Sometimes is a slow ride through the hills & landscapes of life on earth. A journey of growing older, listen'n & learn'n, do'n & try'n, livin'n & die'n.
Treasures
"Treasures" (chords)
Bill Innis / Tyler McLaughlin
Drift over the map
Grab it like treasure
Draw over the pain
Grab any measure
Drop in that dirt pit
Swaggy with treasure
Drag under green grass
Samplin’ all pleasure
The wrong side of the grass
Ain’t gonna hit it empty handed
The wrong side of the grass
Won’t be rich, my soul not branded
The wrong side of the grass
Can’t be here, my soul is stranded
The wrong side wrong side
Ain’t gonna hit it empty handed
Drift over the lands
Drink in its treasure
Draw over the stains
Drink any measure
Drop in the last fire
Swaggy with treasure
Drag under cut grass
Samplin’ all pleasure
The wrong side of the grass
Ain’t gonna stay in my lane
The wrong side wrong side
Ain’t gonna stay back from pain
The wrong side wrong side
Ain’t gonna drop dead in the rain
The wrong side of the grass
Ain’t gonna creep with a cane
The wrong side of the grass
The wrong side wrong side
The wrong side of the grass
The wrong side of the grass
Roads
"Roads" (chords)
Tyler McLaughlin / W.J. Barry
Well, shut your mouth & you might hear
That's what he said last year
And close your eyes and you might see
That's what she said to me
Well, then I heard, I heard a word
It changed what I thought and how I rolled
I saw a sign, with my eyes shut
Pointing me down a road I ain't never been
And, now he thinks that I hear
And, she thinks that I see
But there's whole a lotta road
Out in front of me
Well, trust yourself and you might know
That’s what my old friends say
Lay back, enjoy the show
And don’t let it in your way
And then I heard, I heard a song
Showed me the ways I was wrong
I turn't down a road without end
Driving fast and blowing hard into the wind
And, now they believe that I hear
And, they believe that I see
But there's a whole lotta road
Out in front of me.
And I forgave a lot of lyin'
And I live with remorse
But I'm a better man for tryin'
And I could not be much worse
And, I've heard a few things
And I'm starting to see
But there's a whole lotta road
Out in front of me
Yes there's a whole lotta road
Out in front of me
Lips
"Lips" (chords)
Bill Innis / Tyler McLaughlin
I saw tonight the dark eclipse
I can't bear for us to pass like ships
At night my doc won't write more scripts
But I noticed, baby, you've got some lips
And I want to kiss them
Give up them lips give 'em to me
Yeah I want to kiss them
Give up them lips give 'em to me
Oh I want to kiss them
I think of you and my heart skips
Can't help but to do some back flips
Damn doctor won't write me no more scripts
But I noticed, baby, you've got some lips
Did you notice tonight's eclipse
Passing in the night we're like ships
Maybe your doc will refill my scripts
I can't help but notice, baby, you've got some lips
And I want to kiss them
Give up them lips give 'em to me
Yeah I want to kiss them
Give up them lips give 'em to me
Oh I want to kiss them
Give me those lips baby
Goin' Home
"Going Home" (chords)
Tyler & Jennifer McLaughlin
Loaded up my vdub, headed east bound
Look'n to find love, pains what I found
Got a factory night job, and crazy day dreams
Him with my old girl, and me with my things
I gotta sweet dog, a pole to fish
Guitar & a notebook, a pen & a wish
A wish to hope, a hope to dream
A dream to see beyond these things
On through the long dark night, into the daylight
Going home, home
Going home, home
Going home, home
I'm going home
Loaded my bus lighter, headed west bound
Made it to Tyler, before I broke down
Called from a payphone and you picked me up
Towed me on back home, in our old pickup truck
With my sweet dog, my pole to fish
Guitar & a notebook, a pen & a wish
A wish to hope, a hope to dream
A dream to see beyond these things
On through the long dark night, into the daylight
Going home, home
Going home, home
Going home, home
I'm going home
I'm going home
Christmas In Austin
"Christmas in Austin" (chords)
Tyler & Jennifer McLaughlin
Well it's midnight in Boston, and I can't find my way home
Been out here for years, all on my own
Look'n up in my rearview, it's clear I ain't near you tonight
It's midnight in Boston and I'm lost and I'm outta my mind
It's daybreak in LA and I'm stuck on a freeway somewhere
The pretenders comin' through them radio waves in the air
And look'n up in my rearview it's clear I ain't near you today
I'm outta my mind out here on this LA freeway
It's colder in Boulder than any place I've been this year
I climbed them Rockies, I didn't see you there
And look'n up in my rearview it's clear you still ain't around
I'm outta my head, up here in this cold ass town
I'm outta my head, up here in this cold ass town
And where did you go
Oh I don't know
Where did you go
Oh I don't know
It's Christmas in Austin, at the Cactus on a Monday night
The crimson-covered stage sets the mood just right
And look'n up in the corner there's a ghost of a songwriter king
And angels and devils play there hearts out, on guitar strings
And up there in front of me, in clear view I see you here tonight
It's Christmas in Austin at the Cactus on a Monday night
Do'n & Try'n
"Doin' & Tryn'"
Tyler McLaughlin
We've been
Liv'n and die'n
Walk'n and fly'n
Do'n and try'n
And we've been
Down in the deep end
Up on the mountain
Here on this road
And this life we're in
It's beauty & sin
And where do we begin
In the end
And he's been
Lost when the light shines
And found in some dark times
And traveled them white lines
And she's been
