From the cd " On The Rocks " Back Living By The Ocean © words and music by Tom Collins Sand In Your Shoe Tropical View. Combing The Beach Beating The Heat. Emerald Coast Sunshine Is Cool On The Shoreline Where I Stay. Feeling Free Down Where The Dolphins Play Next To The Water Or Floating The Bay South-Eastern Breezes And Salt Spray Are reasons I’m Here To Stay. Living By The Ocean Living By The Sea Living By The Water’s Where I Wanna Be Melting Pot Culture Limo With Chauffeur So Many Things In This One Place. Ocean And Skyline Lax On A Recline Enjoying The Time Away. Sun On Their Face Rolling Suitcase. Visitors Tethered By Time. Half Business Weekend Some Staying All Season. Some Moving Here To Retire. Moving On Water Making Some Waves. Problems Sadness All Wash Away. Exploring The Island Trolling All Day In My Little Boat. Throwing The Anchor Watching The Tide. Flippers And Snorkel Over The Side. Adrift On The Surface Along For The Ride In Hydro Space No Shame © words and music by Tom Collins and Larry Brown Ooo I Begged Her Not To Do It Why She Put Me Through It. Man I Ain’t Playing Her Game. What’s Wrong In Me Pursuing She Doing What She Doing When Things Just Stay The Same. Why She Cause Me Worry And Always In A Hurry Man She Ain’t Got No Shame. My Baby Call Me When I’m Working Tell Me That I’m Worthless And Bring Her Home All My Cash. Don’t Care About Me Hurting Always Somewhere Flirting Drinking And Talking Some Trash. You Know She Do Me Dirty But Man She’s Looking Worldly And Every Night Another Bash. Baby Ain’t You Got No Shame . . .. Well Now My Baby Treats Me Worse She’s Got Me In A Double Curse In My Soul And To My Face It’s Always Something Off The Wall She Mumbles Down The Hall Walking Away To Find Her Own Space She’s Cold As Snowy Flurries She Is The Judge And Jury And This Woman Ain’t Got No Shame. Baby Ain’t You Got No Shame . . .. Well I Heard It All Before My Baby Did All That And More And Each Week A Chunk Of My Pay. She Drug Me Through the Courtroom Made Me Out A Bad Groom And Said Everything She Could Say Shore ‘nuff Brought Me Sorrow Spent All That I Could Borrow The Woman Ain’t Got No Shame. Baby Ain’t You Got No Shame . . .. I Begged Her Not To Do It Still She Put Me Through It. I’m In A Double Curse Some Say They Had It worse. No Matter what I Do That Girl Ain’t Got No Shame.   Invite Me To Your Bar-B-Q © words and music by Tom Collins Invite Me To Your Bar-B-Q Is There Something I Can Bring. Please Invite Rebecca Too She Loves To Hear Me Sing. Help Me Cause I’m Helpless. My Heart’s In Overload. How She Smiles In With Her Eyes Puts Me On A Roll. She Is Such A Lovely Lady Thoughts Of Her Won’t Go Away. Wonder What’s It’s Really Like, Being With Her every Day. Fears And Tears Friends Cheer Me On Then Ask Me Why The Wait. Boy You’d Better Get That Girl Before It’s All Too Late. We Must Do Some Bar-B-Q While Working On A Tan. In The Back Yard Every Sunday, Barefoot In The Sand. Do Some Food And Get Away from Work All Week Routines. Please Invite Rebecca She Loves To Hear Me Sing. Invite Me To Your Bar-B-Q Please Invite Rebecca Too. Invite Me To Your Bar-B-Q Please Invite Rebecca Too. I Like Mine Kinda Spicy Mustard And Molassis Sause. No Place I’d Rather Be, Honey Pass The Slaw. For The Fun That Friendship Brings When Gathered At A Feast. Get The Hickory Burning White We’ll Cook It Up And Eat. Invite Me To Your Bar-B-Q Please Invite Rebecca Too. Invite Me To Your Bar-B-Q Please Invite Rebecca Too.   Things Are Better © words and music by Tom Collins Things Are Better Than We First Thought Let’s Move This Up Another Notch Jump Outta Bed Turn On The Machine It’s All Cool The Lines Are Taught Well Rehearsed Got What We’ve Got No Better Feeling Than This Feeling All Right It’s Gonna Be Magic Tonight We’re Making Progress Been A Long Dry Spell Blind Optimism Coming Out Of A Shell There’s No competition Go On Give ‘em Hell Keep It All Working Grease Where It Squeaks Smooth Out The Scratches Fix All The Leaks A Fresh Coat Of Polish Tune It Up And Tweak Just Go Through The Motions when You Learn The Technique Things Are Better Than We Ever Thought Started with Nothing Look What