SONGWRITER CATALOG DEMOS / Country & Folk 2025

Some Country

Take Forever (Hally's Song)

Betty lived in a tan ranch down the street from me 
She turned 90, fell ill and passed Christmas Eve
Her sons sold the house and all her possessions 
There wasn't enough money left to mention

There's more than one reason I'm sad that she's gone 
A girl named 'big trouble' bought Betty's home

I used to love it down at Betty's place
We'd solve the world's problems, drink lemonade 
I miss Betty as much as I miss my old life
There was a time I was happy and safe
When things were good down at Betty's place

Big Trouble was young, real pretty and divorced
She was a bright, shiny Lexus, and my husband was a Ford 
He said he was helping a new neighbor movin' in
But the only things movin' were her and him

If Betty were here, she'd tell me what to do
She'd say, "Get the gin, honey, there ain't no time to lose"

I used to love it down at Betty's place
We'd solve all my problems, drink Tanqueray 
I miss Betty as much as I miss my old life 
There was a time I was happy and safe
When things were good down at Betty's place

Well, the moth and flame got together
And that ex-husband of mine shoulda known better 
She left him for a younger man
Yeah, he got burned 
I'm lucky I had Betty
cuz I had so much to learn

I used to love it down at Betty's place
Wish she were here in my Mercedes drinking mocha lattes 
I cherish her advice
I found the love of my life 
Now I'm happy and safe
Guess I grew up down at Betty's Place 
Things were good down at Betty's Place

(c) CM Wentworth & Rita Weyls
carlene@carlene.net   864.221.6331

BETTY'S PLACE

The rain taps soft on the window glass
The old clock hums as the minutes pass
There’s a light in the hall you always leave on
Even when you know I’ve been gone too long

You’re the place I come back to
When the night feels too long to get through
Like a lighthouse in the dark
You calm my restless heart
And no matter how far I go
You’re the place I always call home
All I have to do
Is come back to you

I've been making my way the best I can
I still feel the touch of your steady hands
And the songs we sang in the kitchen light
Still find my heart in the quiet nights

You’re the place I come back to
When the night feels too long to get through
Like a lighthouse in the dark
You calm my restless heart
And no matter how far I go
You’re the place I always call home
All I have to do
Is come back to you

Miles may pass, years may turn
But every road still leads here
Through the joy, and lessons learned
Your voice is the sound I hear

You’re the place I come back to
When the night feels too long to get through
Like a lighthouse in the dark
You calm my restless heart
And no matter how far I go
You’re the place I always call home
All I have to do
Is come back to you
You're the place I come back to

(c) CM Wentworth

THE PLACE I COME BACK TO (Country Version)

They call me daughter and I wear that name with pride
He calls me honey and it makes me feel alive
They call me mama and it fills my heart with joy
They call me friend when they're hurting to the core

But there's a name that lifts me up and makes me strong
When the dark clouds come in and things go wrong

The name I answer to
When my world starts shaking and I don't know what to do
The name I answer to
When I need all the strength I can get to make it through
It's written on my heart in letters ten feet tall
The name I answer to is believer, that's all

They call me fighter when I take a stand
They call me dreamer when my goals are a bit too grand
They call me blessed when the pieces fall together
All these names will stay with me forever

I'm grateful for each role that I get to play
But when I need my anchor there's one name that lights the way

The name I answer to
When my world starts shaking and I don't know what to do
The name I answer to
When I need all the strength I can get to make it through
It's written on my heart in letters ten feet tall
The name I answer to is believer, that's all

I believe in second chances and the power of prayer
I believe that love can conquer and life's not always fair
I believe in chasing sunsets and the dreams that make you whole
I believe there's something bigger watching over every soul

The name I answer to
When my world starts shaking and I don't know what to do
The name I answer to
When I need all the strength I can get to make it through
It's written on my heart in letters ten feet tall
The name I answer to is believer, believer, that's all

(c) CM Wentworth

THE NAME I ANSWER TO

I met a girl
She was buying wine
I was shopping at The Fresh Market
Down on Peachtree and Pine

Yeah, she looked up
I had to stare
'Cuz when she smiled, I couldn't see
Anything but her and me

We knew something was happening
In a real big way
But my job made me leave her
The very next day

Left half my heart in Georgia
And I'm functionally impaired
Half a heart
Is rough
If you aren't
Emotionally prepared
Half my heart in Georgia

I've been to Sacramento
And down to San Francisco
Now it's Portland and Seattle
Every mile's an uphill battle

I can't get her off my mind
She's in the traffic lights
And the damn stop signs

Left half my heart in Georgia
And I'm functionally impaired
Half a heart
Is rough
If you aren't
Emotionally prepared
Left half my heart in Georgia

I used to love these trips
Thought I'd conquer the world
But the world ain't what I want
I'm just a boy who wants that girl       

Left half my heart in Georgia
And I'm functionally impaired
Half a heart
Is rough
If you aren't
Emotionally prepared
Left half my heart in Georgia

I'm going back to Georgia
Left half my heart in Georgia

(c) Carlene M Wentworth

HALF MY HEART IN GEORGIA

You left with the angels, you left much too soon
It's Sunday morning quiet in an empty room
Your number's still saved under "Call When You're Bored"
The phone just sits there like an unopened door

But there's no door
For going back to before

It did something to me
The day that you left
I sang at your service
God knew how I felt
About you leaving
It did something to me

I found an old birthday card in my truck the other day
It said, "Tough luck, buddy boy, I didn't get you a cake"
We laughed and we drove with nowhere to go
Singing with Randy Travis on the radio

That was the cure
We loved Country Pure

It did something to me
The day that you left
I sang at your service
God knew how I felt
About you leaving
It did something to me

You always said I should sing
For a living
Said I should go to Music City
Just do it, no kidding

You did something to me
Changed the way that I see
The world and myself
All the shadows I've felt
Yeah, I headed to Nashville
Now I'm here with a head full
Of dreams
'Cause you made me believe
I could do it
Yeah, you did something to me
You did something good
To me

© Carlene M Wentworth

DID SOMETHING TO ME

In Case You Didn't Know

One Number Away - Luke Combs (Cover by JunaNJoey)

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Lyrics:
Are you sitting at home all alone trying to fall asleep?
Are you staring a hole through your phone praying that it rings?
Are you watching a movie that you've seen a thousand times?
Maybe playing some Mayer getting lost in your favorite lines?

Well, if you're anything like me
You just might be doing whatever it takes to drown out the noise
But I just wanna hear your voice

And I'm one number away from calling to you
I said I was through, but I'm dying inside
Got my head in a mess, girl, I confess
I lied when I said, "I'm leaving and not coming back"
Might be the whiskey or the midnight rain
But everywhere I go, I see your face
In my brain, dial it up, everything I want to say
But I'm still one number away

Are you stuck at a red light with a Marlboro Light on your lips?
Does the smoke in your mirror get clearer without my kiss?
Are you changing the station replacing our favorite song?
Maybe it's a mistake, hit the brakes, I'm moving on
Well, if you're anything like me
You just might be doing whatever it takes to outrun the storm
But I'm almost out that door

And I'm one number away from calling to you
I said I was through, but I'm dying inside
Got my head in a mess, girl, I confess
I lied when I said, "I'm leaving and not coming back"
Might be the whiskey or the midnight rain
But everywhere I go, I see your face
In my brain, dial it up, everything I want to say
But I'm still one number away

Will you pick up when I call?
Or just forget we loved at all?
We don't have to talk, I just wanna hear your voice

And I'm one number away from calling to you
I said I was through, but I'm dying inside
Got my head in a mess, girl, I confess
I lied when I said, "I'm leaving and not coming back"
Might be the whiskey or the midnight rain
But everywhere I go, I see your face
In my brain, dial it up, everything I want to say
But I'm still one number away
Away, away
Yes, you're one number away

Songwriters: Luke Combs / Steven Andre Battey / Sammy Mitchell / Robert Steven Williford
One Number Away lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc, The Bicycle Music Company

One Number Away - Luke Combs (Cover by JunaNJoey)

Jon Randall, one of the song's co-writers, had just divorced from country singer Lorrie Morgan before writing this song. In addition, he had lost a record deal, and had not been able to find a songwriting contract either. He found himself drinking whiskey regularly, and pursuing sexual desires. After seeing the condition that Randall was in at the time, his manager told him, "Hey man, every now and then you've got to put a bottle to your head and pull the trigger." 
Randall then wrote down that line, and decided to use it in a song. He then met Bill Anderson and began to write the song, which eventually made its way to Paisley. Randall himself also included a version on his 2005 album Walking Among the Living.

Lyrics

(Brad)
She put him out like the burnin' end of a midnight cigarette
She broke his heart, he spent his whole life tryin' to forget
We watched him drink his pain away a little at a time
But he never could get drunk enough to get her off his mind,
Until the night.

Chorus: (Both)
He put that bottle to his head and pulled the trigger
And finally drank away her memory
Life is short but this time it was bigger
Than the strength he had to get up off his knees
We found him with his face down in the pillow
With a note that said I'll love her 'til I die
And when we buried him beneath the willow
The angels sang a whiskey lullaby.


(Alison)
The rumors flew but nobody knew how much she blamed herself
For years and years she tried to hide the whiskey on her breath
She finally drank her pain away a little at a time
But she never could get drunk enough to get him off her mind,
Until the night.

Chorus: (Both)
She put that bottle to her head and pulled the trigger
And finally drank away his memory
Life is short but this time it was bigger
Than the strength she had to get up off her knees
We found her with her face down in the pillow
Clinging to his picture for dear life
We laid her next to him beneath the willow
While the angels sang a whiskey lullaby.


DID SOMETHING TO ME

CARLENE WENTWORTH