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Ain't no Jesus Gonna come from the sky Walking on water That's another lie Ain't no ghosts No Frankenstein clone So much for living In The Twilight Zone Bacon Sandwich 3 meals a day Your favorite food You like it that way Bacon Sandwich That's all you eat Rotten tomatoes Your favorite treat Linda Moulton Howe The crop circle queen Craziest damn woman I've ever seen Looking for disclosure On the Coast to Coast show They've all been abducted By a UFO Bacon Sandwich 3 meals a day Your favorite food You like it that way Bacon Sandwich That's all you eat Rotten tomatoes Your favorite treat Bridge... Reality That's what I'm looking for Gimme some truth You can have Al Gore Solo Chorus Jim Colyer ascap

I ain't saying Jesus was gay Elton John's the one who said that Maybe it takes one to know one Maybe same sex was where it was at Jesus told Peter, "You're my rock!" Made Simon and Andrew "fishers of men" He led those boys out of their closet Took them where they'd never been Jesus & The Boys Eating supper together Praying in a circle Talking about forever Jesus & The Boys Had some wild times Hanging at the Y Drinking wine John was the disciple Jesus loved most The one who leaned against his breast Judas got jealous, planted his kiss Smoochie smoochie, you know the rest I ain't saying Jesus was gay I'd never imply that kind of thing But it does seem just a bit odd There were no women in that ring Jesus & The Boys Eating supper together Praying in a circle Talking about forever Jesus & The Boys Had some wild times Hanging at the Y Drinking wine Even Magdalene couldn't turn Jesus' head Even she couldn't get him in bed Solo Chorus Jim Colyer ascap

They made a splash on the Nashville scene Went for a ride on a little pontoon Four young folks raised in the boondocks Singing about the sun and the moon Jimi Westbrook and Karen Fairchild This married couple will drive you wild Kimberly Schlapman and Phillip Sweet Clap your hands and stomp your feet Little Big Town They pick you up when you're feeling down I'm so glad I found Little Big Town Little Big Town Can't get enough of that soulful sound Their CDs spin around Little Big Town They blew into town like a tornado Filled their fans up with harmony Singing about a little white church Making believers out of you and me Now country music don't stay the same Everything changes, and we do too But there's one thing we can agree on LBT, we want a little more you Little Big Town They pick you up when you're feeling down I'm so glad I found Little Big Town Little Big Town Can't get enough of that soulful sound Their CDs spin around Little Big Town I'm crazy about that Fairchild woman And Kimberly's hair sure turns me on Solo Chorus Jim Colyer ascap

They built a house of scandals This Obama administration Got to be accountable For their abomination Ambassador Chris Stevens Four dead in Bengazi Hillary says "What's it matter?" These Democrats are lousy Obama and holder are Corrupt To The Core Obama and Holder are Rotten to the bone Obama and Holder are Rotten to the bone Obama and Holder are Corrupt To The Core Fast and Furious Operation A botched gun-tracking case Border patrol agent killed DOJ tries to save face IRS targeting conservatives Tapping emails and phones Lois Lerner takes the 5th While America groans Obama and holder are Corrupt To The Core Obama and Holder are Rotten to the bone Obama and Holder are Rotten to the bone Obama and Holder are Corrupt To The Core It's not too late to impeach We've still got time to impeach Solo Chorus Jim Colyer ascap

We'll hit the Denver Airport running Pick up our rented car Drive to Colorado Springs It's not that far We'll see the Garden of the Gods Check out some dinosaurs Vertical sandstone beds Camptosaurus Zebulon Pike's kicking up dust America the Beautiful is a must In the dollar bill we trust Pikes Peak Or Bust It's 9 miles to Manitou Springs Got tickets for the Cog Railway A 14 thousand feet ride Beautiful day We love the great state of Colorado Breathtaking mountains all our own Katharine Lee Bates on our minds Mountain Time Zone Zebulon Pike's kicking up dust America the Beautiful is a must In the dollar bill we trust Pikes Peak Or Bust Oh beautiful for cloudless skies For fiscal waves of gain Solo Zebulon Pike's kicking up dust America the Beautiful is a must In the dollar bill we trust Pikes Peak Or Bust Jim Colyer ascap

