It seems our hunger to express awe is channeled into petty things early in our life and when we break free we feel robbed because all the mighty expressions are tied up in silly stories about some jealous being making contradictory demands…

Capo @ 2 in D (E) Dropped D tuning Actually, it was almost two years. 1965-67. Leavenworth, Kansas U S Army prison. I played the organ at the daily Protestant chapel. Took dictation and typed letters for the Protestant chaplain. Wrote 2-page…

When you come to the end of the road and all of the signs just say "No" You never say, "Quit" Cause that's not your bit You're not a pup You never give up...

This version was an effort to make it into a country song... an "effort." Florencia Di Concilio is a composer who lives in Paris. Among other things, she writes music for movies. One of the movies she wrote music for is DARK BLOOD, the last…

It's so dark she can't sleep She needs more ice in her water She lost her smile It went to Nashville So she sent me her address I didn't know if I should answer or go to her I could call a taxi Too much wine Too much coffee Too…

THE GIFT - key C An architect in Bakersfield gave him a gift of wine Napa Valley, California, famous for the vine When the grape is coupled with the peach, the promise is divine But he would never pull the cork as he alone would dine…

Jeff's version FLORENCIA The tide is going out in Avila I can feel it in my blood Here I am in South Beach Florida Just like you knew I would There's a place in California Where the coast is always clear You said you'd be in…

ADOBE & BLOOD Thanks to David Kneller for bringing up the subject and creating that phrase: ADOBE & BLOOD I read a lotta stories about a lotta stuff But I tell ya folks, I'll never read enough To block out the memories what…

I CAN'T TELL I can't tell if it's morning or evening I can't tell night from day I can't tell if I'm arriving or leaving Doesn't mean a thing to me Since you went away I can't tell if it's sunny or raining I can't tell if it's…

Dude stole my guitar so I wrote a song about him... BICYCLE EDDY Bicycle Eddy, he rode at night Had no fenders on his bike Had a brown streak up the back of his shirt Eddy don't care. "It's just dirt." Bicycle Eddy, he slept all day…