Giv'n it hell then
And try'n to tell them
And cry'n alone
And there's light in the dark
And there's love in the heart
And there's dark in the light
And there's heart in the fight
And this life we're in
It's beauty & it's sin
And where do we begin
Sometimes
"Sometimes"
Tyler & Jennifer McLaughlin
I'm here
She's there
Ain't no one
Gonna listun
To what he says
To what she wrote
Ain't it time
She broke
Away, Away, Away
In the cold
Our bare feet
In the dark
Covered in sheets
Him and her
You and me
Ain't it time
That he broke free
Away, Away, Away
Once, twice
A third time
We tried to get it right
But screwed it up so tight
That we could not
get it undone
Sometimes it ain’t fun
And I've been look'n over your shoulder
It's such a perty view
Oh we're getting older
And I'm so glad, I have you
Well she's here
And I'm there
And ain't no one
Gonna listun
Cause our heads
They're hard like wood
And our hearts
Well they stood
Even when it weren’t fun
Even when it weren’t fun
Everyone
"Everyone" (chords)
Tyler McLaughlin / Robert John Nelson / Bill Innis
Sometimes I wander by
The moon and Mars beyond stars
Out past Gemini
Other times I bust rhymes
On this rock full of dirt and people
And problems and apple pie
And don’t you do yer things too
And he does his and she does hers
And she does his, and he does hers
Sometimes we do, sometimes we don't
Sometimes we will, sometimes we won't
And it ain’t right, but we still fight over things
Don’t mean a thing
In the long run, think mom
In the long run, think son
In the long run, think about everyone
Everyone
About everyone
We’re all covered in a layer of skin
Of different shades, but we’re all made
From the same colored parts within
Some vote red, some vote blue
Some don’t vote & some smoke dope
And some ain’t got a clue
And there’s them that roast goats
And there’s them that boil oats
Some don’t eat swine, some don’t drink wine
Some pray & some don’t
Sometimes we do, sometimes we don't
Sometimes we will, sometimes we won't
And it ain’t right, but we still fight over things
Don’t mean a thing
In the long run, think mom
In the long run, think son
In the long run, think about everyone
In the long run, think mom
In the long run, think son
In the long run, think about everyone
Everyone
About everyone
Next To Me
"Next To Me" (chords)
Tyler McLaughlin
Wak'n up in the morn'n without you
It ain't something I wanna do
I think when you're gone
I'll just up and leave
Cause I don't want to hang around
Without you nexta' me
Goin' to bed in the eve'n without you
It ain't something I wanna do
I think when you're gone
I'll just up and leave
Cause I don't wanna hang around
Without you nexta' me
And some may think that's kinda dark
And I might think they're right
But on the other side it kinda sweet
Like burnt toast scraped and sugared to eat
I think when you're gone
I'll just up and leave
Cause I don't wanna hang around
Without you nexta' me
I think when you're gone
I'll just up and leave
Cause I don't wanna hang around
Without you nexta' me
Yodel Eh
"Yodel Eh" (chords)
Tyler McLaughlin / Bill Innis
Dat Mississippi mud
We got stuck
Louisiana flood
It's just our bum luck
Down in de bayou
In de mud & de muck
Dat heavy swamp be tick
Dem sweet clovers be tin
Gett’n scared, gett'n sick
Of de alligatas grin
Down in de bayou
Maybe us, maybe him
Dat alligatas smile
She’s held back for awhile
It’s come to dat death roll
In de mud, in de muck dat death roll
Dat alligatas grin
She’s held back for de win
It’s come to dat death roll
In de mud, in de muck dat death roll
Yodel Eh Yodel Aye
Yodel Eh De Ooh Ooh Aye
Down in de bayou
Yodel Eh Yodel Aye
Dat alligatas grin
She held back for de win
Yodel eh dat death roll
In da muck dat death roll
Dat alligatas smile
She lurk deep in de yodel mile
It's come to dat death roll
Yodel Eh Yodel Aye dat death roll
Promises
"Promises" (chords)
W.J. Barry / Tyler McLaughlin
Play it safe, strike your best pose
I see straight on through
Open my window & see what it shows
Okay with my feelin’ blue
‘Cause a long walk starts with a step,
Baby, I got my dress boots on
Ain’t got a map, feels kinda like a trap
I know we can’t go wrong
Act like a promise you made to keep
Baby, we can hold this line
If we do it together, I know we’ll be just fine
Act like a promise you made to keep
Just, help us hold this line
If we do it, I know everything will turn out fine
You can close your eyes - I’m right here
And I know you know
So, put away your lonely, broke down fear
It’s from a long, long time ago
Promise that you’ll help us hold the line
You’ll see it clear as the sun
We’ll take it slow, 'cause we got nothin’ but time
I’d rather walk than run
Tryin’ to act like a promise we made to keep
Baby, help us hold the line
Yeah, just walkin’ – I know we’ll be fine
Act like a promise you made to keep
Just, help us hold this line
If we do it, I know everything will turn out fine
‘Cause we’re better together
And we're nothin’ apart
They say we’re broken
They say we can’t get by
Gettin’ by’s enough
Gettin’ by
Gettin’ by
Promises, promises
We made, gettin’ by
Oh Promises, promises
We’re, all right
Just me and you, just me and you
Actin’ like a promise we made to keep
Lonley Bonez
"Lonley Bonez"
Tyler McLaughlin / Bill Innis
In my home
All alone
In your home
All alone
Are you home
Lonely bones
Text your phone
Lonely bones
Come outside
In the sunshine
On the moonshine
Come outside
Come on night
Oh good night
On a rolled tight
Come on night
In my home
Lonely bones
Texting phones
Chucking stones
In your home
Lovely bones
Lonely bones
Lonely homes