I will make the Colorado trip in August, hit the ground running in Denver and drive to Rocky Mountain National Park. I want to watch the Perseid meteor shower from Trail Ridge Road at 12,000 feet, above 50% of the earth's atmosphere. The town of Estes Park and the Appenzell Inn lie on the eastern side of the park. After RMNP, I will head back to Denver and take in its attractions: the US Mint, financial district and the 16th Street Pedestrian Mall. From there, I will drive south to Colorado Springs and go up Pike's Peak. I will explore the town of Cripple Creek, Garden of the Gods and perhaps the US Air Force Academy. Colorado plan http://jimcolyer.com/papers/entry?id=216;fa=1

YOUR SIDE OF THE BED - official video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IY2y-jbPdfA Little Big Town is on a roll. After a decade of working together, the four bandmates have made a huge splash with their 2012 album Tornado, thanks in no small part to hit singles "Pontoon" and the title track (the video for "Tornado" even won Video of the Year at the 48th ACM Awards this past April). Now comes "Your Side of the Bed." For this next single, they've chosen an unabashedly sad song that's about just what the title implies–that feeling when partners in a romantic relationship drift apart. This week the band released a brand-new video for the song, starring LBT bandmates (and real-life married couple) Karen Fairchild and Jimi Westbrook. "Your Side of the Bed" was written by Little Big Town and Lori McKenna, and the group's performance of the song was a highlight of the 2013 ACM Awards. The music video for the song was shot last month by Becky Fluke, and it takes place at the historic Tennessee Theater and The Oliver Hotel in Knoxville, Tenn.

He grew up on Beavis and Butthead Cargo shorts and flip flops rule Likes Beyonce, Jay-Z and Psy Thinks Lady Gaga's Old School A product of the New World Order The kind of dude you should resist He may never shake your hand But he'll bump your fist FIST-BUMPER Head banger Flash them hookem horns FIST-BUMPER Hanging out Ever since he was born Tried and true Obama supporter He voted straight Democrat Wow! He's like... Awesome, dude! Knows where his options are at He'll drive up in a Wrangler Jeep Do lunch at Panera Bread Can't wait to make an entrance Sun glasses on his head FIST-BUMPER Head banger Flash them hookem horns FIST-BUMPER Hanging out Ever since he was born Hanging out with his facebook friends Gay friendly, but he's still not gay He'll take your picture with his phone Put his tattoo up in your face His girl friend, she's a bodybuilder Flexes her biceps in a skimpy tank top She grabs him up, lifts him on her shoulders Carries him around the block FIST-BUMPER Head banger Flashing them hookem horns FIST-BUMPER Hanging out Ever since he was born Jim Colyer ascap

I played baseball when I was a kid Mickey Mantle was my main hero When I played, I wore number 7 Loved to watch those Yankees go I bought Elvis Presley when he hit big To this day, he's the world's biggest star I've been to Graceland in Memphis 3 times Sing "All Shook Up" in karaoke bars I'm AMERICAN TO THE BONE The Grand Canyon, I've been there Seen the Sequoias and Niagara Falls Been to Las Vegas and Times Square Done Hollywood and Miami Beach Watched Old Faithful in Yellowstone Rode up Pike's Peak in Colorado I'm AMERICAN TO THE BONE I served my country in an army uniform They stationed me in Bamberg, Germany I came home and kept on working At Castle Heights Military Academy I paid child support like a father should My son and I are close to this day There's so much we have in common Truth, justice and the American way I'm AMERICAN TO THE BONE The Grand Canyon, I've been there Seen the Sequoias and Niagara Falls Been to Las Vegas and Times Square Done Hollywood and Miami Beach Watched Old Faithful in Yellowstone Rode up Pike's Peak in Colorado I'm AMERICAN TO THE BONE It's the greatest country In the history of the world Solo Chorus Jim Colyer ascap

