Ballad with more than a touch of melancholy. (Scroll Down for Lyric)  One of my favorite lyrics CW has given me for one of my tunes.  My scratch lyric was “I Don’t Know”.  What an improvement!!  
The solo was played with an e-bow for the guitar geeks out there.  
I expect to evolve the piece with remixes.  So any and all feedback deeply appreciated and will be honestly considered.

Lyric below:

I’ve waited so long for you to turn my way
Standing aside (x2)
And now that you’re here I wonder if you will stay
Could you have lied (x2)

I have my answer
For Today (x3)

A walk in the dusk, the air is still, warm, and dry
You reappear (x2)

I have my answer
For Today (x3)

Winter will come and everything seems to die
Will you still be here (x2)

I have my answer
For Today (x3)

For Today

Forgotten Lies

Serendipity (Little Bit)
Music: Fogey		Words: CW and Fogey

THE LITTLE BIT OF TIME THAT’S ON OUR HANDS 
COULD GET TOSSED AND NOT BE MISSED
THAT LITTLE BIT OF TIME COULD BE OUR CHANCE 
TO GET LOST AND THEN GET KISSED
JUST LIKE MOTHERS EVERYWHERE TELL THEIR CHILDREN
Things HAPPEN all FOR A REASON
THAT LITTLE BIT OF SMILE YOU GAVE ME
COULD BE THE BIT OF SMILE THAT SAVES ME

THAT LITTLE BIT OF LUCK PROVIDED US
THE TIME AND PLACE TO CHAT
THAT LITTLE BIT OF LUCK INVITED US
TO MAKE IT SO MUCH MORE THAN THAT
THERE’S A MILLION REASONS I CAN COME UP WITH
TO STOP FOR A MOMENT AND THINK
BUT HERE WE ARE IN THE THICK OF IT
AND I CAN’T EVEN THINK A LITTLE BIT

FACED WITH SOME IDLE HOURS AND
A BIT OF CHILLY WEATHER
IT’S GOOD TO BE TOGETHER 
WHEN THE COLD TAKES HOLD

A LITTLE BIT OF ICE BEGINS TO THAW
YOUR LAUGHTER MAKES IT MELT
THEN THE CLOUDS START TO WITHDRAW
THE SUN COMING OUT CAN BE FELT
SO MANY OTHERS MIGHT HAVE MISSED THE CHANCE TO FIND
WHAT STARTS with  THE TINIEST SPARK
THE FIRE THAT’S IN OUR HEARTS BEGINS TO GLOW
BECAUSE WE TOOK THE CHANCE TO GET TO KNOW
A LITTLE BIT OF LOVE

Serendipidity (A Little Bit)

MIX/MASTER: Woods Studio

NOTE: This tune came to me three days after the news of Burt Bacharach's passing. I dedicate the song to the great man's memory. 

LYRIC
Why watch the clock 
Count hours by the minute
I may be wrong but for right now
We have to live in the present
Let’s let the sky show us how

It has the signposts giving us guidance
And even if at times they hide  
We know they’re there inside or out

Good morning, good night
And that’s not to slight
A good afternoon
Twenty four hours of
Shining upon our love 
Are the sun and moon

Sometimes the times are some of the best
And sometimes they’re best forgotten
Who knows what this the day has got in store
  
Good evening, good day 
And may I just say
We work hard at fun
Climb in and out of bed
While always overhead
The moon and sun

Awake, asleep and so in love
Our besties hang above
Reality it seems  
Is a galaxy of dreams

All day and night
As gravity pulls us
Toward the core of [our] existence
What’s the use trying to fight it
That wouldn’t make any sense at all

Good morrow my dear
At last it’s here
Not a minute too soon
And not a minute late
For us to celebrate
With the sun and moon

Good morning, good night
la di da da
Hang loose, sleep tight
la di da da
Just stay in sight
Day and night, endlessly  
For me you’ll always be the sun…and moon

The Sun And Moon

Sad Soundwaves To Think About How Much You Miss The One You Spent So Long Trying To Forget.

