Yessiree!

(by K. Brown)

Can't tell how it's gonna be
til you wake up, and maybe then you'll see
it's a new day, a different day
even different than yesterday
Sun's gonna shine a little brighter
Smiles gonna be a little wider
yessiree ... you're gonna see it that way.

You've heard the one 'bout Jonah and the whale
let me tell you brother it's no fish tale
you can bet he didn't think
he'd be invited to lunch that way
Lucky for him the whale felt some congestion
sufferin' a case of some indigestion
out popped Jonah, put a whole new spin on his day

You see ...

Can't tell how it's gonna be
til you wake up, and maybe then you'll see
it's a new day, a different day
even different than yesterday
Sun's gonna shine a little brighter
Smiles gonna be a little wider
yessiree ... bet you're gonna see it that way.

Think about it ...

If we were back in the Caveman days
We'd all be livin' by caveman ways
nobody'd be treated like
no V.I.P
We'd all be runnin' for our next meal
tryin' to avoid bein' some next meal
don't seem no way to spend a perfecly sunny day

Can't tell how it's gonna be
til you wake up, and maybe then you'll see
it's a new day, a different day
even different than yesterday
Sun's gonna shine a little brighter
Smiles gonna be a little wider
yessiree ... you're gonna see

Now I'm not sayin' whats right or wrong
my whole bags just to ryhme this song
But it wouldnt do if I had the blues
the words would come out wrong
Got to go back into my state of mind
rearrange some things, straighten up the spine
And maybe everything it will come along just fine

Can't tell how it's gonna be
til you wake up, and maybe then you'll see
it's a new day, a different day
even different than yesterday
Sun's gonna shine a little brighter
Smiles gonna be a little wider
yessiree ... you're gonna see

yeah absolutely ...

you're bound to see it that way.

Grand Lake

(by K Brown)

You've never seen a scene
as crazy as a scene can be
Until you've been to Grand Lake
You ain't never seen.

The thing that keeps me comin' back
it's crazy as a heart attack
like no place else
that I have ever been

Don't know if it's in the water
don't know if it's in the air
The air is very rarify'd up there?

Well ... things ain't always sunny
But mostly they are funny
Like when the terrorist stole all the electricity
(go ask Ms. Jean ... and that reminds me)

Of course there's Ms Jean Berry
all the way from Alabamy
a southern granny
up in Northern Michigan

It's quite well known she runs the ship
Don't you give her any lip
or she'll have you weedin'
rocks out of her yard.

And then there's Neal and Christy,
Jay and Karry, Bill and Dawn
All a part of our funky Up North Family ...

The group is quite resourceful
at the art of our own normal
a sorta cross between the Cleavers and Addam's families

(They're creepy and they're ooky
mysterious and spooky
they're altogether kooky
our Grand Lake family)

And, comes Tequila Friday's
It makes my head go sideways
and Staurday's dont get started be-fore three P ...M...

If you've ever had a dream
I'm pretty sure that you have seen
this place called Grand Lake
float around up in your head

A place that you would love to see
some place you wish that you could be
an alternate reality
instead.

Don't know if it's in the water
don't know if it's in the air
The air is very rarify'd up there.

Well ... things ain't always sunny
But mostly they are funny
Like when the camper tipped the tractor on it's head
(um ... go ask Jay ... )

You've never seen a scene
as crazy as a scene can be
Until you've been to Grand Lake
You ain't never seen.

The thing that keeps me com'in back
it's crazy as a heart attack
like no place else
that I have ever been

(Addams Family reprise ...)

yep ... the thing that keeps me com'in back
it's crazy as a heart attack
(..but Grand Lake I love ya! ...)
like no place else
I've ever been

Kite Flyer

(by Kevin Brown)



I see the sun up over yonder
Wakin' up another day
Tellin' me I'm gettin' older
But it's ok

A breeze has got to blowin'
My kites up there in the air
Driftin' round up in the current
Like it don't care

How you gonna find your fortune
When your lost up in the air
Dreams tied to a kite tail
a stray thats tethered way up there

I see the sun up over yonder
Wakin' up another day
Tellin' me not to worry
Cause Im ok

A breeze has got to blowin'
Bendin' boughs up in the trees
Rushin' through the open windows
does as it please

A breeze has got to blowin'
It won't wait around too long
Dreams tied to a kite tail
soon they're up and gone

How you gonna find your fortune
When your lost up in the air
Dreams tied to a kite tail
a stray thats tethered way up there

A dream tied to a kite tail
soon it's up and gone

(all my shit's up in the air ...)

