like harry houdini and charlie chaplin
the sons of america before your eyes
like sophie tucker and molly picon
keep those eyes on the prize
make 'em smile
make 'em dry the well
those characters light 'em up like a magic spell
make 'em laugh
make 'em dry the well
though we call this country home
we're from someplace else
like hedy lamarr and irving berlin
america's sweet hearts and minds
like mother jones and big max baer
keeping the american dream alive
professor einstein in the headlines
tarzan himself on the screen
mr. kellogg in the sunshine
keeping the american dream alive
Lyrics and Music by Joe Eglash. © 2026 Joe Eglash (ASCAP)
there you are
the world comes crashing down
tears racing down my frozen face
why here of all the little towns?
where were you? (no matter now)
what forces brought you back to me?
i was alone
stuck in this hellish fire
just skin and bones
back up against the wall and i felt my name on fire
snowdrops in the spring
news comes in the fall
our names are everything when the writing's on the wall
how could this be? where did you go?
you stayed alive for me
tears racing down my frozen face
why here of all the little towns?
our people love
our people go with the hand of G-d
snowdrops in the spring (i was waiting/always waiting)
news comes in the fall (you were in my dreams)
our names are everything when the writing's on the wall (you were in my dreams)
Lyrics and Music by Joe Eglash. © 2026 Joe Eglash (ASCAP)
not such a beautiful world when she draws a blank
no cues, no way to know where you stand
not such a beautiful world, she says
people ask her how she feels
excited or nervous?
she says, "both"
she paints on a smile to show the world
how graceful she is and to lighten the load
i can hear her heart, it's beating
with each and every question
she’s more exposed
she paints on a smile to show the world
how happy she is and to lighten the load
the stories kept behind her eyes
write themselves to get her through a day
then do it again
a hint of courage in her voice ascends
Lyrics and Music by Arielle Eglash and Joe Eglash. © 2026 Joe Eglash (ASCAP)
the clock doesn't tick
it just seems to bend
watching time dance
a week that won't end
moments that stay
and moments that go
the moments in between
truths create flow
we all have this place
this space, this life
we all have this time
this drink
this wine
we are the ones
our space, our song
drink it in
breathe long
the drip from the coffee
slips past the line
falls slow to the cup
unfettered from time
wonder about beginnings
musing how it ends
all the stops in between
an imperfect blend
Lyrics by Amy Spitzer, Music by Joe Eglash. © 2026 Amy Spitzer and Joe Eglash (ASCAP)
it's time to break free
high time to go
we're coasting through time
nowhere to go
singing my soul to sleep
we camped on the hillside
rustling of the hoopoes beneath
one sang an ugly song full of hate and vile words
that bird has flown
that bird was caught between
it took a worm and swallowed it whole
its song unheard
we should stand in the rubble
walk the wadis and watch the sun rise
we will contemplate how things are the same
nothing has changed
do you cherish your friends?
are they hills upon your mountainside?
the rocks and trees and rivers and lakes
in your mountain range?
there is no beating drum
there is no exit sign
there is no smoking gun
only hills to climb
Lyrics and Music by Joe Eglash. © 2026 Joe Eglash (ASCAP)
under foreign trees
we sang our song
and i swore by my right hand that i'd return to you
and if i don't let it wither with an empty palm
it never felt quite right in this babylon
and your river was poison on our tongue
we'll always sing to you until the last song is sung
of the city on a mountain
we would dream all day
our lyres unstrung
and we couldn't even muster a simple song
and in the morning i lift my eyes
toward the same sky
i clench my fist
the time is now
our city waits
Lyrics and Music by Joe Eglash. © 2026 Joe Eglash (ASCAP)
another day in the story of adam
and eve descends to the roar of a million strong
more truth than they could fathom
and they received the promise of a peaceful song
up on that mountain was a rising feeling
every one of us an ibex in the desert sun
absolutely clear layers of meaning
we are founders, milk and honey, honey
one by one
don't be caught waiting around
the circle's never been so round
adam kisses the ground
zion shines on the shores of america
open mouths at the sight of a clear blue sky
now your friends are blind and hysterical
on the mountain again and the air is dry
Lyrics and Music by Joe Eglash. © 2026 Joe Eglash (ASCAP)
laughing at yourself
it's humor for the save
you could put most deviants to shame
you got a penchant for the hard times
a gut full of guilt
a lifetime only a misfit could build
you're a spoke in the wheel, if you will
so you choke on every word and you tip but don't spill
misfits can't atone their sins
burned by the sun
exposed from within
your body only grows paper skin
all the energies you have spent
all the reasons to quit
all the fantasies you invent
too many lies to admit
Lyrics and Music by Joe Eglash. © 2026 Joe Eglash (ASCAP)
in the cream city
closer to the gods
clad in blue and gold
mortals gaze in awe
the crew is lighting up my soul
they burn the bases round and round
the crew is lighting up my flow
go, go
they burn the bases round and round
out on the driveway with a transistor radio
that summer i turned eight
my dad and ueck on the audio
i have a lifelong dream to catch a dinger in my beer
Lyrics and Music by Joe Eglash. © 2026 Joe Eglash (ASCAP)
don't look at me in the shape i'm in
i can't find the man
the man i used to be
wolf and the sheep
in the shape i'm in
something's got to change for you to be here with me
how lovely we are tonight
time won't catch us without a fight
put it away
leave it all back home
i got a hunch i can find that man i used to be
wolf and the sheep
leave it all back home
now something's got to change for you to be here with me
i would follow you to the county line
like we're young again
the kids we used to be
wolf and the sheep
we could try
we could try
something's got to change for you to be here with me
stay alive like a wolf
but live like a sheep
Lyrics and Music by Joe Eglash. © 2026 Joe Eglash (ASCAP)
frozen wind across my face
early morning on the lake
the ice is thick this time of year
you can drive your car to deepest spot and have no fear
waiting for nothing to happen here
lie down
lie down
nothing's gonna happen here
lie down
lie down
nothing ever happens here
lie down
lie down
nothing's gonna happen here, here, here
lie down
lie down
strange blankets on the bed
soothing creaks with every step
there ain't a bird up in the sky
the bright winter sun
it sits so low
quick to die
the promise of warmth is just a lie
Lyrics and Music by Joe Eglash. © 2026 Joe Eglash (ASCAP)
tighten up the window
pull the blankets tight
wind is blowing in
and with it comes the light
close the shades and your eyes
sink low into this bed
words are jumbled inside
each letter finds a ledge
dash between the drops
head straight for the horizon
far beyond untouchable
a laugh inside the silence
what lies between the tension
strengthens with each line
spaces hold the answer
conversation's all inside
decide, but choose fast
division surely grows
each step claims a space
sound before it flows
you stop
you feel the safety
my pulse betrays the calm
small holes in the umbrella
i can see the trickle come
Lyrics by Amy Spitzer, Music by Joe Eglash. © 2026 Amy Spitzer and Joe Eglash (ASCAP)