- ♪ Fighting over a rich and ready soil ♪ ♪ And there are words you can say ♪ ♪ There are And this is kind of the spot that's good.

Just stay right here?

- [Man] Yeah.

- Good being this far away from the mic.

Does it need to be a full cup, or?

- [Man] No, just whatever.

Whatever you feel like.

- Just a little shot of whiskey right there.

All right.

(laughs) Cool.

You guys ready?

Awesome.

Hello, I'm Caleb Jude Green.

And this is my 'Sound on Tap.'

(soft guitar music) ♪ And there are weeds in this field ♪ ♪ There are seeds in this field ♪ ♪ Fighting over a rich and ready soil ♪ ♪ There are words you can say ♪ There are words you can mean ♪ And subtle is the line that's in between ♪ ♪ Every boy must become a man at some point ♪ ♪ 'Cause verbiage will deploy a growing way ♪ ♪ And pulling from a wisdom ♪ That's not found within his bones ♪ ♪ He faithfully avoids a great mistake ♪ ♪ Because there are weeds in this field ♪ ♪ And there are seeds in this field ♪ ♪ Fighting over a rich and ready soil ♪ ♪ And there are words you can say ♪ ♪ There are words you can mean ♪ And subtle is the line that's in between ♪ (soft guitar music) ♪ You gotta take it all in stride ♪ ♪ Life can be a slow and steady ride ♪ ♪ Show the ones you love that you'll be there ♪ ♪ It's hard not to worry when you care ♪ ♪ And subtle is the line that's in between ♪ ♪ 'Cause there are weeds in this field ♪ ♪ And there are seeds in this field ♪ ♪ Fighting over rich and ready soil ♪ ♪ And there are words you can say ♪ ♪ There are words you can mean ♪ And subtle is the line that's in between ♪ ♪ And subtle is the line that's in between ♪ ♪ Subtle is the line that's in between ♪ I've always loved music.

I grew up in a musical family, and I've always been around it, always enjoyed it.

And then as I got older, I was like, maybe this is something I could do for a living.

I never felt pressure, I guess, to pursue it, like 'I've got to make it.'

I just always have enjoyed it.

And I was like, if I can choose, I'm gonna do this.

And it always just kind of worked.

I lived in Lubbock for a while and played music and played coffee houses and places around town.

And I lived in California for awhile and kind of did the same thing out there, and enjoyed my time out there.

I got to play with some amazing musicians, and I think probably grew musically, hopefully, and was challenged a lot in a lot of good ways.

I think the most value comes from leaning on other people, and I love to see what other people add to a song or to a style or something.

So, over the years, playing a lot of the same songs with a lot of different musicians and just kind of letting them be themselves and not going, hey, here's how it goes.

You know, that's, that's a value to me is what other people bring to the table.

And then when I moved back to Lubbock, kinda got married, settled down, and I have three kids now, and it's just not the priority.

It's not the, it's not the thing that I'm pursuing, but I still love to do it.

So, and too, seasonally, like I know that this is a season where I'll play every once in a while, but it's not the kind of thing where I'm like, it's not more important than spending time with my kids at home.

I'm not gonna schedule things that are gonna interfere with other things in life.

So it's definitely something that will always be a part of my life, something that I value.

And I think the friendships that come from music will always be there, and I'll always continue to grow and do music, continue to craft the gifts that I have and the enjoyable parts of music.

So it's been good to do music in a way that's not pressure.

It's not like, man, I've got to make sure I've got 17 shows scheduled or else I'm not gonna be able to eat this month or anything like that.

So it's definitely a thing where I get to do music on my own terms and play and sing and write kind of when I have time, and that's been good.

That's definitely the way that it looks different now than it did before when I was young.

So, this song that I'm about to play is one called 'Working Hard.'

And I wrote it probably five, somewhere between one to 10 years ago.

I don't remember exactly.

And just about how in life, it's easy to work hard on things.

And sometimes nobody notices, but that's not what it's about, so.

