Beyond the visual work

Writing & Music

A small surviving record of Patrick McCartney’s creative work in words and music, preserved by the family alongside his visual art.

About the lyric sheets

This page is the primary catalog for Patrick’s surviving song manuscripts. Each record identifies the original family-held lyric sheet directly, so visitors no longer have to bounce between this page and the Archive to work out where the document lives.

Archival lyric sheet

The Sea Beyond

A reflective song set against the sea at Galveston, using changing water, weather, night, and closeness to explore love and the experience of being fully present in a fleeting moment.

Family recording

Listen to The Sea Beyond

Family recording featuring Nancy McCartney on guitar and Halle McCartney on vocals.

Original source document

The Sea Beyond-lyrics.doc

Original lyric sheet preserved by the McCartney family.

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Copyright 1980 – Patrick McCartney and Nancy McCartney
Archival lyric sheet

Texas and Ohio

A song about distance, memory, and the strain of a relationship divided between Texas and Ohio, contrasting emotional closeness with physical separation and mismatched daily rhythms.

Original source document

Texas and Ohio-lyrics.doc

Original lyric sheet preserved by the McCartney family.

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Copyright 1981 – Patrick McCartney and Nancy McCartney