QUITTIN’ TIME (AGAIN)
Byrd 2019
It would sure be somethin’
To wake up in my bed
Knowin’ what i’d done last night
And much of what i said
It’s all a little hazy
I can’t remember what i’m tryin’ to forget
A whole lotta good reason to stop
Hasn’t stopped me yet
I run with Tennessee whisky
And it’s partner in crime cocaine
One will light the fire
While the other stokes the flame
We sure had ourselves some good times
But you’ve turned on me yet again
While the getting’s good i’m gettin’ out
Avidazen
My old friends, my old friends
I’m afraid it might be quittin’ time again
‘Cause in the end, my old friends
You sure as hell don’t treat me right
I’m left alone to face the mornin’ light
I think it’s time we parted
My old friends
I’ve tried like hell to break the spell
All in vain
But i’ve got my mind made up this time
I’m jumpin’
Off this crazy train
I know this ain’t our first goodbye
But i swear it’s gonna be our last
You low down sorry excuse for life
Kiss my ass
My old friends, my old friends
I’m afraid it might be quittin’ time again
Cause in the end, my old friends
You sure as hell don’t treat me right
I’m left alone to face the mornin’ light
I think it’s time we parted
My old friends
With friends like you!!
TOGETHER
Byrd 2018
Have you ever found yourself
Desperate for salvation
Prayin’ in the dark
For the light to guide your way
Searchin’ for answers
That just lead to more questions
Ya might need a little help
With that dragon you’re tryin’ to slay
I used to keep my pain well hidden
As far as you know i’m fine as fine can be
I’d never let the world know i was hurtin’
That kinda thinkin’
Was almost the death of me
We’re in this together
No need to go it alone
A helpin’ hand when you can’t
Get there on your own
Everybody needs somebody
We can all use a friend
A little bit of lovin’
When the ice is gettin’ thin
Let the light in
That you’ve been fightin’
You might think you’re the only one
Feelin’ what you’re feelin’
But there’s a whole lotta people out there
Hittin’ that same wall
Crawlin’ from the wreckage
Then goin’ back for seconds
You’ll run that game on yourself
Till you just can’t run anymore
I learned the hard way
There’s strengh in numbers
Cause’ i tried to win a war all by myself
But side by side and shoulder to shoulder
We’ll beat that devil straight back to hell
We’re in this together
No need to go it alone
A helpin’ hand when you can’t
Get there on your own
Everybody needs somebody
We can all use a friend
A little bit of lovin’
When the ice is gettin’ thin
2x
HEAR MY SONG
Byrd 2018
I wanna sing about how lucky i am
You’re lookin’ at one grateful man
I should be long gone
Yet here i stand
Hear my song
Hear my song
Hear my song
I ran my life straight into the ground
Pretty sure i’d bottomed out
Till i crossed more lines
And slipped further down
Hear my song
Hear my song
Hear my song
Please save me from myself
I’m tired of this hell
Help me find my way
Was all i had to say
Solo
Something changed one fateful night
Like hank williams sang
I saw the light
I’m on the good foot now
And it feels alright
Hear my song
Hear my song
Sing along
Sha la la la la la
Sha la la la la le
May you find your way
To happy, joyous and free
Hear my song
Hear my song
Hear my song
Hear my song
Hear my song
Hear my song
TIRED
Byrd 2019
Up all night
On the roam
Now daylight come
And me wanna go home
I’m tired, tired, tired
Tired, tired, tired
From chasin’ shadows in the rain
Always lookin’ for somethin’ to dull the pain
I’m tired, tired, tired
Cross my heart and hope not to die
Gotta leave this troubled life behind
I’ve tried, tried, tried
Tried, tried, tried
Lemme tell ya that temptation’s a bitch
Why i go to scratchin’ when i get that itch
And i’m tired, tired, tired
The chances i’ve taken
My soul has been shaken
I’m hangin’ by a thread
Gonna get myself right
Find my way into the light
