Seasons

Rhome" (chords)

Tyler McLaughlin

I love you is gettn' cut into a tree

I think she loves me

Kickn' rocks while take'n walks alone

Crow flies by in Rhome

And here I sit alone toss'n little stones

Cuttn' love into a Sycamore

Chameleon walks down a myrtle skin

upside down flar'n his chin

Wind begins to blow, she heads on down

Safe in the dirt on the ground

And here I sit alone toss'n little stones

Cuttn' love into a Sycamore

Squirrel climbs up a young live oak and lays

belly-down in the shade

Big machine painted green drives by

There's a spark in her eye

And here I sit alone toss'n little stones

Cuttn' love into a Sycamore

I love you is gettn' cut into a tree

I think she loves me

"God Passing By" (chords)

Tyler McLaughlin

There’s sunlight on a tree

There’s a bird sing’n to me

There’s dew on the ground

And there’s God all around

There’s coffee being made

There’s a hammock in the shade

There’s music in the air 

And there’s love everywhere

Some call it God

some call it love

Some call it life and others think

It’s the stuff dreams are made of

Smelt the flowers in the breeze

Heard them buzz’n honeybees

Them clouds up in the sky

Might be God pass’n by

There’s a mother givin’ birth

There’s another interred the earth

We’re born then we die

It’s the circle of love givin’ life goin’ by

Some call it God

some call it love

ome call it life and others think

It’s the stuff dreams are made of

Some call it God

some call it love

Some call it life and others think

It’s the stuff dreams are made of

It’s the stuff dreams are made of

It’s the stuff dreams are made of

"Circadian Rhythm Blues" (chords)

Tyler McLaughlin

Last night I stayed up way too late

I didn't get my eight like mama said

Got up around noon, laid there in my dark room

No sunlight through the ojos in my head

There's a system designed with intelligence in mind

and it works based on time and space

And if you don't understand about the Pineal gland

And why it's good to get that sunlight on your face

Well here's some news to help you snooze

And prevent the circadian rhythm blues

I woke up this mornin' & watched the sun rise

Cause I learned these little eyes need that light

It got my body goin and my thoughts a flowin'

my heart was pumpin' just right

There's a system designed with intelligence in mind

and it works based on time and space

And if you don't understand about the Pineal gland

And why it's good to get that sunlight on your face

Well here's some news to help you snooze

And prevent the circadian rhythm blues

"☺ Smile" (chords)

Tyler McLaughlin

Your sweet smell, your sweet smile

The way you dance, Once in a while

The way you talk.. in yer sleep

Lyin' there next to me makes me smile

Had a down n' out day

I's mad at the world

thought'a you, changed my view

Made me smile a little while

Heard a sad sad tale

And it squeezed on my heart

Pictured you, changed my view

Made me smile a little while

Your sweet smell, your sweet smile

The way you dance, Once in a while

The way you talk.. in yer sleep

Lyin' there next to me makes me smile

When I swaller my last drink

And there's fire everywhere

I'll picture you to change my view

And make me smile a little while

When my last flame burns out

And dark engulfs the world

I'll see you shining through

And I'll smile a little while

Your sweet smell, your sweet smile

The way you dance, Once in a while

The way you talk.. in yer sleep

Lyin' there next to me makes me smile

"The Aspen & The Willow" (chords)

Tyler McLaughlin

The Aspen & The Willow, dancing in the wind

Singing their songs, inspiring friends

The Aspen shimmers, the Willow sways

The rain drops down, a cottontail lays

In the soft grain grass, there's both our sons

I can hear them laugh, having so much fun

The Colorado sky, Pink, White and blue

Sun's going down, a rainbow bursts through

Thunder in the distance, children nearby

Playin' in the tree, Mom and Dad walk by

The maples droppin' leaves, a warm fire next to me

There's more giggles from our sons, having so much fun

The Colorado sky, Pink, White and blue

Sun's going down, a rainbow bursts through

Thunder in the distance, children nearby

Playin' in the tree, Mom and Dad walk by

"Autumn in Texas'" (chords)

