This is an original tune I wrote on July 24 -- a bluesy pop number called "I Can Wait." Remember, if you're in central Oklahoma, I'll be playing at Othello's in Norman on CAMPUS CORNER on August 7 at 9 p.m. Lyrics below:

I CAN WAIT
c. 2009 Ryan Welton

I been ready all night
I been drinkin' lots of wine
I been summoning the muses of courage
for all the right lines

And you're creepin' in like
a foggy night in winter
Fighting traffic and Friday night blues
You're elated to be home
But before we get to lovin'
You gotta kick off them shoes

CHORUS:
I can wait, I can wait, I can wait
Baby I can wait, I can wait, I can wait
I can wait, I can wait, I can wait
Baby I can wait


I am as patient as Job
I'm an easy goin' soul
I'm a lover who believes when there's no other
you'll know

Then you give me one of them looks
like you know what I'm thinkin'
and what I'm thinkin' is I'm ready for yous
But before we kissy kissy
You don't wanna missy missy
the 10 o'clock news

CHORUS

BRIDGE:
Until you're perfectly ready
I can keep workin' on the bottle
That's when you bear me the bad news
How 'bout tomorrow
How 'bout tomorrow

CHORUS (less info)