©2022 Robert Tait
You spend your whole life trying to be somebody else
Looking through the mirror, you don’t see yourself
Pretending to be somebody with every step
Gotta be about as weird as it gets
(they say)
Shut up, Shut up / and do it all again (yeah)
Shut up, Shut up / and try and defend (yeah)
Shut up, Shut up / Time to reinvent again
Sat down excited on the side of the road
Waiting for your posse But nobody showed
I think they finally figured out who you are
Cuz you’re not really sure Get in the car
(they say)
Shut up, Shut up / and do it all again (yeah)
Shut up, Shut up / and try and defend (yeah)
Shut up, Shut up / Time to reinvent again
Just be yourself!
You can’t be anybody else
Just be yourself. It’s all you got
Just be yourself!
You can’t be anybody else
Just be yourself and man, and man, and that’s a lot.
You spend your whole life trying to be somebody else
Looking through the mirror, you don’t see yourself
Pretending to be somebody with every step
Gotta be about as weird as it gets
(they say)
Shut up, Shut up / and do it all again (yeah)
Shut up, Shut up / and try and defend (yeah)
Shut up, Shut up / Time to reinvent again
Just be yourself!
You can’t be anybody else
Just be yourself. It’s all you got
Just be yourself!
You can’t be anybody else
Just be yourself and man, and man, and that’s a lot.
Come on, yeah!
Come on, yeah!
Come on, yeah!
Come on, yeah!
Just be yourself!
You can’t be anybody else
Just be yourself. It’s all you got
Just be yourself!
You can’t be anybody else
Just be yourself and man, and man, and that’s a lot.
©2022 Brandon Hawks
I love how the moon shines upon your face
I love how you **** me in so many ways
Ohhhhhh I’m coming for you
Why I seem to rush through things everyday,
even though I know you’re still so far away
Ohhhhh you’re coming for me
I love it when I wake to your smiling face
on a cool fall morning by the fireplace
Ohhhhhh I’m coming for you
You whisper your dreams and I whisper you mine
I turn you around just like I know you want it
Ohhhhh you’re coming for me
You know I want it
Ohhhhhh I’m coming for you
Let’s let it go, and let us fall, into each other’s arms today
And I know we both hold, great reverence and fear for this place
I’m lovin you more and and more girl
I’m lovin you more and more
I’m lovin you more and more
I’m lovin you more and more
I love how the moon shines upon your face
I love how you love me in so many ways
Ohhhhhh I’m coming for you
You whisper your dreams and I whisper you mine
I turn you around just like I know you want it
Ohhhhh you’re coming for me
Let’s let it go, and let us fall, into each other’s arms today yeah
And I know we both hold, great reverence and fear for this place
©2022 Robert Tait
Because they teach hate / Say it’s great
The kids are gonna feel the rage
Down two bottles, a big fatty while you wait
Demonstrate / Dictate / Confederates / Feeling great
Gonna all kill each other if we keep it up at this rate
(Cuz) it’s Not hard / Disregard
The orders, always leave us scarred
Listen to the bullshit it’s always gonna Bomb-bard
Get down, get down, get down
or Someone gonna blow your head off
Turn off the hate news
Give us something we can use
Instead of condescending ripping them apart
It’s time to come together and push re-start
It’s always Debased / Two faced
Flattering the first place
Civil-war-starting / the Media disgrace
Misplace / In your face / annihilate the 50 States
Carnage turn to garbage sell it at a flat rate
Undo / the / Fortitude
Rearrange our attitudes
Selling out my neighbors for a little bit of Gratitude
Get down, get down, get down
or Someone gonna blow your head off
Turn off the hate news
Cuz there's nothing we can use
Unless you want to go and start World War 3
Cuz a rich guy on the TV says how we should be
…turn off that hate news…
Go for a Bike ride / Camp site
Hit the surf at low tide
Get your ass moving and put your ass Outside
Down-size / to Party size / Nothing but the blue skies
Reboot the mind / It’s all about the improvise
Show Off / Be Dumb
Everybody have some fun
We only live once so let’s go out and get some
Get down, get down, get down
Everybody dance your ass off!
Turn off the hate news
Give us something we can use
Instead of condescending ripping them apart
It’s time to come together and push re-start
Yeah turn off that hate news
Turn it off, turn it off
Turn it off, turn it off
©2022 Robert Tait
She’s always...
Blockin’, n’ mockin’, n’ knockin’ down talkin‘
Rockin’ her ways, always be shockin’
Struttin’ around. Act like a clown
Plottin’, distraughtin’, there’s no one around.
