My boys swimmin' minnows in the tub

my baby girl's diaper's startin' to rub

My wife's working late

I'm glad she found time to call

I'm a modern day daddy standin' tall

I drink enough coffee to float my nerves

Long before the mailman rounds the curves

he brings me good and bad

in that same old bouncin' ball

I'm a modern daddy standin' tall

My wife brings home the bacon

cause I'm laid off from the job

Afternoons I do laundry

with my old foreman Bob

My big news today is I saw our baby crawl

I'm a modern day daddy standin' tall

I pass a tavern as I pick up kids from school

see a couple of guys inside shootin' pool

I can hear 'em laughin'

havin' themselves a ball

But I'm a modern day daddy standin' tall

I'm doin' the best I can

but I keep on standin' tall

I'm a modern day daddy

a modern day daddy

a modern day daddy

standin' tall

Moon Runs Around - Demos Retrieved from Nashville Dumpsters

Sleepin' in the back of that old pickup truck

is an old bridgebuilder down on his luck

hard work's taken him on down the line

and the loneliness bloodies his nose

time after time

he's a quiet man

doesn't need to holler

but there's trouble underneath

his old blue collar

he doesn't worry about the troubles of the world

but he knows where he stands

with his flag unfurled

He says the sun works up through the evening

and the moon runs around all night

it's been this way since I was young

And I don't know if it's wrong or if it's right

Bridgebuilder move on to another turm

there's always another bridge

about to burn

old hands will tell you it's all the same

when it all goes wrong there's no one to blame

He says the sun works up through the evening

and the moon runs around all night

it's been this way since he was young

And he don't know if it's wrong or if it's right

The nights get cold in that old pickup truck

as he edges toward Christmas and his New Year's luck

and he's headed back home near the line

as his days grow short on his workin' time

He says the sun works up through the evening

and the moon runs around all night

it's been that way since he was young

And he don't know if it's wrong or if it's right

It's been that way since he was young

And he don't know if it's wrong or if it's right

Music in the Wind - Demos Retrieved from Nashville Dumpsters

There's something about the way

that you undress

makes me know I married the very best

My eyes walk you up and down

in the soft candlelight

to make a long day worth the night

Hey baby

you make me feel just like a man should feel

you cut the cards

and you let me deal

There's music in the wind

crickets are dancin' along

Oh you know my favorite song

You take me out of this world

to where I wanna go

you're the only one that'll ever know

your fingers on my skin

draw pictures in my mind

as close to perfect as I'll ever find

Hey baby

when the morning comes don't you let me outta your sight

take me hostage

you got the right

There's music in the wind

crickets are dancin' along

Oh you know my favorite song

I crossed my heart

I never wanna leave this room

morning always comes

way too soon

There's music in the wind

crickets are dancin' along

Oh you know my favorite song

Yes there's music in the wind

crickets are dancin' along

Oh you know my favorite song

Cotton or Silk - Demos Retrieved from Nashville Dumpsters

Farm boys in the city

sometimes get lost

like me they come for opportunity

but never understand the cost

I can tell you the money it takes

to get a Holstein cow to milk

but I can't tell if that dress you're wearin'

is really cotton or silk

Cotton or silk

a country boy don't know

right now I'm hot as baled hay in the summer

by the morning I'll be cold as snow

Maam I don't mind sittin' close

I come from a big family

When we jumped into bed at night

there was always two or three

we'd wake in the morning together

go down to the barn to milk

I can't tell when morning comes in the city

are those sheets cotton or silk

Cotton or silk

a country boy don't know

right now I'm hot as baled hay in the summer

by the morning I'll be cold as snow

Yes these boots are not in fashion

I believe you on such things

no maam I'd better not take 'em off

I know the trouble that brings

you see as a boy

we had to separate the sweet cream from the milk

and do I believe I'm startin' to learn

the difference between cotton and silk

Unhappy Hunting Ground - Demos Retrieved from Nashville Dumpsters

I'm searching for a painted pony

perhaps you've seen one pass this way

The signs are so hard to follow in the city

could it be that I've lost my way

there's a man made cloud

rainin' down on this unhappy hunting ground

I've come from a place in your future

see all the concrete you've laid

you may think I'm from your past

but I can see the mistakes that you've made

no peace will ever be found

in this unhappy hunting ground

You've taken much more than you'll ever need

it seems like it's never enough

and the air that you breathe and the water you need

all the birds in the trees and the grass in the meadows

they'll all die without making a sound

we can't take any more beads for anymore ground

you've got your unhappy hunting ground

I'm not here to serve you no warning

I'm just passing on this Redman's view

I'm still searching for a painted pony

but I thought I'd better speak to you

this is the last time I'll be around

in the unhappy hunting ground

You've taken much more than you'll ever need

it seems like it's never enough

and the air that you breathe all the water you need

all the birds in the trees and the grass in the meadows

will all die without making a sound

we can't take any more beads for anymore ground

you've got your unhappy hunting ground

Hidin' From a Rainy Day - Demos Retrieved from Nashville Dumpsters

 There's a dancer from the strip joint

with a real estate broker who can shave a point

they're gettin' friendly but not usin' last names

There's a salesman flunked out of school

wastin' his afternoon shootin' pool

talkin' about some old football games

A couple of old men playin' cards

you can see they're regular pards

not keepin' score or keepin' track

There's an off-duty deputy

wantin' every other drink for free

the bartender just wants him off his back

They're just holdin' on

to the world that's colored gray

in a smoky bar

they're hidin' from a rainy day

And there's Eddie holds down a regular stool

provin' he's still a regular fool

livin' his life like a cancelled check

While the big dude drivin' the beer truck

says rain runs with his luck

he'll probably lose his job

on account of some wreck

There's a couple of rednecks

telling racial jokes

same punch line just different folks

it's better they laugh

than draw to fight

Pretty college girl combing her hair

she says it's not quite fair

if something hurts some body

it ain't right

They're just holdin' on

to the world that's colored gray

in a smoky bar

they're hidin' from a rainy day

They're just holdin' on

to the world that's colored gray

in a smoky bar

they're hidin' from a rainy day

in a smoky bar

they're hidin' from a rainy day

Only Gold He'll Ever Hold - Demos Retrieved from Nashville Dumpsters

His money's down to empty in his pockets

there's not much denim left in his blue jeans

the future don't look good here in the country

it's time he made something of his dreams

He's no good to himself if he's worth nothin'

