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Up Yours
by Mike Votava
Maybe it’s time to roll
Maybe it’s time for a heart attack
I have no idea where your head is at
You’re all up inside of my business
Consider your invite rescinded
Because I am leaving now
Enjoy your coffee pal
I’m not obligated to say any more words
You fucked up my car so I’m fucking up yours
What if I quit the team?
Took off my shoes and then wandered home
Left you to face Jesus all alone
There’s no way you’re winning without me
Please say goodbye to your trophy
because I am leaving now
Enjoy your coffee, pal
I’m not the guy you want keeping the score
You fucked up my car so I’m fucking up yours
Live by the bowling pins, die by the sword
You fucked up my car so I’m fucking up yours
Larry is this your homework?
I’m pretty sure this is your homework
Tell me that this is your homework
You’re all fucking amateur
Instagram: @MikeVotava
Welcome to the City of Angels
(Donny’s Song)
by Nancy K. Dillon
Welcome to the City of Angels
Where dreams come to live and die
It ain’t enuff to stick with your friends
And try to be a laid-back guy
‘Cause sooner or later, the Ghosts of the Past
Will turn up at your door &
Cry…Ai-yi & Cry…Ai-yi & Cry…Ai-yi
Donny’s my name – throwin’ rocks is my game
I never ever missed a strike
Till it all went down in an L.A. flame
The guns came out - my heart gave in….
Ai-yi – Ai-yi – Ai-yi
So you see how it all unwound
The Moon did rise and the wolves did steal
I found myself on the stone cold ground
Thinkin’ “Is this a movie?... “Am I real?”
‘Cause sooner or later, it’s the end of the line
And you’re starin’ at a Dead End sign that says
April Fool – Ai-yi-yi – April Fool
BR) In la la la la la la, La-La-Land
Where the Eagles soar – I lost my stand
Things didn’t go quite how we planned
Once we crossed that line in the sand
Ai-yi – Ai-yi – Ai-yi
It was no one’s fault just a con gone wrong
You gotta have a car to get away
In the end it’s just a bad cop song
Too many on the take – it’s a mess – what a fray
Then sooner or later the Ghosts of the Past
Come calling at your door to make you pay
You’ll pay….you’ll pay….and you’ll pay
Branded & broken…words left unspoken…
Love’s just a token you’ll pay…
Branded & broken…words left unspoken…
Love’s just a token - you’ll pay…
Ai-yi – Ai-yi – Ai-yi
But don’t forget to put Roses on my Grave
No, don’t forget to put Roses on my Grave
Don’t forget to put Roses on my Grave
Ooooo…………………
“Welcome to the City of Angels” © 2024 Nancy K Dillon & Rose Rock Records
Composed for Sherri Jerome’s Reel Songs: A Songwriter Collective Ep. 3
Instagram: @nancykdillon
Over the Line
by Dave Hill Jr.
I’m a middle age cowboy, feeling uptight
Show me the light, will you show me tonight?
Will you show me the light, will you show me...
How to roll through this town, like a dry tumbleweed
Will I take heed, as I’m picking up speed
I’m an upsidedown gambler, way past my prime
They sold out my mind, for a lonely thin dime
over the line, how do I get back when I’m over the line?
I’m a wandering Gringo, looking for a strike
are we rolling tonight, or looking for a fight?
Are we rolling tonight, or looking for a
…. tumbling weed that’s tired of being tossed
a rough wind is chasing me,
and I’m waking up lost
I don’t know the cost
For a beaten-down, loafer, who’s way past his prime
They sold out my soul for another man’s good time
Over the line,
How do I get back when I’m over the line?
I don’t how to say sorry
cause I’m sorry all the time
I only know when I’m sliding
heels dragging over the line
Over the line, Over the line
Over the line, one MORE time
One MORE time
Over the line, One More time… Over the line, One LAST time Over the line
Instagram: @davehilljr
Born Yesterday
by Natalie Bayne
You call me on the phone
Say you wanna know me better
But conversations lull
Anytime I show whatever
You wanted to impress me with is
Nothing new
I know you’re disappointed boy but
What else can I do?
What can I do?
Well, what if I lie and say you were the first one?
What if I told you my whole little world spins around you
Like you were the sun?
What if I let you believe I was empty
‘Til you filled me up?
What if I swore that I never before
No I never before
Would you want me?
Born yesterday
Just a babe in your arms
Nothing but a pretty face
And some feminine charm
I could sit and smile and watch you act out every line
I can laugh at stupid jokes I’ve heard a million times
Is that what you had in mind?
So, what if I lie and say you were the first one?
What if I told you my whole little world spins around you
Like you were the sun?
What if I let you believe I was empty
‘Til you filled me up?
What if I swore that I never before
No I never before
Would you want me?
Then maybe some day
I could be the beautiful wife you’re always complaining about
To the boys at the bar on a Friday night
And in the morning
I could wake you up and nag at you for hours and hours
‘Til you finally fix the goddamn front porch light
Would that make you happy?
Would that make you happy?
So, what if I lie and say you were the first one?
What if I told you my whole little world spins around you
Like you were the sun?
What if I let you believe I was empty
I was nothing
I was helpless
Until you came along?
What if I swore that I never before
No I never before
Is that what you want?
