Monday, December 12, 2011

truth aint nothing but a mystery...

when you define happiness by where you going,
or all the things that you have,
well thats just a hole that needs fillin,
and will leave you so sad,

cause the world aint nothing but a mystery,
and people aint nothing but dreams,
broken down turn to pieces
and left lost so it seems

keep passing around that bottle
popping those pills
man that shit'll leave you hollow
it aint nothing to feel

like this world's done left you
and you cant see no light
anywhere at the end of your tunnel
your not looking inside

see the truth aint nothing but a mystery
turned on its head
someone done wrote a plot to it
do you believe what they said

you see the light that is gonna guide you
you gotta find it inside
and when you see it start to shining
you can just sit back and ride

but when your looking for all the worlds answers
in money and things
that shits gonna leave you empty
stop wasting your dreams

cause the world aint nothing but a mystery,
and people aint nothing but dreams,
broken down torn to pieces
and left lost so it seems

keep passing around that bottle
popping those pills
man that shit'll leave you hollow
it aint nothing to feel

like this world's done left you
and you cant see no light
anywhere at the end of your tunnel
your not looking inside

no it wont be an easy road
noo-ohhh not by far,
and where the end where you find yourself,
might not be to much farther than where you are,

but lifes road should not be measured,
by inches and miles,
and the only things you should be collecting,
are laughter and smiles,

see the truth aint nothing but a mystery
turned on its head
someone done wrote a plot to it
do you believe what they said

but son i aint gonna leave you
im gonna keep singing this song
hoping one day your gonna hear it
and maybe you'll start sing'ing a' long,
cause the world aint nothing but a mystery,
and people aint nothing but dreams,
broken down torn to pieces
and left lost so it seems

but you can come and rise from it
you just gotta find your way
start looking inside yourself child
to hear what your souls gonna say.

oohhh-ohhhh-ohhhh-aaahhh,
say heyyy-heyyyy-heyyy,
no dont worry,
gotta find your way,,,,,

oohhh-ohhhh-ohhhh-aaahhh,
say heyyy-heyyyy-heyyy,
no i aitn gonna leave you,
hear what i say,,,,,

oohhh-ohhhh-ohhhh-aaahhh,
say heyyy-heyyyy-heyyy,
oohhh-ohhhh-ohhhh-aaahhh,
say heyyy-heyyyy-heyyy,
noo-ohhh-ohhh-aaahhh,
gotta find your way....

Sunday, December 11, 2011

Why won't you talk to me

Somewhere on that dance hall floor,
I first caught that pretty smile,
Every detail left etched in my brain,
But it took me quite a while,

Eventually worked up the nerve,
to ask you for your name,
since that magic moment,
nothing's ever quite felt the same,

But now it's seems we have drifted,
And why I just don't see,
Ohhh, Rachel why won't you talk to me...

Sitting on that boat dock,
nestled underneath the stars,
Feeling the warmth as our souls touched,
holding each other in our arms,

Talking about hidden beauty,
That people just dont see,
Ohhhh, Rachel why won't you talk to me...

What could I have done that could have been so wrong,
left me here feeling so lost and alone,

If you could just give me some kind of sign,
Telling me how I could make it right,
Don't make me spend one more restless night,

Trying to figure out just what could it be,
Ohhh, Rachel why won't you talk to me...

Who could have done you so wrong,
left you so afraid to let anyone close,
And baby I just wish you would know that's not me,
Ohhh Rachel, why won't you talk to me,

If you could only give me a chance,
Don't let the past deny a romance,

It may be enough to help to battered souls,
Find a light to help lead them home,

And that might just be enough to set them free,
Ohhh, Rachel why won't you talk to me....
Ohhh-ohhhh, Rachel why won't you talk to me...

Wednesday, December 7, 2011

why won't you talk to me....

The memories sit so clearly,
In my mind of yesterday's,
Captured is every detail,
My mind won't let slip away,

From the moment that my eyes caught yours,
My first glimpse of that pretty smile,
My heart stopped right in its tracks,
And it took quite a while,

Until I could work up the nerve,
To go and ask your name,
And since that magic moment,
It's never quite been the same,

But now it's seems we have drifted,
And why I just don't see,
Ohhh Rachel why won't you talk to me...

Can't you remember the way it felt,
The way our hearts just seemed to melt,
As we sat there on that old boat dock,
Watching the stars glistening in the dark,
Talking about how there's so much in the world
that people just never see,
ohhh, Rachel why won't you talk to me...

With moments that just felt so right,
woke up parts of my soul that had been trapped inside,
laying there on that star lit night,
I can't remember the last time my heart ever felt so free,
Ohhh, Rachel why won't you talk to me...

I don't know what I did
could it have been so wrong,
But now I'm sitting here
feeling so alone,

If you could just give me.. some kind of sign,
Telling me how .. I could make it right,
Don't make me spend.. another restless night,
Trying to figure out what it could be,
Ohhh Rachel, why won't you talk to me,

someone must have done you so wrong,
Left afraid to let anyone get close,
I just wish that you would give me a chance,
Don't let those bad memories deny a romance,

That might be enough to help to battered souls,
Find a glimmering light to help lead them home,
And that might just be enough to set them free,
Ohhh, Rachel, why won't you talk to me....
Ohhh-ohhhh, Rachel, why won't you talk to me...
..

