LYRICS

FOOL'S GOLDMINE (2022)

Tomorrow Starts Tonight

They had to drag me out and even then I shouted it's much too soon
Sure I'd rather stay at home and sit and play some mournful tune

But then I find myself lost inside your eyes
It's almost like I see a midnight sunrise
And I realize

Chorus:
When I look at you
I know it'll be all right
Feel it in my bones
Tomorrow starts tonight

As I head your way the crowd begins to sway and you can't be seen
Casting looks about I wrestle with my doubt, were you just a dream?

Then I feel the earth move under my feet
The clock seems to lose its hands as our eyes meet
And just like that I'm complete

Chorus

When This Is Over

Another day has gone and slipped away in the blink of an eye
You're not around you're just across town might as well be 'cross the sky

And it haunts me, the words I said to you
And that you'd ever might think they're true
So here's what I'm gonna do

Chorus:

When this is over
I'll come and I'll find you
So I can remind you
Right there and then
I need you near me
I hope you can hear me
I see it so clearly
That I'll never let go if I ever can hold you again

Should anyone ask I'm quick to the task of claiming I'm fine
But deep down inside far from my pride I know that ain't more than a line

And it taunts me as I lie in my bed
To think of the things left unsaid
But I'll just have to wait instead

Chorus

Bridge:
Just the thought of those first precious moments
When I feel the gentle caress of your skin
Is enough to dare to believe in the day
When the rest of my life will begin

Chorus

The Road to You

I'd resigned myself to a life of second places
Even with a lead, couldn't seem to win no races
So many chances had slipped past
Through fingers iron-cast

Chorus:
Til you came and turned my world around
Claimed my heart out of the lost and found
Then the troubles that I been through
Were only steps upon the road to you

Tossed and turned in bed haunted by misspoken old lines
Hard to get much rest when your fortune's a fool's goldmine
The hour that's darkest before dawn
Just went on and on

Chorus:
Til you came and brought my life your light
With one smile you broke that endless night
Then the times I knew not what to do
Were all just stops along the road to you

Bridge:
Some days I'd sit and wonder how much I could take
I'd wring my hands so hard that they couldn't catch a break
I'd even bow my head though I'm not a godly man
I prayed for a plan

Then you came and it was all so clear
I feel it each and every time you're near
Now I look back and marvel at the view
On the long and winding road to you

Now I look back and marvel at the view
On the long and winding road
The road to you

This Is Why

Didn’t understand it
Never could’ve planned it
But when it came on, it came on strong
Tried to deny it
But my heart wouldn’t buy it
Something so right cannot be wrong

Now it’s been a week since I told you everything
And I’m still waiting for that phone to ring

Chorus:
This is why I keep my heart locked away
So I’ll never have to say
What I have to say to you
This is why I stick to my fun and games
So I’ll never know the pain
Of knowing you don’t feel the way I do

Should’ve seen the warnings
In those wistful mornings
After another night that seemed to fly
But I was far too blinded
To even think of minding
The many lessons of days gone by

This thing I feel, I know it ain’t just me
But your silence tells me that it’s gonna be

Chorus

Bridge:
I’m sure some people say that it’s plain to see
It just won’t work between you and me
Even still, I can’t give up this fight
At the end of the day, I’d rather be true than right

This is why I opened my heart again
Picked up my pen
To put these thoughts to song
This is why I beg you don’t run and hide
Just look inside
And you’ll find that’s right where I belong
It's right where I belong
Right where I belong

Might've Been Me

One glimpse was all that it took and I knew
Those lips, that faraway look it was you

Memories came hard and fast
Wish they had stayed in the past

Chorus:
It’s not like I was dreaming of you all this time
Now that you’re here before me, it won’t leave my mind
Seeing you smile at him so happily
Can’t help but think it might’ve been me

There was no cause for concern, so I claimed
The part of me that quietly burned stayed unnamed

But when you walked into my sight
I knew I’d begin to ignite

Chorus

Bridge:
It was so long ago, how could we have known
Just what the future held, brightly as it shone?
Somehow we both agreed, it was best to move on
How come you never know what you have ‘til it’s gone?

Chorus

Fly

I know you ain't a girl that likes to roll the dice
You only cut once after you measure twice
I know I ain't the prince you may have had in mind
But he's a fairy tale that you can leave behind

There's only one thing we should be living for
And what's that if not to soar?

