Rick Vines Music

Rick Vines Music

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  • A Man That Needed Killin' (FAWM 2025 #7)
    [Chorus]
    Ken McElroy was pure evil, he was the devil's right hand man
    But on July 10, 1981, I finally put an end to that
    There's 500 good and god fearing people that are living in this town
    But not single one of them will ever open up about the day that he went down
    [Verse]
    For 15 years McElroy, a bully, a scoundrel, and a thief
    Terrorized this town and nobody did nothing, not the courts, not the police
    21 charges over all those years not single one would stick`
    He walked around like he was above the law and just the sight him made everybody sick
    [Verse}
    McElroy met his last wife Trena, when he was 35 and she was in 8th grade
    By 14 she was pregnant and McElroy feared that he'd be charged with rape
    To avoid the charge, he'd marry her, but he couldn't get her parents to sign the release
    So he burned down their house and shot their dog and terrified, they reluctantly agreed
    [Verse]
    Almost everyone in Skidmore had had a run-in with him over many fearful years
    We were all well past the point of "had enough" and we were finally past the fear
    We met with Sheriff Estes and he tried to tell us not to take things into our own hands
    But I guess he knew what was coming and drove straight out of town, like he was never coming back
    [Verse]
    McElroy was drunk and vengeful on that July day as he climbed into his truck
    Shots rang out like thunder but only two hit him and I know that mine was one
    There were 50 people standing around no one called an ambulance nobody saw a thing
    He was a man that needed killing and I was glad to be the one to put him in his grave
    [Chorus]
    Ken McElroy was pure evil, he was the devil's right hand man
    But on July 10, 1981, we finally took our stand
    There's 500 good and god fearing people that are living in this town
    But not single one of them will ever open up about the day we finally took him down
    4 min
  • Holy Mother (Fawm 2025 #6)
    Out in the wind, still smoldering,
    Wrapped in stolen clothes,
    Her auburn dreams and blood-red lips,
    Won't shield her, from what she's knows
    Her story etched across the ashen sky.
    The taste of innocence and hurt
    Only indifference, like a silent song
    Fades as familiar faces blur
    Holy Mother
    Will you hold her
    Will you hold her in your arms
    Holy Mother
    Can you save her, please save her
    A journey wide, a kingdom found
    As a tyrant turns the water wheel
    A garden waits, a path unwinds
    She Is floating in eternity.
    Holy Mother
    Will you hold her
    Will you hold her in your arms
    Holy Mother
    Can you save her
    Holy Mother
    Will you hold her
    Will you hold her in your arms
    Holy Mother
    Can you save her, please save her
    5 min
  • Oh, Mexico (Fawm 2025 #5)
    We should make our way to Mexico
    Squeeze some lime in some Pacifico's
    Go barefoot walking in the tropic air
    Watch the sun go down and without a care
    One-way tickets down to Sayulita
    Don't bring your shoes, you're not gonna need 'em
    We wouldn't have to let nobody know
    We could forget to even bring our phones
    Oh, sunny, sunny, sunny sunny Mexico
    I, really, really, really really wanna go
    They'll bring the salt the lime and the tequila
    I'll bring my favorite little Senorita
    Oh, Mexico, I want to go
    I know a spot where all the locals go
    For guacamole and fresh fish tacos
    We'll get a couple frozen Margaritas
    We'll kick it back and we don't need a reason
    Oh, sunny, sunny, sunny sunny Mexico
    I, really, really, really really wanna go
    Why do today what you can do manana
    We can lay in bed 'till noon if we wanna
    Oh, Mexico, I want to go
    They'll bring the salt the lime and the tequila
    I'll bring my favorite little Senorita
    Oh, sunny, sunny, sunny sunny Mexico
    I, really, really, really really wanna go
    3 min
  • The Truth Never Comes in the Dead of the Night (Fawm 2025 #4)
    I'm walking down the street In the cool clear night
    I sense in my bones, something doesn't seem right
    A feeling that rises inside me, suddenly
    Is it what I see or a remnant from my past
    I can' never quite tell and I don't understand it
    Just the moment before I was walking along, so peacefully
    And the neon hums and the pavement shines
    And the tourists ignore me and stumble on by
    On their drunken mission to find some kind of release
    The road doesn’t end, it just bends out of sight,
    And the truth never comes in the dead of the night
    Then a ghost of man with a deck of old cards
    Says' “Fate’s just a gamble, and luck hits you hard”
    Then he laughs and tosses a joker right into the street
    Where the streetlights flicker like they’re winking at me
    The shadows move slowly, but there’s nothing to see
    Like a photograph left out in the rain
    The echoes of my footsteps fade into the dark
    Like promises I made as offhand remark
    It's no wonder that so many slipped away
    The road doesn’t end, it just bends out of sight,
    And the truth never comes in the dead of the night
    I've said it before and I'll say it again
    Though I'm never quite sure and it often depends
    But I wish had done so many things differently
    With the way it's been lately, I keep to myself,
    My worrying mind, just trying to help
    But all I can do is take my next step and breathe in deep
    So I'll turn up my collar, keep moving ahead
    But I can't stop repeating all the things that I've said
    And the past never answers, it just listens, indifferently
    The road doesn’t end, it just bends out of sight,
    And the truth never comes in the dead of the night
    4 min
  • Cool When I'm With You (FAWM #3 Soundcloud)
    Lately, I can't remember anybody's name
    I read the news and it all sounds insane
    And it's another hard time to be a Jew
    But everything is cool when I'm with you
    I think I spend too much time on my phone
    But I don't ever want to be alone
    I overthink everything I do
    But everything's cool when I'm with you
    Yeah everything is cool when I'm with you
