
Welcome to the Legacy Album!
The “Legacy” album started as an idea to celebrate 50 years of songwriting by reworking some of my best old songs. But “divine intervention” led me on a 10-month journey to write some of the best songs of my life. I have blended the new songs with some select old songs to create an audio “Legacy” of some of my best work.
Below you will find all 14 songs ready to play! If you would like to listen on your favorite platform, I have added those links below. I have also included song lyrics, photos/videos from sessions at 512 Studios and my home studio, as well as a couple music videos.
I have never been more proud of a musical project and I am so happy to share these songs with the world!
Enjoy and thank YOU for listening!
Scott
Ahhhh ahhh ahh ahh
Ahhhh ahhh ahh ahh
[Verse 1]
It’s all…. falling apart
I moved back the city again…where we made our start.
I came back for you, exactly like, I promised to…and you broke my heart.
[Chorus]
I’ve gotta go, get me back… to the country.
Ahhhh ahhh ahh ahh
Ahhhh ahhh ahh ahh
[Verse 2]
I can still smell that Summer and hear the county fair.
I remember the moonlight, and the night that we were there.
You said move with me, the city’s where I wanna be…I won’t break your lonesome heart.
[Chorus]
I’m thinkin back, goin back to the country.
Ahhhh ahhh ahh ahh
Ahhhh ahhh ahh ahh
[Bridge]
The city’s too noisy, and moving too fast,
There’s millions of people, it seems love never lasts.
I’m going back to the country and back to my roots,
You should follow me home and get back in your boots.
Ahhhh ahhh ahh ahh
Ahhhh ahhh ahh ahh
[Verse 3]
Do you remember the nights we spent staring at stars.
Tumbling and kissin in your daddy’s car,
You said that you loved me, that I was the one,
Now we’re kicking and fighting, it’s all come undone.
[Outro]
It’s all…. falling apart
I moved back the city again…and yeah you broke my heart.
I’m going back to the country and back to my roots,
You should follow me home and get back in your boots.
[Verse 1]
When you find yourself out there searching.
When you know not what you long to find.
When you hold a fallen star in your hand.
Still it cannot free your mind.
You headed out there looking for your hero.
You headed out there without a plan.
If you stop and take a look all around you.
Then you just might find your hero never left your hand, no, no.
[Chorus]
Wherever you run
Whenever you call, you’ll find me
Right by the side of the road
Heroes may rise
Heroes may fall, but you’ll find me
Right by the side of the road
[Verse 2]
In the world around us it may be crumbling.
And many of the strong, they have not survived.
Through sweat and tears they fight, it is not uncommon.
The strength of your hero’s proven over time.
You’ve been looking for what’s right before you.
You’ve been searching for what brings you life.Come on, stop and take a look all around you.
And you just might find your hero never left your side, no, no.
[Chorus]
Wherever you run,
Whenever you call, you’ll find me,
Right by the side of the road.
Hero’s may rise, Hero’s may fall,
But you’ll find me,
Right by the side of the road
[Bridge]
I’ll chase your demons, dry your tears.
I’ll slay your dragons, calm your fears.
I’ll lay my life down just to ease your pain.
‘Cause a hero’s song is never sung in vain, no, no, no.
[Chorus]
Wherever you run,
Whenever you call, you’ll find me
Right by the side of the road.
Hero’s may rise
Hero’s may fall, but you’ll find me
Right by the side of the road.
Wherever you run
Whenever you fall, you’ll find me
Right by the side of the road.
And hero’s may rise
And hero’s may fall, you’ll find me
Right by the side of the road.
(Yeah)
Right by the side of the road.
(You will find me)
Right by the side of the road.
[Verse 1]
She sits alone in the dark, pours her heart out on a page.
Thinking back to different times, contemplating younger days when she
was, more than a girl, a woman on the rise…with the future in her
hands, but a tear was in her eye because she was Leaving Home.
[Verse 2]
So she heads right out of town, looking in the rear view mirror,
Her heart is somewhat cloudy but her head it’s getting clearer cuz she’s,
On the road, to another destination, put the pain in her back pocket and
erase the complications she was, Leaving Home, she was Leaving Home
[Chorus]
You are who you are, no matter what you do, no matter where you are.