Chorus:
Come on let's flyyyy
Flyyyy

I know this kind of love scares you half to death
It's got you running hard, can't barely catch your breath
But if you'd just stop and take a look around
You'll see this bond we got ain't that often found

There's only one thing that we oughta do
And that's hold on to something true

Chorus

Bridge:
You say you're looking for a love
A love you can be sure of
You know that I could be that man
All you gotta do is take my hand

Chorus

Little Moments

I can see it, clear as day
Your smile was like the morning sun
We’d barely had a word to say
But my heart knew you were the one
Even now to my surprise
If I catch you in a certain light
I’m watching you with newfound eyes
Just like I did that night

Chorus:
Little moments they leave me shook
A million words spoken in one look
A reminder to remember the good things that you’ve had
Little moments a lesson learned
Even if your life hasn’t always turned
Out the way you might have planned, that don’t mean it’s bad

I can feel it that sudden thrill
When you asked me for a dance
You took my hand and time stood still
I knew I didn’t stand a chance
Though it’s been so many years
All it takes is one caress
To recall how I lost my fears
When I felt my soul confess

Little moments, they say so much
A million words spoken in one touch
A reminder to consider the riches that you hold
Little moments they’re wisdom taught
Though you lack some things you may have sought
Turns out what you have is worth its weight in gold

There are times in all our lives
When we know just how it’s felt
To raise a fist up to the skies
Angry at the hand we’re dealt
On those days stuck in that haze
There’s one thing you can do
Let these memories guide the way
Back to something true

Little moments a kind of spell
They lift us up so we can tell
A vital recollection of a life that’s truly good
Little moments they make it clear
Every step we took has led us here
There ain’t a moment that we’d change, even if we could

Exit Wound

They tell me I’m lucky, could’ve been so much worse
The ride in the ambulance was damn near a hearse
I see what they’re saying, your shot went through clean
At least I can walk away even if I lean

Still I can’t seem to shake this feeling
This hole inside me just ain’t healing

Chorus:

And I pray that somehow I will see
The way back to the man I used to be
I truly believe that day is coming soon
Just gotta heal your exit wound

It’s all silver linings I hear myself say
I grow so much stronger with each passing day
They’re bound to believe me, my smile is my proof
We all like tidy lies over dank, messy truth

But once they’re gone I cannot hide it
This aching heart, I can’t abide it

Chorus

Wishing Well

When you fell into my arms
With your intoxicating charms
I truly saw it as a gift
A North Star for a life adrift
So even though the signs arose
Of what a rocky route we chose
I kept believing it was fate
Until the truth hit much too late

As I drive on one last road to you
With a life that's nearly torn in two
All the hope that new love sweetly brings
Is shattered and scattered among the boxes of your many things

Chorus:
I thought that we would make it, thought we had what it takes
Tried to believe we could weave past our mistakes
Turns out the doubt was so much stronger than the spell
One more coin lost to the wishing well

I keep thinking 'bout those nights
We laughed ourselves to giddy heights
Elevated by our love
And guided by that star above
But like some searing fever dream
Things were hardly what they seemed
If I had only just looked down
I'd have seen the fast-approaching ground

As we part with one last foolish fight
We couldn't help try though that we might
All the truths I thought that you contained
Ended upended in my memory, forever unexplained

Chorus

L.A. Lullaby

They say this city ain't for lovers
Tonight, I disagree
The way my body softly shudders
When you're touching me

Swore to keep my heart locked away
Far more difficult to do than say
Tell me how it can be, how can it be that I'm
Lying here and falling, all at the same time

Our final sweet surrender was all but set in stone
The moment when we saw each other, in the crowd but suddenly alone

They say this city ain't for lovers
Tonight, that can't be true
The way your body almost hovers
When I'm touching you

Should've ended hours ago
Still we lie here even so
Tell me how that can be, how can that be the sun
Only moments after our night had just begun

I know that I could wake up feeling foolishly
For now I'll sleep beside you, savoring the thought of what could be

They say this city ain't for lovers
Tonight, I disagree

SPILL (2017)

Let Me In Your Life

My honeysuckle rose

By now this whole place knows

How I've done my best to catch your eye

It's taken countless rounds

The strength that I could scrounge

Just to think that I might be the guy

So won't you

Let me in your

Let me in your life

I've missed my share of chances

So I know how romance is

If you wait then it might pass you by

But now it's getting late

So please don't make me wait

Any more to learn of your reply

Chorus

Bridge:

If you're like me then you've grown

All too weary of starting over on the run

But keep one thing in mind

The future's not defined

You never know who'll be the one

My honeysuckle rose

It's well past time you chose

Will this story end in joy or strife?

