It's Easier to Love Me
Songs
These are songs I wrote and recorded in 2023/2024...so far.
These are songs I wrote and recorded in 2023/2024...so far.
- Anxiety Song
- What's a Girl to Do (Desperate Confessions)
- Seeker
- Last Year
- It's Easier to Love Me...
Anxiety Song 2/24/24
Inspired in part by a conversation with my "long-time friend."
I begin new work tomorrow
Making deliveries in my own car
They call it the gig economy
I call it working for free
Seems these days a lot of people are
I never hit the big time
This show biz is all about who you know
Once had my foot in the door
Now that door’s shut tight
I hope I get some sleep tonight
I hope I get some sleep tonight
The hours go by so slow
The night’s so long
This anxiety song is
Running round and round in my head
I’d surely like to get myself to bed
My long-time friend called called me on the phone
He said, "Let’s write a hit song we can call our own
We’ll take it all the way to number one
Take your time
Call me tomorrow when it’s done."
I’ve been pacing the floor
All night long
All I’ve got to show is this Anxiety Song
Lord, I hope I get some sleep tonight
The night’s so long
This anxiety song is
Running round and round in my head
I’d surely like to get myself to bed
Could someone please tell me where I belong
The traffic on the freeway goes on and on
I thought I was alone I guess I was wrong because…
Everybody’s singing…
Everybody’s singing…
Everybody’s singing this Anxiety Song
I hope I get some sleep tonight
The hours go by so slow
The night’s so long
This anxiety song is
Running round and round in my head
I’d surely like to get myself to bed.
Making deliveries in my own car
They call it the gig economy
I call it working for free
Seems these days a lot of people are
I never hit the big time
This show biz is all about who you know
Once had my foot in the door
Now that door’s shut tight
I hope I get some sleep tonight
I hope I get some sleep tonight
The hours go by so slow
The night’s so long
This anxiety song is
Running round and round in my head
I’d surely like to get myself to bed
My long-time friend called called me on the phone
He said, "Let’s write a hit song we can call our own
We’ll take it all the way to number one
Take your time
Call me tomorrow when it’s done."
I’ve been pacing the floor
All night long
All I’ve got to show is this Anxiety Song
Lord, I hope I get some sleep tonight
The night’s so long
This anxiety song is
Running round and round in my head
I’d surely like to get myself to bed
Could someone please tell me where I belong
The traffic on the freeway goes on and on
I thought I was alone I guess I was wrong because…
Everybody’s singing…
Everybody’s singing…
Everybody’s singing this Anxiety Song
I hope I get some sleep tonight
The hours go by so slow
The night’s so long
This anxiety song is
Running round and round in my head
I’d surely like to get myself to bed.
What's a Girl to D0 (Desperate Confessions) 11/8/23 recorded 11/12-11/15/23
Written from a female character perspective.
John called me on a Tuesday
…said he had something to tell me
He said his doctor liked his chances
But just in case he did not pull through
He said he could not stand the thought of
Going to his Maker
Without telling me he loved me
What’s a girl to do
Love is not the words you say
Love is the life you do
Otherwise, it’s only obsession
What’s a girl to do with a desperate confession
Anyway
John called me on a Tuesday
To tell me that he loved me
…said he was going far away
To clear his troubled mind
He said it’s all so complicated
And he thought that it would make him
Feel better if I knew
And his wife and kids, they were doing fine
What’s a girl to do with a desperate confession
Love is not a crime in search of a clue
Love is not the guilt that’s been haunting you
That you hoped would fade away
While you planned your get away
What did you expect me to say when you asked me,
“So how about you?”
How could love be so selfish
How could love be so blind
How could love look itself in the mirror
When it knows it has been so unkind
What’s a girl to do with a desperate confession
Maybe shake it off and hang up the telephone line
Maybe pour herself a second glass of wine
Maybe smile and say goodbye for the very last time
Love is not the words you say
Love is the life you do
Otherwise, it’s only obsession
What’s a girl to do with a desperate confession
Anyway
…said he had something to tell me
He said his doctor liked his chances
But just in case he did not pull through
He said he could not stand the thought of
Going to his Maker
Without telling me he loved me
What’s a girl to do
Love is not the words you say
Love is the life you do
Otherwise, it’s only obsession
What’s a girl to do with a desperate confession
Anyway
John called me on a Tuesday
To tell me that he loved me
…said he was going far away
To clear his troubled mind
He said it’s all so complicated
And he thought that it would make him
Feel better if I knew
And his wife and kids, they were doing fine
What’s a girl to do with a desperate confession
Love is not a crime in search of a clue
Love is not the guilt that’s been haunting you
That you hoped would fade away
While you planned your get away
What did you expect me to say when you asked me,
“So how about you?”
