ANDY TRINKLER - LYRCIS

Jerrysberg

Save the Best for Last
(Words and Music by Andy Trinkler)

Well the firsttime that I saw you
And the last thing I remember
Is the first and last mistake I tried to hide
The sad thing 'bout the story
That you choose from Hope to Glory
Is the time you can't remember the pace

And the rhythm life will lead you
The wind that will blow you
'cross this ocean of what we call love
And by the way did I forget
Did I really didn't say
That was love that brought us here on this way ?

Chorus:
Sometimes it may be better to slow down
Smell the roses or might as well something else
If we both should scatter way too fast
I think I'll save the best for last

Well these hungry eyes won't die
Even if we don't feed 'em well
They won't dry out if we don't wear any shades
This king will always lead you
Even if he has left the building
Even if you think he's not really here

Chorus repeat

Your Own Way to Go
(Words and Music by Andy Trinkler)

Your daddy’s in the garden
Talkin’ to the roses he grows
Retired man
He’s a tired man, caught by the years
And your mother with the coffee cup
Always knows what’s goin’ on
Tells everyone how she’s proud
Of her daughter and her son

Now you’re standing at the window
Counting the crows on the roof
This guy hit the road, just let him go
There’s nothing left to prove
It’s just a picture of you and your
Upright family behind
Gotta turn out all your pockets and you’ll see
Nothing of that kind

Chorus:
Take your life in your own hands
It’s worth to know the truth
Mean what you feel
And feel what you mean
You’ve got your own way to go
Your own way to go

Now you turn your face to me
Your eyes to my eyes
I wish there was something I could do
To break up the ice
Your face tells one story
But I know where you have been
In those days they drove me away
(and) I just walked off the scene

Chorus repeat

2002 Copyright by
Lazy Day Music (GOS)

Searching for a Heart
(Words and Music by Warren Zevon)

Darkness in the morning
Shadows on the land
Certain individuals
Aren’t sticking with the plan

And I’m searching for a heart
Searching everyone
They say love conquers all
You can’t start it like a car
You can’t stop it with a gun

Leaving in the evening
Travelling at night
Staying inconspicuous
I’m staying out of sight

And I’m searching for a heart
Searching everyone
They say love conquers all
You can’t start it like a car
You can’t stop it with a gun

They tell me love requires a little standing in line
And I’ve been waiting for you, lover, for a long, long time
I’ve been pacing the floor
I’ve been watching the door
Meanwhile I’ll keep searching for a heart

Instrumental

Searching high and low for you
Trying to track you down
Certain individuals
Have finally come around

And I’m searching for a heart
Searching everyone
They say love conquers all
You can’t start it like a car
You can’t stop it with a gun

1991 Copyright by
Donna Dijon Publications /
Zevon Music (BMI)

You Can Give It To Me
(Words and Music by Andy Trinkler)

The clouds hide the sun again today
It’s a snowless winter and one more time you say
How you keep things a-moving
Plans for something to come
And by the way this little tear’s not really a tear
It’s just something in the air

We drove through the town but couldn’t find a quiet place
Too much smoke, too much crowd
Then you said that the fridge in your office might hold
A beer or two
But the shape of your heart, that untouchable thing …
I can get close, but not close enough

Chorus:
There’s a secret tearin’ you apart
There’s a shadow deep inside your heart
I keep my distance, I don’t ask
To take a look behind that mask
But you can give it to me
You can give it to me

It’s getting late, we talked and dreamed
All through the night
And by six in the morning you said you had to go
Thought there’s nobody home, no one to make a scene
How the hell can you talk that way
And say nothing about …?

Chorus repeat

2003 Copyright by
Lazy Day Music (GOS)

If I Needed You
(Words and Music by Townes VanZandt)

If I needed you
Would you come to me
Would you come to me
And ease my pain
If you needed me
I would come to you
I would swim the seas
For to ease your pain

Well the night's forlorn
Ah, the morning's born
Ah, the morning shines
With the lights of love
You will miss sunrise
If you close your eyes
And that would break
My heart in two

(Instrumental)

Lady's with me now
Since I showed her how
To lay her lilly hand
In mine
Loop and lil agree
She's a sight to see
A treasure for
The poor to find

If I needed you
Would you come to me
Would you come to me
And ease my pain
If you needed me
I would come to you
I would swim the seas
For to ease your pain

1972 Copyright by
Columbine Music /
Jeanene VanZandt Music (ASCAP)

Your Bright Baby Blues
(Words and Music by Jackson Browne)

I’m sitting down by the highway
Down by that highway side
Everybody’s going somewhere
Riding just as fast as they can ride
I guess they’ve got a lot to do
Before they can rest assured their lives
Are justified
Pray to God for me, Baby
He can let me slide

