Jim Ferrie / Studiodawgs Productions

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A life fulfilled.....and that one regret! 102 bpm Rock-Country about a lost love....but still in love.

Every Wakin' Minute
Copyright © 2012 Jim Ferrie Music
Music/Lyrics by Jim Ferrie

The road's been long and dusty
And my boots seen better days
Headin' to the horizon
The sunset of my ways

I spent a long time runnin'
Takin' trains to anywhere
Both side of the tracks, yeah
The bottle and the prayer

Well life's a road of stumblin' stones
and cracks along the way
And though I fall and rise again there's
One thought
One heart
Stays the same

Every wakin' minute
I think of you, I'm
Every wakin' minute
In love with you

I spent a long time runnin'
Until I couldn't run no more
Coz every memory
Would lead me to your door

My joys in life are many
And my regrets are very few
And if I could change things
Guess you know what I would do

Well life's a road of stumblin' stones
and cracks along the way
And though I fall and rise again there's
One thought
One heart
Stays the same

Every wakin' minute
I think of you, I'm
Every wakin' minute
In love with you

And if I could make the walls come tumbling
Like Joshua did before
I would run a million miles
Just to
Hold you
Love you
Like before

(inst)

When I'm walkin' the park
Or I'm drivin' after dark
I think of you
When I've kinda lost my way
And I don't know what to say
I think of you

Every wakin' minute
I think of you, I'm
Every wakin' minute
In love with you

Every wakin' minute
I think of you, I'm
Every wakin' minute
In love with you

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120 bpm americana rock track written to pitch for Broadjam film/tv opportunity

Copyright © 2012 Jim Ferrie Music

I watched my daddy bring the harvest home
For the last time last night
I looked away packin' up my books and the things I own
And I closed the door and dowsed the light

I fixed my gaze over the prarie wide
Just as the bus was pullin' in
My breakin' heart got onboard to take this city ride
And cast my mem'ries to the wind

I got a chance to be the best of me
I can't deny myself you see
And my heart is playin' tug o' war with my weary head
Coz you won't come along with me

And it's been hard to choose as I listened to my muse sayin'
Don't live in no-one else's dream
And I think of you back home as I count another milestone
To live a dream of my own, oh yeah

Girl, I've gone a long way from home (that's where the heart is)
To live a dream of my own

I believe there's so much more of me to give
If you could take me as I am
I can't go back to the way it used to be back home
Guess it ain't fittin' with my plan

And now the voices echo round my head
All biddin' me to come back home
But I decided once and for all when I left the farm
I gotta walk this road alone

So pretty baby don't you wait for me
Though it's not that I don't love you so
Look away and look for a man that I once was
To hold you tight and build your home

Girl, I'm such a long way from home (home is where the heart is)
Gotta live a dream of my own
Gotta live a dream of my own....

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Entry for "stick to the script" contest element 2010 6-pack.

Copyright © 2010 Jim Ferrie Music

You text to say you love me and you're always thinkin' of me
But you had to go and do somethin' rash
I'm trailer trash that's for sure kinda dumb and kinda poor
Your brand new beau is loaded with cash

I been watchin' you a-twitterin', new diamond earrings glitterin'
On somethin' 'bout a book and a face
I've been zoned-in on a photo of a guy like Quasimodo
Who's the guy who's been invadin' myspace

Oh, Darlene you've gone and thrown my love away
And hey, you bet you'll regret what you gone and done today

You been actin' pretty bad and you're makin' me real mad
When I'm thinkin' 'bout my new bitter pill, but I won't
Take it lyin' down as you move in with that clown
And all his money and his mansion on the hill

We'll I got nothin' else to lose as I sit here drinkin' booze
So I'm gonna have his head upon a tray
I could shoot him with my gun or I could do a hit and run
But either way I'll blow that sucker away

Oh, Darlene you've gone and thrown my love away
And hey, you bet you'll regret what you gone and done today
Oh, Darlene you've gone and thrown my love away
You're gonna regret what you have done to me today

46

Ballad of a cowboy and lost love....and his horse. Acoustic guitar and voice.

