Because of the wonderful work John did for his community, for his art and music and for humanity my wife once told him it was an honour to know him. Instead of blushing or saying thank you like anyone else would do, he just stood there baffled. He had no idea what she was talking about. What a guy.

I wrote him this song the other day. (Please keep in mind that lyrics without music suck)


One Season and Tonight (for John Murphy)

This season in passing
It blew by my door
It turned the world round
It turned the world o'er
We have one season to make the world right
We have one season and we have tonight


If I'd never met you
The world would be wrong
I'd live some other place now
Singing some other song
And if you'd come last Sunday we'd have sung halleloo
With Bill on the bottom and me singing with you


But before you can leave here
Before we let you go
You must sing every song
Every song that you know
And you know a million so John it's alright
Cuz we have one season and we have tonight
We just have one season but we have tonight


I'll find you wherever you're hid, John