Hello Earthlings,
Here's Part 2 of many. I'll be digging up songs I've written over the last 15 years and posting them here to preserve them. Some of them are crappy. Some are good. They run the gamut from happy to depressing. From contemplative to retarded. Tiny moments from throughout my life when I happened to have a pencil, a piece of paper, and a guitar laying about at the same time.
Today, we'll do 3 more...
Moon Tan
Verse: C, F,
C, G, C, F, C, G, C
You
can’t stop the waves, of the sun’s radiant light.
It
bounces off objects, and enters the night.
It
loses it’s strength, as it cuts through the gloom
And you
can’t get a tan from the moon.
And my
love is a sunbeam, so pure and so true
But I
can’t fall in love, with reflections of you
You
stay out all night, tell me what can I do
You
can’t get a tan from the moon.
You can
set up a funhouse, to confuse and distract me
Dive in
a pool, to bend and refract me
But I
doubt if I will, be seeing you soon
Cuz you
can’t get a tan from the moon
And my
love is a sunbeam, so pure and so true
But I
can’t fall in love, with reflections of you
You
stay out all night, tell me what can I do
You
can’t get a tan from the moon.
Even if
you had panels, to harness the light
Or
turned on a flashlight, to cut through the night
Try as
you may, you’ll never light up this room
Cuz you
can’t get a tan from the moon.
You
can’t stop the waves, of the sun’s radiant light.
It
bounces off objects, and enters the night.
It
loses it’s strength, as it cuts through the gloom
And you
can’t get a tan from the moon.
The
Looker
She grew up
to be a looker, pretty as can be,
struttin’ up
and down the drag with equal company.
Some friends
flew the coop, and went to have their fun, and
Some got
into mischief, and they’re still on the run.
But her mind
was sharply focused and it soon became her quest
To find herself
a rich man and be better than the rest.
So one hot
day, she tripped one up, pounced and chewed away
Like a
hungry lioness hunkered down to guard her prey.
(CHORUS)
She was
looking for the money and a trail into the hills
Now she’s
gazing over Austin looking forward to the thrills
As the city
lights lay twinkling above the frantic crowds
She smiles
and sips her wine in her mansion in the clouds.
A couple
years and she’s progressed, she’s learning all the tricks.
Among her
peers she’s best dressed, her smile is always fixed.
They
marveled at the rags to riches hometown beauty queen. But they’re
Jealousy was
never quenched for she was seldom seen.
Husband’s up
and off to golf with a few of his good chaps.
Talking bout
the stocks they bought and sharing shallow laughs.
While she’s
wrapped on the leather couch horny and alone.
As lonely
sobs like tennis balls bounce through her spacious home.
(CHORUS)
She was
looking for the money and a trail into the hills
Now she’s
gazing over Austin and missing all the thrills
She had back
when she was wishing to rise above the crowds
in her
shabby little loft in the city ‘neath the clouds.
Living up by
Red Bud, admiring the view
Tapping on
the marble in her thousand dollar shoes
Wishing she
could find a dive and have a drink or two
And maybe
talk to someone down to earth like me and you.
All the
brunches and the formals and the places that they meet
Just don’t
seem to satisfy when you’re longing for the street.
To get back
all the good times and all the friends she lost,
would mean
the world to the pretty girl no matter what the cost.
She was
looking for the money and a trail into the hills
Now she’s
gazing over Austin and missing all the thrills
She had back
when she was wishing to rise above the crowds
in her
shabby little loft in the city ‘neath the clouds.
She grew up
to be a looker, pretty as can be,
struttin’ up
and down the drag with equal company….
Happy Feet
Chords: G,
Em, C, D
I see
the future and it’s stretching out in front of me
And
it’s calling me to be just what I want to be.
My
happy feet are used to living like a refugee
My soul
is steady looking for a way to set them free.
Now all
your quotes and anecdotes they don’t mean shit to me
I tried
to give my heart but it don’t travel lightly
That’s
ok I treasury of memories
And
every song I sing about my life is therapy.
(chorus)
I’m
traveling with happy feet
The
world is mine, mine to meet
How are
you? I’m feeling well.
Hoist
the anchor, let’s set...
Now I’m
a step into this world and make myself known
Every
country that I’ll travel to I’ll call my own
Feeling
better every time I cross a time zone
Cuz I’m
a king and I’m a keep on looking for my thrown.
I got
nothing but myself to live for anyway
It took
a while to figure out but baby that’s ok.
I’m
feeling like a kid that’s ready to go out and play
In a
world of faces and new places to see everyday.
(chorus)
I’m
traveling with happy feet
The
world is mine, mine to meet
How are
you? I’m feeling well.
Hoist
the anchor, let’s set...
The
politicians on a mission that is ill conceived
The
corporations copulating with the war machine
The
trepidation of this nation makes me want to leave
So my
happy feet are moving I ain’t got the time grieve.
You can
stick around and do what you thinks right for you
Make a
peachy life and earn a dollar bill or two.
Have
some kids and go to work and drop ‘em off at school
And
every now and then go see some nature at the zoo.
(chorus)
I’m
traveling with happy feet
The
world is mine, mine to meet
How are
you? I’m feeling well.
Hoist
the anchor, let’s set...
I put
the offer on the table and it still stands
Our
time is slipping like a waterfall through open hands
Anyone
without the heart to go I’ll understand
But
happy feet is itching for some sand in foreign lands
The
time is now so hurry hurry no I can’t be late
To much
to do and see and learn and lick up off my plate
The
world is turning and I’m burning just to fly away
And
grab my luggage with some friends at the arrival gate
I’m
steady reaching as I’m teaching myself how to live
My mind
is strong I’m on my way and I’m a play to win
I’m
standing on a mountain to the world my heart I give
Never
expect to get some lovin' in return again
See I
been dreamin' every evenin' since my day of birth
To
unravel mysteries and travel til I turn to dirt
The
past is history and I’ve only found one thing of worth
And
that’s the nurturing from my beloved Mother Earth.
(chorus)
I’m
traveling with happy feet
The
world is mine, mine to meet
How are
you? I’m feeling well.
Hoist
the anchor....
Fare thee well....