(mid-tempo music) ♪ Well, I've been working hard ♪ I've been working awful hard ♪ And you may never see ♪ All the things I'm working for ♪ ♪ But I've been building bridges ♪ ♪ And tearing down fences ♪ And no one needs to be this independent ♪ (vocalizes) ♪ I'm reaching out for you (vocalizes) ♪ I'm reaching out for you ♪ I know the song ♪ I've heard about amazing grace ♪ ♪ I never felt blind ♪ But now I'm feeling far away ♪ So far from home ♪ I don't know where it is ♪ And no one needs to be this independent ♪ (vocalizes) ♪ I'm reaching out for you (vocalizes) ♪ I'm reaching out for you ♪ And there's a hope that I've never felt ♪ ♪ Open ended like the universe itself ♪ ♪ I'm feeling small ♪ And feeling overwhelmed ♪ And caught between the fight inside my head ♪ ♪ And the fight inside my heart ♪ ♪ Well, I been working hard ♪ I've been working awful hard ♪ And you may never see ♪ All the things I'm working for ♪ ♪ But I've been building bridges ♪ ♪ And tearing down fences ♪ But no one needs to be this independent ♪ (vocalizes) ♪ I'm reaching out for you (vocalizes) ♪ I'm reaching out for you (mid-tempo music) I'm gonna play a song for you now called 'Honey'.

It's kind of an old-school vibe.

And it goes like this.

(mid-tempo funky music) ♪ Honey ♪ Your ways have won me ♪ And sugar, why you gotta be so sweet?

♪ ♪ Darlin' ♪ I love the way you make my world spin ♪ ♪ I'm falling in love ♪ With everything you do ♪ Lovely, your ways are so lovely ♪ ♪ And angel, your smile has finally done me in ♪ ♪ Lovely, your ways are so lovely ♪ ♪ I'm falling in love ♪ With everything you do ♪ I can see it now ♪ Ever romantically ♪ We'll fall in love somehow ♪ And you'll give your hand to me ♪ ♪ I can see it now, ever romantically ♪ ♪ We'll fall in love ♪ And you'll give your hand ♪ And I'll take good care ♪ I'll take good care of you ♪ Honey ♪ Your ways have won me ♪ And sugar, why you got to be so sweet?

♪ ♪ Angel, your loving love and love me ♪ ♪ I'm falling in love ♪ With everything you do ♪ Gonna do what it takes ♪ 'Cause true love makes no mistakes ♪ ♪ I'm gonna give when it hurts ♪ I'm gonna fight to make this work ♪ ♪ I'm gonna do what it takes ♪ 'Cause true love makes no mistakes ♪ ♪ I'm gonna give when it hurts ♪ Gonna fight to make this work ♪ ♪ I can see it now, ever romantically ♪ ♪ We'll fall in love somehow ♪ And you'll give your hand to me ♪ ♪ I can see it now, ever romantically ♪ ♪ Falling in love and you'll give your hand to me ♪ ♪ And I'll take good care ♪ I'll take good care of you ♪ Honey, yeah ♪ Your ways have won me ♪ Sugar, why you got to be so sweet?

♪ ♪ Darlin,' your ways are so lovely ♪ ♪ And I'm falling in love ♪ With everything you do ♪ Yes, I am ♪ Right now (guitar music) Yeah, I think inspiration definitely has changed.

When you're young, everything's a little bit more wide open and rose colored, and you pull from your, or I, I pulled from my immediate emotions kind of as, as a songwriter.

And then, as I've gotten older, began to kind of see perspective on things and writing from, from different perspective and challenging myself to come, come about maybe the same idea that we all kind of live in the same world, but what's a different perspective to come at it from, and enjoy the challenge of that.

Kind of sometimes putting yourself in a box and saying, how can I be creative with these elements, with these ideas?

And crafting something maybe a little bit outside of just the basic emotions that I might feel towards something.

'Cause I've already done that for most things, I guess.

You know, when you're young, you feel like heartbreak and you just write about what you feel.

And I think when you get older, you feel heartbreak, and it has a different perspective.

And you can write about it from not just your own thinking, but of kind of zooming out and having a snapshot of everything that's kind of going on in the middle of heartbreak or in the middle of joy or loss.

And I guess it's like, what I, what I want to write about is different than what I would write about.

I don't know if that makes any sense.

But now I might go through something that's heartbreaking or hard, but it's not something that I necessarily feel like I need to write about.

Whereas when I'm young, when I was younger, you just write about whatever's in front of you.

Now, I think I take from those experiences, whether it's heartbreak or joy, and put those things together and use those emotions to create something that's maybe a little bit more, has more depth to it, as opposed to just a surface emotion.

So, I enjoy kind of having a different perspective and challenging myself to write in a different way than I would have, you know, 10, 15, 20 years ago or however, however old I am.

This is a song called 'Kansas City.'

