[Applause]
[Applause] [Music]
dumb as a one-eyed chicken setting up on
dumb as a one-eyed chicken setting up on a fencepost
a fencepost
a fencepost [Music]
[Music]
[Music] sleepless as a Syrian boy watching over
sleepless as a Syrian boy watching over
sleepless as a Syrian boy watching over a herd of goats
a herd of goats
speechless as a TV preacher caught in
speechless as a TV preacher caught in bed with his wife’s new lover
bed with his wife’s new lover
bed with his wife’s new lover happy as a GI ball when she hears the
happy as a GI ball when she hears the
happy as a GI ball when she hears the war’s over
all these things
all these things hi
all these things I
all these things I you
tough as the chopped sirloin special
tough as the chopped sirloin special they served down to Brenda’s diner
they served down to Brenda’s diner
they served down to Brenda’s diner slow as an eighth grade school day in
slow as an eighth grade school day in
slow as an eighth grade school day in spring with the bright sunshinin lost is
spring with the bright sunshinin lost is
spring with the bright sunshinin lost is a Jehovah Witness wandered around the
a Jehovah Witness wandered around the
a Jehovah Witness wandered around the red-light district
red-light district
red-light district perfect as a brand new puppy at his
perfect as a brand new puppy at his
perfect as a brand new puppy at his Sunday school picnic
all these things
all these things you are
but in the darkest part of night
but in the darkest part of night when nothing seems quite real you come
when nothing seems quite real you come
when nothing seems quite real you come to me in dreams ask me what I feel
late as a hungover bridegroom looking
late as a hungover bridegroom looking round for his car keys
cool as a summer dress and sway
cool as a summer dress and sway and breathe
and breathe
and breathe sleepy add the blue to account on the
sleepy add the blue to account on the
sleepy add the blue to account on the last day of June
last day of June
last day of June Iger ass this audience to hear the end
Iger ass this audience to hear the end
Iger ass this audience to hear the end of this freaking – OH
[Music]
[Music] I’m for you
all these things are
all these things are for you
[Music]
[Music] [Applause]
[Applause]
[Applause] so it’s a very strange feeling to know
so it’s a very strange feeling to know
so it’s a very strange feeling to know that your life’s work is finished
that your life’s work is finished
that your life’s work is finished I am I know to my core then I was put
I am I know to my core then I was put
I am I know to my core then I was put here to be a husband and a father
there’s there’s even a newer smaller one
there’s there’s even a newer smaller one since that picture so what to do what to
since that picture so what to do what to
since that picture so what to do what to do I write songs I’ve been writing the
do I write songs I’ve been writing the
do I write songs I’ve been writing the song since I was fifteen I have enjoyed
song since I was fifteen I have enjoyed
song since I was fifteen I have enjoyed a little bit of regional success it’s
a little bit of regional success it’s
a little bit of regional success it’s been great but nobody’s ever given me
been great but nobody’s ever given me
been great but nobody’s ever given me any money for a song Garth Brooks has
any money for a song Garth Brooks has
any money for a song Garth Brooks has not recorded any my Tunes yet so I will
not recorded any my Tunes yet so I will
not recorded any my Tunes yet so I will say I will confess now here and now just
say I will confess now here and now just
say I will confess now here and now just between you and me
between you and me
between you and me even though it’s my chosen form of
even though it’s my chosen form of
even though it’s my chosen form of self-expression its songwriting has
self-expression its songwriting has
self-expression its songwriting has always been kind of a burden
always been kind of a burden
always been kind of a burden my need to find the right note and you
my need to find the right note and you
my need to find the right note and you know the right syllable you know it’s
know the right syllable you know it’s
know the right syllable you know it’s sweating bullets late into the night
sweating bullets late into the night
sweating bullets late into the night just laboring over a tune then I get
just laboring over a tune then I get
just laboring over a tune then I get done you know and I’m petrified that
done you know and I’m petrified that
done you know and I’m petrified that I’ve written the most trite song I’ve
I’ve written the most trite song I’ve
I’ve written the most trite song I’ve ever heard that’s songwriting has been
ever heard that’s songwriting has been
ever heard that’s songwriting has been kind of painful even though I do it some
kind of painful even though I do it some
