be an 80's dad
Cause I didn't turn to be all that bad
I hope you can fail and learn to bounce right back
And grow from your mistakes without a YouTube tutorial
You'll love the great outdoors
Cause you'll be locked out til dinner and not a moment before
You'll know the worth of working every chore
The evidence is plain to see
They knew what they were doing in the 80's

80's Dad

What is your favorite truck
What is your favorite truck
What is your favorite truck today
Dump truck!
It is a dump truck
It is a dump truck
It dumps the dirt all around

What is your favorite truck
What is your favorite truck
What is your favorite truck today
Ice cream truck!
It is an ice cream truck
It is an ice cream truck
It brings the ice cream all around

What is your favorite truck
What is your favorite truck
What is your favorite truck today
Fire truck!
It is a fire truck
It is a fire truck
It puts out fires all around

What is your favorite truck
What is your favorite truck
What is your favorite truck today
Digger!
It is a digger
It is a digger
It digs up dirt all around

What is your favorite truck
What is your favorite truck
What is your favorite truck today
Garbage truck!
It is a garbage truck
It is a garbage truck
It picks up garbage all around

What is your favorite truck
What is your favorite truck
What is your favorite truck today
Mixer truck!
It is a mixer truck
It is a mixer truck
It mixes things all around

What is your favorite truck
What is your favorite truck
What is your favorite truck today
Leaf truck!
It is a leaf truck
It is a leaf truck
It sucks up leaves all around

These are my favorite trucks
These are my favorite trucks
They can do things all around

My Favorite Trucks

Intro
Gotta get it wanna get it gonna get it need to get your money

Verse 1
Cross over the train tracks, behind the dollar store
A bank to trade your liquid gold, then you can go make more
Stick you with a needle, and it’s an easy gig
Sit on back, relax a tad, bleed you like a pig
Deep breath now

Chorus
Gotta get it wanna get it gonna get it need to get your blood money
Pay the rent saving lives you’re the hero now
Come and get it won’t regret it you can let it, drain it spend it, blood money
Easy money gonna milk you like a cow

Verse 2
It’s an ethical abomination, when people want to mooch
But it’s economic innovation when the system mooches you
The more you give the more you get, all for a limited time
Pull up on those bootstraps, but don’t snag your IV line
Please squeeze here

Bridge 
Doesn’t need to be a strain feel the
Money running in your veins, you can
Give it til the divots show 
Upon your arm




Blood Money

Our aspirational groceries often end up in the garbage.

Not Who I Thought I Was

I write music about whatever I can't get out of my head.  I record my ideas in my basement, and my wife is very kind to let me make noise while she does the hard work.

Mike Tetrault

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