I’ve crawled, hands and knees, through brush and brambles I’ve scaled the rocks of the vast barren hills The thorns of the desert, such a pain to handle I’ve cut up the oaks that have lost their wills Prospering fickly through insecure seasons Running from strife when the skies are no good But you, you’re evergreen, and standing right beside...Learn More

There was a poor old Lampolier Who’d corner any man drawn near Solicit, grinning ear to ear, his time “Dear Citizen, entrepreneur “Bourgeoisie or raconteur “Permit me the chance to fill your mind “With my travelled, torrid tale “No broken hearts or angels ailing “In some foreign castle in decline “If you’ll sit a minute please “I’ll tell you how...Learn More

Driving six hours on a Saturday To play for fifty in a bar across the state No one in the room will know ya But for two hours you sing Louder than the forks hitting plates Keep the expectations humble Sing your favorite line and someone cracks a Smile and you’re embarrassingly proud Don’t they know that you’re the frontman Of the second biggest...Learn More

Moonshine Color me with moonshine Making my eyes blind, Too blind to see I find, even in the daytime You and your moonshine shine on me You’re turning me into a night owl, I don’t know how You overtook my consciousness and understood my loneliness It’s misapprehension, often seen as condescension But believe me when I say, I’m a fan of the...Learn More

I don't know if it’s fireflies, or if my eyes are lying to me But the lights that fill up my sky aren't shining as bright I landed in Minnesota, it's colder, but I’m warm and I'm free Until I'm alone, only memories to help me get through the night And I got what I want, now I just want more When you leave Indiana, I'm gonna cover some ground Do...Learn More

I’m moving on, but I’ll still think about you When I hear Willie Nelson sing of embers in the rain And I was wrong, but what good are convictions when you’re Grasping at the fire pretending you don’t feel the pain? It’s such a shame, shame I’ve got a cup. I fill it up with whiskey In the hopes of drowning out your memory And oh it works,...Learn More

Hey pretty lady won’t you come my way We got nothing going on today I got two arms and you belong in the middle I’ll be the big spoon if you’ll be the little We could stay out until we see the stars Or we could drink Blue Moon in a dive bar If you wanna go shopping you could drag me around I could check out the new record store downtown You got...Learn More

Watching the sun come up over Lake Michigan Letting the morning train drag me away Hard to believe that we’re doing this again Hard to believe I didn’t come here to stay Hard to believe you’re sending me back west, but easy to see Why you don’t need me wearing you down Grindstone Grindstone Love’s down to powder and sawdust and grit I’d like to...Learn More