Songs from ALL THE EGGS I’VE BEATEN (2018)

As Fast As I Can

I wanna heal my spirit as fast as I can

I wanna heal my spirit as fast as I can; oh, oh, as fast as I can

I wanna change for the better as fast as I can

I wanna change for the better as fast as I can; oh, oh, as fast as I can

Oh, oh, as fast as I can

I wanna stop all the worry as fast as I can

I wanna stop all the worry as fast as I can; oh, oh, as fast as I can

I wanna lift up hope as fast as I can

I wanna lift up hope as fast as I can; oh, oh, as fast as I can

Oh, oh, as fast as I can

I wanna help all my brothers as fast as I can

I wanna help all my sisters as fast as I can

I wanna help all the children as fast as I can; oh, oh, as fast as I can

I wanna end all the suffering as fast as I can

I wanna end all the suffering as fast as I can; oh, oh, as fast as I can

Oh, oh, as fast as I can

I wanna ask for forgiveness as fast as I can

I wanna ask for forgiveness as fast as I can; oh, oh, oh

I wanna run for glory as fast as I can

I wanna run for glory as fast as I can; oh, oh, as fast as I can

I wanna heal my spirit as fast as I can

I wanna heal my spirit as fast as I can; oh, oh, as fast as I can

Oh, oh, as fast as I can

Hallmark Card

Thank you so much

For the opportunity

To face adversity

Kudos to you

When you turned me away

That gave me room to play

And take advantage of distance and time

To level mountains that you made me climb

There oughta be a Hallmark card

Expressing my regard

For you and what you did

Describing all that I lived through

Addressing it to you

And maybe someday

Thank you so much

And though your words were hard

And left me battle-scarred

I’m stronger now

To you I am in debt

Though you might be upset

Because you’re no longer center stage

This captive bird has left her cage

There oughta be a Hallmark card

Expressing my regard

For you and what you did

Describing all that I lived through

Addressing it to you

And maybe someday

We dried our tears

Months turned to years

Anniversaries have come and gone

And I just need something to pin this ending on

There oughta be a Hallmark card

Expressing my regard

For you and what you did

Describing all that I lived through

Addressing it to you

And maybe someday

Maybe someday

There oughta be a Hallmark card

Expressing my regard

For you and what you did

Describing all that I lived through

Addressing it to you

And maybe someday

I’ll forgive you

Growing Old

Young hearts swept away

Fed on laughter and game to play

Young hearts never at rest

Getting older and facing tests

Time will not let us pause

Time is a blessing because

You and I have something good

A place of water, stone and wood

Shelter within, the fire warms our skin

I don’t mind you growing old on me

I think it’s the way it’s supposed to be

I hope it’s OK too

If I grow old on you

Young hearts and older bones

Moving into parts unknown

Days fly with weightless wings

And now we cherish simple things

Time won’t slow down for a prayer

Bending us forward, takes us there

You and I have a solid bond

You and I, we soldier on

Like notes of music played

In life’s long parade

I don’t mind you growing old on me

I think it’s the way it’s supposed to be

I hope it’s OK too

If I grow old on you

Promises broken and kept

All of the tears we’ve wept

You and I have something good

A place of water, stone and wood

And hearts still strong

With laughter dark to dawn

I don’t mind you growing old on me

I think it’s the way it’s supposed to be

I hope it’s OK too

If I grow old on you

I hope it’s OK too

If I grow old on you

My Old Schwinn

My old Schwinn

Riding down the street

Rubber pedals, bouncing on the seat

Big fat tires

And a bright headlight

I named her Cleopatra, what a sight

Rollin’, rollin’

Lightning made of chrome

Mama’s callin’

“Your dinner’s ready, come on home”

Oh no mama! I ain’t hungry

My old Schwinn

Pinstriped and red

Keeping my imagination fed

Cool steel frame

And a greasy chain

I won’t leave her outside in the rain

Rollin’, rollin’

Lightning made of chrome

Mama’s callin’

But I’m not going home yet

Oh no mama! I got some riding to do

With my posse!

Keep those pedals turning

Keep that rubber burning

Up and down the hills again

Racing past the playground

Past the church

We’re freedom-bound

Oh, oh

That old Schwinn

Stored in the rafters now

Rusty, dusty, gonna take her down

Oh Cleopatra!

Queen of the Nile

Everything I need to ride in style

Rollin’, rollin’

It feels good to be so bad

Rollin’, rollin’

The best friend I ever had

Oh, oh

My old Schwinn

Inner Tube

Slow down

What’s the great big hurry?

Slow down

What’s got you worried?

