W Songs

Her daddy traveled through the land In a rock ‘n’ roll band — She was an orphan to the rhythm and blues. Her mama turned tricks In a trailer in the sticks, Conducting Sea Cruise interviews. Her only friend Was a Fender Stratocaster — Knew the pain she’d been keepin’ hid. She walked like her […]

Johnny’s gettin’ tired Of buryin’ all of his best friends. The same relentless lesson – You get busted even when you bend And bend and bend. And all good people, Bound to get weary, In this wicked world. I am one. I am weary. Leon was a lover, And Maurice was a fighter to his […]

That river wound and wound around my sleepy town. It stumbled down a dam and made an ancient sound. I see it when I’m sleeping and I hear it when I sing, And it wanders as it washes everything. Everything. Washes everything. The bar still sells the “daily shake” and salty things. But the conversation […]

When I was a young man, I gave all my soul to my singing. And some evenings some girls gave it back, With a dance and a smile. But the evening would end, And the girls would go home. I’d grab all my gear, And sing home all alone. Chorus: Will you dance while I […]

A man come walkin’ into town With a suitcase in his hand. It smelt all burnt where he touched the ground And he reeked of brandy. “I know your soul, Like I know my name.” Well I had just turned seven years, When the stranger says to me, “I’ve seen your heart and smelled your […]