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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 ...

 

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)

 

 

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