The Picture
Lyrics & Music by Steve Arvey
Copyright Risque' Music BMI 2004
When I woke up this morning
And looked around to see
My thoughts were all mistaken
What to be was up to be
The clouds have passed over
the shore is now in view
Every little thing that's on my mind
That I want to be
My faith and trust will guide the way
That's all I need to know
The seeds are sown and life goes by
The picture gets so clear
The world turns so fastly
Oh the futures oh so near
A little bit of compromise
Wont subject us from our fears
the clouds have passed over
the shore is now in view
Every little thing that's on my mind
That I want to be
My faith and trust will guide the way
That's all I need to know
The seeds are sown and life goes by
The picture gets so clear
I know all good things come to those
Gotta have the patience to wait
The beauty of it all lies in your faith
Every little thing that's on my mind
That I want to be
My faith and trust will guide the way
That's all I need to know
The seeds are sown and life goes by
The picture gets so clear
Blue Messiah
Lyrics by Dave Scott
Music by Steve Arvey
Copyright Risque' Music BMI 2004
Standin' on the highway, Driven like the rain.
Gonna ride the hell hound down to the crossroads once again.
Waitin' for the mornin', when the day has just begun.
Stand up and be counted just like every mothers son.
Blood mist on the rise, my soul's on fire.
I feel the coming of the Blues Messiah.
Blood mist on the rise, my soul's on fire.
I see the resurrection of the Blues Messiah.
Steelin' through the shadows, of a ghost town paved with tears.
Starin' outta sightless eyes, blinded by my fears.
Lord I cry give me shelter from the rain.
Save me from the flood and I'll be on my way again.
Lord I cry give me shelter from the rain.
Save me from the flood and I'll be on my way again.
Stand out on the highway driven by the rain.
Gonna ride the hell hound down to the crossroads once again.
I feel the coming of the Blues Messiah
Blood mist on the rise, my soul's on fire
I see the resurrection of the Blues Messiah
Blood mist on the rise, my soul's on fire
I see the resurrection of the Blues Messiah
Blood mist on the rise, my soul's on fire
I see the resurrection of the Blues Messiah
Blood mist on the rise, my soul's on fire
I feel the coming of the Blues Messiah
Faith
Music by Steve Arvey
Copyright Risque' Music BMI 2004
Sometimes I find myself in times of trouble
Feel so all alone
Moved myself so many times on the double
Find my way back home
They say that home is in the heart
And you try to explain that
I say It's in your soul
Soul of a man keeps on wandering
Trying to find that empty hole
Every time I see the sky I believe to myself
That my soul can fly
All in all I've always tried to live my life with my faith inside
Believe in the words and the stories
Of men who were strong and bold
Woman who fought for their struggles and glories
And bore their children's gold
You see everybody's got their one special story
Many who were bought and sold
Trying to explain their existence and worries
And who they really owe
Every time I see the sky I believe to myself
That my soul can fly
All in all I've always tried to live my life with my faith inside
Every time I see that face it reminds me of that special place
solo
Every time I see the sky I believe to myself
That my soul can fly
All in all I've always tried
To live my life with my faith inside
Every time I see your face it reminds me of that special place
Something To Lose
Lyrics & Music by Steve Arvey
Copyright Risque' Music BMI 2004
I'm gonna sing you this song I hope you all trust that
And you'll except this fragrant point of view.
You see a persons life is written in the words that he paid for.
You know that cost is something that's subdued.
Forget all you see and hear in this so called perfect time
Embrace this life in how you live and what you do
Treat everybody with the peace you have inside
Do onto others like the good book says to do
Now I had to find several reasons to trust this.
So many times I've heard these same lines thru and thru
You see you walk down the road many times so blindly
Only thing that matters is the path you choose
A simple man would have gotten busted
A righteous man would have been accused
Were looking down this road forever after
we all got something to lose
Sit back and deal me a hand now Mr. lucky
a straight a flush or a pair of twos
It really don't matter what I get dealt for this hand this time
It doesn't really matter
If I win or if I lose
Save Your Opinions for some other time
Didn't really write this song to amuse
Think about your life and what your really after
Don't hide yourself behind another excuse
A rich man would have just got what he paid for
A poet would sing a song or two
Were looking down this road forever after
we all got something to lose
The Final words of this story
Again I really didn't write this song to amuse
Think about your life and what you live for
We all got something to lose
It's A Fine Line
Music and Lyrics by Steve Arvey
Copyright Risque' Music BMI 2004
Well it's a fine line between the good and the bad.
You gotta walk that way sometimes brother makes ya feel so sad.
Well it's a fine line between the lies and the truth.
You can feel it down in your heart and it'll give you the blues.
You wake up in the mornin' there's somethin' on your mind.
The same old story all the time.
But it's a fine line, oh yeah.
Well it's a fine line between the good and the bad.
You gotta walk that way sometimes brother makes ya feel so sad.
Well it's a fine line between the lies and the truth.
You can feel it down in your heart lord and it'll give you the blues.
You wake up in the mornin' there's somethin' on your mind.
It's the same old story the same old lie.
Well it's a fine line, oh yeah.
Well it's a fine line, oh yeah.
Well it's a fine line, oh yeah.