Burning’, n’ Turning, n’ Learning n’ Churning
Yearning a WAY, it’s-all Concerning
It takes your time / It blows your mind
Unplug the TV and go take a ride
It’s alright now
It’s ok, man
It’s all within your reach
It’s all attainable
It’s all explainable
It’s all for you to receive
She’s always...
Payin’, n’ Sayin’, Swayin’, Obeying’
Replayin’ the TIME, can’t help but waitin’
Going in Blind / It’s all Confined
Weighin’ n’ strayin’ it’s been Declined
Whinin’, n’ Dining, n’ Shinin’ Refinin’
It’s all in LOVE, it’s all Defining
Comes from ABOVE / It gives a shove
Sighin’, Reclinin’, here comes the LOVE
It’s alright now
It’s ok, man
It’s all within your reach
It’s all attainable
It’s all explainable
It’s all for you to receive
Live your best life
Time is ticking down and that’s all is all you’ve really got
Live your best life
We don’t get to chose when that time is finally up
(solo)
She’s always...
Blockin’, n’ mockin’, n’ knockin’ down talkin‘
Rockin’ her ways, always be shockin’
Struttin’ around. Act like a clown
Plottin’, distraughtin’, there’s no one around.
Burning’, n’ Turning, n’ Learning n’ Churning
Yearning a WAY, it’s-all Concerning
It takes your time / It blows your mind
Unplug the TV and go take a rideIt’s alright now
It’s ok, man
It’s all within your reach
It’s all attainable
It’s all explainable
It’s all for you to receive
Live your best life
Time is ticking down and that’s all is all you’ve really got
Live your best life
We don’t get to chose when that time is finally up
Live your best life
Time is ticking down and that’s all is all you’ve really got
Live your best life
We don’t get to chose when that time is finally
©2022Robert Tait
I could never feel the way I feel
I could never feel the things I feel without you
I know it feels a little dumb to say
I know it feels a little dumb, I’ll never doubt you
We got a lot of time to settle in
We got a lot of time to be best friends, you say
We got a lot of time to melt together
Lots of time to fit together okay
Cuz i’m a lucky, lucky, lucky man
And I’m i’m a lucky, lucky, lucky man, oh yeah
Cuz i’m a lucky, lucky, lucky man
And I’m i’m a lucky, lucky, lucky man, oh yeah
And I feel It coming On
The feeling I Belong
The feeling That I get
Like when we just met
I could never be the man I am
I could never be the man I am without you
You had the love, the time, the patience too
You had the love, the time, and girl, I’m glad I found you
We got a crazy ride that lies before us
We got a crazy ride, now lets not force this, yeah
We got a crazy ride, lets take our sweet time
We got a crazy ride, lets enjoy the scene.
Cuz i’m a lucky, lucky, lucky man
And I’m i’m a lucky, lucky, lucky man, oh yeah
Cuz i’m a lucky, lucky, lucky man
And I’m i’m a lucky, lucky, lucky man, oh yeah
And I feel It coming On
The feeling I Belong
The feeling That I get
Like when we just met
Cuz i’m a lucky, lucky, lucky man
And I’m i’m a lucky, lucky, lucky man, oh yeah
Cuz i’m a lucky, lucky, lucky man
And I’m i’m a lucky, lucky, lucky man, oh yeah
©2022 Robert Tait
How many times have we fought this fight
It’s another thing that we never seem to get right
Tie a necktie on the bedroom door
I guess the couch is better than sleeping on the floor
Come to bed
Come to bed
How I long for those words that you said
Come to bed
Come to bed
We can stay up and make love instead
Too many nights we’ve spent all alone
Apologies are plenty on the telephone
Till we meet up again it always falls apart
The casualties of war’s a broken heart
Come to bed
Come to bed
How I long for those words that you said
Come to bed
Come to bed
We can stay up and make love instead
….oooooo...make love instead
….oooooo...make love instead
If we weren’t crazy, girl, we could let go
Maybe just to lazy, girl, I guess we’ll never know
Come to bed
Come to bed
How I long for those words that you said
Come to bed
Come to bed
We can stay up and make love instead
If we weren’t crazy (we’d) probably get this right
Always butting heads instead of playing nice
If time was on our side we’d have eternity
To figure it all out and and then you’d say to me
Come to bed
Come to bed
How I long for those words that you said
Come to bed
Come to bed
We can stay up and make love instead
….oooooo...make love instead
….oooooo...make love instead
©2022 Robert Tait
She told me that I’m wrong
She told me that, I don’t belong
But there’s nothing that I can’t do
Nothing gonna burn through
Nothing that I can’t Complete
Cuz she’s wrong
She told me that I’m weak
She told me that, I’m a freak
But what the fuck does she know
She’s just an asshole
Her own deficiencies