Wednesday, October 5, 2011

the healing gonna start

a’ nother day has come to end,
sifting sand out of my boots,
a’ nother night I’m gonna spen’nnd,
sleeping in this camo suite,

last week i lost my best friend,
now i lay here wishing it was me,
when's all this violence gonna en’nnnd,
somebody won’t you tell me ple’eeease,

i came here fighting for a reason,
one that's now so hard to find,
all this blood that has been shed,
it doesn’t know no battle lines,

yeahh-ehhh-ehhh-aaaaahhhh,

it just stains the ground,
with every soldiers tear,
and somewhere in the silence,
you can hear a whisper clear,

it saying ohh-aahhh,

that there ain’t no peace that comes from war,
there ain’t no love that comes from hate,
a million stones we gonna ca’aaaast,
still ain’t nothing gonna cha'aaa'nge,

when we can lay down our pri’iiide,
and we can open up our hearts,
yes when that sweet day comes,
ohhh-ooohh-ohhh-ahhh-ahhh-ahhh-ahhh,
that’s when the healing gonna star'arrr't,


i held onto my mother's hand,
as we heard that gavel fall,
and i held back the te’eears,
as they lead me down that hall,

i told myself that it was justice,
blood for blood was only right,
but as i saw the tears fall from his mother’s eyes,
that was such an awful sight,

now I’m begging for forgiveness,
asking lord wont you save my soul,
as soon the needle they'll put in,
and it will be my time to go,

i set out search’innnng for redemption,
now that seems so hard to find,
all this blood that has been shed,
it don’t know no battle lines,

yeahh-ehhh-ehhh-aaaaahhhh,

it just stains the ground,
with every soldiers tear,
and somewhere in the silence,
you can hear a whisper clear,

it saying ohh-aahhh,

that there ain’t no peace that comes from war,
there ain’t no love that comes from hate,
a million stones we gonna ca’aaaast,
still ain’t nothing gonna cha'aaa'nge,

when we can lay down our pri’iiide,
and we can open up our hearts,
yes when that sweet day comes,
ohhh-ooohh-ohhh-ahhh-ahhh-ahhh-ahhh,
that’s when the healing gonna star'arrr't,

Tuesday, October 4, 2011

she loves to rock n' roll

i spent my day on a river bank,
casting out a reel,
something bout a river bank,
yes it makes me feel,

like i aint got no' where,
else id rather be,
but the only im wishing lord, is,
she was right here with me,

ive been broke down, busted,
beaten down and torn,
i spent many day's a wishin',
that i was never born,

but i always found some way to,
get back up again,
some blame it on the whiskey, yeah,
but that cant explain the things i did,
i'd lost touch with my soul,
wouldnt let no body in,

but the devil he hates rock n' roll,
cause that's what set me free,
and the only thing i'm wishing, yeah,
is she was right here with me,

see i found myself a good girl, yeah,
and i ain't gonna let her go,
and the best damn thing about her yeah,
she loves to rock n' roll,

ive been broke down, busted,
beaten and torn,
i spent many day's ,
wishing lord,
that i was ne'ev'ver born,

but i always found some way to,
get back up again,
some blame it on the whiskey lord,
but that cant explain the things i did,
i'd lost touch with my soul,
wouldnt let no body in,

but the devil he hates rock n' roll,
cause that's what set me free,
and the only think i'm wishing, yeah,
is she was right here with me,

see i found myself a good girl, yeah,
and i ain't gonna let her go,
and the best damn thing about her yeah,
she loves to rock n' roll,

Thursday, August 11, 2011

let's not talk about forever...

let's not talk about forever,
let's not fret on yesterday,
those are just make believe stories to distract us from today,
let's not search for four leaf clovers,
let's not wish on falling stars,
let's just learn to love this moment right here where we are,

you see me and you baby,
we wern't met for finer things,
i cant promise you long stem roses,
you don't want no diamond rings,

all i can give you is this moment,
right here in this time,
and i cant think of anything better,
than your lips touching mine,

let's take a journey far away from,
this place full of doubt and fear,
let's get lost within each other,
where things can seem so clear,

dont go looking for no reason,
don't go searching for no rhyme,
let's just let go of inhibitions,
put your hand here in mine,

let's not talk about forever,
let's not fret on yesterday,
those are just make believe stories to distract us from today,
let's not search for four leaf clovers,
let's not wish on falling stars,
let's just learn to love this moment right here where we are,

come on now darling,
don't let this moment go away,
i can feel your body pulsing,
that's all i need to say,

you see me and you baby,
we wern't met for finer things,
i cant promise you long stem roses,
you don't want no diamond rings,

all i can give you is this moment,
right here in this time,
and i cant think of anything better,
than your lips touching mine,

dont go looking for no reason,
don't go searching for no rhyme,
let's just let go of inhibitions,
put your hand here in mine,

let's not talk about forever,
let's not fret on yesterday,
those are just make believe stories to distract us from today,
let's not search for four leaf clovers,
let's not wish on falling stars,
let's just learn to love this moment right here where we are,

Wednesday, August 10, 2011

perspective...

Reality is just a vision, that we each chose to see,
in the end we are all given, our own mystery,
somewhere through the darkness, we all see a light,
and sometimes we just follow, and sometimes we must fight,

in the end where we end up, aint much father than where we've been,
but the beauty is being strong enough, to see it all again...