    You make me feel like how I've always wanted to
    Like Brando, Newman or Camus
    Yeah everything is cool when I'm with you
    I have some trouble sometimes socially
    I talk too much and behave nervously
    Sometimes I cop an attitude
    But everything's cool when I'm with you
    Yeah everything is cool when I'm with you
    You make me feel like I imagine others do
    You even like The Grand Wazoo
    Yeah everything is cool, it's cool, when I'm with you
    When I'm with you
    When I'm with you
    When I'm with you
    If you left I don't what I'd do
    'Cause everything is cool, so cool, when I'm with you
    So cool when I'm with you
    3 min
  • Trying Not To Hide (Fawm 2025 #2)
    I am lost in a dream, in a world that won't slow down
    Somewhere here in between, and I can't quite figure out
    Am I the only one trying not to hide
    Am I really just losing my mind?
    Words drift in the sky, memories tangle in the air
    Endless rivers of time, but there’s nothing left for me there
    Every thought I think just keeps asking why
    Every moment I wait for a sign
    Days go by
    I can't decide
    It just seems easier to hide
    We need a way to be free, it's I am trying to be kind
    It's not as dumb as it seems, just a different kind of lie
    As I'm speaking, I'm already starting to cry
    I'm trying to not say goodbye
    3 min
  • Your Story (Fawm 2025 #1 Soundcloud)
    Verse]
    Is it a dream or is it a lie?
    Is there answer you're trying to find?
    Are you an outlaw ahead of your time?
    Are you a legend in your own mind?
    Can you believe what you feel inside?
    Are you ready to scream or breakdown and cry?
    Can you be trusted to choose the right side?
    Do you know the reason that you're alive?
    [Chorus]
    This is your story
    This is your life
    You are the one writing the lines
    You are the star attraction
    The project greenlight
    Don't let anyone tell you what's wrong or what's right!
    [Verse]
    Will you play the hero winning the fight?
    Will you steal the scene with your Hollywood smile?
    Are you playing for laughs or to steal the spotlight?
    Are you writing the speech for your Oscar night?
    [Chorus]
    This is your story
    This is your life
    You are the one writing the lines
    You are the star attraction
    The project greenlight
    Don't let anyone tell you what's wrong or what's right!
    4 min
  • Cybertruck
    Verse
    Forget about those gold chains
    Forget about Axe Body Spray
    Forget about the winter tan
    That shit is just passe'
    If you want to show the whole world
    That you're just a big dumb fuck
    Nothing quite says douchebag, like a CyberTruck
    Verse
    Forget about those protein shakes
    Or showing off your CrossFit strength
    If you need to compensate
    For your inadequate length
    If you really want to scream out loud
    That you're trying way too much
    Nothing quite says douchebag, like a CyberTruck
    Bridge
    You like to waste your money
    We all just find it funny
    We roll our eyes and laugh behind your back
    Like a great big toaster oven
    Everyone can see it coming
    But where will you put the rifle rack?
    [Verse]
    You talk a big crypto game
    But you just sound insane
    Perched inside that shiny box
    Acting like it's your private plane
    If you want to show off
    just how much your judgement sucks
    Nothing quite says douchebag, like a CyberTruck
    You used to drive a hummer, but that wasn't quite enough
    Nothing quite says douchebag,
    Nothing quite says douchebag,
    Nothing quite says douchebag like a CyberTruck
    I hate to break it to you
    But you're a dick like Elon Musk
    And nothing quite says douchebag like a CyberTruck
    3 min
  • Cybertruck (Song Sketch)
    Verse
    Forget about those gold chains
    Forget about Axe Body Spray
    Forget about the winter tan
    That shit is just passe'
    If you want to show the whole world
    That you're just a big dumb fuck
    Nothing quite says douchebag, like a CyberTruck
    Verse
    Forget about those protein shakes
    Or showing off your CrossFit strength
    If you need to compensate
    For your inadequate length
    If you really want to scream out loud
    That you're trying way too much
    Nothing quite says douchebag, like a CyberTruck
    Bridge
    You like to waste your money
    We all just find it funny
    We roll our eyes and laugh behind your back
    Like a great big toaster oven
    Everyone can see it coming
    But where will you put the rifle rack?
    [Verse]
    You talk a big crypto game
    But you just sound insane
    Perched inside that shiny box
    Acting like it's your private plane
    If you want to show off
    just how much your judgement sucks
    Nothing quite says douchebag, like a CyberTruck
    You used to drive a hummer, but that wasn't quite enough
    Nothing quite says douchebag,
    Nothing quite says douchebag,
    Nothing quite says douchebag like a CyberTruck
    I hate to break it to you
    But you're a dick like Elon Musk
    And nothing quite says douchebag like a CyberTruc
    3 min
  • Worn Out Arrangement (Remix)
    Verse
    You don’t need to wait for someone to save you
    Just make your escape from that worn out arrangement
    You know it's wrong
    What's taking so long
    I think it’s time to take your chips off the table
    Verse
    You think you can hide behind all that brutal make up
    Hoping no one will figure out that you've been faking
    But I see right through
    How it’s troubling you
    But I can't figure out what you are afraid of
    Bridge
    You know what you gotta do
    So sad so true
    So sick of me telling you
    But what else can I do?
    Verse
    You'll realize what you are made of
    When you stop putting up with that kind of behavior
    Walk out the door
    No need to say more
    It's about time your feet hit the pavement
    You don't need someone to save you
    Just make your escape from that worn out arrangement
    3 min

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Rick Vines is a songwriter working in the tangled and shifting borderlands between rock, blues, folk, jazz, Americana. He strives to write songs with emotional candor, plainspoken precision, melodic…