Tyler McLaughlin

There's somethin' bout this time of year

Sun casts a golden light

Birds are sing'n country tunes

And The Moon glows hallows at night

The wind touches my skin

Smoother than the month before

It's soft and cool and what I'd been hopin' for

It's Autumn in Texas for sure

The tilt of the Earth

Draws shadows in new form

You see it when you wake up

In the early orange lit morn'

Live oak smoke blow'n by

Tejano music's on next door

A tent in the yard, Mom's dogs asleep on the porch

It's Autumn in Texas for sure

Awe there's football on TV

And more family around than before

It's Autumn in Texas for sure

Oh it's Autumn in Texas for sure

"Making Stuff Up" (chords)

Tyler McLaughlin

When you asked me that thing about that thing that right now I can't remember

And all I wanted to do was have an answer for you

I'uz quick to respond right then with what I thought was right

And then I realized I'uz probly just makin' stuff up

But pretty quick you responded and we were both in the groove

Rememberin' things the way we thought them things went then

And before we knew it both of us were just makin' stuff up

Just makin' stuff up

So let's talk a little 'bout a lot of things we don't know much about

Why, cuz it's what we do when we're doin' what we do

When we're makin' stuff up

It's how we figure things out

How we make things alright

When we're makin' stuff up

"My Mescalero Friend" (chords)

Tyler McLaughlin

There's a place in this world... where I go sometimes

In my mind I retreat

It's a mountain I climb... through a valley, in time

I find myself there alone

With you my friend I'm home

A priest with his guns, a mother with her sons

Scared and alone in La Luz

It's time to go there with you

And I see leaves golden blowin' in the trees

And I feel a gentle breeze upon my skin

White lions swaying in the wind

In a canyon with my Mescalero friend

There's a place in this world... where I go sometimes

In my mind I retreat

It's a mountain I climb... through a valley, in time

I find myself there alone

With you my friend I'm home

And I see leaves golden blowin' in the trees

And I feel a gentle breeze upon my skin

White lions swaying in the wind

In a canyon with my Mescalero friend

A church, a rope, a young man without hope

Calls on her she says go see the medicine man

It's time to go there again

And I see leaves golden blowin' in the trees

And I feel a gentle breeze upon my skin

White lions swaying in the wind

In a canyon with my Mescalero friend

In a canyon with my Mescalero friend

"St. Whiskey" (chords)

Tyler McLaughlin

St. Whiskey I'm listening to you

If there's one thing I need to do

St. Whiskey I'm listening to you

If there's one thing I need to do

Victrola sing to me

I love you truly

Victrola sing to me

I love you truly

Big black man hypnotize me

With them children drummin' polyrhythmically

Big black man hypnotize me

With them children drummin' polyrhythmically

Victrola sing to me

I love you truly

Victrola sing to me

I love you truly

St. Whiskey listen to me

While I sing ... sing to Thee

Ah… St. Whiskey won't you listen to me

While I sing... sing to Thee

"Some of the Time" (chords)

Tyler McLaughlin

There's things soften the heart, there's things lighten the mind

When we let go of ourselves, some of the time

There's an orange butterfly on a purple thistle nearby

A woodpecker goes by.. singing his song

A red hawk way up high, makes it known she's in the sky

With her keen and watchful eye, circling around

There's things soften the heart, there's things lighten the mind

When we let go of ourselves, some of the time

There's blue skies all around, nature makes her sound

Green in the leaves on the trees and the grass in the ground

A red bird sings a song, a blue jay squawks along

A black grackle shimmers it's long black tail

There's things soften the heart, there's things lighten the mind

When we let go of ourselves, some of the time

The garden is in bloom, there's maters starting to grow

There's seeds falling off bonnets and a beautiful Doe

There's things soften the heart, there's things lighten the mind

When we let go of ourselves some of the time

There's things soften the heart, there's things lighten the mind

When we let go of ourselves some of the time

"Damn Ya'll Blues" (chords)

