One of the first songs I wrote once i started writing solo songs. Hope you enjoy.

Dave Barrett - The Longest Walk - Home Demo

More upbeat tune for you all this time. I hope you can lay back in the sun over the summer and have a nice relaxing sing along to this one. Enjoy

Dave Barrett - Don't Be Afraid - Home Demo

Why should I be damned to become,
What I never wanted to be?
Just so I can fit the plan,
The world had for me.
I’d rather play by my own rules,
Than sell away my soul.
Because growing old’s compulsory,
But growing up is optional.

Who are you to say I’m wrong,
And you are right?
Who are you to say the world I want,
Is out of sight?

You always seem to think you know
What’s best for me.
You try to make me live the way 
That you always wanted to see.
But I’d rather play my songs
Than forget about my goals.
Because growing old’s compulsory,
But growing up is optional.

Who are you to say I’m wrong,
And you are right.
Who are you to say the world I want,
Is out of sight.

I don’t know why
But I’ve never felt more alive,
In my life,                                     

Than today.

Acoustic Demos I

The Dreamer - Home Demo

Each time I get my hopes up,
I just end up feeling the same.
I waited for hours for you to arrive,
But you never came.

And have you got nothing to say to me,
After all I’ve been through,
And after I poured my mind out on the floor,
Right in front of you.

What else can I say?
I hope we’ll be alright.
But it won’t be tonight.

I’ve got this sinking feeling,
That you don’t care anymore.
And when I’ll need you the most,
You’ll have walked out the door.

What else can I say?
I hope we’ll be okay.
But it won’t be today.

If you think you’re supersonic,
I’m afraid to tell you you’re wrong.
Because I hear every word,
Every whisper, every song.

What else can I say?
We’re gonna be alright.
But it won’t be tonight.

Not Tonight - Home Demo

I can see the night time rising in your eye.
I know it’s gonna turn you,
I know it’s gonna turn you to the other side,
Of life,
The new sounds,
The big crowds,
But will you remember me
When you come back around?

Because you always said you had special part for me.

In my dreams.

I can see the big star has fallen from the sky,
I see it has consumed you,
I see it has retuned you
To a new key,
Now it seems,
The old you,
And the old me,
Are gone.
And you live on,
With everyone asking you questions to play on your soul.

Like “What do you want to be when you grow up?
Do you give a fuck?
Do you really give a fuck?”

Who do I want to be when I grow up?
I don’t give a fuck

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There Will Be Nothing - Home Demo

My name is Dave. Ever since we stopped making music with Elks I have been writing mainly acoustic indie and folk songs influenced by the likes of Elliott Smith, Sufjan Stevens and Big Star. Hope you can get to a gig soon.

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