Rick Vines Music

You are a ghost You are a thought You are a memory The ache in my heart You are a history You are a curse An elegant mystery You are a thirst And all the things I try to tell myself are true Still I pretend that I don't know You spread your wings when you fell down from the moon and I just watched you letting go You are a reason You are a prayer You are a whisper The warm ocean air You are a truth You are a thread You are a blessing Still left unsaid And all the things I try to tell myself are true Still I pretend that I don't know You spread your wings when you fell down from the moon and I still see you in the glow and I still see you in the glow and I still see you in the glow

"On With the Show" I wanted to write "the happiest song ever written. I also think that if Oasis can have a wonder wall, I can have a wonder road. [Verse] I am swimming in the sunshine I am taking my sweet time I am finding my own freedom I am dancing with desire [Chorus] Walking this wonder road Taking it where it goes And here I go On with the show On with the show [Verse] I am singing a new song now I am reeling in a rhyme My days are full of daydreams My soul is full of sky Walking this wonder road Taking the long way home And here I go On with the show On with the show [Bridge] And the future's gonna find me As I leave the past behind [Verse] I know nothing lasts forever So I wear my million dollar smile Why do I need to worry? Why do I need to tell you why? [Chorus] Walking this wonder road Living the life I chose And here I go And here I go And here I go On with the show On with the show On with the show

[Verse] I am swimming in the sunshine I am taking my sweet time I am finding my own freedom I am dancing with desire [Chorus] Walking this wonder road Taking it where it goes And here I go On with the show On with the show [Verse] I am singing a new song now I am reeling in a rhyme My days are full of daydreams My soul is full of sky Walking this wonder road Taking the long way home And here I go On with the show On with the show [Bridge] And the future's gonna find me As I leave the past behind [Verse] I know nothing lasts forever So I wear my million dollar smile Why do I need to worry? Why do I need to tell you why? [Chorus] Walking this wonder road Living the life that chose me And here I go And here I go And here I go On with the show On with the show On with the show

You are a ghost You are a thought You are a memory The ache in my heart You are a history You are a curse An elegant mystery You are a thirst And all the things I try to tell myself are true Still I pretend that I don't know You spread your wings when you fell down from the moon and I just watched you letting go You are a reason You are a prayer You are a whisper The warm ocean air You are a truth You are a thread You are a blessing Still left unsaid And all the things I try to tell myself are true Still I pretend that I don't know You spread your wings when you fell down from the moon and I still see you in the glow and I still see you in the glow and I still see you in the glow

[Verse] It's time I take a good look at myself So many things that I should figure out I'm running out of time and I am full of doubt (I think it's time) It's time I take a good look It's time I take a good look [Verse] It's time I take a good look in my heart Try and find the love, the faith, the spark Learn the story that is written in my scars (I think it's time) It's time I take a good look It's time I take a good look See if I can make it through the hardest part [Chorus] Maybe I will find A little peace of mind Maybe now it's time It's time I take a good look It's time I take a good look [Verse] It's time I take a good look at my life Try forgiving everyone, give up that fight I did the best I could, no wrong or right (I think it's time) It's time I take a good look It's time I take a good look [Chorus] Maybe I will see The road in front of me And take it patiently It's time I take a good look It's time I take a good look [Outro] It's time I take a good look at myself (I think it's time) It's time I take a good look at myself (I think it's time) It's time I take a good look at myself (I think it's time) It's time I take a good look at myself (I think it's time)

It's time I take a good look at myself So many things that I should figure out I'm running out of time and I am full of doubt (I think it's time) It's time I take a good look It's time I take a good look [Verse] It's time I take a good look in my heart Try and find the love, the faith, the spark Learn the story that is written in my scars (I think it's time) It's time I take a good look It's time I take a good look See if I can make it through the hardest part [Chorus] Maybe I will find A little peace of mind Maybe now it's time It's time I take a good look It's time I take a good look It's time I take a good look at my life Try forgiving everyone, give up that fight I did the best I could, no wrong or right (I think it's time) It's time I take a good look It's time I take a good look [Chorus] Maybe I will see The road in front of me And take it patiently It's time I take a good look It's time I take a good look It's time I take a good look at myself (I think it's time) It's time I take a good look at myself (I think it's time) It's time I take a good look at myself (I think it's time) It's time I take a good look at myself (I think it's time)

Kindness was never her forte She wears her silence like a crown She studies every little weakness So she knows just how to pull you down She hides behind her practiced smile She knows she's too clever to be found She won't reveal what she's thinking What it is that she can't live without I can feel her on my skin I can feel her closing in I can feel her She is searching for a victim With a callous mercy in her eyes I watch her watching very closely She studies every move of mine I can feel her on my skin I can feel her closing in I can feel her closing in I can feel her

