Perfect cello here, speaking a thousand words. Great song!

Beautiful lyrics and sung with such heart!

Good songwriting wrapped in very nice vibes. Good instrumentation and production.

Super job! I like the way you Ginger-ly apprached the song. I'll let myself out.

Words and Music Andrew Smith 2021
Four o’clock in the morning, And I’m making my way back home
I feel a new day calling, Got your number on my phone
They say that bolts of lightning, Only happen when it’s meant to be
But Girl this thing is frightening
The life right out of me, Creeping up the stairway
Waiting for a cue, How will I feel tomorrow?
When I’m waking up next to you so tell me now

I’ve been struck by lightning now what can I do
Fallen for another guess I’ve blown my cover with you
Never say for ever but I whispered forever to you
Tearing at the seams ‘cus the Girl of my dream ain’t you
But I’m in disguise as I’m closing my eyes

Feeling warm beside me, Dreamy half awake
This is half of something, But it’s all of our mistake
You make is oh so easy, So I never need to try
To search for what is missing, Never knowing it’s a lie
And when we wake tomorrow, And there’s nobody on the phone
I found a four leaf clover,   And I’m gonna’ take is home so tell me now

I’ve been struck by lightning now what can I do
Fallen for another guess I’ve blown my cover with you
Never say for ever but I whispered forever to you
Tearing at the seams ‘cus the Girl of my dream ain’t you
And I’m in disguise as I’m closing my eyes

There are no words to tell you, just the answer in my eyes
I got no rhyme or reason, it’s got me right between the eyes

I’ve been struck by lightning now what can I do
Fallen for another guess I’ve blown my cover with you
Never say for ever but I whispered forever to you
Tearing at the seams ‘cus the Girl of my dream ain’t you
And I’m in disguise as I open my eyes

Never Say Forever!

Getting started on the full-blown track to come.

Against The Wind - Bob Seger (Ron Snyder Unplugged COVER)

Spotify link: https://open.spotify.com/track/6aAy1nWjAQJKKOgj0AgoeN?si=0e14a9e14a4f44b1
YouTube Video: https://youtu.be/58LVNbbwgWA
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Mad Hatter was remixed and remastered on 11 January 2025
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In 1972 I was heading towards South America via Mexico and other parts of Central America. I knew that certain hairstyles were frowned upon at various borders. Rather than doing anything drastic, like cutting my hair, I purchase a $15 dollar short hair wig and wore it for my passport photo. 

That wig hat served me well across a number of borders.

I actually wrote the song before I ever crossed one of those borders. At least I think so. I know I wrote it while I was travelling on my own somewhere between the US border and Silvia, Columbia. I had plenty of time in cheap hotel rooms along the way.

I like to think that this song says something about the experience of being a traveller on the road to who knows where. I'm not sure what that might be, but it feels very familiar. It takes me back.

Verse 1:
Looking for hat that comes from south of the border
He needs very big one so it must be made to order
All we really know is that he's from a northern nation
Where he took off his sombrero and he left it in the station

Chorus:
But it’s all right
It doesn’t matter
Been a long night
For the mad hatter

Verse 2:
Morning takes his head and hides it in the corner
But that can’t conceal the fact that he’s been heading for the border
So he takes a couple pills just to prove he’s not a purist
Puts a wig hat on his head so he looks just like a tourist

Chorus:
But it’s all right
It doesn’t matter
Been a long night
For the mad hatter

Verse 3:
Paradise is just a place he touches on the run
The loving and the living give him strength for moving on
The world’s out there waiting but it always strikes him funny
When he ends up in some hell hole and he’s just run out of money

Chorus:
But it’s all right
It doesn’t matter
Been a long night
For the mad hatter


Verse 4:
Can’t tell you bout his future, can’t tell you bout his past
Sometimes he says he’s happy and hopes that it’ll last
More often in the night in his hotel all alone
He wonders what he’s doing why he hasn’t got a home

Chorus:
But it’s all right
It doesn’t matter
Been a long night
For the mad hatter

Mad Hatter

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When I was a child. 
I thought it was only a ride.
Was there laughter and loving, and music and singing your songs. 
Not for long.
Was there was food in our bellies, and something on telly, to watch. 
Like the clocks.

When I was a child. 
I told myself it was just fine
As I drank from the fountain, of spirits and beer and wine. 
For some time.
See, there's stuff to be taken, and holes to be sank in. 
Sometimes, drew a line.

I feel no cold as I sit with the moon and the tree.

Inside I ache.
I'm on the take.
These deals I make.
Roll on.
Yet as a child.
I'd raise a smile.
As I walked them miles.
Alone.

