FOR A PENNY From the moment Toy saw the light he was the center of attention. In a room full of sunlight and 'Welcome," he was a new dimension. Tiny traveler, arriving wet Peggy hardly breaking a sweat Toy was born in the middle of the…

This song is the concluding song on my RPM Challenge February album. It is a good-bye to the project. http://www.rpmchallenge.com/ Not a good-bye to Alonetone or anything else. SEE YA It has been a lot of fun Listening to…

KAWEAH (says the crow) "Kaweah, Kaweah" There's a place on up the hill Redwood trees are standing still The murmur of the river will invite you Lay your head down on a rock You'll forget about the clock The whisper of the sun will…

THE COUCH - key - C https://fb.watch/lIEUn31mBZ/ https://www.facebook.com/100054814402634/videos/2856132984527543/ 1-C 4-F Today we put the couch out by the road 5-G…

This is all me... VOICES There is something deep inside that wants to laugh and cry Something that would like to tell it's story There is something deep inside that wants to dance and wants to fly Maybe you would guess it's called the…

LOSER Did you ever lose your britches Did you ever lose a shoe Did you ever lose that sweater Your best friend gave to you Did you ever lose that girl you held so tenderly Well, let me tell you buddy. You're a lot like me Did you ever…

I'LL NEVER SAY I LOVE YOU AGAIN - Capo @ 5 Em Am Em I'll never say, "I love you," again Em Am B I believe in love without end G D And I know…

THERE, I SAID IT The more you got, the more you got to lose From the top of your head down to the bottom of your shoes The things you love. The things you abuse It's enough to give a white boy the blues I said it. There, I said it It might…

HOW I've got a friend. He is in trouble But he just stands there in the rubble It seems each day his sorrows double He needs to know. He needs to know How do you keep your hand from shaking How do you keep your fear from waking How…

Dude stole my guitar so I wrote a song about him... BICYCLE EDDY Bicycle Eddy, he rode at night Had no fenders on his bike Had a brown streak up the back of his shirt Eddy don't care. "It's just dirt." Bicycle Eddy, he slept all day…

I CAN'T TELL I can't tell if it's morning or evening I can't tell night from day I can't tell if I'm arriving or leaving Doesn't mean a thing to me Since you went away I can't tell if it's sunny or raining I can't tell if it's…

ADOBE & BLOOD Thanks to David Kneller for bringing up the subject and creating that phrase: ADOBE & BLOOD I read a lotta stories about a lotta stuff But I tell ya folks, I'll never read enough To block out the memories what…

Jeff's version FLORENCIA The tide is going out in Avila I can feel it in my blood Here I am in South Beach Florida Just like you knew I would There's a place in California Where the coast is always clear You said you'd be in…

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…

It's so dark she can't sleep She needs more ice in her water She lost her smile It went to Nashville So she sent me her address I didn't know if I should answer or go to her I could call a taxi Too much wine Too much coffee Too…

This version was an effort to make it into a country song... an "effort." Florencia Di Concilio is a composer who lives in Paris. Among other things, she writes music for movies. One of the movies she wrote music for is DARK BLOOD, the last…

When you come to the end of the road and all of the signs just say "No" You never say, "Quit" Cause that's not your bit You're not a pup You never give up...

Capo @ 2 in D (E) Dropped D tuning Actually, it was almost two years. 1965-67. Leavenworth, Kansas U S Army prison. I played the organ at the daily Protestant chapel. Took dictation and typed letters for the Protestant chaplain. Wrote 2-page…

It seems our hunger to express awe is channeled into petty things early in our life and when we break free we feel robbed because all the mighty expressions are tied up in silly stories about some jealous being making contradictory demands…

"THE TOMMY HOOKER BAND is a regular Wednesday night act at Pearl's Dance Hall and Saloon in the Fort Worth Stockyards and he packs the house – everyone loves him." http://tommyhooker.com/Tommy_Hooker/Home.html https://www…