If we keep driving We can make it to Memphis We can make it to Memphis Before the end of the world And I'm not lying When I tell you I love you When I tell you I love you You can believe every word I had a dream that I was an angel And I could redeem any lost soul And then I saw you so sick from your own quiet venom And I had the power to make you whole I won't let you down I won't let you down I won't let you down I know that you're trying To live an adventure To live an adventure Before the end of the world I had a dream that you were an outlaw With the Police hot on your trail And then I found a place I could hide you So you could make a clean getaway I won't let you down I won't let you down I won't let you down If we keep driving We can make it to Memphis We can make it to Memphis Before the end of the world

Your eyes shining in the Louisiana moonlight Your sweet smile it makes me want to kiss you tonight Won’t you be my New Orleans girl Brass bands hustling on Frenchman street Can't you hear that second line beat Won’t you be my New Orleans girl A carriage ride around Jackson Square In the sweet magnolia scented air We'll walk arm in arm down Ursuline Come on Baby, won't you be mine Jock-a-mo fee-no ai na-né Laissez les bons temps rouler Won’t you be my New Orleans girl Won’t you be my New Orleans girl Won’t you be my New Orleans girl

Your eyes shining in the Louisiana moonlight Your sweet smile it makes me want to kiss you tonight Won’t you be my New Orleans girl Brass bands hustling on Frenchman street Can't you hear that second line beat Won’t you be my New Orleans girl A carriage ride around Jackson Square In the sweet magnolia scented air We'll walk arm in arm down Ursuline Come on Baby, won't you be mine Jock-a-mo fee-no ai na-né Laissez les bons temps rouler Won’t you be my New Orleans girl Won’t you be my New Orleans girl Won’t you be my New Orleans girl

I'll leave my keys on the kitchen table When i leave I won't slam the door If you can’t believe anything, I tell you There's no reason to fight this anymore And you laugh when I say I love you You and I always keeping score I'll leave my keys on the kitchen table I'll put my feet on the floor and walk out the door [Bridge] It's still so hard to walk away We've run out of words to say We only have ourselves to blame But there's no other way Even after all the years The truth becoming crystal clear I'll walk alone straight into the darkness I don't know where I'm gonna go I'll leave my keys on the kitchen table One last look before I shut the door I see my shadow in the hallway I see my picture on the wall I'll leave my keys on the kitchen table I won't be waiting for your call [Bridge] It's still so hard to walk away This will never feel ok There ain't no easy way One last card, left to play Watching our future disappear Trying to hold back the tears All the chapters have been written We're through trying to pretend I'll leave my keys on the kitchen table This is where our story ends

[Verse] I'm watching a movie I made about my life In sepia tones I'm seeing it all for what seems like the thousandth time My childhood home [Pre-Chorus] We're at the part where I am hiding on the roof Wondering if anyone can bear to hear the truth I didn't know how to talk about my feelings I still don't [Verse] I'm watching my mother calling my name As she walks through the house to find me She lost her first son when we lived in Pittsburgh Before I was born [Pre-Chorus] No one ever talked about him, they thought that they were being brave But they couldn't fool me, I could see it in their faces I didn't know how to talk about my feelings I still don't [Chorus] And it makes it so hard It makes it so hard It makes so hard to tell the truth When you have to [Instrumental Verse] [Pre-Chorus] I wish that I could say all the things I need to say But I am still hiding in a hundred different ways I don't know how to talk about my feelings [Chorus] And it makes it so hard It makes it so hard It makes so hard to tell the truth When you have to And it makes it so hard It makes it so hard It makes so hard to tell the truth When you have to [Verse] I'm watching a movie I made about my life In sepia tones I'm seeing it all for what seems like the thousandth time My childhood home

[Verse] I'm watching a movie I made about my life In sepia tones I'm seeing it all for what seems like the thousandth time My childhood home [Pre-Chorus] We're at the part where I am hiding on the roof Wondering if anyone can bear to hear the truth I didn't know how to talk about my feelings I still don't [Verse] I watch my mother calling my name As she walks through the house to find me She lost her first son when we lived in Pittsburgh Before I was born [Pre-Chorus] No one ever talked about him, they thought that they were being brave But they couldn't fool me, I could see it in their faces I didn't know how to talk about my feelings I still don't [Chorus] And it makes it so hard It makes it so hard It makes so hard to tell the truth When you have to [Instrumental Verse] [Pre-Chorus] I wish that I could say all the things I need to say But I am still hiding in a hundred different ways I don't know how to talk about my feelings [Chorus] And it makes it so hard It makes it so hard It makes so hard to tell the truth When you have to And it makes it so hard It makes it so hard It makes so hard to tell the truth When you have to [Verse] I'm watching a movie I made about my life In sepia tones I'm seeing it all for what seems like the thousandth time My childhood home

New Orleans, I'm Comin' Home (Cover) by Rick Vines (Song Sketches)

