I sampled Curumin - Fumanchu on this track and put everything else in myself, I do believe its quite dank.

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

made it all myself

A cover of a Roy Harper song , a man who's musical style i probably admire the most in music , he has a wealth of music for people to discover

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…

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…

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…

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

(C) 2009 Royal T Music

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…

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…

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…

New York Times, in an article today "Hamburgers in Paris!" Its on the front page Everybody wants it. McDonalds in Paris Everybody wants it Has the taste of the forbidden. Illicit and subversive. You can print it out. You can write it cursive…

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…

Yeah, I know it goes on too long but I put it at the end of the Cd so if I'm not asleep by then it does the job. And I totally understand if you think it doesn't make any sense and I ought to have left it off the CD. COLORS Spread…

This is called "My Life Will Never Be the Same" because that is what I knew the moment Peggy said to me, "I told Doug, two days ago, that I am leaving you." It gives me chills just typing the words and that was four years ago. (C) 2011 Royal…

PEGGY'S GONE Capo @ 3 in C C G Peggy's gone, after twenty nine years Am F Three grown children. What…

EVEN Even if they brought you back to me paralyzed and blank Dumped you on the porch and left the bill still owing at the bank Even if you didn't know my face, couldn't speak my name You and I have traveled much too far to still be…

She danced in my eyes and to my surprise Her intentions were clearly defined She danced with the band and the pen in my hand Danced with her as she danced in my eyes Portland, Oregon. She was drunk. She thot I was James Taylor. Flower…

After seeing a quick pick up at the Leather Ball Saloon in Dallas one 1974 evening. This is a song from the album, FEATHERS IN THE WING by Snow Geese/Barbara, Michael Jeffrey and me. 1976 (50 years later, I am stunned at the starkness of this…

Peggy told me that this song didn't make sense to her. Then I found out why. AGELESS ANGEL Capo @ 2 Key Am Intro – Am/ Am -/ Am - Bass G (3) Am Bass F/ E Am FM7 Am FM7 Thru the early morning curtain, muted light of new sun rays C…

THE LAST TIME I SAW GRAND PA The last time I saw grand pa was sixty years agp Palmdale, California and I was four years old He was stooped and withered A worn-out little man. I remember him the best I can I swear I saw my grand pa in…

I wrote this one day when Peggy went to the store. Had no idea it would ever be worse than that. THE LAST TIME Am capo @ 3 The last we said goodbye I didn't even look her in the eye The last time I kissed her mouth I didn't even think about…

This is a Rick Babb song. Hey! What's that sound You're not around The silence makes me see Just what you meant to me It's quiet tonight Ah, you're not coming back You drove away I watched you pack I can't hear a thing But the sound…

Ellamy Tiller on drums.

This was my dad's favorite song of mine about thirty years ago. Maybe it was because he just liked to hear me sing s positive song for a change. (C) 2011 Royal T Music

When this happened I couldn't get home before I had the song half written. What a lonely feeling. NOBODY KNOW ME IN TOWN ANY MORE Key of G G Em There’s a bird in the gutter that…

THIS BROKEN HEART OF MINE - capo @ 4 in C Well, I watched you play a crowd out in West Memphis And I’ve seen you play the trout at Timberline So, the next time you’re in town you must come around (So, if you're out my way on any given…

I CAN'T BELIEVE SHE'S GONE Key - G She's been gone for three years now Three years since she walked out Friends and folks I work with Ask me what it's all about Tho I can't find an answer As the days drag on and on My heart is damn near…

Written back in 1969 when Barbara and I were visiting friends of friends in Tulsa. TULSA When the sun has gone down And the storm has passed over Tulsa And the ponds are refilling The people rest easy in Tulsa I know 'cause I've been…

Ellamy Tiller on the piano and drums.

I watched a Drama on the Tv last night and it got me thinking...................

This is about the parth to self discovery and spirituality. All paths are valid and there is no requirement to be shown the way by someone else when we all have the ability to express our personal connection to the creator in our own personal…

HOME ON THE RANGE Oh, give me a home where the buffalo roam Where the deer and the antelope play Where seldom is heard a discouraging word And the skies are not cloudy all day Home, home on the range Where the deer and the antelope play…

THE STREETS OF LAREDO As I walked out in the streets of Laredo As I walked out in Laredo one day I spied a poor cowboy all wrapped in white linen Wrapped in white linen as cold as the clay "I see by your outfit that you are a cowboy…

I was trying to learn I'M IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE and gave up and took what I had already and wrote this. CACTUS FLOWER Cactus flower shining. Simple song of life never in a bouquet Gathered for a wife Cactus flower growing In a land…

Wrote this while playing the part of Saul Gibbs in the movie WILD BILL. The moon shone like diamonds on mirrors in puddles shaped like horse's feet Deadwood was quiet. The smoke had all settled. The blood was dry. Young Jack McCall sat awake…

Was working this twilight horse ride out around lake Grapevine for a while. Had to write a song about it. SONG OF THE TRAIL Last night I was riding alone with the herd The moon and the stars in the night The smell of the horses and grasses…

Rough cut of our hangar 18 cover no vocals

She said, "If you ever go crazy and leave me, I will come here to live." (C) 2008 Royal T Music

(C) 2008 Royal T Music

One night after our gigs, Chris Zeller at the Hilton Hotel and me at Shananagans in Midland we met in his hotel room and decided we would both write a song called THE CHANGING OF THE WAYS. I wonder what ever happened to him. THE CHANGING OF…

IF I WRITE A LETTER TO YOU - Key of G If I write a letter to you Tell me who will I write to A lover, a friend, A beginning, an end If I write a letter to you If I send a flower to you Tell me who would not go to A friend or a foe…

INFATUATION, UNREQUITED They say it's just infatuation I only wish that it was true Infatuation, unrequited Feels like love to, for you And then they say, 'Silence is golden," And I don't know what to do The autumn leaves, the branched…