When I was a boy.
I was easily fooled by your ruse. 
But it grew so much bigger, got sold down the river and gone. 
Right or wrong.
See, there's nothing that's lasting.
It's all in the past, for too long. 
Sang that song.

See, I was too young, 
and I couldn't see wood for the trees.
I was caught in the cross wind of holes we get stuck in. 
We're gone. 
Far too long.
The winds keep on gusting.
Surrounded by rough things at dawn. 
You're falorn.

I feel no cold as I sit with the moon and the tree.

Inside I ache.
I'm on the take.
These deals I make.
Roll on.
Yet as a child.
I'd raise a smile.
As I walked them miles.
Alone.

I feel no cold as I sit with the moon and the tree.

Inside I ache.
I'm on the take.
These deals I make.
Roll on.
Yet as a child.
I'd raise a smile.
Now I'm a child.
No more 

The Moon And The Tree

Invisible Hands

Words and Music Andrew Smith/Vitor Pegas

So Down in Lisbon Town as I walk these streets tonight 
Graffiti on the Wall It’s a wake-up call, I’m so happy I can see the light 

But waiting here by the Ocean Pier
Night time is falling, my heart is calling
got your letter, feel the tremor

Half a million Souls in this land of old, sway to Fado in the air
Heading for Alfarma, I am Vasco Da Gama, just a lover without a care

But you’re not there in Rossio Square
Saint Jorge is smiling, Castello’s beguiling
Vasco Da Gama, he knows what I’m after

10,000 Miles just to see your smile, like a rider in the night
Lost and Found as I as I hit the ground, heaven knows I’ve got the right

And you’re not there in Rossio Square
Saint Jorge is smiling, Castello’s beguiling
Vasco Da Gama, he knows what I’m …tonight

Now I’m home but you’re not there
Your scent lingers in the air
Walls they whisper what’s been said
…and your there sleeping in our Bed!

So Down in Lisbon Town as I walk these streets tonight 
Graffiti on the Wall It’s a wake-up call, I’m so happy I can see the light 

As I lay down beside you and as   I close my eyes
Saint Jorge is smiling, Castello’s beguiling
And Vasco Da Gama, he’s got what he’s after…tonight

Lisbon Town

Swim Toward The Light

Enigmas

Look To The Sky

Out my window, calm tonight 
See the sky, northern light  
Waiting for the sun to pull me through 
But somewhere in the crowd tonight 
There's a secret soul burning bright 
Waiting for the star that shines on you 
If we could only see the sign
Take control and cross that line
We could make it home tonight 
Sit and watch the morning light 
Waiting for a dream that's yours and mine 
And I could be your Fred Astaire 
Dancing in a moonlight square
you could be my Red Adair when I fall 
I could be your Jimmy Dean 
Even be your Steve McQueen 
And you can be my dancing queen when I call 
Out with friends, feeling fine 
Nothing here is really mine 
Feel myself slowly sinking down 
But somewhere in these hills tonight 
There's a secret soul burning bright 
A Girl out there is going to turn me round 
If we could only see the sign 
Take control and cross that line 
We could make it home tonight 
Sit and watch the morning light 
Waiting for a dream that's yours and mine 
And I could be your Fred Astaire 
Dancing in a moonlight square 
you can be my Red Adair when I fall 
I could be your Jimmy Dean 
Even be your Steve McQueen 
And you can be my dancing queen when I call 
I can be your Fred Astaire 
Dancing in a moonlight square 
you could be my Red Adair 
Catch me when I fall 
And you can be my movie star 
Driving in my favorite car 
And I can play my blue guitar when you call

Secret Soul

A Neon light , Late night train   
I’m caught in the rain, Midnight station
And my poor heart , On the line
So give me a sign, Our situation
But all I have is this feeling
Everything I love is up this time
I need you here this evening
Both of our hearts are down the line
Riding on midnight train
Way on down the line
I hope to see
Sleeping on a midnight train
Hoping, maybe you’ll, Be there for me
A million souls pass me by
A blink of the eye
No sensation
Hear your words one last time
Here in my mind
My salvation

But all I have is this feeling
Everything I love is up this time
I need you here this evening
All of our hearts are on the line

Riding on midnight train
Way on down the line
I hope to see
Sleeping on a midnight train
Hoping, maybe you’ll
Be there for me

Midnight Train (Midnight Station)

Singer songwriter from the Heart of England with a box full of old and new songs on a mission to understand the art of recording and mixing. Most started life on my trusty Martin acoustic and have been played live but never been given the luxury of being recorded. I suspect am gonna be at this for quite a while!

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