A NEW Partnership
It's Been a Minute (2025)
co-written with Michelle Alvey
Country version created by SUNO
Well I figured they were gone
That my romancin’ days were through
But then ya’ came along
To bring a different point of view
You shattered preconceptions
That had settled in my mind
Gave my world a new 'die-rection'
And this heart a second life
It’s been a minute
I ain’t sure if it’ll work
It’s been a minute
Am I just a clueless jerk?
Can’t be sure where love will go
Until we’re in it
So for now all I really know is …
It’s been a minute
Like strangers in a foreign land
We slowly navigate our way
Travelin’ hand in hand
While we savor brighter days
Troubled by distraction
‘Cause you complicate my mind
Overwhelmed by an attraction
I was sure I’d never find
Only a minute
Is this feelin’ really true?
Only a minute
How could we have a clue?
Can’t be sure where love will go
Until we’re in it
So for now all I really know is …
It’s been a minute
Can true love come at first sight?
Well I guess we’ll find out
When I see your smile at first light
There won’t be any doubt
In just a minute
That’s all it took for me
In just a minute
Feelin’ blessed as I could be
Can’t be sure where love will go
Until we’re in it
So for now all I really know is it’s been …
Quite a minute
It’s been a minute
Near to Me (2025)
Christian folk version created by SUNO
Wanderin’ through the desert
Tempted at each turn
Despairin’ God had left us
To leave our hearts to burn
But it’s clear what He was doin’
While we languished in the breeze
He had destined all along
To bring you near to me
Near to me
The Good Lord had it planned
Near to me
Now I understand
All those lonely years behind us
As far as I can see
The Lord is here to guide us
And keep you near to me
The Good Book says it well
Recorded for all time
I am my beloved’s
And my beloved’s mine
As we climb the highest mountain
And we cross the deepest sea
His Spirit lives within us
To keep you here with me
Here with me
It is written in the stars
Here with me
No matter where you are
All those lonely years behind us
As far as I can see
The Lord is here to guide us
And keep you near to me
Though distance or distractions
Might make it seem we’re far apart
There’s no way for you to leave
This special place within my heart
Dear to me
So precious in my mind
Dear to me
So gentle and so kind
All those lonely years behind us
As far as I can see
The Lord is here to guide us
And keep you near to me
The Lord is here to guide us
And keep you near to me
When God Made You (2025)
They say it took Him six days
Usin' nothin' but His words
To fashion all the vastness
Of this amazing universe
But as He neared the finish
Words alone just wouldn’t do
He saved up somethin' special
For the day that God made you
When God made you
There was nothin' else to say
When God made you
Then I simply knelt to pray
I try to thank Him, but no words
Could ever be as true
As the wonder of your beauty
That I feel through and through
I was forever changed
When God made you
In a deep and silent slumber
He gently opened up my chest
Took a part of me and formed you
Filled you with His Holy Breath
He sent us on our journeys
Far apart but now that’s through
A reunited perfect union
From what had once been two
When God made you
It took my breath away
When God made you
My darkness turned to day
I try to thank Him, but no words
Could ever be as true
As the wonder of your beauty
That I feel through and through
I was forever changed
When God made you
My eyes could never weary
Of gazing at your face
Our hearts beating so clearly
As we marvel at His Grace
When God made you
My world became complete
When God made you
The bitter taste turned sweet
I try to thank Him, but no words
Could ever be as true
As the wonder of your beauty
That I feel through and through
I was forever changed
When God made you
I was forever changed
When God made you
Pay the Check and Take Me Home (Vers. 1, 2025)
co-written with Michelle Alvey
a new version was co-written and recorded with Michelle on 28-Oct-2025: link
We’ve got our good and valid reasons
For sometimes bein’ on the road
But all this waitin’ on the seasons
Leaves an ache deep in my soul
Absence makes the heart grow fonder
And our reunions taste so sweet
Survivin’ lonely nights without you
Knowin’ you’ll come back to me
I don’t care about your last trip
I’m just tired of bein’ alone
This glass of wine has got one last sip
Pay the check and take me home
Take me home, take me home
Come on now, take me home
I need to go there
It’s been so long
I’ve been checkin’ your flight status
And waitin’ for you at the door
To show you just how much I missed you
I’ll keep you close forever more
You’ll wrap your lovin’ arms around me
Hold me tight and don’t let go
Unaware of my surroundin’s
I’ll find the peace that makes me whole
So I don’t care about your last trip
I’m just tired of bein’ alone
This glass of wine has got one last sip
Pay the check and take me home
Pay the check and take me home
Just pay the check and take me home
Michelle and Me (2025)
Michelle Alvey helped fix the first verse
Well, I ain’t sayin’ everythin’ is perfect
We know we've got our rough spots to work through
But bein’ with Michelle is such a pure fit
It must be from the Lord, I know it's true
Yeah, the Lord has brought Michelle and me together
For eternal purposes so good and true
He’ll reshape us through the winds and stormy weather
Till there’s nothin’ Michelle and me couldn’t do
The path that lies before us idn’t easy
Obstacles and troubles line the way
But through the power of prayer an’ intercedin’
We’ll conquer all and keep evil at bay
Well, the Lord has brought Michelle and me together
For eternal purposes so good and true
He’ll reshape us through the winds and stormy weather
Till there’s nothin’ Michelle and me couldn’t do
Anytime a hint of doubt
Invades our minds or makes us blind
To all His Grace and that we’re truly blessed
It’s then we cry a simple prayer
And suddenly we know He’s there
Reminding us that His Love is the best
Well, I can’t say exactly where we’re goin’
But I am sure to Whom we do belong
Walking with the Lord will keep us growin’
A three-strand-cord is thirty times as strong
Well, the Lord has brought Michelle and me together
For eternal purposes so good and true
He’ll reshape us through the winds and stormy weather
Till there’s nothin’ Michelle and me couldn’t do
Nothin’ Michelle and me couldn’t do
Nothin’ Michelle and me couldn’t do