Not That Bad

© The Bad Date
Music and Lyrics by Jeff Walker
Backing Vocals by Jared Burton and John Ahern
Trusty Goat Music (BMI)
Special thanks to Todd for the 12 string on this one!

Lyrics
VERSE 1
Away on a breeze
Or is it a tempest?
A thousand degrees,
Would you hardly notice?

You dance in between
The light and the shadow
Unaffected it seems
By forces beyond your control
But all I'm asking you…

CHORUS
Will you look my way?
Will you notice me?
I am the breeze calling you to stay

VERSE 2
A voice speaks your name
A hand reaches for you
They're never the same
While you remain unmoved

A new day is here
The morning light unfolds
The sun falls in tears
From losing to your touch of gold
But all I'm asking you…

CHORUS
Will you look my way?
Will you notice me?
I am the breeze calling you to stay

BRIDGE
Should I break the sky and
Should stars collide and
Create a moment for you and I
Should I break time and
Bring back last night
Create a moment for you and I…

Chorus
Would you notice me?
Would you look my way?
I am the breeze calling you to stay

Calling You to Stay

© The Bad Date 2024
Music and Lyrics by Jeff Walker
Backing Vocals by Jared Burton and John Ahern
Trusty Goat Music (BMI)

Lyrics
VERSE 1
Can't say that I've got no answers
I hope that you've got no questions
You say you don't know where to turn to
Can't say that I've got directions

Tell me that you've got no patience
I hope that I'm good to go
and maybe I'll come through like I shoulda
as I shoulda done long ago

CHORUS
I'm slowing you down
Turning all around like I do
Don't have no patience for me
To come back around for you

VERSE 2
Tell me you spin round in circles
With me you'd crash through the wall
And any pieces left behind you
Just say goodbye to them all

CHORUS
I'm slowing you down
Turning all around like I do
Don't have no patience for me
To come back around for you

CHORUS
I'm slowing you down
Turning all around like I do
Don't have no patience for me
To come back around for you

I'm Slowing You Down

© The Bad Date 2024
Music and Lyrics by Jeff Walker
Backing Vocals by Dave Bristow and Bret Galeste
Trusty Goat Music (BMI)
Thanks to Todd for the LP on this one!

Lyrics:
VERSE 1
You know it seemed so sudden
And you were so self-assured
That I thought that it was my fault
But now I'm not so sure
Cuz one day you came to say
You're movin' out of state

And you asked me to go out
After your last day of school
And I didn't know how
I could say no to you
So I said "Yeah sure,
What (do) you wanna do?"

PRECHORUS 1
Run through the trees and wind up anywhere
Dive through leave a twistin' and a tear
Don't wanna go back home
Try for the woods unknown
And ignore the constant ringing of the phone
It won't stop no matter where we roam
But you and I will be,
At least this one day, free

CHORUS
You said just wait and see
You won't forget about me
I never found you again
But I still know your name

VERSE 2
Chattin' through tall grass
Cheeks begin to sunburn
You talked of anger
And a looming concern
The one that you were here
Would never return

We danced through shadows
I played my guitar
A nice illusion
But the hours not far
Emerging from daylight now
Are Venus and Mars

PRECHORUS 2
Crisp cool biting thin the mountain air
Light wind gusts and dusts your sandy hair
The trees are evergreen
The sky is tangerine
And the moon is out this night we are alone
Silence fills the air outside your home

CHORUS 2
You said just wait and see
You won't forget about me
I never found you again
But I still know your name

Won't Forget About Me

© The Bad Date 2024
Music by Jeff Walker
Lyrics by Jared Burten, Bret Galeste and Jeff Walker
Bass Guitar by John Ahern
Backing Vocals by John Ahern, Dave Bristow and Bret Galeste
Trusty Goat Music (BMI)

Lyrics:
VERSE 1
If I wasn't here you wouldn't know 
I see your eyes so cold
and hear the words you've chosen
A silver tongue singin' familiar tunes
I may be shaken but I still know the truth

CHORUS
This conversation is making me numb
I'm losing my faith that this world is done
Oh it's not my fault, I've done nothing at all
No shouting out
Nothing at all

VERSE 2
Looking for someone to lead the way
And break the promises
I don't know how to break
Someone to tell me that it's not ok
Don't wanna daydream in the dark
About a brighter day

CHORUS
This conversation is making me numb
I'm losing my faith that this world is done
Oh it's not my fault, I've done nothing at all
No shouting out
Nothing at all

BRIDGE
From nowhere at all
To nowhere at all
I have a vague idea
Of what this place needs

CHORUS
This conversation is making me numb
I'm losing my faith that this world is done
Oh it's not my fault, I've done nothing at all
No shouting out
Nothing at all

Nothing at All

© The Bad Date
Music and Lyrics by Jeff Walker
Backing Vocals by David Bristow and Prashaanth Venkata Subramanian 
Bass by John Ahern
Artwork by David Bristow
Trusty Goat Music (BMI) 2025

Lyrics:
VERSE 1
I 
Don’t feel
The same
Anymore
I’ve no control
Not that I did
Before
Just drifting’ day to day
From shore to shore

I float
To school
I cut through 
The park
But my vision’s
Dark
The edges ain’t 
Sharp
I wander aimless
Sailin with no heart

PRECHORUS
I hear their voice at night when I’m alone
Under a darkened moon with music on headphones

CHORUS
The singer says that I am not
Alone in going through these thoughts
I tell myself that one day will be better than today
And when I finally fall asleep
Although it may be dreamlessly 
I know tomorrow will not break me

VERSE 2
The day’s
Complete
I cross
The street
Tempting traffic I see
Coming towards me
Just close my eyes 
And try to hear the beat

PRECHORUS
I hear their voice at night when I’m alone
Under a darkened moon with music on headphones

CHORUS
The singer says that I am not
Alone in going through these thoughts
I tell myself that one day will be better than today
And when I finally fall asleep
Although it may be dreamlessly
I know tomorrow will not break me
I know tomorrow will not break me

A Forever War

The Bad Date is a project from me, Jeff. I've been writing songs and learning instruments my whole life, playing and singing in some bands in high school and continuing on afterwards mostly writing funny songs to amuse myself and friends before beginning to take music a bit more seriously especially after becoming a father. My influences come from a wide range my favorites include Weezer, The Beach Boys, The Ramones, The Misfits, Bad Religion, The Descendents, The Muffs, Steely Dan, Christopher Cross, ELO, Queen.