I BELIEVE IN NASHVILLE
Monster tornado came right down the middle of the street
It took out Drifter's, and it took out the Basement East
Left a mark on our heart that we won't soon forget, but ain't nothing beat this town yet
Not everyone from Nashville is from Nashville
Hell, they're not even all from the state of Tennessee
Everywhere I go, from Broadway to Music Row, they're from somewhere else just like me
I Believe in Nashville I Believe in Music City
Where the girls sound good and the guitars look so pretty
Her soul is in her songs and we sing about it all day long
In my heart I Believe in Nashville
I Believe in Nashville
"No dancing per the Mayor," seems there's something going around
Damn, if a hundred year plague nearly shut the music down
But it's in our hearts In fact, it's who we are
Ain't nothing going to beat this town
Meet me down at Robert's, where the city boys wear the cowboy hats
We'll walk up printer's alley, hang with Stacy and the cats
Sexy bachelorettes do tipsy pirouettes and all this gold is made of wax
I Believe in Nashville...
There's a houseboat on the marina on the lake at Percy Priest
Where I keep my guitars and barbecue from Papa T's
When they blew up BB Kings, thank God I was nestled in
Ain't nothing going to beat this town
Stop in at The Local, tell Geoff that I said "hi"
Order up organic country and a side of apple pie
When I'm gone and you cover this song write your own verses these are mine
I Believe in Nashville...
Written by S. Mitchhart, T. Marsh and Raul c.2024 raulsongs BMI
Blessed on Thanksgiving
Three score and six days on an old wooden boat, I thought we were lost at sea
Why'd those women have to bring those kids? All that crying is tormenting me
I didn't think there'd be no market. I'm really gonna need a new suit
I have no idea how we'll feed this lot, these bushes don't look like food
But we were Blessed on Thanksgiving.
Grateful everyday
Tired of this life I was living. Time to make a change
They had room for me, something to eat
All the love I need
We were Blessed on Thanksgiving.
Grateful everyday.
Rough finished carpenter I once was , but that was in a previous life
Lost my job, all my money, and eventually lost my wife
When I lost my home and had nowhere to go and didn't know what to do
I was hungry on the holidays and the church downtown came through
We were Blessed on Thanksgiving...
My second home is Crossroads, Mississippi. My first is right here tonight
That may make me a little gypsy hippie , but you know that's just all right
With everyone but my family. I don't think they understand
Haven't seen mon'n'em for a couple a years since I been traveling with the band
We were Blessed on Thanksgiving...
(written by: Gary Burbank and Raul c.2022 raulsongs BMI)
"Like Catfish Do"
I know you stopped and bought'em, so smok'em if you got'em
We hanging on the bottom like Catfish do
I am the over plagiarized refrain to a worn-out country song
I'm everything about the good old days gone terribly wrong
When the label owns the prisons and Mansanto's got the bomb
And I work so hard for nothing, what's really going on
Like Catfish Do
I am the acid in the aquifer that keeps the bubbles coming
I am the glide within our stride when you don't even know you're running
I have rode the picket fences and I've saddled up the night
I have gathered up the fallen and invited in the light
I have stacked the deck in favour of your eminent demise
I have raised the bar until it smacks you right across your eyes
Like Catfish Do
In a world of hateful tolerance there is something to be said
For dealing with what's really going on in people's heads
When the seventh seal is opened and the secret is revealed
I'll be standing near the messenger, 'cause I know just how he feels
I am the one who has the recipe and I ain't afraid to pray it
I am knee deep in hypocrisy and I ain't afraid to say it
Like Catfish Do
(written by: raul c2017 RaulSongs BMI)
"Livin' On Butter Street"
Tony serving up satan, hittin' licks on the avenue
Tracy got him wrapped up tightly, in a twenty dollar bill she do
Another ho, down on the corner
Got a dime woman got the time
Then she'll put herself in for a minute
"Cause the rush is gonna make her feel fine
Gotta have it, everybody gotta have it
Life's sweet when you living on butter street
G Sharp, cruisin' the hood
Lookin' phat in his black Cadillac
Looking for his cat gathering paper
"Cause you know that it is all about that
Hard earned, easily burned
Come on in with it and put yourself straight
Trading devils for dollars
Anytime, don't you know we open late
Gotta have it...
