I like to think of this as the down-home, wholesome version of “You Gotta Fight For Your Right To Party” by The Beastie Boys. It contains that same teen angst around self-determination and the… Read more: Let Me Be Myself

I wrote this song shortly after visiting the office of a coal-mining company. Also, around that time, I was dating an aspiring fashion-model. To me, so much of songwriting is taking two or more… Read more: 55 Stories

Gosh, there sure are a lot of gorgeous folks in Music. So it would, at least, appear to favor the physically fortunate. It’s funny how nobody’s ever come right out and said that being… Read more: Ugly

Look, I like a good torch song as much as the next person. Many such tunes are really big hits; acknowledged classics even! And, as a musician, I’d be delusional to even try to… Read more: Woman

LYRICS: When shadows fallWhen shadows fallThere ain’t nothing like the weight of the worldFalling down on you This house is darkThis house is coldAnd the doomful prophesyWaits to unfold The baddest dreamYou’ll ever haveA… Read more: When Shadows Fall

I wrote this as a “protest” song, of sorts, several years ago. The gist of it being that some guys are born on third, but believe that they hit a triple. It was around… Read more: Self Made Man

I can’t remember the original impetus behind this tune. Though I think it was inspired by a talk with a relative. I’d also send thanks to Paul Simon: I always enjoyed some of his… Read more: Nothing Matters

If you are ever fortunate enough to obtain a highly-prized, and also collectable, “Slight Psych” setlist (or just brave enough to fish one out of the trash) you will invariably find a line that… Read more: Hump My Leg