Here’s a song about grassrootin’ it – personally, politically, spiritually, the whole deal. At least, that’s what I think it’s about. Do let me know if you find it to be about something else. We can discuss the matter over boiling water filtered through coffee grounds. Coffee grounds, see? From the earth. This keeps happening. […]
New song: “Feelin’ Almost Human Again”
It seems fitting to end a year of song lyrics by sharing the one that cracked open a door to all the others. It’s no secret that songs, and songwriting, can have therapeutic effects. This song also has therapeutic origins: It arrived after a period of counseling, at a time when I was grasping the […]
New song: “Life at 61”
As we consider how to not be the nation with the highest incarceration rate, there’s still a lot of work to be done in finding effective ways to reintegrate those who’ve been locked up into the outside world. Freedom alone doesn’t give people who’ve served their time much of a chance if they’re “freed” with […]
New song: “You Were a Blessing in My Life”
This is a little sentimental, but I guess we all probably (hopefully) have a long line of people in our pasts worth thanking that we’ll never actually get to thank. Because we didn’t appreciate what they did for us enough at the time. Because we did appreciate it, but didn’t say so. Because we’ve lost […]
New songs: “Hell Yes, I Like Your Mustache” and “90s Sedan”
In the earliest days of this site, I was wary of posting too many humorous lyrics lest my whole interest in lyric-writing seem to be one big joke. Now that I’ve begun to establish my self-serious songwriter bona fides with downright pitiful songs about people breaking up and dying and being inclined toward addiction, the […]
New song: “Things I’ve Come to Know”
As promised, a second song lyric this month. If this curious mélange of folk wisdom reads like something that should be sung by a guy with a little more life behind him, that might be because I wrote it with the voice of Kris Kristofferson in my head. If that Silver-Tongued Devil would only apply […]
New song: “Cut Our Losses”
I know that reading lyrics is a different – and probably ultimately less satisfying – experience than hearing songs, so I appreciate your patience as I get these ideas into the world by the best means currently at my disposal. As you might have noticed, I failed to post a new lyric last month. I’ll […]