The Edge of Nowhere
A selection of my songs. Currently in the process of recording "I Don't Care For Mississippi"
I Don't care forMississippi
I don't care for Mississippi
She's a verdant green, but tinged with black
She'll be oh so easy to leave, and there ain't no goin' back
Echoes of that tragic history, sinister shapes that hung, from trees
So, I don't care for Mississippi
That history so hard to bear
Those sins we got to wear
Oh, Mississippi,
I got to be free
From these memories
Gonna go up to the land of snow
Where sins are buried so no one knows
Gifts of smallpox blankets, children ripped from mother's arms,
Schools of guilt and shame, didn't mean them any harm
No, I don't care about that history
Makes it easier to pretend
That we're not as bad as them
So, I don't care at all
When I found you
One of these mornings, lost inside myself
Thoughts are drifting, remembering how it fe…..lt
That moment's elation, the sweetness of your smile
Your eyes, your spark, your style,
And who'd have believed that it would last
Through all of these decades past
I'm so glad that I found y…ou
So glad that I found you
Before I found you
Didn't expect love to arise
See it creep up in disguise
But now I see it in your eyes
Anticipation, of seeing you again
Exultation, that you felt, the sa…me
Times together, filled up with such bliss
Your glance, your touch, your kiss
And who 'd have believed that it would last
Through all of these decades past
I'm so glad that I found y…ou
So glad that I found you
Broken
Your future at the edge of nowhere
You hold a dream that you can share
Nothing much, but trees and sand
Unyielding, but cleared by hand
Endless rocks and roots recede
You till the soil and plant the seed
Bro…o….ken
You tried to keep the upper hand
In your struggle not to quit the land
This battle leaves a broken man
Bro…o….ken
Your res-olution's oh so str-ong
But you can on-ly carry on so long
Years of toil, that sap the will
A promise that, goes unfulfilled
The endless chasm of despair
Becomes too much for one to bear
Bro…o….ken
You tried to keep the upper hand
In your struggle not to quit the land
This battle leaves a broken man
Bro…o….ken
Though tragedy defined you
So I only knew you from afar
It's just a barrier to be chipped away
To remember who you are
Bro…o….ken
Bro…o….ken
Northern City
Got no old-world charm, got no scenic hills
Got no seaside air, but I miss you still
Got no tropic warmth, but I don't care,
Northern city, I'm comin' home
Yeah, I'm comin' home
You know I'm comin' home
Northern City, I'm comin' home
Seems you ain't got much, just that frigid cold
But you got grit, and you got soul
Got that common touch, that I miss,
Northern city, I'm comin' home
Yeah, I'm comin' home
You know I'm comin' home
Northern City, I'm comin' home
So I got to get back
You know I got to get back
Northern city, I got to get back
Northern city, I'm comin' home
Northern city, I'm comin' home
Sherry's Song
Once in a life it happens
A seed that's sown in spring
Can give life its meaning
A promise only love can bring
When leaves have turned from green
To their vibrant gold and red
Their beauty only deepens
With more loveliness ahead
Don't mind getting old
When I have you to hold
No use clinging to the past
Cause good things always last
Two souls forever one
Two oaks with roots entwined
Two lives with one purpose
Grown together for all time
Don't mind getting old
When I have you to hold
No use clinging to the past
Cause good things always last
No use clinging to the past
Cause good things always last
Changes
Was it really another lifetime
With your little hand in mine
We explored the world of wonders
As your charm I fell under
When everything was strange and new
I watched you as you changed and grew
Didn't want those times to ever end
But when I'd lose that child, I'd gain a friend
And through those middle ages
When your world was full of changes
And you needed to be free
To walk that path without me
While some roads led to adventures tall
From some, temptation's Siren call
And as I watched you choose your way to wend
I knew I'd lose a child, but gain a friend
Now as I see who you've become
My pride in where you started from
And thankful that in the end
Though I lost a child, I gained a friend
If these are just lies
The promises you'll make to me tomorrow
Are worth the same as the ones from yesterday
But doubting will bring on just more sorrow
So believing is the price I've got to pay
Just another day of confusion
Just another day of holding on
When trust is gone
What about all those vows you made
What about all the things you said
If these are just lies, I've got to know why
Your words can never hold any meaning
They're just echoes of what I want to hear
But I'll go on naively believing
Cause its easier than facing what I fear
I try to make your words come true
Can't see the other side of you
Wonder why I still can't heed the clues
And why I'm still deceived by what you do
What about all those vows you made
What about all the things you said
If these are just lies, I've got to know why
If these are just lies, I've got to know why
Ferrari Dreams
Remember when we ruled the world
We'd march with banners all unfurled
With swords we carved from splintered trees
Our enemies were slain with ease
As a boy I had Ferrari dreams
While the man I've become drives a Ford
The man I've become drives a Ford
Though we rode on dragons in our dreams,
We sometimes lose the way it seems
But we seek to gain it back, because
Those dreams are still a part of us
As a boy I had Ferrari dreams
While the man I've become drives a Ford
The man I've become drives a Ford
Though some would say we've compromised
Imagination never dies
And as long as our dreams remain
Adventure will come again
So the man I've become drives a Ford
A Ford with a 429
A Life
I been remembering, what you meant to me
A shining light, that showed the way
When I couldn't see a future
Your guidance meant so much a, reassuring crutch
A sculptor's careful touch shaped, my reality forever
Shaping my reality
Calloused hands worn with toil
Loving heart, steadfast and loyal
A life of song, filled to the brim
Unfazed by all the hardships, never giving in
Never giving in
Strength and resilience
Forged by tragedy and war
Intrepid spirit born to seek
Adventure's open door, so tempting
Breaking from the past, seeking greener grass,
Your path in life was cast by, what you chose to see so clearly
What you chose to see
Calloused hands worn with toil
Loving heart, steadfast and loyal
A life of song, filled to the brim
Unfazed by all the hardships, never giving in
Never giving in
Turning the Tide
I am drowning in a deluge
Of victimhood and lies
I am probing the depths of gloom
I am peering through the grime
In a sea of fear and loathing
I am trying to stay alive
In a world of spin and gaslight, are we turning the tide
In a world of spin and gaslight, are we tur -urning the tide
I am fighting against the current
I am trying to survive
I see all hope is fading
But still I have to strive
I am looking for the answers
I am searching far and wide
In a world of fraud and counterfeit, are we turning the tide
In a world of fraud and counterfeit, are we tur -urning the tide
Turning the tide, are we
Turning the tide
Are the angry waters calming,
Did the violent winds subside
Are the fires of hate extinguished, are we
Turning the tide
Do you recognize the truth, are we
Tur -urning the tide
Cruisin' E-town
Rolling down Whyte with the sun in my face
Big block Chevy revving up, getting ready to race
I just keep on cruising, gonna give him his space
Little 289 could never keep up that pace
Cause Friday night's perfect, no need to be at the track
Got my sweetheart beside me and my dog in the back
Mustang is purring, there ain't nothing I lack
Spot a 69 Nova and a three-window coupe
Thumbs up to the drivers, let them know their ride's cool
Turn right at the corner and back through the U
Then down to the river to take in the view
Friday night's perfect, no need to be at the track
Got my sweetheart beside me and my dog in the back
Mustang is purring, there ain't nothing I lack
Hot summer night just wheeling on down
AM radio on and I'm loving that sound
Got to keep grooving to the station I found
Now, a run up Jasper and once more around
Cruising E-town