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Dive into the soul-stirring melodies of Edwin H. Balder's "Best Of" playlist—a treasure trove of heartfelt storytelling and musical brilliance. From the poignant lyrics of "Be What You Want To Be" to the tender harmonies of "All These Lies ", each track is a testament to Balder's unparalleled artistry. His compilation, available on platforms like SoundCloud and YouTube, showcases a lifetime of songwriting mastery, blending Americana, folk, and contemporary vibes. Whether you're seeking solace, inspiration, or simply a musical escape, Edwin H. Balder's "Best Of" playlist promises to resonate deeply with every listener. Ready to immerse yourself in this auditory journey?

The Best of Songwriter Edwin H. Balder Vol:1

Cowboys Sing Country Songs by Edwin H. Balder is a tribute to the golden age of country music—bringing back the pure, twang-filled magic of classic Nashville sound with fresh songs that honor the heart and soul of country’s roots. This album revives the grandeur of the Grand Ole Opry, delivering authentic storytelling, rich melodies, and timeless country tradition, all sung with the grit and warmth that made legends out of cowboys and crooners alike. Steel guitars cry, fiddles sing, and the rhythm stands tall—this is country music as it was meant to be.

Cowboys Sing Country Songs by Edwin H. Balder

Jake Banfield - Take This Pain

For You 2

Gonna Love You

Airplanes

Just Walking Away by Songwriter Edwin H. Balder

A featured song in the country musical "Farm To Fame" Soundtrack Album out now here: 
https://soundcloud.com/edwin-balder/sets/farmtofame/s-1a3nJHSCykk?si=071468dedf224cf8a9c463fc326079da&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

everything that went down
everything that screwed up
the love we once found
nothing was enough

 

The times we've been through,
now Each step feels new... feels new
Under dark skies we hide,
thinking about how we lied how we lied
now walking with nothing to do
  walking not thinking of you
or times we've been through
thinkin bout things brand new
not walking under dark skies
not walking back imemories of our lives
not waking with no place to go
not walking just for show
Just walking 
Just walking 
Just walking 


(verse )Just waking with nothing to say, to say
seems the right time to walk anyway.
 so hard to walk from one's past the past
echoes of yesterday always last
 walking with nothing to do
  walking not thinking of you
or times we've been through
thinkin bout things brand new
not walking under dark skies
not walking back memories of our lives
not waking with no place to go
not walking just for show
Just walking 
Just walking 
Just walking 

 was everything out of our control, control
where outside Forces took their toll.
Each footstep tracing memory tears those tears
Walking away from all those fears

 I know I gonna be ok get on with life today forget about yesterdayI know I gonna find my wayJust walking 
Just walking 
Just walking 

 walking with nothing to do
  walking not thinking of you
or times we've been through
thinkin bout things brand new
not walking under dark skies
not walking back memories of our lives
not waking with no place to go
not walking just for show
Just walking 
Just walking 
Just walking 
Just walking awayJust walking 
Just walking 
Just walking

Link to best of our country hits that you can cover to get to the top... https://soundcloud.com/edwin-balder/sets/country-hits-you-might-need?si=307edea8be674dc3bedee9345a814080&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

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Just Walking Away by Songwriter Edwin H. Balder

Our HD lives seek shadows sometimes

Zoom In By Songwriter Edwin H. Balder

haze of lost time
secrets unwind

insight thunder
lens of wonder


quiet corners of my mind,
wondering about my time
answers  in plain sight.
echos of wrong or right

Zoom in, on my tears
close up on my fears
zoom in on my sorrow
 begin again tomorrow
all in beg steal or barrow

flash of memories past
childhood that didn't last
sunlight shadows  flow
what you seek  you know.

Zoom in, on my tears
close up on my fears
zoom in on my sorrow
 begin again tomorrow
all in beg steal or barrow

secret snapshot clicks  
time here slowly ticks
secrets under moonlight
fragile dance to insight

Zoom in, on my tears
close up on my fears
zoom in on my sorrow
 begin again tomorrow
all in beg steal or barrow

hope hovers at dawn,
never never to be wrong  
sad lines around old eyes,
wonder how one gets so wise
Zoom in, on my tears
close up on my fears
zoom in on my sorrow
 begin again tomorrow
all in beg steal or barrow

sun hides below the horizon,
before seeking wonder in the day
 what the truth of who I've been
focuses in  the words I say

Zoom in, on my tears
close up on my fears
zoom in on my sorrow
 begin again tomorrow
all in beg steal or barrow

zoom in...begin...all in...all in
sun hides below the horizon,
before seeking wonder in the day
 want the truth of who I've been
focuses on the words I say

Zoom in, on my tears
close up on my fears
zoom in on my sorrow
begin again tomorrow
all in beg steal or barrow
all in beg steal or barrow

Link to more of my Singer/songwriter style hits you can cover into fame because of your take!