Music/Lyrics by Jim Ferrie
Copyright © 2012 Jim Ferrie Music

If this old horse could talk
(He'd) tell you tales of high adventure on the open range
The smell of sweat and gun smoke
And riding fast across the plains

He'd tell of the desert sun
Burning bones picked clean by vultures in the hot southern wind
From rogues who never made it
As payment rendered for their sins

And of snow and mountains white
Rollin' valleys deep below the blue horizon
And of the comfort of the campfire
Against the cold and cruel night

And of the times that we rode all night (and)
Wade through swollen rivers wide and hide in dark ravines
And of the moonlight on the mesa
And all God's marvels that we'd seen

He'd tell you of gamblin' fools (and)
Righteous devils wearin' silver stars that we'd defy
We'd gallop far to find a
Quest to live, perhaps to die

'Coz this old horse and me
We lived no half-life and we rode it to the limit
Through all my years of nightmares
Always callin' out your name
Again and again....

(inst.)

Coz this old horse and me
We lived no half-life and we rode it to the limit
Through all my years of nightmares
Always callin' out your name

But this old horse don't talk
And I can no more tell you now than he can how
I'd have given anything
To hold you for just one moment,
once again....

If this old horse could talk.....

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130 bpm 4/4 Springsteen-style rock

A celebration of a late friend's life. Remembering the happy times of a youth spent together.

Copyright © 2005/2012 Jim Ferrie Music
Music/Lyrics by Jim Ferrie

Where did the years go?
Since we went on our separate ways
We'd had the best of times together

Times we shared, the times we knew
Cool and carefree, full of youth
I won't forget you now, not ever

Well here I am, once again
And you like smoke upon the wind
Free at last and free forever

So here it is, Goodbye Old Friend
Forever young right to the end
You used to say we'd live forever
So here and now beneath the sky
Until we meet again Goodbye, Goodbye
Goodbye Old Friend

Warm and carefree summer breeze
You always did as you would please
No regrets and no tomorrows

And I'll remember time again
And hear your laughter in the wind
Free at last and free forever

So here it is, Goodbye Old Friend
Forever young right to the end
For in the end you live forever
So here and now beneath the sky
Until we meet again Goodbye, Goodbye
Goodbye Old Friend

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170bpm fast Texas blues. Escaped convict sees rabbit running for its life, just like him.

Copyright 2009 Jim Ferrie Music

Who the hell you runnin' from?
Little ole Elmer and his thirty-ought-six?
Boy you really goin' some
Gotta run like the wind rabbit, go!

Hungry dawgs are after you
Streak o' white lightnin' on the run for your life
Boy I feel I knowin' you
Gotta run like the wind rabbit, go!

Never give up gotta keep on runnin'
Don't you stop don't you ever look back
Gonna take all of your skill and cunnin'
Gotta keep ahead of the pack, Jack Rabbit, go!
Go rabbit!

(inst)

Bunny Rabbit whad'ya steal?
Bobbin' an' a-weavin' keepin' out of the stew
You'd make a man a mighty meal
Gotta run like the wind bunny, go!

Never give up gotta keep on runnin'
Don't you stop don't you ever look back
Gonna take all of your skill and cunnin'
Gotta keep ahead of the pack, Jack

(4 bar inst lead in)

Hey, Bunny did we shared a cell?
Way back in a long-ago life of crime
Just like you I run like hell
Gotta run like the wind rabbit, go!

Ya see I'm on the run like you
Took me a pretty young life with a knife
Nothin' else for me to do
Gotta run like the wind rabbit, go!
Go rabbit!

(inst to finish)

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Third-eye perspective as told by the barman of two macho guys out for a good time pickin' up the ladies - only too keen to lead them on and spend their money, the ladies turn out to be lesbians - much to the guy's chagrin!

Music/Lyrics by Jim Ferrie
Copyright © 2010 Jim Ferrie Music

Pair o' dogs out tonight, dressed to kill, not to fight
God's gift to ladies or so they're thinkin'
Another round flip a coin, loser gets the ugly one
Pair o' gals slide 'cross the bar where they're drinkin'

Lipstick, long blonde hair exposin' silken underwear
Casts a knowin' wink to the athlete beside her
Short hair swimmer's build tank-top well and truly filled
Puting on a pose while the dogs get'em liquor'd

Dogs think they're doin' fine, bitches putin' out tonight but
I can see they got themselves another thing comin'

Lipstick n' Lumberjack
Hoochie-coochie in the sack
Good-time almost anywhere and any occasion
Tease a guy until he's sore
Or he can't take it anymore
They'll lead him on until he's cardiac
Lipstick n' Lumberjack