Meteor

(by Kevin Brown)



I ain't seen the sky in so long
Washed in red and set on fire
Can't remember hearin' night fall
singin' like a Sunday choir

I been on the run for so long
Just another legend bein' born
Can't say where it is I'm goin'
Or where tonight I'll be lyin'

Feel the beat of the rythym of the road
Feel the beat of the rythym of the road

Takin' a trip down the cosmic highway
Catch a ride if your goin' my way
Hot white lights in my rearview mirror
Road ahead don't seem much clearer

But I'm flyin' like a meteor

Campfire smoke like a ghostly shroud
Under God's long distance nightfall
Lookin' out through endless starlight
Nothin' in this world is so small

Takin' a trip down the cosmic highway
Catch a ride if your goin' my way
Hot white lights in my rearview mirror
Road ahead don't seem much clearer
I been on the run for so long
Just another legend bein' born

But I'm flyin' like a meteor

Feel the beat of the rythym of the road
Feel the beat of the rythym of the road

Flyin' like a meteor

Carnival Ride

(by Kevin Brown)

Stare into a cup of coffee
At two eyes there starin' back at me
Like a FunHouse mirror
Distorting everything I see
And they take on different meanings
Until that image can't be judged at all, in fact
Until the reflection that you're lookin' at
Isn't nothin' like the one who's lookin' back

And you find you're in the carnival
With a fire inside burnin' you alive
Colored lights that hypnotize
Spinning cartwheels all across you're mind
Lookin' for some gospel
Or maybe just some reason to believe
The carnival it waits for you
Step inside the Barker calls, we'll feed your dreams

(break)

The Carney takes your money
For a seat on another thrilling ride
you strap into the cockpit
reachin' for a partner at your side
Now your standin' on the Midway
It's magical illusions to reveal
And the carnival is at full tilt
And you know you won't ever want to leave

You empty out your pockets
Playin' every last game of chance
Hope to carry home a prize
The lights and music hold you in their trance
The Midway holds your dreams
Right there in the palm readers hand
And the sign says Madame Out Today
No fortunes read since she's been away

(break)

Sittin' at the top of the Ferris wheel
You can see for miles and miles around
The lights go on forever
Whether you are lookin' up or lookin' down
Tomorrow is another day
A whole new group of guests to arrive
But before they close the gates tonight
Maybe you and I can get in one more ride

The Stand

(by K. Brown)

1.
In the days when I was younger
I drew water from the well
Until I used the damn thing up
left her dry near as I could tell

I don't want what I ain't good for
I'm just tryin' to get along
I don't want what I am not
Ain't too long and I'll be gone

2.
My momma tried to school me
tried her best to raise me right
guess I must be a disappointment
look at how I spend my nights

I don't want what I ain't good for
I'm just tryin' to get along
I don't want what I am not
Ain't too long and I'll be gone

3.
My old granddad tried to warn me
times a flock flushed to the wing
take the time boy while you're livin'
to honor all God's livin' things

I don't want what I ain't good for
I'm just tryin' to get along
I don't want what I am not
Ain't too long and I'll be gone

4.
In the time of my beginning
How the sun it ruled the skies
I didn't see the road ahead
or stop to ask the question "why"

I don't want what I ain't good for
I'm just tryin' to get along
I don't want what I am not
Ain't too long and I'll be gone

5.
The time it all goes by so quickly
Like a flock flushed to the wing
All this time that I been living
Did I ever learn a thing

Now that times become so distant
I can't recall it if I try
Did I ever raise my voice to protest
so much louder than a sigh

You and I, we are Allies
we're all tryin' to make a stand
until we raise our tired voices
Until they can be heard again.