WHEN When I was with you The earth was round. The sky was blue. When I was with you. The deed was done. Each day was new. When I was with you The lost was found. The blind could see When I was with you The lame could walk. The river…

My high school friend was transporting a scroll to Los Angeles to be repaired... SCROLL There was a girl with a broken scroll To make repairs, she took a stroll To the city of angles right down the road She made plans, then up and goed…

FOREVER She stares out the window. That look in her eye How deep can her heart know life's passing her by The radio's playing. She holds back a tear A song she's forgotten Holds back the years...Forever And she says, "I wish I 'd loved…

(C) 2009 Royal T Music

I KNEW YOU'S GONNA SAY THAT Well, I woke up this mornin agreeing with you completely Oh, yeah, I woke up this mornin agreeing with you completely (forgive me for this silly song...) (C) 2009 Royal T Music

WHEN HANNAH IS SILENT When Hanna is silent, I worry When Hanna is quiet, I wait When Hannah shuts down, There's a cloud on this town Her silence increases the distance When Hannah is silent, it's dark Her words are the cues To find…

by James Michael Taylor I have a brain that I must keep busy I have a heart with too many hurts And I have a house with too many memories My life is broken but somehow it still works And I have a dream that wakes me up crying I feel…

FISHING People keep saying that it's a big ocean There's more than one fish in the sea Where did they get such a ridiculous notion What's fishin' between you and me Fishin' or fusion, photo voltaic cells Wind mills and hydrogen too…

THE BASHFUL TROMBONE I'd be embarrassed by this if I had any pride. But I don't so.... (C) 2009 Royal T Music

WHEN I BELIEVED IN CHRISTMAS When I was a kid going home on the bus we would sing Christmas songs all the way to our stop and we never asked questions or doubted the things we were told by our parents or teachers or politicians. How I wish…

CHRISTMAS@#$%& I don't want to seem obnoxious I always try to be polite But there are some things that bother me That keep me up at night And I ain't no damned atheist and I ain't no Hebrew And I ain't one to hold my tongue when the thots…

CHRISTMAS@#$%& II Snow flakes splashing on my windshield My old heater hums a tune And I can hardly see the road and I'm wishing it was June. Now, I ain't no atheist and I ain't no Hebrew And I ain't one to hold my tongue when the thots…

CHRISTMAS IN MY HEART Dear Mom and Dad, I know you worry. I know you're tired. But I know you are thinking of me. Your letters keep me inspired. When the time comes and I can't leave, Sand in my boots, sours on my feet I'll stand the heat because…

Ain't No Nothin' 'bout Christmas Ain't no nothin' 'bout Christmas Ain't already been said Ain't no nothin' 'bout Christmas Ain't already in my head Mmmmmmm Christmas Ain't no songs about Christmas Ain't already been sung Ain't no fancy…

A CASKET AND A ROSE capo @ 2 Am There's nothing quite as slow to grow Than a cherry laurel tree A fingerling that grows beneath That old oak canopy Presented as a volunteer On that creek bank south of town One hundred yards from our…

When it becomes apparent that the poor inheriting the earth means they become dirt when they die, The Rich Man's Prayer - Em to D I kneel down on a calloused knee Hold my children close to me And I pray The Rich Man's Prayer It's…

HAPPY Happy is the anvil as the hammer strikes the blade A fleeting spark that fades out as the memory is made Happy is the spark when the hammer strikes the steel Before the spit has sizzled into a vapor trail And happy is the planner…

After reading the book: The Immortal Life of Henryetta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot. Google HeLa cells and you'll get the whole story. The most famous cell line EVER. RUN HeLa RUN Her name was Henryetta Lacks but she never knew Her family finally…

I learned a chord my teacher told me was called THE GYPSY CHORD. So I wrote a song using nothing but that chord. Initially I had a girl named ....... in it but she didn't like that so I changed her name to, what was it, Emily.

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…