The Moody Mix

That's That

2012-01-11T20:06:00.000-08:00

I called my baby on the telephone

‘Cause she doesn’t like to be left alone

I’m her sunrise - she’s my twilight zone

And that’s that

I love my baby every chance I can
It's all over my calendar 'cause it's part of the plan
She's my love machine - I'm her maintenance man
And that's that

Don’t need no magnets telling me how opposites attract

Don’t need no GPS to show me where it’s at

When it’s right here in my heart, as a matter of fact

All the time

Don’t need no lab to see how all the elements react

It’s a science, I know - but it’s not too exact

So, the study will continue ‘til I’ve got it down pat

And she’s all mine

And that’s that

Cherish Every Moment

2012-01-06T16:23:00.000-08:00

My sins are many,

And my virtues few

But I cherish every moment I can spend with you

Your hands are cold,

But my heart is warm

You are the calm I can find inside my mind

And then you are the storm

The Famous Secret Party

2012-01-05T18:15:00.000-08:00

The famous secret party

We never let on

We just went through the motions

Until it finally dawned on you

Your wild and crazy friends

They came to see you play

Until that moment arrived

It was just another day for you

You have no idea

But you know what you like

What it means for them to see ya

In the theater lights

You have no idea

How hard it all was

And we did it all just because

The famous secret party

And you never knew

Anything was brewing

‘Til you finally tasted the brew

The awesome circumstance

Brought the emotions on

And the eventual dance

Went on the whole night through

The Designated Riders Live at the Arcada Theater

2011-11-10T18:23:00.000-08:00

October 4, 2011

Precious Jewel

2011-08-30T19:24:00.000-07:00

He sets impossible goals that he never reaches

We incorrigible souls – you can try to teach us

But we won’t listen to a single word

Until you belt it out

Like this song I heard yesterday

I heard the bass and drums and they were really thumpin’

Then a loud guitar – it just did something

I can’t explain, but it was cool

I must be some kind of a Rock ‘n Roll fool

Baby, I know I’m just some kind of tool

But when it’s all over and done

I know we had some fun

And it will shine in my memory

Just like the sun

Shines down on a precious jewel

Don't You Know?

2011-07-31T19:08:00.000-07:00

The simplest things still make me cry

I couldn’t even tell you why

There’s something way down inside

These precious moments – they unfold

More valuable than all the gold

Than sweet mother earth could ever hide

The happiness we hope to find

In vain we search for any kind

And still it always seems we are denied

True love

Will come if you can wait for

True love

Lord, please don’t hesitate - your

True love

Just opens up the gates and lets it flow

True love

I know it’s always there – this

True love

And still we wonder where is

True love

It all way down inside you – don’t you know?

Would You Hold Onto Me?

2011-06-25T20:29:00.000-07:00

Somewhere between the silence and the song

There’s a place that’s neither right nor wrong

Where someone who has a heart of pure gold

Doesn’t have to be told

They can’t be bought or sold

Someplace that’s not too hot or cold

There’s a soul that’s neither young nor old

Somewhere between the piano keys

And the hardest of times – times just like these

You’ll hear the softest voice that begs you, please

Would you hold on to me?

But I can’t write a song like this

I can’t express the total bliss

Of such a completely enchanted kiss

I can’t find the words

So it will never be heard

And I can’t play the tune – here’s why

‘Cause it would only make you cry

And this weakness only makes me stronger

‘Til I can’t hold on a moment longer

To the locked gates of heaven or the master key

So would you hold onto me?

I Love the Thunder

2011-05-14T18:30:00.000-07:00

Elusive as identity

One infinite eternity

And this is what it’s like to be with you

Chewing on the chain

In a state of denial

If I lined up all my vices in single file

They would reach from here to the sun

And still I wouldn’t be done

Evasive as serenity

You don’t know what you meant to me

Sometimes I think maybe you miss me, too

Tearing through the fabric

Of space and time

I touch your soul, and you touch mine

And in that moment we are as one

Some people like the sun

I love the thunder

Monday's Music Moves Me

2011-05-02T00:22:00.000-07:00

So, are ya ready to ROCK & ROLL? This week's theme is songs of weather or color. I only have one, and you can find it here: ENJOY!

CALL ME THE BREEZE!

Thanks for stopping by.

Will You Love Someone Tonight?

2011-04-25T18:25:00.000-07:00

We should know better

Still we always have a war

We should know better

What the love of God is for

Living in peace with your brothers and sisters

Is it so damned hard? Let me ask you, mister…

Did you love someone today?

We should know better

Still we always do what’s wrong

Though we know what’s right

So why can’t we get along?

And live a decent life with one another

Is it too much to bear? Let me ask you, brother…

Did you love someone today?

Did you think of them

When you were far away?

Did you ask sweet Jesus

Just to let them stay

By your side until your dying day?

Did you love someone today?

Did you ask for guidance?

How to do what’s right?

Did you need your shades

to observe the sight?

Will you feel despair or will you see delight?

Will you love someone tonight?

