Oct 16 2016 Buckets of Mud You caught my attention like a penny in a gutter You shined all nickel and chrome You gave me no quarter, just sugar cubes and butter Then hit the road to wander and roam I was mortally wounded in that…Read more
May 1 2014 King Of The Mountaintop As the Devil said to the Rolling Stones Can you guess my name I write about bodies and bones It’s my claim to fame I wear all black as much as I can And I always have this hat I…Read more
May 1 2014 Preacher and Gravedigger That night the ground was soggy Like freshly mixed cement Two men stood by an open grave One tall and one bent The fog around them lifted By the light the lantern lent The bent man was a preacher The…Read more
May 1 2014 Cut Me Down I am dancing on air, save me save me I am dancing on air, without any sound I am dancing on air, save me save me oh cut me right down to the ground, lord just cut me right down…Read more
May 1 2014 Woken By The Devil I was woken by the devil By the devil In my room He was dancing on the ceiling On the ceiling To a tune So I lit me up a candle Up a candle By my bed I said hey…Read more
May 1 2014 Chesapeake It's been so many years since You've pushed our love away Ran out that old screen door For the Chesapeake Bay But now you're coming in the Basement door wanting to stay Why don't you stay Open your eyes and…Read more
May 1 2014 Night Dragon Down in my hole Deep in my soul I’m reigning On my mountaintop It never stops raining Watch the billow smoke And let the night drag on let the night drag on Wrap my claws around you Take you under…Read more
May 1 2014 Never Look Back Again If you are ever driving over the nearest county line And you see a fair haired stranger with a bottle of dark red wine Just keep on going And never look back again If you are ever walking Past the…Read more
May 1 2014 No Matter When we are old and have little time Will you hold me And look deep in my eyes And will you be there when the lights go out To assure me And wipe away my doubt No matter where we…Read more
May 1 2014 Darkest Hour Phone call Message surprises you Though you have been waiting for the call for years They know How much you can’t be sure You know they are coming to take you away Back against the wall Nothing to do at…Read more
May 1 2014 Little Rabbits Red hooded figures in farmers boots Walking out of three different churches Driving black ribboned tractors on cobblestone roads Listening to down home dirges. Their faces are glowing with phosphorus light They stand and they sing deep into the night…Read more
May 1 2014 Pine Box Blues Just float me down this river in a coffin made of pine I don’t need no 6 feet of dirt to hide behind When the preacher talks on Sunday make sure he says my name and all the wrongs I’ve…Read more