kind of painful even though I do it some some reason I’ve accepted that perhaps
some reason I’ve accepted that perhaps
some reason I’ve accepted that perhaps this art is painful
this art is painful
this art is painful I started going to a songwriter circle
I started going to a songwriter circle
I started going to a songwriter circle which it’s been great my friends we get
which it’s been great my friends we get
which it’s been great my friends we get together once a week on Tuesday night we
together once a week on Tuesday night we
together once a week on Tuesday night we call it the Tuesday night songwriters
call it the Tuesday night songwriters
call it the Tuesday night songwriters circle and we share things and we do
circle and we share things and we do
circle and we share things and we do little exercises and every now and then
little exercises and every now and then
little exercises and every now and then we’ll have a guest speaker come in
we’ll have a guest speaker come in
we’ll have a guest speaker come in somebody whose work we admire and
somebody whose work we admire and
somebody whose work we admire and they’ll come talk about their process
they’ll come talk about their process
they’ll come talk about their process one week we had my buddy Todd birch come
one week we had my buddy Todd birch come
one week we had my buddy Todd birch come Todd’s West Virginia’s most beloved
Todd’s West Virginia’s most beloved
Todd’s West Virginia’s most beloved singer songwriter he’s a great guy he
singer songwriter he’s a great guy he
singer songwriter he’s a great guy he came down and he said something that
came down and he said something that
came down and he said something that I’ll always remember that changed my
I’ll always remember that changed my
I’ll always remember that changed my creative life he said you can’t be
creative life he said you can’t be
creative life he said you can’t be afraid to write the bad song meaning
afraid to write the bad song meaning
afraid to write the bad song meaning you’re not gonna hit it out of the park
you’re not gonna hit it out of the park
you’re not gonna hit it out of the park every time up you’re just not you’re
every time up you’re just not you’re
every time up you’re just not you’re gonna write a dog or two or four or 20
gonna write a dog or two or four or 20
gonna write a dog or two or four or 20 it’s just gonna happen that’s just the
it’s just gonna happen that’s just the
it’s just gonna happen that’s just the way it is and I’ve realized right then
way it is and I’ve realized right then
way it is and I’ve realized right then and there well there’s a there old
and there well there’s a there old
and there well there’s a there old saying crap makes the best fertilizer
saying crap makes the best fertilizer
saying crap makes the best fertilizer anyway I realized that songwriting is
anyway I realized that songwriting is
anyway I realized that songwriting is not my enemy is my ego my need to be
not my enemy is my ego my need to be
not my enemy is my ego my need to be important
that’s the problem so there’s all kinds
that’s the problem so there’s all kinds of ways of setting your ego aside and I
of ways of setting your ego aside and I
of ways of setting your ego aside and I focused on – which is worked for me
focused on – which is worked for me
focused on – which is worked for me the first being ask for help and that
the first being ask for help and that
the first being ask for help and that might seem obvious but you know if you
might seem obvious but you know if you
might seem obvious but you know if you don’t live in Nashville or Los Angeles
don’t live in Nashville or Los Angeles
don’t live in Nashville or Los Angeles songwriting is kind of a solitary
songwriting is kind of a solitary
songwriting is kind of a solitary pursuit and so it can be hard to ask for
pursuit and so it can be hard to ask for
pursuit and so it can be hard to ask for help so the songwriter circle has been
help so the songwriter circle has been
help so the songwriter circle has been great for that I take my stuff up there
great for that I take my stuff up there
great for that I take my stuff up there and I asked ask the guys for their their
and I asked ask the guys for their their
and I asked ask the guys for their their feedback and even though I love them
feedback and even though I love them
feedback and even though I love them sometimes even that’s difficult you know
sometimes even that’s difficult you know
sometimes even that’s difficult you know you take up something you really into
you take up something you really into
you take up something you really into you’re emotionally involved with and
you’re emotionally involved with and
you’re emotionally involved with and they they give you the what you know
they they give you the what you know
they they give you the what you know sometimes that happens to it that can be
sometimes that happens to it that can be
sometimes that happens to it that can be tough but just the act of asking for
