Category: Songs

A song written for a ukulele forum.

Lyrics: Yes or No – Yes and No

They wanted Yes or No 
as the only answers 
but what if it’s Yes and No 
or neither with no firm answer. 

So many things aren’t simply black or white, 
wrong or right. 
Left or right
day or night

Yes or No
Yes and No
Yes or No
Yes and No

Where are the shades of grey and the central ground
Why expect a simple answer to a complex question
Why is the complex answer never found
What if it’s both, what if it’s none

Yes or No
Yes and No
Yes or No
Yes and No
or neither

I Thought of You is a song recorded with vocals and Irish Bouzouki.

Lyrics: I Thought of You

I still hear your laughter, soft as the breeze  
It whispers through the trees, brings me to my knees  
The way we used to dance, under starlit skies  
Now the echoes of your voice are where my heart lies  
 
I thought of you yesterday  
I thought of you today  
I’ll think of you tomorrow  
The memories never fade  

I see your shadow in the morning light  
It lingers in the silence of the quiet night  
Though time moves forward, leaving us behind  
In every passing moment, you’re still on my mind  

I thought of you yesterday  
I thought of you today  
I’ll think of you tomorrow  
The memories never fade  

And I hold on to every piece of you  
The moments we shared, the things we knew  
They live on forever, deep in my soul  
Your memory’s a fire, it keeps me whole  

I thought of you yesterday  
I thought of you today  
I’ll think of you tomorrow  
The memories never fade  

A song written for a ukulele forum. This plays on one of the origin stories of the term Skid Row.

Lyrics: Skid Road

Maynardtown
Down on the Sawdust
Yesler’s Mill in the Sag
Tenderloin

Skid Road
where dreams go to die

Lava Beds
White Chapel
Great Restricted District
Wappyville

Skid Road
where dreams go to die

Mill Street
Yesler Way
The Deadline
Pioneer Square

Skid Road
where dreams go to die
Skid Road
where dreams go to die

A song written for a ukulele forum

Lyrics: Nothing At All

nowhere to go
noone to see
nothing to do
nothing at all

so i can just relax
and do nothing much at all

no expectations
no obligations
no confrontations
nothing at all

so i can just relax
and do nothing much at all

A song written for a ukulele forum

Lyrics: White Dove

Under skies of blue, where troubles end,
A symbol of peace, a dove ascends.
Its feathers, a canvas, pure and white, 
Glide through the skies, a beacon of light.

Oh, white dove, take me away, 
To a place where dreams don’t fade, 
with strong intent take to the sky, 
Oh, white dove, away you fly.

In times of trouble, when hearts grow weary, 
The white dove whispers, soft and airy. 
It carries hopes on gentle wings, 
And to a troubled world, some hope it brings.

Oh, white dove, take me away, 
To a place where dreams don’t fade, 
with strong intent take to the sky, 
Oh, white dove, away you fly.

In lands divided, by walls of fear, 
The white dove’s call, so crystal clear. 
It seeks no borders, nor lines drawn deep, 
But a world united, where all may sleep.

Oh, white dove, take me away, 
To a place where dreams don’t fade, 
with strong intent take to the sky, 
Oh, white dove, away you fly.

oh white dove you still remain
a symbol of hope amidst the pain
with every beat of your gentle wing
a dream of peace you bring

A song written for a ukulele forum

Lyrics: Bittersweet

tears of joy 
a sorrow laced smile
bittersweet moments 
from a bittersweet life

light and shade
pleasure and pain
without contrast there is no meaning

tears of joy 
a sorrow laced smile
bittersweet moments 
from a bittersweet life

joy and sorrow
bittersweet
i just want the balance right

tears of joy 
a sorrow laced smile
bittersweet moments 
from a bittersweet life

i want more pleasure than pain
more up than down
more joy than sorrow

tears of joy 
a sorrow laced smile
bittersweet moments 
from a bittersweet life

A song written for a ukulele forum. A second version not featuring the ukulele was made more recently. The second version in particular is possibly more a soundscape or poem set to music than a song.

Lyrics: Castle Ruins

In shadows cast by stones of old
whispers rise from depths untold 
for though the castle may decay
its spirit lingers bright as day
In the ruins memories unfold

A song written for a ukulele forum.

Lyrics: Yelling Into the Void

I shout my anguish my fear my pain 
but noone listens yet again
I’ll shout it out let the words take flight
I’ll shout it out with all my might

Yelling into the void but there’s no reply
Met with silence I scream, I cry
Yelling into the void for all these years
shouting and screaming till someone hears

Though my cries may fade away
I’ll keep yelling come what may
In the void I’ll make my stand
A lone voice heard across the land

So let me scream let me roar
Until my voice is heard once more

Yelling into the void but there’s no reply
Met with silence I scream, I cry
Yelling into the void for all these years
shouting and screaming till someone hears

Yelling into the void I won’t give in
I’ll keep shouting, until I win
Yelling into the void until I’m hoarse
No regrets no remorse

A song written for a ukulele forum

Lyrics: Time is Passing

time is passing so slow today
oh yeah time is passing so slow today
I may be wrong to sing my song
and let the time just pass away

nothing I need to do today
no there’s nothing I need to do today
so it may be wrong to sing some songs
but I’ll just let time pass away

nowhere I need to be today
no there’s nowhere I need to be today
so it may be wrong to sing my songs
as I just let time pass away
so I may be wrong to sing my songs
while I just let time pass away

A song written for a ukulele forum

Lyrics: Sleep Softly Now

let the worries fade away
in the stillness of the night
sleep softly now 
until the morning light

close your weary eyes
let your troubles go
in the silence of the night
let your spirit flow

let the gentle breeze
lull you to your rest
in the cradle of the night
feel sleep’s caress

sleep softly now
let the darkness embrace
find comfort in its arms
find peace in its space

with gentle whispers
the night unfolds its tale
as darkness blankets all
like a comforting veil

let the gentle rhythms
carry you away
to a place of quiet
where you’ll gently sway

let the worries fade away
in the stillness of the night
sleep softly now
dream until the morning light
sleep softly now