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Zoom In By Songwriter Edwin H. Balder

Love Is Love

Roses In The Night By Edwin H. Balder

Innuendos dance, a secret masquerade,
Words like silk,  hidden meanings laid.
Whispers in  shadows, lips so close,
 playing with fire, and nobody knows.
nobody knows. ...nobody knows.

Between the lines, we find our sanctuary,
A language of desire, whispered vocabulary.
Double meanings bloom, like roses in the night,
Our hearts entangled, lost in unspoken  delight

like roses in the night,
like roses in the night,
like roses in the night,

She sips her wine, eyes locked on mine,
Her laughter a code, a tantalizing sign.
I'm decoding her curves, tracing every line,
Our double entendres—dangerously divine. dangerously divine. dangerously divine.

Between the lines, we find our sanctuary,
A language of desire, whispered vocabulary.
Double meanings bloom, like roses in the night,
Our hearts entangled, lost in unspoken  delight

like roses in the night,
like roses in the night,
like roses in the night,

leaing  in low, voice a velvet tease,
A wink, a nod—the art of sweet unease.
We're fencing with words, a risqué ballet,
Desire wrapped in syllables, leading us astray.


Between the lines, we find our sanctuary,
A language of desire, whispered vocabulary.
Double meanings bloom, like roses in the night,
Our hearts entangled, lost in unspoken  delight

like roses in the night,
like roses in the night,
like roses in the night,


Bridge the gap, bridge the gap,
Across the chasm of what's said and unsaid.
We're tightrope walkers, balancing on wit,
A linguistic tango, where pleasure and danger fit.


Between the lines, we find our sanctuary,
A language of desire, whispered vocabulary.
Double meanings bloom, like roses in the night,
Our hearts entangled, lost in unspoken  delight

like roses in the night,
like roses in the night,
like roses in the night....

Link to the best of my R & B, Soul, Funky, Hip Hop, Rap & Blues Bangers you can cover  to add hit power to your world https://soundcloud.com/edwin-balder/sets/hit-r-b-funky-bangers-by-edwin?si=a366189f83684571b35fd59768210669&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

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Roses In The Night By Edwin H. Balder

Room to ....room
No One Sleeping Here Tonight by songwriter Edwin H. Balder
(oooooo Yeaaaa)
No sleeping here tonight,
Baby, that's so alright.
Come together, hold me tight,
No one sleeping here tonight
(oooooo Yeaaaa)....

[ instrumental hook]

[Verse]
Midnight whispers, got the city on hush,
Candles flicker, heatin' up, no rush.
Electric vibes, tension in the air,
Your touch like fire, pullin' me near.
[ instrumental hook]
[Verse 2]
Velvet shadows, moonlight on your skin,
Undress the silence, let the night begin.
Heartbeat syncopated, rhythm so divine,
Two bodies swayin', lost in time

[Chorus](oooooo Yeaaaa)
No sleeping here tonight,
Baby, that's so alright.
Come together, hold me tight,
No one sleeping here tonight
(oooooo Yeaaaa)
Night fades away but our love still on  fire
Every touch, just builds our desire
keep it burning, let the fire stay bright
No one sleeping here tonight
(oooooo Yeaaaa)
No one sleeping here tonight
 [instrumental hook]
[Verse 3]
Sip of that wine, taste your lips, so sweet,
Every moment's magic, when our souls meet.
Gaze like a spell, got me hypnotized,
Forget the world, we're..... mesmerized....(.mesmerized.)....mesmerized.....

[Bridge]
Intimate secrets whisper
(whisper ) whisper  ( wisper).....
 (Kiss me)...kiss me....(kiss... me)....

[instrumental dance power solo]

[Verse 4]
Love's a journey, never-ending ride,
no more  feeling, I'm lost inside.
just our melody, chords only ours
In your arms, under the stars....