tough but just the act of asking for
tough but just the act of asking for help is amazingly opening freeing
help is amazingly opening freeing
help is amazingly opening freeing asking for help the second trick I have
asking for help the second trick I have
asking for help the second trick I have I learned from one of my heroes
I learned from one of my heroes
I learned from one of my heroes Patti Mitchell I don’t have a picture of
Patti Mitchell I don’t have a picture of
Patti Mitchell I don’t have a picture of her because she’s sitting right there
and that that trick is collaboration you
and that that trick is collaboration you can’t sit down with another songwriter
can’t sit down with another songwriter
can’t sit down with another songwriter to co-write thinking that you’re the
to co-write thinking that you’re the
to co-write thinking that you’re the hottest thing since sliced bread
hottest thing since sliced bread
hottest thing since sliced bread can’t do it co-writing is a given to
can’t do it co-writing is a given to
can’t do it co-writing is a given to take you know you’re gonna go places
take you know you’re gonna go places
take you know you’re gonna go places that you wouldn’t a gone by yourself and
that you wouldn’t a gone by yourself and
that you wouldn’t a gone by yourself and you’re you’re perfect line you’re your
you’re you’re perfect line you’re your
you’re you’re perfect line you’re your jewel that you just came up with might
jewel that you just came up with might
jewel that you just came up with might not be appropriate
not be appropriate
not be appropriate collaboration is we not me
collaboration is we not me
collaboration is we not me so I want to play for you the song I
so I want to play for you the song I
so I want to play for you the song I co-wrote with Rebecca Grubb a wonderful
co-wrote with Rebecca Grubb a wonderful
co-wrote with Rebecca Grubb a wonderful writer and maker of beautiful babies
writer and maker of beautiful babies
writer and maker of beautiful babies [Music]
this is called I think of you
this is called I think of you [Music]
[Music]
[Music] I think of you and I make coffee
I think of you and I make coffee
I think of you and I make coffee I’ll catch a mirror with my hair while
I’ll catch a mirror with my hair while
I’ll catch a mirror with my hair while [Music]
[Music]
[Music] anytime the park is muddy when I see
anytime the park is muddy when I see
anytime the park is muddy when I see your green eyed child
when I read merely for pleasure
when I read merely for pleasure I hear your voice from distant moon
see a highway wedding where
see a highway wedding where stand before our room doors
[Music]
[Music] a tree that’s still and windless
a tree that’s still and windless
the sky that’s white and endless and I
the sky that’s white and endless and I cannot bear what I know
cannot bear what I know
cannot bear what I know [Music]
[Music]
[Music] and when I see you pensive waitress
and when I see you pensive waitress
and when I see you pensive waitress or open inexpensive wine
darling you all are on
darling you all are on my
[Music]
[Music] [Applause]
I couldn’t have written that song so
I couldn’t have written that song so there it is ask for help collaborate I
there it is ask for help collaborate I
there it is ask for help collaborate I don’t know that I write better songs I
don’t know that I write better songs I
don’t know that I write better songs I do know that I’d enjoy writing songs now
do know that I’d enjoy writing songs now
do know that I’d enjoy writing songs now and at this point in the game that’s
and at this point in the game that’s
and at this point in the game that’s more important to me but there’s still a
more important to me but there’s still a
more important to me but there’s still a problem there’s always a problem I’ve
problem there’s always a problem I’ve
problem there’s always a problem I’ve been performing you know since I was a
been performing you know since I was a
been performing you know since I was a kid I love performing I love getting up
kid I love performing I love getting up
kid I love performing I love getting up here on stage you know because it’s time
here on stage you know because it’s time
here on stage you know because it’s time and space is different up here than it
and space is different up here than it
and space is different up here than it is out there and get that that
is out there and get that that
is out there and get that that adrenaline thing going all the speakers
adrenaline thing going all the speakers
adrenaline thing going all the speakers here know about that adrenaline thing
here know about that adrenaline thing
here know about that adrenaline thing it’s great I love it what I can’t abide
it’s great I love it what I can’t abide
it’s great I love it what I can’t abide what makes me nuts is the performers ego
what makes me nuts is the performers ego
