The perfect idea arrives when it’s able Forever stamps on an everything bagel I’m not an adult but I’m not a teenager no more And I work at a store With records and books I often perform You should come take a look But you can’t take a look The band’s on a break The time that we took Was specifically taken for Waiting on a great idea I am waiting...Learn More

In '97 I was walking to work Tripped on a plaque and lookin' back I saw the date of my birth A time capsule absent of an opening date Just a burial time and at the bottom underlined The word wait So I took myself down to city hall To get some education information making sense of it all City hall passed a law that it’ll never be raised And every...Learn More

I was raised in smoke as a kid In the barbecue shack my dad’s dad built with him And every afternoon sauce from our chins Dripped on the patio Dad sang while prepping the ribs "My son, every step adds up in the long run." So I set in place as I grew I planted projects that patiently bloomed I would paint patrons with barbecue Sculpted our...Learn More

I'm so broke, it makes me sick I'm using cut up credit cards for guitar picks So I'm acting quick To earn some cash flow for the master plan So I got a job Making tacos for the working slob Now I can't stop 'Cause there's an angel working next to me And things are great Nothing really matters when you're talking to the taqueria girl And now...Learn More

I was thirty-three in the seventies When I killed my career Writing melodies for nobody I had filled seventeen years If a tree falls in the woods Was there ever a tree there at all? The analogy botched In my practice garage Bandmates stare up at the wall I clarify "If no one is listening I’ve got a plan where We bury our last album Under a two...Learn More

And so I run my tongue across the gap In my bottom two front teeth the morning I try to get my album back The one I lost so long ago And though the crew was briefed and prepped Nervousness ran through our bodies The shade parade had stopped its step I pushed down the first domino Ear pieces in place, DJ on stage Curated a mix that she aired over...Learn More

Because as hard as I try You can't find a moment I can’t carve out the time To polish your craft And delivery drive So dictate a diary I'll talk into a mic Describing your path Which I'll adapt onto the stage Choreograph the downtown route I take "Pecan, Elm, Hickory, Locust, Pecan, Elm, Oak." The limousine I drive A gift from grandpa And...Learn More

In my younger days I was in a power trio I was the drummer of a primo local band We were bound for fame Oh, I could feel it in the demos So I go and buy a limo Cash in hand I was out of luck When the band broke up Oh man! Now my beard is grey But I can play a decent solo I haven’t tried it since a year ago last May In my practice space I wipe a...Learn More

You don’t have to win You don’t have to play You don’t have to believe The ones that tell you that it’s a game It’s a daily choice That you choose to make If you’re waiting on someone to love you You don’t have to wait When I was young I played the bass I joined up with a band Recorded some jams And destroyed the tapes We said what’s the use: No...Learn More

I was listening to the local station when a singer He asked if we could try and shout a little louder I craned up my neck yelled at the weather It looked like the spring felt like the summer I raced back inside to try out a flavor Based on the song heard on the player Placed down a block of ice on the shaver Raise up the syrup, mix together And...Learn More

I’m a volunteer DJ At a radio station Whose transmission stretches Only five miles And though I agree the form’s obsolete I feel that I need to perform with style Simultaneous playlists In a red spiral notebook Of internet treasures And crate digging gems And sad as it seems They would feel more complete If I had both the time And means to hear...Learn More