Beer and shots sink 'em down, credit card another round
Take a limousine to a popular nightspot
Dinner show and drinks paid, dogs think they've got it made
Ladies pucker-up and they go for the slap shot

Lips touch tongues abound rub each other up and down
Movin' away from the dogs across the dancefloor
Sapped up, dogs been had, money gone, drives 'em mad
L'n' L be doin' the same thing tomorrow

Every dog must have his day but seldom when the bitch is gay
Guess I'll keep on pourin' more shots for more suckers

Lipstick n' Lumberjack
Hoochie-coochie in the sack
Good-time guaranteed for the same-sex persuasion
Tease a guy until he's sore
Or he can't take it anymore
They'll lead him on until he's cardiac
Lipstick n' Lumberjack

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130bpm country rock ballad about a missing person

Ten Thousand Miles © 2008/2012 Jim Ferrie Music
Music/ Lyrics by Jim Ferrie

It's 4 o'clock in the morning,
But there's no sleep on me
So I'm surfing a missing loved ones site
Hoping you've been seen

I see your face when I'm dreamin'
And my heart skips a beat
when I pick up the phone or think it's you
Walkin' down the street

No I'm not one for prayin' much
But lately I've been doin' it more
I would give up this fight for a sign you're alright
Wish you'd call or write or just come walkin'
Through that old front door

'Coz if you need me I'll board a plane
An' if the airport's closed I'll take a train
An' if the rails are broke I'll take a bus
An' if the bus breaks down I'll walk
Ten Thousand Miles
To bring you home again.

Your friends keep asking about you
They search like me I guess
For an answer to why you up'd and left
Only you know best

I ache to know that you're happy
And if you've found a friend
And if you're needing some cash to make ends meet
Tell me where to send....

No I'm not one for prayin' much
But lately I've been doin' it more
I would give up this fight for a sign you're alright
Wish you'd call or write or just come walkin' through
That old front door

'Coz if you need me I'll board a plane
An' if the airport's closed I'll take a train
An' if the rails are broke I'll take a bus
An' if the bus breaks down I'll walk
Ten Thousand Miles
To bring you home again.

If you're happy I'll leave you alone,
I'll be hurtin', but I gotta to know
And if you're needin' a friend
And you're feelin' you've come to the end
Call me and I'll be there,
By land by sea or by air,
I'm ready to go

'Coz if you need me I'll board a plane
An' if the airport's closed I'll take a train
An' if the rails are broke I'll take a bus
An' if the bus breaks down I'll walk
Ten Thousand Miles
To bring you home again.

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135bpm heartland rock song about continuing the cycle of life.

Re-write and re-record of 2006 acoustic song.

Copyright © 2010 Jim Ferrie Music

Pass it on


Ma daddy sat upon his daddy's knee
Ma grandpa tellin' of his family

Pass it on, pass it on

Tellin' stories of a-long ago
When he was young and what he'd got to know

Pass it on, pass it on

Passin' on all the happiness and kindness
And the love that he got from down the line
Like all good parents to their kids through generations
As they grow together movin' on in time

Pass it on, pass it on
From days long gone, pass it on

Ma daddy did the same ole' thing with me
Preparing me for my own family

Pass it on, pass it on

He tried to give me everything I'd need
So I could pass it on to my own seed

Pass it on, pass it on

Passin' on all the happiness and kindness
And the love that he got from down the line
Like all good parents to their kids through generations
As they grow together movin' on in time

Pass it on, pass it on
From days long gone, pass it on

So now I find myself in Daddy's chair
A-sittin' on my knee my son and heir

Pass it on, pass it on

And now I'm passin' on all that I know
My son'll do the same before he goes

Pass it on, pass it on

Passin' on all the happiness and kindness
And the love that he got from down the line
Like all good parents to their kids through generations
As they grow together movin' on in time

Passin' on all the happiness and kindness
And the love that he got from down the line
Like all good parents to their kids through generations
As they grow together movin' on in time

Pass it on, pass it on
From days long gone, pass it on (etc)

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Acoustic guitar track in DAGDAD, intended for advertising use.

INSTRUMENTAL

95

Modern rock, multi-layered guitars, 85bpm. Sometimes relationship difficulties are caused by what we don't say, rather than what we say and wish we hadn't.