I swear I’ve never seen you

Move so fast

“I’m on the run” you say

“Escaping from the past”

This town

They’ve been talkin’ ‘bout us

This town

They’re so wrong about us

I’ve got your back

So forget their meddlin'

Just stay on track

And keep on pedalin’ on

I’m your inner tube

And I’ll fill you up with air

And you’ll always know I’m there

As you’re heading down the road

I’m your inner tube

And I won’t let you go flat

No, I never would do that

I’ll help you bear the load

Oh, oh

Stories

Are exaggerated

Stories

Got you aggravated

Misunderstood by ones

You thought you trusted

They’ll never change their minds

We’re bustin’ out of here

I’m your inner tube

And I’ll fill you up with air

And you’ll always know I’m there

As you’re heading down the road

I’m your inner tube

And I won’t let you go flat

No, I never would do that

I’ll help you bear the load

Oh, oh

Two wheels, two lanes of highway

Two hearts, we’ll get there one day

I’m your inner tube

And I’ll fill you up with air

And you’ll always know I’m there

As you’re heading down the road

I’m your inner tube

And I won’t let you go flat

No, I never would do that

I’ll help you bear the load

Oh, oh

I’m your inner tube

And I’ll fill you up with air

And you’ll always know I’m there

As you’re heading down the road

I’m your inner tube

And I won’t let you go flat

No, I never would do that

I’ll help you bear the load

Oh, oh

Place Of Comfort

Oh place of comfort, place of quiet rest

Cradle my body, soothe my aching chest

Lay my head upon the grass, a pillow soft and warm

Help me find a harbor in the center of the storm

Mama, where is Daddy? He’s not home tonight

Has he gone away to war? Does he really have to fight?

“Go to sleep, my darlin’, dream of pleasant things.

Know that you are safe, no matter what tomorrow brings.”

Mama, I can’t sleep tonight, Daddy isn’t here

Who will take care of us if the war comes near

“Don’t you worry, baby, Daddy’s coming home.

And he won’t have to fight again when the war is done.”

But trouble hovers like a hawk, it shadows us below

And if my teddy bear could talk, he’d surely tell you so

I wish that I could pray long and hard enough

To make the troubles fly away

Mama, I just heard a knock, there’s someone at the door

Two strong men in uniforms just like Daddy wore

“We regret to inform you, ma’am” I heard the tall one say

A script they’d read a hundred times was ours today

Oh place of comfort, place of quiet rest

Cradle my Daddy, there’s medal on his chest

Sleeping here among the trees and monuments of gray

I lay my teddy bear beside the stone with Daddy’s name

At The Sunny Shore

Find a spot that has no shade

At the sunny shore

Find a cup for lemonade

At the sunny shore

Find a radio to be played

At the sunny shore

Find someone to serenade

At the sunny shore

Let’s be children on the beach

Let’s put our troubles out of reach

Sand and seaweed, water’s cold

Let’s have fun before we’re old

Make a castle out of sand

At the sunny shore

Make a kite fly on command

At the sunny shore

Make a splash with both your hands

At the sunny shore

Make a mermaid swim toward land

At the sunny shore

Let’s be children on the beach

Let’s put our troubles out of reach

Sand and seaweed, water’s cold

Let’s have fun before we’re old

At the sunny shore

A kiss for me as seagulls cry

We had to swim out where the ocean meets the sky

Remember how love came and went

At the sunny shore

Remember we were innocent

At the sunny shore

Remember what our laughter meant

At the sunny shore

Remember every day we spent

At the sun shore

Let’s be children on the beach

Let’s put our troubles out of reach

Sand and seaweed, water’s cold

Let’s have fun before we’re old

At the sunny shore

What The Neighbors Did

I wish I hadn’t seen what the neighbors did

I wish that I had kept the shade pulled down

I got entangled in an ugly mess instead

And rumors started spreading through the town

The cops arrived, their cruisers flashing red and blue

Collecting evidence every trace

And people gathered ‘round to get

A better view of the place

Law enforcement wanted information from me

For now I was a witness to a crime

“We’ve got the perpetrator” they assured the public

“And pretty soon, he’ll be doing time.’

I swore upon a Bible I would tell the truth

When they put me up there on the witness stand

I pointed to my neighbor, calmly stating

“There’s your man.”