Tuesday, August 2, 2011

set my spirit free....

if i die tomorrow...
don't even bother burying me,
just throw my body out to the crowes...
and let'em pick it clean,

cause thats not me...
not flesh and bone,
set my spirit free...
when my body's gone,

yeah set my spirit free...
set my spirit free,
free to roam across this land...
and see what it can see,
on it's way home,
oh it's a long way home...
it's a long way home,

yeah i'm going home,
far far away,
to a place where dreams are free to chase...
and souls are free to dream,
and we're free to be
set my spirit free,
set my spirit free,

If I die tomorrow...
don't you shed no tears for me,
well maybe go ahead and shed one or two...
hell maybe even three,

as long as you know...
I'm in a better place,
and perhaps maybe you and I...
will meet again some day,

in a place...
far far away,
to a place where dreams are free to chase...
and souls are free to dream,
and we're free to be
set my spirit free,
set my spirit free,


yeah set my spirit free...
set my spirit free,
free to roam across this land...
and see what it can see,
on it's way home,
oh it's a long way home...
it's a long way home,

and it's a better place,
far far away,
to a place where dreams are free to chase...
and souls are free to dream,
and we're free to be
set my spirit free,
set my spirit free,

Monday, July 18, 2011

if wishes were ponies, i'd be riding home...


oh lord please forgive me...
for all that I’ve done,
it's a hard life just be' ing...
a carpenter's son,

sometimes its feels I...
ride through this world alone,
ohhh- if wishes were po'nies...
i'd be riding home,

wish i was stronger...
wish i could stand,
high on that mountain...
be a better man,

wish i never stumbled...
wish i never fell,
wishes turn tears fall in buckets...
filling my pail,

that i carry on my shoulders...
as i try to fi'i'nd my way,
through this lonely dessert...
just praying for rain,

sometimes its feels I...
ride through this world alone,
ohhh- if wishes were po'nies...
i'd be riding home,

oh i know how ive hurt you...
wish i could make it right,
dont think that i have' nt...
cried myself to bed at night,

just because i keep falling...
don't mean i dont care,
but you deserve better...
and i know it aint fair,

for me to keep on asking...
for you to forgive,
the mountains of shame...
of this life I live,

how I wish I could show you…
how much I do care,
oh how much I love you...
for always being there,
wishing on a falling star...
or just wishing on air,

sometimes I just act like...
I ride through this world alone,
ohhh- if wishes were po'nies...
i'd be riding home,

Don’t think that I don’t try...
to find a better way,
keep stumbling with vices...
crushed under their weight,

many have tried to...
help burden their share,
but the weight is all i know...
it's my cross to bear,

i guess i am destined...
to ride through this world alone,
ohh if wishes were po'nies...
i'd be riding home,

they say the salt of the ocean,
it can heal all wounds,
in the end we're drawn to it,
that which time consumes,


maybe it shall take away our sins,
wash our souls clean,
or maybe im dream'ing…
a broken man's dream,

sometimes its feels I...
ride through this world alone,
ohhh- if wishes were po'nies...
i'd be riding home,

wish i was stronger...
wish i could stand,
high on that mountain...
be a better man,

wish i never stumbled...
wish i never fell,
wishes turn tears fall in buckets...
filling my pa'a'a'aaaail,

oh lord please forgive me...
for all that I’ve done,
it's a hard life just be' ing...
a carpenter's son,

sometimes its feels I...
ride through this world alone,
ohhh- if wishes were po'nies...
i'd be riding home,

Thursday, June 9, 2011

momma wont you hold me one more time...

i know it's been a long time...
since i come stoppin' by,
i can get so caught up in...
this game that we call life,
chasing down some crazy dreams...
that ain't even mine,
whoo-ohhhh,
momma won't you hold me one more time,


momma won't you hold me one more time,
wrap me in those lovin' arms...
tell me it'll be alright,
im staring down this lonely road...
not sure what's on the other side,
whoo-ohhhh,
momma won't you hold me one more time,


ohhhh how i miss the way...
we used to sit and talk,
ohhhh how i wish somehow that i...
could just turn back the clock,
ohhhhhow i wish that you were still here...
sitting by my' side,
whoo-ohhhh,
momma won't you hold me one more time,


momma won't you hold me one more time,
rock me in those lovin' arms...
tell me it'll be alright,
im staring down this lonely road...
not sure what's on the other side,
whoo-ohhhh,
momma won't you hold me one more time,


this world can be so empty,
this world can be so cold,
and happiness ain't nothin',
that could ever be bought or sold,
lord if there was ever one place and time,
where this damn world felt right,
whoo-ohhhh,
momma won't you hold me one more time,


momma won't you hold me one more time,
rock me in those lovin' arms...
tell me it'll be alright,
im staring down this lonely road...
not sure what's on the other side,
whoo-ohhhh,
momma won't you hold me one more time,

Sunday, May 15, 2011

just being me...