what makes me nuts is the performers ego you know that little voice in there that
you know that little voice in there that
you know that little voice in there that says look at me you look at me I’m
says look at me you look at me I’m
says look at me you look at me I’m special let me use your cares and woes
special let me use your cares and woes
special let me use your cares and woes for a minute yeah that just gives me the
for a minute yeah that just gives me the
for a minute yeah that just gives me the shivers my friend Claudia she looked me
shivers my friend Claudia she looked me
shivers my friend Claudia she looked me in the eye she looked just like that she
in the eye she looked just like that she
in the eye she looked just like that she looked me she saw my pain she says Bruce
looked me she saw my pain she says Bruce
looked me she saw my pain she says Bruce we are obliged to share what we create
we are obliged to share what we create
we are obliged to share what we create get over yourself
Claudia Emerson a an amazing poet and
Claudia Emerson a an amazing poet and teacher and songwriter
teacher and songwriter
teacher and songwriter she married my buddy Kent after he lost
she married my buddy Kent after he lost
she married my buddy Kent after he lost his first wife to cancer and she wrote a
his first wife to cancer and she wrote a
his first wife to cancer and she wrote a book of poems called lay wife she won
book of poems called lay wife she won
book of poems called lay wife she won the 2006 pubert surprise for that book
the 2006 pubert surprise for that book
the 2006 pubert surprise for that book and so pretty much anything Claudia told
and so pretty much anything Claudia told
and so pretty much anything Claudia told me to do I do
she died December 4th 2014 I made this
she died December 4th 2014 I made this song for her and for you
song for her and for you
song for her and for you [Music]
[Music]
[Music] this is called diary of a turtle
this is called diary of a turtle
this is called diary of a turtle [Music]
[Music]
[Music] the hours early the highway still the
the hours early the highway still the
the hours early the highway still the gas pom-poms I look eastbound
gas pom-poms I look eastbound
gas pom-poms I look eastbound at all small dark figure tops the hill
at all small dark figure tops the hill
at all small dark figure tops the hill straight up the road Lopes the jet and
straight up the road Lopes the jet and
straight up the road Lopes the jet and blackout
blackout
blackout focused and quiet and cuz he knows where
focused and quiet and cuz he knows where
focused and quiet and cuz he knows where he goes no need for rest or a friend
silent or watch him slip into shadow as
silent or watch him slip into shadow as a climb behind the wheel again
with an empty road and a ghostly stray
with an empty road and a ghostly stray I carry you with me today
I carry you with me today
I carry you with me today [Music]
the lights are hot the microphone smells
the lights are hot the microphone smells the audience somewhere else to be
late-night diners and super 8 motel hold
late-night diners and super 8 motel hold a special fascination for me
a special fascination for me
a special fascination for me [Music]
[Music]
[Music] like a wandering tortoise I live in this
like a wandering tortoise I live in this
like a wandering tortoise I live in this car making rhymes as the town’s blew by
with a button accordion and a Hawaiian
with a button accordion and a Hawaiian guitar
guitar
guitar let the muse mystify me
let the muse mystify me
let the muse mystify me [Music]
[Music]
[Music] because you smile in denial look away
because you smile in denial look away
because you smile in denial look away [Music]
[Music]
[Music] I carry you with me this way
I carry you with me this way
I carry you with me this way [Music]
[Music]
[Music] you said I know that it’s lonesome up
you said I know that it’s lonesome up
you said I know that it’s lonesome up there stepping on stage is its own kind
there stepping on stage is its own kind
there stepping on stage is its own kind of dare
of dare
of dare they still need you to care
they still need you to care
they still need you to care [Music]
[Music]
[Music] son is coming to burn through these
son is coming to burn through these
son is coming to burn through these clouds I’m expected in Portsmouth
clouds I’m expected in Portsmouth
clouds I’m expected in Portsmouth tonight
to rip open my heart and to pray out
to rip open my heart and to pray out loud
loud
loud [Music]
[Music]
[Music] I will look for your face in the lights
I will look for your face in the lights
I will look for your face in the lights [Music]
[Music]
[Music] until I see you again walking
until I see you again walking
until I see you again walking I carry you with me always
as for help collaborate and get over
as for help collaborate and get over yourself
yourself
yourself thanks a lot
[Applause] [Music]