Tyler McLaughlin

Well it's Tuesday night again in Austin, Texas on the drag

Said it's Tuesday night my friends in Austin, Tx on the drag

My stomach's wound up good cause I wanna play music so bad

Now I walked down Guadalupe with my guitar like before

Said I walked down Guadalupe with my guitar like before

The I climbed up them stairs into the Texas unions cactus cafe door

I put my name on a list to see if it'd get pulled out

Said put my name on a list to see if it'd get pulled out

To play the open mic that everyone be talkin' about

Well I did not get picked out & that's ok my little girl

Said I did not get picked out & that's ok my little girl

Cuz i'm gunna sit right here in this room & listen to some of the best songwriters in the world

Now thank you in the back for mix'n lights & sound

I said thank you back for mix'n lights & sound

Ain't another place that's lit and sound like this anywhere in a-town

Now you feel the spirits flow'n from back there behind the bar

I said you feel the spirits flow'n from Chris & friends behind the bar

Ain't a night like this exist without our main man Jake Farr

I said damn ya'll (cont.)

I got the damn y'all blues right here in Austin town

"You" (chords)

Tyler McLaughlin

You called last month & said she fell

She broke her jaw… things went to hell

When I got there… I smelt death

Saw it on your skin… heard it in your breath

I went out back… to clear my head

You came to me… said you wuddn't dead

I went back home… and I packed my bag

And kissed my love… then headed back

To you

To you

We sorted things & got rid of junk

Signed in ink then emptied the trunk

Paid off some creeps… made new friends

Drinkn' coffee… listen'n

To you

To you

You called last month & said she fell

"It's All Good" (chords)

Tyler McLaughlin

There is time & there is space

Fer everything, taken' place

Everywhere, all at once

It's all Good

Where there's good, there's bad

Where there's happy, there's sad

Sometimes we lose, sometimes we win

When yer up, expect to be down again

There is time & there is space

Fer everything, taken' place

Everywhere, all at once

It's all Good

Where there's good, there's bad

Where there's happy, there's sad

Sometimes we lose, sometimes we win

When yer up, expect to be down again

"Twelve Sun" (chords)

Tyler McLaughlin

Well you were five years old

And it was spring break

On Summers Green

I took the week off

So we can hang out

Doing things

And you beat me regularly

At Texas hold 'em

And seven card stud

And when that got boring

We made up our own game

To play instead

And I don't know to this day

The rules that we made

I remember it was fun

That game we called Twelve Sun

"Five Mile Hill" (chords)

Tyler McLaughlin

Traveling down the road

With you with so much fun

We'd head for Gran and pappy's

West towards the settin' and sun

I'd load up all them cd's

I burnt with handpicked songs

We'd turn that sound system up so loud

you'd dance & sing along

By the time we got to Lampasas

We'd hit storms for a shake & fries

Then back on through Lometa

Where Mamaw Barefoot first opened her eyes

Only a few more miles

Before we roll them windows down

Slide that sunroof wide open

And mash the metal pedal to the ground

Five Mile Hill here we come

We're ready for the ride

Our hands thrown way up in the air

Screamin'... mouths open wide

Sun settin' on the horizon

Pecans as far as we can see

A valley like none other

San Saba River winding free

Five Mile Hill We're so grateful

Had you to fly down so fast

Five Mile hill we're so grateful

You are a part of our past

Old Five Mile Hill

Oh what a thrill

It was to have you

In our lives

"Go Home" (chords)

Tyler McLaughlin

Inside I know it's hard

Sometimes to see

Distracted by things

This life can be

Get out & take a walk

Leave your phone

Listen to the birds

Talk with god alone

Let it in

Be a friend

Go home

Go home

It's easy to fall back in

Forgetting what we know

Watch the bees do their thing

In the flowers as they grow

A new moon brings us hope

Patiently as it grows

Reflecting the light of the sun

As it goes

Let it in

Be a friend

Go home

Go home

Go home

Go home