They say come what may, she dreams of better times, prays for better
days but…when she looks inside, she feels her heart has been
compromised and she knows. It’s why she’s Leaving Home, Leaving
Home. It’s why she’s Leaving Home…Leaving Home.
[Bridge]
It’s all good until she starts to realize, things ain’t gonna go her way this
time. Back against the wall, broken, she’s Leaving Home tonight.
She’s Gone, Gone, Leaving Home tonight.
Gone, Gone, Leaving Home tonight.
[Verse 3]
So she drives into the night, her hand steady on the wheel.
It’s hard to know what right when her heart it does reveal that she’s s
small town girl… looking for some fascination, for a childhood that was
stolen and a trail of failed relations, she was Leaving Home, Leaving Home.
[Chorus]
You are who you are, no matter what you do, no matter where you are
They say come what may, she dreams of better times, prays for better
days but, when she looks inside, she feels her heart has been
compromised and she knows. It’s why she’s Leaving Home.
Leaving Home. It’s why she’s Leaving Home…Leaving Home.
[Verse 1]
All the things we said tonight, throwing stones across the bedroom floor.
We can’t stop until we see some light…shining brightly like it used to before.
I’ll give you everything, you want and a little more, just to see that smile come
back on your face.
[Prechorus]
But every single time you lose your faith…I can never find the words, to fill that
space.
[Chorus]
Just a little more love and a little less snappy, I know love will find a way.
Just a little more love and you’re gonna get happy, you can roll the stones all
away.
[Verse 2]
You know love ain’t black and white, and hell i know i can’t fix everything.
So you’ve gotta stand up and take that fight, to find a reason for all that you
bring. I’ll love you everyday, and then love you a little more, just to see that smile come back on your face.
[Prechorus]
But every single time you lose your faith…I can never find the words, to fill that space.
[Chorus]
Just a little more love and a little less snappy, I know you will find a way.
Just a little more love and you’re gonna get happy, you can roll the stones all
away.
[Bridge]
Whenever your life, is just a closing door.
Reach for new heights, what are you waiting for.
Where is the love…
[Chorus]
Just a little more love and a little less snappy,
I know love can save the day.
Just a little more love and you’re gonna get happy.
You can roll the stones all away.
[Verse1]
I leave my friends behind me and I’m rolling down the road,
heading down to Austin for some time.
I’m 17 hours away from home, I’m like a dog without a bone,
and I’m doing good for myself in my mind.
[Chorus]
And I can see the road stretched out in front of me,
And I’m tired as the sun consumes the night,
Won’t be long before that girl’s in front of me,
looking for my Misty Morning Light.
[Verse 2]
It’s early in the morning, I wake, she’s still asleep.
I lay in bed ’cause I love to watch her dream.
My hand goes out to touch her face, I run my fingers through her hair,
everything is cool, or so it seems.
[PreChorus]
Then I think backto when I made her cry, and I try to justify,
but I realize all the things I said were wrong.
Then my baby wakes and she looks at me and it brings to mind a
memory, of all the reasons why I’ve loved her for so long.
[Chorus]
And I can see the day unfold ahead of me,
And I smile as the day turns into night.
I just want to lay all day in bed with me, she’s my Misty Morning
Light. (Yeah) Misty Morning Light
[Bridge]
And all the best times seem so far away from here,
I’m swimming against the tide, I’m facing all my fears
And I’m dog tired of chasing all these tears, And I’ll sing it ’til the end
[Verse 3]
I put my shattered life in the rearview mirror, where my cloudy world
gets a little bit clearer, but the only time I heal is when I sing.
Without the girl I’m half the man, and I’m doing everything the best I
can, but I got to have my misty morning thing.
[Chorus]
And I can see my future straight ahead of me,
And I smile as the day turns into night.
Where my broken past is dead and gone and all I see
is my Misty Morning Light.
[Outro]
(Ooh) Now I can see my future straight ahead of me,
And I smile as the day turns into night.
Where my broken past is dead and gone and all I see,
Is my Misty Morning Light.
[Verse 1]
He was the first one born and his name was James,
A little boy that took my father’s name.