Dirty Money

2011-04-07T17:45:00.000-07:00

I gotta make that dirty money

Paid these cloudy skies to stay sunny

Greased these wheels until it feels just right

I gotta make that dirty money

This life’s a joke – just not so funny

It’s hard surviving when the times are getting tight

I see the taxes go up

I watch the prices climb

I see my paycheck frozen – it’s frozen in time

I keep on breaking my back

I think I’m losing my mind

I heard the best things in life are now $1.99

For a limited time

When they used to be free

I’m getting all of mine
All my dirty money

What Heaven Made For You

2011-03-17T20:15:00.000-07:00

Look what heaven made for you

A person you can be

With a thing you can do

Open up your eyes – see it all come true

See what heaven made for you

Look what heaven made for you

A place to live in peace

If you should decide to

Open up your heart and let some love shine through

See what heaven made for you

Why do we fight when we know it’s all wrong?

Why does our weakness come on so strong?

God, help us learn how to just get along

It’s the only right thing we can do

See what heaven made for you

Because it's You

2011-02-22T18:58:00.000-08:00

©2011 David Moody

You’re every song I ever heard
That almost made me dance
A special moment just occurred…
Some kind of happenstance
Then whispered every single word
And put me in this trance
Because it’s you

Nobody questions what you do
The reason for your action
Nobody asked you to be true
We can’t deny attraction
What this whole thing comes right down to
It total satisfaction
‘cause it’s you

Because it’s you
It doesn’t matter what you do
Because it’s you
We say it’s true and we believe in our souls
Because it’s you
I want to make your dreams come true
Because it’s you
There are no other worthy life-long goals
Because it’s you

It Could be Love

2011-01-28T16:42:00.000-08:00

©2011 David Moody

Can’t hear you right
Can’t hear you at all
Just hold me tight
Baby, don’t let me fall

It’s a long way down
It’s a fast way out
They’re doing this downtown
They know what it’s all about

It’s about this long
And it’s about this wide
And it goes on forever
It’s one wild ride

Could be love
If would you just let it
Could be love
Come on over and get it
Could be love you’re dreaming of
When you’re wide-awake
You just can’t seem to forget it

Could be love
Just the way you like it
Could be love
Turn it up and let me mic it
Could be love you can’t get enough of
What’s it going to take
You’d be a fool to fight it
Could be love

Little Piece of Paradise

2011-01-26T17:01:00.000-08:00

©2011 David Moody

When the emptiness is spilling over
With the secrets everybody knows
Then you tempt me again
Like a long - lost friend
And now, just another weakness shows

I’m so tempted – let me think it over
Aw, hell I might as well just go ahead
I don’t know why I’m
In your grand design
If it were mine, I’d play some music instead

I don’t make any rules
But like the rest of the fools,
I play the game
I won’t break any rules
But I can bend ‘em - got the tools
So lay your blame

‘Cause I’m so tempted
You’re lookin’ so good
And right here in my neighborhood
I think I feel my property value going up

And I’m so tempted
And I sure wish you could
And then maybe you would
You’re so sweet, so fine, and so friggin’ nice
My little piece of paradise

Monday's Music Moves Me

2011-01-17T16:27:00.000-08:00

So, are ya ready to ROCK & ROLL? This week's theme is songs of your youth! Come on you can remember back then, you know high school. The days of soda, and pretzels and beer!!! woo hoo! So without further ado LET'S GET OUR FUNKY SPUNKY, AND LUBE YOUR GROOVE CUZ IT'S TIME TO ROCK & ROLL! FIND THOSE ROCKIN' BLOGGERS AND TELL THEM DOLLY SENT YOU TO FOLLOW THEM AND LEAD THEM BACK HERE!

Only if You Stay

2011-01-16T10:54:00.000-08:00

©2011 David Moody

The strangeness of your days
And your dangerous ways
Make you easy prey for colorful truth
You search only to find
No peace inside your mind
Not like the kind you knew in your youth

When you were younger
When you had the hunger
For your name up there in lights
When you wrote that song
You knew it couldn’t be wrong
You spent too many lonely nights

We could die tomorrow
And that’s why I’m borrowing
Your precious time today
We should share this time
I’ll give you all of mine
And maybe more if I can find a way

But only if you stay

No Other Way

2011-01-06T17:11:00.001-08:00

©2011 David Moody

Got no other way
To spend the time
To ease your mind
To play a part in the grand design

Got no other way
To feed the poor
To finally find the cure
To bring security to all mankind

We won’t last forever
We know this is true
You know I could never
Live without a love like you
So let’s just take each moment
For everything it’s got
Lord only knows when
We could wind up with a lot

I’d try to tell you this in a song today
But I’ve got
No other way

Like a Little Child

2010-12-20T19:49:00.000-08:00

©2010 David Moody

I want to be there when you open up your presents
This year at Christmastime
I want us to share everything it means to show some love
I want us both to feel that hidden effervescence
This year at Christmastime
When you hold in your hands the very thing you’ve been dreaming of

Open up your presence
And reveal what it is
No point in hiding it from the kids
Open up your presence
We’ve all been waiting a while
You are the very essence of grace and style
Inside your presence
Is the reason for the season when
Even us peasants can afford to smile

I want to be there when you open up your presence
Like a little child

It's Christmas Time!

