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When I was a kid, my dad was the preacher at the Church of Christ in Tehachapi, California. We lived in Palmdale, so we'd get up early on Sunday mornings, pile the 5 of us into our 1950 Chevy coupe and head up thru Lancaster and Mojave, over the…
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OHHO said

Nice one James, nice one.

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One day as I was turning into my driveway I saw Rita on her porch. She's a lot like me. AL & RITA Capo @2 in C C stepping down to F Al was a smoker. He's dead now, of course Al has Alzheimer's. Alcohol made it worse D stepping down…
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Rhonie said

great song!

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key of C - no capo We listen for years for words to explain ourselves. "I'm good but not THAT good," was such a moment for me. Good enough to stay in the game but never good enough to win. Last night I kissed somebody I kissed somebody…
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Rhonie said

Love the guitar in this one

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In the corner stands a guitar that plays only sad songs Give me when a friend lost his wife And this fine leather jacket came in a package The day after he took his own life In a bar down in Austin, he was drinkin' and boastin' This ring…
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Rhonie said

this is a well crafted piece

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In the corner stands a guitar that plays only sad songs Give me when a friend lost his wife And this fine leather jacket came in a package The day after he took his own life In a bar down in Austin, he was drinkin' and boastin' This ring…
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Rhonie said

love the sound of this one

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I was in Spain, in the Pyrenees, working on THE STONE RAFT. I was the only American. I was lonely. SOLITARY WALK Am INTRO Am F Am F Am G F Am Tho I follow in the footprints of my friends And the road I walk down has been tramped…
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Rhonie said

you are truely gifted!

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My mom is 91 and still holding on. The people that help her make it thru each day have learned that there is no sense in arguing with her about who they are or when it is...thus the song. MAMA HAS A TIME MACHINE key - Em Mama has a…
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Rhonie said

your vocals remind me of Neil Young on this and many of your other pieces - love your stuff man!!

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Anyone see the pelicans and the dead fish floating in the oil? (In the midst of the Great Gulf Leak.) I'M NOT GONNA CRY Oil-covered pelicans smother Feathered brother. I'm not gonna cry. I'm not gonna cry Turtles and dolphins and…
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Rhonie said

great tune, lyrics, harmonies!

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What's to say? That we actually have anything to do with what our government does? Ha! Even Woody Guthrie knew the truth. They just leave that verse out of his "anthem". No Man's Land Easy come, easy go. Nothing lasts for long Pay your…
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Rhonie said

love the message here

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THE LEAP Well, a man took a walk down a trail with his buddies. Everybody came along. And they came to a cravis with a pumas at the bottom and he was singing this song "Well, you can go back or you can leap forward, or you can leave it up…
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Rhonie said

love your wit and your writing skills - both lyrically and musically - you put me in mind of John Prine a bit.

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Same old story. Something just broke and I think it's my heart. It wasn't an arrow. It wasn't a dart. Mighta been a meteor that tore it apart Something just broke and I think it's my heart. Something just broke and I think it's my heart…
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Rhonie said

this put me in mind of Bo Didly a bit

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That second chord hurts my pointer finger.
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Rhonie said

a fun piece

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That second chord hurts my pointer finger.
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Rhonie said

very interesting - different - a little wacky - but I like it!

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You look out the window and the creek is swelling. Slowly crossing the lawn and heading up the driveway.... Time to get the lawnmower to higher ground. TODAY IT’S GONNA RAIN - Key C G Today it’s gonna…
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Rhonie said

good song all around - well crafted!

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THE LEAP Well, a man took a walk down a trail with his buddies. Everybody came along. And they came to a cravis with a pumas at the bottom and he was singing this song "Well, you can go back or you can leap forward, or you can leave it up…
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launched said

I can relate to the "about" description :) Sweet tune, love the backing vox a lot!

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Mariam was telling me about how much her Daddy meant to her and how when she plays and people "hear" her it is like her daddy is there too.
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launched said

This is classic! Very cool. "Time is meddlesome and cruel" Love that!

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You look out the window and the creek is swelling. Slowly crossing the lawn and heading up the driveway.... Time to get the lawnmower to higher ground. TODAY IT’S GONNA RAIN - Key C G Today it’s gonna…
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launched said

Good stuff James!

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You look out the window and the creek is swelling. Slowly crossing the lawn and heading up the driveway.... Time to get the lawnmower to higher ground. TODAY IT’S GONNA RAIN - Key C G Today it’s gonna…
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Guest said

Good song! I like the talky bits and the echo vocals.

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You look out the window and the creek is swelling. Slowly crossing the lawn and heading up the driveway.... Time to get the lawnmower to higher ground. TODAY IT’S GONNA RAIN - Key C G Today it’s gonna…
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kavin. said

Hope your heads above water my friend, great tune!

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Mariam was telling me about how much her Daddy meant to her and how when she plays and people "hear" her it is like her daddy is there too.
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Guest said

I really dig that line: I'm a loner can't take me homer man, this reminds me of Neil Young. great sh*t!

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