dumb as a one-eyed chicken setting up on
dumb as a one-eyed chicken setting up on a fencepost
a fencepost
a fencepost [Music]
[Music]
[Music] sleepless as a Syrian boy watching over
sleepless as a Syrian boy watching over
sleepless as a Syrian boy watching over a herd of goats
a herd of goats
speechless as a TV preacher caught in
speechless as a TV preacher caught in bed with his wife’s new lover
bed with his wife’s new lover
bed with his wife’s new lover happy as a GI ball when she hears the
happy as a GI ball when she hears the
happy as a GI ball when she hears the war’s over
all these things
all these things hi
all these things I
all these things I you
tough as the chopped sirloin special
tough as the chopped sirloin special they served down to Brenda’s diner
they served down to Brenda’s diner
they served down to Brenda’s diner slow as an eighth grade school day in
slow as an eighth grade school day in
slow as an eighth grade school day in spring with the bright sunshinin lost is
spring with the bright sunshinin lost is
spring with the bright sunshinin lost is a Jehovah Witness wandered around the
a Jehovah Witness wandered around the
a Jehovah Witness wandered around the red-light district
red-light district
red-light district perfect as a brand new puppy at his
perfect as a brand new puppy at his
perfect as a brand new puppy at his Sunday school picnic
all these things
all these things you are
but in the darkest part of night
but in the darkest part of night when nothing seems quite real you come
when nothing seems quite real you come
when nothing seems quite real you come to me in dreams ask me what I feel
late as a hungover bridegroom looking
late as a hungover bridegroom looking round for his car keys
cool as a summer dress and sway
cool as a summer dress and sway and breathe
and breathe
and breathe sleepy add the blue to account on the
sleepy add the blue to account on the
sleepy add the blue to account on the last day of June
last day of June
last day of June Iger ass this audience to hear the end
Iger ass this audience to hear the end
Iger ass this audience to hear the end of this freaking – OH
[Music]
[Music] I’m for you
all these things are
all these things are for you
[Music]
[Music] [Applause]
[Applause]
[Applause] so it’s a very strange feeling to know
so it’s a very strange feeling to know
so it’s a very strange feeling to know that your life’s work is finished
that your life’s work is finished
that your life’s work is finished I am I know to my core then I was put
I am I know to my core then I was put
I am I know to my core then I was put here to be a husband and a father
there’s there’s even a newer smaller one
there’s there’s even a newer smaller one since that picture so what to do what to
since that picture so what to do what to
since that picture so what to do what to do I write songs I’ve been writing the
do I write songs I’ve been writing the
do I write songs I’ve been writing the song since I was fifteen I have enjoyed
song since I was fifteen I have enjoyed
song since I was fifteen I have enjoyed a little bit of regional success it’s
a little bit of regional success it’s
a little bit of regional success it’s been great but nobody’s ever given me
been great but nobody’s ever given me
been great but nobody’s ever given me any money for a song Garth Brooks has
any money for a song Garth Brooks has
any money for a song Garth Brooks has not recorded any my Tunes yet so I will
not recorded any my Tunes yet so I will
not recorded any my Tunes yet so I will say I will confess now here and now just
say I will confess now here and now just
say I will confess now here and now just between you and me
between you and me
between you and me even though it’s my chosen form of
even though it’s my chosen form of
even though it’s my chosen form of self-expression its songwriting has
self-expression its songwriting has
self-expression its songwriting has always been kind of a burden
always been kind of a burden
always been kind of a burden my need to find the right note and you
my need to find the right note and you
my need to find the right note and you know the right syllable you know it’s
know the right syllable you know it’s
know the right syllable you know it’s sweating bullets late into the night
sweating bullets late into the night
sweating bullets late into the night just laboring over a tune then I get
just laboring over a tune then I get
just laboring over a tune then I get done you know and I’m petrified that
done you know and I’m petrified that
done you know and I’m petrified that I’ve written the most trite song I’ve
I’ve written the most trite song I’ve
I’ve written the most trite song I’ve ever heard that’s songwriting has been
ever heard that’s songwriting has been
ever heard that’s songwriting has been kind of painful even though I do it some
kind of painful even though I do it some
kind of painful even though I do it some some reason I’ve accepted that perhaps