The second one, Rhiannon, was a girl,
She had beautiful blue eyes, she was ribbons and curls.
A state of circumstance and now my kids are gone,
Don’t take away my lifeline, let’s right another wrong.
Another day and we’ll find a way to make this all seem fair,
But the story goes and no one knows, and no one seems to care.
[Chorus]
And I can see the writing on the wall
(Ooh-ooh)
And I can see the writing on the wall
[Verse 2]
Tired and broken, now another year has passed,
You should know how the story goes, the good times never last.
I’m on the road alone and cold and my destiny’s at hand,
With the simple words of wisdom that the doers always can, But now,
I can feel it, I can see it…
Well, it’s coming from the front now, it’s coming from the rear,
But no, I don’t want it and I don’t need it
Save my soul, everything is clear.
[Chorus]
I can see the writing on the wall
(Ooh-ooh)
I can see the writing on the wall
(Ooh-ooh)
I can see the writing on the wall
(Ooh-ooh)
I can see the writing on the wall
[Verse 3]
Twenty years have passed and now my kids have grown,
Well, I pissed away their childhood, good times I’ll never know.
You can’t replace a baby’s face, it’s grown into a man,
Or the sweetest sound of wedding bells as I give my daughter’s hand.
[VERSE 1]
I want to take you up on out of here,
I want to fly you to the moon.
Float with you through the atmosphere,
I want to kiss you till you swoon.
[VERSE 2]
I want to wrap myself around your soul,
close my eyes and breathe you in.
I want your love to pour down on me,
I’ll pull you close and feel the tingle of our skin.
[CHORUS]
I see you, I feel you, and I want you…to be my girl.
[VERSE 3]
I want to lay us down, get tangled up in you,
Let our Sunday slip away.
I want to watch the sunrise, kiss the morning dew.
I want to fall in love and drown myself in you.
[CHORUS]
I see you, I feel you, and I want you…to be my girl.
I’ve been waiting for so long….won’t you be my girl?
Now I’m writing a love song….will you be my girl?
[BRIDGE]
All of my life, all this time, waiting for two.
I’m head over heals, out of my mind and crazy for you.
Won’t you be my girl?
[CHORUS]
I’ve been waiting for so long….won’t you be my girl?
Now I’m writing this love song….will you be my girl?
You’ll be my one and only…if you’ll be my girl.
Say goodbye to lonely…you’re gonna be my girl.
I’ve been waiting for so long….won’t you be my girl?
Now I’m writing this love song….will you be my girl?
You’ll be my one and only…if you’ll be my girl.
Say goodbye to lonely…you’re gonna be my girl.
[Intro]
I never thought that I could love you like I do, you’re so easy.
[Verse 1]
I love the way you laugh, and light up every room.
You’re my favorite two part harmony, and you brighten every tune.
Hangin with you is breezy, you’re my favorite time of day.
Cuz time stands still when we sit and chill, and the world just melts away.
[Pre Chorus]
You were never crazy just like all the other girls.
You make it easy to get wrapped up in your world.
[Chorus]
I never thought that I could love you like I do, you’re so easy.
I think of sweet things, that I want to do with you because you’re easy.
[Verse 2]
We’re burning up the backroads, and our favorite song comes on.
You’ve got your feet kicked on the dashboard, and you start to sing along.
Your skirts hiked up, to your loving cup, showing polkadots and skin.
Then you flash a smile, that seems to last a mile, and start kissin me again.
[Pre Chorus]
You were never crazy just like all those other girls.
You make it easy to get wrapped up in your world.
[Chorus]
I never thought that I could love you like I do, you’re so easy.
I think of sweet things, that I want to do with you because you’re easy.
[Bridge]
I always knew that I could.
There’s no doubt that I should.
You’re so cool that I would love you everyday.
[Chorus]
I never thought that I could love you like I do, you’re so easy.
I think of sweet things, that I want to do with you because you’re easy.
I never thought that I could love you like I do, you’re so easy.
I think of sweet things, that I want to do with you because you’re easy.
[Outro]
I never thought that I could love you like I do, because you’re easy.
[Verse 1]
Every day, I want to wake up, I want to know we’re all okay…Ive just gotta believe.
