Chicago Blues

Chicago blues was forged by steel
Mules and levees didn’t do it anymore
Industry turned he wheel
And the Blues opened the door

Country acoustic … Read the rest

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Botany Bay

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Botany Bay is my new home
A chicken cost me my freedom
Now trapped and unable to roam
And this is no new Eden

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Roads of Blue

Roads of blue
Meander through green trees
So glad I am with you
And a chance to be at ease


Four miles an hour
So … Read the rest

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No Small Measure

The wine bottles are open
Friends are coming
Fun will soon be in motion
And guitars will be strumming


Rose, red and white
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Florence

Birthplace of the renaissance
And keeper of “David”
One day take a chance
To visit the city that hasn’t faded

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Free

I am always waiting
For us to start relating
Why don’t you ever see me
Will I ever be free


I am always there
But … Read the rest

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Leaving Ohio

Leaving Ohio in the rain
South on Interstate Seventy-Five
Away from mountains of pain
And going back to feeling alive

Florida is calling me
The … Read the rest

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Blue Skies and Smiles

Blue skies and big smiles
Are promised for tomorrow
But only if we go to the Canary Isles
And get away from sorrow

Cold winds, … Read the rest

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Good Times

Are the good times really gone?
Is routine now the norm
As you drift on and on
Because we can always conform


But who owns … Read the rest

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Warm Light of Love

Dancing in the dew
of a Spring morning
Thankful that Winter is through
And cold and snow have gone away

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