Broken Down Love by Peter Rogan copyright 2021
She's laying up in bed
I'm out in the garage again
Fixing up this truck
She calls the "old girlfriend"
I've been working on the cars, the boat, the roof
Said she's had enough
Says I'm always fixing things, everything
Except this Broken Down Love
It was all parties and dancin'
Before our rings of gold
She says her dreams are on some shelf now
growing dusty and old
I work my days and nights, the weeks, the months
but it's not enough
I'm always fixing things, everything
Cept this Broken Down Love
Except this BDL 4x
See, I've always had this knack
I can figure things out
But I never say the right thing
When I open my mouth
I just keep working' on these cars, the boat, the roof
I've had enough
Truth is I'd trade it all now
To fix this BDL
Back to Natchez by Peter Rogan copyright 2021
Chorus
I'm never goin' back to Natchez
I'm never goin' back to that place where she said hello
I'm never going back to Natchez
See, this rig's my house, the road's my home
My dream was always drivin'
On the big slabs Maine to Mexico
It ain't just arrivin'
This rig's my heart, the road's my soul
I met her on a backslide
South to Nola from Ontario
A diner on the roadside
She said "Where you from?" I said "Monroe"
She said "Where you from?" I said "Monroe"
Bridge
The road was always my freedom
But now it don't feel the same
Clocking miles ain't as easy, son
She just can't have someone else's name
No, she can’t have someone else’s name
Solo interlude section (hero's contemplation)
Chorus
Now I'm going back to Natchez
Now I'm going back to that place where we said hello
Now I'm going back to Natchez
See this rigs my house but she's my home
repeat
Dancin' Naked c2020 Peter Rogan
Well, baby, I know you're kind of stressed
Seems lately, they've put you to the test
Now Honey, allow me to suggest
A special kind of evening, to get you decompressed
Well, baby, this ain't no false arrest
Seems lately, the world's got your best
Please remember, that my love must be professed
And tonight you won't be sayin' that I am overdressed
(Chorus)
Cause I'll be dancin' (naked) when you come home tonight
I'll be dancin' (naked) everything's gonna be alright
I'll be dancin' (naked) without my tighty whites
I'll be dancin' naked when you come home tonight
Well, baby, you say you've been oppressed
Seems maybe, it's time to reassess
Now honey, allow me to request
A (custom)(distinctive) kind of evening, where someone's underdressed
(Chorus)
Cause I'll be dancin' (naked) when you come home tonight
I'll be dancin' (naked) everything's gonna be alright
I'll be dancin' (naked) without my tighty whites
I'll be dancin' naked when you come home tonight
(Solo over verse chords)
(Bridge)
We've been through a lot together
Times are tough but you know they're gettin' better
I'm gonna show you all I got
Gonna give it my best shot
We're gonna retie this love knot
With just this caveat
(Chorus)
I'll be dancin' (naked) when you come home tonight
I'll be dancin' (naked) everything's gonna be alright
I'll be dancin' (naked) without my tighty whites
I'll be dancin' naked when you come home tonight
(Chorus)
Cause we'll be dancin' (naked) when you come home tonight
We'll be dancin' (naked) everything's gonna be alright
We'll be dancin' (naked) (without) my tighty whites
We'll be dancin' (naked) when you come home tonight
My Kinda Strange by P. Rogan/M. Wilkins copyright 2019
Her momma just don't like me
Her friends all roll their eyes
When I pull up at my baby's
Her daddy shakes his head and sighs
My truck is always dirty
My hair don't know a comb
But when she climbs in right beside me
She says it feels like home
Cause I'm her bad boy romeo
I'm the pirate of her soul
She don't really want me to change
She says "You're my kinda strange"
I laugh when she gets angry
Say no when she wants to dance
I never buy her flowers
Don't know a thing about romance
I'm nothing like my brother
My dad wanted me to be
I'll never wear no suit and tie
She says "that's ok with me!"
Cause I'm her bad boy romeo
I'm the bandit of her soul
She don't really want me to change
She says "You're my kinda strange"
(Bridge)
She’ll flash her violet eyes in the early morning light
I love when she says my name in the middle of the night
But I keep pushing all her buttons
It shorts the circuits in her brain
I'm her randy roller coaster ride, who's driving her insane, yeah
(solo)
She says I'm shameless in the daytime
Fearless in the night
We can't never go to parties
Cause I always start a fight
Well, I'm her bad boy Romeo
I'm the pirate of her soul
She don't really want me to change
She says "You're my kinda strange"
Repeat
Ships a Burnin' by P. Rogan copyright 2021
Sold my bike just yesterday
Dropped some things along the way
Ten years old I knew I found it
Comes a time, stop circlin’ round it
Sure don't want to change to salt
guess she’s right, it’s all my fault.
So Today I set my ships a burnin'
Lit them up to get these tables turnin
For so long my heart's been yearnin'
So Today I set my ships a burnin'
Left it propped up in a corner
Said she loved me, I tried to warn her
It’s Better late than almost never
So Save the date, cause it's forever
Sure don't want to change to salt
guess she’s right, it’s all my fault.