I see them every night in Nashville Up on the stage with their guitars I don't even ask anymore I know they're divorced The question is, do they have kids? Most do, but a few don't Will they remarry? Some will and some won't DIVORCED GENERATION Baby Boomers on down Still looking for love Cruising the town DIVORCED GENERATION Trying to get laid Sponging off parents Slightly jaded There's almost no communication Pecking on handheld devices Ignoring the one next to you You're as cold as Isis You'll never top Liz Taylor You'll never top Mickey Rooney Both married 8 times Made wedding bells chime! DIVORCED GENERATION Baby Boomers on down Still looking for love Cruising the town DIVORCED GENERATION Trying to get laid Sponging off parents Slightly jaded Bridge: Marriage is an outmoded idea It's all about relationships You get the easy way out When you get sick of it Chorus Jim Colyer ascap

She checked out of her disorder treatment Michael picked her up in his brand new Porshe 25 years between this Hollywood couple They stay together for better or worse It got worse when Catherine lost balance A chance to show us she's proactive Shouting out those personal issues Making friends in a rehab clinic ZETA-JONES BIPOLAR Keeping pace with Angelina Jolie Latest thing in celebrity news You ain't cool if you ain't bi-polar ZETA-JONES BIPOLAR Got that rich and famous disease Please don't call her schizophrenic You ain't cool if you ain't bi-polar Completed her treatment ahead of schedule Catherine's back home, and Michael's so proud Living with her illness, taking her meds Hanging out with the Who's Who crowd A role model for fellow sufferers Being bi-polar has been made cool She's urging us all to seek help All stigmas have been removed ZETA-JONES BIPOLAR Keeping pace with Angelina Jolie Latest thing in celebrity news You ain't cool if you ain't bi-polar ZETA-JONES BIPOLAR Got that rich and famous disease Please don't call her schizophrenic You ain't cool if you ain't bi-polar Jim Colyer ascap

We saw The Beatles on the Sullivan show Started growing hair from that very minute Went out and bought "I Wanna Hold Your Hand" John, Paul, George and Ringo in it It was a BAND CRUSH Two guitars, bass and drums Keyboards on the side With amazing songs BAND CRUSH Screaming at the concert Records piling up As we sang along Two girls and two guys fresh from Sweden A blonde and a redhead in bell bottom pants They hit number one with their "Dancing Queen" That disco fad made the whole world dance It was a BAND CRUSH Two guitars, bass and drums Keyboards on the side With amazing songs BAND CRUSH Screaming at the concert Records piling up As we sang along Bridge: Shania Twain, she did alright Female Elvis when it was all done Her success made her feel like a woman She's in Vegas and still the one Solo We fell in love with Little Big Town Kimberly Schlapman and Karen Fairchild They played the Ryman right there in Nashville They did "Pontoon," and the crowd went wild Chorus Jim Colyer ascap

I got married at the local courthouse Knowing she'd been married before That stupid bitch divorced me Worthless! My own lawyer accused me of stalking Fifteen hundred right down the drain Never hire a woman lawyer! Worthless! My son called, had nothing better to do Said I needed someone my age Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! Worthless! Worthless! Worthless! Worthless! Worthless! Cops running wild on the city streets Dogs running loose all over town Homos bent on showing their legs Worthless! I lost money on the Derby winner Thinking he would win the Preakness Don't ever trust the horses Worthless! I drank 5 beers and got a DUI Learned my lesson, I gave it up All the booze in the world is Worthless! Worthless! Worthless! Worthless! Worthless! Worthless! Worthless! Worthless! Worthless! Jim Colyer ascap

He was the center fielder of a major league team He could hit with power and run like a deer He made the cover of all the magazines Adored by men and women alike He became an alcoholic in his middle years Autographing baseballs at $5 apiece The liver transplant couldn't keep him alive His emaciated body was a pitiful sight Everything Is A Phase There's no reality to anything There's no real substance Just passing images and ideas Just fading perceptions and myth Illusions that serve to fool Nothing ever lasts Everything Is A Phase She had the face and body of a goddess Her legs bought her a stint in old Las Vegas She even had her own TV show for a season Dated the most famous actors in Hollywood Today she's a crusty old dried up hag Often longing for death as she thumbs Through photo albums from her salad days On her way to eternal oblivion Everything Is A Phase There's no reality to anything There's no real substance Just passing images and ideas Just fading perceptions and myth Illusions that serve to fool Nothing ever lasts Everything Is A Phase Jim Colyer ascap

