My Dog Jesus (Fortmeyer/Watson/DeTrolio) I found Jesus in the fall of '99 He was living with a Mexican in the trailer next to mine I got down on my knees He walked right up to me and licked my face Old Pablo said He likes you so I guess that you're okay I said What's his name That's my dog Jesus now before you get all mad There's lots of reasons why he's got a name like that He's a shepherd and a good one Man's best friend and then some He loves me and forgives me no matter what I do He's the kind of friend that would give his life for you That's my dog Jesus I found Jesus on my porch at 4 AM I couldn't stand to hear him crying I got up to let him in That's when I saw the light From the trailer next to mine burning down By sunrise Shady Acres was a patch of smoking ground And Jesus was nowhere to be found Twelve people searched the rubble calling out his name The firemen must have thought we all were crazy But like the rest I knew I could have perished in those flames And I would have too except that Jesus saved me I found Jesus 'cause of what that dog showed me I was baptized three days later in a church right down the street My sins were washed away I was crying as I prayed but through my tears I heard that preacher saying hey who brought that dog in here And Pablo he answered loud and clear That's my dog Jesus now before you get all mad There's lots of reasons why he's got a name like that He's a shepherd and a good one Man's best friend and then some He loves me and forgives me no matter what I do He's the kind of friend that would give his life for you That's my dog Jesus that's my dog Jesus Thank you Jesus

One Up On The King (Kurt Fortmeyer) Dad Zone Music ASCAP No adoring young women throwing panties at me No live comeback special on network TV No pill-pushing doctor at my beck and call I’ve never had those things but I’ve got it all I’m just a nobody in a ramshackle room While Elvis lies sleeping in a beautiful tomb But if you’re not breathing fame don’t mean a thing I woke up this morning one up on The King No gold Cadillac no personal plane No marquee in Vegas lit up with my name No Hollywood movies no teenage bride No trip to the White House and nothing to hide I’m just a nobody in a ramshackle room While Elvis lies sleeping in a beautiful tomb But if you’re not breathing fame don’t mean a thing I woke up this morning one up on The King This trailer ain’t Graceland but that’s quite alright I didn’t die on the throne in the middle of the night Yeah if you’re not breathing fame don’t mean a thing I woke up this morning one up on The King I woke up this morning one up on The King

LOVE'S REVOLVING DOOR (Kurt Fortmeyer) Grating parmesan waiting for the noodles to boil Tossing romaine with balsamic vinegar and oil I'll light a candle try to set the mood just right And then I'll turn off my phone I don't want to hear excuses tonight At a table for two pouring Chianti in a long-stemmed glass She's late again I guess she's staying after class She must be learning a lot from that instructor she won't tell me about Looks like he's on his way in and I'm on my lonely way out It's love's revolving door I know what lies in store I've been through this before Love's revolving door Scraping off my plate thinking any minute she'll walk in But she'll be too late I'm already going for a spin I push too fast and too hard I wonder if I'll ever learn Until I figure things out I'll be taking turn after turn Love's revolving door I know what lies in store I've been through this before Love's revolving door I just can't get it right I must be holding on too tight So I'm going around once more Love's revolving door In and out once more It's love's revolving door

Way Past Crazy (Kurt Fortmeyer) Dad Zone Music ASCAP Every time I asked where you were going Crazy was your single word reply I guess I never really heard your answer Until I read that note that said goodbye Now I’ve gone way past crazy searching for a sign That’ll point to where our love got turned around I completely missed your exit I didn’t see it coming up And I’ve gone way past crazy now Sitting staring in my rear view mirror At the tear-filled roadmap of my eyes The signals that you sent couldn’t have been clearer Your leaving should have come as no surprise But I’ve gone way past crazy searching for a sign That’ll point to where our love got turned around I completely missed your exit I didn’t see it coming up And I’ve gone way past crazy now I’m beyond desperation and trying to keep my hopes alive Out of my mind should have been a real short drive But I’ve gone way past crazy searching for a sign That’ll point to where our love got turned around I completely missed your exit I didn’t see it coming up And I’ve gone way past crazy now Yeah I’ve gone way past crazy now

Pelicans (Kurt Fortmeyer/Roy Holdren) Dad Zone Music ASCAP/Flatbilly Songs ASCAP Loaded up my car and put back home behind me Got a good head start to where the world won’t find me Soothing sun and salty spray wash away the everyday And I know everything will be okay when I see Pelicans on the wind Pouches packed travelin’ No looking back at where they’ve been Rest a while then gone again Where the blacktop ends and the sand begins Pelicans Six-pack choir singing songs at sunset ‘Round a driftwood fire with new old friends I just met The tide has turned I feel the change it’s a perfect end to the perfect day When gliding gracefully above the waves I see Pelicans on the wind Pouches packed travelin’ No looking back at where they’ve been Rest a while then gone again Where the blacktop ends and the sand begins We’re like pelicans Where the blacktop ends And the sand begins We’re like pelicans on the wind Pouches packed traveling No looking back at where they’ve been Rest a while then gone again Where the blacktop ends and the sand begins We’re like pelicans on the wind We’re like pelicans travelin’ We’re like Pelicans gone again Pelicans

