When did I become a funeral singer? I get hungover before I’ve begun To drink down many concoctions I used to savor them one by one Black on gray, a uniform I’ve worn for such occasions as this When did I become a funeral singer? I ask myself in distress I’m stuck here on the other side The dark side of it all Fucked it up on the other side No...Learn More

I see lightning strike they say it won’t come twice I see tears roll down as they turn to cries Hear you telling me not to feed my vices I’m a hundred miles from where I should be I see children they are locked up far from home Dirty faces, nowhere left to roam I see tired eyes that scream “what’s done is done” We’re a hundred miles from where we...Learn More

I’m so goddamn lonely I visit the corners of my mind It’s a fixer-upper; I’m a little scared of what I might find A fight from November You gave me grief for feeling guilty The rain turned to snow My urge for going growing heavy Tell me that I’m like the rest Then whisper that I’m something special No-win situation keeps me consistently...Learn More

There was a time When we held each other’s hands There was a man Who held me in his glance Who was the king of Island Avenue That night in my bed Head upon my chest Laid me down to rest No one in sight To watch his kingdom’s plight To see it all come falling off the ledge Mad from the wine We shook our fists up high Said we had the right to live...Learn More

If I don’t see the sun in winter I’ll listen for Sunday’s bells I don’t go in that house no more It makes me feel unwell But those sounds are religion to me Those sounds are religion to me If I don’t see the moon in Cancer I’ll reach for my father’s coat It brought him luck in ‘84 The year before I was born The year before I was born Well maybe I...Learn More

The drinks made me bold I said, “Let’s do this before I get old” You cocked a smile Said, “Let’s talk about it when the light comes out” This desire It is deeper Than all that I hold dear You asked if I could slow down That’s the one thing that I fear I know that I can’t have it all But I make a mess better than anyone I know You put your hand...Learn More

Don't touch Just talk to me Take a walk Take stock of what lies Underneath the dark night What is time? Feels different than it used to be Laugh to laugh and cry to cry You pierce me like a bullet train That we no longer ride I'll see you on the other side Pale and hot The day is shot Blistered sun Just carbon on the run Frozen seas Come for...Learn More

'Twas a night I won't forget We huddled close like babes in winter Like the dew turned frost Clutching to barren oak trees My love was there 'Twas a morning I shan't forget I kissed your mouth Felt your hands run through my hair Like a quivering arrow you shook My love was there I float my joy to you Beckon your grief to me to We shan't forget...Learn More

I used to be scared of cutting my hair Now I’m just scared of losing it all They say being brave Means being afraid But doing things anyhow I want to live at the base of a mountain When I feel low I’ll look at it rise Over the ground where I came from They say We’re all going back there someday And I try to be better And I lie when I say that I’m...Learn More

Don’t walk away We have far to go This much I know We’ve got a lot of baggage But I’ll set it down If it will turn you around And I can’t change all the things that I’ve done If I could, I bet you wouldn’t run But I can’t go back to that anymore It gets so heavy Having weighted opinions of me It gets so lonely When you can’t understand what I...Learn More

Of all the money that e'er I spent I spent it in good company And all the harm that e'er I've done Alas, it was to none but me And all I've done for want of wit To memory now I can't recall So fill to me the parting glass Good night and joy be with you all Of all the comrades that e'er I've had They are sorry for my going away And all the...Learn More