Invisible Wounds

GOING WITH ME

Words: CW Mullins and Fogey
Music: Fogey

HERE’S THE DEAL
JUST A NOTION
I KNOW PLACES YOU OUGHT TO SEE
GOT THE WHEEL
FORWARD MOTION
HOW ABOUT YOU GOING WITH ME

ON THE ROAD
OUT OF NOWHERE
LET A HOT WIND SLAP US AROUND
WE CAN STOP
YOU CAN SAY WHERE
ANY PLACE THAT WANTS TO BE FOUND

DESTINED TO REACH A SPOT IN THE SUN
WHY HANG BACK HERE? YOU’LL HAVE MORE FUN
GOING WITH ME

TAKE THE WHEEL
SET US IN MOTION
I’LL SIT BACK MAYBE MOO AT A COW
HERE’S THE DEAL
ANOTHER NOTION
HOW ABOUT YOU TAKE ME NOW?

DESTINED TO REACH A SPOT IN THE SUN
WHY HANG BACK HERE? YOU’LL HAVE MORE FUN

YOU CHOOSE THE ROUTE
I’LL GAS THE CAR
THIS POINT’S NOT MOOT
BABY, HOW FAR?

DROP THE TOP AND
PUT ON SOME LOTION
YOU LOOK GOOD BUT I NEED A TAN
TOGETHER WE CAN
CAUSE A COMMOTION
SPREADING JOY ALL OVER THE LAND

DESTINED TO REACH A SPOT IN THE SUN
WHY HANG BACK HERE? YOU’LL HAVE MORE FUN

DESTINED TO REACH A SPOT IN THE SUN
WHY HANG BACK HERE? YOU’LL HAVE MORE FUN
GOING WITH ME

Going With Me

2024 remix by Jack Holston

LYRIC
There’s no longer doubt
Time is running out
And it looks it’s in a hurry
Where it’s got to go
I don’t need to know
I’m not even going to worry
Let some future me
Stick around to see
Exactly what was all the fuss
With the mess that is us
yessiree
I’ll just leave it be
For some future me

Don’t ask me to think
I’ve got me a drink
And a hammock hung in the shade
I am now clocked out
My whole day’s blocked out
And I face my present unafraid
Tell some future me
How things ought to be
If I’m still around to hear
I’ll lend you all an ear
Honey bee
No charge, it’s all free
Thank some future me

At one time I’d gladly join you
For the common good
Now I’d only disappoint you
But ask a future me, maybe he would
If he could

Lucky future me
Just might live to see
An end at last to all the fuss
With the mess that is us
Glory be
We have to wait and see
I’m sure he’ll agree
That lucky future me

Future Me

As timely now as when lyric originally written (2016).  

WHAT COULD GO WRONG?

Words: CW Mullins and Fogey		
Music:  Fogey  

NOTHING ELSE SEEMED TO WORK
OTHER PLANS ALL FELL THROUGH
OPTIONS ALL EXHAUSTED
EXCEPT A MISERABLE FEW
SO THAT CHOICE WE’D REJECTED
SET BACK THEN NEGLECTED
MAYBE ITS TIME HAS COME ALONG 
AFTER ALL WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG?

[Chorus]
WHAT COULD GO WRONG?  WE ASK IN A SONG
DISGRACE AND DISASTER, THE END COMING FASTER
IF IT DOESN’T KILL US IT’LL MAKE US ALL STRONG
WHAT COULD GO WRONG? WHAT COULD GO WRONG?

GOLDEN LADS AND LADIES
THE BRIGHTEST AND THE BEST
SOMEHOW THEY ALL FAILED US
THOUGH THEY’D PASSED EVERY TEST
BUT THAT GOOF OFF WE’D SCORNED
ABOUT WHOM WE WERE WARNED
MAYBE HIS TIME HAS COME ALONG

[Chorus]

HOW DID WE END  UP GETTING BACKED INTO A CORNER
AFTER PAINTING THE FLOOR BROWN?
HE’S GOT THE PERFECT SOLUTION
JUST BURN THE WHOLE THING DOWN 

IT’S TIME TO START OVER
WE CAN RESET THE CLOCK
WITH A HARD HEADED LEADER
YEAH A BRAIN LIKE A ROCK
SO WITHOUT MUCH REFLECTION
WE’LL MAKE OUR SELECTION
HIT THE ALARM AND BANG A GONG
BECAUSE, WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG?