You think a crash will keep him away
But you will never rest again in your bed
Satan come in visions of butter shots
Dancing all around in your head
Come quick, I think I'm sick
Someone get this dog's teeth out of my calf
But don't ask me to explain it
It's just something that I gotta have
Pocket full of garbage, mouth full of shit
Never mind the talk, man, just give me a hit
"Cause I don't want to think about it
Stuck on stupid, such a dumb vice
Not the kind of trap you'd get caught in twice
Yeah, right
The more I think, the less I smile
Just let me sleep for a little while
"Cause I don't want to think about it
I don't want to think about it...
written by : Keviin Jones and raul c. 2017 RaulSongs, llc (BMI)
"New Mexico Sun"
More like a sister than a lover
More like a brother than my mother's other son
She had this way of getting through to me
She had this way of getting things done
She was from the holy side of Taos
I had never come across the Son
When I felt her shadow layng next to me
There was no place I could run
Tan my soul in that New Mexico Son
She had no tomorrows in the recipe
She had no vase or water for the rose
I ad the key to only one of the many
I had no drawer or shelf to lay my clothes
Now give me time to remember the feeling
It never goes away if you remember the one
The one and only time you ever knew the answer
When there was no doubt about what had begun
Tan my soul in that New Mexico Sun
Tan my soul everyday in that New Mexico Sun...
written by: raul c. 2017 RaulSongs BMI
"Get A Little Mad"
i get a little mad at you
when you're running all over town
i get a little upset
because you always let me down
you know that I barely recognize you
when you even bother to come around
when i think of all the things you do
that make me blue
you know it's true
i get a little mad at you
i got to find another way down from this ledge
i got to find out what it is i"m doing up here
things are getting upside down with you lately
things are getting way out of bounds
when i think of all the things you do
that make me blue
you know it's true
i get a little mad at you
make sure you pick up the phone
before you come back home
you just might not approve of what's been going on
these kids have got to get fed
somebody's got to make these beds
somebody's got to give daddy some lovin'
when i think of all the things you do that make me blue
you know it's true
i get a little mad at you
(written by: louis romelli & raul c:2014 raulsongs BMI)
"Question My Love"
question my love, question my heart
by asking the question now you've torn it apart
everybody's got an attitude that can change with the season if you let it
have you found a reason, a reason for leaving
isn't any reason reason enough
i just can't believe that you could question my love
question my love, question my soul
question after question keeping you in control
sometimes in the morning, watch you sleep, brewing coffee for two
there i find the reason, the reason i want you
isn't any reason reason enough
i just can't believe that you could question my love
it was so carbonated when it started
how'd we ever let it go flat
if i doused it with my powers
then i'm sorry about that
do you ever sit around missing me
well i always sit around missing you
can't help but think that it would be better if we could sit around together
don't you?
question my love, question my mind
i check it and you're on it every single time
i can handle anything just as long as you tell me the truth
and the truth is that baby i love you
and thats reason enough
i just can't believe that you could question my love
(written by: g. byrd, j. maxwell & raul c:2014 raulsongs BMI)
"Can't Get Enough of You"
a song of praise and worship
you know just the right way
to make me understand what you have to say
you know just what to do
i can't get enough of you
you got just the right eyes
to see how hard it is i have to try
thanks for all that you do
i can't get enough of you
can't get enough of your affection
can't comprehend your perfection
not sure i can handle this much truth
reign it down in each of your moods
gather 'round as if we could
actually avoid this stuff
i can't get enough
no one else that i know
can make the light inside my soul start to grow
like every cell is brand new
i can't get enough of you
you make me want to believe
that loves the only trick i need up my sleeve
making my heart move
i can't get enough of you
its a shame it can be so tragic
you just can't believe in the magic
or take time to see the view
i'm afraid i might not be ready
sometimes it can be so heavy
but you can be so tough
i can't get enough
you know just the right way
to make me understand what you have to say
you know just what to do
i can't get enough of you
you got just the right eyes
to see how hard it is that i have to try
thanks for all that you do
i can't get enough of you
(written by: louis romelli & raul c:2014 raulsongs BMI)
"Anything To Say"
coincidences don't just happen
and the world really ain't so small
its not the end nor the means but the motive that matters to us all
why do you have anything to say
if you don't have anything to say
you can't see anything you don't believe in
or you'd still be afraid of the dark
life wouldn't be such a tragedy if everybody played their part
why do you have anything to say
if you don't have anything to say
you can't guarantee that things will get better
and time won't tell a soul
better strap yourself in for stormy weather
because things are about to get out of control
you can ride with me through the shadow of fountain square
if you ain't afraid to breathe that midnight city air
ride with me today
why do you have anything to say
