Astoria

When I think of all the places I've been
And started all over again
And the people I left behind
A lifeline's crooked sometimes
Along the way there were thing's I meant to say
But life goes on and on and on

And maybe I will never know
The story of Astoria
The last time that I felt at home
Astoria was on my mind

Make a wish and maybe it will come true
Then run as fast as you can
But the world catches up anyway
The boy becomes a man
Along the way there were thing's I meant to say
But life goes on and on and on

And maybe I will never know
The story of Astoria
The last time that I felt at home
Astoria was on my mind

And I'm coming back to you
Yeah maybe this time
Those dreams of younger men won't complicate my mind
All I want to do 
Is to get another chance to be with you
But you can't go back in time

Reset The Default

I've got to reset the default 
Turn Back the page
Delete all the data that keeps fueling my rage
I can't remember when 
Or how it used to be back then
Before my thought were interrupted, adjusted and corrupted
Was there ever a plan 
To defeat the forces in the field 
If so where should I stand to be understood
You know I'm not a believer, but I'd sure like to see
If you could show me how to get back down to New York City
I'm just a simple man living in a strange land
I'm just a simple man living in a strange land

Reset the default 
Wipe the slate clean
Download all new software
Upgrade this old machine
Take back control
Fortify my heart and soul
See the world with new perspective,that's efective and corrective
How can I ever change
The patterns they put into place erase and make me stranger
Indifferent to the dogma
If there ever was a time to say what needs to be said
You know we all fall down
That's not a crown on your head
I'm just a simple man living in a strange land
I'm just a simple man living in a strange land

Gotta Let Her Go

You think about her all the time
When will this ever end
She's gone for good now can't you see
She won't be back again
You deny it and say
How could she ever leave me
Then you cry for what used to be

Gotta let her go
Gotta let her go
Gotta let her go
Before you lose it all
Before you lose it all

No one could ever take her place
Or change the way you feel
But now the time has come
To face the truth and start to heal
Say goodbye to old memories
They only tease
Don't rely on what used to please

Gotta let her go
Gotta let her go
Gotta let her go
Before you lose it all
Before you lose it all

Everything's Fine

Now that I'm back in town
I find myself believing
I'm just better off when your around
Separation hurts the soul
Never mind how long it take to heal
We all need someone to hold sometimes

Living my life with you
Has been the only thing I believe in
I hope you feel the same way to
When I'm half you make me whole
Remember when you called 
And we both cried
Yea I tend to lose control
Sometimes

Everything's fine
We're living in hard times
Not hard enough to break this heart
In two
When all is said and done 
In the evening
I'm coming home to you

Born with a broken heart
Like pieces of a jigsaw puzzle
We've been fitting together from the start
See the picture fan the flame
Desire is the fire we all need
Your the only one who shares my name
And life

Everything's fine
We're living in hard times
Not hard enough to break this heart
In two
When all is said and done 
In the evening
I'm want to be with you

I know some day's seem like they'll never end
We run to work
Then crawl back home again
And after a day on the job
With so much left to do
I come back home to you

With a lot of love

I Can't Hardly Wait

I never was the one to carry on
Who ever thought I'd be around that long
But something in my heart was touched by you
Now your the one I want to give it to
Cause I can hear the music
And I can feel the beat
I know it won't be long now
Till we become complete

I can't hardly wait
I can't hardly wait
Till that little child of your's n mines arrives
Till I look into our little babies eyes

They say that youth is waisted on the young
And wisdom comes when old age has begun
So somewhere in between we all survive
But either way it's good to be alive
Cause I can hear the music
And I can feel the beat
I know it won't be long now
Till we become complete

I can't hardly wait
I can't hardly wait
Till that little child of your's n mines arrives
Till I look into our little babies eyes

So In Love

Baby wants to run away
Hide herself from yesterday
Said she has to go and I have to stay
What am I suppose to do
I try and help but can't break thru
It feels just like my heart is breaking in two
I will never be the same
To lose at love and live with shame
I feel just like a moth who lost to the flame

