Off the coast of California where the dolphins jump the waves We stood and watched them from the cliffs above Until the sunlight went away Then we slept in the ancient shadows underneath the redwood trees…

The drum and keys track was on a CD sent to me and composed and performed by a friend, Don Landry. Instantly I wanted to put voices with it, so I did. Don likes it. Mission accomplished. (c) 2009 Royal T Music

STRICKEN - James Michael Taylor Boy's Theme (River Phoenix) in River's last movie, DARK BLOOD. ...none the less, in my broken mind, some of the false hope leaks thru... Key D capo @ 2 in C I've been C stricken. I've been pierced…

Many years ago I read the Herman Hesse book Siddhartha. It tells the story of a family man who meets his dream girl and he leaves it all to be with her. She is what he lives for. Then she leaves him and he finishes his life sitting beside the…

I took this bus trip from Forth Worth, Texas to Wheeling, West Virginia and on the way home I jumped off in Cincinnati and bought a ticket to Nashville... Lots of stuff happen when you are on a bus and in bus stations for over 60 hours. Here…

(C) 2007 Royal T Music

THE PICNIC The sun broke like glass on the water The trees threw their shade on the sand The ants ate the crumbs on the blanket She ate the grapes from my hand We didn't know what we were doing It all started off with a smile And an innocent…

Many years ago I read the Herman Hesse book Siddhartha. It tells the story of a family man who meets his dream girl and he leaves it all to be with her. She is what he lives for. Then she leaves him and he finishes his life sitting beside the…

This song is on the soundtrack of River Phoenix's last movie, DARK BLOOD, (filmed in 1993 and finally completed in 2012) now making the festival rounds. Video at Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mazlk2rM6_0 STRICKEN - Capo…

Many years ago I read the Herman Hesse book Siddhartha. It tells the story of a family man who meets his dream girl and he leaves it all to be with her. She is what he lives for. Then she leaves him and he finishes his life sitting beside the…