Cuz there’s something worth fighting for
Something that means more
Something that I can beat
Cuz she’s wrong
Because I’m Strong. Yes, I’m Strong. and they’re weak
He told me I can’t sing
And He told me that, I don’t mean a thing
But does it look like I care
I’m still standing here
With a fresh new set of strings
The worlds opened up to me
And everything I can see
Will become mine in the end
Cuz they’re wrong
Because I’m Strong. Yes, I’m Strong. And they’re weak
Bend me, Break me
Anyway you shake me
You can never take my soul
Plot it, got it
You can’t unlock it
You will never have control
Burn it, turn it, you can never learn it
You will never play a roll
Cuz this time I know
Yes I’m Strong. Yes, I’m Strong. And they’re weak
You’re never gonna shake
Never gonna fake
You’re never gonna, gonna break me, no
You’re never gonna make
Never gonna take
Never gonna, mistake me, no
You’re never gonna shake
Never gonna fake
You’re never gonna, gonna break me, no
You’re never gonna make
Never gonna take
Never gonna, mistake me, no
Yes I’m Strong. Yes, I’m Strong. And they’re weak
©2021 Robert Tait
I could be a race car driver
I could be a deep sea diver
I could be a Baseball player Raking in the money
I could be a rock star, baby
I could be a little shady
I could be a secret secret double agent
I could be a blimp pilot, old school pirate
Golf pro, man, astronaut or tyrant
I could be anything that you need
But I'll just be me
I'll just be me
I could be a C.E.O.
I could be DiCaprio
I could be an actor pretending to be someone else
I could be a trust fund baby
I could be a pretty lady
I could be that guy you wonder what the hell he does
I could be a snake charmer, pot growing farmer
Circus clown, man, ghost buster, barber
Wedding planner, exorcist, gigolo or author
Doctor, scholar or even be your father
I could be a break dancer, old time romancer
Bike rental man, philosopher rapper
I could be anything that you need
But I'll just be me
I'll just be me
Go try it out drive it 'round
Kick the tires It'll be fine
You'll find that nothing feels just right
It's a crime you can't be somebody else yeah!
I could be your lover baby
I could be your Patrick Swayze
I could be the one that never ever leaves your side
I could be the one you see
When you wake up every day
I could be the one to always say you look alright
I could be a blimp pilot, old school pirate
Golf pro, man, astronaut or tyrant
I could be anything that you need
But I'll just be me
I'll just be me
©2021 Robert Tait
All these photos mocking me
Of some place I would rather be
Tree lines of the palm trees on a distant sandy shore
The citrus breeze goes drifting by
As waves keep crashing in a line
Keeping sand out of my drink becomes a constant chore
Street sweepers, sweep their way on by
As garbagemen crash their, crash their cans in time
The dreams intact to take a crack
I lost my mind in endless stack seems so far away
Because I’m Homesick, for some place I’ve never been
Yes I’m Homesick, for some place I’ve never been
I disappear in magazines
The surfing lines of endless dreams
I’ve overdosed on winter clothes, this place is killing me
The only time I get away
Is strumming this thing every day
And staring out the window, wishing I was far away
Less talking, keep your head in the sky
Say, keep, keep walking till you walk on by
Pack it up, and with some luck
Back it up before your stuck, seems so far away
Because I’m Homesick, for some place I’ve never been
Yes I’m Homesick, for some place I’ve never been
Man I gotta get out of the this place
Put a beer in my hand, A smile on my face
No more question, Winter time, time suggestions
just need to get far away
Whatcha got. It’s a lot. Fine times. Take a Shot.
Palm fronds on a dark dusty lot. It’s a lot,
Pack it in. Let’s Begin. Sometimes It’s a sin
When your lost and you don’t take a shot
If you’ve not got. The balls to take a long shot
If you lose steam, and you wanna change your scene,
Just go for it
Man I gotta get out of the this place
Put a beer in my hand, A smile on my face
No more question, Winter time, no suggestions
just need to get far away
©2022 Robert Tait
Well Johnny’s never going back
He’s seething bout the heart attack
Marty’s gone, she’s smoking crack,
everyone’s a weirdo
Jane is waiting in the rain
The swell is coming on again
Paddle out and pull the drain
Dreaming ‘bout her pillow
Cuz I don’t want to turn her in and
And I don’t want to let her go
And I don’t want to stand here
Underneath her window
I don’t want to run away
And I don’t want to for her to stay
And I don’t want to wait here
Underneath her window….oh oh oh.