I've missed my share of chances

So I know how romance is

If you wait then it might pass you by

Chorus to end

Nowhere Left to Hide

Lately, I find myself wondering what went wrong

And now all I can do is sit and write this song

The day I walked out of my front door without you by my side

I faced the glare of a curious world with nowhere left to hide

Chorus:

Nowhere left to hide

Countless times I’ve tried

Not a single place to bury my feelings

Nowhere left to hide

Two years gone and I’ve moved on, or so I’m known to say

Got me a brand new everything, and I swear, I swear it’s better this way

But then I hear, I hear the latest news, you’re gonna be a bride

And just like that I’m back in time, with nowhere left to hide

Chorus to end

Fix

Just one more hit of your love

Should be enough to curb this hunger

Just one more hit of your love

Should be enough to dull this pain

One hit of your love and I can stop this twitching

One hit of your love and I can sleep again

Just one more hit of your love

Should be enough to mute these voices

Just one more hit of your love

Should be enough to feed this jones

One hit of your love and I can stop this bitching

One hit of your love should finally bring me home

But when I come down

I start to get that same old feeling

When I come down

I know I'll never get enough

Fix, I need a fix

Nothing's working, nothing sticks

Fix, be it brief

Some call it pleasure, but I know it's relief

One day clean of your love

I can tell I just won't make it

One day clean of your love

I can tell it just won't take

One day without you and I cannot stop itching

One day without you and I'm about to break

Now that I've come down

I gotta have that same old feeling

That I've come down

I know I'll never get enough

[Chorus to end]

Even the Moon

Comfortably alone

My heart safely cased in stone

Wasn’t looking for love, wasn’t looking for much at all

Increasingly sure that I’d be the last to fall

Then you walked in and I found myself lost for words

The lilt of your laughter was suddenly all that I heard

Time slows to a crawl

Whenever I recall

How you looked on that first night

Even the moon was staring at you

As our lives intertwined

Keep that snapshot in my mind

A memento of what it was like from the very start

How just that one glimpse was enough to unbind my heart

Though it deepens the longing, the memory is worth the ache

When we let someone into our lives, that’s the deal we make

[Chorus to end]

Waiting for You

My momma she can’t, can’t seem to understand

What in the world is taking so long

I try to explain, don’t mean to cause her pain

I’ve just been holding out for you to come along

I’ve been waiting, waiting for you

Waiting, waiting for you

My brothers they wink, I can tell what they think:

The game will never really lose its appeal

I know that they’re wrong, those days are long-gone

And now I’m hanging on for something that’s real

[Chorus]

Now we’re all raised on tales of ever after

But life ain’t always that fair

Biding my time, I ignore their words and laughter

I’d rather be the tortoise than the hare

[Chorus to end]

Treading Water

Well good morning, how’d you sleep?

That’s great, I did too

Breakfast’s on the table, sit down and eat

It’s late, gotta run, I love you

But as I sit in traffic, I rub my eyes

And kick myself for backing out

Of what I’d planned to tell you, instead of gentle lies

I really wanted to shout

Talk, talk to me

Cause we have been treading, treading water

Why, can’t you see?

From here it just, it just gets, it just gets harder

As I clear the table, I can feel it rise

A wave of tears about to break

Stayed in bed for hours with open eyes

Just tryin’ to wait until you take off

Went through the motions like nothing’s wrong

By now, that’s my routine

But even as I smile and wave, the urge is strong

To grab you by the collar and scream

[Chorus]

How I wish, that I knew

What you feel inside

How I wish that

Could see what I hide

Welcome home baby, how was your day?

That’s nice, so was mine

How you feelin’ darling? Are you okay?
I swear I’m feeling fine

[Chorus to end]

Guilty (music & lyrics by Randy Newman)

Yeah baby, yeah I been drinkin’

And I shouldn’t come by, no no no

But I find myself in trouble, darling

And I have no place else to go

Got some whiskey from a bar man

Got some cocaine from my friend

And I had to keep on moving darling

Til I was back in your arms again

Well I’m guilty, honey I’m guilty

And I’ll be guilty for the rest of my life

How come I never do what I’m supposed to do?

How come nothing I try to do ever turns out right?

You know how it is with me baby, you know how it is

You know I just can’t stand myself

But it takes a whole lotta medicine, darling

For me to pretend that I’m somebody else

This Time

Gonna be a better man

Gonna take a stronger stand

This time

Won’t leave it up to fate

Won’t waste this clean slate

This time

This time I’m gonna be

A whole different me

I swear this’ll be the last, this’ll be the last

This time

Oh this time

I’m gonna change

Won’t be the one to blink

Not gonna overthink

This time

Won’t jump the starter’s gun

Won’t be the one to run

This time

Won’t throw your love away

Won’t lead your heart astray this time

Someday we’ll reminisce

About our last first kiss

This time

[Chorus to end]

If Ever You Call

You’ve always been stubborn, you’ve always been proud

You’ve always insisted that you’re not allowed

To be weak

Yet it’s comfort you seek

And now that it’s over, now that we’re done

Now that I’m gone there won’t be anyone

By your side

Who can see through your pride

So just know...

If ever you call I will be there

Pick up the phone, don’t go it alone

I will be there

I know that we battled, I know that we warred

I know that we ended each clutching a sword

In our hands

Making pointless demands

But hindsight has taught me to take the long view

A fine light now shines when I remember you

In my arms

Safely shielded from harm

So just know...

[Chorus]

We all need someone who’ll be there for the worst part

Though you’ve left my life that don’t mean that you’ve left my heart

[Chorus]