hippies dont like that… i still shoot my guns,
christians dont like what… i consider having fun,

rednecks dont like that… i won’t cut my hair,
preppies dont like the… redneck clothes that i wear,

conservatives dont like that… i dont like us dropping bombs,
liberals dont like that… i dont want government playing mom,

i can’t seem to find the right crowd… where i can fit in,
but i promise you one thing… tomorrow ill do it all over again,

cause i ain’t doing nothing… cept' for being me,
and i aint hurting no one… so sucka just let me be,
i ain’t trying to fit in… to anybody's mold,
i’m just living the good life… least that’s what I’m told,


yeah momma still loves me… just hates this bar that i’m in,
and jesus still loves me… spite my life of sin,
and the devil still tempts me… to come to his side,
but I’m not giving this soul to no one… just enjoying the ride,

cause i ain’t doing nothing… cept' for being me,
and i ain’t bothering no one… so sucka just let me be,
i ain’t trying to fit in… to anybody's mold,
and i sure have a hard time… doing what i’m told,


cause i ain’t doing nothing… cept' for being me,
and i ain’t hurting no one… so sucka just let me be,
i ain’t trying to fit in… to anybody's mold,
and if i die early…at least im not growing old,

Saturday, April 23, 2011

i just want something real

am i hiding from emotions,
or just trying to feel,
in a world so damn broken,
i just want something real,

spend my days in a prison,
of a world where i just cant fit,
what they define as important,
to me it dont mean shit,

i know that i could do better,
if only i would try,
but is it really better,
to be living a lie,

so if youre looking,
ill tell you where you can find me,
out there searching for a better version,
of this fake reality,

Friday, April 22, 2011

oh where, oh who can we blame,

Prices are soaring, tempers are roaring,
oh where, oh who can we blame,
Truth in front of our eyes, which we don't want to open,
as then we have to face our shame,

freely printed money, to support all our gluntuny,
because we can't live within our means,
leads to inflation, the death of our nation,
but we would never allow such a thing,

quantitative Easing, is no less that treason,
as it robs from those who have saved,

those up on wall street, never skip a beat,
their wealth protected by greed,
while those in the trenches, lifes blood in spended,
just trying to live day to day,

tell me is it right, how can we sleep at night,
knowing that this is the game,

Truth in front of our eyes,
which we don't want to open,
as then we have to face our own shame,

Monday, April 11, 2011

sun shining, early morning,


sun shining,
early morning,
breaking through the clouds,

over yonder,
birds a chirpin',
don't you love that sound,


cool mist,
softly blowing,
off that ol' pine tree,

cold of winter,
slowly fading,
making room for spring,

taller grass,
and greener pastures,
soon they both will rise,

sun will fall,
again this evening,
making room for night,

as for now,
i'll just sit here,
soaking in the day,

feels so right,
stuck in this moment,
can't all be this way,

like...


sun shining,
early morning,
breaking through the clouds,

over yonder,
birds a chirpin',
don't you love that sound,


Cold of winter,
Slowly fading,
Making way for spring,

Something bout,
This time of year,
Just makes ya wanna sing,

about...


sun shining,
early morning,
breaking through the clouds,

over yonder,
birds a chirpin',
don't you love that sound,

Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Telling you that somethings wrong....

there's a voice you been hearing for too long,
it's been telling you that something�s wrong,
come on now child wont you sing along,
we all know that it won�t be long,


all around things are falling down,
but no one wants to hear the sound,
it seems as if this world's hell bound,
as we�re treading water hoping not to drown,


there are soldiers dying in endless wars,
no one sure what they�re fighting for,
death and destruction everywhere,
wall street�s making money so no one�
no one seems to care,


all around things are falling down,
but no one wants to hear the sound,
it seems as if this world's hell bound,
as we�re treading water hoping not to drown,


an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth,
lynch em� up by a hangman�s noose,
don�t get me wrong justice should prevail.
but are we acting like animals�
when its blood we smell,


all around things are falling down,
but no one wants to hear the sound,
it seems as if this world's hell bound,
as we�re treading water hoping not to drown,


come on now good people ain't it time to rise,
stand up for something before we hit our demise,
searching for greener grass or bluer skies,
just don�t keep turning those blind eyes,

don�t let them tell you it has to be this way,
who the hell are they to get to say,
that we all just have to fall in line,
come on now people were running out of time,

there's a voice you been hearing for too long,
it's been telling you that something�s wrong,
come on now child wont you sing along,
we all know that it won�t be long,

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

i'll be your tarzan...

I'll be your Tarzan baby,
won't you be my Jane,
we'll build us a fire,
dance within the flame,

come on now girl,
let me wake up that wildside,
i'll promise you one thing,
you won't wanna get off this ri'i'ide,

we'll sit out in the woods,
making those mud pies,
think about it darlin,
when's the last time you felt ali'i'ive,


I'll be your Tarzan baby,
won't you be my Jane,
we'll build us a fire,
dance within the flame,

come on now girl,
let me wake up that wildside,
we'll wake up those instincts,
buried down deep inside,

we'll sit out in the woods,
making those mud pies,
think about it darlin,
when's the last time you felt ali'i'ive,

I'll be your Tarzan babe,
won't you be my Jane,
we'll build us a fire,
dance within the flame,