if you don't have anything to say
(written by: raul c:2014 raulsongs BMI)
"Rhapped In Blue"
said i'm headed nowhere
and it takes me no time baby, see
i can get there quicker
i can bring the master to his knees
you don't understand it
and you know it just can't be explained
you come in and demand it
and you know i just won't entertain
hasn't any one ever gotten through
hasn't anyone ever touched you in blue
sometimes i feel bless-ed
girl you know the Lord take care of me
and when i get distress-ed
well then you know i just thank him i'm free
i can't understand it
i don't know why you live your life in chains
just stand up and demand it
sometimes you got to work right through the pain
hasn't anyone ever gotten through
hasn't anyone ever touched you in blue
you say you hearing colours
holding up the music to the light
its making me see noise
i don't think i'll be hanging here all night
this isn't how He planned it
i wouldn't want them all to look like me
try and understand it
don't you know the truth will set you free
hasn't anyone ever gotten through
hasn't anyone ever wrapped you in blue
(written by: o. bernal, l. boyd & raul c:2014 raulsongs BMI)
"You Don't Know Me"
you might know a lot of bad asses
you might have a lot of friends
you look mean in those dark glasses
but i know how this ends
give me another dollars worth of trouble
and i'll give you back some change
i already got a price on my head
it's all the same to me
it's the cost of being free
you're talking that shit 'bout
all that you've seen, how
you've been everywhere
but take care
you don't know me
you might have a vague notion
about where it is that i come from
you might've heard a few stories
about some wild things i've done
take a minute to think this through
and be sure you got the nerve
you got nothing to fear at all
but the karma you deserve
and its only getting worse
you're bringing this on
just let it be
you may handle yourself out there
but you don't know me
if you're looking for trouble
then you surely found it here
you should really just sit back down
and have another beer
you're just going to piss me off
if you make another sound
you'd be so much better off
if no crazy shit goes down
just turn your ass around
get out of my face
i ain't got the time
just keep it up and you'll find
that you don't know me
(written by: louis romelli & raul c:2014 raulsongs BMI)
"With You"
i got an idea but it might not be right
i think i'm going to have to just stay here all night
with you
i love to hang out with you
i know i'm out of my mind
but i love to spend time
with you
i'm gong to take you downtown
up over the rhine
i think i'm going to have one helluva time
with you
i know i'm out of my mind
but i love to spend time
with you
i know that you love me
but that's not why we're here
let me make one thing perfectly clear
to you
i love to hang out with you
i know i'm out of my mind
but i love to spend time
with you
my momma says you crazy
my daddy says you high
i know i'm going to have one hellvua time
with you
i love to hang out with you
i know i'm out of my mind
but i love to spend time
with you
they say i'm out of my mind
but i love to spend time
with you
i must be out of my mind
but i love to spend time
with you
(written by: o. bernal, l. boyd, d. eilermann & raul c:2014 raulsongs BMI)
"I Know I Should Have Done It"
i didn't take the time to hear what's on your mind
i know i should have done it
it did not occur to me that you might be in need
i know i should have done it
it's not the way he treats her
it's the way she treats herself
a slice this deep could not be
cut by anybody else
there's no way away from your soul
careful who you give control
there are so many things i shouldn't have to say
i know i should have done it
it seems so many times its a different game we play
i know i should have done it
he thinks he's all up in her heart
and he don't have to try
he doesn't have a clue
that she wants him to hear her cry
in the eyes of loneliness you'll find
it's all within your mind
i know i should have done it
i know i should've listened
i know i should've cared
i know i should've done it
i know i should've noticed
you were always really there
i know i should've done it
i know i should've slowed down
i know i should've shown how
much i really loved you
she don't have to take it
she should know that by now
she's got it in her head
that she can fix this thing somehow
chasing demons in the dark
will tear your soul apart
i know i should've done it
(written by: louis romelli & raul c:2014 raulsongs BMI)
"When The Last Lawyers Been Paid"
you know what makes me sick?
you know what makes me so angry...
when the last lawyers been paid
we're gong to party on me
the ugly boys'll get laid
the booze will flow so free
its going to be independence day
when the last lawyers been paid
when theres no blood in my veins
i'll replace it with ninety proof
i'm going to grab my favourite girl
and we'll go dancing on the roof
going to have it made in the shade
when the last lawyers been paid
i had to quit drinking
stop feeding my dog
cancelled my subscription to playboy
and sold my hog
to keep these bloodsuckers at bay
i just can't wait
till the last lawyers been paid
when the last fine has been paid
and the clerks are all off my back
when i don't have to see no judges no more
i can have my life back
me and the band are coming out to play
when the last lawyers been paid
when the last lawyers been paid
we're gong to party on me
the ugly boys'll get laid
the booze will flow so free
its going to be independence day
when the last lawyers been paid
wake up america
this is earl pitts, american
(written by: o. bernal, l. boyd, g. burbank & raul c:2014 raulsongs BMI)