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Many thanks to Roger Moore for doing a Country version of this song. And many thanks to Eddie Harrison for doing a 60's Pop version.

RIP Roger...your music lives on.

Red Dagger Wine - Country version (Lyrics by Tony - vocal/music Roger Moore)

This original song finds a woman that is soul searching and feeling deeply in need of something to reignite her inner self. Anywhere would be a step up from the mundane path she has settled for. She contemplates the changes that only she can make happen, the places and actions that must carry her upward and ahead to fulfillment.

We’re happy to have engaged the talents of Leon van Egmond on harmonica who was available to us through Fiverr.com. Thank you Leon!

Copyright Daniels & Durgy 2023
Gentle Rain Records 
Available to Buy: danielsdurgy.bandcamp.com/
Written Performed & Produced by Nat Daniels & Craig Durgy
Vocals, Celeste Piano, Electric Guitar, Bass & Percussion :  Nat Daniels
Vocals:  Craig Durgy
Harmonica: Leon van Egmond (fiverr)

Road To Anywhere by Nat Daniels & Craig Durgy
“Hey don’t you know I was thinking of you”,  she keeps sayin’
But somehow the time just never seemed right either way
She talks to herself, as she plays with the keys in her pocket
The cobblestones glow in reflection of streetlights and rain

The more we change the more we seem to stay the same
It’s time to grow, It’s time to go, and fly away
She ain't sure where she’s going….her heart knows there’s somehow a plan

There’s a hole in her soul 
Thats’ been troubled so long
And a call to somewhere left unknown
And putting it off due to family ties, plans grew old
Hit the road to anywhere, however long, she doesn’t care
To escape was the plan all along
When she finds him, her heart will just drop, and finally be home

She walks through the doors of a tavern called “Admiral’s Daughter”
And sits in her corner seat looking at folks come and go
She keeps the seat next to her open and watches the doorway
And waits for the ghost of a sailor she knew long ago

But change will never come if she remains the same..
Hit the road to anywhere, however long, she doesn’t care
To escape was the plan all along
And when she finds him, her heart will just drop, and finally be home

Road To Anywhere

Written by Jessi Colter
Performed by Josh McAlexander

Storms Never Last

SOFTEN MY HEART Demo Recording
Songwriter - Beth Williams
http://bethwilliamsmusic.com/
https://www.facebook.com/bethwilliamsgospelsongs
Lonnie Atkinson on 2nd guitar

Soften My Heart - Beth Williams Gospel Songs

Written way back by Claude Putman Jr and made popular by Bobby Bare and Porter Wagoner in 1965 .  Some many artist have recorded it, including Elvis Presley and Tom Jones.  An old country standard that I really like and decided to do a few verses.

Green Grass Of Home

3- LAY BACK EASY FEELING- DS, 3G

Stämmor Före 1991

I have found my own song. ( 1984 ) Margareta Theorin ( Margareta )

Jim Croce's last concert was only a few miles from my home at NSU, Natchitoches, La.  His plan crashed upon take off killing all on board on Sep 20, 1973.  Mark and I love Jim's work and feel like, in a small way, honored him with our rendition.  It was so great to work with Mark on this project.  He sure captured Jim Croce's style and feel with his vocals.  If you don't know Mark or haven't heard his music, you must do so on his Sound Cloud ( Mark Mayes)  Mark is such a talented singer and truly great songwriter.  Thanks so much Mark

TASCAM DR-05

Operator by Jim Croce (Cover by Mark Mayes and Chuck Aaron)

Album:  Midnight Flowers

	One of my earliest (surviving) songs, inspired by a psychology text in which the author suggested that, under normal circumstances, it is the female of the species who decides whether to initiate contact with a potential partner.   She apparently does so by strategically placing herself in her target's line of sight.   The target, upon noticing her, then makes the first approach.   Males, who can recognize the female signal, do a lot better, as you would expect, at meeting females.   Casual observation at parties has not debunked this theory.


