Family Album

(1:56) …campfire evenings with the family by the river.

Give me a marshmallow,
To the campfire, we will go!
Give me a marshmallow,
Roast ‘em in the fire and we’ll make s’mores!

Marshmallow, everybody knows
Sticks to your fingers, sticks to your toes!
Marshmallow, everybody knows
Soft and fluffy like a sugar pillow!

Give me a marshmallow,
I ate another one, watch me go!
Give me a marshmallow,
We just ran out, let’s go to the store!

Marshmallow, everybody knows
Sticks to your fingers, sticks to your toes!
Marshmallow, everybody knows
Soft and fluffy like a sugar pillow!

(3:13) …children come and go like the dragonflies by the boat dock.

I want to play by the river today,
And I want to say that I love you every way.

Fly away, dragonfly, fly away.
Won’t you come back again?

We jumped off the dock and we swam around
You pretended that you were gonna drown,
But I saved you anyway.
We grabbed the ropes hanging from the boats
And we pulled ourselves together just to say,
let’s have one more day.

Fly away, dragonfly, fly away.
Won’t you come back again?

We went to the beach in my minivan
We walked on the sand and I held your hand,
And I need you everyday.
It hurts to think that you’ll leave again,
I need to know that you understand that I miss you,
When you’re away

Fly away, dragonfly, fly away.
Won’t you come back again?

(2:38) …my son, Ty, wrote and performed the lyric when he was 4 years old, combined with an overdub of him at 14 years old.

Jumping Like A Windsurfer
Jumping Like A Windsurfer
Jumping Like A Windsurfer
Jumping Like A Windsurfer

Jumping Like A Windsurfer
Jumping Like A Windsurfer
Jumping Like A Windsurfer
Jumping Like A Windsurfer

(2:49) …for my son’s pirate themed birthday party.

Party
Pirate birthday party
Pirate birthday party
Pirate birthday party

Invite your friends from all over town
They will be coming to all gather ’round
Open your presents and have lots of fun
Look all around and enjoy everyone at your…

Party
Pirate birthday party
Pirate birthday party
Pirate birthday party

Walk the plank
Walk the plank
We’re gonna find some buried treasure
Walk the plank
You gotta walk the plank
We’re gonna find some buried treasure

Invite your friends from all over town
They will be coming to all gather ’round
Open your presents and have lots of fun
Look all around and enjoy everyone at your…

Party
Pirate birthday party
Pirate birthday party
Pirate birthday party

(3:39) …about our dog, Buck.

Only me and my dog
We’re gonna walk around
And then we’ll run around
Gonna jump in the air back to the ground
And then we’ll run again
And in the end
I’m walking with my best friend

Only me and my dog
When he’s tugging on the leash
Blade of wheatgrass between my teeth
He wants to run ahead of me

Only me and my dog
When it’s time to eat
Or when he wants a treat
The circle is complete
’cause he spins around… on all four happy feet

Whoah, whoah, whoah

Only me and my dog
We gotta get up
And then we’ll wake up
Gonna take a walk on down the street
Say hello to everyone we meet

Only me and my dog, we will go and play outside
Then I’ll take him for a ride
Meet some friends by the riverside

Whoah, whoah, whoah

Only me and my dog
We’re gonna walk around
And then we’ll run around
Gonna jump in the air back to the ground
And then we’ll run again
And in the end
I’m walking with my best friend

Only me and my dog
He wants to run ahead
then he spins around
and he says hello
he’s gonna take a ride

Only me and my dog
We’re gonna walk around
And then we’ll run around
Gonna jump in the air back to the ground
And then we’ll run again
And in the end
I’m walking with my best friend

Only me and my dog
Walking with my best friend
Walking with my best friend
Walking with my best friend

(3:04) …my son, Ty, suggested the title for my reggae-style guitar riff.

Skateboarding with the fireboys
Skateboarding with the fireboys

When the night has come to be day-time
And the sun shines over your head
Take the light and love that’s around you
And we’ll share until we are dead

And until the night we are waiting
There will be some for every one
It is the time now for us to be skating
For there is no more left to be done

When the daylight fades into night-time
And the moon shines over the land
Don’t let the darkness cover upon you
Without the light of your friends

Find the smoke and get to the fire
With the fire, you get higher and higher
Find the smoke and get to the fire
With the fire, you get higher and higher

Skateboarding with the fireboys
Skateboarding with the fireboys

Find the smoke and get to the fire
With the fire, you get higher and higher
Find the smoke and get to the fire
With the fire, you get higher and higher

(2:43) …Hannah’s birthday song for my wife.

Your baby turned sixteen today
And soon she’ll be gone away
All grown up yet so much to do
I know that she won’t forget about you

Turn up the music and dim the lights
We’ll laugh and sing and we’ll dance all night
I want to sing Happy Birthday to you
And wish all the best things for your life

Give your love to everyone
Before your sweet sixteen is done
Friends and family with smiles and tears
Will disappear in the coming years

Turn up the music and dim the lights
We’ll laugh and sing and we’ll dance all night
I want to sing Happy Birthday to you
And wish all the best things for your life

(3:19) …a message to my wife before we were married.

I picture you inside my mind
Leave the world so far behind
I see you holding my hand
Imagine us until the end

I can see our love

I will stay right by your side
I won’t ever run and hide
I’ll be with you everyday
Even when you’re far away

I can see our love

I picture you inside my mind
Leave the world so far behind
I see you holding my hand
Imagine us until the end
Imagine us until the end

I can see our love
I can see our love
I can see our love
I can see our love

Instrumental

(3:07) …an intimate night along with candlelight church service.

It’s Christmas Eve, my love.
It’s just you and me, my love.
And soon it will be, my love,
The time for the night to be with mine
And with the wine beside the fire
You will see that you and me
Remember tonight

It’s Christmas Eve, my love.
Please come with me, my love.
Give thanks to the Lord above,
The peace that we find will be divine
With Silent Night by candle light
You will see that you and me
Remember tonight

Christmas Eve is a time for love
Share the light of the Lord above
We’ve been blessed with this heaven on earth
Thanks to God for the holy birth

It’s Christmas Eve, my love.
Tomorrow will be, my love.
For you and for me, my love,
I give you my life and as my wife
We will be fine for all of time
You will see that you and me
Remember tonight

You and me
Remember tonight
You and me
Remember tonight