We Got Half Way To Finish Half Way From Start It’s Getting Better Than We Ever Thought It’s Getting Better Than We Ever Thought All Of The Effort What We’ve Been Taught Looking For Answers To Things That We’ve Sought A Plan For The Future We Have A Plot Presumption And Confidence Guiding Our Way Challenge Unknown New Dawning Day Wisdom And Bravery Come Into Play So Many Ideas Yet To Convey Who’d Of Imagined A Decade Ago All This Technology Data Inflow It’s In The Timing A Narrow Window   Back Shave Your Poodle © words and music by Tom Collins Why'd You Shave Your Poodle Now He Looks Like A Sissy Dog Give In Just A Little Hey Man Let His Hair Grow Long Now He’s Still Feeling Doggy He Don’t Care About Dog Shows He’s Feeling Sad He’s Feeling Blue He Don’t Like Being So On The Go He Never Looks In The Mirror He Never Plans A Head Just Keeps An Eye Out For Intruders Spends Most Of His Time On My Bed Some Dogs Reflect Their Masters When They Surprise You With A Growl I Guess The Ideal Dog Is A Pooch That’s Calm And Always Your Pal Licking And Scratching And Biting And Barking He Can’t Help It Being Himself Is Natural Howling And Sniffing And Digging And Kicking Tearing Up Your Shoes Poking His Nose And Embarrassing Your Gal Why'd You Shave Your Poodle More Than You He’s Cool All He Needs Is A Little Canine Sweetheart Let Them Find Their Own Groove.   A Fish Out Of Water © words and music by Tom Collins Standing On A Corner In Atlanta, Georgia It’s A Long Long Way From The Coastline. People In A Hurry Nervous Going Somewhere Another Kind Of Ocean. I’m A Fish Out Of Water. I Do Not Like The Way I Feel. Lifestyle’s Too Hyper And Too Far From My Own. No friends Of Mine In This Crowd Makes Me Feel I’m Not Supposed To Be Here. Alien To This Culture Standing On This Corner Together All Alone Here Nobody Even Says Hello Traffic’s Such A Flurry Anxious In A Hurry Waiting On The Light To Go One Word Phrase © words and music by Tom Collins Now Here’s The Situation Don’t Come See Me No More. Or Call Me On My Telephone Treat Me Like Your Toy. Numb And Got No conscious It’s All About Your World. Broken Heart Takes Me Apart Now I’m In A Swirl. That Trashy Man You’re Doing. Don’t Know How To Love. For A Thrill But Blood Might Spill Before You’ve Had Enough. What’s Happened To My Happy Home And All The Trust We Had. How Long How Strong What Do You Feel. Why Did You Turn So Bad? What’s A One Word Phrase That Fits The Way You Do Me And I Let You Lure Me In Ran Off My Friends Leave Me Alone. Now We’ve Gone Three Sixty I’m Dizzy From The Spin. Come Clean With Me Or Set Me Free, Imagination’s Killing Me. The Darker Side Of Loving You ‘s Anything You Want Me To. Broken Heart Takes Me Apart Go Do What You Do.   UFO’s © words and music by Tom Collins Waiting For Us All. Look into the Evening Sky More Going On Than You’ve Imagined. Tear-Drop People With Big Eyes Are They Friendly? Do They Summons? Have You Never Seen Their Glow? Are You In Denial? Had Their Dreams That Come And Go? Probed Been Put To Trial? Larger Community. Technology’s Holding Us Blind. Isolation Over Distance Isolation Over Time. Have They Been Here All Along Stealthy Out At Night? A Hundred Thousand Years Ahead Travelling On Light. History Has Always Seen Them. Drawing On Cave Walls. Neighbourhood Of Stars Around Us Waiting For Us All   Mind Over Matter © words and music by Tom Collins We Are Half way Around The Mountain These Narrow Roads Are Travelled All The Ways We’ve Weathered, Built Bought And Sold And Grovelled To Lighten Up Is What You Need Careful Where We Disagree Please Don’t Ask Too Much Of Me What You Cannot Change Don’t Really Matter Mind Over Matter Half way Around The Mountain Ain’t So Bad A Place To Be Wisdom Only Comes with Age You Must Open Up And See To Lighten Up Is What You Need Careful Where We Disagree Please Don’t Ask Too Much Of Me What You Cannot Change Don’t Really Matter Mind Over Matter I Hope You Take It Easy Hope You Get Along With You Half way Around The Mountain Should Be Doing What You Do Back From The CD " St Andrew Bay " Saint Andrew Bay © words and music by Tom Collins Saint Andrew Bay This Time Of Year’s Got Me In A Spell. A Float Away That’s Free From Fear, Gliding Under Sail. Best Way I Know Is To Cruise Nice And Slow. Then Find A Quiet Shore. Hop On The Island My Dear, We’re Here To Explore Down A Few Days On A Quick Little Stay. Get My Feet In The Water, Anchors Away. Wasting Some Time With Nothing Special To Do. But Lounging Around And Fishing With You. This Lifestyle Suits Me. People Are Friendly Each Chasing Down Their Dream. Night Time Comes Good food And Rum Beside A Ocean Theme Best Time Of Year At This Latitude Weather’s So Fine Easy Attitude Me And You In A House By the Sea. There’s No Place That I’d Rather Be Emerald Ocean’s Tidal Motions Sounds The Bouy Bell. Kick Back Times No Wake Signs Gliding Over Swells Sunset Colors Pleasure Trawler Foot Up On The Rail. Water Soaked A World Afloat On A Liquid Trail. Southern Sea Breezes, Redfish In Season. St. Andrew Bay Night Sound Sing Me To Sleep.     Slow Boat © words and music by Tom Collins Driving Around Finding Nothing To Do All This Idle Time Doing Nothing. Got A Few Projects That Haven’t Got Started. For One reason Or Another, It’s Always Something. Lucky To Have A Lazy Day Now And Then. Need To Feel Free. Need To Be Out With Friends. Call Up All The Cronies, You And Yours Can Be Afloat. For A Little Rental-Money We Can Party On A Slow Boat. Let’s Have A Party On A Slow Boat. Take Our Crowd Remote. Do Some Food And Friends Somewhere Behind The Island. Putt Away And Spend A Day. Let The Children Play. Go So Far And Make Our Way Back To The Mainland. Summer Shower ‘bout An Hour Scramble For The Shore Sail And Power Captains Order Think It’s Blowing Over. Playing Our Tunes Adrift On Pontoons. Maybe Three Or Four Boats Full Of Friends There. Water And Sky We’re All Getting By. Catching Up On Who, What, Where. Kids Are All Soaked, Laughing At Jokes. Falling Behind On The Time. Hot Sunny Day Spent Our Lazy Way. Beachcombing Up What We Can Find.     Drive Time © words and music by Tom Collins Drive Time On The Freeway. Work Is Done That Time Of Day. The Tunes Are Up. Let The Radio Play. Cruise Into The Sunset. Forget The Nine to Five. Hang My Suits And Daily Commute. Some Think It’s A Waste Of Time. Hypnotised, Find My Exit Sign. I Like That Freedom That I’m Feeling. Driving Away To Better Times. In My Own Space; Freewheeling. In Between The Lines. Think Place In The Rat Race. Watching In Front And Behind. Adjusting Pace. Wide Wheelbase. Ready To Arrive. Cruise Into The Sunset. Forget The Nine to Five. At A Mile A Minute. Leave It All Behind. Drive Time’s What You Make It. In between The Lines. Drive Time, Drive Time, Drive Time, Drive Time.   Their Way My Way © words and music by Tom Collins Worked Out Of Town. Not Making That Much. Riding The Road An So Far Out Of Touch Missing My Crowd, Thinking About, Good Old Days. I’ve Had So Many Summers , SunSets At Ease. Found Enough Work.... Do As I Please. Lots Of Good Times And Not Being On Call. Playing And Singing Having A Ball. Their Way My Way There’s Always A New Highway. Takes Me Back To Where I’m From. Life Is Better On The Run. Just Trying To Have Some Fun. And Get Along. Do It Like This Do It Like That Why They Got To Be So Picky ‘Bout Where I’m At? Playing Their Songs And Old Sing Alongs. And Dance Tunes To Spin To. Instructions And How To’s. And Carring On. I Don’t Care About The Numbers , On Their Balance Sheet. Hope They Get Along Hope They Get A Repeat. These Songs Are filled With Passion ‘bout The Bitter And Sweet Words Are Put To Music with A Mid Tempo Beat. And Love.     EveryBody’s Road © words and music by Tom Collins Man You Got To Fix It And Give Us All Some Peace. Put Some Distance In Between The Cars. Swearing In My Mirror And Holding Up Your Finger. Ever-one Can See Just How You Are. It’s Ever-Body’s Road -N- We All Have Somewhere To Go. Driving Not Too Fast. Riding Not Too Slow. Chill-Out ’Bout The Road Rage-N-Driving On A Rampage. You ‘ll Get Somebody Hurt Or Maybe Something Worse. They’re Trying Hard To Fix This . To Safen Up The Streets. Troopers Out Are Doubling Patrols Careful ‘Bout The Daydreams-N-Talking On The Cell Phone. You Never Know What’s Waiting OnThe Road. Noise