Some days I'm the preacher with my head up in a cloud Some days I'm a gentleman who does my mama proud But some days I'm the creature who just arrived from Mars And some days I'm the futurist who drives electric cars Some days I'm the…

SHINY THINGS Like the shiny things a crow stashes Crumpled napkins and cold ashes Like broken pieces when the bottle smashes My tears don't mean anything at all Like the golden rings around your fingers The forgotten songs by unknown…

I got no crosses to burn but many bridges yet to cross And if I don't return they'll just say it's nobody's loss In the end, it's the same we're all players in this game Gonna reap what we sow when the curtain closes at the end of the…

When the rain comes as it always does I remember you with me Under the kissing tree you fell with me fell with me You have been so far so far from me across the sea And when the rain comes as it always does I remember you…

Golden Days -- Golden days, golden days are ahead of me Goin' where the wind don't blow so cold Endless Summer, soothe my soul Where the streets are lined with gold Golden days, golden days are ahead of me

I think the muse of jj cale must have paid me a visit/

Like A Wave -- If you make yourself a mule someone's gonna ride you this I know Like a breeze moves through the air or a wave upon the water is how I go When you can freely give of all that you can hold you can know no more…

Hold The Nighttime -- Hold the nighttime just as close as you can. Get to know it. Yeah, make it your friend. Taste the darkness and you'll understand. The moon reflects the light on the land. But not everything is what it seems... in this dream…

Recorded for the 2013 [NaSoAlMo challenge.](http://www.nasoalmo.org/) --- Take away, take away, take away, take away your pain You can drink your tequila You can dance in the rain With the pills you pop You can run til you drop…

You're always on my mind Gotta take you with me Can't leave you behind Blind to circumstance If I can get a little more Gotta take the chance Flyin' high again It's do or die There's no need to pretend Runnin' from wall to…