Tag: In the Rough

bookmark_borderFrictionless

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[Intro]
This is frictionless
(I can’t get a grip)
That is of course…
(… unless)

[Bridge]
Just don’t let it slip

[Verse 1]
Into another day
(As they slip away)
Why not catch up to
(All that we can do)

[Chorus]
This is frictionless
(Take advantage and slide)
Oh, so effortless
(… come enjoy the ride)

[Bridge]
Glide

[Verse 2]
At one with the day
(Along our way)
We catch up to do
(And pass the past)

[Chorus]
This is frictionless
(An effortless slide)
Contradictionless
(… along for the ride)

[Bridge]
Glide
(Inside outside)
Outside inside
(Ride)

[Outro]
Upon the tide
(Inside outside)
Outside inside
(Ride, captain, ride)
Outside inside
(Inside outside)
All within without
(Shout!)
Frictionless
(Less is less)

From the album “In the Rough“

bookmark_borderSharp Edge

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[Intro]
That rough cut
(Left a sharp edge)

[Verse 1]
Broken to pieces
(Splinters and shards)
If the bleeding ceases
(It’s in the cards)

[Bridge]
But (but, but)…

[Chorus]
That rough cut
(Left a sharp edge)
Will you take the pledge
(To get outta the rut)

[Verse 2]
Smashed to bits
(… bits and pieces)
Hope the bleeding ceases
(And the seizure quits)

[Bridge]
But (but, but)…

[Chorus]
That rough cut
(Left a sharp edge)
Will you take the pledge
(To get outta the rut)

[Bridge]
Hear us pleading
(Stop the bleeding)

[Outro]
No if and or but
(But, but, but)
Know no (know)
Watch that edge
(Oh so sharp)
Let’s hear that harp
Watch that edge
(Oh so sharp)
Bets… I’ll hedge
(No shot in the dark)

From the album “In the Rough“

bookmark_borderA Rough Translation

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A-Rough-Translation-intro.mp3

[Intro]
A rough translation
(About our situation)
c’est la vie
(Say La we)
La, la, la

[Bridge]
(Such is this)
así es la vida
(Ya, ya, ya)

[Refrain]
A rough translation
(About our situation)
c’est la vie
(Say La we)
La, la, la

[Bridge]
(Such is this)
así es la vida
(Ya, ya, ya)
tse zhyttya
(Ya, ya, ya)
це життя

[Refrain]
A rough translation
(About our situation)
c’est la vie
(Say La we)
La, la, la

[Bridge]
(Such is this)
así es la vida
(Ya, ya, ya)
hadhih hi alhayaa
(Ya, ya, ya)
La, la, la
(c’est la….)
La, la, la

[Outro]
A rough translation
(About our situation)
c’est la vie
(Say La we)
La, la, la

From the album “In the Rough“

bookmark_borderRough Bluff

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[Intro]
That’s a rough bluff
(Huff n’ puff)

[Verse 1]
Another Taco Tuesday
(The bluster a must)
Early morning rage
(ALL-CAP same page)

[Bridge]
All the words lies
(Until the day he dies)

[Chorus]
That’s a rough bluff
(Such huff n’ puff)
Fluster and blunder
(Is it any wonder)

[Verse 2]
“You have no cards”
(Dimwitted barbs)
Knows nothing about…
(Yet’ll scream n’ shout)

[Bridge]
All the words lies
(Until the day he dies)

[Chorus]
That’s a rough bluff
(Such huff n’ puff)
Fluster and blunder
(Is it any wonder)

[Outro]
He has no friends?
(All butts and ends)
The world’s laughing stock
(Market)
To market, to market
(Quite a fat pig)
Dance, pig, jig!
All the words lies
(Until the day he dies)

From the album “In the Rough“

bookmark_borderMerrymander

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[Intro]
As you wander
(Wonder)

[Refrain]
As I wander
(Wonder)
Merrymander
(Down under)

[Bridge]
Love above
As you wander
(Wonder)
Isn’t love prime (time, time)

[Refrain]
As we wander
(Wonder)
Merrymander
(Down under)

[Bridge]
Love above
Come wandering
(And wondering)
Isn’t love prime (time, time)
Yes, I’m (I’m, I’m)
Gonna climb
(And, exclaim:)

[Outro]
“I’m prime time”
(Love is in the spotlight)
I’m gonna climb
(And shine, shine, shine)
Shine the light on love
(From above)
Let your love light shine
(Shine, shine, shine)
Shine (shine)

From the album “In the Rough“

bookmark_borderWhen the Going

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When-the-Going.mp3
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When-the-Going-Unplugged-Underground-XXVIII.mp4
When-the-Going-intro.mp3

[Refrain]
When the going
(… gets rough)
It’s worth knowing
(… your stuff)

[Bridge]
Hang tough!
Best words said:
(Use your head)

[Refrain]
When the going
(… gets rough)
It’s worth knowing
(… which way we’re flowing)

[Bridge]
Can you know enough?
Best words said:
(Use your head)

[Refrain]
When the going
(… gets rough)
It’s worth knowing
(… which way we’re flowing)

[Outro]
When the going
(… gets tough)
It’s worth knowing
(… you’ve had enough)
Start showing…
(You’re in to begin)
Your into begin

From the album “In the Rough“

bookmark_borderTo the Touch

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[Intro]
Getting harder
(To the touch)
… much….

