MOTHER'S EYES I used to chide my mother She saw the loss in every face The cemetery. The old folks home along the way I used to laugh at Mother She saw the pain in every eye Now time has passed and Mom is gone and here am I And…

I SHAKE by James Michael Taylor Ever since that night when you told me you were leaving me I shake, just a little, I shake. Not so much that anybody else would even notice I shake, Just a little, I shake. Every time I read a book and…

Pete Thompson on percussion and Angie Thompson on bass. Produced with Pete 123112 HAIRCUT They sent me a letter. A ticket to ride Portland to Frisco on that Big Overnight Brand new clothes. New pants and new shirt Brand new boots to kick…

M E L I S S A Key of G G C G G D G These are letters I like to say: M E L I S S A These are notes I like to play: M E L I S S A D C G Letters that sparkle. Notes that jingle D C G Make…

Trying to channel some of my favorite pre-Apocalypse music.SOME KIND OF LOVE - capo @ 2 play in Key of C VERSE 1 - It’s so easy in the middle of the night to fall into SOME KIND OF LOVE. A boy and a girl can forget the whole world when the…

Written in Isaba, Spain 2003. On location shooting THE STONE RAFT/HET STENEN VLAT/La Balsa de Piedra. If you leave me a note, please tell me who you are.

I was on location for The Stone Raft in Spain and feeling pretty lonely. June of 2000. I was the only person on cast or crew that spoke only English. I was left out of most conversations because the crew and cast were all multilingual Europeans…

THE SIGN The sign on the fence at the signal Was whippin' in the wind I felt on the dash for a pencil And a Taco Bell napkin The naked prayer of a family Was written on the tarp Rain-drenched and torn by the weather The message, razor…

SLEEPING ALONE Now, I've got room for my radio and I've got room for my phone And I've got room for my books and sun glasses now that I'm sleeping alone Now I've got room for my tablet and I've got room for my pen And now I've got room for…

PORTAL and HAPPINESS and TIME are three of the songs on my new CD, EUREKA. Short pieces. TIME There was a time when I figured my Chevy van would last forever I guess that was back when I was about thirty And there was a time when I thot…