Put all this heartache to bed
1st verse
Tired, tired, tired (almost got the best of me)
Tired, tired, tired (stingin’ like a killer bee)
Tired, tired, tired (watch me now i’m bustin’ free)
That’s right baby
Oh yeah x8
I COME BACK STRONGER
Byrd/Supa 2018
Life is a lesson
We all live and learn everyday
All the up's and the downs
And the road blocks that get in the way
Tryin' to find myself i got bruised and hurt
But i survived it all it
And it made me the person that i am today
Every time i fall
I come back stronger
I come back stronger
I come back stronger
I was broken once
But not any longer
When life hands you keys
That just won't open up any doors
And you’re stuck in a rut
Feelin' desperate down to the core
It's the faith you find along the way
That alway gets you through
I faced my fears a thousand times
Every time i do
I come back stronger
I come back stronger
I come back stronger
I was hopeless once
But not any longer
With nothin’ to lose
I took a shot in the dark
Asked for a moment of grace
And from a glimmer of light
The truth came alive
Got this feelin’ inside
Everything’s gonna be alright
Solo
I come back stronger
I come back stronger
I come back stronger
I was broken once
But not any longer
I come back stronger
I come back stronger
I come back stronger
I was hopeless once
But not any longer
STARLIT NIGHT
Byrd 2019
Let’s go down by the rivers edge
I’ll bring my old guitar
We’ll sing a few songs and laugh till it hurts
Oh how lucky we are
I’m grateful for the mornings
Another chance to get it right
Life in all it’s glory
Will guide you if you let it
Like a ship adrift on a starlit night
Troubled times i know all too well
Left this heart badly bruised
I wanted to change but i did not know how
Then a ray of hope came shining through
I’m grateful for the mornings
Another chance to get it right
Life in all it’s glory
Will guide you if you let it
Like a ship adrift on a starlit night
I’d had enough
Tired of the way i was livin’
So i prayed hard for a helping hand
My soul was lifted up
By all the love i was given
Got the chance to be a better man
Solo
(repeat 1st verse)
RECOVER ME
Byrd/W. Nile 2019
Recover me…i got lost in the woods
Recover me...yeah i still got the goods
Recover me…cause i been ballin’ the jack
You wanna talk hell
Well i been there and back
I’ve seen my world come crashin’ down
Helpless to the crime
When me and the life go pound for pound
I lose every…i lose every time
Recover me…i’ve got the will to live
Recover me…i got so much to give
Recover me…i’ve been walkin’ the wire
Now i can’t stop shakin’
And my hearts on fire
Well you think i’d know by now
Just what’s out there waitin’
Still i go for broke somehow
With the chances i keep
Chances i keep takin’
I met sally in the alley
And she took me for a spin
That’s the last thing i remember
Gotta take it on the chin
Cause if i ain’t six feet under
I consider it a win
Intro
Recover me…tied to the railroad track
Recover me…somebody got my back ?
Recover me…when will i ever learn
You play with fire
You’re gonna get burned
Recover me…i’m just a game of chance
Recover me…odds were heavy i would never last
recover me…i’m gonna do what i should
Cause i gotta get out while the gettin’s good (4x)
Recover me (recover me)
Recover me (recover me)
Recover me..me..me..me..me.me..me..me
AIN’T GONNA LIVE LIVE
THAT NO MORE
Byrd/E. Duff 2018
Lady or the tiger
What’s behind the door
I know one just might kill me
But i got to get some more
The devil’s dealin aces
‘cause he knows just what you need
To keep you in the alley
Beggin’ bargains on your knees
I ain’t gonna live like that no more no more
I ain’t gonna live like that no more no more
Hell is livin’ for the need and the score
No I ain’t gonna live like that no more no more
Workin’ hard at nothin
Just fixin for a hit
Crawlin from the consequences
Swearin' this is it!
