T Songs

In the splendor of the twilight, Just a distant vapor – A trailin’ Tradewind passes by. Such a long way from the midway to the midnight. Tape and old crepe paper, Is my farewell party in the sky. But I always cry At a long goodbye. I guess it’s somethin’ I saw in a movie. […]

In the home where I was born, There was a living love My mother and my father Always made me to know: That them midnight stars, and pickup bars Ain’t the meaning of – that’s just push and shove. I always stayed true to you. That’s the meaning of life, Love. When I came into […]

I used to think about death and dying quite a bit in my salad days, but with two little kids, I don’t really have time to die (or even think about it much). The line, “I would cling to faith like grape to a vine…” rings powerfully in me and the whole song is a […]

I seen Ezekiel’s wheel Spinnin’ ’round in the sky. Seen the video jocks In the sweet by and by. And I always knew That I was a gifted child, ‘Cause I could see the faces In the bathroom tile. It’s been twenty-seven years In captivity. Now I’m lettin’ it loose, Like it’s intended to be. […]

If I’d been born on a bracin’ morn In some, Cort County May. I’d-a-forded the flood on a chestnut stud, Just to steal your sweet smile, ‘Cross the windswept spray. But the only ties, Between Irish and I, Is a sad-eyed lament, And a dead pint of rye. We live in a time, Where the […]

It was a long walk From the cradle to the edge of the world, But they did it on a shoestring budget, baby. They couldn’t read, they couldn’t write, There wasn’t anything to do But kill some things to eat and make some babies. And you can bet they didn’t Dream about no pyramid schemes. […]