Christmastime Is Not Here
Colorado and Back
Colorado and Back Audio
In a KOA campground, in Goodland, Kansas
Last town before Colorado
Not as dark as you’d think
In a cheap tent from Walmart
Under the covers and hundreds of stars
Chorus:
That’s when I knew
If I didn’t already
Know that I love you
I always knew you’d love me
I never wondered
Some things just turn out the way they should be
Colorado is calling
For the end to this flatness
Even the pioneers knew
This flatland couldn’t go on forever
But I’m in no hurry
Cuz I’m here with you
And we can ride on 70 West
Til it’s not fun anymore
Chorus: That’s how I knew…
Throw up the tent
When the spirit moves us
It won’t matter where or when or how
Because I’m with you
We stopped for ice cream, and fireworks
Right on the border
We stopped to walk but it turned
Into a climb
Chorus: That’s when it hit me...
Packed up the tent real quick
Cuz it started to spit
Got back on the road to Colorado
In a houseful of best friends
You’re still my favorite
I would wander the perfect mansion
Discontent until I found you
It was near midnight
In Salina, Kansas
When we gave up and stopped at a Holiday Inn
And your sleepy eyes lit up
Chorus: That’s when it hit me…
Rather
Rather
Didn't Know
Didn't Know
The Mind
The Mind
Opposites
Opposites
Dark Thing
Dark Thing
I wrote this as a poem first and then a year or more later put it to music. I originally envisioned this as a poem for kids where they could explore something dark and scary in simple, rhyming language. But perhaps it got a little too dark for kids. Sorry kids, but "gin" was just too easy to rhyme! I still envision this as a children's picture book.When I was looking for a chord progression, I was looking for something that sounded dark and yet magical. Fans of T-Pain may recognize these chords as 5 O'Clock in the Morning.
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Dark Thing Audio
Charlie
Charlie Dog
Parenting Songs
Songs About Parenting
Yeah Well
This is a song about talking to my 13-year old -- things I have said or thought about saying.Yeah Well Audio
I Tried
This is a song about my 5-year-old having a meltdown on the sidewalk in front of the Deli. He had trouble choosing an ice cream flavor and I thought I got him what he wanted but it turned out not to be what he wanted. I thought I could save the outing and bring him back but it didn't go well and I yelled a lot in the car ride home. I regret being so mean about it. When we got home, I went straight to the piano and vented. I wish I could sing this song the venty way I feel about it, but the notes are too high for me to do that.Audio
don’t have to tell anyone but me, just me, just me
could have laid there with you and cried and cried and cried
hate to hurt you, hate to make you cry and cry and cry
Brothers
I have 3 boys and it's definitely about them. There was a time I knew which verse was about which one, but it has gotten a little fuzzy. My 6-year-old recently asked me who was the one who died, I said I don't know, it's just a made-up story.
They say he ruins all their fun but please don’t make me laugh
Of all the fun you ever had, he more’n accounts for half
Brothers, brothers, there’s no easy way to say
You’re brothers, and brothers, that won’t just go away.
They say he had no self-control but I know that ain’t true
He held his tongue and shut his mouth although he’s turning blue
Brothers, brothers, the pain that they cause
Brothers, brothers, it really gives you pause
They say he’s mean as a snake but I know that’s a lie
He never said he hated them, he just wished they would die.
Brothers, brothers, they’ll tear themselves apart
Brothers, brothers, you’ll break your mother’s heart
Where there were three, now there are two cuz one has gone away
He left his brawling, spiteful home, he said he could not stay
Because brothers, brothers, say there ain’t enough for all.
Oh brothers, brothers, you used to have it all.
Where there were two, now there is one cuz one’s cruel wish came true
He wished his brother’d up and die, oh what’s a ma to do?
Brothers, brothers, I know that you must fight
But brothers, my boys, please don’t give in to spite.
Where there was one, now there are none cuz brothers, it takes two
An only child can’t be a brother, no matter what he may do.