Tag: The Storehouse

Alright, I’m going to make up a song now from scratch. I know the first couple chords to it. It’s A minor, C, G, and I don’t know what the lyrics are, but I’ll figure it out.

I’m Ok, It’s Alright

Am C G
G Am C
Well I don’t know where I’ve been going or where I’m going to
G
But I’ve arrived, I’ve arrived
Am C
And I don’t know where this old road goes, but I know how this old plant grows
G
I survived, I survived
Am C
And winters coming soon, but it’s still fall in this old room
G
And I’m alive, I’m alive
Am C
And spring will come around and we’ll plant ourselves in the ground
G
And then we’ll thrive, and then we’ll thrive

              D                         C          G

There’ll be summer in these woods again
D C G
It’ll be summer in these woods again

   Am               C                G           D

But right now it’s quiet in the morning
Am C G
And I drink my coffee with a little bit of cream and a touch of sugar
Am C G D
That’s okay, that’s okay. It’s just fine, I’m alright.
Am C G D G
It’s okay, it’s just fine, I’m alright. I’m okay, I’m okay.
G C D G
I’m okay, I’m okay. I’m okay, I’m okay.

              D                         C          G

There’ll be summer in these woods again
D C G
It’ll be summer in these woods again

All right, this is a song I’m working on. It has no name, but anyway, let’s get into it. Okay, here we go.

Every Hour

If I were a flower, I’d bloom for you. All right, still practicing, just bear with me here. If I were a flower, I’d bloom for you.

Wow, okay, let’s try this one more time. If I were a flower, I’d bloom for you. Every hour, I’d bloom for you.

If I were a blue jay, I’d fly for you. This song is called Every Hour. If I were a flower, I’d bloom for you.

If I were a flower, I’d bloom for you. Every hour, I’d bloom for you. If I were a blue jay, I’d fly for you.

All right, one more time. If I were a flower, I’d bloom for you. Every hour, I’d bloom for you.

If I were a blue jay, I’d fly for you. Every hour, I’d fly for you. Okay, I made it through the first verse.

If I were a tree, I’d grow for you. Gosh. Every hour, I’d grow for you.

Grow for you. Every hour. Okay, wow, all right.

If I were a table, I’d set myself for you. I’d put all the plates out and all the food. If I were a flower, I’d bloom for you.

Every day, I’d bloom for you. If I were a kayak, I’d swim for you. Every day, I’d swim for you.

If I were a fish, I’d swim for you. Every day, I’d swim for you. If I were a fish, I’d swim for you.

Hey, this is Erich. Sometimes I just turn on the camera and see what happens and this is one example of that. I knew I wanted to sing some version of “What if you stayed?” but I didn’t yet know how. I ended up not finding the notes I was singing and inadvertently created a medley with another one of my songs, but that’s part of what makes it fun.

What if You Stayed?

What if you stayed?

What if you never left again?

What if you stayed?

Never be the same again.

It’s time you stayed.

What if you stayed?

What if you stayed?

What if you stayed?

It’s time you come.

It’s time. I’m gone. I’m gone.

I’m gone. You’re gone. You’re gone.

You’re gone. You’re gone. I lost you once.

I lost you twice. I lost myself that day.

Hey guys, I occasionally just sit down and I just play a song like for the first time. And it doesn’t sound that good. But sometimes it’s fun. Just the serendipity of it. See what happens. And there’s a song I’ve been thinking of making, which goes something like, “I built the house, you made it a home.” You know, a little bit of country twang to it.

I’m pretty excited, I didn’t even brush my teeth. I just sat down. Here we go. I had some pretty good toast this morning though. You know, maybe it’ll make it into the song. A little cinnamon, butter, and sugar. All right. What could this be? Let’s see. If I could just get the melody going first in my my mind.

I Built the House, You Built the Home

I built the house

You built the home

I built the house

You built the home

I built the house

You built the home

I Built the house

You built the home

I Built the house

You built the home

Now come back home

Welcome everybody, thanks for coming to my show. This is Prairiewind Park and this is The Storehouse. Thank you. Thank you very much.

The Storehouse was recorded at Prairiewind Park in Viroqua, WI on October 5, 2025. This album is loosely about my relationship with Alesha Weiland, whom I used to love.