Lyrics by J. Patrick “Paddy†Sharpe
Did You Follow Me Here (My Reincarnated Dear)?
Genres: Folk, Singer-Songwriter
© J. Patrick Sharpe Lyrics and Music by J. Patrick Sharpe Did you follow me here with a love of the eternal kind? Did you follow me here with the rage of one left behind? Did you follow me here like a stream that flows underground? Did you know where you were going was your soul overflowing with a love that just wouldn't come down? Now I love you dear but you shouldn't have scared me that way You haunted my dreams when you appeared to me most every day Did you choose your place well when you were born to your mother that day? Well I thought I was dreaming when I heard your voice screaming from over two hundred miles away Will we still play the game like we did in lifetimes before? Will it still be the same when they don't let us back through the door? Will we linger around like clouds on a rainy spring day? Will we keep our love brewing will we know what we're doing or will we run out of good things to say? So did you follow me here with a love of the eternal kind? Did you follow me here with the rage of one left behind? Did you follow me here like a stream that flows underground? Did you know where you were going was your soul overflowing with a love that just wouldn't come down?
© J. Patrick “Paddy†Sharpe Dec 8, 2025
Harder Than I Thought It Would Be
Genres: Folk, Blues, Singer-Songwriter
© J. Patrick Sharpe Lyrics and Music by J. Patrick Sharpe Lord have mercy this is harder than I thought it would be (repeat) You’re dragging me down in and out of the rain With a dustbowl blowing up inside my brain Sakes alive, this is harder than I thought it would be Moonshine shimmer ain’t as bright as it used to be (repeat) The sun fell down up behind the hill The heat is gone but it burns me still Moonshine shimmer ain’t as bright as it used to be (Br) I’ve been grinding my gears You’ve been running smooth I’ve been stuck in the sand You’ve been finding your groove I’ve been swallowing tears You’ve been soaking up sun I’ve been playing the game The one you’ve already won Love under cover ain’t as warm as it ought to be (repeat) I’ve got an ice sheet spreading underneath my bed With a snowstorm brewing up inside my head Love under cover ain’t as warm as it ought to be Lord have mercy this is harder than I thought it would be (repeat) You’re dragging me down in and out of the rain With a dustbowl blowing up inside my brain Lord have mercy this is harder than I thought it would be Sakes alive, this is harder than I thought it would be Heaven help me, this is harder than I thought it would be Lord have mercy, this is harder than I thought it would be.
© J. Patrick “Paddy†Sharpe Dec 8, 2025
It’s Lovely, It’s Brilliant, It’s Grand
Genres: Folk, Singer-Songwriter
© J. Patrick Sharpe Lyrics and Music by J. Patrick Sharpe To a life that’s long and beautiful Especially parts unplanned To rise and greet the sunlight It’s lovely, It’s brilliant, It’s grand To a love that crosses ages Destined to withstand The twisting, raging river It’s lovely, It’s brilliant, It’s grand (Ch1) They can shred my shattered voice They can still my beating heart But my shining soul is yours To a spirit free and kindred A heart with no demand A mind that’s ever open It’s lovely, It’s brilliant, It’s grand (Ch2) You have my love forever So, please now take my hand And my shining soul is yours (Br) To romance without limits The flame forever fanned Lively laughter uplifting It’s lovely, It’s brilliant, It’s grand To a life that’s long and beautiful Happy imprints in the sand To retire and meet moonlight It’s lovely, It’s brilliant, It’s grand It’s lovely, It’s brilliant, It’s grand
© J. Patrick “Paddy†Sharpe Dec 8, 2025
Why Must You Stick To Your Guns?
