LYRICS
So what you have here, people, in your hands and your ears, is an encounter with a fellow creature. A Real Dude, not a fear monger or flatterer, offering you the fruits of his earthy soul, grown, horticulturally, medicinally, and otherwise, in the palm of the Mitten. Take him up on it, pass it around. Feel the frequency of a Michigan man, a lover, a thinker, a father, a singer… Recognize and wonder at a kindred soul, an old soul who’s trod this ground before, a healer, a prophet unveiling what the elite deceit would keep hidden, a planter of seeds and tender of trees. Spend an hour with his songs, in this pocket of bliss.
Recognize and wonder, I’m under the spell of love
and from here on out baby, I’ll crave no other drug, drinking from your jug, well
I’m a green leaf blowing but I know what's to win
I’m going home this weekend to make my baby grin
it's been a long time coming, this fruitful love we’ve found
I can’t seem to stop sowing, my seeds deep within her ground, look what I found
my baby believes in me, she sees me like the sun
that's why she’s the only one, i’m gonna rock til kingdom come, look what we’ve done
I'm Hooked Thru The Gills for this girl back east
because she loves me longer than forever at the least, lets live in peace
its within our reach if we take the time to teach, and practice what we preach
as we give a little love to one another before it all goes down
come on morning glory, be the feather in my crown, let's get down…
I'm hooked thru the gills for this girl back east
because she loves me longer than forever at the least
Recognize and wonder, I'm under the spell of love
and from here on out baby, i’ll crave no other drug, drinking from your jug, well
I'm a green leaf blowing but i know what's to win
I'm going home this weekend to make my baby grin, her heart I'll win…
I was a Chippewa Chief my last time around
I came back to protect this ground
every river cat knows when the shiawassee throws
fish in the fields for the eagles and crows
ya see the land here was fertile but they conformed it
Roundup ready, now it's goin’ dormant
who knew the knowledge to till up the land
would eventually kill that “civilized man”, i remember when…
rivers were clean and the trees were thick
now we’re burning just a shorthand wick
my people were murdered at the hands of white men
natures been rapidly destroyed since then…
for 200 years I was slain in the grave
I'm here to tell ya I’m no slave!
I see the hurt and the pain in here eyes
when pollution rules, Mother cries, yeah
“black snake” make the world so sick
corporate greed such an evil trick
make the police fight the man
who protects the water? I don’t understand, but I remember when…
rivers were clean and the trees were thick
now we’re burning just a shorthand wick
my people were murdered at the hands of white men
natures been rapidly destroyed since then…
glacier cut the ridge and the rock in my hand
river took the mineral to every bank of sand
“turtle island” work with the flow
breathe in - breathe out, everybody grows!
Indigenous People all across this land
come together in peaceful prayer to defeat the man
take back our land, love is our plan, if you understand
that i support the Sioux and i support Love, as below so above!
don’t steal from me, and my family, we are the tree, of humanity 3x
rivers were clean and the trees were thick
now we’re burning just a shorthand wick
my people were murdered at the hands of white men
natures been rapidly destroyed since then…
I want to mean it so you feel it in your soul
like a mountain rush that you can’t control
my River of Love will always flow
my river of love will always flow, again…
I don’t know why I say things that I don’t mean
that build up the walls between you and me
I need to unplug emotion from my heart
so we can build tomorrow as soon as we can start again… my best friend
and I say things I shouldn’t say
until anger takes my breath away
and as tomorrow becomes today
regret is the debt I pay
you are worth more than everything I've seen
please excuse me for the hurt that I don’t mean
I understand your pain, I know that you’re concerned
just trust in my love I promise you won’t get burned, again… my best friend
I want to mean it so you feel it in your soul
like a mountain rush that you can’t control
my river of love will always flow
my river of love will always flow, again…
spring rains cost me April’s gains
but I’m swinging for the fence and I'm feeling no pain
swallowing the sorrow of tomorrows yesterday
looking in the mirror and I see a lot of gray
what can I do, may I please help you?
