Very Carefully

Well my bleeding heart

is a telltale sign

That all the things I lost 

weren't meant to be mine

And as I've lived my life

I learned some facts

You can't change your fate

and there's no turning back 

I'm a man who's gonna take his chances

Very carefully 

'Cause I want to win the game

That's going on between you and me 

I spent my money

on diamond rings

I've given you all

of life's fancy things

But I haven't given you 

all I've got 

Because I'm not really sure

if you want me or not

CHORUS

I'm happy go lucky 

with a heart of gold 

as I am sure

you don't have to be told

 

And if you do right 

do right by me

we'll always be together 

that's a guarantee 

CHORUS

Baked

It’s staring him right in the face

He used his allotment of grace

While losing every single dream he ever tried to chase

If only no fire was lit

He wouldn’t have taken the hit

But there’s no point lamenting when someone’s too stupid to quit.

Kickoff

My dog is old like me

I wipe his eyes so tenderly

And hope that I can find

Someone who will be so kind

When I can barely see.

I’m loyal just like him

There is no task I find too grim

Although it makes me sad

Remembering the fun we had

Before his sight grew dim.

Whether you are fierce or tame

We all wind up the same,

He stayed by me until the end

An undeniable friend,

And then, the fall came.

Meant to be Blue

I've had my ups
Had my downs
But this time I’m feelin’
Lower than the ground
Seems no matter what I do
My life was meant to be blue

When I was young
I found out
Life is filled
With loneliness and doubt
And from a tender age I knew
My life is meant to be blue

My mama crawled inside a bottle to die
Friends I thought I had turn their heads when I walk by
I’ve watched so many dreams crumble down to dust
But I just keep on going because I must, I simply must

The days go by
The nights are long
Before I die
I have got to sing my song
In my one and only favorite hue
My life was meant to be blue
My life will always be blue.

Preseason

My dog is almost dead
My car already died
I have no food or bread
And getting lean on pride.

My life is a charade
Where I keep hiding from
Some bonehead moves I made
When I was young and dumb

And couldn’t quite conceive
The shortness of the day
Or that I’d seek reprieve
The fall a week away.

Understand the Blues

To understand the blues

You’ve got to face some stone cold facts

That nothing good comes easy

And surely never lasts

You’ve got to be forgiving

And you’ve got to have some soul

And you’ve got to know when

To let the rhythm take control

To understand the blues

To understand the blues

To understand the blues

You’ve got to know what it’s like to lose

To understand the blues

You’ve got to take it on the chin

And never get so bitter

That you forget to grin

You have to go against the wind

And not begin to sway

Unless the music calls you

When the band begins to play

(CHORUS)

To understand the blues

You’ve got to kiss some dreams goodbye

And swallow down regret

When you fail to even try

And though you may get beat

You must stay in the game

When you understand the blues

Things will never be the same

(CHORUS)