I've never been so in love
I've never been so in love
Or felt so alone

When that someone comes along
They change your life and then they're gone
There's nothing left to do but you carry on
I think about her all the time
What we had was one of a kind
Lately I'm afraid that I'm losing my mind

I will never be the same
To lose at love and live with shame
I feel just like a moth who lost to the flame

I've never been so in love
I've never been so in love
Or felt so alone
​

Play The Song Right Thru

Another day on the dime
This kind of life is a crime
Don't think about it being this way
Although sometimes now 
I look back and see
A sign of the times
Looking back at me
Heaven or hell
Don't as nobody for nothing
When your feeling the squeeze
Between faith and seduction
I've seen the American dream
Now the IRS has got my monies address

Gotta fight to believe
A rope a dope and a weave
First shot can make a man drop pop
Just when you think that your winning
It all falls apart and your back at the begining
Keep on telling yourself it won't be the same
You lie just a little
To escape the pain and shame
You can't explain what it is anymore
But it hurts down deeper the it did before

Just play the song right thru
See what's inside of you

Now I'm feeling my age
With every turn of the page
The default is a death wish illuminated
Making the most of all the day's i got left
The best dressed guest wears a suicide vest
Sometimes now I lose my place
Dad is at the head of the table 
Mama's saying grace
The more things change to stay the same
The boy and the man in the mirror
Have the same face

Just play the song right thru
See what's inside of you

03/13/16

Lost Without You

I am not the same 
As yesterday
And the way I feel 
Won't go away
I just can't believe
I won't see you again
You have been with me 
From the begining

What am I gonna do now
I haven't got a single clue
Everything is changing
And I'm lost without you

I can't eat or sleep
My heart is aching
If this were just a bad dream
I could awaken
You took care of me 
Helped to ease my pain
But who was there for you
When the rains came

What am I gonna do now
I haven't got a single clue
Everything is changing
And I'm lost without you

When others turned away
You would stand by me
Make me strong today

I am not the same 
As yesterday

The Other Side

The paper said he had a family
But was separated from his wife
And while on duty that Christmas eve
He saved a homeless mans life
And then he walked into a bar And this is what they said
He just sat down
And shot himself dead

In a world where nightmares Seem so real they'll never end
If I don't give up 
They won't get in
And maybe I don't see
But I try n try n fight with all my might
Till I get to the other side
I'm gonna get to the other side

It's getting really hard to fake it
So I gotta know where I stand
Cause even when they say that they love you the most
Ya gotta be your own best friend
Sometimes I lay awake at night
And wonder what will be
That strangers face
It could be me

In a world where nightmares Seem so real they'll never end
If I don't give up 
They won't get in
And maybe I don't see
But I try n try n fight with all my might
Till I get to the other side
I'm Gonna get to the other side

Well the babies been crying all night and I don't know why
Sometimes I feel disconnected from the spirit in the sky
But I hold her even tighter and I tell now don't you cry don't you cry
Everything's alright

For The Rest Of My Life

When I woke up this morning
The kids were all up and crying
Between the sunlight and the shadows
I thought I saw a one way sign
So I followed it out onto the open road
Where I nearly lost my way
I looked at where I used to go
But here I'll stay

Round n round we spin
Till we collide
In the end you know 
We're on the same side
And I want to be with you
For the rest of my life

These are the days we dreamed of
The times we'll talk about
Our children will remind us
Of what you can't do without
When I think of all of the thing's 
That I used to want
And what got in my way
I wonder what the future holds
But here I'll stay

Round n round we spin
Till we collide
In the end you know 
We're on the same side
And I want to be with you
For the rest of my life

I'm Not Sorry

If I was wrong
O never even knew it
Thought you cared
But now I see
If I failed it was only in your eyes
Loving you was always right by me

I'm not sorry
For everything we've been thru
I'm not sorry
I won't take any blame
I'm not sorry
For saying that I love you
It's jut to bad
You don't feel the same

