Bob Pecor Music: Stories Behind the Words

Rummage Memories is about the connection to Grandchildren toys.... Lyrics: Most see a rummage sale as just junk priced at a discount to sell a collection of things that nobody really values anymore Chorus We see these as precious images   memories of stories to be told grand kids are too old to play anymore it's time for the stuff to go   A truck with a miniature mom and dad   driven all over the...

This is a song about a man who built a house and has a completely different meaning..... Lyrics:     A man had a dream for a project all alone he could build a house on his own   friends thought him crazy for his choice of fun   he might not live to see it done     They offered to help or it would take too long   but he just smiled , you could be wrong   With just his hammer and his trusted saw  ...

This song is about the ultimate escape.... silence. Lyrics: In the hustle bustle of every day when noise is ever present in play Its poetry to find a soundless place and linger in its serene space   The hush of dawn is hope for peace stillness of breath allows for release hiss of a whisper offers grace shadow movement makes for space Chorus   Silent probes of my brain mutes the chatter mundane see...

This song is about the obstacles we encounter in life... Lyrics:   Everyday living can be simple and free With time to spend as you please What we do most comes with ease It's great just to let it all be   Once in a while a set back can hit And disrupt our comfort zone flow And struggle to keep ducks in a row These things can be a real fit Chorus Find a way, find a way   to handle of the junk mail...

This song is and ode to and about my mother, Phyllis. Lyrics: She is gone No longer here Just remnant of One who was dear     She is lost   Stuck In her mind Just a fragment   One who was kind      Chorus She will leave go to her love where they'll be in heaven above   She is loved just so much more to watch her slide hurts to the core   She has moved   to a new state a holding place until her fat...

This song is about practice....to be better.... Lyrics: On an early spring day cold and rainy outside   A young man stopped in the café for a place to hide   a happy place in an average small town   serving local elders who have been around     Kate the working owner gave him a welcome smile   nodded to a booth where he could sit for a while   He stared at the menu, so hard to make a choice   Then...

This is a whiny song, well kind of, about daily interactions with others.   Lyrics:   In the normal routine of every day We encounter people in lots of ways They casually ask the same old thing That all have a somewhat boring ring   With doubtful intend ask how are you take a breath then ask how's work too at no moment listening to a word said or any deep thoughts in your head   Chorus   Nobody as...

  This song is about doing things you don't like to do. Lyrics: When you are looking   At the map of life And searching for a way To reduce your strife   It's tempting to take The smoothest road The easiest path To reduce your load         Chorus Do the hard part first It will pay in the end Planks are which the abs pack will depend The challenge of a goal And always the worst Do what you don't li...

This is about the battle for attention between two people. Lyrics: I want to / send you a message,  not sure / how to reach you best, how can I / get your attention  which is / better than the rest.  I want to/ tell you my feelings,  and show you that I care,  make sure / you're on the wave length  make sure /  you're ready to share.  Is it time to talk,   should I write a note,  would you read a...

It Only Takes A Moment is a coaching strategy I used to train supervisors with applications to many areas of life. Lyrics: Chorus   It only takes a moment that's so little time   to change yourself forever   play it forward too what you do for others   comes right back to you.   It only takes a moment for you to do   To give recognition for a task well done To take time to teach some one To stop s...

This song is about my 9 grandchildren...... a sort of American Pie-ish take on their potential.   Lyrics:     I think you could flip (Ella) the script show how to stand like a rock like a narrow neck bottle that makes the world take note   I think you could smile (Olivia) though joy show the wonders of the world like that first magic kiss that blows evil away   I think you could dig (Ava) out answ...

This song is an ode to young men of my generation who were forever changed as a result of military service.   Lyrics:   He came down from the distance   In 1964 Looking for the home he Used to know   Like a wolf without a pack he's traveling alone All the world and nowhere Left to go.     His Mom and Dad are gone and Sister left town That damn spring tornado Took them down.   While he was at war n...

This song is about my Dad, who pounded a hammer through a wall one night to initiate a needed remodeling project.   Lyrics: Harvey sat at the table and looked at his family a growing clan of 4 kids He said, Phid we are close to outgrowing this kitchen what to you think we should do   The house was to small to offer many options his elbows rubbed against the wall They thought how they might expand...

