Aug 2, 2026

Gus (lyrics)

From the album Hold On
Words and music by Billy Dechand
© 2003 Bucktooth Music (ASCAP)

Lyrics:

Good old Gus got on the bus
Everyone smiled ‘cuz they knew
They were in for a ride
Gus meant fun

Gus for all, all for Gus
A million-mile trip was like a walk on the seaside
He was good times Gus
Gus got things done

I wanna be just like Gus
I got love in my heart
And the power of trust
I wanna be just like Gus
Let it all hang out
Get crazy, yeah yeah

Gus was alright, grabbed the wheel of the bus
He set our sites on the top of the hill
That was the goal that was hidden from the rest of us
That's our Gus

That’s how it goes if you ride with Gus
Gus was the man who knew where to take the bus
Gus spoke love
That’s how the winners win

Chords:

Intro
||: G7 - - Ab7 | G7 - - Ab7 :||
Verse
| Dm | C | Dm | C | G7 - - Ab7 | G7 - - Ab7 |
Chorus
| D7 | C Bb | D7 | C Bb | Am G | F E | % |
Bridge1
| D | % | % | % |
Bridge2
| D | C | D | C | D | C | D | C |

Jul 31, 2026

Billy's Books 103: Eye In The Sky

Eye In The Sky is a Philip K. Dick book I'd never heard of before I read it. It doesn't quite make sense, but it's fun. It's born of the McCarthy era; that becomes obvious early on.

Thanks to the Saint Louis Public Library. Support your local library!

Jul 30, 2026

Green and Blue and White

POST album coverFrom the album Post
Words & music by Billy Dechand
© 2010 Bucktooth Music (ASCAP)

Green and blue and white
Colors of summertime
Sun through the vine
Leaves clouds between
It glows

Crickets bees and butterflies
Click and buzz in silent rhyme
Keeping time
It flows

CHORUS:
The air is clear, the wind reborn
The sun is warm, it's all right here

Yellow black and blue
Color of the sky at night
Moon through the vines
Leaves stars between
It glows

Streaming:

Evil I (Lyrics)

From the album Hold On
Words and music by Billy Dechand
© 2003 Bucktooth Music (ASCAP)

Lyrics:

What did you think I would do when I saw you feeling down
Did you expect me to check if I could make anything better
Bet you were shocked when I did not, but just made your life worse
Proud of myself, relaxed, I laughed at your terse little frown

It was a beautiful day, even I could see the sky was blue
No sign of rain, I was pleased to see you in pain
You deserve what you got and I hope that you rot in a pool of regret
I’ll never forget ‘cuz the pay for revenge is my own expense

CHORUS:
I look in the mirror at my own eyes
They’re looking at me, I can’t get away
I turn to the side, but they’re determined to stay with me
I try but I cannot hide – Evil I

Perhaps you recall, I’m quite sure, how you put me down
It was this time last year, plus a month, on a sunny Sunday
You slighted my grace and delighted my friends by dissing my shoes
I stared hard and glared so I could burn a hole right into you

CHORUS

So you thought if you bought me a gift I’d forget and forgive
That’s a lot to expect as I obsess on events I’m always reliving
Holding a grudge, I never let go, or see anything good
I could I know now, but no I doubt if I would

CHORUS...

Chords:

Verse: 
| Bb | ÷ | Gm | ÷ | Bb7 | ÷ | Eb | ÷ |
| F | ÷ | Cm | ÷ | F | ÷ | Cm | ÷ |

Chorus: 
||: C | Bb | Ab | G :|| F | Eb | D | D7 ||

Jul 10, 2026

Flip the Switch

From the album World Famous in Chapel Hill
Words and music by Billy Dechand & Vito diBona
© 2001 Bucktooth Music (ASCAP)

I got a backpack full of dynamite
I’m gonna flip that switch tonight
Pigtails and a cigarette
With a lunchbox and a gun

Oh God I’m gonna do it right
‘Cuz all my choices hurt
Call me crazy
I’m free to take it all

It’s what I need
And I’m in touch with it
It’s crap, but that’s OK
‘Cuz I’m in touch with it

Say you want peace like before the war
My quiet neck between your boot and the floor
All I learned, books to burn
Firewood

Wired in the shade
I can’t wait for the fiery spectacle
Falling slowly
Down

It’s what I need
And I’m in touch with it
It’s crap, but that’s OK
‘Cuz I’m in touch with it

Chords:

Intro: riff over F C
Verse: D F# G E D D C G (2x)
Chor: D7 G7 (repeat)

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F-kt Up

UP album coverFrom the album UP
Words & music by Billy Dechand, Allan Heifetz, Dan Sonenberg, Mark Youngbauer
© 2021 Bucktooth Music (ASCAP)

Riding high on righteousness, I strode up
I was right, I had the high ground, so I spoke up
Talked the talk but balked the walk, got called up
Tried to run with shoes untied, I f-kt up

Messed up, messed with, I f-kt up, I f-kt up
Messed up, messed with, I f-kt up, I f-kt up

Pretty sure I was in the clear, still f-kt up
Now they know my vice I fear, I f-kt up
Irrespective of practical means, aloft in abstraction, I held my ground
But taking it home, f-kt up

Messed up, messed with, I f-kt up, I f-kt up...

I fell down to the ground, stood with the wrong crowd
Every which way is up, Yup, I f-kt up
Thought it through in real time, weighed the pros and cons
Assessed the situation, then
Carefully, cautiously, studiously,

Messed up, messed with, I f-kt up, I f-kt up...

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