Singer Songwrter
Grow Up!
I was hoping you’d still remember
End of summer, chill of September
Waking up next to you in the morning
Autumn came early gave us now warning
Lost my job, no money in my pockets
You pawned your ring, five bucks is all it got us
Singing on the streets for tips and change
Playing Free Bird on only five strings
Top Ramen breakfast, lunch and dinner
Decided to go south for the winter
Called home to borrow some cash
Sent it on all cheap wine and a little bit of grass
We needed nothing to believe in
All we owned was our freedom
All we had was one another
Should’ve followed that summer sun for forever
I can still see you standing by the ocean
Smell of the sea and suntan lotion
We watched the sun fall into the sea
Sky turned golden over you and me
Everyday felt like a weekend
We had no plans so we’d always sleep in
Friends said grow up before it’s to late
Get yourself a mortgage and a job you hate
Went surfing, drank ourselves some beer
Caught dinner off the end of the pier
We cooked it up on a big bonfire
Sang Beatle songs and got a little higher
We needed nothing to believe in
All we owned was our freedom
All we had was one another
Should’ve followed that summer sun for forever
You Can’t Kill A Man, When He’s Already Dead
Penueta’s a village in a Mexican Valley
Across the river from the Fedrales
Where the rain does not fall and that land it is dry
And the crops do not grow and the farmers they cry
The Gringos they come with their money and cars
and bargain with peasants while they smoke their cigars
Acedro says someday I’ll swim that big river
And send back the money to my mother and sisters
His father he died when he was still small
The smell of Tequila is all he recalls
When he asked his mother all she said
Is you can’t kill a man when he’s already dead
AAAAAA HHHHH EEEEEEEE
Well, all he took was the shirt on his back
The river was swift and the night it was black
The search lights they turned the land to a stage
Where the actors are strong and the performance is brave
Acedro was caught and put behind bars
The nights they pass slow when you can’t see the stars
Something it broke, deep down inside
The shame he felt he could not hide
When the news found his mother all she said
Is you can’t kill a man when he’s already dead
AAAAAA HHHHH EEEEE
Before Someone Shot Lennon (You can’t make new old friends)
I Grew up
In a simpler time
In a small town
Back when the world was still kind
Didn’t have much money
Road trips in rusty cars
Played the hell out of 3 chords
On our beat up old guitars
Thought we were cool
We were gonna change the world
We sang “All ya need is love”
Back before someone shot Lennon
Listened to vinyl records
Music set us free
People over thirty
We couldn’t trust or believe
I’m going back
To all those good times
Kodachrome memories
With all my old friends
No matter where we go
No matter where we’ve been
One thing for certain
You can’t make, “New old friends”
Smashed my cell phone
Threw a brick at my Big Screen
Lets sit down in the backyard
Where we once shared all our dreams
Lets look at old photo albums
When our hair was long
And we wore yesterday smiles
Life’s a vapor, and then it’s gone
Campouts and keggers
Cut offs and ball caps
bonfires down at the river
Cold beers and cheap grass
Exaggerated our victories
Minimizing our loses
Where did the time go
Summers use to last forever
I’m going back
So many good times
Kodachrome memories
You’re a lifelong friend of mine
No matter where we go
No matter where we’ve been
One thing for certain
We can’t make, “New old friends”
Before Someone Shot Lennon (You can’t make new old friends)
I Grew up
In simpler times
In a small town
Back when the world was still kind
Didn’t have much money
Road trips in rusty cars
Played the hell out of 3 chords
On our beat up old guitars
Thought we were cool
We were gonna change the world
We sang “All ya need is love”
Back before someone shot Lennon
Listened to vinyl records
Music set us free
People over thirty
We couldn’t trust or believe
I’m going back
To all those good times
Kodachrome memories
With all my old friends
No matter where we go
No matter where we’ve been
One thing for certain
You can’t make, “New old friends”
Smashed my cell phone
Threw a brick at my Big Screen
Lets sit down in the backyard
Where we once shared all our dreams
Lets look at old photo albums
When our hair was long
And we wore yesterday smiles
Life’s a vapor, Here then gone
Campouts and keggers
Cut offs and ball caps
bonfires down at the river
Cold beers and cheap grass
Exaggerated our victories
Minimizing our loses
Where did the time go
Summers once lasted forever
I’m going back
So many good times
Kodachrome memories
You’re a lifelong friend of mine
No matter where we go
No matter where we’ve been
One thing for certain
We can’t make, “New old friends”
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