2010-12-02T17:54:00.000-08:00

If there could be one festival

Without a doubt – the best of all:

It’s Christmas time!

When all our friends have gathered ‘round

And join in with the joyous sound

Of Christmas time

If we could only love each other

Live in peace with one another

At Christmas time

I’d give my heart if you would hold me

And live the part just like you told me

At Christmas time

You and I were made for this

The mistletoe, the stolen kiss

At Christmas time

Everybody feeling good

And prayers for loved ones – wish they could be here

This Christmas time

Every woman, child, and man

Behaves the very best they can

At Christmas time

Infinite peace amid the storm

May you find the good Lord’s footprints still warm

At Christmas time

Monday's Music Moves Me

2010-11-22T17:14:00.000-08:00

Thanks to Dolly for letting me go out and jam some blues with the boys - The Designated Riders, that is - up at Arbor Lakes. This is actually my favorite part of a spur-of-the moment instrumental blues thing we came up with on the spot. It was lots of fun. I hope you like it, too!

Thank you for visiting my blog, and you can check out yesterday's post for an song about a wandering soul with a wondering heart...

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It's a Mystery

2010-11-21T19:38:00.000-08:00

It's been a while since I posted anything here - I want to try something different....

See the Magic

2010-10-22T17:43:00.000-07:00

©2010 David Moody

You might investigate
The nature of what you are
You really underestimate
The progress you have made so far
But I can see the magic
I can see the sun behind the cloud

I know you had to wait
And find a place to park your car
But here we are, and this is great
May the Good Lord bless this place where we are
So we can see the magic
I might have to play a little louder

Rock & Roll could save your soul
The rest is up to you
Just let the music take control
That’s all you have to do
Rock & Roll makes life a game
You always love to play
It never has to be the same
To be the same way

Wet Like Fire

2010-10-14T16:07:00.000-07:00

©1020 David Moody

I call her “Baby”
Then I tell her that I love her
I never ever want her to forget
I’m thinking maybe
We’ve got so much to discover
It depends on what we’re willing to bet

Baptized in this river of sorrows
Why can’t we give her better tomorrows?
We have a certain issue to resolve
This could be a new beginning
All of us losers could wind up winning
On this lonely planet where we revolve

Where…
Love is like the ocean
Love is in your tears
Love is in the falling rain
Affects you like a potion
Love engenders fears
Right now it’s playing tricks on your brain
And every heartfelt notion
Love is in your blood
Like a prayer to take away the pain
That’s how love can get
But most of all,
Love is wet
Wet like fire

MONDAY'S MUSIC MOVES ME!

2010-10-11T12:37:00.000-07:00

No video, but how about some sound from the band!

The Designated Riders ride again!
Click HERE!

Hear the Music

2010-09-24T19:55:00.000-07:00

©2010 David Moody

My money will never make me wealthy
Just as my faith will never make me God
I’m with the doctor, and I’m thinking I’m healthy
He sees my chart and he says: “That’s odd…”
But I don’t want to know

In this crazy world we live in
Where some folks are never satisfied
They believe they’ll receive based on what they achieve
They want to take us for our final ride
But we don’t want to go

So, what’s the loco motive?
What drives this train of thought?
Who do they think will go to visit them
When they get caught?

I know they’re on a mission
Some twisted, deadly scheme
If they could dance on Sunday
They’d awaken from this dream

Hear the music
It’s the universal language, understood
Hear the music
I believe we might have something here that’s good
Here, the music
Seems right – Lord, I could listen all night and I might
Like to turn it up a little if I could
Just hear the music

Sweeter Than the Music

2010-09-17T17:55:00.000-07:00

©2010 David Moody

Better than ambrosia
And the nectar of the gods
Abundant with all the amenities
It all depends who knows ya
Tell me – what are the odds
We’d have such good times as these?

Sweeter than the music
The effect you have on me
Sweeter than the music – can’t you see?
Sweeter than the music
This is how life’s ‘sposed to be
Sweet herb, then the music – you and me

When we get rich and famous
Nobody’s gonna blame us
When we get rich and famous overnight
When we’re on YOUR radio
I still want you to know
how much I need to be your heart’s delight

I want to be the axe that cuts your chops
But, first I need to relax – the tension never stops
Here at the lab
I need to have another chance with you
I know I said some things – and most of them were true
Here at the lab….so,

When we get rich and famous
Won’t be too proud or shameless
When we get rich and famous overnight
When we’re on YOUR radio
I still need you to know
I only want to be your heart’s delight

I'm just a man who had a dog

2010-09-15T18:10:00.000-07:00

©2010 David Moody

I know she’s resting easy now
Inside this gentle heart
I wonder if she sees me
While I’m falling all apart
She created a place
I’d never have to be alone
When she stepped into this house
It suddenly became a home

We shared the best of everything
Without a single care
As long as we could be together
As long as she was there
She had here very own language
Sometimes I could understand
She was my best friend
But then again, I’m just a man
Who had a dog

Make it Rock!