Nothing Seems To Matter1 (Cover) by Rick Vines (Song Sketches)

If Only In My Dreams (mixed) (Cover) by Rick Vines (Song Sketches)

Armando's Lament (Cover) by Rick Vines (Song Sketches)

Don't Want This Night to End (Cover) by Rick Vines (Song Sketches)

She Doesn't Love Me Anymore (Cover) by Rick Vines (Song Sketches)

With You I Am Home (Cover) by Rick Vines (Song Sketches)

Wishing On A Star (Cover) by Rick Vines (Song Sketches)

[Verse 1] Don't be scared Don't you cry Dry those tears From your eyes, now honey I'll be right here By your side Through thick and thin Just take your time [Chorus] I'm the man, I'm the man who loves you I'll keep you safe I'll get you through I'll fight off anything That tries to hurt you A rattlesnake A rabid dog A memory A heart too strong [Chorus] I'm the man, I'm the man who loves you I'm the man, I'm the man who loves you [Solo] [Verse] It'll be ok It'll be alright Try to get some sleep Tonight, my darlin' No need to read Between lines When you need me I'm the one You can rely on [Out chorus] I'm the man, I'm the man I'm the man, I'm the man I'm the man, I'm the man Who loves you Who loves you I'm the man Who loves you I'm the man Who loves you

[Verse 1] Don't be scared Don't you cry Dry those tears From your eyes, now honey I'll be right here By your side Through thick and thin Just take your time [Chorus] I'm the man, I'm the man who loves you I'll keep you safe I'll get you through I'll fight off anything That tries to hurt you A rattlesnake A rabid dog A memory A heart too strong [Chorus] I'm the man, I'm the man who loves you I'm the man, I'm the man who loves you [Solo] [Verse] It'll be ok It'll be alright Try to get some sleep Tonight, my darlin' No need to read Between lines When you need me I'm the one You can rely on [Out chorus] I'm the man, I'm the man I'm the man, I'm the man I'm the man, I'm the man Who loves you Who loves you I'm the man Who loves you I'm the man Who loves you

Why would anyone write a song called "Cheeto Dust On My Tank Top"? Because their daughter called them at 11pm from the train with her friends laughing and said "You need to write a song called Cheeto Dust on Your Tank Top"! It was one of the first songs I've completed in collaboration with Suno AI. I gave it my first verse and chorus and it did a really nice arrangement. Kind of sounds like Bruno Mars. I gave it the words for the bridge without the meloday and what it came up with is something I would have never come up with. I'm learning a little about modern song structure. For better or worse, not a lot of harmonic variation. They differentiate sections with Melody and Rhythm . I suppose because everthing is looped these days. It did, however, put this Eb chord in the bridge that I would have never thought of. I like to have some hope in every song no matter what, and that Eb adds some hope. [verse 1] Cheeto dust on my tank top I got on two different color socks My hair's a mess and I'm feeling so stressed It's gonna be one of those days [verse 2] My coffee's cold in a paper cup (ooh ooh, ooh ooh) Called my boss but she don't pick up (ooh ooh, ooh ooh) And I guess I'll be late to the job that I hate It's gonna be one of those days [Chorus] One of those days When I feel like I will never win One of those days Where I wonder how to begin again One of those days Where I feel like I just don't fit in One of those days One of those days One of those days [Bridge] I know I can't let this go on forever (I know, I know, I know) I know I need to finally get my shit together (I know, I know, I know) [Guitar solo over verse] [Chorus] One of those days When I feel like I just scrape along One of those days Where it just all feels wrong One of those days When I don't quite feel that I belong One of those days One of those days One of those days [Verse] People keep texting me words of advice Drives me crazy but they're trying to be nice They like to say, where there's a will there's a way It's gonna be one of those It's gonna be one of those It's gonna be one of those days

[verse 1] Cheeto dust on my tank top I got on two different color socks My hair's a mess and I'm feeling so stressed It's gonna be one of those days [verse 2] My coffee's cold in a paper cup (ooh ooh, ooh ooh) Called my boss but she don't pick up (ooh ooh, ooh ooh) And I guess I'll be late to the job that I hate It's gonna be one of those days [Chorus] One of those days When I feel like I will never win One of those days Where I wonder how to begin again One of those days Where I feel like I just don't fit in One of those days One of those days One of those days [Bridge] I know I can't let this go on forever (I know, I know, I know) I know I need to finally get my shit together (I know, I know, I know) [Guitar solo over verse] [Chorus] One of those days When I feel like I just scrape along One of those days Where it just all feels wrong One of those days When I don't quite feel that I belong One of those days One of those days One of those days [Verse] People keep texting me words of advice Drives me crazy but they're trying to be nice They like to say, where there's a will there's a way It's gonna be one of those It's gonna be one of those It's gonna be one of those days

