Thanks, Mama

Originally written as an entry to Mapco's Summer Song 2023 contest.
It didn't win, but I liked it a lot, so I worked it up into a single for release.
This is the first song to be officially released by Hamilton County Line, releasing on 7/21/2023.

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Lyrics:
Packed up the car and we're hittin' the road
Leavin' worries behind, gonna lighten our load
Got my Mapco card and her favorite tunes
Gonna fuel our adventure; chase away the blues
Got everything we need for the ride
Grabbed some snacks from Mapco to keep us alive
We're fueling our passion for adventure
Not just a road trip, naw, it's a summer treasure

It's summer time and we're on our way
Headin' up to the mountains for a two week stay
We'll relax and unwind
Soakin' in the hot tub
Sippin' wine by the creek
Gonna fill up on love
Yeah… Gonna fill up on love

Days filled with hikes and bright scenic views
Nights of stargazing and barbecues
Disconnecting from the world, just us two
This trip, well, it's a dream come true
Got everything we need for the ride
A big bag of ice and a small pecan pie
We're refueling our passion and my pickup truck
I'm cashin' in points; gonna save a buck

It's summer time and we're on our way
Headin' up to the mountains for a two week stay
We'll relax and unwind
Soakin' in the hot tub
Sippin' wine by the creek
Gonna fill up on love
Yeah… gonna fill up on love

The world can wait as we soak it all in
No worries or stress, just peace within
The mountains call; it's all within our reach
But next year... Uh, yeah? Let's go to the beach. Okay

It's summer time and we're on our way
Searchin' online for a beach where the dogs can play
Soakin' in the hot tub
Sippin' wine by the creek
Gonna fill up on love
While a new adventure we seek
Yeah… gonna fill up on love
Gonna fill up on
Love

(Single)

Fillin' Up On Love

Classic story of by meets girl, boy gets girl, girl gets electronic assistant...

That Damned Machine - [Full-Length Preview]

The classic tale of boy meets girl... girl meets technology... boy loses girl. That old chestnut.

That Damned Machine (Acoustic version)

Upon hearing Katherine Neev's "Seawall", I instantly knew I wanted to cover it. When I watched a video of the play that had inspired it, it only made me more interested in the project.

The original can be heard on Neev's Soundcloud Page, here:
https://soundcloud.com/neevmusic/seawall

And can be purchased wherever fine music is sold.

Seawall (Katherine Neev Cover)

This song is about those things in your life that you cannot change. Those times when something breaks in a way that simply can't be fixed. Great personal loss. The loss of a loved one. If I were to put a finger on it, we can simply call it separation anxiety.

I wrote this upon seeing the pain that my mother-in-law's loss of her pet dog caused her. That coupled with the horrors of Alzheimer's caused her to relive the loss, freshly. But, in truth, such loss is experienced a thousand times, even without Alzheimer's... in covers on a dog bed that are now empty, in one fewer dog bowl set out to be filled, in a fleeting sound that sounds might have been your beloved dog, but then you remember that time has past.

And, with my dog going into sudden congestive heart failure, now I'm feeling this song deeper. I think it's beautiful, but it's also very sad.

The Winds Of Change

A heart-felt send-off to Jimmy Buffett.

Lyrics:
I never have been
With my hands on my head
In the shape of a fin
At a concert
But when I first heard
Jimmy Buffett was gone
Can’t begin to say
How much my heart hurt

And somewhere there’s a man
With his toes in the sand
And a girl on his heart
On a bender
And he’ll find some ice
And take Jimmy’s advice
With some salt and some limes
And a blender

And you can still hear his voice
And you can still feel his hands
Where the sun meets the surf 
And the surf meets the sand

So here’s to you Jimmy
You glorious man
You go on ahead
We’ll catch up when we can
So, safe travels, Jimmy
You son of a gun
You son of a son of a sailor

[Instrumental bridge]

I can still hear him singing
I can still hear his laughter
But it’s 5 o’clock somewhere
In the here ever after
And attending that concert
Has to wait sometime later
For that son of a gun of a
son of a sailor

And I will find myself sitting
With my toes in the sand
And his songs in my head
And a drink in my hand
Just a little tequila
and a whole lot of ice
Wondering if
he’s bigger in Paradise

And we can still hear his voice
And we can still feel his hands
Where the sun meets the surf
And the surf meets the sand

So, fair winds, Jimmy
And following seas
You son of a son of a sailor

Safe Travels, Jimmy (Piano and vocal)

I loved Neev's Seawall so much that I did a cover before the remix contest ever existed. Here, I've merged Neev's original with my remix into an old-school Country Duet.

REMIX: Seawall - Country Duet (Neev ft. Hamilton County Line)

When Jimmy Buffett passed, it hit me pretty hard and led me to pen this song. Here, I've given it a tropical instrumentation treatment which feels befitting. Although I never made it to a Jimmy Buffett concert, I've always enjoyed his music and longed for the escapism he sings about. He's always been the first name that I would come up with when trying to describe the genre I was aiming for, which I call, "Island Country".

Fair weather and following seas, Jimmy. You will always be near to our ears, our hearts and our blenders.

Safe Travels Jimmy - Buff(ett)'d Up Version

I love technology. I'm a computer programmer. But, I grew up in the country... and when I write songs, they tend to come out as country songs. So, here I state my case. Yes, I'm a nerd... but maybe I'm country...

Maybe I'm Country

Just lookin' to share some music, have a good time and maybe find a beach or two. Focusing on studio releases, at the moment. Concerts are a maybe, but Tours are a hard pass.

Robert Earle is a Singer/Songwriter/Pianist/Bass player with a wide and eclectic taste in music.

The Hamilton County Line is a band of different individuals at different times, depending on need and availability.

Artists interested in collaborating as part of the Hamilton County Line (or as a feature) can contact Robert Earle, on this account or check for ongoing projects on ProCollabs.com.

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