I was traveling on a LONG trip when I sent this prompt. I was selfishly hoping for some great road songs. You did it! great job Denis.

ok omg you ARE country western.  like OG country western.  Bruce is right this is such ol school ramblin' travelin' country.  clearly, you are a PhD in the field of country-western-ology.  this is ROOTS stuff.  not even my cup of tea per se but I feel like I know the real thing when I hear it.  forgot to mention, GREAT mix and recording - love the guitar pickin in either ear.  tons of ear candy!  bravo man.

I Was Another Guy, Long Hair, Not Scared, Running Wild     Denis Bastarache, October 8-2024


[Verse 1]
my addiction doesn't get me drunk
it don't get me high, it don't pick me up
it goes back to a summer love
cruising around in my Chevy truck

[Chorus]
she was the girl, that made me lose my mind 
it was a blast, all we had is time                                 
I was another guy, long hair
not scared, running wild
I was another guy, long hair
not scared, running wild

[verse 2]
the back road was a loving place
where young lovers could hide away
turn out the lights, hold her tight
wish on a star, that the moment is right

[Chorus]
she was the girl that made me lose my mind
it was a blast, all we had is time           
I was another guy, long hair
not scared running wild
I was another guy, long hair
not scared, running wild

[bridge]
there's a ghost in my closet
she calls out my name
takes my mind back in time
to my younger days

[chorus]
she's the girl that made me lose my mind
it was a blast, all we had is time            
I was another guy, long hair
not scared, running wild
I was another guy, long hair
not scared, running wild

[verse]

I keep an old photograph 
a little blast from my past
a pretty girl in a chevy truck
i can't forget that summer love

[Chorus]
she was the girl that made me lose my mind
it was a blast, all we had is time           
I was another guy, long hair
not scared running wild
I was another guy, long hair
not scared running wil

I Was Another Guy, Long Hair, Not Scared Running Wild

Go For a Drive                            Denis Bastarache Nov 1, 2024

[Verse 1]

I'm still looking for my own direction
something a GPS can't find
got an old map for my refrence
I'm gonna see small towns, and lose my time

back roads that lead to nowhere
fill my head with story lines
old churches where no one is praying
ghost towns left behind to die 

[chorus]
we only knows what they want to tell us
take a road trip trust your eyes
find an old school map to guide you
get some courage, go for the drive

{Solo}

[verse 2] 

my papa had an old map in his glove box
dating back to his early age 
drove around in a 55 T-bird
the one that he left to my name

I'm going to follow his footsteps
take my time no need to race
have myself a perfect vacation
and stay away, from the passing lane

[bridge]

they say I got my Daddy's smile
driving his T-Bird
his 55

[chorus X 2] Guitar and out

Go for a Drive

Corporate companies have medicine for so many sicknesses but the consumers who cannot afford the cures must chose between life and death in the worst of cases, Stories have broken my heart and I had to write a song about it.

The Cure

During WW1, Christmas eve, the Germans were shouting "Tommorow yo don't shoot, We don't shoot", it turned into a Christmas truce were the allies and the Germans shook hands, exchanges items, sang Christmas songs and kicked a soccer ball around. This was known as the Christmas Truce.

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

in 1914, a Christmas truce
between the allies and German forces
the constelations lit the skies
a soldier sang Silent Night

[Verse 2]

while they put the war on hold
no man's land was a neutral zone
they met bewteen the trenche
with handshakes and Christmas Wishes

[Chorus]

Handshakes and Christmas wishes
the world came to it's senses
for one night and a day
Handshakes and Christmas wishes

[Verse 3]

they retrieved the bodies and buried their dead
prayers and eulogies for each were said
with the silent guns and the winter chill
they dropped a ball on the battle field


[Verse 4]
the men kicked it between the ditches
the story's been told throughout the ages
with the war on hold, through the neutral zone
handshakes and Christmas wishes

chorus x 2 and tag

Go for a Drive

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