How could love be so selfish
How could love be so blind
How could love look itself in the mirror
When it knows it has been so unkind
What’s a girl to do with a desperate confession
Maybe shake it off and hang up the telephone line
Maybe pour herself a second glass of wine
Maybe smile and say goodbye for the very last time
Love is not the words you say
Love is the life you do
Otherwise, it’s only obsession
What’s a girl to do with a desperate confession
Anyway
Seeker 6/10/23 -recorded 7/15/23
I was raised in comfort, accustomed to style
But a cage is a cage all the same
So when the Spirit called me for going,
I was ready for knowing
I left home to lose what was left of my name
There's freedom on the road, or so I'd been told
But I learned there's a price to be paid
I was so lonely at first, but I remembered my thirst
And vowed to search until I found my way
Seeker, the mystery you're looking to find
Seems to be just out of reach
Love is closer to you than your own heartbeat
If only you would listen to the song that your soul has to teach
I was lost and wandering
Searching for a sign
Looking for some truth I could use
To heal my body and to ease my mind
To make me feel a little less confused
From the cities to the valleys
From the rivers to the the sea
From the forest to the highest mountain top
My mind reached passed the moon
To the farthest star to see
In search for a way for this suffering to stop
The bird on the wire
Sings his sad song
In silence, he listens for that answering call
If it takes a thousand lifetimes
I'll sit here with a quiet mind
And I won't be moved until
I touch that One in All
Seeker, the mystery you're looking to find
Seems to be just out of reach
Love is closer to you than your own heartbeat
If only you would listen to the song that your soul has to teach
If only you would listen to the song that your soul has to teach
But a cage is a cage all the same
So when the Spirit called me for going,
I was ready for knowing
I left home to lose what was left of my name
There's freedom on the road, or so I'd been told
But I learned there's a price to be paid
I was so lonely at first, but I remembered my thirst
And vowed to search until I found my way
Seeker, the mystery you're looking to find
Seems to be just out of reach
Love is closer to you than your own heartbeat
If only you would listen to the song that your soul has to teach
I was lost and wandering
Searching for a sign
Looking for some truth I could use
To heal my body and to ease my mind
To make me feel a little less confused
From the cities to the valleys
From the rivers to the the sea
From the forest to the highest mountain top
My mind reached passed the moon
To the farthest star to see
In search for a way for this suffering to stop
The bird on the wire
Sings his sad song
In silence, he listens for that answering call
If it takes a thousand lifetimes
I'll sit here with a quiet mind
And I won't be moved until
I touch that One in All
Seeker, the mystery you're looking to find
Seems to be just out of reach
Love is closer to you than your own heartbeat
If only you would listen to the song that your soul has to teach
If only you would listen to the song that your soul has to teach
Last Year 5/13/2023
This one is a reminder that time passes quickly. Acoustic guitar, vocal and mandolin.
I’m trying to remember last year
Did I see you on your special day
I took for granted that you’d always be here
Looking back, that’s a childish thing to say
I’m reading through through these cards and these notes
That I wrote you and you kept all these years
I’m feeling like I’m holding my own words against me now
Can you feel me now holding back the tears
Pick a day
It could be any day
Then just stand back and watch the planets roll 'round the sun
Count ‘em off ’til they come back around
Don’t you be surprised no if you don’t recognize anyone
Tomorrow never really comes
All we have is today.
I think the line goes something like that
I read it in a book once and it stuck with me for days
And I love you because you’re here
That’s enough and that’s all I’ve got to to say
Who's to say where we'll be in a year
Anyway...
Did I see you on your special day
I took for granted that you’d always be here
Looking back, that’s a childish thing to say
I’m reading through through these cards and these notes
That I wrote you and you kept all these years
I’m feeling like I’m holding my own words against me now
Can you feel me now holding back the tears
Pick a day
It could be any day
Then just stand back and watch the planets roll 'round the sun
Count ‘em off ’til they come back around
Don’t you be surprised no if you don’t recognize anyone
Tomorrow never really comes
All we have is today.
I think the line goes something like that
I read it in a book once and it stuck with me for days
And I love you because you’re here
That’s enough and that’s all I’ve got to to say
Who's to say where we'll be in a year
Anyway...
It's Easier to Love Me... 2/5/2023
I wrote this song February 5th, 2023. This is one of several recordings I've done of it since...this one 3/12/2023...finding my way to a composition that might work. This one layers several acoustic and electric guitars, including a 12-string electric, lap steel guitar, piano, bass.
I’m not the kind of guy
Your mother warned you about
I would never do you harm
Or raise my voice to shout
It’s alright darlin'
If I’m not your cup of tea...I know...
It’s easier to love me before you get to know me
I’m not the kind of guy
You write home to tell your mother you’ve met
I’m no James Dean
But, what you see is what you get
Don’t hold it against me
If I’m not the man you need me to be...I know...
It’s easier to love me before you get to know me
You could list of my faults and for each one write a paragraph or two
Don’t you give it another thought because anyway what good would that do
You could stay or you could run away…either way…
Please, do so gracefully
It’s easier to love me before you get to know me
If I was in front of a judge and a jury
I’d confess that I was guilty...because...
It’s easier to love me before you get to know me
If I was to drop dead right now
Saint Peter had better let me in quickly...because Lord knows...
It’s easier to love me before you get to know me
And sure, I could keep this song going
'Cause I question my own worth constantly… I know
It’s easier to love me before you get to know me
If there’s even a chance you’d consider spending
The rest of your life with me…at least now you’ll know
It’s easier to love me before you get to know me:
Your mother warned you about
I would never do you harm
Or raise my voice to shout
It’s alright darlin'
If I’m not your cup of tea...I know...
It’s easier to love me before you get to know me
I’m not the kind of guy
You write home to tell your mother you’ve met
I’m no James Dean
But, what you see is what you get
Don’t hold it against me
If I’m not the man you need me to be...I know...
It’s easier to love me before you get to know me
You could list of my faults and for each one write a paragraph or two
Don’t you give it another thought because anyway what good would that do
You could stay or you could run away…either way…
Please, do so gracefully
It’s easier to love me before you get to know me
If I was in front of a judge and a jury
I’d confess that I was guilty...because...
It’s easier to love me before you get to know me
If I was to drop dead right now
Saint Peter had better let me in quickly...because Lord knows...
It’s easier to love me before you get to know me
And sure, I could keep this song going
'Cause I question my own worth constantly… I know
It’s easier to love me before you get to know me
If there’s even a chance you’d consider spending
The rest of your life with me…at least now you’ll know
It’s easier to love me before you get to know me: