COE

D                             D
Now Big Henry had a factory
F                       G
‘Longside River Rouge
D                             D
Pumpin’ out trucks, strictly Country
F                             A7
As the red, white and blue

C                               C
And my Uncle was a trucker
F                                       G
Workin’ here and there and far
C                               C
One day cruised to a dealer
F                  G        A7
Cos Auntie needed car

(In a sea of slammers ‘round back)
But while kickin’ tires around back
He stopped, looked up to see
An instant love attack
From a Big Henry COE

Now Unkie and his new rig
Became like a man and wife
Hauling loads both small and real big
Til the end of his long life.

So when his time was over
COE went out to seed
In a field of four-leaf clover
And Northern prairie weed

And it waited on them great plains
For its new time in the sun
Through years of snow and spring rains
For a man to make it run

Now Henry COE ‘s mine
And got some plans in store
Gonna drop in big round engine
From planes of Second War

And I’ll do my own flying
Just closer to the ground
All perty girls be sighing
When they its monster sound

In that big COE you ride
Far above door slammer fray
And You can see all country wide
With nothin in your way

And when my time is over
COE will still run strong
No more fields of clover
But a big safe dark dry barn

Now this tale is almost over
One secret I confess
What does COE stand for
Leave that for you to guess

REFRAIN

     D7                     

     My baby’s calling me
      G7

     Climb in that COE
      Em

     Highball cross county line
      F                            A7

     Make her place, in record time

     D7          

     With me she’ll ride shotgun*
     G7

     She is the only one
      EM

     Dig more than my sweet ride
     F                              A7

    If she’s good, might let her drive

(*I want her riding ‘gun) 

Music

War paint

Got your war paint on
Is it just for me?
No, I am alone
But hey, I can dream
‘Cos here burns a spark
Til 12th of never
But then goes dark
And so forever

Are you making eyes
At only me?
Oh, big surprise
That sure can’t be
Still this ember glows
Through a vail of tears
Which I’ll never show
But do revere

In my night time dreams
I see you sashay
But when come sunbeams
It goes poof away
So this light within
High noon how it fears
But it ain't no sin
It’s just that way.

Like all my girls
Really smart and hot
But of course this world
Sure be no camelot
So I sing this song
Try to be a saint
A lot here’s young
But much ain’t

Year and years ago
I would pictures take
Miles of film I’d blow
For the model’s sake
Keep those ancient chromes
In my cellar deep
Safe in my big home
While I sleep

How I so loved
Your tight tortured top
And the way you moved
And would never stop
But you’re just a ghost
My mind makes for me
At the very most
Pure fantasy

Now this empty home

It’s a silent place

Like the fall of Rome

With no saving grace

Small and tragic

Quickly lost to time

No burst of magic 

Just this rhyme

Many secrets done

And much more than show

But until I’m  gone

No one will ever know

In 3010 

They will break the seal

And minds will bend

At’s what revealed

REFRAIN

But we’re not friends its clear

Because you're not really here

My mind playin' tricks on me

From now to eternity

I’ll soon dwell in spirits’ realm

My Forebears will call me home

And I'll bid this world adieu

Shuffle the deck for something new 

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Life is so fleeting

Just one chance for meeting

Because then tomorrow

In sorrow may end

So I’ll keep singing

And hope that you’re bringing

Some attention to the 

Mention I ‘m trying to send

Escape to the blue sky

No one will see me die

I’ll simply just vanish

And vanquish my past

No memories to linger

To the world middle finger

Howard DGA (sing it Taylor, huh?)

(Am)  C                        C
So  I dreamt I walked Fifth Avenue
C          G            C         G
Your Howard DGA, it flew
C              Bm          F       Dm  
Above me big and shiny new
Em                       G
High in the azure sky.

       Am        G        Dm    F9
And your city canyon flight did yield
       Am        G        Dm    F9
A landing safe at Bennett Field
       Am       Em             F      
And I was there and you revealed
       C      Bb                  G
Those steel-blue bedroom eyes.
(Refrain)

You beckoned me to come and fly
Your Howard took me to the sky
I viewed the world below with eyes
Wide with wonder like a child

I watched you pilot your machine
So cocksure, rugged yet serene
Straight out of fashion magazine
So calm with streak of wild
(Refrain)

And after flight we sought some shade
You ordered vodka lemonade
Began to hope that we were made
One day together be

(And after flight in shade we sat
You in your cocked fedora hat
We had such a pleasant chat
Just coffee, tea, you, me)
(Refrain)

Your cocked fedora, as if to flirt
So cute in your blue pinstriped shirt
You had me spellbound,  rapt alert
To the entire scene

(It pleased me when you tried to flirt
So cute in your blue pinstriped shirt
And I did notice rapt, alert
Every detail of our scene)

And then we had some petite fours
The minutes drifted into hours
We talked as if the world was ours
Laid out beneath our feet
(Refrain)

But finally you frowned at your watch
And said I have a plane to catch
I knew we were a perfect match
But right now not to be

You climbed inside to shout “prop clear”
I heard the noise of starting gears
As image of your craft was seared
In my deepest memory
(Refrain)

Then plane and pilot skyward bound
To heavens far above the ground
From raucous roar to whisper sounds
I did hear it recede

I watched until it was mere dot
So many feeling wants and thoughts
But realized you were not lost
And would return some day.