Eyes Of The Llama Shining down on me Alpha Centauri Beta Centauri Eyes Of The Llama First magnitude stars Two southern twinklers Still haunting me I made my way to Lake Titicaca Largest lake in South America Not far from the city of La Paz In the landlocked country Bolivia It was a Southern Skies Star Party Astronomers from around the world As they gazed at the llamas eyes I saw the eyes of a Bolivian girl Eyes Of The Llama Shining down on me Alpha Centauri Beta Centauri Eyes Of The Llama First magnitude stars Two southern twinklers Still haunting me Solo She was 18 but still a virgin Inexperienced in the ways of love We spent that night on the Titicaca shore Beneath those southern constellations I got an email four months later It told me I was to be a daddy I'll never see my son or daughter The llama's eyes were a one time thing Eyes Of The Llama Shining down on me Alpha Centauri Beta Centauri Eyes Of The Llama First magnitude stars Two southern twinklers Still haunting me Jim Colyer ascap

I get up in the morning And take my bath I turn off the heat Take my meds I head out for breakfast Hit the Waffle House They know what to cook When they see me coming It's Automatic I don't feel anything I just react I go through the motions It's Automatic I'm a living machine I plow through the day With no emotion Been an Internet prisoner These last 10 years Networking with friends Around the world When my posting's done I'm back on the mattress I don't like those dreams Even a robot sleeps It's Automatic I don't feel anything I just react I go through the motions It's Automatic I'm a living machine I plow through the day With no emotion Jim Colyer ascap

My parents were together 58 years I tried to be like them I could only fail So much travel So much communication I get to know a woman And she's gone Things are changing So fast today I have to take Love On The Run No other way It's not like it was Back in the day It's Love On The Run It was Stephen Stills Said love the one you're with I didn't want it that way I wanted stability Too late for that I'm like Kid Rock Different girl in the hotel Almost every night Things are changing So fast today I have to take Love On The Run No other way It's not like it was Back in the day It's Love On The Run Jim Colyer ascap

I did not know this movie was out until my son called and invited me to see it with him and his fiancé. Leonardo DiCaprio plays Jay Gatsby, the self-made millionaire obsessed with Daisy Buchanan. This is the fourth time F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel has been made into a movie. We visit New York in the 1920s. The Jazz Age! When Leo dies in the pool, we are reminded of Titanic. I recall Robert Redford's Gatsby from 1974, but somehow Leo seems more suited to the role, calling his acquaintances "Old Sport." Until this adaptation, I never grasped the fact that Gatsby was murdered at the end. I am now watching the 1949 film with Alan Ladd on youtube. I also learned that Fitzgerald was named after Francis Scott Key, who wrote "The Star-Spangled Banner."

Her hair is jet black Falls down her back Crosses her forehead Above her right eye Her eyes are dark They hypnotize me Her nose is classic Dimples betray smiles The lips are luscious Like a young Bardot Her chin is perfect Her cleavage beckons Me Like! Me Like! Me Like! Me Like! She has a narrow waist With a concave belly Belly button showing Like a young Shania 36-23-35 Pointy calves, curvy hips Confident and yet demure Stately as a Greek goddess 5 feet 9 in nylons and heels Stocking tops below her skirt 25 years deep in her prime All the beauty in the world Me Like! Me Like! Me Like! Me Like! Me Like! Me Like! Me Like! Me Like! Jim Colyer ascsp

I hated school, never opened my mouth Breaking out windows and prone to kick chairs My teachers were fools, they didn't understand They only wanted me to cut my hair I hated Lyndon Johnson, glad when he died That bastard tried to send me to Nam I never even knew what Communism was My mother told me to just stay calm I was an angry young man Then I was an angry middle-age man Now I'm an angry old man Angry Man, Angry Man I didn't wanna work, I wanted to be rich Throwing temper tantrums like a mad psycho My mother-in-law was a horrible hag My wife told me just go with the flow I freaked out when divorce papers came Laid on the phone like a screaming banchee Her lawyer's suit threw me into a rage I hated that dude for questioning me I was an angry young man Then I was an angry middle-age man Now I'm an angry old man Angry Man, Angry Man I hate rap music and those who make it I can't get young girls, they call me grandpa I oppose gay marriage, I just can't take it I hate the police and love kicking dogs Mad at the world for rejecting me I sit in traffic and cuss a blue streak Angry at God, don't wanna go to hell The future's getting shorter even as I speak I was an angry young man Then I was an angry middle-age man Now I'm an angry old man Angry Man, Angry Man Jim Colyer ascap