Place and Time
by Thomas Prothero
Pour me another
Help me make it through the day
Cos my life has been erupted
By a man who shares my name
Now he may wear it better
Maybe stake a stronger claim
But that’s just like your opinion
You know our boats are all the same
We’re all just trying to muddle through
Do what we can do to survive
Cos in case it isn’t clear
None of this is going with you when you die
I wanna take it easy
Get myself a trophy a wife
Come into some money
And live a different life
So I’ll follow on your trail
But I’ll Keep a limber mind
Maybe get into some trouble
But who knows what I might find
So if your life is in my hands
I’ll do what I can to bring you home
Cos when you’ve got friends like these
Who needs enemies to steer you wrong
Let’s head way out west
Get out of our depth
Find a ten pin lane
And discard my name
Where I lay my head’s anywhere a dude like me can abide
Take my beat up car
In my favourite gown
They’re all dressing up
But we’re dressing down
Like the stranger said I’m a man made for this place and time
We’ll head way out West
Get out of our depth
Find a ten pin lane
And discard my name
Where I lay my head’s anywhere a dude like me can abide
Take my beat up car
In my favourite gown
They’re all dressing up
But we’re dressing down
Like the stranger said I’m a man made for this place and time
Oh like the stranger said I’m a man made for this place and time
Instagram: @thomasprotheromusic
TikTok: @thomasprotheromusic
When I Make Love To You
by Tim Kruse
Stuck in a bowling shoe
Sliding down the avenue
Dodging all the vampires
Ol’ Petty warned us about
But I can’t seem to figure out
What the hell I’m gonna do
When I make love to you
When I make love to you, you, you
When I make love to you, you, you
Bouncing off heaven’s door
Gonna find that open store
Ice tinkling in my cup
On my homemade trampoline
It’s such a rare and sunny scene
But I’m not quite sure I like the view
When I make love to you
When I make love to you, you, you
When I make love to you, you, you
Got a tank in my eye
I still hear my buddies cry
And the crunch of baby bones
And rosé Champaign glass
I can’t fly from my past
It’s always here, this shade of blue
When I make love to you
When I make love to you, you, you
When I make love to you, you, you
Jesus in a jumpsuit
Jumping for the juicy fruit
I suck the milk off my stache
And laugh at his jet plane game
And I swear we’re all the same
So I hope you don’t mind I sing this tune
When I make love to you, you, you
When I make love to you, you, you
When I make love to you, you, you
When I make love to you, you, you
You
When I make love
Stuck in a bowling
Sliding down the avenue
Instagram: @timkruse
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"Humidity"
@2024 Holly Taymar
Un-tethered
Hearts - matter
No - better
Love - to shatter
Deep inside I hear the call of the wild
But I feel eyes all over
Tell me untold lies
Untold truths
Wave on wave I seek proof
Stop - Breathe - Brave - Release
This humidity is rising through the cold hard ground
And I can't seem to make it out
But I think I can see a door somehow
This humidity is leading me
No-one is believing me
This world was never meant for me
If you let go I could fly
I-never
Knew-better
In all weathers
We could feel together
Deep inside I hear the call of the wild
But I feel eyes all over
Tell me untold lies
Untold truths
Wave on wave I seek proof
Stop - Breathe - Brave - Release
This humidity is rising through the cold hard ground
And I can't seem to make it out
But I think I can see a door somehow
This humidity is leading me
No-one is believing me
This world was never meant for me
If you let go I could fly
I can't stay a minute more
This humidity is rising through the cold hard ground
And I can't seem to make it out
But I think I can see a door somehow
This humidity is leading me
No-one is believing me
This world was never meant for me
If you let go I could fly
So let me go
“And In Case I Don’t See Ya”
© 2024 Craig Suede
Is this a life? It all feels so scripted.
Does anyone get what’s inside of me?
I still see your eyes.
I feel so boring comparing love stories outside of me
I wanna go to Fiji.
I wanna know how it’s going to end.
I wanna drive circles in traffic til no cars it’s magic.
I wanna be spontaneous
I wanna go to Fiji to know if I’m home
Everyone’s watching but nobody’s watching the sea.
With everyone talking I’m not sure that I feel like speaking.
They’re placing bets that you won’t get out of here.
Everyone is watching and waiting to see if you leave
I wanna go to Fiji. I wanna know how it’s going to end.
I just can’t stay, I’ll throw fears to the waves.
I wanna be spontaneous
I’m gonna go to Fiji, on my own
I am convinced, past the winds, there’s some stairs against the sky that show I am.
And I need to know why.
I am convinced, past these winds, there’s some stairs against the sky..
Good afternoon, good evening, goodnight
Love Will Find a Way
©2024 Joy Mills
Like somebody laid the needle down
The song began to play
Round and round the fates were cast about
And love will find a way
Feel it all at once
Feel it wash away
Some don’t like the catch
Some love the game
When you feel it all at once
Feel it wash away
Some don’t like the game
And love will find a way
Like somebody laid down every stone
A golden ratio
Leading down a labyrinthine maze
Still I see your face
How could I have known
Who compels the sun
The storm rolls in
You’re the only one
Feel it all at once
Feel it wash away
Some won’t feel the same
And love will find a way
The storms will draw flood
The mystery and beauty of love
The thorns will draw blood
The mystery and beauty of love
The storms will draw flood
The mystery and beauty of love
The thorns will draw blood
The mystery and beauty of love
"I Created You"
©2024 Aaron Taylor
I gave you everything you could want,
anything you needed you got
what do I get in return, you light a fire and I get burned
I created you, I made this world for you
I know your phobias I know your fears,
I can make you laugh I can bring you to tears
you're not the one who’s been betrayed, some day there’ll be some hell to pay
I created you, I can erase you too
Now you realize that your life is a sham,
you were better off when you were in my hands
as a final little courtesy, I’ll unlock this door and I will set you free
I created you, I made this world for you
I created you…...you ungrateful fool