Lyrics:
        let’s talk about romance, let’s talk about love
	let’s talk about passion, fashion, sex and the heavens above
 	you can see it in a movie, you can read it in a book
 	you can find it on sidewalks, and I feel it in your look

        well I got your message now baby and I ain’t no love shy fool
	you really caught my eye lady so I’m going over to you
	to try and make contact if your message is true
	it’s all about contact, contact with you

        it's got hold of the lasses, it's got hold of the lads
	it's got hold of the young old rich and poor and it’s drivin’ ‘em mad
	I can’t think about business, I can’t think about games
	I can’t about nothing at all … only your face

Midnight Flowers

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Original Song – Opposites Attract (c)
Written and Performed by: Michael Duffy

Lyrics: Opposites Attract

They say opposites attract and I can vouch for that
We be at it steady like a dog and a cat
You say black and I say white
All day long all we do is fight

You say the kids are yours when they doing alright 
You say there mine when they bicker and fight
We fight about the rent and all the bills 
When you roll your eyes you make me wanna run for the hills

But when we settle up and do some loving 
We always wind up with a bun in the oven 
And just when we think everything is going sweet 
Back we go to fighting and a yelling in the street

Now I don’t know how things are gonna go
We be at it steady like a bomb about to blow
you be the chalk and I be the cheese 
I can even see birds out fighting with the bees

But when we settle up and do some loving 
We always wind up with a bun in the oven 
And just when we think everything is going sweet 
Back we go back to fighting and a yelling in the street

Now we're gonna grow grey and old together
And don’t you know we probably fight about the weather
But come the time for one to pass away 
We be kicking and fighting for each other to stay

We always settled up and we did allot of loving
We always loved to see those buns leave the oven 
It wasn’t always rosey nor it wasn’t always sweet 
But without you in my life it would be incomplete

By Michael Duffy.
Singer/Songwriter
Co.Donegal Ireland

Opposites Attract

Opposites Attract - (Original Song)(c)

Lyrics by Tony
Vocal, Guitars and Mix by Bob Warner
https://youtu.be/04iGDD06NQM
AS THE OLD COWBOY		
RODE INTO TOWN		
HE WAS LOOKIN'		
ALL AROUND		
		
HE'D BEEN RIDIN'		
LONG AND HARD		
FROM HIS SADDLE		
SWEAT WAS DRIPPIN'		
		
HE TIED HIS HORSE		
TO THE HITCHIN' POST		
WALKED INSIDE		
THE OLD SALOON		
		
HE WAS LOOKIN'		
FOR BILLY DEAN		
A TWO LEGGED SNAKE		
MAN, WAS HE MEAN 		
		
CHORUS		
THE RATTLESNAKE SALOON		
WHERE THE WHISKEY FLOWS		
THE RATTLESNAKE SALOON		
WHERE THE BAD MEN GO		
THE RATTLESNAKE SALOON		
WHERE MANY HAVE DIED		
THE RATTLESNAKE SALOON		
WHERE FROM YOUR SIN 		
YOU CANNOT HIDE		
FROM YOUR SIN		
YOU CANNOT HIDE		
		
THE TIRED COWBOY		
SPOTTED THE ONE		
HE'D BEEN HUNTIN'		
NO MORE SEARCHIN'		
		
AS THEIR EYES MET		
GUNS WERE DRAWN		
THE OLD COWBOY		
BEAT HIM TO THE DRAW

AS DEAN FELL TO THE FLOOR
HE SAID, SORRY OLD MAN
DIDN'T MEAN TO KILL HER
GUESS YOU EVENED THE SCORE

(REPEAT CHORUS)


© 2017 Lyrics by Tony Harris (BMI)

Rattlesnake Saloon - Lyrics by Tony Harris - Featuring Bob Warner - Original

TA la defensiva, Autor: Rodolfo López Rojas.

Tough one here.  In recent years, I have lost many family members and so many friend.  The deepest cut was the lost of my beautiful 31 year old daughter a few years ago this month.  As members of this human race we all share in these emotions and feelings.  Many, many good days, some sad.  SO IS LIFE

Dreams Don T Go Away (Original)

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A Creatures Cage - Flush The Flock

Someone Else has higher hope

No Rain

Written and performed by Donald Bell and Bluebird


Lyrics:
One life in the rain
Overnight you can live again
You will learn how to walk 
Through the fields of where you want
One time don't be afraid

Walk Left Turn Right,Turn Left Walk Right
Walk Left Turn Right,Turn Left Walk Right 
Walk Left Turn Right,Turn Left Walk Right 
Walk Left Turn Right,Turn Left Walk Right

There is a way, there is a way
There is a way, there is a way
There is a way, there is a way
There is a way, there is a way

Don't try to explain
Why the lights lead you away
You will learn how to walk 
Through the fields of where you want
One time don't be afraid

Walk Left Turn Right,Turn Left Walk Right
Walk Left Turn Right,Turn Left Walk Right 
Walk Left Turn Right,Turn Left Walk Right 
Walk Left Turn Right,Turn Left Walk Right

There is a way, there is a way
There is a way, there is a way
There is a way, there is a way
There is a way, there is a way

Don't walk away there is a way
Don't walk away there is a way
Don't walk away there is a way
Don't walk away there is a way

No Rain (Bluebird)

This song kinda fits with today

I've Been Blessed (It's true)

Our world's a tragedy
dark dank cold.
I feel the urgency
as I get old.