Stealing cars and smoking up
Parents never gave a fuck
Sisters testing her good luck
Working on the streets now
Every nights a party night
Drugs and booze & surly fight
And sleeping in her car, like
Everything is fine now
Cuz I don’t want to turn her in and
And I don’t want to let her go
And I don’t want to stand here
Underneath her window
And I don’t want to run away
And I don’t want to for her to stay
And I don’t want to stand here
Underneath her window….oh oh oh.
I Probably should just go and Walk...a way
I probably should just heed the things they say
Like she be cheatin’ / Self defeatin’
Dump her ass and move along your way
She may be the death of me
broken limbs or family tree
Falling into the great big sea
Anchor as a pillow
She’ll get the best of me
Disastrous a guarantee
Got to leave, I disagree
My will’s a great big zero
Cuz I don’t want to turn her in and
And I don’t want to let her go
And I don’t want to stand here
Underneath her window
And I don’t want to run away
And I don’t want to for her to stay
And I don’t want to stand here
Underneath her window….oh oh oh.
©2022 Robert Tait
Living was easy when we
first met, it’s cheesy, but it’s
true...oh, oh oh oh
We kind of fit together like a
puzzle piece, whateva dumb but
true…oh, oh oh oh
It’s a mighty fine day
It’s great to be alive
It’ll buy me more time
To find the right words
But whatever i do
I’ll make it up to you
I’ll make it up to you
The pedals don’t lie but I
I’ll make it up to you
Remember laying in the field
Underneath that big mighty oak
Oak...oh, oh oh oh
The flowers grew between us
and the pedals let us know that it was
true…oh, oh oh oh
It’s a mighty fine day
It’s great to be alive
It’ll buy me more time
To find the right words…
But whatever i doooooooo
I’ll make it up to you
I’ll make it up to you
Cuz he pedals don’t lie but I
I’ll make it up to you
Make it up to you
I’ll make it up to you
The pedals don’t lie but I
(Change)
We felt bad, but we had, to
pull the petals off of that rose
It’s the only way, that we could say
fate was on our side and we’d know
Cause we ain’t / Got a Lot
It’s a long distance shot
It’s a plot that was fraught from the
Start when we thought we
ought to be given a Shot
Cause this time, It’s a sign
It’s an uphill climb
It’s a Part of the time
with a drink and Sublime
and we’re reaching the moment within...
It’s a mighty fine day
It’s great to be alive
It’ll buy me more time
To find the right words…
But whatever i do
I’ll make it up to you
I’ll make it up to you
Cuz the pedals don’t lie but I
I’ll make it up to you
Make it up to you
Cuz The pedals don’t lie but I
I’ll make it up to you
©2022 Steve Cowgill
Pretty baby won't you come on down with me
Pretty baby won't you come on down with me
Put some shoes upon your feet pack your bag let's go
We're gonna leave this town and head on south for Mexico
Don't tell tell your momma you'll be gone
And don't tell your poppa so long
We're gonna let them sit around and wonder where we've been
I need you by my side flying out there on the wind
Put some shoes upon your feet pack your bag let's go
I need you by my side on the beach in Mexico
We'll pack the car up and we'll head on down the road
By nightfall baby we'll be halfway home
You can sing some songs to me cuz the radio is broke
I need you by my side on the beach in Mexico
Don't tell tell your momma you'll be gone
And don't tell your poppa so long
We're gonna let them sit around and wonder where we've been
I need you by my side flying out there on the wind
©2022 Robert Tait
Long be the day that I wait
Wait for you again.
Wait for it to end
Long be the day that I hear
Hear those words again
Hear from my friend
I let it go. Yeah, yeah
You should let it go
Or it - It will eat you whole
I let it go! Yeah, yeah
You should let it go
Or it - It will eat you whole
Long be the day that I wait
Wait for you again.
Wait for it to end
Long be the day that I hear
Hear those words again
Hear from my friend
Cuz I let it go. Yeah, yeah
You should let it go
Or it - It will eat you whole
I let it go! Yeah, yeah
You should let it go
Or it - It will eat you whole