“Long Distance Man”:

I’m a long distance man,  I keep on rolling till the dawn

I’m a long distance man,  I keep on rolling till the dawn

I’m gonna keep you satisfied all night,  cause tomorrow I’ll be gone

 Watch this 18 wheeler roll,  just like that wind across the plain

Watch this 18 wheeler roll,  like a steady rolling train

Another town, another show, bet your life I’ll be coming round again

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I might be headed back your way,  down the mountain to the coast

I might be headed back your way,  down the mountain to the coast 

That telephone gonna ring,  just when you need it the most

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“So Many Honky Tonks”:

Friday night, the time is right, I’m ready to roll

Works done, I’ll tell you, son, this job is getting old

‘Cause it’s the weekend and it ain’t no crime

‘Cause there are so many honky tonks, and so little time

 The first bar the Lone Star, I’m barely in the door

A hot blonde with a Stetson on she drags me on the floor

She’d like to two step and maybe talk all night

But there are so many honky tonks and so little time

 ’Cause I’m a man on a mission, don’t you get me wrong

It’s like when I get to fishing, I never stay in one place too long

I see you wishing we could talk all night

But there are so many honky tinks and so little time

 Bar number 2, I’m pushing on through this watering hole

Pool table, jukebox, and the beer is cold

I’ll have a round or two, and move on down the line

‘Cause there are so many honky tonks and so little time

Now I’m in the Devil’s Den, a late night club

Here’s where I will get in trouble, cause the drinks are catching up

The music is loud and all the girls look fine

And there are so many honky tonks and so little time

“Don’t It Make You Wanna Dance”, a tribute to Rusty Wier:

As I sit here and write this quote I wonder what I could possibly say about the immortal Rusty Wier that already hasn’t been said. So I’ve decided to borrow something from Sam Philips. “If you got hit by a car and were lying there on the ground and had only enough… time on this earth to sing one song. What song would it be?” For me, that song is “Don’t It Make You Wanna Dance”. I had never heard a song so completely capture my hopes and dreams like that before. That song had such an impact on me it became the anthem for my life and Rusty the inspiration for my craft. If you have ever seen one of my shows you would recognize many moves that I picked up from the cosmic cowboy, including the infamous finger. If you’ve ever listened to my music I contstantly blur the lines between music genres, again something i learned from the man in the hat. But the best lesson I ever recieved from Rusty was his true talent. Rusty knew how to connect with his fans. Onstage he would emerse you in his universe of poetic verse and melody. You didn’t just believe the stories Rusty Wier sang… You felt every word. Off stage he took the time to get to know every fan. Young and old, small and large. Because in his wisdom he knew what many of us lose as young artists. What’s really important about what we do. We touch people, he touched people, he changed my life. In the grand scheme I only had the pleasure of knowing Mr. Wier a short time. But I cherish every second that I got to spend with him and learn from him. I don’t know if Rusty ever knew how closely I watched him as a perfomer, how much I listened to him as a songwriter or how much i modeled myself after him as an artist. But if your ever around Texas or Tennessee and happen upon one of my concerts or hear one of my songs on the radio… I guarantee you’ll recognize just how much Rusty influenced my life, right down to that infamous finger. That’s how I pay homage. That’s how I humbly try to keep the legend that is Rusty Wier alive. You will be missed my friend. More than you could ever possibly know.

I’ve been gone for so long, feels so good just to get back home

Back to those familiar faces smiling right back at me

Like a rainbow in the sky, a certain twinkle is in her eye

Tellin’ me that they believe in who I am and who I want to be

 Don’t It Make You Want To Dance

Don’t it make you want to smile

when you’re down down down in the country,  pick and sing a while

 Oh, Lord, Don’t it feel so right, just a-sitting by the campfire light

Trading tunes and feeling my freedom coming right back again

You look around as you pick your song, everybody’s grinning and playing along

and when the chorus comes around, everybody joins in

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