“Sorry Now” is a cinematic pop ballad by Vela Rae (Written by Rick Vines) about finally seeing the truth after a breakup. It’s the moment when the illusion of love fades and the past no longer holds power. The song follows someone who once begged for the relationship to work, only to realize later that what they were clinging to wasn’t real for either person [Verse 1] My world turned blue When I lost you You said that I should just get over it [Verse 2] Now here you are Falling apart You know it's too late for apologies [Chorus] But you're sorry now You say you're the one who paid the price You should take your own advice and stop your crying [Verse 3] You look so sad I understand I walked the road you have ahead of you [Chorus] So you're sorry now You say you will make it up to me You want me to believe, but you know you're lying [Bridge] Once you finally face the truth you'll see That what you really wanted wasn't me You need to wake up from that dream [Verse 4] We can't go back To what we had It's all now just a fading memory [Chorus] So you're sorry now You say you would offer any price You’d make any sacrifice, you should just stop trying

[Verse 1] My world turned blue When I lost you You said that I should just get over it [Verse 2] Now here you are Falling apart You know it's too late for apologies [Chorus] But you're sorry now You say you're the one who paid the price You should take your own advice and stop your crying [Verse 3] You look so sad I understand I walked the road you have ahead of you [Chorus] So you're sorry now You say you will make it up to me You want me to believe, but you know you're lying [Bridge] Once you finally face the truth you'll see That what you really wanted wasn't me You need to wake up from that dream [Verse 4] We can't go back To what we had It's all now just a fading memory [Chorus] So you're sorry now You say you would offer any price You’d make any sacrifice, you should just stop trying

[Verse 1] I like movies where the good guys win I like pants that I can still fit in I got friends that love me even though Mistakes I've made I know I should have known Don't need cable, don't need HBO I can kill my time all on my own Got a world I've built inside my head I got dreams I haven't played out yet [Chorus] I got everything I need The simple things for free I got everything I ain't rich and I ain't poor I ain't worried anymore Of what I got I've got a lot That they don't sell in a store [Verse 2] Got the moon that shines up in the sky Still got the twinkle in my eye I'm grateful for my family Don't deserve them, they don't deserve me Got all my fingers, all my toes I'm still rooting for the underdog Everybody looking at their phone I hope they find what they are looking for [Chorus] But I got everything I need The simple things for free I got everything I ain't rich and I ain't poor I ain't worried anymore Of what I got I've got a lot That they don't sell in a store [Chorus] I got everything I need The simple things for free I got everything I need The simple things for free I got everything I need The simple things for free I got everything I need The simple things for free

All the screaming headlines they just won't leave me alone They seem to have to follow almost everywhere I go I can hear their constant echo I can't stop looking at my phone There's nothing I can do I just want to watch a different show So bring on the dancing girls I can't save the whole damn world When I look around me, everything is looking fine But the stories that I read are always dismal all the time I try not to pay attention I try to act like I don't mind And somehow they will find me, doesn't matter where I hide So bring on the dancing girls I can't save the whole damn world If I were God, I’d start again I'd make the snake take back what he said No fig leaf shame, no fall of man I'd leave the jews, where they began No hungry hearts, No need for more No headlines crying out for war No pundit spin, No New York Times No talking heads, No Fox News Lies All the screaming headlines they just won't leave me alone They seem to have to follow almost everywhere I go Everybody has the answers And they think I need to know And I wish that I could help them but I can barely help myself So bring on the dancing girls I can't save the whole damn world

All the screaming headlines they just won't leave me alone They seem to have to follow almost everywhere I go I can hear their constant echo I can't stop looking at my phone There's nothing I can do I just want to watch a different show So bring on the dancing girls I can't save the whole damn world When I look around me, everything is looking fine But the stories that I read are always dismal all the time I try not to pay attention I try to act like I don't mind And somehow they will find me, doesn't matter where I hide So bring on the dancing girls I can't save the whole damn world If I were God, I’d start again I'd make the snake take back what he said No fig leaf shame, no fall of man I'd leave the jews, where they began No hungry hearts, No need for more No headlines crying out for war No pundit spin, No New York Times No talking heads, No Fox News Lies All the screaming headlines they just won't leave me alone They seem to have to follow almost everywhere I go Everybody has the answers And they think I need to know And I wish that I could help them but I can barely help myself So bring on the dancing girls I can't save the whole damn world

I don't care what Tucker said last night I won't take the bait, no I won't bite I know you want me to You've got something to prove And until you do you won't be satisfied Funny how you always think you're right Even if you're choking on your lies You still won't let it go You still need me to know I think you think I might give in this time Why don't you Why don't you Ever just leave me alone You aren't so You aren't so Clever, what do you even know? I'm not quite sure what you get out of this Why am I the one you must convince I try to be polite But can't you see me roll my eyes? I wish that you just once would take the hint Why won't you Why won't you Ever just leave me alone Why don't you Why don't you Ever just turn around and go Tell me that I'm wrong or pick a fight I won't take the bait, no I won't bite

