"Already There"
I've just completed another album of songs. My first this
Once again, I'm proud and happy with my work on this latest project.
Here are the song titles, along with a lyric sample from each song. I'm
also linking each song title to that individual song, in case you want to
listen to just that song. Please find the "Musical Recordings" page
on my site to listen to or download the entire album.
About falling in love, and not needing to…
It used to be fun to fall in love
I don’t know what it is now
It’s been so long since I fell in love
I don’t even remember how
But it’s all right—I don’t care
I don’t need to fall in love—I’m already there
I’m already there—Anywhere you are
Anywhere you are—I’m already there
A song with as many life philosophies as I could fit into it…
Jerry will tell you that God has a plan and a job lined up just for
you
If God didn’t give you the tools to do something
It’s not what he wants you to do
Tony will tell you that tools can be built and what’s in your way
is just you The question is only what do you want
The rest is just follow through
Chorus:
But Everybody knows—Nobody knows
Everybody knows—Nobody knows
Just a little slice of life…
The cute little blonde girl who works at the Dollar Store
Tells me that she like a pink leash but she likes a blue collar
more
Of course she doesn’t say it like that
It’s kind of implied by the NASCAR hat
And the way she watches who comes through the door
A song about welcoming trouble…
Go
ahead—Burst my bubble
Turn
my castle into rubble
I
could use a little trouble tonight
Go
ahead—Interrupt me
I
need someone to corrupt me
I
need someone to one up me tonight
Chorus:
‘Cause I’m dangerously close
To doing something smart
That I know will leave me feeling like a fool
I could use a shot of stupid
Straight into my heart
I could use a little trouble like you
Go Ahead
A song about complaining…
You can cry in your whiskey but you can’t cry in mine
You’ve given up hope but I’ve still got time
And I don’t want to spend it listening to you whine
So shut up or shut up or move down the line
True story...
If
I pay attention to everything
I
start to turn into a ghost
So
I pick a few things that matter to me
And
keep my attention on those
Everything
else will take care of itself
Or
come down my path in good time
And
I might just touch a vision or two
Instead
of just reaching for 99
Chorus:
I don’t spread myself too thin
That’s for death to do not me
I don’t spread myself too thin
I’ve got to be bound to be free
A song about clinging to youth and glory…
That
smirky thing you call a smile
It
has not aged so well
Where
once you partied with the stars
Now
you’re a joke they tell
When
they wanted what you had
You
could hold it out of reach
Now
you toss it in their laps
And
they just change their seats
The
things you always counted on
Are
headed for the ground
And
desperate is never cute
Or
nice to have around
You
never cared for books
Or
writing on the wall
And
it’s too late for looks—To break your fall
Chorus:
So let it happen—Let it happen—Just say one thing that is true
And another and another until you’re a different you
Let it happen—Let it happen—Just be the mess you are
You’ll find a brand new candle’s brighter than a faded star
Another love song for the missus…
Heaven knows I love you—Hell should know it too
When it comes to me—There is only you
I shopped around a little—To see if it was true
But when it came to me—There was only you
The sky could rain down thunder—The Earth could split in two
I could be going under—Down in the I.C.U.
They can put my feet to fire—Beat me black and blue
But when it comes to me—There is only you
A song I wrote in 1986 and used to sing regularly with my friend Victor
Cummings in Seattle. This is a re-worked version.
Another
sun goes up and down
Another
day is lost and found
This
could be another day of love
Another
day into the season
Tides
are low the moon's the reason
This
could be another day of love
Chorus:
If
we light a candle
Do not curse the darkness
If we find the handle
We can lift the harness if we try
To live from what we know is true
What we know is true
A song about connecting, disconnecting and reconnecting…
It’s
gonna take time time time
But
I will be fine fine fine
If
you will be mine mine mine
Again
You
touched me so intelligently
Down
the stream and round the bend we
Met
amid the tangle of our lives lives lives
Possible
did not mean likely
Seized
that day but not too tightly
And
gave that thing at least a million tries tries tries
It’s gonna take time time time
But you will be fine fine fine
Will you be mine mine mine
Again?
A song about the never-ending story…
I’ve
had it bad—I’ve had it good
I’ve
had it better than I should
I’ve
had it here—I’ve had it there
Underground
and in the air
But
I’m not through with love
No
I’m not through with love
I’ve
had it sober—I’ve had it high
It
made me crawl—It made me fly
I’ve
had it short—I’ve had it long
It
made me weak—It made me strong
But
I’m not through with love
No
I’m not through with love
Chorus:
I’m not through with love
I just can’t let it be
I’m not through with love
Love’s sure not through with me
A Taoist song about how everything is intertwined with its opposite…
There’s
a little truth in every guess
A
little no in every yes
A
little clean in every mess
A
little truth in every guess
There’s
a little worst in every best
A
little more in every less
A
little fear in every nest
A
little worst in every best
Nothing’s
pure that’s how it goes
A
little friend in every foe
A
little thorn on every rose
Nothing’s pure that’s how it goes
A song inspired by some youtube videos of drunk squirrels…
The
squirrels are drunk tonight
The
squirrels are drunk tonight
You
can hear them falling out of the trees
The
squirrels are drunk tonight
Some pumpkins got fermented—Some berries got too old
The squirrels got into ‘em—And that is all she wrote
The
squirrels are drunk tonight…
Not politically or socially correct but I really don’t like so-called
smart phones and what they’re doing to our society. Just an old guy pissin’ in
the wind here, the phones are clearly here to stay…
You can have your phone that’s OK
But you’ve got to know when to put it away
If you just can’t do it—If it’s just too hard
Well my friend—You’re just another phonetard
Phonetard—Never where you are
Phonetard—Crashing your car
The world is beautiful and dangerous too
But you don’t even notice what’s right in front of
you
A song about the upside of breaking up with someone…
Woke
up this morning with a blues song in my head
Woke
up this morning with a blues song in my head
Guess
you’re good for something
Besides
messing up my bed
Woke up this morning with Freebird in my heart
Woke up this morning with Freebird in my heart
Guess you’re good for something
Besides taking me apart
A song about imagining talking to a
dearly departed friend…
Since
I saw you last—I’ve been moving fast
I’ve
been busy doing nothing
Songs
have gotten sung-Work has gotten done
I’ve
been busy doing nothing
I
try everyday—To get out of the way
I’ve
been busy doing nothing
Dusk has turned to dawn—Time has come and gone
I’ve been busy doing nothing
I saved the good news for last…
War
and Death are coming fast
Peace
is nice but never lasts
Nothing’s
gonna be all right
Be the crew or be the cast
The future’s coming and it’s the past
Nothing’s gonna be all right
Nothing’s gonna be all right
Thanks for your support!
GB
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