[Chorus]

WHAT COULD GO WRONG? WHAT COULD GO WRONG? WHAT COULD GO?
WHAT COULD GO WRONG? WHAT COULD GO WRONG? WHAT COULD GO?
WHAT COULD GO WRONG? WHAT COULD GO WRONG? WHAT COULD GO WRONG?

What Could Go Wrong

Words and Music by CW
Arranged and Performed by Fogey
Lead vocal from CW
From 1988

LYRIC:

ON THE WAY TO 21
SOME PROVE BRIGHT, SOME PROVE DUMB
LITTLE JOHNNY ROCKING HORSE 
PROVED HIMSELF TO BE WAY OFF COURSE
ON HIS HOBBY HORSE
RIDING ALL OVER TOWN
ALL OVER TOWN

THAT BAD BOY. BAD BOY, BAD BOY BAD
ONE HAND RIDE ON BARE HIDE
BAD BOY, BAD BOY BAD
SPENT ALL THAT HE HAD BANKED
NOW HE’S GOING TO GET SPANKED THAT BAD BOY BAD

FAITHFUL PAL AND TRUSTED FRIEND
WHEN WILL YOU SEE HIM AGAIN?
MAYBE WHEN THE ICE AGE STARTS
IN THE LAND NO ONE EVER CHARTS
IN THE FROZEN HEARTS OF LITTLE BOYS
AND LITTLE JOYS, LITTLE JOYS

BAD BOY, BAD BOY, BAD BOY BAD
EVERY NIGHT.  IS IT RIGHT?
BAD BOY, BAD BOY BAD
PLAYED WHEN HE SHOULD HAVE NAPPED
NOW HE’S GOING TO GET SLAPPED THAT BAD BOY BAD

EVERYBODY WANTS SO MUCH AND THEN A LITTLE MORE
EVERYBODY’S GOT A WORD THAT YOU’VE HEARD BEFORE
EVERYBODY WANTS SO MUCH

HERE HE IS AT 35
HE’S JUST HERE, JUST ALIVE
BUT IN THE ATTIC UP THE STAIRS
IS THE FRIEND WHO EASES WORLDLY CARES
HE RIDES WHEN HE DARES
FAMILY’S AROUND, SO NOT A SOUND
NOT A SOUND

BAD BOY, BAD BOY BAD, BAD BOY BAD
HOPALONG GET ALONG
BAD BOY, BAD BOY BAD
FLY ACROSS THE WILD PLAINS
AND DON’T PULL BACK ON THE REINS, YOU BAD BOY BAD

Bad Boy

If you're into modern rock bands like Black Keys, Royal Blood, Nothing But Thieves, and Biffy Clyro, then the music from this closet rocker could be for you.
For older influences, you might detect some  Finn Brothers in various configurations (Split Enz, Crowded House, Neil and Tim solo and together), Brian Wilson, Grateful Dead, John McLaughlin, Gomez, Radiohead, Steven Wilson, Bowie, and a bunch of others I’m forgetting at the moment.
In general, I play all the instruments, do all the arrangements, and do the heavy lifting on the vocals.
I tend to love music that rewards repeated listening rather than ear candy. That’s the spirit in which I hope you'll listen to this music.
I do both solo projects and collaborations with brother, who is on Soundcloud and Spotify as CW Mullins.  
CW pulled Fogey back into making music with a bunch of songs he had written and wanted to get recorded.  Collaboration started in 1983.  CW has carried the load on lyric writing, writes a lot of songs that Fogey performs and arranges, and Fogey writes music for some of CW’s lyrics.

Bad Boy

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