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Grandpa jack

(verse)I was doin’ three weeks for somethin’ dumbThere weren’t much room in the jail, so y’allThey put me in a cell with a real old manGray hair, red eyes and some shakin’ handsHe’d tell stories ‘n jokes ‘n I’d just… Continue reading
God Made the Whiskey

(Verse) As I sit here tonight, and I drink her away With a potion that’s rough and yet smooth A thought lingers in, wonderin’ how it was made How could such grace flow into this fool (Pre-chorus) Then my ears… Continue reading
Life Song

(Verse) A clear, starry night Like magic in the sky I wish you could see How you look through my eyes Like rivers need flowin’ And the moon takes to glowin’ If I plan to reap you Well, I better… Continue reading
Up on the Wall

(Verse) A picture’s worth a thousand tears When you’re takin’ it down after all those years She goes away and dust collects everywhere This whole home was a-fallin’ apart ‘Til you came in and this brand new start Baby, let… Continue reading
Tiny Pieces

(Verse) What if when I woke up I couldn’t reach out for your touch What if all the love I give Ends up is not enough What if you met someone new And just up and ran away What if… Continue reading
Turning Outlaw

(Verse) The camp’s glowin’ embers sigh smoke and die out Like our chances in Sanora’s gold mines And what’s left to eat has been gone for a week Can no longer tell the women it’s fine There’s a train comin’… Continue reading
Everybody’s Life is a Country Song

(Verse) There’s a whole lot more we have in common Than the things that make us different Life’s real funny in that way Like old-timers say, “Yeah, in’it” (Pre-chorus) Break-ups, make-ups, smiles and frowns On top of a world that’s… Continue reading
HIt So Hard

(Verse) We were just boys, ridin’ backs Making ramps out of boards and dirt Cut-off shorts, sweaty headbands And no sleeves on our shirts “Hey, it’s my turn to jump I bet you I can clear that ditch” The last… Continue reading
Lady Dixie

(Verse) Oh, your battlefields and mountains And those old dusty back roads Pecan pie and porch swings And fishin’ on the Shenandoah Guitars, beer and back yards A glass of ice-cold sweet tea Yeah, I smell your honeysuckle Fields of… Continue reading
We’ll Be Like Birds

(Verse) The thing about the place you sit and stay Is that time doesn’t Think about your life as it slips away And what you want from it You feel surrounded By a life that keeps you grounded But what… Continue reading
Flowers On Your Grave

(Verse) The last time I saw my granddad alive Was the day I turned 13 He gave me a 5-dollar bill And brushed his hand across my check He said “Son you’ve grown, but not so much Until you’ve found… Continue reading
Bless the Water

(Verse) Half mile from the holler was a deep ol’ stream Everybody in their Sunday whites I was just a kid, barely older than three With my mama waitin’ there in line “Wash your children of their sins” I still… Continue reading
Keeper of the Time

(Verse) It was golden-colored with a leather band Clear blue glass and those small black hands He’d look down at it like a habit The one thing he wore that never changed He once told me about that watch And… Continue reading
Happy Place

(Verse)If pain was like a hammer And regret, ten-penny nails And mistakes were like flooring tiles Missed chances, stairs and rails If missing you was plywood If needing you was a saw Not having you as my level Yeah, girl,… Continue reading
I’m-40

(Verse) I started driving as a much younger man Rollin’ fast and always switchin’ my lanes As I move ahead now the urge to look back To see how much of my road has changed The rear-view is full of… Continue reading
Some Beautiful Music

(Verse) Yeah, girl, I can pick the guitar And I’ve heard the way you sing I ain’t bad at drummin’, baby Or knockin’ the… tambourine Hey, you can play harmonica And let me take the bass A two-man band, woman… Continue reading
I Own the Rights

(Verse) No, I don’t like politicians I can’t stand the TV news I hate that factory farming Yeah, and I ain’t too big on you Some of you women are evil Every penny of money is fake All of this… Continue reading
The Hanging Tree

(Verse) Old Jimmy, two days an outlaw Hit a cattle farm and a bank Stopped at the saloon for whiskey And tried to start him up a gang But this town were new for old Jimmy Little did this outlaw… Continue reading
Country Never Left

(Country, southern-rock) (Verse) She’s a-ridin’’ down Park Avenue After gettin’ off of work Crankin’ old Bosephus Shootin’ city folk a smirk She’s living in a high-rise Sleeping under city lights But dreams about the stars up in that Alabama sky… Continue reading
Look My Way

(Verse) Hey, baby, can you see me I’ve been standin’ here a while But I don’t think you’ve noticed me at all Tryin’ to get your attention And break out of my daydream Where you trip right over my love… Continue reading
How Strong Is Your Love

(Verse) How strong is your love Yeah, how strong is your love Does it fly very high, darlin’ Like a dove up above How soft are your lips How gentle your touch Yeah, just so I know, baby How strong… Continue reading
When the Lights are Off

This is a pure pop ballad that explores the intimate moments and deeper connection between two people. I tried to capture the essence of a love that is honest, effortless, and entirely, unabashedly confident in itself. (Verse) Other lovers they… Continue reading
Your Blue Eyes Don’t See Me

A song about a crush I had on a blue-eyed girl who always seemed to end up with the “bad boy,” and never the guy who would have treated her right. (verse) They see the magic of a sunset, and… Continue reading
Building Blocks of Life

We all have regrets. We all have hopes and dreams. For me, it’s important to focus on a bright future ahead, not bad things in our past. I tried to convey that in this song. (verse) She was looking back… Continue reading
Wasted Time

I wrote this after seeing my young niece playing with flowers in the yard. The constant crisis of “time” that we all live through inspired this tale of different generations just blowing around with the wind. (verse) I wonder what… Continue reading
Why I Think it Rains

I used to imagine the sky was always watching us. If that is in any way true, the sky has a lot to be sad about, and it’s no wonder that it rains. I tried to convey that idea in… Continue reading