I remember the moment I might have been 5 When it dawned on me That people die It seemed impossible Yet it was true There's no future For me and you LIFE IS A BURDEN When you know you'll die Can you go on anyway And not ask why? LIFE IS A BURDEN Pain and misery Filled with grief And anxiety I stand in the graveyard Look at my parents' stone Tears roll down my face Feeling alone It's not their fault What's done is done I know someday I'll leave my son LIFE IS A BURDEN When you know you'll die Can you go on anyway And not ask why? LIFE IS A BURDEN Pain and misery Filled with grief And anxiety solo chorus Jim Colyer ascap

My LBT http://jimcolyer.com/papers/entry?id=430;fa=2 Little Big town is made up of Karen Fairchild, Kimberly Schlapman, Jimi Westbrook and Phillip Sweet. They have been together as a group since 1998. Karen and Kimberly met in college in Alabama. Jimi and Karen are man and wife. Kimberly and Phillip are married but to other people. Each person in the group has a child. Karen and Kimberly met at Samford University in Alabama in 1987. Their friendship forms the core of the group. They ended up in Nashville, where they were joined by Jimi and Phillip. The LBT girls are awesome! Karen inspired me to write a lyric called "Married To You." She became my Muse! Kimberly is famous for her curly hair. She has a cooking show called Simply Southern. Love those dimples! Birthdays: Karen - September 28, 1969 Kimberly - October 15, 1969 Jimi - October 20, 1971 Phillip - March 18, 1974 Little Big Town found me in 2013. I had been hearing "Good As Gone" & "Little White Church" in karaoke bars but had no knowledge of the group or how good they were. "Pontoon" hitting number one had a major impact! Suddenly, they were superstars headlining the Tornado tour. When I found out they were appearing at the Ryman, I got my ticket before it sold out. I see ABBA in Little Big Town! Two guys, two girls. A blonde and a brunette. Blonde Kimberly Schlapman sings high. Dark-haired Karen Fairchild sings low. Jimi Westbrook and Phillip Sweet contribute to the 4-part harmony that makes the group special. They have 5 albums dating back to 2002. They write much of their own material, and every song is a good one! Jimi and Phillip play rhythm guitar. Little Big Town went from Mercury to Monument Records, where they released a self-titled album. Then came Equity and finally Capitol Records. Albums: Little Big Town 2002 The Road To Here 2005 A Place To Land 2007 The Reason Why 2010 Tornado 2012 Wayne Kirkpatrick produced 3 albums. Jay Joyce produced Tornado. Tornado was number one for 5 weeks and certified gold by the RIAA. "Pontoon" won a Grammy for Best Country Duo/Group Performance. Little Big Town's album cuts are as good or better than their singles. They are awesome with their great songs and relentless harmony! Not many groups have 4 lead singers. I had no idea they were this good. They use an assortment of instruments: guitars, bass, drums, fiddle, mandolin, banjo, dobro and steel. They incorporate every style: country, rock, pop, bluegrass and folk, and they put their own stamp on it. Theirs is the first music I have liked since Shania. 1 "A LITTLE MORE YOU" - Come on, baby! Love is water. Dive on in! She has given a little bit. He wants a little more. But he can never get enough! 2 "A PLACE TO LAND" is a catchy with that tempo I relate to. Kimberly does the vocal and sounds like Lee Ann Womack. Is there something intriguing about being in over your head, getting burned, selling your soul, drawing a line and crossing it, speeding up when you should slow down, stepping in it and always thinking it's gonna be forever? I have done these things over and over. It probably comes with being a songwriter. I will find a place to land at the last possible moment. 3 "A THOUSAND YEARS" has the most eerie harmony I have ever heard. "Whatever the future holds, forever in your eyes." 4 "BRING IT ON HOME" went to number 4 on the country singles charts. Phillip does the lead. It has The Eagles written all over it. 5 "CAN'T GO BACK" - LBT mentioned that this song is special to them. It is about living in the moment and the difficulty of doing so. 6 "FIREBIRD FLY" is memorable. A waitress takes off in a guy's car while he goes in to pay for gas. Male-bashing has been a theme in modern country music, and the LBT ladies get their licks in with "Firebird Fly" and "Tornado." 7 "FRONT PORCH THING" = Front porches are still important to country people. "Strumming on my old six string." 8 "GOOD AS GONE" has a video. Fairchild comes up the sidewalk to the hotel. She bursts into the room and tosses her cheater on the bed. The 4 convene on the rooftop to finish the song. 9 "GOOD LORD WILLING" - From making mischief in the moonlight on Chigger Hill to being cuddled up with Audra Mae, he runs from flashing blue lights and a red-faced boy friend. 10 "I'M WITH THE BAND" takes them to Memphis and New Orleans. 