The words that hurt the most Are the ones you didn't say As I looked into your tear filled eyes While you were trying to explain You danced around the truth chose each word so carefully I saw you trying not to hurt me And you thought you'd found a way But, the words that hurt the most Are the ones you didn't say You didn't tell me what you felt When you looked into his eyes You didn't say what you were thinking of When your skin touched his at night You tried to protect me from the truth With all the words you chose that day But, the words that hurt the most Are the ones you didn't say You said he didn't mean a thing to you It was one too many drinks One stupid weak and lonely night Just a big mistake You said there was no need for worry That we should just turn the page But, the words that hurt the most Are the ones you didn't say You didn't tell me if it crossed your mind While you were lying in his bed The life we've lived together and The dreams I thought we shared I'm trying to forgive you I know I need to find a way But, the words that hurt the most Are the ones you didn't say The words that hurt the most Are the ones you didn't say

[Verse] Dinner for two, but I'm sitting alone Waiting for you, I stare at my phone This was your last, last chance Don't give me that old song and dance I should have been done a long time ago [Chorus] But you keep walking in… through the out door I’m telling you now, just like I told you before Stop walking in… through the out door Can't you read the signs — my heart can’t take no more [Verse] I must be a fool to let you back in The same old mistake, again and again I tell you we're through then you smile You say all the right things for a while You make me forget all bad things you did [Chorus] And you keep walking in… through the out door I'll tell you again, just like I told you before Stop walking in… through the out door Can't you read the signs — I just can’t take no more [bridge] You lie and explain But I cry everyday [Chorus] So stop walking in… through the out door Don't try and pretend you've never heard it before Stop walking in… through the out door There's a big stop sign with your name on it [Outro] Stop walking in… through the out door I'll tell you again, just like I told you before Stop walking in… through the out door Can't you read the sign — my heart can’t take it My heart can't take it My heart can't take it no more [Tag] Stop walking in… through the out door

"Tell Me It Will Be Ok" is a quiet plea for comfort in a world that feels overwhelming and uncertain. It doesn’t ask for answers — just for someone to say the words that might make the weight a little easier to carry. [Verse] I been feeling down 'Cause when I look around No blue sky only grey Can't make this feeling go away So what I need you to say [Chorus] Tell me it will be ok That's what I need you to say Tell me it will all be fine I should get that worry off my mind Tell me there is nothing I should fear Can you whisper softly in my ear Tell me that it's looking good Say a prayer and knock on wood [Verse] I hear the news All doom and gloom But there's nothing I can do You can lie or tell the truth But what I really need from you [Chorus] Tell me it will be ok That's what I need you to say Tell me it will all be fine I should get that worry off my mind Tell me there is nothing I should fear Can you make it crystal clear Tell me that it's looking good Say a prayer and knock on wood [Bridge] I know it doesn't change a thing No magic words, no bells will ring But say it soft, and say it slow [Chorus] Tell me it will be ok That's what I need you to say Tell me it will be alright Tell me that we've won the fight We're headed into brighter days That's all I need you to say Tell me that it's looking good Say a prayer and knock on wood

[Verse] I raise my glass, you wipe your eyes We try to hide the hurt inside Despite all our flimsy alibis We can't avoid this long goodbye An awkward toast to better days We try to smile then look away Think about the price we've paid For all of the mistakes we made [Chorus] Misery loves company And tonight, it sure loves me Save all our apologies 'Cause misery loves company [Verse] The jukebox plays some lonesome tunes Some Patsy Cline some Emmylou They’re singing what we're goin' through Wrapped in 3 chords and the truth Sometimes only a simple song Can make you feel like you belong To say the things you want to say And make the sorrow somehow feel ok [Chorus] Misery loves company A double shot of honesty No need to talk, but we agree Misery loves company [Chorus] Misery loves company Don't interrupt this sorry scene Until it finally sets you free Misery loves company

🩹🎸 Playing through the pain — literally. Wrote this one about loving someone through their silence, their patterns, their past… and learning when to let go, with love still in your hands. Performed it tonight with a broken left hand in a cast. This is the best of my one finger guitar playing! #NewSong #SongwriterLife #BrokenButStillPlaying #OriginalMusic #EmotionalSongs #FolkMusic #IndieFolk #LiveMusic #BlueLight #InMyFeelings #OneHandedGuitarSolo 🫠🎶🩼 I know the reasons why you're broken I know the secrets you hide deep All of the words you've left unspoken I know you're broken just like me You know I've loved you since I met you I had a feeling I can't explain Something told me to protect you I could see how hard you hid the pain [Chorus] Nobody knows you like I do Nobody loves you like I do Nobody owes you like I do Under the cold blue light of envy Cast by the full and jealous moon You try to guard your pride so gently You calculate just what you need to prove How you keep a broken promise How you wage a borrowed fight How you struggle to be honest In the shadows, out of sight [Chorus] Nobody knows you like I do Nobody loves you like I do Nobody owes you like I do Now you tell me that you're leaving Now you tell me that it's time I won't say I'm disagreeing And I won't pretend I don't know why [Chorus] Nobody knows you like I do Nobody loves you like I do Nobody owes you like I do [Verse] I know the reasons why you're broken I know the secrets you hide deep

