LAYING LOW THIS CHRISTMAS Times are still tough this December And money, it don't grow on trees I've watched 'em all fall since September If I could, I'd be selling the leaves We've been making ends meet on a shoestring Trying to find…

Sometimes, all you need to do is decide that you're gonna save yourself. COMING UP OVER THE RISE So low I couldn't see the skies The shadows had me hypnotized Climbing high, sun in my eyes I was down, but now I'm coming up over the rise…

The title track from the 2013 Letter Seventeen album "How The Story Goes". D - D/E - D/C - D/B Em You'd best keep a close watch on your heart And one eye on the door I know I read this story once And I've seen this place before You…

The preferred track on the album. I allowed myself to get into it near the end.

Yeah. More of an indictment of my lack of playing ability than anything else.

Yup, I wrote it at around 2:00 a.m. I never was very good at going to bed.

Most of the tracks here were named on the spot. This one was no different. I arranged this one in November - kinda caught the mood of winter rolling in.

The preferred track on the album. I allowed myself to get into it near the end.

As outraged as I've been over the past week, when I sat down to write about it, all I could think was, "How can I get through to someone?" This is the result. I Know You and You're Not One of Them You say you're defending the red from…