FIRST NAME BASIS (WITH THE BLUES) (Kurt Fortmeyer) Battered old suitcases no laces in my shoes Those gone without a traces social graces I once used Well-acquainted with the spaces where it's safe to catch a snooze I'm on a first name basis with the blues Off to the races rent check's overdue Down at the oasis chasing dreams that don't come true Holding eights and aces with nothing left to lose I'm on a first name basis with the blues If money was trouble I wouldn't have a care Ah but if trouble was money I'd be a millionaire I've been put through the paces and the turning of the screws I know a frowning face is the bearer of bad news We hang in all of the same places yeah we've met a time or two I'm on a first name basis with the blues You ain't got to say it I already heard the news I'm on a first name basis with the blues I'm on a first name basis with the blues

Married To A Memory (Kurt Fortmeyer) Dad Zone Music ASCAP She’s the kind of woman who’ll do things by herself She won’t hesitate to tell you she don’t need nobody else So before you try to talk to her I hope you’ll understand She’ll never let you close enough to ever be her friend She’s a little bit defensive won’t return a smile Some think she’s bold some call her cold and some say that’s her style She acts so independent but she’s really not that strong She’s just married to a memory of a man who did her wrong It might have been the preacher who had her on her knees Or a traffic cop at a late night stop who took some liberties That soccer coach in middle school or the first boy that she kissed It might have been her daddy turned her into this A little bit defensive won’t return a smile Some think she’s bold some call her cold and some say that’s her style She acts so independent but she’s really not that strong She’s just married to a memory of a man who did her wrong I don’t mean to run her down and I’m not talking trash I’m only trying to shed some light on a shadow from her past She’s a little bit defensive won’t return a smile Some think she’s bold some call her cold and some say that’s her style She acts so independent but she’s really not that strong She’s just married to a memory of a man who did her wrong Yeah she’s married to the memory of a man who did her wrong

Still Not Out Of The Woods (Kurt Fortmeyer) Dad Zone Music ASCAP There once was a boy he resembled a much younger me He went searching for joy in unbridled debauchery What he found was trouble folks thought it had straightened him out But I know what he’s thinking and that’s why I’m harboring doubt I broke some rules and I found out that life’s not a game And I saw the light but the dark side keeps calling my name I’ve stumbled and tumbled I’ve been down and up to no good And I can see the clearing but I’m still not out of the woods He encountered addictions they wrapped him up in chains made of lies He could look in the mirror but not at that look in his eyes He stole from his loved ones and paid no regard to the cost Time and trust were not he only things that were lost I broke some rules and I found out that life’s not a game And I saw the light but the dark side keeps calling my name I’ve stumbled and tumbled I’ve been down and up to no good And I can see the clearing but I’m still not out of the woods Now the hard times make him hungry and the hunger makes a mess of his mind He tries to count his blessings but recall what he thought he left behind So he does what he can to keep the wolves and those feelings at bay Knocked down to his knees he confesses his weakness every day I broke some rules and I found out that life’s not a game And I saw the light but the dark side keeps calling my name I’ve stumbled and tumbled I’ve been down and up to no good And I can see the clearing but I’m still not out of the woods I can see the clearing but I’m still not out of the woods I can see the clearing but I’m still not out of the woods I can see the clearing but I’m still not out of the woods

YOU DONE DONE IT NOW (Kurt Fortmeyer) A fiddle played a bluebird sang our friends all gathered 'round We spread great-grandma's blanket out had dinner on the ground The preacher read a Bible verse the day we took our vows We said for better or for worse but you done done it now You done done it now you done done it now My heart is not a plaything for you to kick around You can beg for my forgiveness you can bend and scrape and bow It won't change the fact you can't come back 'Cause you done done it now You took off with an old boyfriend eight month ago today While I worked hard here on this farm you were rolling in the hay Sometimes I felt so doggone bad I cried behind this plow We said in sickness and in health but you done done it now You done done it now you done done it now My heart is not a plaything for you to kick around You can beg for my forgiveness you can bend and scrape and bow It won't change the fact you can't come back 'Cause you done done it now You showed up here this morning as big as my old cow You tell me that you think it's mine but there ain't no way no how You'd best get before I take a mind to put you in the ground 'Cause we said until death do us part and you done done it now You done done it now you done done it now My heart is not a plaything for you to kick around You can beg for my forgiveness you can bend and scrape and bow It won't change the fact you can't come back 'Cause you done done it now You better face the fact you can't come back 'Cause you done done it now

CIRCLIN' THE DRAIN (Kurt Fortmeyer) I was taking a soak in the tub Up to my neck in Mr. Bubble I knew I was in way over my head When she told me I was in deep trouble 'Cause I'd been making myself too much at home And among many other things She didn't want me in her bathtub She didn't want my ring My baby threw me out with the bath water She pulled the plug and it's causing me great pain My baby threw me out with the bath water I'm all washed up and I'm circlin' the drain I'd done everything that I could think of To try to take care of her needs I bought flowers and candles And scented bath oil beads I even bought her a brand new shower set Thought I'd win her love for certain But she paid no attention to The man behind the curtain oh no My baby threw me out with the bath water She pulled the plug and it's causing me great pain My baby threw me out with the bath water I'm all washed up and I'm circlin' the drain I gave her everything except the bathroom sink Now my love is in the toilet and man that really stinks 'Cause my baby threw me out with the bath water She pulled the plug and it's causing me great pain My baby threw me out with the bath water I'm all washed up and I'm circlin' the drain Yeah I'm all washed up and I'm circlin' the drain And it's dark as a dungeon way down in the pipes