And Much Confusion Blinking Lights To Slow You Down. Drivers On The Road In Their First Year Cadallacs And Subarues RV’s And Older Cars Hotrodders Tailgating In The Rear. It’s Jammed Up ‘Tween The Bridges Leaving No Where You Can Go. Emergency’s Somewhere Up The Road. Extra Time To Get There. Mad Traffic’s Everywhere. Everybody’s Load Is Moving Slow. Turning Back To Island Time © words and music by Tom Collins Follow The Wind And Water. Head For That Horizion. Turn Down The Ship To Shore. Find A Brand New Island. Bridge: Go Ahead encourage Me, To Stay Out Here. Night Sky’s Brightest Stars, This Time Of Year. I'm Through with Daylight Saving. Time’s All I Got What’s Mine IsMine. Set The Clocks - N - Let - Em- Chime. Roll - Em - Back To Island Time. Roll It Back To Island Time. Slower Days Calm Shorelines. Never Late, Glad To Wait. I’m Turning Back To Island Time. Clear To Me What Really Matters’ Having Time To Play. Following The Wind And Water. I Can Find My Way Go Ahead encourage Me To, Sail For A Year. Night Sky’s Brightest Stars, Right Now Right Here. A Good Use Of Daylight’s Watching Sunsets In The Ocean. Turn Off The Ship To Shore. Keep The Options Open.       Fisherman's Tune © words and music by Tom Collins It Don’t Pay Enough When The Water Gets Rough. Ties Knots While Watching The Wheel. Waits On Bad Weather. Hands Are Like Leather. Big Waves Are Part Of The Deal. Fair Market Ain’t Too Fair Down At Sea Level. Too Many Cuts In The Pie. A Dollar A Pound When The Money’s Laid Down Ain’t Worth The Pain To Your Soul Big Waters Call Rough Weather In Fall Oceans Keep Rolling Along. All Day And All Night The Fish They Won’t Bite. Dramas Build Slowly OffShore. Head’in South East Working A Lease. Hoping To Even The Score . Change In The Rules Unfair And Crewl. Long Arm That Reaches Offshore. Sun And Moon Light, Long Days And All Nights. Has Broken The Best Men Before.     China Town © words and music by Tom Collins There’s A Big Lunch Over In China Town. Food For My Soul. Hide Behind The Menu There Watch The People-Show. Enthusiastic Waitress Makes You Feel Good When She Talks. Bringing Tea UnSweet For Me Hot And Sour Broth. This Oriental American - Friendly Little Place Serves In Any Language. Menu Or Buffet. Specials Brings ‘Em In All At Once. She’s Busy. I Can’t Stay. Tip Her So She’ll Like Me. Watch Her Walk Away. A Bunch Of Us Are Chowing Down. Soup And Egg Rolls. Buffet Style, Spicy, Mild, Here Or On The Go. Oriental American, All That You Can Eat. Chowing Down In China Town. A Few Blocks Off The Beach. It's All That You can Eat. Maybe We Could Meet. Makes My Day Complete   Get Up Get Out © words and music by Tom Collins Wake Up Shake Off. Do What You Need To Do. It’s Rough No Dout It’ll Be Good For You. Get Up Get Out Know What It’s All About. Take It Apart Figure It Out. Right Here Right Now Made Clear Somehow. Awake In The Daylight, A Day At A Time. What You Want Keep Close In Front. Making The Most Of Borrowed Time. Get Up Get Out See What It’s All About a’Doing Something I Need To Know Paying The dues. n’Keep What You Find. What Ever It Takes Oh I Got To Get Up Get Out See What It’s All About n’Make It Happen I Need To Know You Gotta Believe The Best Is Yet To Come Dare, Don’t Be Scared. Keep Your Eye On The Ball. Running The Race. Taking The Falls. Tweek The Plan Be d’Man Make The Calls Do All You Can. Right Here Right Now Made Clear Somehow. Awake In The Daylight A Day At A Time. Get Up Get Out Know What It’s All About. Take It Apart Figure It Out. Careful What You’re Wishin For. Relate To What It’s About. Dare, Don’t Be Scared. Keeping Your Eye On The Ball. Making The Most Of Borrowed Time.   Freedom Rings © words and music by Tom Collins Freedom Rings At A High Price, Sacrafices, Lives In Crisis. In The Blink Of An Eye, Out Of The Sky. Freedom Has Been Challenged. Freedom Reigns Freedom Rings We All Sing To The Hero’s Courage. Called To Cause. Without A Thought. Survivors Awed By Chance And Fate. How’d It Ever Turn That Way. Freedom Reigns Freedom Rings Homeland Rallys. Nations Pledging. Young Men Marching. Forces Waging. Friendly Fire And TV Coverage. Refugees And Human Carnage.