Matthew + Songwriter in Newbury Park, CA

Lonely Mile Man Track number: 1 Year: 2009 Album: Girls, Songs, and Other Delusions Genre: Classic Rock

This is more of a rock/country crossover tune. Lonely Mile Man Copyright - Matthew Moran 2009 Chorus An empty stretch of blacktop's worn down many traveler's soul Lead's them to the border but always one more hill to go And like a modern day messiah, I lead them through this land But never to the water, I'm a Lonely Mile Man Lonely Mile Man Verse It's a lonely highway that a few of us must share If you've been broken hearted, you can join us there Faces shielded from a desert wind Thumb stuck out we try again Searching for that sweet and dangerous ride... on an (chorus) Verse Side by Side and Face to Face, we face the night alone Drink by Drink and tear by tear we shuffle and we roam We all get here in our own way But every story is just the same Just past the love and through the pain... on an (chorus) Bridge Their hearts are tangled, torn, and tossed But their souls are resolute Some on the losin' side of faithlessness Some who've tasted that forbidden fruit..yeah (lead break)

American Dream Track number: 7 Year: 2009 Album: Girls, Songs, and Other Delusions Genre: Country

Sure... let's call it country... Americana is probably more accurate.. A song about losing sight of the American Dream.. AMERICAN DREAM Copyright (c) 2009 - Matthew Moran (Sea Gypsy Music) An old yellow note read government repo Just a sign of the times since the factory left town The windows are dark, lonely, broken and boarded I see a half-dozen more just a half a block down And I can recall the tears on Mama's face When daddy handed her the key Just three rooms and a garden out back But it was called the American Dream I've spent half my life chasin' prey so elusive My burning desire is this dream to be free From East coast to West, through the soul of the heartland Tho' I'm in pursuit I know it's chasing me And I've seen the look in the older men's eyes They shake their heads in disbelief Son, they say, don't miss the life that you're living Cuz that's the American Dream For 20 long years I've been seeking asylum My dream just a prison, my ambition a chain Through my sacrifice I pass you this lesson To save you this sorrow, to save you this pain It's love that you need to live for a life that is worth livin' Don't trade it for some vagabond dream It's a heart not a purse that you should be filling Cuz that's the American Dream