11 "LEAVING IN YOUR EYES" - The lyrics are a bit abstract and mysterious, but there is a good beat and great atmosphere, especially when Jimi sings, "No sign of life or anything." 12 "LITTLE WHITE CHURCH" - Fairchild struts out of the house, her dominatrix side asserting itself! The others are waiting on the bridge. Karen has an intensity about her that makes her the leader. Does she cock her eyebrow when she sings "free?" Come on! Suddenly, the 4 are on the bandstand. "No more chicken and gravy!" The groom failed to show. 13 "LIVE WITH LONESOME" is wistful. Karen is a goddess. Jimi is a lucky guy. 14 "LONELY ENOUGH" - I do not pray. If I did, it would go something like this. She believes in God but is angry with him for taking her love. This song grabbed me quick! 15 "LOOKING FOR A REASON" has Fairchild take the lead. She is Little Big Town's power singer, and the one who had to step up if LBT was going to experience the meteoric rise surrounding the Tornado album. Karen divorced her first husband to marry Jimi Westbrook in the group. "Looking For A Reason" says it all. This lady takes no crap! Country music is in its dominatrix era, and Fairchild fits the bill. Willful and demanding! "YOU BETTER DO IT NOW!!" 16 "MEAN STREAK" has haunting harmony. This guy is cold as the concrete, tough as a backstreet, like a frat boy at hell week, rough as a dry creek, sharp as a hawk's beak, coming fast as a stampede, hard as an oak tree, mad as a queen bee, hot as Mojave, tight as a kite string, bad as a black sheep. Kimberly is adorable! 17 "NIGHT OWL" is track #11 on the Tornado CD. It is essentially a duet but features all 4 singers. The man is wandering back home to his girl. We journey with him, making our way past skyways and steeples, county lines and water towers, rolling fields and pastures, through lonely and deserted streets. It is turning darker as stars begin to fall. His night owl is waiting, staying up and praying for the bright headlights. "Night Owl" is a pretty song, not to be overlooked. Kimberly has a beautiful voice. The background vocals are like the hooting of an owl. 18 "ON FIRE TONIGHT" is a party song, a history makin' party! Lots of "bets." 19 "ONLY WHAT YOU MAKE OF IT" is a life lesson LBT's songs are different from Shania's. They are different in substance and tone. They are deeper, the flip side of the coin. 20 "RAIN ON A TIN ROOF" - A watery song! Not only is her love like rain on a tin roof, but her eyes are like the ocean and her heart is a river. He is thankful for every drop from this summertime storm. 21 "RUNAWAY TRAIN" is about a guy who runs off to Las Vegas with the preacher's daughter. After gambling his money away, he and the "runaway baby" return home. The preacher curses his soul in the name of the Lord. 22 "SELF-MADE" is a wicked song of survival. Karen and Jimi take the lead. Karen said that the harmony is the real lead singer. "Who you are is who you trust." "It's a legacy that you take to the grave." 23 "SHUT UP TRAIN" made me think of my mother after she left Aiken Road. I hate trains! Karen sings the lead in an exceptional black & white video. 24 "SOMEWHERE FAR AWAY" is a "leaving song." She is leaving Abilene on her way to New Orleans, too tired to get a job. Not sure about "whispers on the window." 25 "THAT'S WHERE I'LL BE" has geography. We visit the Arizona Plains, the Mississippi River, the land of hurricanes, the hills of Tennessee and Cisco Beach. Cisco Beach is on Nantucket Island, Massachusetts. More importantly, this song is about a man's need for a woman and the extent to which he will go to be with her. Jimi does the lead, and he must be thinking of his wife Karen. If I had a woman like Fairchild, I would surely do what it takes to bridge the great divide and follow her love to the edge of the earth. Jimi has seen the lonely side of life, and he knows Karen's worth cannot be measured. She is his salvation! This reminds me of my own song called "A Man Needs A Woman." Without a woman, a man is only drifting, a heart without a home. This is the kind of love and devotion a woman wants and the kind that will keep her. Little Big Town wrote this along with their producer, Wayne Kirkpatrick. 26 "THE REASON WHY" is the title track of the 4th album. It is an upbeat love song, and Jimi and Karen sang it to each other on The Late Late Show. 27 "WELCOME TO THE FAMILY" introduces nightmare in-laws. Grandpa's the local sheriff. Uncle Bill's the undertaker. Cousin Jesse's just crazy. Momma's got a real bad temper, and daddy's got a shotgun. The nephew is a hunter. 28 "WHERE THE PAVEMENT ENDS" is the first track on the Tornado album. Jimi wanted it that way. They opened their concert at the Ryman with it. 29 "YOU CAN'T HAVE EVERYTHING" sets the perfect country scene: wildflowers, a willow tree and a driveway leading to their dream house. The only thing missing is love! Kimberly sings this traditional country tear jerker. 