Righteous World I’d rather be wrong about a righteous world Than right about a world gone wrong Someone explain how did this pain and sorrow Drain the love out of me See tomorrow start to shine Let the anger fall behind When you take the time to breath All I ever had was now But I blocked it out somehow To look ahead and make believe I’d rather be wrong about a righteous world Than right about a world gone wrong There’s nothing to gain Hoarding your disdain How proud are you of your pain? Pointing out everything that’s wrong Notes that don’t belong The tempo changes in and out of time You see now that you’re blind To everyone who ever was unkind I’d rather be wrong about a righteous world Than right about a world gone wrong Down pours the rain Washing away the anger, fear, and shame Put some kindness in your worlds till peace rains down Be Love bound Be love bound

When I Fell C F I was thinking bout the time I had C F Went down so well, woke up so sad C F In the morning the birds would sing C F I’d be out so cold I never heard a thing C F Am C Driving home on the wrong side of the road F C G Looks like the moon is sinking F C G There must be someone else up drinking F C G F C F Am F I wish I knew what I was thinking when I fell in love C F All the times I had to learn C F Which house was yours which way to turn C F And which bed in the house was yours C F Walking in wrong rooms Knocking on wrong doors C F Am C Waking up wondering where I am F C G She went to work – left me alone F C G I’d of stayed if I’d a known F C G D (yes D!) Note said I should make myself at home F C G F I wish I knew what I was thinking when I fell in love C F I remember the time I had C F Wasn’t all that good, wasn’t all that bad C F Borrowed bedrooms borrowed phones Am Am addGbass F Never paid one bill never slept alone F C G F I wish I knew what I was thinking when I fell in love

Born in an apartment 
Raised up in a house 
 When I was small I figured that was what life was about 
 Get yourself a job, a mortgage and a wife 
 Have a couple kids and you'll be set for life 
 My brother did 
my sister did 
my cousin did 
 But I'm out on the road 
 Every day and every night 
 No place I got to go 
 Laying low living light 
 Nothing else has worked 
 Nothing else has felt so right 
 Caaaarrr Living To hell with all the rest this license plate is my address 
I'll be heading out in the morning 
Caarrr Living 
 Everything's in back - pillow and road map 
Ice chest and a spare - there ain't no room back there 
 Pulled off at a truck stop along the interstate 
 Gotta get some gas and crash 
Before it gets too late 
 Gotta get up early gotta job in the next town 
I don't need much money just enough to get around 
But my brother does 
 My sister does 
My cousin does 
But I'm out on the road 
Every day and every night 
No place I got to go 
 Laying low living light 
Nothing else has worked 
 Nothing else has felt so right 
Caaaarrr Livng 
To hell with all the rest this license plate is my address 
 I'll be heading out in the morning 
 Caarrr Living 
 With a lap top and cell phone this ain't no rental- I own 
Every town is different Every town's the same 
 Dairy Queens and Wall Marts boarded by different names 
It used to bring me down 
Used to break my heart 
Then I realized all I need is 
Someplace to park 
 But I'm out on the road 
Every day and every night 
No place I got to go 
 Laying low living light 
Nothing else has worked 
Nothing else has felt so right 
 Caaaarrr Living 
 What street am I on? 
It don't matter much 
I'm gone 
In the morning

Its raining now on Powell sitting in doughnut shop I only have a dollar and some change And I'm working on an angle That will put me in some dough The next time that you see me I'll be changed Babe it may have been forever If only half a year The tears you shed were real enough I know The day that I went down I couldn't think too clear And never new my love enough to show Two months down I knew between my bunk, the bars, the floor All I really had in life was you I only told old Wally A lifer off the row And he made for me this guitar string tattoo It took him several days we stayed in from the yard And made it look like we were playing spades In between the shuffling And cutting of the cards Your name upon my arm Was permanently engraved Now I'm out of money 'cept for change enough to call Wondering in my coffee what to do It's raining doubt and diamonds With this pay-phone in my hand And on my arm a guitar string tattoo

Commercial Art It's 3am and I'm starting to unwind again It's too late to leave It's too early now to call a friend Pulling down the cans from the cupboard for a quiet meal Numbers on the television - call us if you want a deal Brother you alone? There's a girl by the telephone Call her anytime - for a dollar and a dime you can have her Have her, have her for a little while. Forget about the price Doesn't she look nice? She's in color. Channel ten She really wants to be your friend Books are on the table. Beer is in the fridge Somewhere in the middle I find a will to live There's a lot of people working 'round the clock these days Trading cash for food and gas and just about anything You want. You can get it. Any time forget it. What's wrong with that? That's where it's at. You got to Stay ahead of the guy next door. There's no telling who he Is. He's got purple dots on his socks. He's wearing shorts of Course. Hairy legs a dog that begs and kids selling lemonade At 3am? There's something wrong with them. Rotary pinball - before it went extinct, filled my life with Pleasure and gave me time to think. Two plays for a quarter. Five balls to a game. You put the Bumper to the ball and watch it go insane. You could catch It on the flipper - take your time and aim. You could feel the Gears roll your points - today it ain't the same. It's a little Too smooth for this geezer in his 20's. That's all I got to Say about it - all too smooth - from the hairdo to the Groove. Commercial art it breaks me heart I see it everyday. But I want to keep on singing so that's all I'm going to say. You got to buy this, try this, see this, get this, - I want to Keep on singing so that's all I'm going to say

