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…

unWANTED - Capo @ 2 (Dm) A Dm There'll be no poster of me looking ragged There'll be no pictures of me strung around Gm Dm There'll be no subpoena. There'll be no warrant…

DON'T TOUCH ME Don't touch me and don't ask me why Because I'll tell you I'll take up your whole evening And there's nothing you can say And there's nothing you can do So, don't touch me And, don't ask me. Don't ask me how I've been…

WHERE Where will I spend the rest of our life? Where will I live our tomorrow Our only hope springs from within your sorrow And if I thot your pain could be bought I'd start saving today for tomorrow Where, where Our only hope springs…

THE DUST ON THE PIANO Capo at 2 in Dm Dm C (2) or Em D He used to play piano because it made her smile Dm C (2) She could be in any room. He'd sit and play a while F C Bb (G)Dm He didn't need to see her. He knew she loved it so He…

SINCE YOU WENT AWAY Key G G Bar 7/ 6/ 5 D I lie on my back. Look up thru the leaves B C Cm The stars are still there G Bb Dim Em…

Life seems to be training us to expect less while demanding that we give more and more. ONE SMALL CANDLE Key - G G D G In this old world when things go wrong D G We hold our women. We sing our song. D G We call our children. We call…

YOU - in C There's a place in my mind Where your face had a home Long before you walked into my life Before you were a known There's a note in my song That I knew fit somewhere Tho the journey was long I hoped I wouldn't be wrong…

PEGGY’S GONE Capo @ 5 Key C C G PEGGY’S GONE after twenty nine years Am F Three grown children. What am I doing…

(C) 2008 Royal T Music

THE RING IN THE ASH TRAY Key - G Capo at 3 There's a (G) ring in the ash tray of a blue 95 Bronco (Actually, a green Volvo) In a (C) drive way with a sign that says “FOR (G) SALE” And if (D) you're the first caller for (C) $1000 dollars…

QUIVER Johnny Brown set a trap for a rabbit and he went to bed In the morning he found Mr. Wiggle almost dead Johnny held his knife to Wiggle's throat Mr. Wiggles was a quivering. Mr. Wiggles was a quakinh Mr. Wiggles heart was breaking…

I DO (Waltz) Capo @ 3 Key C C Dm G C G You made the stars disappear. You say the words that I most fear C Bass B Am G…

HE STILL LIMPS EEEEBB/DDDDAA (2) C# (4) C# It was his birthday. He got a puppy. She took a hold of his heart B C C# C# I'll call you Princess. You'll be my buddy and we will never part B C C# - C# (2) C# It was his birthday. He…

I sang this live few times until it became clear that it was a joke to the audience and less and less so for me. Actually a song expressing my deepest anguish. LIFE GOES ON Key C C F When…

(C) 2008 Royal T Music

POTTER'S FIELD KEY Em Capo @ 3 Google: "Husband kills wife's boyfriend AND unfaithful wife, then self. " Em……..(hold) Figure 1 is C G Am Em, Figure 2 is A A Em Em F 1 - You might as well take me out and stand me up against the wall…

AGELESS ANGEL Capo @ 2 Key Am Peggy said this song made no sense to her. Little did I know that her heart had already been given to another man as I was writing this. Her words echo in my heart, "You should have known." Intro – Am/ Am…

Let the choir sing and spiral 'til you feel fine Angels on a train calling 'heresy helpline' I see force ready aim and fire I'm coming to see you I'm coming to see you I dont feel like leaving town If you don't wake up and come around…

(C) 2008 Royal T Music

I'M A STRANGER TO ME - capo @ 3 playing in C I'm a stranger to me I make the bed where I sleep I cook the food that I eat I fold the towel that dries The tears in my eyes I'm a stranger to me I'm a stranger to me Every morning we meet…

THE ONLY THINGS Any road that leads to somewhere Any thought that comes to mind Any sight on the horizon Any friend that's left behind Any meal that's ever eaten Any quilt that's ever lined Any concert that is set thru Any document that…

THE RING IN THE ASH TRAY Capo @ 3 in G G There's a ring in the ash tray of a blue '95 Bronco C G In a driveway with a sign that says FOR SALE D…

SHE IS WITH ME In the hours between the darkness and the dawn when tears are coming on SHE IS WITH ME I type her name and address to the picture in the frame at the Paradise Hotel and SHE IS WITH ME I know that we are worlds apart It…

(C) 2008 Royal T Music

(C) 2008 Royal T Music

Capo @ 5 in C Back in 2008 I was the recording secretary for the Fort Worth Singer/Songwriter Association. I submitted this song at our annual contests and was awarded a plaque for BEST COMEDY SONG, which I consider a serious misunderstanding…

(C) 2008 Royal T Music

I asked my love's boyfriend to take a walk... (C) 2008 Royal T Music

It's just a Matter of Time. We're born, and we live and we die With tears in our eyes it's still a surprise It's just a Matter of Time It's just a Matter of Time. Will Love, like all else soon decline? Must glove and above turn into…