Monday, March 21, 2011

when she told me she dont love me anymore

ohhhh, jack daniels and cooooo'caine,
what i used to use to numb the pain,
but i aint felt a god damn thing,
since that awful day last spring,
since she told me she dont love me anymore,

ohhhh i guess she must'a broke my heart,
ripped it out, tore it apart,
flushed it right on down the drain,
cause i aint felt a god damn thing,
since she told me she dont love me anymore,

yeeeaaaahh, we all know i had my wilder side,
rip this town apart from side to side,
but even then i sometimes cried,

but i guess something must have died,
yes something deep inside,
cause I ain’t felt a god damn thing,
since that awful day last spring,
when she told me she don’t love me anymore,

ohhhaaaaahhhhh, jaaaaaaaack daniels and cooooo'caaaaaine,
i still use them just the same,
but lately they dont numb a god damn thing,
since that awful day last spring,
when she told me she dont love me anymore,

(...slower mumbling...)
since she told me she don’t love me anymore,
ooohhhhh she don’t love me anymore,
that night she walked right out the door,
she broke my heart that god damn whore,
now my life is such a bore,
cause i don’t feel a thing no more,

(..back to rock out ...)
yeah I aint felt a god damn thing,
since that awful day last spring,
when sheeeee tooollllddddd meeeeee, sheeeee don’t lovvvvvveeeee meeeeeeeee anyyyyyyymooooooooorrrrrrreeee, ahhhhehhhhhhhhhhaowwwwww,
she don’t love me anymore,

Tuesday, March 15, 2011

somebody needs you to love them

every once in a while,
somebody need you to love them,
im telling you child,
they need to know you care,

it dont really matter now,
how it is your feeling,
when it is they need you,
you have got to be there,

oh, oh, oh, in this life,
there are some that will leave you,
oh, oh, oh, and there are some that will stay,
at the end of the night,
there are some you can count on,
oh, oh, oh, oh, and they will show you the way,

but you gotta remember,
oh its a two way street,
and when they are down,
no, no, no,
you cant up and leave,

every once in a while,
somebody need you to love them,
im telling you child,
they need to know you care,

it dont really matter now,
how it is your feeling,
when it is they need you,
you have got to be there,

oh, oh, oh, oh, sometimes its hard,
to know just how they feeling,
when they get down, you might want to flee,
but you got to remember child,
oh,oh, oh, oh, that might just be me,


every once in a while,
somebody need you to love them,
im telling you child,
they need to know you care,

it dont really matter now,
how it is your feeling,
when it is they need you,
you have got to be there,

every once in a while,
somebody need you to love them,
im telling you child,
they need to know you care,

it dont really matter now,
how it is your feeling,
when it is they need you,
you have got to be there,

oh, oh, oh, in this life,
there are some that will leave you,
oh, oh, oh, and there are some that will stay,
at the end of the night,
there are some you can count on,
oh, oh, oh, oh, and they will show you the way,

but you gotta remember,
oh its a two way street,
and when they are down,
no, no, no,
you cant up and leave,

Sunday, March 13, 2011

baby girl im begging you please

sweet little sexy thing, know you got that diamond ring, why you gonna do this to me,
just a lonely man, need more than one night stand, baby girl im begging you pleeeeeeeaaassseee,

oh please, please walk away, is all, all i can say,
cause my minds already got me taking you home,


oh it's, to late,we've sealed, our fate,
and tomorrow morning we both gonna get up and leave,

i'll treat, you right,
if just, just for tonight,
and tomorrow morning we both gonna get up and leave,
yes tomorrow morning we both gonna get up and leave,

musical bridge

oh it's, to late,we've sealed, our fate,
and tomorrow morning we both gonna get up and leave,

i'll treat, you right,
if just, just for tonight,
and tomorrow morning we both gonna get up and leave,
yes tomorrow morning we both gonna get up and leave,


ohhh, sweet little sexy thing,
i know you got that diamond ring,
baby girl im begging you pleeeeeaasssseeee,

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

people like you

bottle of jack daniels.. tucked under my seat,
as i drive through the checkpoint.. no shoes on my feet,
sheriff staring down at me... just shakes his head,
says boy you know better... than to be with her again,

i keep saying that i'll change.. but i never do,
sometimes i think the only way... that i make it through,
is by thanking God for bloody mary's... and people like you...

cause i hang around,
with all the wrong people,
we hang around,
in all the wrong crowds,
we hang around... oh-ohhh-ohhhh,
yes we hang around....

Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Re: Conservative Christian, Right Wing Republican...

in response to Todd Snider's song (which i thought was awesome b.t.w.)
Conservative Christian Right Wing Republican, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xhnf9x-Jfm4
that i heard last week, i decided to write my own verse.......

watch the video first so you can read it in time...

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in response to Todd Snider's song (which i thought was awesome b.t.w.)
Conservative Christian Right Wing Republican, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xhnf9x-Jfm4
that i heard last week, i decided to write my own verse.......

watch the video first so you can read it in time...

