I AM A BARBARIAN!

'I am a Barbarian' was originally written in 1987.

This version was created in December 2004, using https://aimusic.so A.I. technology.

The video was produced at the VideoGen site - https://app.videogen.io

"There's something you should understand,
Before you offer me your hand.
You may think you are my friend,
You'll stick with me until the end.
But I may not be quite the man,
You now believe you comprehend.
There's more to me than a casual scan
Would ever suggest to the innocent.

I am a Barbarian!
I am a Barbarian!
I am a Barbarian!
I am a Barbarian!
I am a Barbarian!
I am a man!

I used to be a trusting soul.
I believed what I was told.
Cheats never prosper nice guys do.
Work hard, be good and tell the truth.
Suffer in silence, say your prayers,
Don't envy the powerful what is theirs
And you will arise in paradise
And be best friends with Jesus Christ!

I am a Barbarian!
I am a Barbarian!
I am a Barbarian!
I am a Barbarian!
I am a Barbarian!
I am a man!

I want my victory right here,
Up among the bucaneer!
Where the world bows down before the man
Of iron will and heavy hand!
I am a Barbarian! I am a man!

Better leave now while you have the chance.
Before I claim your innocence.
And cleave your snow white heart asunder,
And tear apart your world of wonder.
I've got the ill will and the ruthless streak
To seize for myself your teenage chic.
Put your trust in me, my pretty,
I'll steal your dreams and your virginity!

I am a Barbarian!
I am a Barbarian!
I am a Barbarian!
I am a Barbarian!
I am a Barbarian!
I am a man!

It's way too late and never enough,
Where were you when I needed love?
You sought for the answer to a maiden's prayer
But now you're alone with your worst nightmare!

I am a Barbarian!
I am a Barbarian!
I am a Barbarian!
I am a Barbarian!
I am a Barbarian!
I am a man!"

I'm Gonna Live Forever

The original was written and recorded 1990-1991.

This version was created in October/November 2024 using SUNO technology: https://suno.com/.

The video was produced at the VideoGen site. https://videogen.io

"There's no new thing in the universe, no matter how far you wander,
But somebody else has been there first and stolen all your thunder!
Still I will be a handsome face upon the scene,
I'm gonna go the once place left where no one's ever been!

I'm gonna live, I'm gonna live, I'm gonna live forever!
I'm gonna live, I'm gonna live, I'm gonna live forever!
I ain't gonna die, nor never grow old, never gonna fade away.
I'm gonna live forever more, starting from today...

You tell me to forget it, I will never make the frame,
I will never tread the glory trails of power and fame.
You're all too ready to write me of before I have begun,
Well, I'm gonna do the one thing left that no one's ever done!

I'm gonna live, I'm gonna live, I'm gonna live forever!
I'm gonna live, I'm gonna live, I'm gonna live forever!
I ain't gonna die, nor never grow old, never gonna fade away.
I'm gonna live forever more, starting from today...

If you want to live forever,
Keep your life and soul together,
In the land of never, never,
Take my hand, make a wish,
Close your eyes and picture this,
A never-ending life of unimaginable bliss!

Patronise me, criticise me, tell me I'm a fool,
Pack my satchel full of books and send me back to school,
But how come if you know it all, and your IQ so high,
That I'm gonna live forever more and you're just gonna die?

I'm gonna live, I'm gonna live, I'm gonna live forever!
I'm gonna live, I'm gonna live, I'm gonna live forever!
I ain't gonna die, nor never grow old, never gonna fade away.
I'm gonna live forever more, starting from today... 

Patronise me, criticise me, tell me I'm a fool,
Pack my satchel full of books and send me back to school,
But how come if you know it all, and your IQ so high,
That I'm gonna live forever more and you're just gonna die?

I'm gonna live, I'm gonna live, I'm gonna live forever!
I'm gonna live, I'm gonna live, I'm gonna live forever!
I ain't gonna die, nor never grow old, never gonna fade away.
I'm gonna live forever more, starting from today."

Don't Rock The Boat!

'Don't Rock The Boat' was written in 1974 and recorded in 1993.

It was my first attempt at writing 'a song for Europe.' The 1993 recording, and the later video, can be viewed below.

"Hold on with that fighting talk, don't take it out on me.
You get up on your high horse and I'll just up and leave.