2010-09-05T10:49:00.001-07:00

©2010 David Moody

If we do this while we’re younger
We can really get it down
We can satisfy the hunger
Crank it up downtown
Spread the word
Spread the word

Right now is the time
And right here is the place
No one gets left behind
And we’ll find by the grace
Of the Lord…
We can rock

We can rock and we can roll
We can shake it on down
We can tear this old place up
And spin it all around
We can rock – just like I told you
Make it happen right here
Turn it on up – it’s never enough
I want to feel the sound I hear
Make it rock!

I Hear the Meat

2010-08-23T18:47:00.000-07:00

©2010 David Moody

I hear the meat
Hit the metal
That was heated on the fire
This aroma
Like a coma
But it’s taking me much higher
than I’ve ever been

And as I eat
The food of kings
Inside this lavish domain
I reflect
Upon a time
When I chased all my desires -
Love was never sin

Still, I hear the meat

I'll Never Get Too Much

2010-08-19T18:12:00.000-07:00

©2010 David Moody

Sometimes I love you so much
I can’t remember my own name
Sometimes I love you so much
I can’t remember my own name
I feel you underneath the skin you touch
And though it’s mine, it don’t feel the same

Sometimes I need you so bad
And I can’t find you in my endless search
Sometimes I need you so bad
And I can’t find you in this endless search
If my life and dreams ever got married
God knows this would be my kind of church

Sometimes I love you so much
Baby, let’s keep in touch
Sometimes I love you so much
Baby sometimes it hurts
Sometimes I love you so much
I’ll never get too much
So you better stay alert
‘Cause sometimes I love you so much

On the Radio...

2010-07-22T19:28:00.000-07:00

©2010 David Moody

You might be wishin’
But you’re not a musician
Until you get paid

You might be dreaming
That you woke up screaming
The lyrics from a song that never got played

On the radio…
I learn more every day and night
From all those professional recording stars
Making magic out there in the limelight

On the radio…
And I hear it again and again
They were always more than just friends of ours
Taught me how to play this guitar right
Even if I don’t
But I can’t say you won’t
Hear me tell you this
Little bit of wisdom
On the radio...

Under the Tree

2010-06-28T19:02:00.000-07:00

©2010 David Moody

I never prayed
Not like this before
I always stayed
A safe distance from your door
I never paid
If I could get in for free
I always strayed
From where you wanted me to be

But I’d never trade a single treasure
You left for me
Under the tree

I never knew
How I appear to you
There is no love
That compares to being near to you
I often wonder
I wonder if you’re here with me
I feel the thunder
The blue sky is all I see

And I’d never trade a single treasure
You left for me
Under the tree

Faith in the Mirror

2010-05-19T19:24:00.000-07:00

©2010 David Moody

I have trouble with some of the simplest things
Trying to fit this devil in these angel wings
Every simple task is a humongous chore
Saving humanity from itself
Just isn’t fun any more

I have trouble making sense and I just don’t know how to say
You’re not beyond my comprehension – just too far away
Everything we asked the Good Lord for
We substitute with something else,
Then there’s a knock on the door

You want more?

Okay, I’ll start at the beginning – we were happy here
Then our happiness – it slowly began to disappear
We forgot to be afraid of things we need to fear
Your faith here

Now that time is short and talk so cheap
What we chose to sow – this is what we’ll reap
What we need to know is how we all can keep
Your faith here

See your faith in the mirror
It will seem much clearer
Once you finally see your faith in the mirror

Another Day in Paradise

2010-05-09T04:29:00.000-07:00

© 2010 David Moody

It’s early in the morning
Now another day is born and
I disregard the warning
That it’s already late
The sky is getting lighter
And the birds are getting louder
As a chance to live is forming
And it’s already great

It’s another day in paradise

Now let me understand
Everything that you’ve got planned
And I’d like to lend a hand
If you don’t mind
Let’s make a better tomorrow
No more hate and no more sorrow
Only love in all the land
Lord, help us find

Another day in paradise

Please pardon our dust
We’re still under construction
As we do what we must
To reaffirm our self-destruction
As we take this earth
Once so pure and pristine
Take her for all she’s worth
To make our precious gasoline
We have raped this planet
From the inside out
Unaware or just not caring
How on earth we'll live without

Another day in paradise

That's Fine

2010-05-03T18:00:00.000-07:00

©2010 David Moody

Fate and destiny
Are always testing me
Pushing me right to the edge
I don’t understand it
This is not the way I planned it
I wasn’t going to wind up
Standing here on this ledge

Fate and destiny
You’ll get the best of me
At the perfect place and time
My heart and my soul
And all the rest of me
Now the moment has arrived
And they are no longer mine

That’s fine

Now Here We Are

2010-04-27T19:38:00.000-07:00

©2010 David Moody

I don’t understand it
The way you do those things you do
It’s almost like you planned it
A special hurt for love so true
Now here we are
The burning embers of this greatest passion
We sure tore it up
You wore me out like the latest fashion

