song 49 "new drums"

So the story goes.

I'm just sitting here

notebook in hand

guitar part's done and the melody's set

but no words come to mind

Geoff's here putting together

his new electric drum kit

All I want to do

is finish this song

and play with the new set

song 48 "GPS"

Fugack!!! I'm embarrassed to say, this one took me 43 takes to get as good as it is. Watch my face after the last vocal line. That's me trying to concentrate on not concentrating too hard. I could play it fine as long as the web cam wasn't rolling. Switching back and forth between A-minor and A-major was really messing with my head.

How do I find my way back home?

'cause I'm lost

I don't know where I am

How can I learn 

how to navigate on my own?

Computers decide every move

I need to do some things on my own

Time to go it alone

What's wrong with the old fashioned way?

I'll leave the computer at home

song 47 "What did you think I was going to say?"

You'd think they'd keep getting better, but......

song 46 "call me"

Ideas are drying up.....like 45 days ago.

Can I call you back tonight?

Sure I guess so

That should be alright

I waited by the phone for your call

it never came

Why I always fall for your excuses

they're so lame

"I was feeling sick 

but I feel better now"

"I forgot your number

and my phone battery died"

I waited by the phone for your call

it never came

Why I always fall for your excuses

they're so lame

Can I call you back tonight?

No forget it

Don't worry that's alright

son 45 "I want a Henderson guitar"

Yeah, this is maybe a weird song for me to have written, but I couldn't think of what to write about and the subject has been heavy on my mind. So, why not?

I want a Henderson guitar
I also want to learn to make my own guitars

And maybe some day soon
I'll have the time and money too
to enroll in a luthier school
and also buy myself a Henderson guitar

I want a Henderson guitar
Wayne, Elle Jayne or anyone who knows
what I would need to do
to get onto the waiting list
could you please let me know

song 44 "inner body experience"

Perspective is strange to me sometimes.

I am myself
I see things through my own eyes

Do you ever wonder
how things might look through someone else's eyes
Like do we see red the same

Do you ever feel strange
when you look at your own hands
and sense their connection to you
the way no one else can

Because I do
It's like thinking about
the chicken and the egg
It's like thinking about
who made the earth
and who made God
and did he make me

Do you ever wonder
how things might look through someone else's eyes

song 43 "Polite Coversation"

The muting on the guitar was hard for me to play and sing. I considered getting one of my kids to clap for me in place of it. Instead, I ended up having to do a fair amount of takes to get it half way decent.

I can't get away

so I'm going to stay here for a while

I can't get a break

I can't get out the door

and it's inches away

I just can't seem to turn around

as I listen to what you say

Now I've got my hand on the handle

but I'm still listening to you

You know I've got somewhere to be

and I've got other things to do

I know you said "Just one more thing!"

but that lead to just one more thing

and that keeps happening again and again

and your voice is just ring ring

ringing in my ears

I can't get away

so I'm going to stay here for a while

I can't get a break