So Today I set my ships a burnin'
Lit them up to get these tables turnin
For so long my heart's been yearnin'
So Today I set my ships a burnin'
Sold my bike just yesterday
no one gets out anyway
Ten years old I knew I found it
comes a time stop Dancin round it.
So Today I set my ships a burnin'
Lit them up to get these tables turnin
For so long my heart's been yearnin'
Guess you'd say, I'm finally learnin'
So Today I set my ships a burnin'
Lit them up to get these tables turnin
For so long my heart's been yearnin'
So Today I set my ships a burnin'
Short Shifter Blues by Peter Rogan copyright 2021
Six is the most you're gonna get
In your door dirty and straight to bed
(Your)Lunch is made, the(your) clock is set
Alarm goes off like a shot to your head
Dark to bed and dark to rise
Wrench the tired from your eyes
Tuck your shirt, put on your shoes
Just another day with them short shifter blues
Jeff rides them rails and works those tracks
Four in the morning up that Harrisburg line
When he's home for 10 they can call him back
If his Pager goes off, you'll see him lose his mind
Dark to bed and dark to rise
Wrench the tired from your eyes
Comb your hair, put on your shoes
Just another day with them short shifter blues
solo
Sally had a kid not so long ago
(Well) Her boyfriend left her high and dry
She's workin' at the diner and the grocery store
Comes home in the night to that little girl's cries
you see it's Dark to bed and dark to rise
Wrench the tired from your eyes
Comb your hair, Tuck your shirt, put on your shoes
Just another day with them short shifter blues 3x
All That's Left is the Blues by P. Rogan Copyright 2021
A map's on the table
scraps of an envelope
With a torn off address
cept for some zip code way out west
Our love had some dents and dings
I never meant to clip your wings
But now that you've flown
All these feelings I can't own
(Chorus)
When all is said and done
When you've lost all there was to lose
Now she's up and gone
All that's left is the blues
Dust's on the table
Where she used to sit
All these fingers in our brains
That thing we started with just ain't the same
My friends say don't look behind
But I just smile in kind
It's just a painful game (cryin' shame)
When there's nothing you can reclaim
(Chorus)
(solo)
Our love had some dents and dings
yeah, was mostly the little things
But, I guess I'm to blame
now time says I'm to blame
You still have my heart and name
Chorus
When all is said and done
(When) you've lost all there was to lose
She's up and run
and All that's left is the blues
Butter Lane by P. Rogan copyright 2021
Pearl tends to her garden
And she makes her dandelion wine
Edna sits with Birds and Blooms
Down the street at 1209
Chorus
Don't ever leave me Butter Lane
I saw it all from my windowpane
Please believe me Butter Lane
In my heart you still remain
Stoney Creek runs through my mind
And Uncle Bud and his Christmas lights
Playin' cards and shoo fly pies
At Emily and Wayne's on Sunday nights
Chorus
Don't ever leave me Butter Lane
I saw it all from my windowpane
Please believe me Butter Lane
In my heart you still remain
Shining by the kitchen sink
Corkscrew hair and sweet brown eyes
Pretty in the palest pink
Oh, Butter Lane don't you say good bye
Chorus
Don't ever leave me Butter Lane
Tender as a sweet refrain
Please believe me Butter Lane
This song in my heart won't ever change
Don't ever leave me Butter Lane
I saw it all from my windowpane
Please believe me Butter Lane
In my heart you still remain
Don't Be Afraid of the Rain by C. Harbach/W. Kimbrough/P. Rogan copyright 2019
Headed out of Allentown
Hitching up to Jersey in the rain
Gonna hear some rock n roll
I got to feed my teenage soul (ooh)
Soaking wet, in my bed of pine
Slept with a perfect peace of mind
Nothin on my hands but time
Don't be afraid of the rain
It won't hurt you
Took a Fleetwood Cadillac
Down to New Orleans and back, no reason
Folks sure thought we'd gone insane
To drive all night with hurricanes in season
Boy, we had a lot of fun
Laughing in the rising sun
A little crazy hurt no one
Don't be afraid of the rain
Comin' Down
Don't be afraid of the rain
Let it fall all around
All these hard earned lessons later
There maybe nothing greater
Than running free and running wild
Take my hand and we'll through it
Trust me babe there's nothing to it
I'll show you how
solo
DBAOTR
It won't hurt you
DBAof the pain
You've been through
DBAOTR
Comin down
DBAOTR
Let it fall, let it fall all around
Headed ou
I Wish by P. Rogan copyright 2021
I wish I would've taken that breath
I wish I would've taken that breath
Before I yelled at you
And said your words weren't true
I wish I would've taken that breath
I wish I would've taken that breath
Before I let words fly
That almost made you cry
I wish I would've taken that breath
I wish I would've taken that breath
Before I made that call
And exploded over nothing at all
I wish I would've taken that breath
I wish I would've taken that breath
I wish I would've taken
Just one more second
And let you speak your mind
Before I said that I wouldn't try
I wish I would've taken that breath
I wish I would've taken that breath