I’m screaming out loud, they never hear…, it’s like i’m talking to myself… they don’t want to give in.
[Pre Chorus]
I’m not making this up, I know truth when it comes.
It’s just the way i live my life.
You can bury your head, but you should wake up instead.
When you close your eyes you can’t….
[Chorus ]
Hear me, why can’t you hear me?
I’m just afraid that the beds that we’ve made, will force us to being apart.
Why can’t you hear me? Hear me…
I’m not the man that you think that I am and my words come straight from the heart
[Verse 2]
Every night, I lay my head down, and now I’m talking in my sleep, I still wanna believe.
I know you don’t care, you’ll see what you see, but the truth will set you free. I hope you start to believe.
[Pre Chorus]
I’m not making shit up, I know truth when it comes.
It’s just the way i lived my life.
You can bury your head, but you should wake up instead.
When you close your mind you can’t….
[Chorus]
Hear me, why can’t you hear me?
I’m not the man that you think that I am and my words come straight from the heart.
Why can’t you hear me? Hear me…
I’m just afraid that the beds that we’ve made, will force us to sleeping apart.
[Bridge]
I’ve only started to realize, that you’re walking out that door.
Never willing to compromise, leaves me hopeless on the floor.
[Outro]
Why can’t you hear me? Hear me…
I’m not the man that you think that I am and my words come straight from the heart.
[Verse 1]
I never met a girl like you,
I didn’t mean to break your heart,
you should have walked away from me.
I never even asked your name,
and I left you standing there, all alone in the pouring rain.
I can’t find the love you gave me,
I don’t know why you’re trying, trying to save me.
Or why you want me…want me, to stay.
[Verse2]
i want to say i’m sorry, for everything i’ve done, i’ve been acting like a fool.
I should have said i love you, every single day, and i know that it isn’t cool.
[PreChorus]
I don’t why I’m, like a bird that flies. Oh, it’s like I’m running from your love
[Chorus]
Well all my friends are sayin, you’re too good for me.
Ain’t nobody wants to live that way.
Its 4 o’clock in the morning, but I’m not sleeping.
And now I’m asking you… to stay.
[Verse3]
I found the love you gave me,
I couldn’t see it for myself,
ya know they say, that love is blind.
But ill be the one to save me,
I just needed a little help,
from a girl of a different kind.
[PreChorus]
I don’t know why I’m, like a dragonfly, but now i’m buzzing for your love.
[Chorus]
I’m just saying baby i’ll be good to you.
Everybody wants to live that way.
Its 4 o’clock in the morning and we’re not sleeping…
And now I’m begging you… to stay.
Begging you… to stay. Stay.
[Outro]
I never met a girl like you,
I didn’t mean to break your heart,
you didn’t walk away…from me.
[Verse 1]
I need love, I need some tenderness.
I need a hand to hold while I’m growing old to help me through this mess.
[Verse 2]
I need faith, I need to rise above this place.
break the chains that bind and ease my mind into a better space.
[Chorus]
I may not know what I’m talking about, but I know what I need.
my world’s on fire and it’s burning me down, and it brings me to my knees.
I need love.
[Verse 3]
I need some hope, something to carry me through,
and when thing get bad I can change all that with just the thought of you.
I need some time, give me that precious time,
I would roll back the years and dry the tears that I left behind.
[Chorus]
I may not know what I’m talking about, but I know what I need.
my world’s on fire and it’s burning me down, and it brings me to my knees.
I need love. Love, love, love. I need love. Love, love, love.
[Bridge]
It doesn’t matter who you are, makes no difference where your from…
Everyone, everyone needs love. Love, love, love….Love, love, love.
[Verse 4]
I need strength, I need something to believe.
Cause when it hits the fan, I’m going to be the man that I wanna be.
[Bridge/Chorus]
It doesn’t matter who you are, makes no difference where your from…
Everyone, everyone needs love.
I would walk a thousand miles, sail out on the sea,
just to find a love, a love to set me free.
And all the silly bullshit and negativity,
It all comes down to love my friend, it’s what everybody needs.
[Outro]
Love, love, love….Love, love, love.
I need love, I need some tenderness.
I need a hand to hold while I’m growing old to help me through this mess.
