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| Title | Description | Genre | Copyright |
| A Man's Blues | The trials and tribulations of marriage... | Blues/Rock | 1991, 2000 |
| Amelia | A great inspiration for all of us girls and boys. | Ballad | 1991, 1993, 2000 |
| Be With You | It is you and you only | Pop/Rock | 1980, 2000 |
| Beat Us Down | Inspired by the 1990s L.A. Riots | Folk | 1992, 2000 |
| Born in '53 | Yes, a good year. Really the start of all I know... | Pop/Rock | 1985, 2000 |
| Brothers | This is one about my brothers. I hope they don't get upset with me! | Ballad | 1992, 2000 |
| By the Waters of Babylon | Ashes to ashes, dust to dust. Who but thee, Lord, who but thee. | Folk/Ballad | 1993, 2000 |
| Captive | Based on true events. And, by the way, folks choose to beat her up some more. | Alternative | 1997, 2000 |
| Come to God's House | Just a bit of a tune, a call, to join a community of faith. | Church | 1997, 2000 |
| Desperate Hand | Ah, life in the San Fernando Valley... | Pop/Rock | 1984, 2000 |
| Do Not See | I wrote this after reading an un-authorized biography on Leonard Cohen. It was also one of those songs where I had a set structure up-front, kind of cool. | Pop/Rock | 1999, 2000 |
| Each and Every Day | I don't sing this much any more. Pity. Life in the Valley and Santa Monica. Things were tough. | Pop/Rock | 1983, 2000 |
| Everybody (Wants a Life Free from Pain) | I think we are all alike on this. Some are more successful than others. | Pop/Rock | 1995, 2000 |
| Freedom | This is a dialog. It is all in how you think about such things. | Pop/Rock | 1994, 2000 |
| Freeway Diesel Man | Yes, the old truckin' dream. Not so active anymore but attractive as a youth. | Pop/Rock | 1980, 2000 |
| Goodbye Game | Just another way of looking at life. Not just hellos but goodbyes. | Pop/Rock | 1997, 2000 |
| Got My Little Booties | The song is kind of inspired by my twin. These are good memories. And it is a fun song - one of my favorites! | Pop/Rock | 1997, 2000 |
| Heaven To Me | Musings of Southern California. The rolling hills in the breezes, especially when green in the Spring, are heaven to me. | Pop/Rock | 1983, 2000 |
| I Sail Over the Ocean | A song to sing when the future seems unclear and you are not sure where you are. | Pop/Rock | 1994, 2000 |
| I Will Be Free | An old song for me. Very basic. Blunt. Could I write this today? | Pop/Rock | 1979, 2000 |
| I'll Hold On | A song about the younger boy in a popular set of brothers. Just wondering about his side of the story. | Pop/Rock | 1992, 2000 |
| I'm A Dreamer | Just a bit about me. I have trouble separating what I dream or want and reality. | Pop/Rock | 1986, 2000 |
| I've Been Thinking Back Lately | A little bit of pondering. What really are the good and bad times? Sometimes only time can tell. | Pop/Rock | 1993, 2000 |
| Jesus Is | I don't write too much churchy stuff, but not none. Should be sung in an old timey way. | Pop/Rock | 1996, 2000 |
| Little Wing | I believe this is a Jimi Hendrix song. An old friend of mine really liked the tune and I have associated the name with him. I hope all is well lwith you my friend | Pop/Rock | 1996, 2000 |
| Lonely | I had the riff for this tune in head for years. Finally, when the lyrics came, they just poored out. | Pop/Rock | 1986, 2000 |
| Loving Land | I really like this tune. It is fun to sing and play. Another one for my wife, all my love. | Pop/Rock | 1998, 2000 |
| Moon Glow | Just a bit of a song - I may end it some day! | Pop/Rock | 1996, 2000 |
| Moon Shines | I wrote back when first dating Laura. She lived in a nearby valley and I would often drive over there to see her. All my love! | Pop/Rock | 1980, 2000 |
| Mountain Side | This is a song of personal challenge and fighting defeat. Also a bit of a story with an odd twist. | Pop/Rock | 1980, 2000 |
| Prophesy | A wierd song for me. I do mean it prophetically but not negatively. I do love America and I don't want us to get lost, so this is more like a helpfulwarning, a take notice thing. | Pop/Rock | 1997, 2000 |
| Sexual Chains | I love this song. So many folks are tied down, beat up, imprisoned by, or subect to these chains that it really just makes you wonder... | Pop/Rock | 1999, 2000 |
| She's Free | This is an old song for me and I still sing it regularly. Life in the Valley while in school. Seems a long time ago! | Pop/Rock | 1980, 2000 |
| So Alien | This is the only song I wrote while living on Long Island. Amazing! Does sort of catch the flavor of the time... | Pop/Rock | 1987, 2000 |
| Soft and Blue | A song inside Southern California. It is not doubt that, some times, visitors definately see paradise. And, Bernell, we miss you. | Pop/Rock | 1980, 2000 |
| The Bigger the Fish | A bit of commentary. I think it was sparked by watching a gold fish one day. A profound thought! | Pop/Rock | 1986, 2000 |
| The English | A song from youth. Growing up with English bands. And a bit of thinking (as usual). | Pop/Rock | 1980, 2000 |
| The Hills Do Rise | A story song about traveling and adventure in the midwest. Also a little bit about remembering youthful days. | Folk Ballad | 1990, 2000 |
| The Hills of the North Country | This is the first song I wrote and kept. It is about a friend and about 'a far away place'. Best sung as a folksong. | Folk | 1980, 2000 |
| The Kitchen | I just love to write songs about work. It is figurative as I really don't work in a kitchen. But it is just like one... | Folk | 2002 |
| The River | A song about love and its relationship to the problems of life. Love is a major something that helps us through life. | Country/Pop | 1991, 2000 |
| The Sweet Sounds of Violence | There was this big blowout between staff at church. It lasted about two years. Sure was tough to go through. | Ballad | 1997, 2000 |
| The World Goes By | The thoughts of a fool as the world goes by around him. Will he ever be part of the world? | Pop/Rock | 1997, 2000 |
| Thirty Miles | This is one of Laura's favorite songs. It is pretty straight forward. She always kids me about the way I say rain - like ren. | Pop/Rock | 1979, 2000 |
| Trouble Last Summer | Had another bout of troubles in my marriage. We got through it and are the better for it. Love this song it is fun to sing. | Blues/Rock | 2000 |
| Tuther McGee | A story song of ill-fated love. The song is true to form (quite an accomplishment) and pits me against the cruel world. Ah, you've got to love depression. | Folk/Ballad | 1992, 2000 |
| Walking Down the Town | A story song about friendship. I guess you never really know what's going on. | Pop/Rock | 1999, 2000 |
| Walls | This is about someone near and dear - me. Depression can wall you in. With help things are doable but tough. | Pop/Rock | 1996, 2000 |
| We're All Livin' Now | Who knows where this came from. May be remembering back over youth. May be thinking about where everyone was at then (now). | Pop/Rock | 1983, 2000 |
| What It Is All About | I was morphing a folk song and came up with this. Probably a bit irreverent. Just trying to have fun. | Pop/Rock | 1997, 2000 |
The songs of Gallus Line are registered with the Copyright Office of the United States. They are the property of the registered owner. All rights, both foreign and domestic, are reserved. These songs may not used without the express, written permission of the owner. You may not gain, or cause to be gained, any valuable consideration from the use of these songs without the express, written permission of the owner. |
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