Jul 10, 2026

Flip the Switch

From the album World Famous in Chapel Hill
Words and music by Billy Dechand & Vito diBona
© 2001 Bucktooth Music (ASCAP)

I got a backpack full of dynamite
I’m gonna flip that switch tonight
Pigtails and a cigarette
With a lunchbox and a gun

Oh God I’m gonna do it right
‘Cuz all my choices hurt
Call me crazy
I’m free to take it all

It’s what I need
And I’m in touch with it
It’s crap, but that’s OK
‘Cuz I’m in touch with it

Say you want peace like before the war
My quiet neck between your boot and the floor
All I learned, books to burn
Firewood

Wired in the shade
I can’t wait for the fiery spectacle
Falling slowly
Down

It’s what I need
And I’m in touch with it
It’s crap, but that’s OK
‘Cuz I’m in touch with it

Chords:

Intro: riff over F C
Verse: D F# G E D D C G (2x)
Chor: D7 G7 (repeat)

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F-kt Up

UP album coverFrom the album UP
Words & music by Billy Dechand, Allan Heifetz, Dan Sonenberg, Mark Youngbauer
© 2021 Bucktooth Music (ASCAP)

Riding high on righteousness, I strode up
I was right, I had the high ground, so I spoke up
Talked the talk but balked the walk, got called up
Tried to run with shoes untied, I f-kt up

Messed up, messed with, I f-kt up, I f-kt up
Messed up, messed with, I f-kt up, I f-kt up

Pretty sure I was in the clear, still f-kt up
Now they know my vice I fear, I f-kt up
Irrespective of practical means, aloft in abstraction, I held my ground
But taking it home, f-kt up

Messed up, messed with, I f-kt up, I f-kt up...

I fell down to the ground, stood with the wrong crowd
Every which way is up, Yup, I f-kt up
Thought it through in real time, weighed the pros and cons
Assessed the situation, then
Carefully, cautiously, studiously,

Messed up, messed with, I f-kt up, I f-kt up...

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Jul 9, 2026

Far Out (Lyrics)

From the album Far Out
Words and music by Billy Dechand
© 2025 Bucktooth Music (ASCAP)

Lyrics:

Fair at first, then second went great
Far out, far out far out far out

Was it faith, what a thrill
Far out, far out far out far out
We did it together, we did it apart
We got it together, far out

Far out...

Was it fate, was it will?
If it could, it should, it would, it shall
We sailed together, we channeled apart
Always together, far out

Far out...

What was it, that was it?
What was it, that was it?
Did, didn't, if, ifn't, same diff

Far out...

Third was something new, fourth was even more
Far out, far out far out far out
We made it better, we went farther
We did it together, far out

Far out...

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Jul 7, 2026

Falling So High

DownFrom the album Down
Words and music by Billy Dechand
© 2018 Bucktooth Music (ASCAP)

Lyrics:

VERSE:
Oo-we, oo we are gonna take
Oo, we're gonna take a trip tonight
Ah yeah. Oh yeah, have some fun
We’re gonna have-a fun till we’re done

CHORUS:

Never been so high
Feel like I’m falling, falling, falling
Falling high
Worlds above me, all the world’s below me
Rolling and falling, flying and falling
Rolling so low

VERSE:
Oo-we, oo we are gonna take
Oo, we’re gonna take a flight tonight
Oh My, Oh I never been so light
Never felt delight like tonight
Yeah, we’ll fly...

CHORUS

VERSE:
Oo-we, oo we are gonna take, oo, we're gonna take a trip tonight
Ah yeah. Oh yeah, gonna take, take a flight tonight

CODA

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Jul 2, 2026

Evil I

From the album Hold On
Words and music by Billy Dechand
© 2003 Bucktooth Music (ASCAP)

What did you think I would do when I saw you feeling down
Did you expect me to check if I could make anything better
Bet you were shocked when I did not, but just made your life worse
Proud of myself, relaxed, I laughed at your terse little frown

It was a beautiful day, even I could see the sky was blue
No sign of rain, I was pleased to see you in pain
You deserve what you got and I hope that you rot in a pool of regret
I’ll never forget ‘cuz the pay for revenge is my own expense

CHORUS:
I look in the mirror at my own eyes
They’re looking at me, I can’t get away
I turn to the side , but they’re determined to stay with me
I try but I cannot hide – Evil I

Perhaps you recall, I’m quite sure, how you put me down
It was this time last year, plus a month, on a sunny Sunday
You slighted my grace and delighted my friends by dissing my shoes
I stared hard and glared so I could burn a hole right into you

CHORUS

So you thought if you bought me a gift I’d forget and forgive
That’s a lot to expect as I obsess on events I’m always reliving
Holding a grudge, I never let go, or see anything good
I could I know now, but no I doubt if I would

CHORUS

Chords:

Verse: 
| Bb | ÷ | Gm | ÷ | Bb7 | ÷ | Eb | ÷ |
| F  | ÷ | Cm | ÷ | F   | ÷ | Cm | ÷ |
Chorus: 
||: C | Bb | Ab | G :|| F | Eb | D | D7 |
Bridge: 
||: F | ÷ | Cm | ÷ :||

Jun 30, 2026

Every Dog Has His Day

IN DOG's COUNTRY album cover

From the album In Dog's Country
Words and music by Billy Dechand
© 2007 Bucktooth Music (ASCAP

Lyrics:

Most of our days we dig in the dirt
Kicking up dust, for whatever it's worth
Most of our nights we howl at the moon
Bearing our souls, a scary and beautiful tune

HOWL 

But once in a while
Maybe once in a lifetime
We feel the heat of the light of the lime
As a friend holds up a glass
To toast us at last and celebrate

CHORUS:
Every dog has his day
Every beast has a tail
Every sun is a star
A dog who catches a car

Every sea has a coast
Every coast has a bay
Just as every boat needs to sail
Every dog has his day

Notes:

This one also has a proper lead sheet.

In Dog's Country is a musical about two dogs, a cat, a squirrel, and The Man. This  song in particular was inspired by this Far Side comic:

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