‘Cause I’ve been up and down this highway
Far as my eyes can see
No matter how fast I run
I can never seem to get away from me
No matter where I am
I can’t help thinking I’m just a day away
From where I want to be
Now I’m running home, baby
Like a river to the sea

Chorus:
Baby if you can see me
Out across this wilderness
There’s just one thing
I was hoping you might guess
Baby you can free me
All in the power of your sweet tenderness

I can see it in your eyes
You’ve got those bright baby blues
You don’t see what you’ve got to gain
But you don’t like to loose
You watch yourself from the sidelines
Like your life was a game you don’t mind playing
To keep yourself amused
I don’t mean to be cruel baby
But you’re looking confused

Chorus:
Baby if you can hear me
Turn down your radio
There’s just one thing
I want you to know
When you’ve been near me
I felt the love stirring in my soul

(Instrumental)

It’s so hard to come by that feeling of peace
This very old friend of mine said
“Close your eyes, try a few of these.”
I thought I was flying like a bird
So far above my sorrow
But when I looked down
I was standing on my knees
Now I need someone to help me
Someone to help me please

Chorus:
Baby if you need me
Like I know I need you
There’s just one thing
I’ll ask you to do
Take my hand and lead me
To the hole in your garden wall
And pull me through.

Pull me through

1976 Copyright by
Swallow Turn Music (ASCAP)

Yellow Fork
(Words and Music by Andy Trinkler)

Well I’m sitting at a table
Of that interstate café
Your goodbye at the airport
Is only one hour away
Coffee and muffin
It all tastes the same
No matter where you’re goin’ to
Nor wherever you came

I volunteer
To drive you up to the airport
On a clear cool morning
Late August day
Mount Hood in the distance
Cricket on the air
Got a car load of illusions
Follow me to nowhere

Chorus:
The road to Yellow Fork
Is the road up to Crane
It’s the way out of the innocence
It’s the way to your name
I’m just a man
I’m just an other
Brother and do I understand

(Instrumental)

The boys on the parking lot
Talking on their way
From their peaceful little hometown
To the Capitol in one day
They don’t know about airports or
Starting up again
They don’t know about leaving
It’s just the way for strong men

Chorus repeat

I volunteer
To drive you up to the airport
On a cool clear morning
Late August day …

1998 / 2005 Copyright by
Lazy Day Music (GOS)

Across Your Fence
(Words and Music by Andy Trinkler)

Old flame of love got blown out
New flame still burns
Set this tree on fire again
Don't jump in the water, when you're
Not sure how to swim
Don't get too close to the fire, if you
Don't wanna get burnt

Chorus:
I'm just across your fence
Callin' out your name
Hold me please, hold me tight
I'd never
Let you go again

Should not have got drunk
Drinkin' away my fears…
Well I know, it's just the wrong way
To go
My little girl 's asleep
With her mother right beside
I close the door and I pray for peace
In her dreams

Chorus repeat

(Instrumental)

If this line is just a line
Would you cross it ?
If this song is just a song
Would you help me to sing along ?
If this heart is just a heart
Would you take it ?
Would you give it one more chance
To make it last ?

Chorus repeat

2006 Copyright by
Lazy Day Music (GOS)

Willin’
(Words and Music by Lowell George)

Well I’ve been worked by the wind
Driven by the snow
Drunk and dirty – don’t you know
But I’m still
Willin’
I was out on the road
Late at night
I've seen my pretty Alice in every headlight
Alice
Dallas Alice

Chorus:
And I’ve been from Tuscon to Tucumcari
Tehachapi to Tonapah
Driven every kind of rig that’s ever been made
Driven the back roads so I wouldn’t get weighed

And if you give me
Weed, whites and wine
And you show me a sign
I’ll be willin’
To be movin’

(Instrumental)

I've been kicked by the wind
Robbed by the sleet
Had my head stoved in but I’m still on my feet
And I’m still
Smuggled some smokes an' folks from Mexico
Baked by the sun
Everytime I go to Mexico
And I’m still

Chorus repeat

Jerrysberg
(Words and Music by Andy Trinkler)

It takes two, she said
As she walked out the door
It takes two, I said , but what's it for ?
And I felt her slipping away
From me
Though I know that I was
Awfully wrong as I
Thought that this would
Last for long
And before you realize
You're almost through

Chorus:
So I walk along Beaver Creek
'cause this is home to me
And I walk along Beaver Creek
'cause this is home to me

Come sit down here beside me
In the shade of the tree, sit beside me
In the shadow of the freeway
Where the trucks and the cars
Pass by
Is it wrong to dream your dream ?
Is it wrong just let it be a dream?
Wasn't it always like a lifeline
For you and me ?

Chorus repeat

Bridge:
So there might be some dust
On my boots
And there might be some rust on my truck, but
I am alive

Chorus:
So I walk along Beaver Creek
'cause this is home to me
And I walk along Beaver Creek
'cause this is home to me…

2006 Copyright by
Lazy Day Music (GOS)