here’s a sip of sunshine, my own home brew
mined in the mountain of the crater in my heart
turn the tide of pride, petrified in my art
the siren in the squalor is the dollar that I charge
to feel the life I’m livin’ givin’ love large
let my face take the place of the moss on the ground
deep inside the great divide my spirit will be bound!
people are desperate, though they don’t know it
you’re soul is a flower baby, you got to grow it, yeah
we’re eternal beings, I’m living the life of a poet
there's more to this honey, I just know it
soulshine, grapevine
honeysuckle greens tell me that it's spring
and everything I know is telling me to sing
the word of the bird with the truth in its beak
listen have you heard, our condition is bleak
sales are failing to save our souls
as we dig deeper into deafening holes…
awakening from the dream
your life has been a lie
now's the time to right the wrong
your turn to testify
can’t contain the sparks flying from head
continental shifts a drifting thru my bed
I’m concerned with the burn of losing my faith
but I’m gonna choose love because I can't stand for hate
as the seasons weight attaches to my bones
I feel the pull of cosmic home
nothing quite comes as fast as time goes
life is barbed like a dying rose
people are desperate, though they don’t know it
you’re soul is a flower baby, you got to grow it
we’re eternal beings, I’m living the life of a poet
there's more to this honey, I just know it
soul shine, grape vine, rusted rhyme and a Pocket of Bliss
I’m fine, with your watermelon wine, star powered kiss 2x
with the cricket’s trumpet and the sirens song
may your days of play continue on, go and live long
don’t hold back but try and let go
of everything you tried to know, let the wind blow my friend
memories are pain, memories are joy
don’t hold on until they destroy your happiness
as struggles come, watch them go,
drift right by without your control, baby let go…
craving love and compassion, I AM the Change
convert thought into action, isn’t that strange
making music of the moment, the power of now
explore it and grow it, your soul knows how
it's not my place to call your wrong from right
anyway, I’m too polite, and I don’t want to fight, my friend
stir my water and I will feel
wash my wounds with words that heal
cos life’s transpiring oh so fast
as we scramble to make it last,
here comes the past again…
the less you want the more you have
the better you make it - it’s not so bad
and I shouldn’t be sad but I am
the life we live is around the bend
and we never know when it will end
lets get it right this time my friend
craving love and compassion, I am the change
convert thought into action, now isn’t that strange
making music of the moment, the power of now
explore it and grow it, your soul knows how 3x
your soul knows how…
Take Me Up lord, take me right now
Can’t ya see my back is broke, pulling’ your gospel plow
People in my country, people round this globe
Everybody want to argue about, things that they don’t know
If you can hear me lord, send me a sign
Just give me something more than this long wait in line
January monday, new moon blues,
Everywhere I look I’m still just paying dues
Walk thru my garden on my way to my grave
Pick a flower to give to my maker so i may be saved
Just by livin’ man, means you died before
Every past life leads you through this open door…
Downshift for the big tide turning, embrace the day
for the simple things in life you wont over pay - such a short stay
Believe in the spit my babies and not the shine
You are the sun and the stars, don’t you be blind - keep an open mind
You got to question those answers and filter those lies
Just concentrate on that feeling inside, let it ride, gotta let it ride
greed ruins lives, love is the real prize, open up your eyes
You got to question those answers and filter those lies
just concentrate on that feeling inside, let it ride, gotta let it ride
born in a drought took the circuitous route
talk about hope but know about doubt
the life we live is as sweet as stout
0-2 count - don’t count me out
to be human is to feel pain,
pain like you don’t want to feel
blessed Momma, childhood trauma,
we must all be healed, we must all be healed
my hearts been broke but its not empty
with miles to go my loads getting heavy
up in the sky my thoughts are steady
my vibe is high, I’m calm and ready
just a little bit further and the timelines merge
passion punctuates a spiritual surge
there’s crumbs in the butter and the bread is stale
but it don’t matter because we won’t fail
we’ll be making a livin’, loving and givin’
Growin’ Medicine in the palm of the mitten
growin’ medicine in the palm of the mitten