30 "YOUR SIDE OF THE BED" is a duet and should do well in karaoke bars. There are 3 things on Jimi's side of the bed: a picture of their wedding day, a clock that don't work, and the Bible that his daddy gave. The picture and the clock tell us that their relationship has stalled. It is stuck in the past. The Bible is history on a grand scale. Memories! There are 2 things on Karen's side: a burned down candle flame (symbolizing their burned out love) and a letter Jimi started and couldn't finish. The marriage is in trouble, no surprise since country music is often about divorce. This song is full of questions. The couple no longer communicate. When she prays, she prays for herself and him separately. It is not a prayer for the two of them together. Questions fly! How'd you get so far away? Aren't you even gonna make a sound? Are you lonely like I'm lonely? Are you still awake? He lies down quietly, not reaching, a million miles away. Some of their best songs have one word in their titles: 1 "BONES" - It starts with "What goes around, comes around." I hear my uncle James. Some finger pointing! A technique they use at the end of certain songs is to return to the opening lines. "Bones" is different from what Little Big Town usually does. There is a gothic flavor, something like we might find in New Orleans, perhaps in an Anne Rice novel, voodoo and all that. There are ghosts and demons. There are sins and a wicked moon. Somebody is going to get what they deserve. Maybe it is Music Row! The night brings retribution, the time when reason might give way to superstition. 2 "BOONDOCKS" - Country themes pervade the lyrics. They really did grow up in the sticks. They sing of gravel roads, tin roofs, creeks, muddy water, trucks, trains, tractors, pastures, bulls, cows, deer, possums, hawks, queen bees, crickets, copperheads, the moon and stars and sheets on the line. 3 "LOST" - They wrote it about Kimberly's first husband, who died of a heart attack. "canyon of loneliness," "waterfall of tears" 4 "NOVOCAINE"- This was the first to rope me in at youtube. They performed it at the Grand Ole Opry. "Make you numb to the pain." 5 "PONTIAC" - "Another long, lonely night." "Lies as big as a Pontiac, no more hanging on to what will never be." 6 "PONTOON" - This is a great song and a well-produced record, a very charming piece. Big in the karaoke bars! The lyrics consist of a set of instructions or commands. It had to be Fairchild. 7 "SOBER" - A song called "Sober" would normally be about sobering up. Not this one! Kimberly wants to die drunk on love! What a chorus! 8 "STILL" - This is a perfect love song. 9 "TORNADO" - Fairchild really changes the weather with "Tornado." She had to become the alpha female if Little Big Town was going to hit the top. Title track of their 5th album. 10 "TRYIN" - People come to Nashville from all over the country with the dream of "making it." 11 "VAPOR" is about the lust for life in the midst of mortality. We are a vapor, a transient mist here for a moment and gone forever. I recall kissing my dad after the stroke. Perhaps we have all done something like that. It is true! Photos show that our parents were as young and younger than we are now. And even "now" will slide into eternal nothingness. "Sitting by the bed side, held his hand and kissed his face Then he closed his eyes, and I watched him slip away Seems like only yesterday, he was young as I am now But soon now will be the past, yeah, time is turning fast" There are issues of regret and legacies. "Did I hold who should've been held so they remember just how that felt? Did I say what should be said? Will I wake with no regret?" How will our kids remember us? Will we leave behind love or bitterness? I an reminded of Shakespeare's "The Tempest." Prospero says "We are such stuff as dreams are made on, and our little life is rounded with a sleep." Little Big Town compares our brief lives to "fire and paper." "Never too much and never enough." 12 "WOUNDED" - "Battered and broken and bruised." "Tore up inside over you." I understand! Kimberly has the more traditional country voice. The women complement each other well. Little Big Town has done a number of covers and put them on youtube. They call this project "Scattered, Smothered & Covered." Among the songs covered are "Rolling In The Deep," "Grenade" & "Moves Like Jagger." Relationships are at the heart of Little Big Town's catalog, both married and unmarried. Their music is thoughtful, reflective. It has depth. People compare LBT to The Eagles and Fleetwood Mac. In fact, LBT is better than those older groups. Every song on the 5 CDs is a gem. Great harmony and gorgeous women! If ABBA were reincarnated as a country group, they would be Little Big Town. The blonde and the brunette! Phillip could pass for Benny Andersson's twin. Sexy Karen Fairchild is getting most of the hits. She is a great singer, nailing blue notes at the end of every line. They are a reservoir of talent. The songs are melodic while having a beat. There is emotion and enthusiasm in every song.

