Dewey's Ditties

Picture Credit: mymichiganbeach.com

Lead and Harmony Vocals: Dewey Longuski

Harmony Vocals: Cherie Hagen

It's a two-hour ride to go one-mile

And the traffic's light and flowing

On this inner tube in my cut off blues

With my fingers and my toes in...

This beautiful river

As I stare up through the pines

Like it's the very first time

I've seen a summer sky

STREAMIN’

Slow and easy down Big Sauble

Can't get a fix like this

From a pill or a bottle

Warm breezes strum the boughs and leaves

While song birds sing the melody

It's the only music out here my soul's needin'

Yeah, I'm STREAMIN’

There's a whitetail buck sneaking up

To the river for a drink

And a couple otters in the water

Playing hide and seek

They know I'm not a threat

To their peaceful way of life

As I quietly float by

With nothing on my mind

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The midday sun's heating up but it ain't gettin' to me

Cuz my backside’s stayin' chill in this air-filled rubber koozie

REPEAT CHORUS

Yeah, I’,m STREAMIN’

Love this STREAMIN’

Dewey Longuski (BMI)

©2023

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You’re looking in the wrong place for love

On the outside I can smile and tell you you’re the one

But past my eyes through my mind and down to the core

There’s nothing, no nothing worth searching for

I’ve got HALF A MIND to fall in love with you

The other half went crazy when she broke my heart in two

There’s not much for me to offer after all she put me through

But I’ve got HALF A MIND to fall in love with you

One touch from you could warm the coldest sea

One kiss from you proves Heaven’s still in reach

But in the end you couldn’t mend this heartless old soul

There’s only so much I can give so little left to know

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If you’d have reached me before her time

You’d of had the love she stole and left to die

Stole and left to die, please believe me, please believe me

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HALF A MIND to fall in love with you

Dewey Longuski (BMI)

©1990

BEER GOES WITH EVERYTHING

I'm just a good ol boy with a few friends in high places

And last week one of the aforementioned got a suite for some horse races

Guess I faux pas'd up ordering prime rib and white wine

Cuz them stiff-necked folks looked down their noses shocked and mortified

Well I don't have a PhD in the science of grape-ology

But I know one libation meant for any food I'm tastin'

BEER GOES WITH EVERYTHING

From lobster tails to chicken wings

It's the universal bev'rage

Gives taste buds all their lev'rage

It's mellower than merlot

And bolder than a bottle of Chablis

Yeah, BEER GOES WITH EVERYTHING

There's lots of theories speculatin' how a drink with hops and barley

Could pair so perfectly with any food at any party

But I'm of the opinion all the magic's in the foam

It turns bad flavors upside down and makes good ones explode

And if you spill it on your clothes there's no need for swearing

Beer's a neutral color; matches anything you're wearing

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Oh, Mac and cheese is cheesier

Broccoli goes down easier

Hamburgers taste meatier

REPEAT CHORUS

Dewey Longuski (BMI)

©2023

I've had you in my sights from the moment we met

But I'm not sure if you're avoiding me or playing hard to get

Like last night when I saw you by the road

I rolled my window down and when I said, "hello"

You just turned away, yeah

Like it was some kinda game

OH DEER, I guess love is blind

And I hope you're next to mine on opening day

OH DEER, All I need is one shot

To prove what I got can blow you away

You're more than just a rack on the wall to me

You're leaner than pork and tastier than beef

OH DEER

Love's a two-way street

So be careful when you cross, I'd rather

Grill you with my Weber - than my old Chevy truck

But if by chance some other hunter takes you down

I'll still talk you up at the coffee shop in town

And I'll be sure to show

All your trail cam pictures on my phone

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Someday I hope to have your heart in my hands

Then I'll season and saute it in my cast iron frying pan

REPEAT CHORUS

Dewey Longuski (BMI)

©2023

Take the drink from my hand if you think it’s ‘one too many’

Hide my fishin’ pole on Sundays so I don’t miss church again

Set the limit on my credit card to just two hundred dollars

If you do then I’ll be sure to make more money than I spend

You say you’ll always love me just the way I am

But I can’t risk you changing your heart or my plans

I’m asking you to help me try and become a better man

DON’T LET ME LET YOU DOWN

I always want to be the one you’re dreaming of

Your love I found

When no one else’s was quite good enough

I don’t want you just to need me

I want you to want me around

So DON’T LET ME LET YOU DOWN

Leave a note to remind me our anniversary’s coming

Spend less time in the kitchen if I put on too much weight

Let me know when you’re heading out to get your nails painted

Then maybe I’ll remember to tell you they look great

REPEAT PRE-CHORUS

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SHE KNOWS HOW TO BREAKUP

I'm not gonna lie she was the best thing that ever happened to me

The knife she used to cut me loose went pretty deep

She showed compassion while my heart imploded

If it was acting, man, she really sold it

SHE KNOWS HOW TO BREAKUP

With tender words of hope and love

A couple beers on her front porch swing

Talkin' 'bout the good times we

Had for twenty-one-derful days and nights

Then she kissed me on the cheek as I climbed into my truck

SHE KNOWS HOW TO BREAKUP

She held my hand like a dear old friend and asked if I would be alright

And laughed when I said, "I'll just cuddle with my dogs at night"

