Doin’ My Time
Lyrics T Boudreau
Music Jimmy T
Aug 2010
I was off on my ways
You can call me crazy
I said, “Baby brother, can you spare a dime”
He said “from one to another, how long have you been doin’ time?"
I was out on a break
Trippin’ over a heartache
I said “ Hey sister, Let me blow your mind”
She said “wait a minute mister, how long have you been doin’ time?”
Oh no, I don’t wanna know
When doin’ this time, time moves so slow
Doin’ my time
Losing my mind
Trying to get by
I was dead in my bed
Nursing my swollen head
I asked the Father “Could you spare me this time?”
He said with laughter “You just keep doin’ time”
Doin my time…
Losing my mind
Trying to get by…
Make Up Your Mind
T Boudreau
April 2010
I’ve been lying here all alone waiting for you to pick up the phone oh yea
I’ve been dying here all along praying for you to come and save my soul oh yea
Where you gonna run when the well gets dry
Or are you gonna stay and hide?
I’ll be waiting on the other side for you
to decide
Slam the door out in the cold counting on you to come and grow old with me
Down on the floor there’s room for more my arms are stretched out from shore to shore
Where you gonna run when the well gets dry
Or are you gonna stay and hide?
I’ll be waiting on the other side for you
to decide
Come one and all, come hide and seek Come lay your weapons down at my feet
I was wrong to decide to toss your blessings off to the side
Where ya gonna run when the well gets dry
Or are you gonna stay and hide
Are you gonna bury that pain inside
Stifle that silent cry
I’ll be waiting on the other side
Waiting for your pride
Offering just a little advice
Please…Please…Make up your mind
Narrow Bridge
Lyrics - T Boudreau, C Maiorano 08-10
Music - Jimmy T
That old narrow bridge might get ya to the otherside
But the strength within you will push you far and wide
And the lessons learned are far greater than the ride
All those hours burned all those cells we fried
So follow that road no matter where she leads you
Pay all of those tolls, let it roll let it bleed you
and maybe the sun will set down upon your pillow
Sleep my son, sleep now and forever...
May the rivers run beneath our feet
And remind us what will be will be
May the sky remain just out of our reach
May we live to love and learn to teach...yeah
That old narrow bridge has brought you this far
It has tested your strength,your shell's good n hard
The wisdom you've earned is shown in your scars
Never you'll stray when led by your heart
So follow that road (love), no matter where she leads you
Pay all those tolls, let it roll let it bleed you
and maybe the sun will set down upon your pillow
Sleep my son (love), now and forever
Simple Plan
T Boudreau
09-10
Wandering soul, do as your told and come back inside it's getting cold
I've been waiting here with hope n fear and my hands on the wheel til you decide to steer
Mr. Hollowtree you're a mystery to me you stand tall in the sand and you bend in the breeze
But when i look inside, theres no place to hide just your rugged, old skin protecting your pride
Another path uncut in the uncertainty of these days
Calls for a simple plan from within...to show the way
I know the road gets rough from the wandering of our ways
It takes a simple plan from within to show us the way
Hey lost cause with all of your flaws take a long hard look at the way that it was...
Before you went astray, tattered and frayed in a simple search of your soul will show you the way
And at the cost of trust is the uncertainty of these days
It takes a simple plan from within to show the way
Another loss of love from the unsettling of our ways
Its just a simple plan from within the show us the way
Reckless abandoned, why are you standing on the edge of your mind, taunting and threatening
Cherish your rights, fight all of your might but crack open your mind and let in some light
Another throat gets cut in the uncertainty of these days
A simple plan from within might be the way
I know the road gets rough from the wandering of our ways
Its just a simple plan from within to guide you the way
The Morning Came
t boudreau
If i thought i needed more it'd be for selfish reasons
If i didn't think that i had it all i'd be kidding myself
So whats ever left out there it's for your taking
Remember greed is piled high on everyones shelf
And you swore to me that the world would end tomorrow
You promised me that the sky would crumble and fall
And i must admit i was a little bit dissapointed
When the morning came and nothing had changed at all
You can look both ways before you start your crossing
You can spend the rest of your days watching from the curb
You can keep your sofa safe underneath clear plastic
Just don't ask me i think it's all absurd
And you swore to me that the world would end tomorrow
You promised me that humanity would crumble and fall
And i must admit i was a little bit dissapointed
When the morning came and nothing had changed at all
Well i went and got myself caught in your headlights
Frozen in the middle of the road in the middle of my life
The fact i needed someone to follow should've made me think twice
But second guessing is a lesson thats been messing with me most of my life
And you swore to me that the world would end tomorrow
You promised me that the stars would crumble and fall
And i must admit i was a little bit dissapointed
When the morning came and nothing had changed at all
Endless Highway
(A Song For David)
tboudreau 11-2010
Like a flash of light in the late summer sky
I never had the chance just to say goodbye
(my toungue has been tied)
When I hear that howling wind or the growl of a V Twin
It’s hard to keep the past from welling up in my eyes
(big boys dont cry)
But it's times like these when I find myself down on my knees
Praying this is a ruse