[Verse 1]
(Is life)
Getting harder
(The strife)
Getting harder

[Bridge]
(To the touch)
… much….

[Chorus]
Well, we’re on the verge
(Of getting smooth)
So, if you’ve the urge
(Let’s sooth)

[Verse 2]
(Is love)
Getting harder
(Cupid’s shove)
Getting harder

[Bridge]
(To the touch)
… much….

[Chorus]
Well, we’re on the verge
(Of getting smooth)
So, if you’ve the urge
(Let’s sooth)

[Outro]
To the touch
(Smooth)
To the touch
(To the touch)
… much….
(To my surprise)
We realize
(Right before our eyes)
Reach out and touch
(Such)

From the album “In the Rough“

bookmark_borderCracked

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[Intro]
In fact…
(Cracked)

[Verse 1]
Is he chipped
(Is she clipped)
Has the hairline

[Bridge]
Come to the end of its time?
[Instrumental, Piano Solo]

[Chorus]
In fact…
(Cracked)
Secret spoken
(Broken)

[Verse 2]
Disadvantaged
(She is damaged)
See the sublime

[Bridge]
Come to the end of our time

[Chorus]
In fact…
(Cracked)
Secret spoken
(Broken)

[Outro]
The word’s been said
(The secret’s dead)
Now the whole world knows
(How our thing goes)
In fact…
(Cracked)

From the album “In the Rough“

bookmark_borderAlligatored

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[Intro]
Alligatored
(The rough can’t be ignored)

[Refrain]
Cracked and rough
(Leathered tough)
Resembling the skin
(Of a reptilian)

[Bridge]
Alligatored
(The rough can’t be ignored)

[Refrain]
Cracked and rough
(Leathered tough)
Resembling the skin
(Of a reptilian)

[Bridge]
Alligatored
(The rough can’t be ignored)
Weathered (untethered)

[Refrain]
Cracked and rough
(Leathered tough)
Resembling the skin
(Of a reptilian)

[Bridge]
Alligatored
(The rough can’t be ignored)
Weathered (untethered)
Crack and acquired
(Gloves are required)

[Refrain]
Cracked and rough
(Leathered tough)
Resembling the skin
(Of a reptilian)

[Outro]
Alligatored
(The rough can’t be ignored)
Weathered (untethered)
Crack and acquired
(Gloves are required)
Alligatored
(Hardly catered)
Crocodiled
(Filed)

From the album “In the Rough“

bookmark_borderFace Down in the Dirt

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Face-Down-in-the-Dirt-intro.mp3

[Intro]
Hey! Mother Nature
(Didn’t mean to flirt)
Yet, dare I say…
… here I lay….
(Face down in the dirt)

[Bridge]
Slipped (tripped)
Fell in love

[Refrain]
Hey! Mother Nature
(Didn’t mean to flirt)
Yet, dare I say…
… here I lay….
(Face down in the dirt)

[Bridge]
Slipped (tripped)
Fell in love
(Push came to shove)
Slipped (tripped)
Fell in love

[Refrain]
Hey! Mother Nature
(Didn’t mean to flirt)
Yet, dare I say…
… here I lay….
(Face down in the dirt)

[Outro]
Slipped (tripped)
Fell in love
(Push came to shove)
Slipped (tripped)
Fell in love
(You say no big deal?)
Head over heals
(Know how I fell)
Came the day
(We both lay)
Face down in the dirt
(Does it hurt?)

ABOUT THE SONG

The new release of the day, “Face Down in the Dirt,” is a song of thanksgiving—an ode to the moment you realize just how deeply you love Mother Nature and the astonishing gift of being alive. Built around an acoustic rhythm guitar with piano, organ, and layered synthesizers, the track drifts between humility, humor, and heartfelt devotion.

The lyrics tell the story with a playful kind of reverence.
It opens with a confession:
“Hey! Mother Nature / Didn’t mean to flirt…”
but the narrator quickly admits where that flirtation leads—
“Here I lay… face down in the dirt.”
Rather than defeat, it’s a moment of awakening.

The recurring bridge, “Slipped (tripped) / Fell in love,” captures the accidental, irresistible pull toward the natural world—how easily we forget our place until we stumble right into it. Each repetition deepens the realization: love found not in triumph, but in humility.

By the end, the song leans fully into that surrender.
“Head over heels / Know how I fell / Came the day / We both lay / Face down in the dirt.”
It’s gratitude expressed through grounding—literally—recognizing that connection to the earth is both humbling and healing.

“Face Down in the Dirt” is a thanksgiving anthem for anyone who has ever been knocked down by life only to discover, in the soil and silence, something worth loving even more.