some reason I’ve accepted that perhaps
some reason I’ve accepted that perhaps this art is painful
this art is painful
this art is painful I started going to a songwriter circle
I started going to a songwriter circle
I started going to a songwriter circle which it’s been great my friends we get
which it’s been great my friends we get
which it’s been great my friends we get together once a week on Tuesday night we
together once a week on Tuesday night we
together once a week on Tuesday night we call it the Tuesday night songwriters
call it the Tuesday night songwriters
call it the Tuesday night songwriters circle and we share things and we do
circle and we share things and we do
circle and we share things and we do little exercises and every now and then
little exercises and every now and then
little exercises and every now and then we’ll have a guest speaker come in
we’ll have a guest speaker come in
we’ll have a guest speaker come in somebody whose work we admire and
somebody whose work we admire and
somebody whose work we admire and they’ll come talk about their process
they’ll come talk about their process
they’ll come talk about their process one week we had my buddy Todd birch come
one week we had my buddy Todd birch come
one week we had my buddy Todd birch come Todd’s West Virginia’s most beloved
Todd’s West Virginia’s most beloved
Todd’s West Virginia’s most beloved singer songwriter he’s a great guy he
singer songwriter he’s a great guy he
singer songwriter he’s a great guy he came down and he said something that
came down and he said something that
came down and he said something that I’ll always remember that changed my
I’ll always remember that changed my
I’ll always remember that changed my creative life he said you can’t be
creative life he said you can’t be
creative life he said you can’t be afraid to write the bad song meaning
afraid to write the bad song meaning
afraid to write the bad song meaning you’re not gonna hit it out of the park
you’re not gonna hit it out of the park
you’re not gonna hit it out of the park every time up you’re just not you’re
every time up you’re just not you’re
every time up you’re just not you’re gonna write a dog or two or four or 20
gonna write a dog or two or four or 20
gonna write a dog or two or four or 20 it’s just gonna happen that’s just the
it’s just gonna happen that’s just the
it’s just gonna happen that’s just the way it is and I’ve realized right then
way it is and I’ve realized right then
way it is and I’ve realized right then and there well there’s a there old
and there well there’s a there old
and there well there’s a there old saying crap makes the best fertilizer
saying crap makes the best fertilizer
saying crap makes the best fertilizer anyway I realized that songwriting is
anyway I realized that songwriting is
anyway I realized that songwriting is not my enemy is my ego my need to be
not my enemy is my ego my need to be
not my enemy is my ego my need to be important
that’s the problem so there’s all kinds
that’s the problem so there’s all kinds of ways of setting your ego aside and I
of ways of setting your ego aside and I
of ways of setting your ego aside and I focused on – which is worked for me
focused on – which is worked for me
focused on – which is worked for me the first being ask for help and that
the first being ask for help and that
the first being ask for help and that might seem obvious but you know if you
might seem obvious but you know if you
might seem obvious but you know if you don’t live in Nashville or Los Angeles
don’t live in Nashville or Los Angeles
don’t live in Nashville or Los Angeles songwriting is kind of a solitary
songwriting is kind of a solitary
songwriting is kind of a solitary pursuit and so it can be hard to ask for
pursuit and so it can be hard to ask for
pursuit and so it can be hard to ask for help so the songwriter circle has been
help so the songwriter circle has been
help so the songwriter circle has been great for that I take my stuff up there
great for that I take my stuff up there
great for that I take my stuff up there and I asked ask the guys for their their
and I asked ask the guys for their their
and I asked ask the guys for their their feedback and even though I love them
feedback and even though I love them
feedback and even though I love them sometimes even that’s difficult you know
sometimes even that’s difficult you know
sometimes even that’s difficult you know you take up something you really into
you take up something you really into
you take up something you really into you’re emotionally involved with and
you’re emotionally involved with and
you’re emotionally involved with and they they give you the what you know
they they give you the what you know
they they give you the what you know sometimes that happens to it that can be
sometimes that happens to it that can be
sometimes that happens to it that can be tough but just the act of asking for