Genres: Folk, Singer-Songwriter
© J. Patrick Sharpe Lyrics and Music by J. Patrick Sharpe Why must you stick to your guns? (x2) I guess your life ain’t no fun, fun, fun Why must you stick to your guns? It’s not the parts, it’s the whole (x2) I feel it down in my soul, soul, soul It’s not the parts, it’s the whole Why should I stay in my lane? (x2) Please stop assaulting my brain, brain, brain Why should I stay in my lane? Why must we choose a side? (x2) It’s not the destination, it’s the ride, ride, ride Why must we choose a side? (Br) Once again you’ve crossed the line How can you be so blind? Without your blood and steel we’d be fine, fine, fine You can stick it where the sun don’t shine (repeat) I won’t be walking on your lawn (x2) Just give me time and I’ll be gone, gone, gone I won’t be walking on your lawn Why won’t you bury the past? (x2) This isolation therapy won’t last, last, last Why won’t you bury the past? Why must you stick to your guns? (x2) I guess your life ain’t no fun, fun, fun Why must you stick to your guns? Why must you stick to your guns?
© J. Patrick “Paddy†Sharpe Dec 7, 2025
Used To Be Cool In High School Blues
Genres: Folk, Blues, Singer-Songwriter
© J. Patrick Sharpe Lyrics and Music by J. Patrick Sharpe There was a girl named Glory that I knew back in high school She had a sun-tanned body and an in-ground swimming pool She liked to wear a big purple hat And she always made me laugh She spent all her time drinking wine and shooting pool I saw her last week she was walking with some guy She had mud on her pants and black circles around her eyes She was living on the bad side of town Doing nothing but feeling down She looked so sad that I had to ask her why She said… I got the used to be cool in high school blues I had everybody wishing they were standing in my shoes All the rejects used to adore me Now everyone seems to ignore me I got the used to be cool in high school blues I knew a guy named Meathead he was everybody’s football star He had any girl he wanted in the back seat of his car Now he’s working at the local hamburger shop Serving up French fries and pushing a mop He said, “You know I never thought that life could be this hard†I saw the queen of our prom yesterday coming out of the Taco Hut It’s an understatement to say that she’s in a rut She must be smoking about 3 packs a day She’s got 17 kids and another on the way But she’s got a nice tattoo of a flower on the side of her beer gut
© J. Patrick “Paddy†Sharpe Dec 7, 2025
Blessing In Disguise
Genres: Folk, Singer-Songwriter
© J. Patrick Sharpe Lyrics and Music by J. Patrick Sharpe There’s dust in the hallway A small empty room Some things, you know, you can’t fix with a broom But inspiration is coming soon Here’s a shot to the weary And a word to the wise She is... a blessing in disguise Where did the time go? Your plans are all wrecked Well, what in the world did you expect? If I may please interject Exaggerations abound But there is no demise She is... a blessing in disguise (Br) A rose is in bloom And it’s full of surprise You woke up today and realized Life is all compromise A comet is coming And it lights up the night You’ve never seen such a beautiful sight And something inside you seems to ignite The place in your heart Where the love occupies She is... a blessing in disguise She is... a blessing in disguise
© J. Patrick “Paddy†Sharpe Dec 7, 2025
I’ve Learned A Thing Or Two
Genres: Folk, Singer-Songwriter
© J. Patrick Sharpe Lyrics and Music by J. Patrick Sharpe I’ve got someone to blame for every one of my gray hairs Oh yes, you know who you are And I know that sometimes I didn’t do enough And other times I took it too far Back when I was young all my ducks were in a row But now my ducks are scattered to the wind When I look into the mirror I have to shake my head And laugh about the shape I’m in (CH) But I’ve learned a thing or two I’ll share with you now If I could be so bold Youth is wasted on the young And, man, it sucks to be old I never understood why they say we’re “growing old†When it seems that all we really do is shrink When time and gravity become your enemies It really makes you stop and… want to drink (and also think…but mostly drink) (CH) (BR) Don’t misunderstand me I still love to laugh But it hurts me in a lot of weird places And I love my friends and family But I’m getting hard of hearing And I struggle putting names to all their faces… aw good gracious Have you noticed over the years when you go to see the doctor They tell you everything that’s gone wrong Now I don’t even wonder what might be going right My laundry list of ills is getting long (CH)
© J. Patrick “Paddy†Sharpe Dec 7, 2025