Don't know why Guess I stopped looking close enough to Recognize Just where to draw the line Rings around my eyes Are all that I can see Can you show me a way away From all I've come to be Life's a breeze 'till you learn how to screw it up Every day takes you farther away From the time you arrived Rings around my eyes Are all that I can see Can you show me a way away From all I've come to be Step outside and lead the way Let no one follow They'll take blue And they'll give gray Then call it a deal Rings around my eyes Are all that I can see Won't you show me a way away From all I've come to be Show me a way

Brand New Try to find the sun. It's over the building Through the walls. Do you see it sinking With us this time. The street , the heat of an engine burning Check your breath at the counter - drive through It's all so new. All brand new Those are mountains I've seen them on T.V. These must be the real ones Try to catch a minute Stop your watch and see if you still move Cast frozen from trying to save the time it takes to Take the time to save it save it Log the data through These things are all brand new Born within the wires But we have lived without them Can you call, can you call, can you call me To die without a phone. Turn out the light. Is the heat on? What's wrong - wrong with this T.V. We haven't had it that long How long will we have it? How long? Turn out the light Try to save the time it takes to take the time to save it Unplug it when you through These things are all brand new Turn out the light and lay your eyes down in the darkness. Keep them warm Despite what they have seen Fight the wars for gasoline Until we are without it We're gonna Burn burn burn burn burn Cast frozen from trying to save the time it takes to Take the time to save it save it Smoke of red and blue These things are all brand new Try to find the sun Its over the buildings through the walls Do you see do you see do you see it Sinking

The sun shines on the water Sparkling crystal and clean Sometimes it calls As water that falls Into a heart And out through a dream Taking the buses home each night The people all going somewhere I can't tell my right from left And don't know what's bad or best You know that I know We both need to get some rest Chorus So lay down those silver earrings Lay down those golden chains Lay them all down and come help me watch how it Watch how it Watch how it rains All of the car seats are empty The bars on the street have all closed If you think I don't care About the distance we share It goes as it comes And comes as it goes You say there's nothing out there to believe in There's nothing left out there to be You can't find an open door Until you know what door you're looking for You know that I know There's nothing less and nothing more Chorus

The old homestead is Dobins California Population 105 The center of town is the store here off the apple grove Across the way from Luther's drive Chorus We got a coke machine We're pumping gasoline On the game we got the latest score So if you're driving through town You'd better come on down And see us at the country store My grand dad built this store when he turned 18 He was looking to make a buck In a year or two they put that interstate through My grand dad always lived with luck The truckers would stop and get groceries The farmers a case of Coors The traveling man He'd come and fill his gas can All here at the country store Little John My grand dad's only son Took over the store last May Now the world's moving faster Poor old grand dad's out to pasture And I'm working here about most everyday I'm crushing boxes in the back Then I tie them in a stack And leave them on the interstate It's 85 degrees Sun is shaded through the apple trees We're closing soon it's getting kind of late (Chorus)

As The Eagle Cries There's a lantern on a branch It glows against the sky Fire sparks golden wings in the night And the eagle cries So we laid to rest our country down down down People gazed as banners waved Goodbye to every town Down the stream on rocks The moss still grows Yet time will free the likes of thee Who wait for the next snow All ideals are lost the pride's all gone gone gone Once proud to praise Now who will raise our flag Come the dawn From coast to coast And on throughout the land Stories of our past Were carried once again The constitution Faded with the years Yet people longed to reunite The states that disappeared The mist shall rise The lantern shall glow As kindle creaks incentive speaks To those who feel they know And men who shall prevail over what's lost lost lost And morning dew to wake the few From slumber's softened frost

I’ve been a loner I’ve been schooled When you’re a loner you question the rules You don’t hang with the rest of the gang They’re drinking Kool aid. You’re drinking Tang By noon they’re out having fun Jumping around in that volleyball sun While you sit Alone in your room Playing guitar With your mind on the moon All aces but you didn’t bet This luck of the draw - you’ll never forget Might have been something Might have been known Maybe someday you’ll be an app on a phone No worries I’m not holding my breath Everyday lived is one closer to death Used to be angry then got depressed Tried all kinds of pills Some worked more or less Years went by there was still something wrong So I quit taking pills and started sharing my songs It’s nothing viral more like a head cold Too late to be fresh ..I’m getting too old