A lie begets a lie
The truth is layin’ low
My bullshit’s thick with every trick
To get me where i gotta go
I ain’t gonna live like that no more no more
I ain’t gonna live like that no more no more
Hell is livin’ for the need and the score
No I ain’t gonna live like that no more no more
I’m circling the drain
Can’t tell the pleasure from the pain
This ain’t my fate
I’m gonna get on the straight
Comin to it’s 5pm
Woke up three times today
Lord grant me the serenity
To shake this pain away
I’m cold, tired and need some strength
To get me off the ground
I pray you help me
Turn this down and dirty life around
I aint gonna live like that no more no more
No I ain’t gonna live like that no more no more
Hell is livin’ for the need and the score
No I ain’t gonna live like that no more no more
POUR ME
Byrd 2019
Here i am back in this place
A broken barstool and a friendly face
Where i go to lay my troubles down
The juke box playin’ old familiar sounds
Bartender pour me another round
Every night i come to drink
I’m tired and i don’t wannna think
The bottom of a bottle’s where i’m bound
I got sorrows i come here to drown
Bartender pour me another round
Tonight i’m gonna raise a glass
To those dreams i drank away
I gave life just a passing glance
Another chance i’ll get i pray
With each last call i fade to black
Another lost night i won’t get back
Swear i’m gonna to turn this life around
Meanwhile think i’ll throw just one more down
Bartender pour me another round
Tonight i’m gonna raise a glass
To those dreams i drank away
I gave life just a passing glance
Another chance i’ll get i pray
I’m caught between the truth
And not wanting to change
I just know i can’t go on this way
Tonight i’m gonna raise a glass
To those dreams i drank away
I gave life just a passing glance
Another chance i’ll get i pray
I gave life just a passing glance
Another chance i’ll get i pray
LIFE IS GOOD
Byrd 2019
If you’ve ever wondered
Where have i been
I was goin’ under
It was sink or swim
I sent out an s.o.s
Someone throw a line
I was barely treadin’ water
Man i don’t miss those desperate times
I cried out…help me, save me, love me,
Until i can love myself
Cause it’s been hell
I’m ready for change
To turn the page
Show me how to stay out of my way
Oh yeah life is good
It’s gettin’ better like i heard it would
It sure ain’t perfect but it beats how it was
Cause i’m the kind that never knew
When enough was enough
Now life is good
Life is good (oh oh oh)
Life is good (oh oh oh)
Life is good (oh oh oh)
Pain was my companion
Together we would roam
And by any means necessary
We’d do what we had to
To get us where we gotta go
I was flyin’ blind, livin’ to die, built on lies
I could not stop myself
I needed help
Cause’ i didn’t have a clue, what to do,
Then i learned the only way out is through
Oh yeah life is good
It’s gettin’ better like i heard it would
It sure ain’t perfect but it beats how it was
Cause i’m the kind that never knew
When enough was enough
Now life is good
Life is good (oh oh oh)
Life is good (oh oh oh)
Life is good (oh oh oh)
Answers that i could not find
Were waiting on the other side
I only had to let you in
And take a gamble, place my bet
And let it ride, let it ride, let it ride
Oh yeah life is sweet
Cause i got my self off that dead end street
Things ain’t perfect but it beats how it was
Cause i’m the kind that never knew
When enough was enough
Now life is good
JUST LIKE YOU
Byrd 2018
You hide in the shadows to keep out the pain
The light brings with all that rings true
This life you been livin’ is a deal that you’ve made
Between the devil and you
To get to that feelin’ of feelin’ numb
There ain’t nothin’ you won’t do
I know that you think you’re the only one
I was just like you
Oh yeah
I was just like you
Oh yeah
I was just like you
I made up my mind a thousand times
To stop my reckless way
But when it came time to not cross that line
I can still hear myself say
I got this, i’m good, it’s under control
What harm can a little taste do
A headful of denial beats logic every time
I was just like you
Oh yeah
I was just like you
Oh yeah
I was just like you
It’s always ended the same
On my knees in heart wrenching pain
I was ready to die
Cause livin this way was insane
I prayed for change
Change came
Solo
I know how you feel cause i’ve been there myself
Hopeless and helpless it seemed
Desperate for answers but without out a clue
How to live this life sober and clean
I reached out for someone to show me the way
Who’s gone through what i’ve gone through
He said right now you might not believe in miracles
I was just like you
Oh yeah
I was just like you
Oh yeah
I was just like you