[Verse 1]
Pretty ladies are passing by.
A shark shaped kite flyin in the sky.
The smell of coconuts fills the air.
Laughing seagulls flying everywhere.
I’m on the beach.
[Verse 2]
Margaritas and sunset tokes…
Everywhere you go, you can feel the stoke.
Sippin life like you outta be…
Layin in the sun, chillin by the sea.
[Chorus]
I’m on the beach
I’m on the beach
Waves come crashing, wash my worries away….
Days keep passing, ain’t got no troubles today.
[Verse 3]
Surf and sand between my toes,
Whatcha ya’ll doin? We never know!
Slippin back to the hotel room,
making love in the afternoon.
[Rap]
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah…
The worlds gone crazy, spinning off it’s axis…
Brothers and sisters fightin politics and taxes.
They push us further than we ever want to see…
So we slave the 9 to 5, that’s the way it has to be.
Ahhh forget that shit, it’s gonna drive you crazy…
you know your happy when your trippin and your lazy.
I’m just sayin bro, but I don’t wanna to preach…
Everything is bitchin when you’re sitting on the beach.
Waves come crashing, wash my worries away….
Days keep passing, ain’t got no troubles today.
Waves come crashing, wash my worries away….
Days keep passing, ain’t got no troubles today.
[Outro]
i’m on the beach
i’m on the beach
i’m on the beach
i’m on the beach
[Verse 1]
You got me thinkin, the whole day through,
I’ve been spinning round crazy cuz I’m thinkin about you.
I feel like drinkin, the whole night too,
I’m thinkin even with the drinkin I’ll be thinking about you.
[Chorus]
And nothing really matters, like matters really do.
My mind is torn and tattered, cuz all i ever do…
I’m thinkin bout you…
Thinking bout You.
[Verse 2]
You got me jumpin, you know it’s true,
my heart is bumpin and thumping when i’m thinkin about you.
You got me feeling like … ooo ooo ooo ooo ooo ooo
I keep wondering if you’re sleeping or your thinkin about me too.
[Chorus]
Nothing really matters, like matters really do.
My mind is torn and tattered, cuz all i ever do…
I’m thinkin bout you…
Thinking bout you
[Bridge]
You got me feeling like … ooo ooo ooo ooo ooo ooo
You got me kneeling like….ahh ahh ahh ahh ahh ahh
[Outro]
Cuz I’m thinking bout you,
I’m thinking bout you,
Yeah Im thinkin bout you.
Always thinking bout you.
[Verse 1]
Walked away from the wintertime,
Now it’s cold and the sun don’t shine on me.
It’s 40 miles to another town,
It gets so cold as the sun goes down on me.
[Pre Chorus]
And I know how you feel.
And I know how you feel.
[Verse 2]
Another turn, it wasn’t right,
You know I won’t last a night without you.
Another town, another road,
Lord, my life is cold without you.
[Pre Chorus]
And I know how you feel,
And I know how you feel.
[Chorus]
Take me home.
Take me home.
Take me home.
Oh, take me home.
[Verse 3]
I see the light, I try to change,
There’s just some things you can’t rearrange, don’t try.
Now its 40 miles to another town,
It gets so cold as the sun goes down on me, on me.
[Pre Chorus]
And I know how you feel.
And I know how you feel.
[Chorus]
Take me home.
Take me home.
Come on, take me home.e me home.



























The On The Beach video was filmed in Port Aransas, Texas after a tropical storm dumped seaweed and debris all over the beach. Because of the weather, we left the big rigs at home and used iPhones and footage from years past and some friends to put together this video.
Special Thanks to:
Jared Green
Jennifer Pearce
Jordan Duck
Ethan Sorenson
Jennifer Ramsay
When the Pandemic closed down our city and they boarded up the iconic 6th street in Austin, a once vibrant music scene was rendered lifeless and devoid of the human connection. It was the perfect backdrop for my “I Need Love” music video as the song speaks to the need for faith, hope, strength and especially love to pull you through the darkest of times.
Video:
Cameras: James Ramsay, Scott Ramsay
Filmed on 6th and 5th Streets in Austin, Texas
