The Pain by Charlie Thomas (RIP 2021)

My Happiest Times · Chuggalug
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Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Engineer: Chuggalug
Guitars: Russ Greene
Vocals, Keys: PJ Lee
Bass: Brent Mingle
Drums: Phil Brotman

The party had started when I walked in
You tore up my picture before I could tune my guitar
A stranger out of place at a bar
The back of your head was the friendliest part
Ignoring me then was the easiest part of your night
You didn’t want to give me a chance
Clearest in my sight, I caught your eye
Fearless, I set out to be your prize

I gave you everything a woman could give
Because of you I get to relive
Over and over again my happiest times
You took my heart and soul right down to the bone
You bled it dry and made it your own
I counted on your love, but now I’m alone

I opened my heart and let you in
You soaked it all in like a desert that needed the rain
Oblivious to all of my pain
I tried so hard to hold on tight
To what remained of our love and our midnight affair
You couldn’t feel the weight of my stare
Clearest in my sight, I caught your eye
Fearless, I set out to be your prize

I gave you everything a woman could give
Because of you I get to relive
Over and over again my happiest times
You took my heart and soul right down to the bone
You bled it dry and made it your own
I counted on your love, but now I’m alone

The years had gone by, I saw you again
A different bar, but the liquor still tasted the same
You graciously remembered my name
We tried to relive the times from the past
Your loyalty emptied out long before I could recall
How much it hurt to give you my all
Clearest in my sight, I caught your eye
Fearless, I set out to be your prize

I gave you everything a woman could give
Because of you I get to relive
Over and over again my happiest times
You took my heart and soul right down to the bone
You bled it dry and made it your own
I counted on your love, but now I’m alone

My Happiest Times

Chuggalug's first ever released original song...I'm nervous!  It's a happy song!!!  (If you clicked a link to get here, poke around a little...you'll find our second released original song...)

SEE www.youtube.com/chuggalugband FOR MASTERED AUDIO
Charlie Thomas - vocals, guitar
PJ Lee - backup vocals, keys, bass
Billy Lent - drums, MUY IMPORTANTE cymbal swells hehe
Recorded at Dream Traxx in Warrenton, VA
© Chuggalug

"Put The Past Away" - Charlie Thomas vocals/gtr (RIP 2021)

(see http://youtu.be/2WBc-7JHLjs for final audio)
PJ Lee - vocals, keys/organ, bass, violin
Charlie Thomas - guitar
Billy Lent - drums
Recorded at Dream Traxx in Warrenton, VA
Music and Lyrics © 2012 Chuggalug

"Hard To Be With You"

Subtle voices seldom ever heard from either one of us
Controversy always seemed the simplest way to show
That more than fear was there
It isn't safe, it isn't fair

Sweet confessions bordering the edge of something dangerous
Broad concessions that only fools in love would ever make
We're seized in our own fate
No turning back, too much at stake

But it wasn't supposed to be like this
And complicate my head
Another reason to lie awake in bed
When all along you knew
We'd wind up here instead

Standing here naked in front of you
My head is about to explode
Waiting for something more comforting
Than how much you want me to know
That you'll love me forever
That you let me inside of your soul
There's a reason to hide what we're feeling inside
It's spinning us out of control

You said be careful what you ask for
I didn't ask for this
Too much to read in this new chapter
Something has got to give
We're in too deep

Tired of wondering what to do
Embarrassed and writing a song
Worried I might be offending you
I've done what I want for so long
This confusion might drown me
All I know is I gave you my heart
What that means in the end isn't reason to spend
Eternity crazy on you

You said be careful what you ask for
I didn't ask for this
Too much to read in this new chapter
Something has got to give
We're in too deep

New beginnings scare me to the point of shutting down
Look at all the good we stand to lose
How we got here
Now we feel each others' every move
So hard to be with you

But it wasn't supposed to be like this
And complicate my head
Another reason to lie awake in bed
When all along you knew...

"Hard To Be With You"  - PJ Lee vocals, keys, violin, bass (rough mix)

7-pc jazz arrangement by Prelude (www.preludemusic.net/) of "Little Drummer Boy" with a rock guitar solo at 1m24s.  From their CD "Christmastime in Washington" (http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/preludemusic).

"Little Drummer Boy" by Prelude - Charlie Thomas guitar (RIP 2021)

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My Happiest Times

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