OLD FRIEND
Copyright 2003 Steven Ferguson
How you been Old Friend
I've been thinking of you
It's been such a long, long time
Back in our day
We tried to make our way
Somehow...we just drifted apart
I just want to tell you
I believed in you
I just want to tell you
That I cared
You went your way...
I went mine
We gave it our best
It just fell apart
We hit a crossroad
Back in time
I still think of you...sometimes
I just want to tell you
I believed in you
I just want to tell you
That I cared
We had some beautiful days together
Won't you pour me a cup of tea
We learned together
Oh yeah, I got your letter
We made the music
And sang it from our heart
The years have flown by
It's been awhile since we tried to fly
I know you've been alright
People don't change that much
We knew what was deep inside
Maybe that's why I miss you today
I just tell you
I believed in you
I just want to tell you...
That I cared.
Dancin' Upon The Clouds CD
Parapalooza CD
Steven Ferguson: Lyrics
ROLLIN' DOWN THE LINE
Copyright 2003 Steven Ferguson
Sometimes you win
Sometimes you lose
I ain't got time
To sing the blues
I'm just rollin'
Rollin' on down the line
I'm just rollin'
Rollin' on down the line
You say this
I say that
We're both right
As a matter of fact
I'm just rollin'
Rollin' on down the line
I'm just rollin'
Rollin' on down the line
Haden and I
Tried to write a song
We just drank Gin
And laughed all night long
I'm just rollin'
Rollin' on down the line
I'm just rollin'
Rollin' on down the line
She said she loved me
But I was not a rich man
Get lost baby
Catch me if you can
I'm just rollin'
Rollin' on down the line
I'm just rollin'
Rollin' on down the line
You heard some gossip
About me today
Don't you have a better way
To spend your day
I'm just rollin'
Rollin' on down the line
I'm just rollin'
Rollin' on down the line
You play music in bars
My daddy don't like you
Well I can tell your daddy
Just what to do
I'm just rollin'
Rollin' on down the line
I'm just rollin'
Rollin' on down the line
I'm just rollin'
Rollin' on down the line
from "Dancin' Upon The Clouds" CD
words and music by Steven Ferguson 2003
THANKS FOR BEING A FRIEND
Copyright 1978 Steven Ferguson
It's been such a long time
As I think back on the years
Yet it seems like such a short time
Since you've all been here
Say hello to a new morning
Let the sun shine through
Keep all the laughter flowing
Say hello to a new morning
Let the sun shine through
As I know you all can do
Thanks for being a friend
I don't know if I'll ever get to say it again
We've all had such a good time
Laughing about our fears
Memories of yesterday
The years go by so fast
it's funny how we all keep going
Down our own chosen path
Say hello to a new morning
Let the sun shine through
Keep all the laughter flowing
Say hello to a new morning
Let the sun shine through
As I know you all can do
Say hello to a new morning!
from "MountainBoogie" CD
"Hot Rod Steven & Dr. Watson" CD and "Ferguson/Wagner" LP
DANCIN' UPON THE CLOUDS
Copyright 2003 Steven Ferguson
We were walkin'
In the moonlight
We were talkin'
'Til the mornin' light
We were dancin' upon the clouds
We were wishin' upon the stars
Stayin' together through thick and thin
'Til the end
We were hopin'
We were jokin'
We were singin'
To the songs on the radio
We had a party
We partied hearty
We were young and didn't have a care
We were dancin' upon the clouds
We were wishin' upon the stars
Stayin' together through thick and thin
'Til the end
I can tell you we all had some good times
We were all friends, having fun
Lying in the sun
We laughed, until we cried
We'd hop in the car
Just to take a ride
We were together, forever
We thought this time would never end
We were dancin' upon the clouds
We were wishin' upon the stars
Stayin' together, through thick and thin
'Til the end
We were dancin'
We were wishin'
We were hopin'
We were jokin'
We had a party
We partied hearty
We were singin'
from "Dancin' Upon The Clouds" CD
ROUND & ROUND
Copyright 2003 Steven Ferguson
I'm the son of an honest man
A Prison guard, with a strong hand
Ended up in a broken home
Had Brothers and Sisters
Who were not my own
Round & Round the world goes
Where it stops
Nobody knows...
I became a football star
Only ended up
With a broken heart
Went and talked to Uncle Sam
To defend this land
Whiskey bottles in the sand
Round & Round the world goes
Where it stops
Nobody knows...
Used to dream of the colored lights
Singin' with my friends
'til the middle of the night
I have nothing left to say or prove
Who cares...
If you win or lose
Round & Round the world goes...
Where it stops
Nobody knows...
Hey!
Hey!
Hey!
From "Dancin' Upon The clouds" CD
ROCKIN' CHAIR
copyright 2003
Lyrics/Music Steven Ferguson
When I dream...
I think about High School
Man I was on top of the world
I played nobody's fool
Thought that I would change the world.
When I dream...
I think about my younger days
Life in a smokey haze
Four dead at Kent State
The world was on the edge
Of Love and Hate.
But now I sit in my rockin' chair
I sit on the back porch and stare
Out in the night
Which decisions were wrong and right.
When I dream...
I dream of the world as one
No matter what race or religion
We must defend this world
What's the future going to like
for my little girl.
Now they're bombing us
with our own planes
Has this world gone insane?
We just want to live in peace
When's this violence in the mideast
Ever going to cease.
When I dream...
I think back through the years
Sometimes I even shed some tears
With Good Lovin' Grace
I think we can still put a smile on our face
Listen to me children
Go after your dreams
You can be who you want to be
Sometimes we must fight to be free
So life my not be as long as it should be.
