ST THERESA
©2018 David Michael Hartt

Another night of lonely
Long gone's my one and only
Salvation’s just a faint hope down the line
Aching for affection
My thoughts get my attention
I long to feel a pulse other than mine
 
Don’t let me go blind St Theresa,
If you have time St Theresa        
If you don’t mind St Theresa
Can you soothe my soul tonight?

Your blessings so restoring
My missive sent imploring
Your intervention is needed, did I mention I’m in need
I’m here anticipating, anxiously awaiting          
A simple sign that says you’ve heard my plea
 
Don’t let me go blind St Theresa,
If you have time St Theresa        
If you don’t mind St Theresa
Can you soothe my soul tonight?
Don’t let me go blind St Theresa,
If you don’t mind St Theresa
And you have time St Theresa   
Can you soothe my soul tonight?
 
The battered and the broken, the exiled, unspoken,
The lonely and the homely call your name
The unloved, the unneeded, the unwanted the defeated      
The rejected you comfort all the same
 
Don’t let me go blind St Theresa ….

Never Brave Enough

St Theresa

David Michael Hartt is a singer/songwriter originally from Timmins, but now living in Owen Sound ON. He has worked with many talented musicians from Shania Twain to Larry Jensen.  His writing style is in more of a storytelling vein as can be seen in his first album “Our Stories” which has songs that tell 10 stories of his hometown of Timmins, ON.  This is to be followed up in late 2023 with a second 10 song collection called “More Stories” which will continue to tell the stories of events and people of note. 
The newest release is “Keep On Driving”. The songs on this album were written mostly over the last few years with a reworking of a 1986 song, “When You Look Up At Night” and the inclusion of “All My Life” a song recorded with his old band “Longshot” in 1987.
David likes to inject a little humour in his songwriting but can write a great love song and does not shy away from wearing his strongly held beliefs on his sleeve. 
Apart from the aforementioned Longshot song and first single “Demon Seed” produced by the very talented Michael Lanteigne of Canadian Country Band Johnson’s Creek, the rest of the album was recorded, mixed and mastered at David’s home studio, with him playing or programming all of the instruments. 
As he is a prolific songwriter, another album is on the horizon for mid-2024 tentatively titled “We’ll Always Have Main St” which will contain some collaborations with other songwriters and musicians.
Presently he is looking into assembling a band to perform the songs from “Keep On Driving”, as apart from the odd open mic, he has not performed live in over 20 years.