If there's a line
It cuts across the middle
You can stand
On either side
We could never undo all the damage
Loving you leaves no place left to hide

I'm not sorry
For everything we've been thru
I'm not sorry
I won't take any blame
I'm not sorry
For saying that I love you
It's jut to bad
You don't feel the same

I had the time of my life and so did you
Then things got crazy and turned out bad
Don't want to play the blame game
You say we've changed I'm not the same
Do you really want to run with that one

I'm Not Thru Loving You

Don't say goodbye
I'm addicted now to wanting you
And I keep wanting you all of the time
Gotta find a way to make you see
The second time is better
So much better for you and for me

We haven't even started
Leave and you'll never know
Stay here tonight
You don't have to go

I'm not thru loving you
I don't want to
Let this ever end
I'm not thru loving you
Don't you want me too
One more time
Take a look around here and you'll see
You are the only one for me
Please say yes

When I'm with you
If it feels so good don't run and hide
From the thing's that you don't understand
I've spent all night
Just thinking maybe baby 
I could make you get crazy again

We haven't even started
Leave and you'll never know
Stay here tonight
You don't have to go

I'm not thru loving you
I don't want to
Let this ever end
I'm not thru loving you
Don't you want me too
One more time
Take a look around here and you'll see
You are the only one for me
Please say yes

Make U Mine

When ever I'm with u I feel
My heart race
Can't believe that your dancing with me here
In this place
It feels like an old time hollywood musical
And your looking so beautiful
Here tonight
The music plays softly as we cross the floor
And the lights seem to shine a little brighter then they
Did before
The way your looking at me just 
Pulls me in 
To a place I've never been
In my life

I'm gonna make u mine
It's gonna take some time though
I'm gonna make u mine
And everybody's gonna know
I'm gonna make u mine
Someone to believe in
I'm gonna make u mine

Now I've only known you a week or
Maybe two
And my friends say I haven't got a chance at
Winning you
I won't be alone like them this holiday
What do they know anyway
I'll take my chances with you

I'm gonna make u mine
It's gonna take some time though
I'm gonna make u mine
And everybody's gonna know
I'm gonna make u mine
Someone to believe in
I'm gonna make u mine

Down In Sunny Side

Down in Sunny Side​
Got me a job
Working the night shift
Waiting to punch my card
Fresh out of high school
Barely eighteen
Living alone in some rooming house
Cold winds blow 
As the fog light fire down below
Thru white clouds of steam
Bells ring while engines roar
Then the pills kick in
And I'm lost in the machine

Won't be down here for to long
So let the lessons begin
Innocence and youth both dwindle
while the truth finds a way to win

I need something I can believe in
Haven't now for some time
Something to hold on tight
​In the middle of the night

Sadder Songs

I see her and the children by the station
The people standing by all stop n stare
A cardboard sign describs the situation
It's not our fault but no one seems to care
There is a place you go where dreams won't follow
And every day becomes so hard for you
A distant voice once strong now seems so hollow
You do your best but still can not break thru

Lately I can see that everyone isn't as equally strong
Sometimes some of us can't sing along
Then that voice says to me
Your not the only one
There are sadder songs

And on this day I know that angels truly sing
Gifts from God a holy harmony
I heard them once when I was young and listening
But now those voice are so far from me

Lately I can see that everyone isn't as equally strong
Sometimes some of us can't sing along
Then that voice says to me
Your not the only one
There are sadder songs

Sometimes I see
The world does not revolve around me
Old scars and skies of green and blue​
Tell me who I want to be
And on this day I know that angels truly sing
Gifts from God a holy harmony
I heard them once when I was young and listening
But now those voice are so far from me

Lately I can see that everyone isn't as equally strong
Sometimes some of us can't sing along
Then that voice says to me
Your not the only one
There are sadder songs
​

Make U Mine

When ever I'm with you I feel 
My heart race
Can't believe that your dancing with me here 
In this place
It feels like an old time hollywood musical
And your looking so beautiful
Here tonight