(mellow guitar music) ♪ When I think of you ♪ As I often do ♪ I get hypnotized ♪ By your snowy skies ♪ And they sure make you pretty ♪ ♪ Kansas City ♪ And when I dream of you ♪ It's because I want to ♪ You're like an old motel ♪ A well weathered shell ♪ So I carry you with me ♪ Kansas City (mellow guitar music) ♪ And nobody knows when you wear your favorite clothes ♪ ♪ But an added attribute of confidence shows ♪ ♪ It's a mindset of happiness ♪ That's clouded by cloudiness ♪ A passive minded rowdiness ♪ That's fighting to be free ♪ So, what will I do ♪ When I think of you?

♪ It's wishful thinking at best ♪ ♪ I'll probably wait too long to test ♪ ♪ Oh, the things you mean to me ♪ ♪ Kansas City ♪ I hope a certain ♪ Someone is waiting ♪ But there's no way of knowing without taking a chance ♪ ♪ And I don't mind the jumping ♪ 'Cause I can take the landing ♪ ♪ But I would never want to stand in the way ♪ ♪ Of someone moving on ♪ So, what will I do ♪ When I think of you?

♪ You're a cross between ♪ A city and a dream ♪ So I carry you with me ♪ Kansas City This is a song called 'Tenderly,' another old-school vibe.

I guess it's just in my, in my bones.

I gotta, I gotta play to my roots.

It goes like this.

(bluesy music) ♪ It's a crying shame ♪ Anytime I want to hear your voice ♪ ♪ I've got to call you on the telephone ♪ ♪ Someday soon I will hold you close ♪ ♪ And I will hold you tenderly ♪ Ooh ooh ooh ♪ Tenderly ♪ I will hold you ♪ Tenderly ♪ Ooh ooh ooh ooh ♪ Tenderly ♪ Yeah ♪ It's a crying shame ♪ That anytime I want to hear your voice ♪ ♪ I've got to call you on the telephone ♪ ♪ Someday soon I will hold you close ♪ ♪ I will hold you tenderly ♪ Ooh ooh ooh ooh ♪ Tenderly ♪ Ooh ooh ooh ooh ♪ Tenderly ♪ I will hold you ♪ Tenderly ♪ Ooh ooh ooh ooh ♪ Tenderly (rapid guitar music) (clears throat) I have an almost three-year-old and almost five-year-old and a almost one-year-old.

Like I said earlier, I grew up in a musical family.

So I have cherished the relationship that I've had with my family.

My parents both play music still to this day.

And I had a brother that played music also, and I enjoy the, the camaraderie of playing music together.

And I think there's something special about doing that with your family.

Not in like a, we all have to get together and harmonize and sing kumbaya or something, but there there's something sweet about it.

And so I'd love to get to do that with my kids when they're older, but not at the, not at the sake of family peace or whatever, you know.

It's not gonna be a forced situation by any means.

So, but yeah, I would love to, to get to play music with my kids someday.

Anytime I get out a guitar, they think it's fun, and they just kinda like to mess with it or anything.

So they still think I'm cool, but, or they don't even know what cool is, so that's good, but they're young enough, they haven't shown a specific interest in music, but they have, you know, they're interested in the guitar, whatever instrument I have out at the time.

I think they can carry a tune.

I think they have good pitch, but we'll see.

I don't want to, I don't want to pressure, put any pressure on them to go towards music, but I would love to be able to play music with them someday.

A song called 'Sun and Moon' that I wrote about my wife.

It goes like this.

(soft music) ♪ You are the sun and moon ♪ A peaceful afternoon ♪ Dreamlike memory ♪ Here you are, next to me ♪ Your love is contagious ♪ You read me like pages ♪ No heartbreak to go through ♪ It's always been you (soft guitar music) ♪ You make the good days great ♪ You make the bad ones fade away ♪ ♪ You are my puzzle piece ♪ 'Cause we go together with such ease ♪ ♪ You are the sun and moon ♪ A peaceful afternoon ♪ A dreamlike memory ♪ Here you are next to me ♪ Your love is contagious ♪ You read me like pages ♪ No heartbreak to go through ♪ It's always been you (vocalizes) ♪ And I wouldn't change anything, anything ♪ ♪ I'm gonna give everything, everything ♪ ♪ And I promise you that the best days of our life ♪ ♪ Are yet ♪ To come ♪ 'Cause you are the sun and moon ♪ ♪ Peaceful afternoon ♪ A dreamlike memory ♪ Here you are next to me ♪ Oh, right next to me ♪ Right here ♪ Next to me ♪ Yeah ♪ You are the sun and moon ♪ A peaceful afternoon ♪ A dreamlike memory ♪ Here you are next to me ♪ Your love is contagious ♪ You read me like pages ♪ No heartbreak to go through ♪ It's always been you ♪ It's always been you ♪ It's always been you (mellow guitar music)