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Neo-conservative, Rhino’s and Socialist, im telling y'all it’s all the same,
they keep spending their time chasing leaders down them same great big ol’ mountains of shame,


One taking my money to give to their charities that of which I get no say,
The other policing my bedroom and social habits, you cant tell me there’s no other way,
Choosing between left and right doesn’t seem to leave me with anything id call a choice,
im thinking that maybe for people like me, it’s about damn time we had a voice,
For free minded thinkers like me,


Neo-conservative, Rhino’s and Socialist, to me really it’s all the same,
spend their time chasing their great leaders down them same mountains of shame,
back and forth in their rodeo, where it stops no one knows, but I’ll tell you who’s not to blame,


Liberty minded, non bigoted believers that freedom is the only way,
Those that don’t judge others by their own standards, only wish that they'd do the same,
It’s not hard to see people, come on now what do you say,


Neo-conservative, Rhino’s and Socialist, you know really it’s all the same,
spend their time chasing their sacred leaders down them same great big ol’ mountains of shame,
back and forth in their rodeo, where it stops no one knows, but I’ll tell you who’s not to blame,


Intellectually grounded, philosophically sounded,
conspiracy minded, not color blinded, protestors of hypocrisy,
peace loving, freedom fighting, believers in responsibility,
sound money minded, not politically blinded, liberty lovers like me,
yeah gun toting, pot smoking, garden growing, home schooling,
liberty lovers like meeeeeeee'eeee'eeeeeeeee,

Monday, March 7, 2011

ive been shooting whiskey, youve been sipping gin

ive been shooting down this whiskey,
you been sipping on that gin,
all those stories that your telling me,
they keep somehow turning back to him,

i can tell your thinking of him,
but from the way your looking at me,
i can tell were getting into something,
that we really shouldnt be,

if i was a stronger man i'd walk away,
if i was a smarter man i'd run,
but since im only this same damn fool,
i think ill stay and have myself some fun,

god damn it girl your beautiful your body's so damn fine,
and i cant even keep my eyes on it as im so lost in your eyes,
with every shot of whiskey it just gets a little more clear,
that tomorrows hangover isnt all im taking home from here,

that there ring on your left hand well girl its got to go,
and lets just get lost in this night before we hit the road,

Friday, March 4, 2011

the lonely road back home...


mama bear don’t you know that I love you,
I can’t wait to come back home,
I’ve been out here on this damn road,
I’ve been gone for way to long,

I can smell that supper cook-in’,
taste those baked beans on my tongue,
It’s the only thing that’s got me through,
these lonely nights out on the run,


record man took me down to nashville,
said he gonna make me into a star,
I can still hear the words you told me,
son don’t you forget who you are,

Lord I made me a lot of money,
and I done pissed it all away,
as if the whiskey wasn’t bad enough,
they introduced me to co’-caine,

Lord all the women and the wild nights,
we sure had us quite a time,
but it seemed that the wilder that it got,
the more i seemed to die inside,


mama bear don’t you know that I love you,
and I can’t wait to come back home,
I’ve been out here on this damn road,
I’ve been gone for way to long,

I can see daddy sitting on that porch swing,
counting every drop of rain,
he was never much for talking,
what he didn’t say said everything,


oh i never forgot where it was i came from,
i just got caught up in the ride,
seems the more that I got,
the harder it was that i'd cry,

i was headed for disaster,
when I fell down on my knees,
and i’m not saying i got any better,
just that it gave me some relief,


mama bear don’t you know that I love you,
I can’t wait to come back home,
I’ve been out here on this damn road,
I’ve been gone for way to long,

i can smell that supper cookin',
taste them baked beans on my toungue,
it's the only thing that gets me through,
these lonely nights out on the run,


yeah the farther away that I went,
the less I felt the need to roam,
yeah I guess you have to go away,
before you can ever come back home,

mama bear don’t you know that I love you,
and I can’t wait to come back home,
oh sweet lord I’m coming home,
ohhhh-ohhhh dear mama I’m coming home,

I’ve been in the prison way to long,
yes please country roads wont you lead me home,
get supper cooking I’m coming home,
ohhhh-ooohhhhh-ohhhh, your baby boys a coming home,
oh mountain mama I’m coming hoooooo’’’ooo’’’aaaaaoooo’mmmmmme,

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

the hand that taught me wrong from right...

i still remember the first time i got myself a tast of daddy's belt,
caught trying to walk out the store with that skoal can lord all the pain i felt,
nothing hurt me half as much that night,
as the tears i saw rolling down the cheek the same as mine,

looking back
i dont think there's
any better way for a man
to be taught wrong from right,

no sir
i cant think of a better way
than the way that i ,
the way that i was taught that night,

i say god bless the hand,
yes god done blessed the hand,
the hand that taught be wrong from right,

who i am...

sometimes i drink to much
and i end up falling down,
sometimes i get angry at the world,
and get a little loud,
and the places that i chose to hang,
typically have a rowdy crowd,

there are days that i wake up
and just want to fight the world,
for everything thats wrong with it
my blood it just get curled,

i sure love raising hell,
just to see the look on everyones face,
ive just never been any good at
fitting in to their rat race,

but a cane pole and a river bank,
a cold budlight or the 8 more i drank,
can find a way to calm me down,
or the sweet picking of an old guitar,
i just love the way it sounds,


i always try to help everyone any chance i can,
if your broke down on the side of the road,
well you can bet damn sure that im your man,

i never offer handouts,
but ill always offer a helpin hand,
and thats all you need to know,
if your wondering who i am,

on sunday mornings i go see mama,
some times we go to church,
sometimes satruday night makes that hard
cause damn my head does hurt,

my friends they all know who to come see
anytime that they are down,
do what i can to make them laugh,
never shy to play the clown,

ive never backed down from a fight,
no that ain't how i was raised,
ive always stood tall and took my knots
all throughout my days,

i definitely havent won them all,
but ive always made my stand,
and thats all you need to know
if your wondering who i am,

ive never been any good
at having anyone tell me what to do,
if i didnt always listen to ma and dad,
what makes you think ill listen to you,

i just like to lead my life
the best way that i see fit,
and if i aint hurting anyone,
you need to just stay the hell out of it,


maybe if we spent a little less time in our lives
telling others how to live,
we might find more time to do a little more,
and help the world with what we can give,

i might not know where my life will lead,
but everyone knows where i stand,
and thats all you need to know,
if your wondering who i am,