I've heard goodbyes can be a living hell

But thankful and blessed was all I felt

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Without destroying the man

I'll never regret the night we met when I asked her to dance

SHE KNOWS HOW TO BREAKUP

With tender words of hope and love

A couple beers on her front porch swing

Talkin' 'bout the good times we

Had for twenty-one-derful days and nights

Then she kissed me on the cheek as I climbed into my truck

And blew another kiss for good luck

SHE KNOWS HOW TO BREAKUP

(Makes it look easy)

SHE KNOWS HOW TO BREAKUP

(Love her completely)

SHE KNOWS HOW TO BREAKUP

Dewey Longuski (BMI)

©2023

There was a hunger inside me that came from my heart

A dream so big I didn't have a clue where to start

Then from out of the blue a voice in my head

Shared a few words of wisdom I'll never forget

Put your MISSION IN MOTION

Don't wait another day

Let the fire in your soul light the way

There's nothing you can't do with a little faith,

A bit of hard work and devotion

Put your MISSION IN MOTION

Now I feel like a rocket heading into space

Knowing the course I'm on might change

But if I shoot for the moon and I miss it

The stars will be waiting in the distance

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There's a million reasons not to try

But none of them's been verified

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Put your MISSION IN MOTION

Put your MISSION IN MOTION

Dewey Longuski – BMI

©2023

IF EVERYBODY CAME FROM A FARM

I built cars in Detroit

Tractors in Waterloo

Rolled some grass in LA

Bailed hay near Baton Rouge

Of all the people that I've met

In every place I’ve been

The ones with country in their genes

Made the truest kind of friends

IF EVERYBODY CAME FROM A FARM

This world would be a better place by far

We'd take less for granted

On this Big Blue planet

And do more good than harm

IF EVERYBODY CAME FROM A FARM

Well, I'm not saying farmers are perfect

But their way of life sure is

Passing on respect for all God's

Creatures to their kids

They work hard all day, take time to pray

Help neighbors when in need

No, they didn't write the 'Do Good' Book

But that's how they live and breathe >> REPEAT CHORUS

Don't matter their race or religion

Who they voted for in the election

If they were raised in dirt and dung...I'll trust 'em >> REPEAT CHORUS

If everybody came

If everybody came

IF EVERYBODY CAME FROM A FARM

Dewey Longuski (BMI)

©2023

THIS GLASS is the very same one

Grampa worshiped whiskey in before he died in Nam

THIS GLASS helped Grandma cope

One shot at a time while she raised their boy alone

When Grandma died it made it to our kitchen

And it was tough watching dad keep up the tradition

THIS GLASS

Held the key to his pain

When life was tough or didn't always go his way

THIS GLASS

Was a cure and a curse

Delivered needed medicine that made life worse

He got caught up living in the past

With THIS GLASS

THIS GLASS ruined my childhood

Though momma tried to shield me from the hell the best she could

THIS GLASS bled my heart cold

With all the shards it left around our quiet country home

I learned where to put my faith and how not to live

And how hard it is to love while you’re trying to forgive

REPEAT CHORUS

Dad always said it’d be mine someday

But he'll have it in his hand when they bury him today

REPEAT CHORUS

Dewey Longuski (BMI)

©2023

I heard you tell your momma on the phone last night

How lucky you were I walked into your life

That we've been best friends

Soul mates

Ever since our first date

And I agree with it all

Except the part about where luck was involved...cuz...

I WOULD'VE FOUND YOU

No matter where you were on this earth

You're the true North to my compass

The inner voice I've always heard

If you were born and raised five-thousand miles away in Timbuktu

Then it mighta taken a little longer to do

But I WOULD'VE FOUND YOU

Before I even saw your face or knew your name

Darling, I swear, I loved you all the same

Every decision

At each crossroad

Brought me closer to my goal

I was anything but lost

When our paths finally crossed

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I've always been hopeless at following directions

But when it mattered most it was pure perfection

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I WOULD'VE FOUND YOU