[Intro] Hey Now Hey Hey Now Hey Now Hey Hey Now [verse] Hey now baby I been watchin' you Hey Hey now baby I see you watchin’ too [Chorus] And when your eyes catch mine It sets my heart on fire [verse] Hey now honey You know I got news for you Hey Hey now honey There ain't nothin' you can do [Chorus] It was always meant to be Me and you forever can't you see [Bridge] No use fighting it Or denying it It is written in the stars [Solo/Interlude] Hey Now Hey Hey Now Hey Now Hey Hey Now [verse] Hey now sugar Can't get you off my mind Hey Hey now sugar It's just a matter of time [Chorus] Don't try and play it cool I know you feel it too [Bridge] No use fighting it Or denying it No use pretending Or defending It is written in the stars [Tag] Hey Now Hey Hey Now Hey Now Hey Hey Now

[verse 1] I'm in a dream I am set free I am floating high above All I can feel is love [Verse 2] No gravity Everything I need I feel so safe in light and grace Suspended in a sacred place [Chorus] Things are never what they seem to be I guess it took living in a dream to see It’s all becoming clear to me It's always been inside of me [Post Chorus] I used to waste my time and try to fill the hole inside My mind was stuck in worry all the time But now I've finally seen the light, the perfect human alibi Love is all there is Love is all there is Love is all there is Love is all there is [Verse 3] In the morning light In the stars at night We're part of something we can’t explain A spirit world, an astral plane [Verse 4] The quiet rain The joy and pain The dark, the light, the will to fight That pulls you through your precious life [Quiet Post Chorus] I used to waste my time and try to fill the hole inside My mind was stuck in worry all the time [End Chorus] Things are never what they seem to be I guess it took living in a dream to see It’s all becoming clear to me The light was always there for me Things are never what they seem to be I guess it took living in a dream to see It’s all becoming clear to me It's always been inside of me [Ending]

[verse] I am walking slow I got no place to go But I feel fine Only blue sky on my mind I look around I see all the clouds But I feel fine Only blue sky on my mind [Chorus] Make a wish and close my eyes Just relax, enjoy the ride Try to take it all in stride Only blue sky Only blue sky on my mind [verse] I'll never know Where this road goes But I feel fine Only blue sky on my mind [Chorus] Don't know how the journey ends Just ahead around the bend I'll keep looking for a sign Only blue sky Only blue sky on my mind [Harmonica solo over chorus] [verse] Take my hand Be my friend It'll all be fine Only blue sky on my mind [Outro] It'll all be fine Only blue sky Only blue sky Only blue sky on my mind Only blue sky on my mind Only blue sky on my mind

[verse] I have a big book of numbers I have a long list of rules Don't know what to file it under When I think about you? I'm writing myself a letter I need a good talking to Remind me I should have known better Than trusting someone like you [Chorus] Don't try and tell me One and One, doesn’t add up to two Don't try and tell me The truth is whatever you choose [Verse] I make a chart of my feelings Color-coded day by day by day But the lines keep bending and bleeding Every time I write your name [Chorus] Don't try and tell me Green is not simply yellow and blue Don't try and tell me Love is just chemical glue [Bridge] You used to say I was the only one for you But now you play me for a fool [Verse] My mind sorts the facts from the fiction Labels the lies and the truth But the facts seem to change their positions Whenever it comes to you [Chorus] Don't try and tell me You have the perfect excuse Don't try and tell me You know what I'm going through [Chorus] Don't try and tell me I'm making this all about you Don't try and tell me I'll find somebody new [Outro] (repeat and fade) Don't try and tell me Don't try and tell me Don't try and tell me

[verse] Life is hard That's a fact You can't ever Fix the past Play with fire You get burned I wonder why I never learn [chorus] I may be a little burnt around the edges but I'm doin' fine I may be a little burnt around the edges, but I take it all in stride I won't complain, I guess I could, but a little rain might do me good I may be a little burnt around the edges, but this life is mine [verse] She may have been A little sick in the head But that's not where, I was looking I woke up drunk Tied to the bed My watch and wallet, she took 'em [chorus] I may be a little burnt around the edges, but I'll be just fine I may be a little burnt around the edges, but I still shine I was raised to be tough, way too much is still not enough, I may be a little burnt around the edges and I'll win next time [bridge] Some people like to play it cool They like to follow all the stupid rules But I am the other kind of fool [verse] Bottom's up Knock 'em down Buy my new friends Another round The beer is cold And the whiskey's smooth Hey what's your name baby? How you doin? [chorus] I may be a little burnt around the edges, you sure look pretty tonight I may be a little burnt around the edges baby, but I'll treat you right I may be a little burnt around the edges but I'm still going strong I may be a little burnt around the edges and this life is hard but it ain't that long No it ain't that long, baby No it ain't that long (better get livin') No it ain't that long