Never the sun, just rain.
Hard winds blow.
Had my fare share of pain.
Been laid low.

I know that it would be easy
to shut myself in.
Give in to thoughts
that have hurt me
again and again.

I've been that guy who quits
when life's tough.
today I say,
enough is enough.

Cuz I
Still have this heart that beats
hard strong sure.

And I
Still have these lungs that breathe
air that's pure.

Got to get back to what I know
though not always sure.
Look for the reasons I can grow.
This heart needs a cure.

Each day ahead is a blessing,
a gift from above.
Bout time I stop the obsessing
and find what I love.

All together now!

I've been blessed, it's true.
I've been blessed with you.
All of the madness, it eases
when I am with you.

Let's hear it Baby Baby!

Please forever be
here alongside me.
You are the one thing that's certain
in this world I see.

Grab the control of your future
and brace for a change.
Easy to do thou it might feel to you
kinda strange.

Shed all those negative thoughts
feed your mind something new.
Open your eyes to the truth.
Don't let life go askew.

Can't you see
we hold the power
to bring this thing in?
So hold tight to those that you love.
Let the healing begin.

Oh baby

Just know we're in this together.
On each must depend.
Give up control
to the One who'll be there at the end.

All together now!

I've been blessed, it's true.
I've been blessed with you.
All of the hope of the world
lies in me and in you.

Let's hear it Baby Baby!

Use those eyes to see
and most of all believe.
It all will happen so sweetly
when we turn the key.

I've been blessed, it's true.

I've been blessed with you!

ChasinADream

I've Been Blessed

Huge thanks to the very talented for singing through the lurgee and making this sound great.  Please listen to her other songs on @phoebeelena. Also, thanks to Kev Pope for his patience and guidance with the track as well. @wiggy13

I got 
no words
Every letter a reminder of your love

It's been so long
every second I unwind where I went wrong

We lay in ruins
The crying illuminating like the saddest moon
Heart beats in tune
While you were waiting 
I'll be wearing hesitation wounds

We only feel with the heaviest hearts

So come let's light up the dark
one glorious spark tonight
So hope, hold me in the dark
Arrow hit the mark tonight
So come let's light up the dark
one glorious spark tonight
So hope, hold me in the dark
Arrow hit the mark tonight

We lay in ruins
the crying stars illuminating like the saddest moon
Heart beats in tune
While you be waiting
I'll be wearing hesitation wounds

Hesitation Wounds (by Amanda and Paul)

Recently recovered from The Vaults of the Lost LIVE Tape Archives and Digitally Remastered, Dripping in Full and Glorious HQ AcoustaTronic Sound. Original Music and Song written and performed by Riff Beach and The Reef Riders AcoustaTronic Orchestra.  
Lost in a Moment - Riff Beach Original © 
Sometimes sad and hard to believe
Don’t need a plan, nor a reason to leave
Packing a bag, catching a plane
I don’t care about the snow or the rain
I don’t care about the snow or the rain
Then, he saw her standing there
Appearing from out of nowhere
Her long hair floating in the wind
Just like a magnet, Lord, it was pulling him in
Just like a magnet, it was pulling him in
Chorus
Then, she vanished in the blink of an eye
Just disappeared, as if she could fly
Just disappeared, as if she could fly
A moment in time, it left him wondering there
And, dreaming about the wind in her hair
Dreaming about the wind in her hair
Lost in a moment, wondering why
Should he even give this a try?
Should he even give this a try?
His heart was beating so fast
Working overtime, forgetting the past
Bridge
Frozen in time while impatiently
Gazing at her, and he was hoping she’d see……
A voice cried out from somewhere within
Was this love....all over again?
Was this love.....all over again?
Had his life reached a dead end?
Or, was this a chance to find love again?
Was this a chance to find love again?
A quick glance was stealing his soul
And, he knew that he was losing control
He knew that he was losing control

