Here’s a couple songs Gianna and I sang last night. I hope you enjoy them.
I may be slightly biased, but I think Gianna has a beautiful voice and is an excellent musician.
I’ll Fly Away
You Are My Sunshine
A couple of photos from Gianna and I playing last Summer.
How It’s Supposed To Be by Willy Grigg 8/13/2026 & 9/24/26 Basement
[D] Everything is how it’s [A7] supposed to be
I try to get the best of you / you do [D] the same to me
It’s the [D7] law of the jungle / It’s [G] reality [G#dim7]
[D] Everything is how it’s sup[A] posed to [D] be
Everything is, why not accept it
Why do we resist, why do we reject it
Sometimes, it feels like insanity
But everything is how it’s supposed to be
The [G] rich were meant to [/F#] have a [/E] lot of [D] money
The [G] poor were meant to live in a [D] ditch
And [G] everybody gets [D] what they deserve
[E7] Ain’t that a son of a[A] bitch
Maybe it’s the stars, up above us
It might be some old guy with a beard
Maybe, it’s biological, psychological magic
But everything is how it’s supposed to be, yeah
Everything is how it’s supposed to be, yeah
Everything is how it’s supposed to be
Words by William Blake, Music by Willy Grigg
Auguries of Innocence By William Blake edit by Willy Grigg 3/12/26
To see a world in a grain of sand
Hold infinity in your hand
Find a heaven in a wild flower,
Live eternity in an hour.
A robin redbreast in a cage
Puts all Heaven in a rage.
A dog starv’d at his master’s gate
Predicts the ruin of the state.
A horse misus’d upon the road
Calls to Heaven for human blood.
Each outcry of the hunted hare
A fibre from the brain does tear.
The game cock clipp’d and arm’d for fight
Does the rising Sun affright.
Every wolf’s and lion’s howl
Raises from Hell a human soul.
He who respects the infant’s faith
Triumphs over Hell and Death.
The child’s toys and the old man’s reasons
Are the fruits of the two seasons.
The questioner, who sits so sly,
Shall never know how to reply.
He who replies to words of doubt
Doth put the light of Knowledge out.
The strongest poison ever known
Came from Caesar’s laurel crown,
Nought can deform the human race
Like to the armour’s iron brace.
When gold and gems adorn the plow
To peaceful arts shall Envy bow.
He who doubts from what he sees
Will ne’er believe, do what you please.
Every night and every morn
Some to misery are born.
Every morn and every night
Some are born to sweet delight.
Some are born to sweet delight,
Some are born to endless night.
We are led to believe a lie
When we see not thro’ the eye
Which was born in a night
to perish in a night,
When the Soul slept in / beams of light.
And while the soul was so inclined
nothingness filled up the mind
God appears and God is light
To those poor souls who dwell in night,
But does a human form display
To those who dwell in realms of day.
Do the Do by Willy Grigg 9/28/25 Steamboat Rock
[Am] Mountain Dew / Nectar of the Gods [2x]
[Dm] Mountain Dew / Nectar of the Gods
[Am] Mountain Dew / Nectar of the Gods
Long ago, Apollo brought it / it gave the frenzy to our prophets
Dreams to poets / Fire to harpists / Nightmare visions / to our artists
Mountain Dew…
When you feel your drive is lacking / Mountain Dew will get you back in
When you’re starting to perspire / It lifts you up and takes you higher
Do the Dew / join the holy family
Do the Dew / join the Academy
Do the Dew / and flaunt tradition
Do the Dew / Find your ambition
Now You’re Mine by Willy Grigg 8/14/25 Steamboat Rock
The stars were aligned, the cosmic powers were primed
There was a door we knew, we both walked through / And now you’re mine
You came into my parlor / it happened by design
You took the bait / now it’s too late / And now you’re mine
You’ll serve my needs, without thinking of yourself
And in your mind / there’s me / there’s really no one else
You weren’t looking / when you crossed the line
And now you’re caught, It’s not what you thought / And now you’re mine
I hope you’re feeling happy / I hope you feel fulfilled
Shouldn’t you be joyful / doing your master’s will?
Soon we’ll have a child and the ties will bind
And we’ll be a family / Now you’re mine
You know the good book tells us / woman was made to serve
The big man makes the rules / you get what you deserve
Now we’re together / and our fates entwined
And I’ll take whatever’s yours / now you’re mine
Our father rules in Heaven / Down here the ruler’s me
Remember that I’m God in your earthly family
Now and forever, to the end of time
You’ll be with me eternally / now you’re mine
This is a song I wrote and recorded last February. It came out of a discussion I had with Lucia. It must have been about people who are mean and cruel, but say they are followers of some famous middle eastern guy, who was known as a peace and love promoter.
You Follow Me? by Willy Grigg 2/1/2025
When I was hungry, you gave me nothing to eat
When I was thirsty, you gave me nothing to drink
I was a stranger, you drove me out most violently
You’ve got a nerve, to say you follow me
When I was naked, you had no clothes for me
When I was sick, you had no sympathy
I was in prison / you wouldn’t come and set me free
You’ve got a nerve, to say you follow me
You look so pure and holy, when you fold your hands to pray
But when your brothers need you, you look the other way
It’s plain to see, you enjoy my misery / I heard you say, I deserve my poverty
There’s not an ounce of kindness in your whole philosophy
You’ve got a nerve to say you follow me
Rise Up by Willy Grigg 2025
[D]Hey man, [G] you wanna rise [D] up? [G]
Aren’t you tired of / being cold and hungry?
Hey man, you wanna rise up?
Are you ready to fight to save our country?
Who owns the country? They do!
Who takes the money? They do!
And who lives their lives, like our lives just don’t matter?
Hey man, you wanna rise up, It’s time to get tough and save our country
Hey man, you wanna rise up? Are you ready to fight to save our country
Who they take the money from? Us guys!
Who they give the money to? Those guys!
And they’ve got so much, it makes no difference to them
Hey man, you wanna rise up?
You like being beat up, and cold and hungry?
Hey man, you wanna rise up?
Are you ready to fight to save our country?
Let’s Make America Kind Again by Willy Grigg
Let’s make America kind again, let’s make America nice
Let’s take a look at the pie we’re sharing
and make sure everybody’s getting a slice
There’s plenty to go round the whole table
But there’s many sitting by an empty plate
If we can make America kind again
We can make America nice
We can make America fair again
We can make America great
I know you’re gonna tell me, we were never that kind before
But there was a time we treated a stranger
Just like the guy next door
Let’s make America hope again, Let’s make America brave
Brave enough to look at the problems
Maybe even settle down and behave
We all want the world to get better
But things can’t get any better while we hate
If we can make America kind again
We can make America nice again
We can make America better than it was
We can make America great
This is a song I wrote August 1, 2023 at Joyful Journeys Hot Spring in Colorado. A couple hours earlier, we had found out that Jenny’s Aunt Patsy had died. I was meditating about losing people I love. I was thinking of a memory of my father, in a hospital bed, saying he wasn’t afraid of dying, but he didn’t want to leave us behind. Saying goodbye is sad.
The Day You Said Goodbye by Willy Grigg
You held my hand, you sadly smiled
You turned your face to cry
You knew how much I loved you then
The day you said goodbye
You didn’t want to leave me
You didn’t want to go
You had to take a journey
Down a dark and lonely road
And maybe we will meet again
Beneath a different sky
You hold my hand like you did then
The day you said goodbye