I still don’t understand it
Don’t know why I even try
It’s like my body demands it
My mind says: “Why wonder why?”
Now here we are
Time flies so fast when we’re having such fun
I hope it lasts forever
Let’s don’t let this be the only one

I'm One of Those

2010-04-21T18:10:00.000-07:00

©2008 David Moody

I ain’t no pretty boy
I like a noisy toy
I’m one of those
I ain’t no city boy
I like my country joy
But my job’s downtown –
And I guess that’s just the way it goes

I’ve gotta drive this truck
Down the highways and deep in the alleys
And everything in between
I’ve gotta push my luck
Up the mountains and through these valleys
Some I wish I’d never seen

I like a good old song
that makes me sing along
I’m one of those
We got a party here
I know it can’t be wrong
Go on up and get down
Let your sweet love be exposed

I want to grab this axe
I can’t explain the attraction I’m feeling
I want to be a part of the scene
I’ve got to hear that sax
Bouncing me off the ceiling
Until all my blues turn green

I’m one of those

Dark Solace

2010-04-08T18:40:00.000-07:00

©2010 David Moody

Dark solace
Learning as my pain fades off
Into the evening
Just to be re-ignited
With the sun’s first light
Reflecting off our shared differences

It’s getting chilly outside
She’s making chili inside
This life is good right now
Of all my senses, the only one that
Makes sense is
My humorous nerve

May the Good Lord shine upon you
Whether you know it or not

Let's Do it Today

2010-03-13T09:54:00.001-08:00

©2010 David Moody

My time
Well, it’s almost mine
Is this a moment to shine or just reflect?
Some sign
Says that maybe I’m
The only one who’ll redefine what we expect

To make the rainbow
I’ll send a light inside this prism
And the colors will define a kind of truth
But what do I know
Of what is true or really isn’t
Any chance to redesign a wasted youth?

You are just in time to save the world
Though we should have started yesterday
Now it’s sure to take that much more work
And there’s a lot less time to play
So let’s do it today

Mere words
They don’t mean enough
If I can’t understand the things you do
Let’s see
If you meant all that stuff
Now let’s see if you can follow through
Let’s do it today

Such Fools

2010-03-11T16:26:00.001-08:00

©2010 David Moody

One more crazy thing from you
Now what am I supposed to do
Make the whole wide world become aware?
Downlink from our satellite
Says nothing here is going right
We’re bound for destitution and despair

We created our own demise
And now we scramble to repair
The sea of human debris
And oil we spread across the oceans
With a total disregard
For Mother Nature’s emotions
It’s not nice to fool with Mother Nature

We are such fools

A Man in Love

2010-03-04T18:54:00.000-08:00

©2010 David Moody

I fell in love
She was so blue
She was so beautiful
She reminded me of you
I fell in love
Was not afraid
Still I can’t believe
The crazy love we made

I never thought
This could occur
That we would be
The crazy lovers we were
I never saw
On any judgement day
I only caught
A little glimpse – a couple hints –
And in an instant I became this way

A man in love

Make You Happy

2010-02-18T16:24:00.001-08:00

©2010 David Moody

I don’t need fortune
Don’t want fame
Just please don’t curse when you hear my name
I love the way
You give your smile
And if you do it today, I hope it lasts a while

I want to know
This thing is real
And it’s making you feel really good
Just to hear your laughter
That’s all I’m after
Maybe you don’t know it,
But you really should

I just want to make you happy

She Can't Help it

2010-02-13T19:58:00.000-08:00

She's a slave to the rock and roll

There's no stopping

She's got perpetual emotion in her soul

She won't tell you

She'll just show you what she means

To be beside yourself

When there's absolutely nothing in between

You can't stop her

Once she decides to start

She's poetry in motion

Just dancing - but you could call it art

In the Arms of an Angel

2009-12-25T23:08:00.000-08:00

©2009 David Moody

You could be an angel
For all that I know
I’ve never been to
Where any angels go…

Nor have I ever been worthy
Of the love you bestow
And so,

In the arms of an angel
My spirit flies
I’m holding onto what’s true
While my body lies
Searching for the right angle
And time for elemental surprise
In the arms of an angel
My spirit flies

Smile on Your Faith

2009-12-19T16:40:00.000-08:00

©2008 David Moody

You always change the lighting
And nobody notices until it’s gone -
But where did it go?
There’s no reason or rhyme
To the things you always do

You are so strangely exciting
A work in progress still going on…
So, what do you know?
We might still have some time
To try something that’s brand new

Put a smile on your faith
Do something that makes you laugh
Put a smile on your faith
And let your life truly begin

Put a smile on your faith
Make a smile that’s built to last
and wear it on your face,
Let the world know the mood you’re in

The Mystery Remains...