The things we never said © 2012 Jim Ferrie Music
Music/ Lyrics by Jim Ferrie

Standing in the home we built together
we marveled at our work
Made to last, magnificent and strong
Like ancient Rome
As we looked toward our future
Like nothing could go wrong

but the doubts came creepin' in and we locked them all away
Now we batten down our hearts afraid of what we'd say...

Now the things we never said
are coming out the walls
they fly around our heads
and slowly fall away
and the dust falls at our feet
as the walls begin to crumble
and tumble all around
the things we never said

Doubts that lead to fear lead to suspicion
that turns into a lie
seals our fate, to do each other wrong
I can't go on
Wanna stop this demolition
And start to build again

We can hold on to our love, and we build it good and straight
We can speak each others' truth, before it gets too late.....

And the things we never said
won't come out of the walls
or fly around our heads
and slowly fade away
if the dust falls at our feet
and the walls begin to crumble
and tumble it's because
of things we never said

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135bpm double-time rock

A long-distance contractor madly in love with his far-away partner/wife anticipates his long desert drive home at the end of his contract in August.

Copyright © 2008 Jim Ferrie Music

End of July my work here's thru'
And I've been countin' the days when I''ll be comin' home to you
When my mission here is done
Full speed under a burning sun

(I'll be) Drivn' thru' a hot hot August day
To get home to a hot hot August night
And this time I'm comin' home to stay
Comin home to kiss and hold you tight

And we'll be makin' love.....
On a hot hot August night

This separation's killin' me
But it's nearly done and I've provided for my family
It's been oh, such a long long time
Since I last held your hand in mine

(I'll be) Drivn' thru' a hot hot August day
To get home to a hot hot August night
And this time I'm comin' home to stay
Comin home to kiss and hold you tight

I've travelled far and wide to chase the buck back home to you
But all the money in the world can't buy me the best of life with you

(I'll be) Drivn' thru' a hot hot August day
To get home to a hot hot August night
And this time I'm comin' home to stay
Comin home to kiss and hold you tight

And we'll be makin' love.....
On a hot hot August night

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What happens when you procrastinate..... 125bpm straight ahead rocker.

"Too Late"; Copyright © 2012 Jim Ferrie Music
Music/ Lyrics by Jim Ferrie

Came out to my car and it wasn't there
Took a look around wasn't anywhere
Too late
Could'a parked it safe tucked it outta the way
Paid the consequences of a lazy day
Too late

Opportunities full of rhythm and rhyme
Thinkin' I'd delay 'til another time
Too Late
Kinda get the feelin' gettin' past MY prime
Wishing it was different now ain't worth a dime
Too late

It'll be OK that's what you say
But when it's gone it's gone, there ain't no way
You can get it back at the end of the day
Way way way
Too late

If wishes were horses beggars would ride
It's so easy to see in 20/20 hindsight
Guess I could'a had me a life of bliss
I know I could'a shared your lovin' kiss
Forever....

I reckon life goes on and I'll take my pay
As I stumble 'cross the rocks on life's highway
Too late
Never got to say the things I wanted to say
Heavy on my heart all the mem'ries weigh
Too late

It'll be OK that's what I'd say
But now you're gone you're gone, there ain't no way (that)
I could get you back at the end of the day
Way way way
Too late

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mid-tempo desert rock. Inspired by the 'Chris Isaak' sound of twangy guitars.

Law enforcement officer hot on the trail of an attempted murderer/armed robber. He'll get his man. Grit and determination on behalf of the character in the lyric and music.

Copyright © 2012 Jim Ferrie Music

A shot a cry
Alive to testify
You left her bleedin' on the ground

How far you run's
How far I'll come
I'm guaranteed to hunt you down, down, down

(Ah-Ooh) I can almost taste it
The scent of you gets stronger every mile
(Ah-Ooh) Oh my blood is risin'
Are you ready now to face your final trial?
As you fall to the Predator

Hot on the trail
I'm on your tail
This desert's far as it is wide

In rain or sun
My badge and gun
Says there ain't nowhere you can hide, hide, hide

(Ah-Ooh) I can almost taste it
The scent of you gets stronger every mile
(Ah-Ooh) Oh my blood is risin'
Are you ready now to face your final trial?
As you fall to the Predator

inst

(Ah-Ooh) Oh my blood is risin'
Are you ready now to face your final trial?
As you fall to the Predator