Friday, February 25, 2011

Lead to anything

I've been buying shots of jeagar, and I brought my own Jim beam,
Hiding in a flask in my pocket,
Nights like this can lead to anything

It's been a ling hard week a working,
And I need to unwind,
At least that's the same excuse,
I keep using everytime,

On down yonder on a barstool,
Sits sweet Katie how she shines,
And lights up this dusky barroom,
Each and everytime,

Lord I hope that she's a staying,
When we both get tuned it's quite a scene,
Oh it's something bout these nights like this,
That can lead to anything,

Cause There's a full moon out in the sky,
Lord my mouth is feeling dry,
And each beer seems to flow right down like rain,
There's a cool breeze Out in the air,
Blowing down that mountain air,
And right about now I ain't feeling me no pain,

I said lord right about now I ain't feeling me no pain,
Oh yeaaahhhh, it's nights Like this that can lead to anything....

Saturday, February 5, 2011

drink until my drinking need is through,

yes I would love-a... nother be'eee'rr,
if you don't mind-I'll.. sit right he'eee're,
and drink until-my.. drinkin' need is through,

see she was such-a.. lovely girl'irrrlll,
but I'm the kind-that.. can't be still,
I done chased her all-the.. way-away,
ahhh-haaa-haaa-haaa,

somewhere on-the other..side-of sane,
drinkin' somehow seems-ta.. ease the pain,
and I find friends-here.. just the same,

right now-I might not like.. what I see,
but a few beers in.. I do believe,
I might get me-a.. nother point of view,

i guess be'-tween.. now and then,
all i'll ask-of.. you my friend,
is that you make sure-my.. glass stays full,

see I would love-a.. nother beer,
if you don't mind-I'll..sit right here,
and drink until-my.. drinkin' need is through,

see she was such-a.. lovely girl,
but I'm the kind-that.. can't be still,
i done chased her all-the.. way-away,
ahhh-haaa-haaa-haaa,

somewhere on-the other.. side of sane,
drinkin' somehow seems-to.. ease the pain,
and I find friends-here.. just the same,

so before-I finish.. off this glass,
i'll tell the world-to.. kiss my ass,
and then I'll have-ya fill me-up.. yet again,

as-as much as I-get.. fed up with it,
I play right back-in..to this shit,
and I'm back to playing-this.. same damn game,

a-nother year-a.. nother dime,
a-nother town-a..nother rhyme,
my glass still empty.. and my lonely's full,
yeah my glass still empty... and my lonely's full,

so all-I ask-of.. you my friend,
is you come fill-it.. up again,
and I'll just go back-to.. moving on,

yes I would love-a... nother be'eee'rr,
if you don't mind-I'll.. sit right he'eee're,
and drink until-my.. drinkin' need is through,

a-nother year-a.. nother dime,
a-nother town-a..nother rhyme,
my glass still empty.. and my lonely's full,
yeah my glass still empty... and my lonely's full,
my glass still emmmmmpptttttttttyyyyyyyyyyy,
ohhhhh-ohhhh-aaaaahhhhh-ooooooo and my'yyyyyy'yyyyyy'yyy'yyyyy,
lonely's full'ulllll'eeewwwwwwwwaaaahhhhhhhhhaaahhhahhhhh uuuuuuuuu'llllllll,
my glass still empty and my lonely full,

Thursday, February 3, 2011

im just a good ol boy from back in the woods, who likes to raise some hell

sometimes i drink to much and get a little
out of hand,
sometimes i spend to much time out there bitching,
about the man,

sometimes i like to do things that they tell me,
i shouldnt do,
but i always seem to find a way to get done,
what i need to do,

i can be hell raising firecat, i can rock out all night long,
late night you can catch me dancing on a barstool, to any old rocking song,
i like to challenge the normal, some people call me insane,
i guess its just this rebel blood i got rolling through my veins,

you can love to hate me, and you can love me to,
im damn proud of all the things ive done, only regret the things i didnt do,
this worlds to short to worry, about what others think is right,
and i aint selling out my soul that damn easy, i wont go down without a fight,

i make it to work each morning, unless i see somebody broken down,
then ill always stop to offer up a hand, cause thats the values i was handed down,
i aint never left no one in trouble, my friends know who they can call,
the same friends that offer a helping hand, any time i fall,

you might say i live my life crazy, living on the ledge out there,
from the barroom fights, and the sleepless nights,
to never shaving this beard or trimmin this hair,

maybe i dont quite fit into, this picture perfect world,
with the cookie cutter image of how were supposed to live,
but i make damn sure i never take more,
that what i have to give,

im just a good ol boy from back in the woods
who likes to raise some hell,
and if you dont like that much
all i can say
is brother oh well,

sometimes i drink to much and get a little
out of hand,
sometimes i spend to much time out there bitching,
about the man,

sometimes i like to do things that they tell me,
i shouldnt do,
but i always seem to find a way to get done,
what i need to do,

im just a good ol boy from back in the woods
who likes to raise some hell,
and if you dont like that much
all i can say
is brother oh well,

sometimes i drink to much and get a little
out of hand,
sometimes i spend to much time out there bitching,
about the man,

sometimes i like to do things that they tell me,
i shouldnt do,
but i always seem to find a way to get done,
what i need to do,