my hearts been broke but its not empty
with miles to go my loads getting heavy
up in the sky my thoughts are steady
my vibe is high, I’m calm and ready
six foot tall and a ball of fire,
climbing the wall-I hear the call-I’m on the wire
I'm strong I’m steady I’m ready to go
like that tree I was born to grow…
the seeds of dreams sketched in my mind
the less I look the more I find
well it seems to me, to be free, we must take back our liberty
well it seems to me, to be free, we must take back our liberty
the order of life’s been force fed strife
but we will overcome, we will overcome, we will overcome 2x
the Elite Deceit, haunted by defeat
of every free mind, walkin’ down their dead end street
they want to poison us, with all these pills
while science is suppressed, for the profits that they kill, and they send you the bill
lives are locked when soul is drowned, you got the choice right now, its up or down…
roots dig deep, cells divide, angels sleep where demons hide
all we are is what we’ve got, search for purpose, connect the dot
power is desired as lines get crossed
caught up in the moment and your love gets lost, at such a cost
the media molds us with oppressive themes
psychological control is just the truth behind their schemes
the story that pitched is just a litany of lies
with the cornerstones of greed and demise, open up your eyes…
roots dig deep, cells divide, angels sleep where demons hide
all we are is what we’ve got, search for purpose, connect the dot
we are waking up to the war for our minds
raising your vibe is the only way to stay alive
hold peace in your heart, don’t take their bait
manifest your dreams and the love will conquer hate
don’t you wait anymore, the time is now! open up the door!
roots dig deep, cells divide, angels sleep where demons hide
all we are is what we’ve got, search for purpose, connect the dot
branches die, shores recede, just take a breath and learn to breathe
learn to breathe, learn to breathe
she’s got such a sunny disposition
like love’s her only mission
I can’t help wishin’ she was sittin’ with me
in my boat, have a smoke, while we’re fishin’
Maybe later, take a little poke
at the cook in the kitchen
yeah baby I’m talking bout you
and the things we do…
She’s freer than me when I learned to fly
looking close she’s the most beautiful cloud in the sky
I’ve got no reason to lie, unless it's down next to you
in that case my lie, is true…
cos i’m a lover, i’m a thinker, I'm what you want, hook-line and sinker
I’m fit to be tied, enjoying the ride, looking for a corner where I can confide
blonde bomb makes me thump my tom-tom
Oh my god, she’s passing every test
clarity is scaring me, I see she is the best, and I must confess
she’s got the Best Dress on when she’s not wearing one 2x
I’m a lover, I’m a thinker, I’m what you want, hook-line and sinker
I’m fit to be tied, enjoying the ride, looking for a corner where I can confide
I want the warmth of love from someone I can trust,
game changin’-rearrangin’-diamond don’t rust
I see something in her that feels like a cure,
and I’m almost sure its a heart thats pure
well the birds are barkin’ and the bees are buzzin’
I just smoked a J, hey, with my 3rd cousin
and I know it all too well, went and got hit hard, now I’m not stiff
went and got bent baby give me a lift, or a hit off of your spliff
she’s got the best dress on when she’s not wearing one 2x
she don’t care, she’s beyond compare,
baby shake that thing drippin’ honey everywhere, don’t mind me if I stare
I've tried every way to break myself down
my bodies just not ready for the underground
so much to do in not enough time
ignoring dollar signs on the bottom line
I’m a Michigan Man whose come to understand
life is short in my wonderful land
coyotes yip as the grass grows green
harmony of nature is god's machine
doe on the trot with a fawn on the way
meadow is blessed its a beautiful day
ginkgo’s gush on a watermelon breeze
the hush of the ferns neath the cottonwood trees
sugar maple turns with a cinnamon tinge
nurture my nature I’m bound to binge
white pine climbs high in the sky
droppin pine cones as i’m passing, bye
Cedar waxwing sings from the throat
of the cranberry row below the pin oak
deer bed down as the north wind blows
the owl and the rabbit and the bright white snow
creepin’ thru the clover the magnolia tease
April is fresh with the thought of freeze
azaleas bloom in the sweet starlight
lets bundle up for a walk tonight
blazin’ in the birch with the paperback bark
light the landscape as we walk through the dark
seasons come and my lifeblood flows
on my knees for the trees and my spirit grows
high in the pines I survey the scene
tricolor beech, she’s my Queen…