KingArthur Holiday Band: Thanksgiving

A bonus track from Christmas Bliss
From the album “In the Rough“

Christmas Home

bookmark_borderTurn Back the Clock

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[Intro]
Turn back the clock
(Rebel rock)

[Verse 1]
Watchin’ the years roll by
(Forgot to stop… wonder why)
Ya last the days slip away
(Fade to black… can’t get ’em back)

[Bridge]
Turn back the clock
(Rebel rock)

[Chorus]
No sense being told
(You’re growing old)
Let “praise the young”
(Be forever sung)

[Verse 2]
Not watchin’ life roll by
(I had to figure out “why?”)
Made a lifelong habit
(Of lovin’ every bit of it)

[Bridge]
Take stock
Turn back the clock
(Let your rebel rock)

[Chorus]
No sense being told
(You’re growing old)
Let “praise the young”
(Be forever sung)

[Bridge]
The bell’s unrung
(Innocence grows bold)
Time to take stock
Turn back the clock
(Let your rebel rock)
Don’t let age take its toll
(Rock n’ roll!)

[Outro]
No sense being told
(You’re growing old)
Let “praise the young”
(Be forever sung)

From the album “In the Rough“

bookmark_borderAlchemy

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Alchemy-Unplugged.mp3
Alchemy-Unplugged.mp4
Alchemy-intro.mp3

[Intro]
Alchemy
(It’s a mystery)

[Verse 1]
Protoscientific
(Tradition)
A terrific
(Rendition)

[Bridge]
Alchemy
(It’s a mystery)

[Chorus]
A magical transformation
(Turning old into gold)
… a manifestation
(Take the whine and make it shine)

[Verse 2]
A universal cure
(Tradition)
A terrific
(Rendition)

[Bridge]
Alchemy
(It’s a mystery)

[Chorus]
A magical transformation
(Turning old into gold)
… a manifestation
(Take the whine and make it shine)

[Outro]
Oh, so fine
(Shine, shine, shine)
Alchemy
(No longer mystery)
Metaphorically
(Created chemistry)
Immortality
(Live indefinitely)

ABOUT THE SONG
Alchemy is an ancient protoscientific tradition that aimed to transform base metals into gold, discover a universal cure for disease, and find a way to prolong life indefinitely. It combined elements of chemistry, philosophy, and mysticism, and while its primary physical goals were not achieved, its experimental practices laid the groundwork for modern chemistry. Today, the term is also used metaphorically to describe any seemingly magical process of transformation.

From the album “In the Rough“

bookmark_borderComing Bare

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Coming-Bare-intro.mp3

[Intro]
Coming bare…
(I’ve come to bear)
… to live to give…
(To share)

[Refrain]
“Living is giving”
(A man)
… understand?
Say it again:
(All man)
Amen
(All man)
Say it again:
(All man)
Amen
(Amen)

[Bridge]
Coming bare…
(We’ve come to bear)
… to live to give…
(To share)
Arrive alive
(Thrive)
Strive
… to live to give…

[Refrain]
“Living is giving”
(A man)
… understand?

[Outro]
(Ahh, ahh, ahh, ahhh)
Angels on high (sigh)
Say it again:
(All man)
Amen
(All man)
Say it again:
(All man)
Amen
(Amen)

From the album “In the Rough“

bookmark_borderPolish

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[Intro]
Polish that stone
(Or leave it alone)

[Refrain]
If you can make it shine
(That’d be fine)
But, I don’t know
(If you can make it glow)

[Bridge]
Shall I give ‘er a go?
Polish that stone
(Or leave it alone)
Out of the rough
(With a bit of buff)

[Refrain]
If you can make it shine
(That’d be fine)
But, I don’t know
(If you can make it glow)

[Bridge]
Shall I give ‘er a go?
(Woe, I dunno)
Polish that stone
(Or leave it alone)
Out of the rough
(With a bit of buff)
Come on! Make it shine
(Shine oh so fine)

[Refrain]
If you can make it shine
(That’d be fine)
But, I don’t know
(If you can make it glow)

[Outro]
Shall I give ‘er a go?
(Woe, I dunno)
Polish that stone
(Or leave it alone)
Out of the rough
(With a bit of buff)
Come on! Make it shine
(Shine oh so fine)
Shine… let ‘er shine
(Shine, shine, shine)

From the album “In the Rough“

bookmark_borderTall Grass

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Tall-Grass-intro.mp3

[Intro]
Keep your eye on the ball
(Because, after all….)

[Verse 1]
Take a whack at it
(Give it a whirl)
Come on, girl
(Break that habit)

[Bridge]
Keep your eye on the ball
(Because, after all….)

[Chorus]
Watch it fall
(In the tall grass)
In the rough
(The going gets tough)
Keep your eye on the ball
(Don’t be an ass)

[Bridge]
All
(Keep your eye on the ball)

[Verse 2]
Come on, really swing
(Whack that thing)
Where it goes…
(Nobody knows)

[Bridge]
Keep your eye on the ball
(Because, after all….)

[Chorus]
Watch it fall
(In the tall grass)
In the rough
(The going gets tough)
Keep your eye on the ball
(Don’t be an ass)

[Outro]
All
(Keep your eye on the ball)
Watch it roll
(Toward the goal)
We’ve had enough
(Landing in the rough)
All
(Keep your eye on the ball)

From the album “In the Rough“