[Verse] Open up your heart I know you've been hurt before Don't be afraid It will be ok We're already past the hardest part Open up your heart Feel the fire from the spark A hidden door We can explore So, let's not stop before we start [Chorus] D Am I don't want to wonder C Em About what could have been Bm F This spell we're under C B7 Let it take it us for a spin {Solo over Verse] [bridge] Am Don't know if this love is real Bm I only know how it feels C But we need to take a chance [Chorus] 'Cause I don't want to wonder And I don't want to lie This spell we're under So strong and so sublime [Out verse and fade] Open up your heart Feel the fire from the spark

Like daylight keeps on running To chase away the dark My restless heart becoming Accustomed to the scars All my life has led me here I see it so clear now I know I am so lucky For a bit of broken star Now I find it kind of funny When I take it all so hard All my life has led me here I see it so clear now This gift of time is all I have I'm not scared of being sad And one day I'll watch it disappear There is no shame succumbing I’ll be what I become There is no use in judging 'Cause I've already won) All my life has led me here I see it so clear now I see it so clear now I see it so clear

12 Bar Blues E [verse] I woke up this morning, I got the MAGA blues Yeah, I woke up this morning, I got them MAGA blues I've tried crying and screaming, but it don't matter what I do [verse] I woke up this morning, I got the MAGA blues Yeah, I woke up this morning, I got them MAGA blues I was hopin' I was dreamin’, but I guess all of this is true [Bridge A E A B7] Now we're enemies with Greenland, Canada, Mexico and Europe too (“What’d they do?”) We're closing up the government, we're changing all the rules (“Say it ain’t true!”) [Rant over the blues] I was really trying my best to not let this get to me, And I was doing ok for a while And I felt better this time than I did in 2016, But I think I was just trying to protect myself And I've been trying to not jump to worst case scenarios But that's hard to do given everything that I'm seeing It's not like I don't think that there is waste in government, sure there is But Jesus Christ, talk about throwing out the baby with the bathwater They've got a bunch of 20-year-olds going around firing people with important government jobs and then whoops, rehiring them And really, I've got nothing against 20-year-olds But are you fucking serious And then Ukraine, what the fuck are these people even thinking. Somehow Putin is the good guy? And there's a new Government Faith Office headed by some mega church grifter And this cabinet, are you fucking kidding me Talk about the fox guarding the henhouse! And Gulf of America Really? Was that really first order of business shit? And do we honestly have a government department called DOGE? Named after a meme coin run by a richest man on earth? Well, he's probably not really the richest man on earth Because who knows about the Saudi royalty, they could be worth trillions. But that's a whole other story Anyway, 1/2 a Xanax doesn't quite do the trick anymore And I know you're not supposed to mix that with Whiskey, but all bets are off folks! And that White House Press secretary Karoline Leavitt I honestly think she's a humanoid robot And Marco Rubio and Lindsey Graham are now somehow the voice of reason? I could go on and on [verse] I woke up this morning, I got the MAGA blues Yeah, I woke up this morning, I got them MAGA blues It's only been two months now, don't know what the hell we’re gonna do (I’m goin’ back to bed, wake me up when this all over)

[Verse] I've been thinking about the words you said They don't add up to the truth I'm not sure who you think you're fooling Or what you try so hard to prove [Chorus] Please tell me now Why must you act so tough? Why are you so proud? Is the weight of time still not enough? [Verse] Things are never what they used to be It doesn't matter how you try I've seen a side of you I can't unsee But I don't want to seem unkind [Chorus] Who's sorry now You should take your own advice You need to figure out Why you're always tangled up in lies [Verse] Like a shoebox filled with odds and ends Left behind but not removed A past you've tried valiantly to defend But never found the time to lose [Chorus] Please tell me now Why must you act so tough? Why are you so proud? Is the weight of time still not enough?