The music plays softly as we
Cross the floor
And the light s seem to get a little brighter
The they were before
The way your looking at me just pulls me in
To a place I've never been in my life

I'm gonna make you mine
It's gonna take some time though
I'm gonna make you mine
And everybody's gonna know
I'm gonna make you mine
Someone to believe in
I'm gonna make you mine

Now I've only known you a week or
Maybe two
And my friends say I haven't got a chance at
Winning you
I won't be alone like them this holiday
What do they know anyway
I'll take my chances with you

I'm gonna make you mine
It's gonna take some time though
I'm gonna make you mine
And everybody's gonna know
I'm gonna make you mine
Someone to believe in
I'm gonna make you mine

The Elderman

I'm the old man no one sees at the mall
Blends in like a ninja a fly on the wall
For so long I fought the big C
I've walked this earth for half a century
Here they come and where'd they go
All the places and faces you used to know
Everything changes in the blink of an eye
I want to believe but the Devil don't lie

There's a man 
And he stands of all that is good
With a lot of little children 
By his side
We learned to take care of those
Who raised us right
When the old man fades 
Let him carry his pride

Oh oh oh oh oh oh

You don't know me now
Or understand
Someday your destiny might be
To meet the Elderman

Once I was
But now I'm not
An orphan's a father
His family forgot
I didn't know
But now understand
Hey time aint waiting for any man

Tell me 
How was it when you were younger then me
And everything  tasted like the very first time
Your wife was alive
And the kids were still living home
Memories of a young man
Living in his prime

Just Another Love Song

Driving down the highway at dawn
Broken hearted listening to love songs
She's found another Lover
Don't want to think about her being with him
When every song they sing 
Say's how good it might have been

Just another love son
Playing with my heart
Just another love song
Tearing me apart
And I can't turn the radio off

I miss the way she used to kiss me
Those loving arms
Have left me cold and lonely
How'd all the good between us
Turn so bad
Now she wants him
And these songs are all I'll ever have

Just another love son
Playing with my heart
Just another love song
Tearing me apart
And I can't turn the radio off

Now I'm gonna play this one here just for you
Dedicated to the one I love
It's been climbing the charts for a week now
And going strong
Gonna make you feel so wrong
Feel so wrong

I'm Not Getting Older

An old friend passed away
 Just the other day
Because he lived a long life 
Doesn't make it ok
He was younger then me 
But now it's over
I tried to tell my wife 
But she don't understand
I said let's have some fun
Maybe get out of hand
She said we don't do that anymore

I'm not getting older
Just a little bit slower
Don't mean that it's over
And done yet
I'm not getting older
Don't want to surrender
I still have young dreams
I can't forget

My hair's getting thinner 
And my waist is wide
I was never good looking
Unless your looking inside
Behind this weak physique 
There lay's the danger
You live n learn raise a family
Now the kids all think 
That they know more then me
And I hope n pray someday
They will

I'm not getting older
Just a little bit slower
Don't mean that it's over
And done yet
I'm not getting older
Don't want to surrender
I still have young dreams
I can't forget


I love my wife 
And the life we lead
Thing's have never been better
And she knows what I need
And sometimes
All that I want
Is to be with her
She just finished a book
About middle aged sex
And we're living it up
You never know what is next 
And it's better then it ever was before

I'm not getting older
Just a little bit slower
Don't mean that it's over
And done yet
I'm not getting older
Don't want to surrender
I still have young dreams
I can't forget

Dreams Come True

Ohoo 
I think about you all the time
I see your Face
I feel your body next to mine
You are the only one
My story ends with you
Now I'm starting to believe that

Dreams come true
Yes they do
Dreams come true

Ohoo
I'm not the man I used to be
The world's the same
But something's changed inside of me
If you ever go away
I'm coming after you
Now I'm starting to believe that

Dreams come true
Yes they do
Dreams come true

Now I can see
There's a forest for the trees
When your with me in the garden
Now I can see
How the light begins with me
Ever since my life
Ever since my life
With you