Last night I tasted caviar Drank the best champagne and wine But I acted oh so bored Like I do it all the time (I do it all the time) Last night I met some peop...

(A note of thanks to Tom Wilson Weinberg for his lyric "Not Gonna Stop Loving Men" which planted the seed for this song) We don't have to stop loving each other...

Language is a barometer of hatred and prejudice We must be Vigilant in recognizing and discontinuing the use of words with Which we oppress each other) When yo...

I was sixteen Going on twenty-one I called it a relationship You called it having fun We were best friends Doing things kids do And no matter what you'd like to...

I walked into the party And there you were again Looking so elusive Looking so pretend You smiled at me across the room Turned away and then Holding up the wall...

Working in a suit and tie On the twenty-second floor A wife who cooks and stays at home And children to support And they provide some comfort From your worries ...

It's not a simple case of breaking up One chapter's closed, another has begun Now I try to learn to call you my ex-lover But how do you ex-love someone? Are you...

(By an accident of birth, my adolescence took place in the early Seventies instead of the early sixties But now I'm ready to Make up for all those beach partie...

(To Jay, whom I forgot to thank, and to the previous generation Of gay and lesbian people for making my life a little easier - RR) Were you robbing the cradle? ...

(For all the straight men who think that every gay man is out to Seduce them, and for those gay men who indeed are) With so many gay men and so little time It n...

I gave you my heart To have and to hold You warmed it at first Then you dropped it cold Now you want to be friends Oh isn't that sweet Well maybe I can But firs...

(I have no patience left for the Catholic Church For those who Do, it is my hope that you will not compromise yourselves but Will aggressively work towards bri...

(Ah, the joys of dating) I met a man with arms of steel He had muscles a-plenty and sex appeal He was hearty and hale The essence of male But his consciousness ...

(The best laid plans of love and support can backfire) I remember fondly the days when we first met You were shy and awkward, afraid of life and yet You were en...

I looked for a reason I looked for the light I looked for some hope But there was none in sight Death and destruction In the minds of men At the push of a butto...

(Dedicated to the memory of John Peterman, and to the future of People with AIDS and ARC) He's big and he's proud He's abrasive and loud He can roar like a lion...

(Now more than ever, with the far right trying to define the Structure of the family for us, we must honor and support the Courageous women and men who affirm t...

(This song came out of my first public drag experience at the age Of 25, which brought back many memories of earlier private Experiences For my mother, who sti...

(Thanks to Michael Callen and his wonderful book, _Surviving AIDS_, for inspiring this song Also, a tip of the hat to our Friend Alix Dobkin for some general w...

Romantic relationships are always available at $75 an hour) He makes me smile when I am blue He gives me answers when I really haven't got a single solitary Clu...

(We continue to grow and evolve as a community The changes are Often surprising and confusing) Once upon a time when life was simple and serene My roommate was...

(This song was suggested to me by a high school teacher who said That being unable to defend homosexuality makes him feel like he Is "one of the oppressors" in ...

The birds are singin' me a tune I'm hangin' on 'til the month of June And all the flowers are in bloom In the outfield The split us up into teams No one wanted ...

(By staying closeted we make ourselves invisible; by coming out We shatter the popular illusion that the whole world is Heterosexual Gay men and women with hig...

I've got a view of Boston From the twenty-second floor The moon is red Room service is at the door I've got songs to sing And a million things To distract me wh...

Chorus: She has a thing for men who love men They just want to be her friend She has a thing for men who love men She falls in love with them Her closest friend...

(Sometimes getting the house ready for Mom & Dad's visit requires More than a dust rag and some Pledge) Today I took the nudes down off the wall Ten minutes aft...

(Breaking up scenes and bad food go together so well, don't they? Thanks to Jonathan and Darlene Edwards for the inspiration) In a Mexican restaurant I waited f...

I met you on a rainy day But the sun's been out since And I knew from that moment That you were my prince Funny how life is Always a big surprise I thought the ...

(To all the courageous men and women who participated in the Civil disobedience at the Supreme Court on October 13, 1987 to Protest the court's ruling in Michae...

There are obvious connections between violence against women and The violence we face as gay people If we can build bridges Between our communities, we can wor...

(I don't deserve credit for writing this song; it was channeled To me by an entity who claims to have been Chopin's hairdresser -RR) I'm doing my affirmations I...

Guess that I was destined to be the kind of guy Who never really fits in, and never keeps in time So now I've started askin' the question on my mind What kind o...

(This was written after reading an article by Joseph Neisen in The Fall 1990 issue of OUT/LOOK, titled "Heterosexism or Homophobia? The Power of the Language W...

(Originally titled "Getting Past the Anger," this song was begun 10 years ago, but never sung until the anger faded An Attempt to close the generation gap) Whe...

When I was a youngster Playing house was all the rage And I always played the mommy And they all thought it was just a stage But as I grew older Still I wished ...