Don't rock the boat, don't rock the boat!
Baby you're making waves!
Don't rock the boat, don't rock the boat!
The way this girl behaves,
She's in for a lot of heartache,
If she don't toe the line,
So come on, baby, don't rock the boat,
We could be having a real good time!

Well there's no use in complaining, no use wondering why.
You gotta take things as they come, don't worry and maybe you'll get by.
They say you can you can gain from what you lose, you can learn from your mistakes,
You've got to think of future happiness when your poor heart aches.
But if you need a scapegoat, to beat on when you're down,
Better find some other joker for your merry-go-round!

Baby don't rock the boat, don't rock the boat,
Hey, you're making waves!
Don't rock the boat, don't rock the boat.
The way this girl behaves,
She's in for a lot of heartache,
If she don't toe the line,
So come on, baby, don't rock the boat,
We could be having a real good time!

So, what if you had some bad luck, with another man,
Well, that's a shame, but it's the name of the game, you can't win every hand.
There's always a chance that the next day's date may phase away the pain.
You're gonna miss out on a fine romance if you're pining for some ancient flame.
Everyone's a mystery, ain't no two the same.
Commit the past to memory, lover, 'cos I ain't to blame!

Baby, don't rock the boat, don't rock the boat,
Hey, you're making waves!
Don't rock the boat, don't rock the boat.
The way this girl behaves,
She's in for a lot of heartache,
If she don't toe the line,
So come on, baby, don't rock the boat,
We could be having a real good time!

Hold on with that fighting talk, don't take it out on me.
You get up on your high horse and I'll just up and leave.

Don't rock the boat, don't rock the boat,
Hey, you're making waves!
Don't rock the boat, don't rock the boat.
The way this girl behaves,
She's in for a lot of heartache,
If she don't toe the line,
So come on, baby, don't rock the boat,
We could be having a real good time!"

Who Are You?

'Who Are You' was written in 1985 and recorded on a sequencer and a 4-track cassette in 1991.

The video was constructed in November 2024, using VideoGen technology.

Absence Makes The Heart Grow Fonder

Wrote this in 1987 and recorded it in 1992.

"Don't ask me why I'm not at home,
Don't ask me why I rarely phone.
Don't ask me why I'm never there,
When you know full well how much I care.

What the eye don't see must the heart then censure?
That's the way of misadventure,
Remember then when you're wondering whether,
How it'll be when we come together!

Absence makes the heart grow fonder,
Distance gives affection room to breathe.
Lovers love most the more they wander,
Far away from the ones they have to leave.

There is but one who holds my heart,
Close unto hers when we're far apart.
Never you weep or wonder who,
When I only ever think of you.

And though a man may flirt and he may tease,
When she's not there to meet his needs,
When I'm away I dream of you,
All by myself in a lonely room.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
Distance gives affection room to breathe.
Lovers love most the more they wander,
Far away from the ones they have to leave.

I see an oriental vision,
Come to play at passion and romance.
Farewells are an artificial schism.
A dream is ever welcome at the dance.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder,
Distance gives affection room to breathe.
Lovers love most the more they wander,
Far away from the ones they have to leave.

Don't ask me why I'm not at home,
Don't ask me why I rarely phone,
Don't ask me why I'm never there,
When you know full well how much I care.

There is but one who holds my heart,
Close unto hers when we're far apart.
Till my return then, cease your doubts,
Let peaceful dreams be Queen of my house.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
Distance gives affection room to breathe.
Lovers love most the more they wander,
Far away from the ones they have to leave."

Slave No More!

The lyrics below have been amended since recording and do not correspond exactly to those you will hear in the song.

The song/video was created with the assistance of aimusic.so and VideoGen technology.

"Goddamn your phoney climate scam! 
Your resets and your law! 
I'm not going to play when the fix is in, 
To hell with the Third World War!

I lost my job and trailer home, 
And prospects at your hand. 
'Cos I wouldn't line up for a COVID shot, 
That killed kinfolk and friend.

I'm not your slave, I won't behave, 
I'll be your slave no more! 
I will not pay your butcher bill, 
To hell with the Third World War!

I gotta die for what? 
So you get to keep the lot? 
So you get to fix the vote again, 
And steal the whole damn pot?

I'm not your slave, I'm not your slave, 
I'll be your slave no more! 
Find another sucker for your early grave, 
To hell with the Third World War!

You held me down ten thousand year, 
I'm done with chickenhearted fear, 
Time to put aside disgrace, 
And stick my courage to the sticking place!

