Red Dirt Revival Demo (Lindsay Popa/Dan Harrison)

Sunshine High 
(Adam Byrd/Alexsi Mallory)

V1
Last winter felt more like a 9 to 5
Can’t wait to get back out there and start bein’ alive
Yeah everyone’s done waiting everywhere 
And tired of cold wind blowin’ 
It’s time we all get goin’ somewhere…

Chorus 
With a boat out on the lake or a Coleman grill
Full of brats and steak
Lounging at the pool, watching as the clouds roll by
Inner tube or folding chair
It can happen almost anywhere
Kick back and let the summer be your guide
To a sunshine high
A sunshine high

V2
No this fix ain’t drink or drug induced
But it’s just as good as a double shot of 80 proof
A natural buzz to chase the gray away
Brighter days are just beginning 
It’s time we all start spending some time…

Repeat Chorus

Bridge 
Those warm rays keep washing over me
There’s no place that I would rather be (than…)

Chorus 
With a boat out on the lake or a Coleman grill
Full of brats and steak
Lounging at the pool, watching as the clouds roll by
Inner tube or folding chair
It can happen almost anywhere
Kick back and let the summer be your guide
To a sunshine high
A sunshine high
A sunshine high

Copyright 2021

Sunshine High (Adam Byrd/Alexsi Mallory)

You are my sunshine, my only sunshine
You make me happy when skies are gray
You'll never know, dear, how much I love you
Please don't take my sunshine away

The other night dear, while I lay sleeping
I dreamt I held you in my arms
When I awoke, dear, I was mistaken
So I hung my head and I cried

You are my sunshine, my only sunshine
You make me happy when skies are gray
You'll never know, dear, how much I love you
Please don't take my sunshine away

I'll always love you and make you happy
If you could only say the same
But if you leave me to love another
You'll regret it all some day

You are my sunshine, my only sunshine
You make me happy when skies are gray
You'll never know, dear, how much I love you
Please don't take my sunshine away

You told me once, dear, you really loved me
And no one else could come between
But now you've left me and love another
You have shattered all of my dreams

You are my sunshine, my only sunshine
You make me happy when skies are gray
You'll never know, dear, how much I love you
Please don't take my sunshine away

You are my sunshine, my only sunshine
You make me happy when skies are gray
You'll never know, dear, how much I love you
Please don't take my sunshine away

You Are My Sunshine

Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come to thee, O Israel

O come, O come, Emmanuel
And ransom captive Israel
That mourns in lonely exile here
Until the Son of God appears

Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come to thee, O Israel

O come, Thou Dayspring, from on high
And cheer us by Thy drawing nigh
Disperse the gloomy clouds of night
And death's dark shadows put to flight

Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come to thee, O Israel

O come, Adonai, Lord of might
Who to thy tribes, on Sinai's height
In ancient times did give the law
In cloud and majesty and awe

Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come to thee, O Israel

Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come to thee, O Israel

O Come, O Come, Emmanuel

V1
Gone with the wind, on the wings of the crow
In the blink of an eye, it's your time to go
Stuck in the middle, caught in the haze
Reaching back to yesterdays

CH
Words unsaid, things left undone
A truth remains unknown
The hand of unfinished business 
Has a grip that won’t let go
Unfinished business, unfinished business

V2
Secrets of death, lie in the heart of life
Hidden in the past now brought into the light
Lost souls waiting, silenced by dread
Who will hear the wishes of the dead?
(Who will hear the wishes of the dead?)

CH
Words unsaid, things left undone
A truth remains unknown
The hand of unfinished business 
Has a grip that won’t let go
Unfinished business (listen!), unfinished business (listen!)

The wishes of the dead (unfinished business)
The wishes of the dead (unfinished business)
The truth unknown (truth unknown)
It won’t let go (won’t let go)
Unfinished business (unfinished business)

Unfinished Business

Whoa whoa whoa whoa
Whoa oh oh oh whoa oh oh!

Whoa whoa whoa whoa
Whoa oh oh oh whoa oh oh!

Lipstick on and hair done right
Red dress walking in the moonlight
I'm headed out to start a fight
Red dress walking in the moonlight
She thinks that she can take my man
She's going to get what she's got coming

Whoa whoa whoa whoa
Whoa oh oh oh whoa oh oh!

I stepped right in, turned on the light
Red dress walking in the moonlight
Burst on that scene like dynamite
Red dress walking in the moonlight
Kicked off my shoes and took a swing
Caught her with my diamond ring

Whoa whoa whoa whoa
Whoa oh oh oh whoa oh oh!

Now you see me, here we go
Princess, this ain’t just for show
I’ll show you what I’ve got in store
Sit down less you get a little more
Low-neck number fitted tight
A red dress walking in the moonlight

Carried my heels home Saturday night
Red dress walking in the moonlight
The truth has finally come to light
Red dress walking in the moonlight
I told her bloody face one thing
You keep him I'll keep the ring

Whoa whoa whoa whoa
Whoa oh oh oh whoa oh oh!

Whoa whoa whoa whoa
Whoa oh oh oh whoa oh oh!

Walking in my red dress
Fitted just right
Carrying my heals home Saturday night
Walking in my red dress

Whoa oh oh oh whoa oh oh!

Red Dress

LITTLE DIRT DONT HURT (Dobberteen/Popa/Pritchett)

When the rain is blowing in your face
And the whole world is on your case
I would offer you a warm embrace
To make you feel my love

When the evening shadows and the stars appear
And there is no one there to dry your tears
I would hold you for a million years
To make you feel my love
 
I know you haven't made your mind up yet
But I would never do you wrong
I've known it from the moment that we met
There's no doubt in my mind where you belong
 
I'd go hungry, I'd go black and blue
I'd go crawling down the avenue
There ain’t nothing that I wouldn't do
To make you feel my love

The storms are raging on a rolling sea
Down the highway of regret
The winds of change are blowing wild and free
But you ain't seen nothing like me yet
 
There ain’t nothin’ that I wouldn’t do
Go to the ends of the Earth for you
Make you happy, make your dreams come true
To make you feel my love
Make you happy, make your dreams come true
To make you feel my love

Make You Feel My Love

I stay up when everyone goes to sleep
I’m afraid you won’t show up in my dreams
I can’t take it when the morning shines in my room
And I realize I’m still here without you
     
So I stay
I stay
Eyes open but barely awake
Yeah I stay
I stay
Attached to yesterday
Oh I stay, I stay, I stay

Hard to tell what’s real since you disappeared
Is that you still whispering in my ear
Can’t ignore all these voices of dread
And it feels like they’re pulling me over the edge

So I stay
I stay
Eyes open but barely awake
Yeah I stay
I stay
Attached to yesterday
Oh I stay, I stay, I stay

The clock stopped when you said goodbye
I can’t seem to get you out of my mind

Cause you stay
You stay
In my heart you ain’t goin away
Yeah you stay
Yeah you stay
Watching me from the picture frame

So I Stay
I Stay
Attached to yesterday
So you stay
And I stay
While time fades away     
I Stay
I Stay, I Stay
I Stay, I Stay, I Stay
You Stay, I Stay, You Stay, I Stay
Shhhh

I Stay

Written by: Lauren Patton & Laureen Smith 
Produced, Mixed, Mastered, and all instrumentation: Charlie John Milikin

End All Be All

New England based songwriter, digging in a little deeper each year.

Sunshine High (Adam Byrd/Alexsi Mallory)

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