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”

Life Without Love Is A Lie

I don’t wanna run, I don’t wanna hide

Finally found someone who made me feel alive

I don’t wanna waste, no more time 

Life without you, has got me losing my mind

You got me running in circles blind

You got me crossing forbidden lines

I know we both, have are reasons why

But baby, this life’s too short to compromise

Can’t get you out of my heart

As hard as I try

Life without love is a lie

Every-time we say goodbye

I die a little bit more inside

I know we both feel the same way

I want you more than words can say

No one see’s, and no one knows

The pain we feel, as we’re letting go

No one wins, we both loose

The ones we love, isn’t who we choose

Can’t get you out of my heart

As hard as I try

Life without love is a lie