I'm not your slave, I won't behave, 
I'll be your slave no more! 
I will not pay your butcher bill, 
To hell with the Third World War!

I gotta die for what? 
So you get to keep the lot? 
So you get to fix the vote again, 
And steal the whole damn pot? 
To hell with bought politician, 
Big Pharma and the Covid Shot! 
I'll meet BlackRock and Bankster 
With everything I've got!

I'm not your slave, I'm not your slave, 
I'll be your slave no more! 
I'll never pay your butcher bill, 
To hell with the Third World War!

I'm not your slave, I'm not your slave, 
I'll be your slave no more! 
Find another sucker for the early grave, 
To hell with the Third World War!"

Who Needs You?

The video was constructed using A.I. in November 2024.

The song was originally written in the mid 1970s.

"The man said, 'son you got it made,
Pretty boy you gonna make the grade.
Your name in lights this time next year,
You just can't lose if you sign here!'

Who needs you?
Who needs you?
I make one, baby,
You take two, oh,
Who needs you?
Who needs you?

The man said, 'boy, for goodness sake,
It's in my power to see you make it,
Stick with me and it will pay,
You'll see the sense in what I say!' Ah...

Who needs you?
Who needs you?
All I want is what I'm due, ah,
Who needs you?
Who needs you?

Who needs you? Who needs you? Ah, Who needs you? Who needs you? Mister, you know what you can do. Who needs you?
Who needs you?

The man said, 'son, you're on your own,
Little boy lost without a home,
Got no use for fellow man,
Make it alone if you can!
Who needs you?
Who needs you?
Many more waiting in the queue, oh,
Who needs you?
Who nees you?

'Silly Billy, Billy, silly Billy boy,
Head in the clouds and acting coy,
Well, you had a Sugar Daddy, ten feet high,
Business Man, Master Spy,
And he's watching every move you make,
You put your fingers in the fire, well, for heaven's sake!
You're gonna get burned,
You're gonna get burned,
You're gonna get burned, afore you wake!

You're gonna get turned,
You're gonna get turned,
You're gonna grovel and squirm but it's too late!

You're gonna get learned,
You're gonna get learned,
You gotta earn that lucky break.

You're gonna get burned,
You're gonna get turned,
You're gonna get learned your truth is fake?

Hey-yay-hey-yay!'

Who needs you?
Who needs you?"

Only Child

Wrote 'Only Child' in 1974. 

Recorded this version in 2012.

Where Things Are At

This song was written and recorded in December 2024.

"It's a shame I shot that banker,
They say I meant to kill,
Just 'cos I had his wallet,
And a hundred dollar bill.

I was not aiming for his eye,
I'm the best shot in this town,
That banker caught a ricochet,
'Twas God that took him down!

That banker once he stole my gal,
And I don't begrudge him that.
He had the loot and she was cute,
That's just where things are at.

She left me alone with kids to raise,
My darlin' didn't think twice,
Hit the road with a banker feller,
Cos he thought she was nice.

He bought her things, that I could not,
And took her to Paris, France,
And then one one day when he come back,
I just had to take the chance.

That rich man went and stole my gal,
But I didn't begrudge him that.
He had the loot and she was cute,
That's just where things are at.

That coke that he was drinking,
Was just bad luck, I figure.
He raised it to his lips, you see,
As I pulled the trigger.

That banker once he stole my gal,
And I don't begrudge him that.
He had the loot and she was cute,
That's just where things are at.

I was there, with a loaded gun,
A stumbling drunk, out for some fun.
I took aim at an old tin can.
I did not mean to hit that man.
Bullseye, your honour and the coke can fell.
It's just a shame I got the banker as well.

And now I am a condemned man,
Just waiting here to die.
I hit that can plumb centre,
And didn't have to try.

I killed a man and stole his watch,
His wallet, and his life as well.
But then he bought my darlin's heart,
When it was not hers to sell.

Mr High and Mighty stole my gal,
But I didn't begrudge him that.
He had the loot and she was cute,
That's just where things are at.

God has a way of evening up
The things he needs to right.
Man takes my wife, I steal his life,
And the Lord puts out the light.

And now the Lord is after me,
Real soon I'm gonna fry,
All because a ricochet
Hit a rich guy in the eye.

Once a rich man hurt me,
When he took off with my gal,
He got her and she got him
And I got a prison cell."