Greatest Hits

We gotta turn this thing around
If we don’t, we won’t be found
We can’t let them take it.

We gotta find another way
Or we won’t last another day
If we wanna make it

You know what I know,
but you don’t know what it takes
You know what I know
and we both know it’s gonna break

There is nothing you can do
Since you don’t believe it’s true
Evidence has proven

We gotta shake it up today
There is nothing left to say
Till we get it movin’

You know what I know,
but you don’t know what it takes
You know what I know
and we both know it’s gonna break

It takes love
It takes love
It takes love

(4:26) …concern for extremists who might turn to violence.

Blue and red
It’s hurting my head
You heard what I said
We’d be better off dead

Load the gun
Fill the clip with deadly ammunition
We got to stop
The social weapon confiscation mission

What you gonna do, what you gonna do
What you gonna do and who you gonna do it to

Blue and red
It’s hurting my head
You heard what I said
We’d be better off dead

If you don’t think like me
There must be something wrong with you
The last resort
Is what we’ll have to be resorting to

Blue and red don’t mean nothing, to me
Blue and red don’t mean nothing is free
Blue and red it means nothing
Blue and red it means nothing to me
It means nothing to me

(4:39) …the conductor wins over an adversary with favors.

Here comes the blues train
It’s coming down the tracks
Here comes the blues train
And it won’t let me relax
I find it hard to sleep
When that whistle blows
It blows at 4am
And everybody knows

Oh no not again
I hate the blues
No no not again
I hate the blues

That damn conductor
Well, she brings me to my knees
I pray at night
Dear Miss Conductor won’t you please
I’d like to ride your train
And hear your whistle blow
I’ll ride it all night long
You’ll come before I go

Oh no not again
I hate the blues
No no not again
I hate the blues

Riding on the blues train
I’m relaxed as I can be
Riding on the blues train
Well, she takes good care of me
I hope I never leave
There’s really no excuse
She even lets me
Take a ride in her caboose

Oh no not again
I hate the blues
No no not again
I hate the blues

Hear that whistle blow
Blow, blow, blow
Hear that whistle blow
Blow, blow, blow

She’s gonna blow that thing
In every single town
If you dare to get on board
Here’s where she might be found

Pennsylvania, Maryland, Kentucky, Tennessee
Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, & Missouri
Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota
South Dakota, Wyoming, Montana, North Dakota

Nebraska, Colorado, Kansas, Utah, Arizona
New Mexico, Texas, California, Nevada
Connecticut, Alaska, Delaware, Louisiana
Florida, Hawaii, Idaho, & Indiana

North Carolina, New York, Oregon, & Oklahoma
Massachusetts, Ohio, Maine, Michigan, New Hampshire
New Jersey, Vermont, Rhode Island, Washington, Virginia
Georgia, West Virginia, last stop South Carolina

Oh no not again
I hate the blues
No no not again
I hate the blues

Hear that whistle blow
Blow, blow, blow
Hear that whistle blow
Blow, blow, blow

So you like your coffee black
Well me, I like a little cream
First cup really makes my day
Then I wake up
My body’s shakin’ like a leaf
I can’t take it
Another day without caffeine

Instant is the way to go
Now the coffee-maker broke
It all tastes the same to me
And, then I wake up
My body’s shakin’ like a leaf
I can’t take it
Another day without caffeine

(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

Lay your neck over the edge
Couple of drops into your head
Comes the change that makes me dead
And did you do it?

Feel the color of sunshine
I can see a long long time
Liquid’s running through my mind
And did you do it?
When did you do it?

Twenty Five

See my soul outside my skin
I know everything, I’m in
You will join before the end
And did you do it?
When did you do it?

(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

I want to know you
You should get to know me
I say that I want you, but
You don’t even see that it’s
Time to say goodbye
To that other guy, but
You don’t even know me and
You don’t ever see

Well, I know that you’ve been cryin’, but
You won’t come cryin’ to me
Lay your head upon my shoulder
Little darlin’ can’t you see that it’s
Time to say goodbye
To that other guy?

I’m a princess and a mermaid that dances
I’m a princess mermaid

Left to the front and right front right
Left to the right; right to the back
Left back left and right to the left
Again and again

I’m a princess and a mermaid that dances
I’m a princess mermaid

(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

My heart bleeds on Valentine’s Day
And I believe you when you say
That it’s alright if you love me tonight
And it’s alright if you stay

I don’t need to see you cry
Because I know the reason why
That it’s alright if you leave me tonight
Because I know you want to stay
And it’s alright if I leave you tonight
Because you know I want to stay

It’s alright if you love me tonight
And it’s alright if you stay
Iit’s alright if I love you tonight
Because I know you want to stay

(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

I performed this instumental for my wife, Sandi, as our wedding march during the ceremony.

(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

Long ago and far away
Had no friends and no place to stay
But I’m gone… I’ve gone home

I’ll take my ball and I’ll leave the game
I won’t talk to you if it’s all the same
Cuz I’m gone… I’ve gone home

It’s Leaving time, bye bye
I’ll be at home tonight
It’s Leaving time, bye bye
I’m coming home tonight

I’ll find out on the day I die
Get some wings and I’m gonna fly
And I’m gone… I’ve gone home

Before I go, one thing to say
We’ll get together some other day
And I’m gone… I’ve gone home

It’s Leaving time, bye bye
I’ll be at home tonight
It’s Leaving time, bye bye
I’m coming home tonight