Whoa, whoa

Based upon the testimony I provided

Guilty on all counts, declared the court

And when they read the sentence, he cried out in anguish

His time on earth suddenly cut short

But Justice was so blind, she missed important clues

Like telling lies that sweet revenge commands

And no one noticed I’m the one with

Blood upon my hands

Whoa, whoa

I wish I could forget what the neighbors did

And how the whole thing spun out of control

But two wrongs never seem to make a single right

And parts don’t always add up to the whole

My dreams are filled with pounding hearts and pleas for mercy

And flashing lights of red and blue

And I will always wonder if

My memory is true

Whoa, whoa

I wish I hadn’t seen what the neighbors did

I wish that I had closed my eyes instead

I knew it wasn’t right, but I was just a kid

And it’s no surprise that someone wound up dead

A Coat, A Hat, Some Shoes

Today I’m wearing a doctor’s coat

I’m gonna swab your aching throat

Now, open

Don’t you worry, I got lots of tricks

To figure out what’s made you sick

(I’m hopin’)

Oo, with all the skills and knowledge

Oo, that I learned in college

Oo, I will find the antidote

I’m wearing a doctor’s coat

Oo, oo

Today I’m wearing a baker’s hat

Mixing batter in a metal vat

Add flour

I’m gonna build a ten-tiered cake

Bet you didn’t think that I could make

A tower

Oo, honey drops to sweeten

Oo, all the eggs I’ve beaten

Oo, not much more to it than that

I’m wearing a baker’s hat

If all it took were a simple piece of clothing

To make me something that I’m not

I’d try it on, even if my slip were showing

Turns out it’s harder than I thought

Oo, oo

Today I’m wearing some dancing shoes

Watch my acrobatic moves

I’m flying

Two steps back, then a dip and spin

Oops! I lost my place again

But I’m trying

Oo, I hope it’s worth the trouble

Oo, ‘cause I might trip and stumble

Oo, but I’ve got nothing left to lose

I’m wearing my dancing shoes

Oo, and I’m wearing a doctor’s coat

Oo, and I’m wearing a baker’s hat

Ain’t nothing more to it than that

Sapphire Blue

Give me a wink, give me a kiss

Make sure that I remember this

Those times I thought that you were lost

No replacing you at any cost

Tell me that you love me every day

Tell me that you’ll never walk away

Sapphire blue

Yellow is sunny, red’s on fire

And green reveals a true desire

But you were there right from the start

Sapphire blue, you stole my heart

Tell me that you love me every day

Tell me that you’ll never walk away

Sapphire blue

Sapphire blue, it’s up to you

Sapphire blue

Sapphire blue, it’s up to you

I’m not sentimental, darlin’, but I confess

Of all the pretty bangle spangles, I love you the best

You’ve seen your share, an old love affair

Satin shoes and matching dress, whoa

Ring around the world and down through time

Landing in a place that’s yours and mine

Sapphire, always at my hand

A fate that neither of us planned

Tell me that you love me every day

Tell me that you’ll never walk away

Sapphire blue

Sapphire blue, it’s up to you

Sapphire blue

Sapphire blue, it’s up to you

Give me a wink, give me a kiss

Make sure that I remember this

Telling Time

Linger a while

As long as a smile

On a child at play

On a summer day

Some say you’ll end

Some say you’ll bend

But no one knows when

Or knows why

Divided in blocks

Metered by clocks

Sand has to pass

Through the hourglass

Can’t it fall slow?

Got nowhere to go

That’s what I’m always

Telling time

Losing my footing, I glide

‘Cause I’m just along for the ride

I can’t stop the ebb and the flow

Of the tide

Is it all gone to waste

Dispatched in haste

There’s no refilling

When time is unwilling

Can’t get enough

Such precious stuff

Though it has left me

Weathered and lined

And once there was plenty

Now, nearly empty

At the abyss

In an ironic twist

Please don’t be cruel

To this old fool

That’s what I’m always

Telling time

If I Think About It

If I think about it

I really could have done without it

I didn’t need the aggravation or the pain

And I’m being honest

I didn’t mean to bring it upon us

It grabbed me by the throat and dragged me down

Couldn’t medicate it

I wish the dog had ate it

Couldn’t meditate it away

No, no, no

You were a skeptic

You found it really hard to accept it

It seems I wasn’t like I used to be

I didn’t want to lose you

But all I did was confuse you

I made it hard for you to understand

Now you’ve had enough

Of this crazy stuff

I can’t blame you for running away, for running away

Oo, oo, yeah, yeah

If I think about it

I really could have done without it

I didn’t need the aggravation or the pain

And I really meant it

I’d do anything to prevent it

It really made our lives so hard to bear

Now you’ve had enough

Of this crazy stuff

And I can’t blame you

I can’t blame you

For running away, for running away

Patty MDecember 7, 2021