I tied my shadow to the wall You say that don't make sense at all But I like the imagery And it sounded good to me Some things are hard to say with words You can't be sure what people heard But what I really want to say I don't like feeling this way [Chorus] But I'll do it how I want I'm the one writing this song And you can all just kiss my ass I'm sorry for what I just said It's not your fault it's this pounding in my head Trying to come up with clever lines Get past all the stupid rhymes This is harder than it looks You can't learn it from a book Even Dylan had some duds And I've spent too long on this one [Chorus] I kind of liked the groove And all the attitude Is it as good as Wagon Wheel? I tied my shadow to the wall Now it don't follow me at all But it's still so hard to see Am I the one I want to be The promise of the past It all went by so fast I kept ignoring all the signs And now I'm running out of time [Chorus] I'm still looking for the key Life's a gift but it's not free Sometimes it'd hard to see the truth Past all the tattooed memories And all the things I thought I believed Trying to understand it all So I wrote "I tied my shadow to the wall"

[Chorus] Ken McElroy was pure evil, he was the devil's right hand man But on July 10, 1981, I finally put an end to that There's 500 good and god fearing people that are living in this town But not single one of them will ever open up about the day that he went down [Verse] For 15 years McElroy, a bully, a scoundrel, and a thief Terrorized this town and nobody did nothing, not the courts, not the police 21 charges over all those years not single one would stick` He walked around like he was above the law and just the sight him made everybody sick [Verse} McElroy met his last wife Trena, when he was 35 and she was in 8th grade By 14 she was pregnant and McElroy feared that he'd be charged with rape To avoid the charge, he'd marry her, but he couldn't get her parents to sign the release So he burned down their house and shot their dog and terrified, they reluctantly agreed [Verse] Almost everyone in Skidmore had had a run-in with him over many fearful years We were all well past the point of "had enough" and we were finally past the fear We met with Sheriff Estes and he tried to tell us not to take things into our own hands But I guess he knew what was coming and drove straight out of town, like he was never coming back [Verse] McElroy was drunk and vengeful on that July day as he climbed into his truck Shots rang out like thunder but only two hit him and I know that mine was one There were 50 people standing around no one called an ambulance nobody saw a thing He was a man that needed killing and I was glad to be the one to put him in his grave [Chorus] Ken McElroy was pure evil, he was the devil's right hand man But on July 10, 1981, we finally took our stand There's 500 good and god fearing people that are living in this town But not single one of them will ever open up about the day we finally took him down

Out in the wind, still smoldering, Wrapped in stolen clothes, Her auburn dreams and blood-red lips, Won't shield her, from what she's knows Her story etched across the ashen sky. The taste of innocence and hurt Only indifference, like a silent song Fades as familiar faces blur Holy Mother Will you hold her Will you hold her in your arms Holy Mother Can you save her, please save her A journey wide, a kingdom found As a tyrant turns the water wheel A garden waits, a path unwinds She Is floating in eternity. Holy Mother Will you hold her Will you hold her in your arms Holy Mother Can you save her Holy Mother Will you hold her Will you hold her in your arms Holy Mother Can you save her, please save her

We should make our way to Mexico Squeeze some lime in some Pacifico's Go barefoot walking in the tropic air Watch the sun go down and without a care One-way tickets down to Sayulita Don't bring your shoes, you're not gonna need 'em We wouldn't have to let nobody know We could forget to even bring our phones Oh, sunny, sunny, sunny sunny Mexico I, really, really, really really wanna go They'll bring the salt the lime and the tequila I'll bring my favorite little Senorita Oh, Mexico, I want to go I know a spot where all the locals go For guacamole and fresh fish tacos We'll get a couple frozen Margaritas We'll kick it back and we don't need a reason Oh, sunny, sunny, sunny sunny Mexico I, really, really, really really wanna go Why do today what you can do manana We can lay in bed 'till noon if we wanna Oh, Mexico, I want to go They'll bring the salt the lime and the tequila I'll bring my favorite little Senorita Oh, sunny, sunny, sunny sunny Mexico I, really, really, really really wanna go

I'm walking down the street In the cool clear night I sense in my bones, something doesn't seem right A feeling that rises inside me, suddenly Is it what I see or a remnant from my past I can' never quite tell and I don't understand it Just the moment before I was walking along, so peacefully And the neon hums and the pavement shines And the tourists ignore me and stumble on by On their drunken mission to find some kind of release The road doesn’t end, it just bends out of sight, And the truth never comes in the dead of the night Then a ghost of man with a deck of old cards Says' “Fate’s just a gamble, and luck hits you hard” Then he laughs and tosses a joker right into the street Where the streetlights flicker like they’re winking at me The shadows move slowly, but there’s nothing to see Like a photograph left out in the rain The echoes of my footsteps fade into the dark Like promises I made as offhand remark It's no wonder that so many slipped away The road doesn’t end, it just bends out of sight, And the truth never comes in the dead of the night I've said it before and I'll say it again Though I'm never quite sure and it often depends But I wish had done so many things differently With the way it's been lately, I keep to myself, My worrying mind, just trying to help But all I can do is take my next step and breathe in deep So I'll turn up my collar, keep moving ahead But I can't stop repeating all the things that I've said And the past never answers, it just listens, indifferently The road doesn’t end, it just bends out of sight, And the truth never comes in the dead of the night