S Songs

Well I just sat down here to haunt you, From our Lord’s 2008. Making friends while I’m pretending, To negotiate my fate. It is easy to be human, In the womb and in the grave. But in the grit and shit and sorrow, You become the soul you save. In the grit and shit and […]

The devil caught me wandering out in the desert, Looking like I was all alone. The devil said “Come and join the family business, Rolling that Sisyphus stone.” Chorus: Rollin’ and Rollin’ ’til fingers are swollen, Rollin’ that Sisyphus stone. Sirens on the wind and your children home alone, While you’re rollin’ that Sisyphus stone. […]

“I’d like to dedicate this song to a duck, but I don’t know if that’s legal in this state. He saved my life. I guess you kinda had to be there, but I’m kinda glad you weren’t.” – Typical introduction at live gigs I’m Sorry ’bout the arms race. You can blame me for the […]

“This is for Terese (the woman to whom I am married). Without her love and support, I’d be lost. With her, the last three years of my life have been the best.” – From the liner notes of Flyover Land Well we live in a little apartment, But it’s bigger than one we come from. […]

“I always figure if you’re gonna have little voices crawlin’ around in your head you should make ’em little voices of famous people. So, the last time I talked to Mark Twain I wrote this song.” -Introduction from a live performance on 25 Jun 1987 “That dated back to the year 1987 … one of […]