REFRAIN
       C                                C
      So you make me believe in a Santa Claus
       Fmaj7-9
      And plums fall from tree ‘cos of Newton’s  Laws
      Am7
      And song birds make up the Milk Way
      Dm          Em                             G
     And the best way to fly? Howard DGA

       C                                C
     'Cos only airplane engines that are real are round
       Fmaj7-9
      And they start up with such amazing sound
      Am7
      Make you want to fly til day you die
      Dm          Em                             G
      And become ever part of the azure sky

BREAK
G9   Am   Bb7   Fmaj7  C  Em   G
Em  Am  Bb  F  C  Dm7  G

Old School

You know, I’m old school, the best locomotives are steam
Old school, power can be had from a stream
And I only fly airplanes with props
I never pick -apples, pick drops
Yea old school, but don’t you dare call me pops

You know, I’m old school, Ancient as triceratops
Old school, I never call police cops
My Sideburns are full mutton chop
Cos I aint got - much left on top
Yea old school, this is where passing buck stops

You know, I’m old school, get even better than mad
Old school, I like my girls kinda bad
And I never heard of Ipad
I never give in to a fad
Yeah old school, I well know when I’ve been had.

You know, I’m old school, like girls in low rider jeans
Old school, with tiny tight tank top tees
Sometimes older is best
Glad I got that off my chest
Yea old school, but never have time for a rest.

You know, I’m old school, my cycles all start with kick
Old school, the handiest weapon’s a brick
My best business suit is blue jeans
I don’t know what ebitda means
Yeah old school ripe is better than green.

You know, I’m old school, I wear a ten gallon hat
Old school, my fave critter is a bob cat
I got all my real teeth
I’m wild boy underneath
Yeah old school my bowie I keep in a sheath

You know, I’m old school, save my life can’t sew  button
Old school, Like Jerry I really hate mutton
I don't build kits I just make
For little red squirrels I brake
Yea old school, I know what’s real and what’s fake

You know, I’m old school, My limousine is a truck
Old school, With rabbits foot there for luck
I shift just with three on the tree
Yep that’s Twentieth century me.
Yea old school, Buffalo’s better than beef

You know, I’m old school, my music is all  45’s
Old school. I know how to do the hand jive
My phone’s a rotary dial,
A good walk is 21 miles
Yea old school. Frowns slowly turn into smiles

You know, I’m old school, I get it right the first time
Old school. I prefer beer over wine
I light my stove with a match
Never got a cat’s fever from scratch
Yea old school I know that’s there always a catch

You know, I’m old school,  I like my ducks in a row
Old school. Think you can really smell snow
I  got my first dollar framed
I sure know life ain't a game
Yeah old school rather have money than fame.

You know I’m old school, don’t want what them that has got
Old school. Like women brainy and hot
You know all politicians are bought
Mitch McConnell is really a snot
Yeah old school a penny now aint worth a thought

REFRAIN

And so through years and the tears and the fears

Wisdom arrives and it thrives and survives

China Sea

(For you I wrote this song
It took me all night long
Hope you won’t think it wrong
For me so forward be)

So what’s this all about
Oh I don’t need to shout
It’s just -- you’re pure lights out
As even blind eyes can see ]

You got me so enthralled
I’m walkin’ into walls
You’re like Niagara Falls
For  newlyweds to be?

So please come  wreck my train
Please drive me half insane
I sure will not complain
If there’s a you and me

‘Cos when you’re on mind
It’s like, there’s no stop signs
It‘s just like flying blind
Over vast China sea

In ancient Martin plane
Four giant engines main
Through storm clouds, winds and rain
Could be the end of me

It was like days of yore
Heard those round engines roar
How high my spirits soared
When you were close to me

Somehow how the fates conspired
You were my funeral pyre
Seven mile long high wire
And no net to catch me

Cos your sweet southern drawl
Could pierce a concrete wall
It had me so enthralled
Like nectar to a bee

You didn’t have to shout
Or wildly dance about
Cos you were pure lights out
As far as eyes could see

And I knew that safe and slow
Was not your way to go
Big charges set to blow
You to next century

Were you sweet reverie
Or final destiny
Or maybe never-be
I just don’t know

Cos that’s all in the past
Too soon we’ll be mere dust
It aint real  fair or just
Just some crazy rodeo.

I dream you’re up on stage
And quite the current rage
It’s the Victorian Age
Your petticoat I can see

You’re one heck of a muse
You make my screws come loose
I’m giddy as a goose
And pining like a tree

My sox roll up and down
Whenever you’re around
You’re like duck eider down
For a man about to freeze

I try hard as I can
I got a million plans
Grains of Sahara sands
To get you addicted to me

I wonder years from now
If you’ll recall this show
Oh - did stage lights just blow?
Well, I did hit upper C…

This was my very best shot
I gave it all I got
You love me now? -- or what?
Sure hope that it might be

REFRAIN

So in all our lifetimes
How we do wish for sunshine
But if you’re a tornado
Then, with smile I’ll go

And when your storm clears
You’ll see me way up there
A rainbow will follow
Where ever I will go.

A: Solvadi S-O-L-V-A-D-I Solvadi

Q:  Spell Price Gouge