tough but just the act of asking for
tough but just the act of asking for help is amazingly opening freeing
help is amazingly opening freeing
help is amazingly opening freeing asking for help the second trick I have
asking for help the second trick I have
asking for help the second trick I have I learned from one of my heroes
I learned from one of my heroes
I learned from one of my heroes Patti Mitchell I don’t have a picture of
Patti Mitchell I don’t have a picture of
Patti Mitchell I don’t have a picture of her because she’s sitting right there
and that that trick is collaboration you
and that that trick is collaboration you can’t sit down with another songwriter
can’t sit down with another songwriter
can’t sit down with another songwriter to co-write thinking that you’re the
to co-write thinking that you’re the
to co-write thinking that you’re the hottest thing since sliced bread
hottest thing since sliced bread
hottest thing since sliced bread can’t do it co-writing is a given to
can’t do it co-writing is a given to
can’t do it co-writing is a given to take you know you’re gonna go places
take you know you’re gonna go places
take you know you’re gonna go places that you wouldn’t a gone by yourself and
that you wouldn’t a gone by yourself and
that you wouldn’t a gone by yourself and you’re you’re perfect line you’re your
you’re you’re perfect line you’re your
you’re you’re perfect line you’re your jewel that you just came up with might
jewel that you just came up with might
jewel that you just came up with might not be appropriate
not be appropriate
not be appropriate collaboration is we not me
collaboration is we not me
collaboration is we not me so I want to play for you the song I
so I want to play for you the song I
so I want to play for you the song I co-wrote with Rebecca Grubb a wonderful
co-wrote with Rebecca Grubb a wonderful
co-wrote with Rebecca Grubb a wonderful writer and maker of beautiful babies
writer and maker of beautiful babies
writer and maker of beautiful babies [Music]
this is called I think of you
this is called I think of you [Music]
[Music]
[Music] I think of you and I make coffee
I think of you and I make coffee
I think of you and I make coffee I’ll catch a mirror with my hair while
I’ll catch a mirror with my hair while
I’ll catch a mirror with my hair while [Music]
[Music]
[Music] anytime the park is muddy when I see
anytime the park is muddy when I see
anytime the park is muddy when I see your green eyed child
when I read merely for pleasure
when I read merely for pleasure I hear your voice from distant moon
see a highway wedding where
see a highway wedding where stand before our room doors
[Music]
[Music] a tree that’s still and windless
a tree that’s still and windless
the sky that’s white and endless and I
the sky that’s white and endless and I cannot bear what I know
cannot bear what I know
cannot bear what I know [Music]
[Music]
[Music] and when I see you pensive waitress
and when I see you pensive waitress
and when I see you pensive waitress or open inexpensive wine
darling you all are on
darling you all are on my
[Music]
[Music] [Applause]
I couldn’t have written that song so
I couldn’t have written that song so there it is ask for help collaborate I
there it is ask for help collaborate I
there it is ask for help collaborate I don’t know that I write better songs I
don’t know that I write better songs I
don’t know that I write better songs I do know that I’d enjoy writing songs now
do know that I’d enjoy writing songs now
do know that I’d enjoy writing songs now and at this point in the game that’s
and at this point in the game that’s
and at this point in the game that’s more important to me but there’s still a
more important to me but there’s still a
more important to me but there’s still a problem there’s always a problem I’ve
problem there’s always a problem I’ve
problem there’s always a problem I’ve been performing you know since I was a
been performing you know since I was a
been performing you know since I was a kid I love performing I love getting up
kid I love performing I love getting up
kid I love performing I love getting up here on stage you know because it’s time
here on stage you know because it’s time
here on stage you know because it’s time and space is different up here than it
and space is different up here than it
and space is different up here than it is out there and get that that
is out there and get that that
is out there and get that that adrenaline thing going all the speakers
adrenaline thing going all the speakers
adrenaline thing going all the speakers here know about that adrenaline thing
here know about that adrenaline thing
here know about that adrenaline thing it’s great I love it what I can’t abide
it’s great I love it what I can’t abide
it’s great I love it what I can’t abide what makes me nuts is the performers ego
what makes me nuts is the performers ego
what makes me nuts is the performers ego you know that little voice in there that
