Man Oh Man I Can

This was written before computers took up all our spare time. Relationships with inanimate objects might not be all that fulfilling, but they are sure less complicated, (ya think?) MAN OH MAN I CAN! Intro: As a window dresser at Macy’s My future held nothing in store Until that day in the warehouse When I […]

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Sandrock Canyon

A young man breaking the law to do something he thinks will please the young woman he’s trying to impress. Sometimes things don’t work out the way we planned, eh? SANDROCK CANYON Cho: I’ve been hiding up in Sandrock Canyon No one’s caught me cause there’s no one there It’s cold and lonely up in […]

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Strength

After my parent’s divorce, I wanted to write a song about how much they had each learned from the experience. I knew that commercially it would be nice to write a verse about my Dad and a verse about my Mom, then tie it up with the last verse describing how the experience had changed […]

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Doin’ It For You

Sometimes it’s a faster intervention to help someone change when we simply hold up a mirror so they can see for themselves some of the ridiculous positions they take. DOIN’ IT FOR YOU I treat you politely Baby, And so you can’t complain I hold the door when you go out An’ when you go […]

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It’s Gonna Be Okay

I think relationships are the laboratories for us to figure out what “stuff” we’re supposed to be working on in this world of ours. John Lee, author of “The Flying Boy” once told me, “I can get out of a relationship, go off and rent a house in the desert and pull myself totally together! […]

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Junk Food Junkie

My old pal Larry Groce (Mountain Stage) wrote this one. He sings so beautifully that he figured this silly song was just a throw-away, but I got his permission to record it and when Dr. Demento started getting airplay with my version, … Larry went out and recorded it and got his first hit record! […]

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Stuck On You

This song is about “huffing”. It’s got some funny lines in it, but “huffing” isn’t funny. We want to at least get the subject out on the table with kids so we can discuss the detrimental effects of getting dizzy by cutting down your brain oxygen. STUCK ON YOU Cho: Stuck on you, stuck on […]

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I Love Kids

I love kids, when I get near them I love kids who are polite and say “Hello!” I love kids, with their eyes so clear Kids who promise not to tattle, For some candy or a rattle, But these days it’s such a battle, All the children “just say NO!” There are old kids who […]

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Dyin� To Be Thin

Cho: Dyin’ to be thin! Dyin’ to be thin! Ev’rybody gonna love me when I’m nothin’ but skin! Fat, fat, fat! Good-bye fat! I’m gonna look yummy when my tummy is flat! I wanna look like, the lady in the ad! With a little tiny hiney, gonna be so bad! Ev’rybody gonna love my skinny […]

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