He stands outside her window Hour after hour, he watches Piece by piece he sees her disappearing. Once she was his flower Now, he sees her fading Who can say what comes between lovers? He takes his blame for reasons they're apart But thinks…

SOLITARY WALK I am a child of Judah and the mark of Cain is on me I am a fugitive in every place I go. and my name is Joseph Friedman and I tend the olive orchards on a hillside just a short walk from my home. There, the silver trunks…

JONAH LIVES UNDER THE BRIDGE Jonah lives under the bridge He's there, up off the ground His world is looking down Bicycles pass him by Children ask parents why Jonah lives under the bridge Jonah lives under the bridge No insurance…

DREAM BOOK Don't wake me up. Can't you see that I'm sleeping? Turn out the light. I'm bound in a dream Don't raise your voice. I'm crossing the border Take a note from me. Write it down I will tell you the words There, in my dream book…

LISA'S THUMBNAIL Lost in a tangle of words Her life is a shambles Her dreams are in tatters Her thots are a tangle of thorns Her wounds are internal Her smoke;e's for survival... (c) 2002 Royal T Music

HEY! Hey, hey, hey Yeah, yeah, yeah Hey? Where you goin'? Think I'll go with you... As I walked out in The Streets of Laredo As I walked out in Laredo one day I spied a young cowboy all wrapped in white linen Wrapped in white linen…

This song contains the body of the first song I ever wrote. A poem sent to me while I was away to school in Idaho in 1959 by Carolyn Opitz that I sat at an old pump organ and sang a thousand times when I was a junior in high school. YOU CAN…

We were living out on the prairie between Mansfield and Lillian. This was our neighborhood. it was 1977. (c) 2000 Royal T Music

It was a huge affair. Bigger than the Texas Jam. But what would you expect from the first concert staged on the moon? TEXAS WATER She's got stretch marks on her psyche Her attitude is hanging down But she's gonna pull it all together…

was a Texan. Quannah Parker was the son born to Cynthia Parker, a white girl, stolen by Comanche raiders who grew up to be the wife of the chief. Quannah, in turn became the leader of his tribe. Eventually, Cynthia returned to her people. This…