The title track to this year's RPM album. The lines actually forced themselves into being and then straightaway demanded that no other lines should be written. When the songs speak that loudly, I do what I'm told. OBJECTS IN THE MIRROR…

THE LIGHTHOUSE You hide an ancient soul Behind your tired eyes You keep a heart of gold Buried deep inside At least you tried Always in control Of what the world might see Has taken quite a toll You’re afraid that you might be Lost…

The Barn Storm (another band here on alonetone) is about as good as it gets. I had the fleeting idea last year that I should make an album inspired by the names of as many great indie musician friends as possible. This is the only one that…

One of my favorites from this year's album, probably because I didn't have to write the back story. Little sis wrote a novel called "The Wishmaker" set on an island off the coast of Maine. I'm betting y'all'll be seeing it on shelves soon…

THE LIGHT OF YOUR SMILING FACE I’ve been warming my hands in the light of your smiling face I never knew what I was missing I thought I had it all Summer fading in the distance I wasn’t ready for the fall Leaves turn gold Just before…

MIGHT BE A SIGN I didn’t think about you all this weekend While I was standing in the rain I didn’t worry ‘bout where you were going Or where you might have been It might be a sign I’m going insane I didn’t think about you all this evening…

When I was a junior in high school, I read the book "Illusions" by Richard Bach. It was "that book" for me and at age sixteen I started realizing what I was capable of becoming. I read it again twenty-five years later, and as the line in the…

The opening track to this year's RPM album. PATCHWORK PLAN You don’t have a job and I don’t have a place to stay I make just enough for all the bills you have to pay We won’t roll in dough but who needs money anyway It don’t sound half…

Just putting this one back up after having it down for a while. Not as good as Colin or Inge's versions, but not half bad.

Just a little cover tune I did in preparation for last year's live RPM Challenge album "Letters." Nylon string Yamaha travel guitar, vocals, and one mic... Missed notes and all.

OUSTANDING collaboration with the great Gary Fox. ONE AND ONLY How many times have you been Captured by a camera With no one really knowing who you are Caught in the sight lines In the background In the corner of their eyes Never…

FOUND IN THE MOVEMENT She moves in a spinning reminder A violent link to the past Don't you dare try to define her She might not be big, but she's fast A release of God-given aggression An arm near her head in defense Somewhere just short…

Andy Samford kicking ass on guitar, Brian Martin on bass, and Jim Garn (MTC) on drums... A song that was assembled bass-ackwards. I'M FIGHTING TIME Sitting in the movies back in 1985 The first long weekend in July With Doc and Einstein…

LOST IN THE GRAY Never ran into the water on a summer day Never had the time to find a better word to say Never tried anyway Never thought I'd ever try to find another way Never even thought I'd ever really want to stay Never knew how…

Thanks to Colin Garvey for giving his energy to this little duet... And to Genevieve for making good on a promise. BORN AT THE RIGHT TIME Born at the right time Underneath the summer sky Always walked a fine line Making good and barely…

DANCING IN THE LIGHT Got you on my mind Like every other day From now until the end of time I haven’t found a way To take you dancing in the light And take you running in the night I’m thinking you just might Like to go dancing, dancing…

TURN ROUND All your turns All your pain Lessons learned Will remain Hiding in the silence of a footstep Some familiar sound Walking toward the east before the sunset Turn round Lost in thought Troubled mind All you’ve fought…

JUST AS WELL Why is youth so beautiful And why’s it always wasted on the young When did my days go flying by So many passes of the sun There’s so much I could tell you So much I’d like to say It might be just as well You never heard…

Arrangement by Jana Persson (Strummindude) Accompanying vocals by Andrea Szirbik CIVIL WAR Holding down the borders What's mine is yours Folding down the corners Of pages meaning more Walking on the wire Never thought to look for…

Gary and I did something good. ONE AND ONLY How many times have you been captured by a camera With no one really knowing who you are Caught in the sight lines in the background In the corner of their eyes Never looking closely at the…