I don't know why anyone would even go to Dubai.

I wrote this song for Reese! Reese abused http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9fwe_NEerE LEGALIZED CRIMINALS Legalized Criminals That's all they are Legalized crooks Gone way too far Legalized Criminals Like in '68 Police brutality We're all jailbait Been getting worse since 9/11 Sucking the blood out of society Prowling around, guns on their hips Taking money from you and me Blue light flashing in a rear view mirror Citizen pulled to the side of the street Carted off to jail for next to nothing Handcuffed and booked, hoodwinked Legalized Criminals That's all they are Legalized crooks Gone way too far Legalized Criminals Like in '68 Police brutality We're all jailbait Solo Watching from the window of a karaoke bar Drunk's head smashed on the hood of a car I wanted to smash that friggin cop's face Grab that badge and shove it up his arse Forever too late arriving on the scene Flirting with every sexy bombshell Cops are responsible for half the crime Hate them bastards with a passion from hell Legalized Criminals That's all they are Legalized crooks Gone way too far Legalized Criminals Like in '68 Police brutality We're all jailbait Jim Colyer ascap

I Wanna Be Famous before I die Want you to know me, look me in the eye Your head's gonna turn when you see me I'm a latter-day celebrity Some get famous in politics Becoming Senators and Presidents Others got famous as movie stars Kate Beckinsale and Brad Pitt Singers and musicians reach the top Some make it in business like Mr. Trump Athletes do it by playing sports Baseball players spitting on an ump I Wanna Be Famous before I die Want you to know me, look me in the eye Your head's gonna turn when you see me I'm a latter-day celebrity bridge They can call me an overnight success You're gonna be so impressed solo Kardashians got famous for doing nothing Can't take a chance, I'll think of something 15 minutes ain't enough anymore 15 years are what I'm aiming for Hitler was famous, can't be like him No, there must be a better way Can't be a terrorist, that's too extreme I'll climb the ladder, gonna have my day I Wanna Be Famous before I die Want you to know me, look me in the eye Your head's gonna turn when you see me I'm a latter-day celebrity Jim Colyer ascap