SOMETHING ABOUT THE NIGHT TIME - no Capo or Capo @ 4 (Am)Something about the (Bm)night time makes me feel alive Makes me want to sing a song. Think about my life (C)Maybe light a (D)candle. I like lemon grass (Am)Something about the (Bm…

This song was written after I had watched a documentary about Jonestown, which featured music from their choir. They were very talented and I couldn't help wondering if any of them had survived. I'd like to think that there were a couple of 'em…

LANCASTER STREET - Em James Michael Taylor Midnight in COWTOWN. 90 degrees Too hot for a blanket. Too hot for a sheet The trash on the sidewalk is trying to sleep Breathing the bus fumes on Lancaster Street... Sunshine brings tacos…

I read a book a long long time ago Why it frightened me, I didn’t know But there it was. There I was How did I know? A simple story. A man and his lover. Made me quiver. Run for cover. Beautiful lady in my future…Woooo I read a book…

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…

STEPPIN' ON SOME TOES Key - Em and E Em Well, some folks got big noses Some folks got big hats Some folks stand out in the aisle Make it hard to pass Am Some folks they got money Em They…

Em Well, some folks got big noses Some folks got big ass Some folks stand out in the aisle Make it hard to pass Am Some folks got money Em They say, “That’s just how it goes.” B7 A They make it hard for folks like me Am Em To keep…

WILD BILL Key C C Bass F# Am Bass G Bass F Bass C The moon shone like diamonds on mirrors in puddles shaped like horse’s feet Dm Dm - Dm…

This is the original version of WILD BILL that I submitted to Production back in '95 when I was working on the film. It got set aside when the music was forwarded from Ry Cooter to Van Dyke Parks. One day I came in from work and Peggy…