This song is about a shift of focus from things we can and often easily meausure to things we cannot measure. Lyrics: Way of the world is to measure it all It makes life simple and clear Length times width multiplied by depth Storage compartments to keep stuff near Count by numbers, or A-Z Sort by colors or small, medium, large Test for introvert or extrovert Tell how to learn by pictures or sound...

Too Young to Get Old is a statement of my generation, Baby Boomers.     Lyrics: Spent a life, guessing how I'd get old                                                     thinking how that change might come.  Now I'm here and found I know the answer                               where old too soon might come from.         Those who age young just let it happen                                      ...

Mustang Story is about my first car. Lyrics: Guys have a story about their first car The farther you look back   The better the stories are It was a 65 Mustang military blue With a 3 speed Hurst   Yea, this one is true.         Chorus   Full length pin-stripes,   shiny metal hubcaps,   eight track stereo player   narrow racing tires custom cap for the gas tank feau leather steering wheel cover   I...

This is about what a streetlight sees at night.   Lyrics: Shiny red car speeding across the town without a care at all   Weeping women covers her face to hide her tears of sorrow   Listing old man wrestles a walker and weaves his way in the crowd.   Loving couple cuddles not even aware anyone else is around     Young girl on a bike riding too fast takes charge of the space she requires   Clearly d...

This song describes the benefits of finding a four leaf clover. Lyrics:   I need a new view   may be a redo Let's change the tempo   create some resto   take time to find a four leaf clover.   take time to find a four leaf clover.     I should just hang loose. Consider a rejuice Slow down the pulse rate   slide to a new pace   take time to find a four leaf clover.   take time to find a four leaf c...

Something New is really about how I live my life.    Lyrics:   Can I exercise my awe in a way that shines Take my marvel out for a ride Give a jolt to my brain like a battery charge Raise my fascination fuel my curious way   Would   I admire a thought made with intent of jest   Just may be a cause to perplex   Does the reverence of moments change my take   Will brilliance always stake a place Chor...

This song is not completely true.    I don't like fall.   Lyrics: Fall is such a beautiful time to me. Fills my senses like no other time of the year   I watch from the comfort of my porch   and dream about a walk in the park. Chorus I love the sound of trees as they wave Delight in the touch of fallen leaves Cherish the smell of cool breeze blowing Savor the taste of falling rain Marvel to see th...

This song is written about the process of breaking up.   It might be a love interest or a business partnership or any divide that separates people. Lyrics: Our love has been a load From the beginning of the road First it strengthened me   As you crawled inside, but I can't carry you anymore I can't carry you anymore. As we moved along I saw a change of pace We're on a different track And not on th...

It is about the daily living of someone in an assisted living facility. This is about my Mother's life and many others who live there but was really inspired by another man I met in another facililty.   Lyrics: If I could only smile could you just sit a while and fill my empty heart and find that puzzle part if I could only smile   I sit alone and think / a lot of stuff like when I used to / have...

This episode, I Am A Performer, is all about the roles we play in our lives and the "masks" we wear in those roles.     Lyrics:  I'm going to tell you a story /about a mask/ that I've been wearing. It's just one of many /that I've put on/ to get through this life. It's always the face /of a role I'm in / at that time and place and fits naturally / with what I'm doing / and who I'm with. There is n...

This is the song I co-wrote with Jan Slow at the 2022 Minnesota Bluegrass and Old Time Music Association Songwriter conference.   It is the most emotional song I've ever written. Lyrics: My heart breaks when I see you in despair When a thousand thoughts trouble your mind   When sadness seems another tangle in your hair   And that hiding place is hard to find I'll stay by your side this you should...

This song was inspired by a workshop I did on Motivation in the Workplace.   It is about moving from Hope to Trust.   Lyrics: There is a line that I've been watching   to take me across to the other side. It's the line that separates try and do And requires commitment that's for sure Chorus   For I want to learn the difference   How trust changes hope.   For I want to learn how to do it   To trust...