Proverbs
Lyrics inspired by the Bible
Music by Steve Arvey
Copyright Risque' Music BMI 2004
Hell and destruction are never full
So the eyes of man are never satisfied
Forsake the law
Praise the wicked
Only fools chase the riches
Fill up that bag
Pour me another
Two or three more that's my right to plunder
Ask for forgiveness
If you please
Right down here on my bended knee
The path of the righteous hold the riches
In the house of the one who forsakes the wicked
Let another man praise you and not your mouth
Save your soul and your house
Ask for forgiveness
If you please
Right down here on my bended knee
Hell and destruction are never full
So the eyes of man are never satisfied
Forsake the law
Praise the wicked
Only fools chase the riches
Fill up that bag
And pour me another
Two or three more that's my right to plunder
Ask for forgiveness
If you please
I'm begging
Right down here on my bended knee
The Pain Is Gone
Lyrics & Music by Steve Arvey
Copyright Risque' Music BMI 2004
The pain is gone
I hurt no longer
Now I feel
A little stronger
Everything
That really mattered
Has lots its way
Forever after
Now the days pass by
And the hours
All the seasons
And the flowers
The pain is gone
I hurt no longer
Now I feel real hurt
Disillusioned
From the pain I held inside
Now I feel a little stronger
Now I stand
All alone now
Time will heal
These shattered bones now
The Pain is gone
I hurt no longer
The pain is gone
Cold Wind From Chicago
Lyrics and Music by Steve Arvey and "Doc" Villardo
Copyright Risque' Music BMI 2004
There's a Cold Wind From Chicago
Blowing right through my Heart
Theirs a Cold Wind From Chicago
Blowing right through my Heart
Get back to Hot Lanta
Gonna thaw myself right on out
Blow Wind Blow Wind
Chills Icing up my Spine
Blow Wind Blow Wind
Chills Icing up my Spine
That Windy City women keeps
Whipping right through my mind
Freeze Me Up baby
You got me so cold
Icicle Spears
Piercing Through My Soul
Staring Right at me with
Those Snow Cap Eyes
Theirs a Frigid wind
Blowing right through
Those Thighs
Take me Back To Chicago
When those warm winds blow all day
Sweet Home Chicago
Where I was born to play
That Windy City women
Will be so so far away
Chains
Music by Steve Arvey, Mark Hoekstra and John Baker
Copyright Risque' Music BMI 2004
Constitution Fades Away
Mass confusion every Day
See the Future Dissipate
Pay Attention It's not to late
Search for Shelter from The Ice
Looks Like were gonna have to put The Chains On
Again Tonight
Rolling Faster
By the Hour
Their gonna close the road
But were gonna make it anyhow
No emotion
'no devotion
truer to the Chain
No power no pain
Truer to the chain
Mass confusion every Day
See the Future Dissipate
Pay Attention It's not to late
Vertical Ties
Snow mass
No emotion
No devotion
Truer to the Chain
No power no pain
Truer to the chain
Ocean Boulevard
Lyrics & Music by Steve Arvey
Copyright Risque' Music BMI 2004
Well were gonna take a ride
On the Ocean Boulevard
Baby Just you and me
We're gonna see all the sights
We dreamed about
Baby Just you and me
Yeah were gonna leave this Foggy City
I hope were gonna get their soon
We will see everything that we dreamed
About from that padded room
Maybe someday we will Find
All the love we left behind
I know were gonna get Their
It will be real soon
I know every little story has a compromise
A future with no Past
Did you really think that I was joking my little
Darling when I said we were running low on gas
Every picture tells a story
I can tell by the look in your eyes
Salvatore Dali wasn't joking
When he painted all those Big Goofy Skies
Maybe someday we will Find
All the love we left behind
I know were gonna get Their
It will be real soon
Peshtigo River Blues
Music by Steve Arvey
Copyright Risque' Music BMI 2004
Instrumental
1933 Dobro Slide and Snare
Steve Arvey
Standup Bass
Chris Bernhardt
Movin' On Down The Line
Lyrics & Music by Steve Arvey
Copyright Risque' Music BMI 2004
Let me tell you a Story
Bout My Kind of Life
65 different Girlfriends
Three Different Wives
Chorus
Moving on down the Line
Moving on down the Line
Moving on down the Line
Give me a call some time
Chorus
Hip Hopped in the Morning
I've done my song and dance
Tried to keep my buddy from
coming from out of my pants
Chorus
Had Myself some good ones
Maybe about three or four
Tired of getting my nose
Getting slammed thru that door
A Bridge Torn Down
Music by Steve Arvey & Mike Lipsey
Copyright Risque' Music BMI 2004
Instrumental
Steve Arvey Guitar and Slide
Mike Lipsey Tenor Sax
Greg McDaniel Bass Guitar
Pete Kruse Drums
Mardi Gras
Lyrics & Music by Steve Arvey
Copyright Risque' Music BMI 2004
A Crawfish Fiesta
In a new kind of way
Gonna go down to the bayou
Let our heads down in pray
Hey now, hey now
The Mardi Gras way
Let the bon ton roulette
Everybody feel that way
Hey everybody. Have a hell of a time
Put you hands together dance in a line
Working may hours
Days in a week
Traffic jams Bills
Piling up feeling weak
Got a solution. Time to take care
Head on to crescent city theirs a party down their
Hey now, hey now
The Mardi Gras way
Let the bon ton roulette
Everybody feel that way
Solo
Hey now, hey now
The Mardi Gras way
Bon ton roulette
Everybody feel that way
Got A Crawfish Fiesta a place of rice and beans
Gonna head on down to New Orleans
Hey now, hey now
The Mardi Gras way
Feel real good
Baby now, Dance all day
Let the bon ton roulette
Bienvenue
It's Mardi Gras again for me and you
Let the bon ton roulette
Bienvenue
It's Mardi Gras again for me and yous llo