Sunny Beaches All Around

Written and Performed by Josh McAlexander



Tomorrow will come a Sunny Day

Tomorrow will come a Sunny Day (Original)

Remembering old friends and places with such great images.  This song
was written by Lyle Lovett and Robert Earl Keen Jr,. while they attended
Texas A&M in the late 70's. It was released by Lyle in 1986.  What an American singer and songwriter.  A gem of a song

This Old Porch   (  cover - Lyle Lovett)

A special song about my Dad. (a tribute to John Prine's style of music)
Lyrics by Tony Harris that inspired Lizzie 
Vocal & Music by my friend Lizzie Taypen

I WOKE UP EVERY MORNIN'
TO THE SOUND OF HIM PLAYIN'
HIS OLD HARP IN THE KEY OF "C"
A GREAT MEMORY FOR ME

THEN HE WAS READY TO START HIS DAY
GRABBED HIS LUNCH...WAS ON HIS WAY
ALWAYS ARIVING EARLY AT THE JOB SITE
CAUSE BEIN' LATE WOULD NOT BE RIGHT

(CHORUS)
MY DADDY WAS A CARPENTER
HE LOVED DRIVIN' THEM NAILS
A SMALL TIME CONTRACTOR
ALWAYS FOCUSED ON DETAILS
NO AIR TOOLS BACK THEN
TO HIM…IT WAS A SIN
IF YOU DIDN'T USE A HAMMER

HIS WORK DAY'S...THEY WERE LONG
FILLED WITH HARD WORK AND SWEAT
NOW DON'T GET ME WRONG
MY DAD HAD NO REGRETS

HE LEARNED HIS TRADE
IN THE ARMY DURING THE WAR
WORE OUT MANY A SAW BLADE
AND HUNG MANY A DOOR

(REPEAT CHORUS)

ON SUNDAY WE WERE ALWAYS GOIN'
TO THE COUNTRY CHURCH NEXT DOOR
HIS BIBLE, HE WAS ALWAYS READIN'
DIDN'T WANT TO BE THE MAN HE WAS BEFORE

(REPEAT CHORUS)

2020 © Lyrics by Tony Harris (BMI)

My Daddy Was A Carpenter - Lyrics by Tony Harris - Featuring Lizzie Taypen - Original

Skin and Bones  Words and Music: Pravinand Maharaj

Skin and bones
Heat and snow
Dark and white
Rest and flow
It’s the wider truth
A big fat wider truth

Leave and run
Be my guest
All the guns
Haven’t fired yet
It’s the wider truth
A big fat wider truth

There’s a hole on the mountain
There’s a tower in the fountain
There’s a bridge over Hades
By the Quarry-side
It’s the wider truth
A big fat wider truth

Meet the damned
Damn the beast
Half the man
I’ll always be
It’s the wider truth
A big fat wider truth

Cover pic by Julia Rohwedder on deviantART. 

Skin and Bones

Version of a Lord Huron Gem created in my own way with all due respect and All of My Love for Dearest Daughter, Lauryn, and Her Wonderful Hubby, D-Rod! Vocal, Instruments, and Production by Riff Beach via RiffWerx Records & Production.

The Night We Met - Lord Huron
Oooooooooooooo.....
I am not the only traveler
Who has not repaid his debt
I've been searching for a trail to follow again
Take me back to the night we met
And then I can tell myself
What the hell I'm supposed to do
And then I can tell myself
Not to ride along with you
I had all and then most of you, some and now none of you
Take me back to the night we met
I don't know what I'm supposed to do, haunted by the ghost of you
Oh, take me back to the night we met
When the night was full of terror
And your eyes were filled with tears
When you had not touched me yet
Oh, take me back to the night we met
I had all and then most of you, some and now none of you
Take me back to the night we met
I don't know what I'm supposed to do, haunted by the ghost of you
Take me back to the night we met

Sunny Beaches

The Night We Met - Version

The Night We Met - Lord Beach Version (Slow 'Verb Vibe)

Minstrel Singer meets Male Chorale



My relentless pursuit of the song.



I'm just a blue collar lug trying to scratch an itch 

Thanks for listening.

Pete Ham(Bad Finger) wrote a song called "Without You". It was a nice song but nothing special. That is until Harry Nilsson got a hold of it and created one of the greatest songs ever written. 

I love music for the creativity of it all.