Now I'm getting old and grey
I've tried to let nothing stand in my way
It's not that easy
I've made mistakes along the way.
Now I sit in my rockin' chair
I sit on my back porch and stare
Out in the night
Which decisions were wrong and right.
I just sit in my rockin' chair
I just sit in my rockin' chair
I just sit in my rockin' chair
From "Dancin' Upon The Clouds" CD.
Peace.
SOUTHWIND
copyright 1999 Steven Ferguson
I'm lookin' out on the southwind
A guitar on my back
Don't know where I'm goin'
I only know...I ain't goin' back
You can call me a gypsy
Can't seem to settle down
I know I'm rough around the edges...
Just gotta get out of this town
...outta this town
I'm goin' off the deep end
There's no friend in sight
I've been lied to, cursed at,
taken advantage of...
Sometimes...I feel like a fool
You know that life goes in circles
My friends and family
They come and go
Some have touched me more than others
It's for them, I sing from my soul
To try and make sense of it all
I know that I'm on shakey ground
I've tried to live the American Dream
Went through College
Served my country
I try hard, than I lose my mind
Those of us who come from nothing
Our parents weren't rich and had no pull
We've got to search from the inside
To see what talents we can find
To try and change our destiny in time
I'm lookin' out on the southwind
What's done is done
What's past is past
Gotta look forward
Can't look back
It's not what you know
It's who you know
They smile at your face
Then they stab you in the back
I'm lookin' out on the southwind
I'm lookin' out on the southwind
I'm lookin' out on the southwind
from "MountainBoogie" CD
SEARCHIN'
Copyright 2003 Steven Ferguson
I've been searchin'
Inside myself
I've been searchin'
For something new
I'm gonna go down to the river
Maybe throw a rock or two
'Cause I've been searchin'
Inside myself
I've been searchin'
For something new
I'm gonna take myself on a mountain ride
Soak in the hot springs
To try and ease my mind
'Cause I've been searchin'
Inside myself
I've been searchin'
For something new
Sometimes the world
Seems to turn on you
Won't you tell me a joke or two?
'Cause I've been searchin'
Inside myself
I've been searchin'
For something new
I'm gonna go out on the porch swing
Grab a beer and make a toast to world
'Cause I've been searchin'
Inside myself
I've been searchin'
For something new
from "Dancin' Upon The Clouds" CD
words and music by Steven Ferguson 2003
MOUNTAINBOOGIE
Copyright 1999 Steven Ferguson
We went into this mountain bar
To get ourselves a beer
When the owner came over to me and said
"Hey boys what are you doin' here?
I heard you play down the street last night,
man you guys were hot
If you want to stay and play here
we'll give you all free beer"
And we said
Boogie Woogie MountainBoogie
Boogie Woogie
Boogie Woogie MountainBoogie
Boogie Woogie
We were playin' 'bout an hour or two
And guess who came in
Well it was Timothy P & the Rural Route Three
Starin' with with a big fat grin
He said "I heard you sing down the street last night
you sure do sing a mean song"
How long we gonna do it?
All night long, all night long
All night long....
Boogie Woogie MountainBoogie
Boogie Woogie
Boogie Woogie MountainBoogie
Boogie Woogie
They were swingin' from the rafters
they were slidin' down the bar
They were comin' out of the woodwork
They were comin' from near and far
So if you ever take a mountain ride
You might see us playin' up there
If you do just pull up a chair
And grab yourself a beer
We'll be singin'
All night long
All night long
All night long
Boogie Woogie MountainBoogie
Boogie Woogie
Boogie Woogie MountainBoogie
Boogie Woogie
from "MountainBoogie" CD
"Hot Rod Steven & Dr. Watson" CD
DON'T CRY
Copyright 2003 Steven Ferguson
Have you ever been the lonely one
Trying to find the only one
...in a crowd
Have you ever been talked about
From behind...
People think you're deaf and blind
Don't Cry on my shoulders
You see I've been there myself
Don't Cry on my shoulders
'Cause I know...
Sometimes we all need just a little help
Have you ever searched in people's eyes
trying to find
...the right connection
Have you ever tried to find a new love
Someone...
To give you some affection
Don't Cry on my shoulders
You see I've been there myself
Don't Cry on my shoulders
'Cause I know...
Sometimes we all need just a little help
Have you ever had
People try to put you down
And talk about it
All over town...
Have you then tried to save face
Set people straight
Only to find
...you're a little too late
Don't Cry on my shoulders
You see I've been there myself
Don't Cry on my shoulders
'Cause I know...
Sometimes we all need just a little help
Don't Cry...Don't...Cry Don't Cry
Don't Cry...Don't Cry...Don't Cry
Don't Cry...Don't Cry...Don't Cry
from "Dancin' Upon The Clouds" CD
SETTING SUNS OF THE EVENING
(Copyright 1978 Ferguson/Wagner)
Setting suns of the evening
Orange and red fade with the night
It's oh so beautiful
I need you to make it right
Walking through the sand
By the moonlit sea
I'm off in a wonderland
Walkin' with you hand in hand
Nothing else seems to matter
When you're here next to me
Peacefulness is here
All it took was you and me
We've got to let our feelings go
We've got to let our love show
Let's give what we can tonight
Together we can make it right...
Tonight
We've got to let our feelings show
We've got to let our love grow
Let's give what we can tonight
Together we can make it right
Tonight
featured on 151 Proof (1978 Ferguson/Wagner)
Feelin' Funky CD 2010