2009-12-17T17:39:00.001-08:00

©2009 David Moody

And we’ll drink from this cup
The very nectar of life
And our cup will never be empty

Taste the food of the gods
Under homemade skies
Strangely beautiful as you so tempt me

Sometimes we have to cry
Knowing how, but not why
Sometimes we just have to cry

Sometime you’ll feel the pain
At the drop of a name
Some things you just can’t explain

The mystery remains…

Hearing Someone's Name

2009-12-15T19:34:00.000-08:00

©2009 David Moody

Sometimes you have to cry
Don’t ask me how or why
Sometimes you just have to cry

Sometimes you feel the pain
When hearing someone’s name
Some things you just can’t explain why

Many demons hide
Way down inside
This otherwise happy man
See him gravitate
Watch his body hate
Every single bad habit
Show him one, and he’ll grab it
He knows it’s sure to kill him
But he doesn’t like to wait
And he feels like he’s really got to have it

Every Given Smile

2009-12-01T17:10:00.000-08:00

©2009 David Moody

Talk to me – can you convince me
Anything’s been better since we said our last good-byes?
You know you took me by surprise
Now I gather up my plans and schemes
I’ll never sacrifice these dreams that someday I’ll be wise…
Something special in your eyes

When all my songs get overplayed
And all my welcomes overstayed
You will not see a single shade of sorrow
May every given smile bless
Your heart, your soul, and mind...I guess,
With memories worth creating for tomorrow

Inside the Sky

2009-11-19T19:32:00.001-08:00

©2008 David Moody

I found a little piece of my
Once sound and peaceful mind
Where I didn’t even expect it

When everything inside the sky
Is perfect – we can finally find
The joy that’s in the lives we selected

Shining Horizon

2009-11-02T15:55:00.000-08:00

©2009 David Moody

While I’m keeping my eyes on
That shining horizon
And riding off into the sunset
So much more than alive
I’m in overdrive
And I wonder if we’re having fun yet

I must thank you for carin’
And thank you for sharin’
And letting me into your life
Girl, if I had a mind to
Or was so inclined to
I’d ask you to be my wife

Dirty Windowpane

2009-10-16T20:10:00.000-07:00

©2009 David Moody

I did all the right things wrong
Or I did all the wrong things right
I can’t even write a decent song
Lord, it’s no wonder I can’t sleep at night

I picked up my share of bad habits
And a red guitar that plays the blues
I learned to get pretty good at it
Now it’s the remedy I always chose

I’ll try to tell you what I’m feeling
All I feel is out of touch
Still I just go on revealing way too much
When I try to speak my mind
You look at me like I’m insane
I’m not so blind - it’s just this dirty windowpane

Alive, Aloud and Free

2009-10-03T08:57:00.000-07:00

©2009 David Moody

My lady likes the simple things
Like exchanging body heat
When every weekend morning brings
A chance to snuggle…sweet

But let me play those supple strings
As my heart provides the beat
The universal language of
Love spoken here
Love alive,
Aloud,
And free

Less Than One

2009-09-13T19:02:00.001-07:00

©2009 David Moody

The smoke that clouds my guiding light
The alcohol that brings the truth
The time I spent just reticent
And hungry for some proof

That life is what you’re giving me
This life is what we’re living – we’d do well
To be forgiving of mistakes in our youth

This flesh and bone I call my home
This vehicle that sings my song
Is less than one without the love I’ve known
To give me courage and make me strong

Enough to build worth living
And a life that’s filled with giving – I’m as ready
As I’ll ever be, and I believe I was all along

Come On!

2009-08-30T16:38:00.000-07:00

©2009 David Moody

You’re just like me
You lust like me
You want everything your way

And your strange desire
Finally lit my fire
Now there’s nothing else I can say, except

Come on!
You got something, baby
Won’t you let me ride along
Come on!
Tell you one thing, maybe
Hope I’m not too right or wrong
If I write you a song
And I want you to sing along
So, baby – come on!

Now you’re messing with me
Might be guessing that we
Have some toys that we could share

So I’m letting you know
I’m thinking, maybe so
I’ve always got a little more to spare
so baby,

Come on!

That's Sally

2009-08-27T17:02:00.001-07:00

©2009 David Moody

Such a pretty girl, and best of all
This girl’s a walking festival
You’ve never met a lady like this
She hails from the heart of the state of bliss
She makes it look easy
Puts a smile on my face
God put her here to tease me
With her style and grace
That's Sally

Make a Dream Tonight (it just feels so good)

2009-08-18T20:38:00.001-07:00

©2009 David Moody

It just feels so good
Somehow I knew it would
It just feels so right
Here while I’m holding you tight
And both of us thinking maybe we could…
Make a dream tonight

It just feels so good
It so belongs in my neighborhood
When I hear the sound
Through my window -coming from downtown
And I was just thinking maybe we should…
Make a dream tonight

I’ll show you - that’s what I’ll do
I’ll make this woman’s dreams come true

I’ll show you how good it is
His love is hers, and hers is His

Loving Friends

2009-08-17T18:18:00.000-07:00

©2009 David Moody

When I need social therapy
I’ve got to know you’re there with me
You’re only every reason I’m alive

‘Cause it would take a miracle
To make me less satirical
You’ll be the first to know when it arrives

Loving friends
It’s something to do
It’s something to be – like you and me
Loving friends
It’s someone like you
And so easy to do – this will set you free
Loving friends