Sunday, January 30, 2011

something called tomorrow...

on the otherside of yesterday...
ive been chasing...
something called tomorrow,

but I can't seem to find it...
as today keeps...
passing it on by

somewhere in the darkness...
I can see a...
glimmering light a shining,

Telling me...
that it's ok
i just gotta keep on riding,

Where I'm going...
I don't know...
I'll tell you when I'm there,

when yesterday's a memory...
and tomorrows just a dream,
we can hold on to anything...
or just let go it seems,

it really doesn't matter...
cause time keeps...
marching on,

while we 're searching...
for a better path...
than the one were on,

In the end...
were nothing better
than a product of,

the choices...
that we've made
And the things we've done,

tomorrow I may wake up...
regretting some of what i'll do,
as i try to find some happiness,
before my life is through,

isn't that...
much better than..
regretting letting it pass by,

So let's grab hold...
of this here moment...
and just enjoy the ride,

Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Let's toast to adventure

Let's toast to adventures wherever they lead, 
This world was a gift,
For you and for me,

May our fortunes be many,
May our worries be few,
Many our nights not be lonely,
When our days are through,

May our skies be filled with sunshine,
until we need rain,
May we vast in our good times,
May we learn from our pain,

May we never stop searching,
For what it is we won't find,
For lifes in the journey,
And nothing will teach us that but time,

In a world filled with wonder,
May we only sit still,
To take in the majesty,
of what we have found,

May we do on to others,
as we'd hope to be done,
For at the end of this lifetime,
Our journeys just begun,

So as I met you my stranger,
I now call you friend,
Here's to hoping our paths,
Will one day cross again,

I'll take with me the memories,
Of the time we did share,
As from you I've learned lessons,
that will always be there,

As we take down this drink,
And get on our way,
Lets toast to adventure,
Through all of our days,

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

bobbie im to drunk to drive this golfcart...

we were sitting outside camp under an old tin roof,
shooting the shit and howling at the moon,
while the falling rain drops kept beat with the tune,
getting high as hell and sure wern't feeling any pain,

everyone around had started going to bed,
the rain let up and there were only a few of us left,
and i dug up the keys and said who's coming,

everyone kinda looked at me like i was half nuts,
there wasnt nothing around us but mud,
and as twisted as i was i couldnt find me many volunteers,


Then up stepped Bobby who had had his share,
And he sat down right next to me,
We grabbed our hand on 6 more cAns and we were headed to the lake,

A couple corners around the bend Bobby seemed to have something on his mind,
Another 3 cans in he finally broke to tell me what he had to say
He said I know you think that were to young
and might be mad I asked her for her hand,
But I just want you to know that were in love
and I'm gonna do the best I can ,

and your an uncle she's always looked up to,
and it's sure be nice if we knew you approved,

His words for sure did sound sincere and I knew this must be hard,
And I wanted to chose my words carefully as I began to speak my part,

I said Bobbie I'm to drunk to drive this golf cart,
I said Bobbie we gottA find our way back home,
I said Bobbie I'm to drunk to drive this golf cart,
I said Bobbie I don't even remember which damn road,
I said bobbie I hat to it this conversation short,
But sometimes the best stories are left untold,

We laughed and tried to pick the streets as he was more lost than me,
We turned in circles corvette seemed like years
Always seeing that same damn tree,

Then somehow we finally mAde it back laughing so hard we both cried,
And in that moment things were shared that words could not describe,

I said Bobbie I'm to drunk to drive this golf cart,
I said Bobbie we gotta find our way back home,
I said Bobbie I'm to drunk to drive this golfcart,
I. Can't even remember who h damn road,
I said Bobbie I hate o cut this cpversation short,
But sometimes the best words are the ones left untold,

Saturday, January 1, 2011

hey little ma

i said
hey little ma,
what it is your doing,
you are the one,
i want to be pursuing,

i saw you over there
talkin to your girlfriends,
when you walked past
i had to do a head spin,

i knew right away,
i couldnt letcha slip away,
so i started chewing on the words
for it was that i could say,

i chugged down my drink
and ordered up another round,
asked the bartender
what it was you were sippin down,

with both in my hand,
one each for me and you,
i slipped on over here
to go and make my first move,

i handed you the drink
and gave to you my first name,
then went ahead and asked
if you'd be kind enough to do the same,

sure as well enough
the conversation started flowing,
deep inside your eyes
i saw the interest growing,

round about this time,
my head started swellin',
thinkin' im a pimp and my ego started yellin',


i said
hey little ma,
where it is you going,
you are the one,
i want to be knowing,

im hoping that you
dont have to be going away,
im hoping maybe we,
can meet again another day,

please dont start to trip
if i started feelin head strong,
just trying to write a song,
and hopin' you might sing along,

i said
hey little ma,
what it is your doing,
you are the one,
i want to be pursuing,

i saw you over there
talkin to your girlfriends,
when you walked past
i had to do a head spin,