plans to strike it big before too long

in the night he hears the city callin'

so he tells his golden girl he won't be long

He leaves her at the door

they played this scene before

he's going where the dreams are bought and sold

to a poor man dreams are all that's free

but the truth is so plain to see

she just might be the only gold he'll ever hold

He bought her pretty flowers for her birthday

golden ones the color of her hair

and she tells him all he needs is water

and if he needs her she'll be waitin' for him there

He leaves her at the door

they played this scene before

he's going where the dreams are bought and sold

to a poor man dreams are all that's free

but the truth is so plain to see

she just might be the only gold he'll ever hold

To a poor man dreams are all that's free

but the truth is so plain to see

she just might be the only gold he'll ever hold

she just might be the only gold he'll ever hold

Tomcat in a Dumpster - Demos Retrieved from Nashville Dumpsters

I woke up with Gideon's Bible beside me

I had the whiskey gone

nothin' left to hide me

I had a pickup truck with a flat front tire

my belly sunk and my chest on fire

so hung over I don't even know my name

I hope God will listen

when I drop down on my knees

I've been a tomcat in a dumpster

I never listened as a youngster

I done things to this old body

that just don't heal

I'm tattooed scarred and loud

lived in the fast lane

I'm hard and proud and never want to be tamed

they say that the end is near

and if there's one thing that I fear

it's going to Hell just to do it all over again

I hope God will listen

when I drop down on my knees

I've been a tomcat in a dumpster

I never listened as a youngster

I done things to this old body

that just don't heal

Yes I hope God will listen

when I drop down on my knees

I've been a tomcat in a dumpster

I never listened as a youngster

I done things to this old body

that just don't heal

Lord I done things to this old body

that just don't heal

they won't heal

they'll never heal

On The Edge - Demos Retrieved from Nashville Dumpsters

 It's true that I'm still livin'

on the edge

it's a dirty street

and it's no place to be

but I know it best

it gets right next to me

I bounced around

I couldn't find my thing

just an old blackbird

with a song to sing

sittin' on a fence post

most times wonderin' why

It's true that I'm still livin'

on the edge

it's a dirty street

and it's no place to be

but I know it best

it gets right next to me

I quit most everything a time or two

there's that muddy creek

runs right back to you

where I can wash my hands

but I cannot wash my feet

It's true that I'm still livin'

on the edge

it's a dirty street

no place to be

but I know it best

it gets right next to me

It would take all my time

to count the tears

I don't live that way

I don't show my fears

I look for love

oh to pull me through

to pull me through now

Old Soldier Boys - Demos Retrieved from Nashville Dumpsters

The old man was listenin' to the Man in Black

singin' about some old railroad track

the year was 1969

and nobody was really walking the line

the old man's son should've been at senior prom

but he was somewhere off in Viet Nam

So the old man was drinkin' down barley juice

quart after quart he was getting loose

he was singing and singin' like drunk men do

till the night sky turned to the morning blue

He said Lord I try not to trouble you much

I try to hold down the noise

Lord please don't forget

these old soldier boys

He's still listenin' to the Man in Black

and they sang about some old railroad track

well as the year closed out on 1969

they still weren't really walking the line

The old man's son never saw his senior prom

but at least he made it back from Viet Nam

So the old man gave up the barley juice

He was tired of cryin' when he got loose

His son took up where the old man slacked

and he started listening to the Man in Black

He was singing and singin' like drunk men do

till the night sky turned to the morning blue

Lord I try not to trouble you much

I try to hold down the noise

Lord please don't forget

these old soldier boys

The old man still listens to the Man in Black

him and the boys sing about the railroad track

Mover And A Shaker - Demos Retrieved from Nashville Dumpsters

She started out life a-jumpin'

while she was in the womb

Momma momma momma get me outta here

feels just like a tomb

She was a mover and a shaker from the start

She was a mover and a shaker in her heart

She had a look most men would kill for

she wasn't a fashion show

a young shy and crazy country girl

she went skiing nude in the snow

she was a mover and a shaker from the start

she was a mover and a shaker in her heart

She'd fight authority all the time

her own little private war

 she wasn't that way to her lovers

they couldn't take it anymore

she was a mover and a shaker

a mover and a shaker and a bad heartbreaker

She married once and it was over fast

learned what you don't in school

he fell for her and she fell for him

they fell like a couple of fools

she was a mover and a shaker

a mover and a shaker and a bad heartbreaker

Nashville Beer Commercial - Demos Retrieved from Nashville Dumpsters

If you like country music

and you like drinkin' beer

family, friends and weekends

Nashville Beer is here

Hey John if we get this son of a bitch recorded

we can buy us some Nashville Beer

you know what I mean

Oh yeah man I hear ya

you know that'd be cool

The new taste down in Dixie

is a full-bodied beer

a great combination

country music and Nashville Beer