you know that little voice in there that
you know that little voice in there that says look at me you look at me I’m
says look at me you look at me I’m
says look at me you look at me I’m special let me use your cares and woes
special let me use your cares and woes
special let me use your cares and woes for a minute yeah that just gives me the
for a minute yeah that just gives me the
for a minute yeah that just gives me the shivers my friend Claudia she looked me
shivers my friend Claudia she looked me
shivers my friend Claudia she looked me in the eye she looked just like that she
in the eye she looked just like that she
in the eye she looked just like that she looked me she saw my pain she says Bruce
looked me she saw my pain she says Bruce
looked me she saw my pain she says Bruce we are obliged to share what we create
we are obliged to share what we create
we are obliged to share what we create get over yourself
Claudia Emerson a an amazing poet and
Claudia Emerson a an amazing poet and teacher and songwriter
teacher and songwriter
teacher and songwriter she married my buddy Kent after he lost
she married my buddy Kent after he lost
she married my buddy Kent after he lost his first wife to cancer and she wrote a
his first wife to cancer and she wrote a
his first wife to cancer and she wrote a book of poems called lay wife she won
book of poems called lay wife she won
book of poems called lay wife she won the 2006 pubert surprise for that book
the 2006 pubert surprise for that book
the 2006 pubert surprise for that book and so pretty much anything Claudia told
and so pretty much anything Claudia told
and so pretty much anything Claudia told me to do I do
she died December 4th 2014 I made this
she died December 4th 2014 I made this song for her and for you
song for her and for you
song for her and for you [Music]
[Music]
[Music] this is called diary of a turtle
this is called diary of a turtle
this is called diary of a turtle [Music]
[Music]
[Music] the hours early the highway still the
the hours early the highway still the
the hours early the highway still the gas pom-poms I look eastbound
gas pom-poms I look eastbound
gas pom-poms I look eastbound at all small dark figure tops the hill
at all small dark figure tops the hill
at all small dark figure tops the hill straight up the road Lopes the jet and
straight up the road Lopes the jet and
straight up the road Lopes the jet and blackout
blackout
blackout focused and quiet and cuz he knows where
focused and quiet and cuz he knows where
focused and quiet and cuz he knows where he goes no need for rest or a friend
silent or watch him slip into shadow as
silent or watch him slip into shadow as a climb behind the wheel again
with an empty road and a ghostly stray
with an empty road and a ghostly stray I carry you with me today
I carry you with me today
I carry you with me today [Music]
the lights are hot the microphone smells
the lights are hot the microphone smells the audience somewhere else to be
late-night diners and super 8 motel hold
late-night diners and super 8 motel hold a special fascination for me
a special fascination for me
a special fascination for me [Music]
[Music]
[Music] like a wandering tortoise I live in this
like a wandering tortoise I live in this
like a wandering tortoise I live in this car making rhymes as the town’s blew by
with a button accordion and a Hawaiian
with a button accordion and a Hawaiian guitar
guitar
guitar let the muse mystify me
let the muse mystify me
let the muse mystify me [Music]
[Music]
[Music] because you smile in denial look away
because you smile in denial look away
because you smile in denial look away [Music]
[Music]
[Music] I carry you with me this way
I carry you with me this way
I carry you with me this way [Music]
[Music]
[Music] you said I know that it’s lonesome up
you said I know that it’s lonesome up
you said I know that it’s lonesome up there stepping on stage is its own kind
there stepping on stage is its own kind
there stepping on stage is its own kind of dare
of dare
of dare they still need you to care
they still need you to care
they still need you to care [Music]
[Music]
[Music] son is coming to burn through these
son is coming to burn through these
son is coming to burn through these clouds I’m expected in Portsmouth
clouds I’m expected in Portsmouth
clouds I’m expected in Portsmouth tonight
to rip open my heart and to pray out
to rip open my heart and to pray out loud
loud
loud [Music]
[Music]
[Music] I will look for your face in the lights
I will look for your face in the lights
I will look for your face in the lights [Music]
[Music]
[Music] until I see you again walking
until I see you again walking
until I see you again walking I carry you with me always
as for help collaborate and get over
as for help collaborate and get over yourself
yourself
yourself thanks a lot
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