If I had it my way I'd be on that endless highway with you
I guess its easy to say we should live every day
As if it was our last (we just watch the time pass)
But it’s hard to believe that this fragile life that we lead
Can come and go so fast (days of futures past)
The objects in my mirror well they're, closer than they appear
That much is true
If I had it my way I'd be on that endless highway with you
The quiet rest stop ahead for my daily bread
So many thoughts go by but nothing ever gets said
(the dotted lines get read)
Aint no caution signs gonna keep me in line
along this great decline where i lay my head
(i refuse to be led)
But it's times like these when I find myself down on my knees
Praying this is a ruse
The objects in my mirror well they're, closer than they appear
That much is true
If I had it my way I'd be on that endless highway with you
Summers Gone (Tboudreau Nov 2010)
The stars are bright, they burn my eyes tonight
I wish I knew which one was mine
If she’d only give me a sign (ya know)
The autumn chill cuts through a sweater like a knife
And all the leaves are down and all the trees are frowning
Old Man Winter must be in sight
Someone tell me where has summer gone
Seems she just up and disappeared (on me)
Should ya see her ask her why I couldn’t tag along,
Lord knows there’s nothing else keeping me here
I thought I saw her eyes in someone’s headlights
Swore I heard her voice, must just be the wind outside
But one of these times I’m gonna turn around to find
That she’s finally gone, she’s finally gone and that’s when I’ll realize
Someone tell me where has summer gone
Seems she just up and disappeared (on me)
Should ya see her ask her why I couldn’t tag along,
Or why she went and left me here
Someone tell me when will summer be back
I just can’t wait another year
Lord knows there’s nothing else keeping me here
((a question of) Relevance
tboudreau 12/2/2010
We cling to the edge of sanity one falls as the other holds on
We devour our own stabilities and pass the blame like a hot baton
And the more we try to insulate the deeper that we crawl
The threshold of which we tolerate seems to instigate the brawl
Yet i wake to face the day
As it slowly decays
And i chip away the chains
That bind me to my yesterdays
And I race to save the day
As it slowly fades away
And i chip away the chains
That bind me to my yesterdays
Well above the pool of failure is stretched a wire we must cross
And it’s always the fool’s behavior that amplifies the loss
And when its time to be held accountable the mirror guilt’s you thru
But the benefits are bountiful when you know it to be true
And the strength of who we are shall never weaken
The integrity in our hearts shall be our beacon
Nothing is ever transparent we all exist in our own skin
Only the paths that run errant lead back to where we begin
If we only took perspective from the core of one another
The question of relevance would be only but a mutter
Secondhand Stray
tboudreau 1/6/11
music by Cmariano / Tboudreau
i watch ya walking these streets, a few feet off the ground
i hear ya talking so sweet, never making a sound
i see ya looking so cute your such a secondhand stray
from your bracelets to boots i guess your well on your way
i run as fast as i can just to try and keep up
i hang on to your hand to keep from fallin
i try to follow your plan but its never enough
i hear your past callin...
you never give a damn what the papers might write
you never need a man to break up your fights
and all your friends are simple accessories
your onto every new trend...well except for me
i try as hard as i can just to try and stand up
i reach out for your hand to keep from fallin
i supply every demand but its never enough
i hear your past callin...
rumors going around and you're the leading role
how your tainted crown is only out on parole
there's certain things about you aint quite as they seem
like how a secondhand stray can be living the dream
you're a secondhand stray
twice around for good luck
you're such a secondhand stray
your whole life is in hock
you're a secondhand stray
why'd they pawn you away
you're such a secondhand stray
wouldn't want it any other way
Falling Down
Travellin', my memories a time machine
Re-living former glory and shame
On a quest to find out what this all means
No excuses, only myself to blame
Cruisin' on a road to redemption
Steer clear the potholes of self doubt
Avoiding the head on collision
That left me broken, down and out
If I could lay myself upon the ground
Rest my head and block out every sound
Instead I'm walkin' tall with my head in the clouds
Without a thought (chance) of ever falling down
Walkin' with joy to the future
Behold the wonders of this place
If woe should befall you, please be sure
Hold dear your dignity and grace
I've gotta get myself together now
Break the chains and fly away somehow
Look ahead (around) until my fortune's found
Keep myself from ever falling down
Wadin' through marshes of sorrow
Moving past the dark days and pain
These hard times bring hope for tomorrow
The sun may rise up and smile again
February
t boudreau
I'm stuck inside of February
With little chance of escape
And all you bar-stool visionaries
giving me advice that you'd never take
Wanna seat on a slow boat heading
South down a stream that seems to never end
Or maybe my own mud and straw hut
With only room for the one that i love
on that empty island - with nothing but sand
It seems the sun's been working part-time
Getting hard to tell the night from day
I guess i'm run down from this long hard grind
And that midnight shift will put me in my grave
Wanna seat on a fast train moving
South down the tracks just about as quick as the wind
Crawl through a hole in the wall
Find a seat at the end of the bar and feel it all cave in
Stuck inside of February with little chance of escape