Frikken Nicotine

2009-08-15T09:33:00.000-07:00

©2008 David Moody

Nobody ever really understands it
Until their body absolutely demands it
Nicotine

Now I wish I never even enjoyed it
And it’s getting so much harder to avoid it
Nicotine

Frikken nicotine
You got me by the lung
Frikkin nicotine
You got me all strung out
Frikken nicotine
Lord, let me learn to live without
This frikken nicotine

It Happens Tonight

2009-08-14T17:25:00.001-07:00

© 2009 David Moody

It was the honesty
It was the artistry
It was your best miracle yet

It was the circumstance
A chance to take a chance
To know the best love anyone could ever get

I hope it happens tonight

I don’t know where it comes from but it’s always there
I don’t know where it comes from but it’s in the air
Every moment together, all the time we share
Just seems to make it so right
I hope it happens tonight

When Everything's Alright

2009-08-10T17:22:00.000-07:00

©2008 David Moody

The man stole the knocker off of
Death’s door
And he keeps it in a locker on the
87th floor
And I think that’s why the devil don’t come ‘round
No more
He’s so bad

Then he stole all the fear from the dark of
The night
And just turned it into the broad
Daylight
Where he could see what was wrong, and make it
Alright
I’m so glad
I’m so glad when everything’s alright

Supernatural Beauty

2009-08-05T15:50:00.000-07:00

© 2008 David Moody

She doesn’t need an airbrush
Or even just a hairbrush
The girl’s a natural beauty

I just stood there in awe
At the angelic perfection I saw
I just could have told her, “Hello.”
And established a connection, but no…

Why couldn’t I just come out and say it
I need one more chance – so I can replay it
The way it aught to be
Supernatural beauty blinded me

Identity Theft

2009-06-16T18:10:00.000-07:00

Identity theft is no joke.
My wife had her identity stolen 10 years ago,
and she still doesn't know who she is.

Just For a Laugh

2009-06-15T17:09:00.000-07:00

Tater Tot

2009-06-09T19:04:00.000-07:00

©2009 David Moody

Pork chop
Tater tot
Chicken wing
String bean
Dinnertime
Baby, I’m ready to eat

Best thing
I have ever tasted
None of this
Will go to waste
It’s so fine it’s sublime
And made out of meat

But you’re the real treat

The Business

2009-05-21T20:08:00.000-07:00

©2009 David Moody

I’m not riding into this town
Without a guaranteed ride back out
When I’m good and done

I am not your kung-fu clown
And I know what you’re thinking about
Brother, I’m not the one

You came in here
With nothing to fear
And now your words have defied your action
We were bought and sold
With your heart of fool’s gold
All that glitters had a natural attraction

You’re so strange
That’s why I call you stranger
You are the best part of this never-ending show
Just never change
Avoid the danger
You might create the best art we'll ever know

This is the business
Givin’ you the business
Time waits for no one – gotta make that buck
Step right up
Try a little in your cup
But it can only be delivered with a truck

I'm Happier Here

2009-05-20T17:34:00.001-07:00

©2008 David Moody

I’m happy you’re here
See the smile – that’s a given
So much happier here
Now my life has been worth livin’
You make it so clear
When you come so near
And you take hold of me by the heart

I’m happier here
Everything is where I like it
And I’m happy you’re here
You make me really want to try it
This dusty old song
We always sang it wrong
And we know every word by heart

I’m so happy you’re here
So much happier here
And I hope you feel the same

The Urban Crawl

2009-05-11T18:23:00.000-07:00

© 2009 David Moody

I see more every day
It happens all the time
We try to find our way
It’s like were deaf and dumb and blind

We do the urban crawl
To our suburban sprawl
We got your windmills
And your atom smashers babe, we got it all

And when the nighttime comes
We want to have some fun
I hear the jungle drums
I’ve gotta get me one

Fog

2009-04-25T18:59:00.000-07:00

©2009 David Moody

I’ve been in a fog since you left me, baby
Everything’s gone hazy
And it’s driving me crazier
With every moment that passes
I’m not seeing things right since you left me - maybe
You could pick up the phone
And call me here at home
And tell me where you hid my glasses

Your Plane is Waiting

2009-03-04T17:39:00.000-08:00

©2009 David Moody

As the future looms
Weave the fabric of space and time
I peruse the runes
Of a life somebody once called mine

Through your pearly gates
May I shed all my pride and crawl
You and I were mates
‘Til I went and made a mess of it all

Your plane is waiting
While you rehearse your final bow
All your tomorrows
They will reflect your here and now
Let’s enjoy the present
As long as time will allow us to enjoy

Your plane is waiting
For you to finally arrive
Forget your sorrows
Then you’re finally alive
To open up your presence
Like Christmas Day for every girl and boy

Your plane is waiting…
For the pilot

Puppy Prayers

2009-02-11T18:08:00.000-08:00

©2008 David Moody

She said puppy prayers
And all the pain was gone
I couldn’t take another day
Seeing her try just to carry on

She said puppy prayers
As I held her fuzzy little head
And with a few last heavy breaths
My Cleo was gone

