This one is quite different from the parts heard in the song "Compulsion". I was pretty happy with the results. *updated audio 12/23/12

The first of my two little quartets I've written that have found their ways into songs of mine. This one is from the last minute of "And So We Roll."

Yeah, guess I have an inner Gershwin who likes to listen to Beethoven. Go figure.

I wanted to do a country song for my brother Mike, but I really don't know much about country music. This is the result. Hope you like it, Mike. LYRICS: Ain't got no woman Ain't got no car All I got is bills and a half assed will…

I've been thinking about lost time and if you can make up for it... LYRICS: Hey there How do you do? Allow me to introduce myself Before I think I knew you Wondered if you were doing well The things we left behind were never led astray…

I like to cover the rare stuff. Nirvana's version here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53Fbo1FuIKU Lyrics were hard to decipher. Gave it my best go.

Some people are better staying in the past. (Also- an awesome short story/collection by Joe Hill- check it out.) LYRICS: She calls herself a mother Leaves her kids behind Might be eyes on the back of her head But the two in front are…

Based on the pretty screwed up short story by Elizabeth Hand. * upped the audio 5-18-12 DISCLAIMER: the riff heard in the verses and outro is originally by my buddy Chris Schugg. LYRICS: First time I met her I looked her straight…

This very monumental thing happened in my life, and I had to write a song about it. This one is for Mike, Desmond, Claudia and the rest of my siblings I've yet to meet. * updated audio 1-10-12 LYRICS: The craziest thing just happened…

Still smokin . . .

Still have not called. LYRICS: Mother May I take a few steps forward Mother May I leave this place behind Mother I don't want to go to heaven Mother Maybe I don't want to die Unfortunate son of a bitch who gets to barter for…

This song was a challenge to write . . . LYRICS: Order for your protection under threat of a gun You might be confined here till the damage is done Lock him up and toss the key It's for your own good Straightjacket Done Tie me…

I can't really help myself. *updated audio 5-17-12

I have no money. That sucks. Disclaimer: One of my buddies, Chris Schugg, wrote the riff heard during the verses back in 2005 and gave me his blessings to use it. (He's pretty much set his guitar down for good, if you can believe that…

Everyone has had one of those special nights . . . (The strings are not a sample.) UPDATED AUDIO 1-20-12 LYRICS: Sneak out and slip into the night Shotgun we're going for a ride Forget your curfew Everything will be all right…

First song of 2011 . . . LYRICS: She has a disease Never learned to please anyone else other than herself Fuck the world and give em hell She's down on her knees Swaying in the breeze and when she leans that way I go along Bending…

Some people need to fall down every now and then. LYRICS: Won't you ever go away cause I feel the same way too Did you have your kicks and eat them too Did you ever cross the line I confess is undefined Did you have your taste of…

From now on, asterisk = final version . . . Anyways, the moment was long overdue for a redo. ;)

I'm getting sick of the same old chords. LYRICS: I'm retarded I'm a stooge I can keep myself amused Have a hand in my abuse Set a spark and light the fuse I'm retarded I am rude I am average I'm obtuse We don't use that word…

Aah . . . finally . . . a version of this I'm satisfied with. Funny thing, I thought I was taking a break from music. LYRICS: I've been without Withheld within I've choked my pride held down around my well-worn shoes Adhere it now…