She said puppy prayers
Like any civilized natural beast
Like a perfect reflection
Of God’s own perfection
My very truest friend ever
At the very least

I just pretend she’s in the other room

Just Saying Thank You

2009-01-22T17:50:00.000-08:00

©2008 David Moody

With a furnace and an air conditioner
He feels just fine but he finds himself wishin’ her
Health was better
All Summer long and through the Winter
Another seasoned amateur professional beginner
Writes a letter

He writes a letter to Jesus
Wants to make Him smile
He writes so much better than he prays
He writes a song for Jesus
And he really tries
To harmonize while he sings and plays
He gives his heart and he says
This one’s for you
May it light your nights
And warm your days

Just saying thank you

The Hardening of the Times

2009-01-21T18:42:00.000-08:00

©2008 David Moody

This is the civilized side of disaster
What I can’t crush and destroy,
I will learn to master
This is the clean side of the pile of dirt
The more I enjoy the pain
The less I feel the hurt

This is the bright side of the atom bomb
You won’t see a brighter one
Until you’re long gone
Why don’t we try to get along
Try to make things right instead of
Playing that same sad song

You are the one
Who makes it all come true
Who keeps me in the red and makes the sky so blue
You are the one
Between my heaven and hell
I never knew you at all until I knew you too well

I Play along
You promise it can’t go wrong
I feel the burn
And as I live, so I will learn
Please take the time
To heal this troubled mind
This is the hardening of the times

Christmas Day

2009-01-19T18:39:00.000-08:00

©2008 David Moody

Please forgive this heart of mine
Seems I’ve lost all track of time
Lord, it’s not so hard to do
When I’m here alone with you

While soft snow falls
I hold you near
When nature calls
Love without fear

By the light of one Christmas Day
I had finally found my way
By the night of that New Year’s Eve
You knew just how much I believe
Then you took me by the hand
Led me into the Promised Land
Now I’ve finally found a home
Where I’ll never be alone

Look into this heart of mine
All the light your love can shine
I made a place for you to stay
Should you chose to feel that way

Still the soft snow falls
Through the midnight air
Listen: nature calls
Come and take and share

That Song

2008-12-17T18:38:00.000-08:00

©2008 David Moody

I know that song
I’ve heard it before
There’s no turning back from your place in the sack
In the back of Santa’s big black Cadillac
I know this snow
In the midnight glow
Of a moon that shines on a world so blind
To all the good I do and all the bad I lack

I know that song
And the inspiration
All we need to feel is that the love that’s real
So we don’t have to steal what we need to seal the deal
I’ve seen the light
But it wasn’t quite as bright
As the hope that I might gain some second sight
To know what’s wrong, what’s right, and let me love you all night

Do you remember
Do you remember that song
That stupid thing we sang together all night long
Do you remember
Do you remember that song
It was an instrumental, but we just sang along
I know that song

Only Human

2008-12-09T17:12:00.000-08:00

©2008 David Moody
I speak the universal language
And it’s always understood
Some might even call it music
If they think it’s any good
I’m only human
But don’t tell my machines
They might get me

Falling Apart

2008-11-11T18:45:00.003-08:00

©2008 David Moody

You want the good stuff
I know it’s hard to find
You’ve got to keep on looking best you can
Before it’s good enough
It’s got to blow your mind
You need to get it from a natural man
A natural man

You want the finer things
They make your life worthwhile
They put a smile right inside your heart
You want to find your wings
Your composure and your style
You’re so together while I’m falling apart
Just falling apart

I’m falling apart
Like sandcastles in the rising tide
I’m falling apart
Losing everything I’ve got inside
They’re calling it art
It’s just emotions I cannot hide
Maybe it’s just the start
Of some wild and crazy ride
When I’m falling apart

Poison Charm

2008-10-28T15:42:00.000-07:00

©2008 David Moody

Blowing smoke
Blowing smoke up my aspirations
Kissing up
Kissing up there where it hurts
Looking out
I was looking out for some kind of inspiration
And I need a vacation
But I can’t even afford a couple of shirts

I like your shirt
And the way you’re wearing it
And what’s inside
And the way you carry it
I like your poison charm
And your natural style
You’re a broken fire alarm
With a multi-million dollar smile

But I’m just blowing smoke

Smile on Your Faith

2008-10-16T17:19:00.000-07:00

Sounds Like Rain II

2008-09-24T16:29:00.000-07:00

©2008 David Moody

The sound of the rain
Outside my window
Puts me into some kind of trance
The cars go surfin’ by
The world is clean again
I want to thank you in advance

The music of the rain
It takes away the pain
And washes down the vinyl siding
I might be insane
But I’m not ashamed
I’m Just wondering where these angels were hiding

Sounds like rain
When these angels look down and cry
It sounds like rain
But there’s no point wondering why
It sounds like rain, when it’s really heaven’s tears
For the wasted years

The sound of the rain
From afternoon into the night
Sounds like rain
Not a single dry spot in sight
And it looks
Like the pictures I’ve seen in books
And it feels
Like swimming with electric eels

And I can’t explain why it’s so appealing...
The sound of the rain...or the way I was feeling