[Chorus](oooooo Yeaaaa)
No sleeping here tonight,
Baby, that's so alright.
Come together, hold me tight,
No one sleeping here tonight
(oooooo Yeaaaa)
Night fades away but our love still on  fire
Every touch, just builds our desire
keep it burning, let the fire stay bright
No one sleeping here tonight
(oooooo Yeaaaa)
No one sleeping here tonight

Link to the best of our R & B, Soul, Funky, Hip Hop, Rap & Blues Bangers you can cover  to add hit power to your world https://soundcloud.com/edwin-balder/sets/hit-r-b-funky-bangers-by-edwin?si=a366189f83684571b35fd59768210669&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

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No One Sleeping Here Tonight by E H..B

Left your map to me on the side of the road

Where Am I in This? by songwriter Edwin H. Balder
"I’m a shadow in a photograph nobody took..." 

The jukebox plays a melody I don’t recall, 

A half-remembered whisper through a fractured wall. 

You left your fingerprints in dust upon the shelf, 

Now I’m talking to the echoes, asking for your help. 

Where am I in this? 

A stranger in the frame, a ghost inside the kiss. 

The map we drew got swallowed by the mist— 

Now I’m just a question mark on your list. 

The coffee’s cold, the steam long since retired, 

Your absence hums like a live wire. 

I sift through every silence for a clue, 

But the past just hums a tune I never knew. 

Where am I in this? 

A footnote in the script, a name you might’ve missed. 

The compass spins but won’t admit— 

I’m still the wound beneath the scar you kissed. 


I built a house of maybes in the in-between, 

Where the doors don’t close and the walls stay lean. 

You’re a silhouette in every windowpane, 

But the glass won’t break, and the rain won’t explain. 


The clock hands fold like a losing bet, 

Time’s a thief who hasn’t cashed in yet. 

I wear your memory like a borrowed coat, 

Too thin for winter, too heavy to float. 


Where am I in this? 

Just a flicker in the film, a pause inside the twist. 

The credits roll, the reels persist— 

But the story’s yours, and I don’t exist

Link to more of our Singer/songwriter style hits you can cover into fame because of your take!

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Where Am I in This? by songwriter Edwin H. Balder

A words just just wrote themselves vibe ...
Drink To Solve 'em by Songwriter Edwin H Balder
He stood at the bar, said, "I'm the problem,
But it's easier to drink than try to solve 'em."
The jukebox hummed with a lonely tune,
And whispered truths about how he got better too soon.
Under the neon lights, Superman fell apart,
Searching for answers, chasing a brand-new start.
But life’s a game where the dice don’t roll fair,
He’d kick himself for dreaming she’d still care.
The night he met her, "What I want" played low,
Her laugh was the kind a man’s heart would know.
Just in case he thought fate could bend,
They danced in circles that led nowhere in the end.
Under the neon lights, Superman fell apart,
Searching for answers, chasing a brand-new start.
But life’s a game where the dice don’t roll fair,
He’d kick himself for dreaming she’d still care.
Skoal, Chevy, and Browning lined the scene,
They were echoes of a past, messy and serene.
Now he closes his eyes, quiet thoughts collide,
In the moment, he realizes her eyes were closed to goodbye.
He stood at the bar, said, "I'm the problem,
But it's easier to drink than try to solve 'em."
 "I'm the problem,
 drink to  solve 'em."
 drink to  solve 'em."
 drink to  solve 'em."

Link to best of our country hits that you can cover to get to the top... https://soundcloud.com/edwin-balder/sets/country-hits-you-might-need?si=307edea8be674dc3bedee9345a814080&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

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Drink To Solve 'em by Songwriter Edwin H Balder

I still have the photo...
Date Night 1969 By Edwin H. Balder
The quarter’s spinning in my palm,
just enough for coffee or a song.
I worked all summer fixing bikes,
saving up for just one night.
The jukebox hums, the neon fades,
but tonight’s the only bet I’ve made.
Every dollar spent, every hour dreamed,
for a chance to prove she’s more than a dream.
It’s worth every penny, worth every try,
for one perfect moment, under a dim-lit sky.
If laughter is golden, and love is free,
then tonight, I’ll spend what’s left of me.
I rehearsed the words a hundred times,
but nothing sounds right when her eyes meet mine.
She’s always been the light I chase,
always been the home in this restless place.
The waitress winks, the band plays slow,
but all I hear is her heartbeat glow.
Every mile walked, every tear unshed,
for the one I’ve loved since we were kids.
It’s worth every penny, worth every try,
for one perfect moment, under a dim-lit sky.
If laughter is golden, and love is free,
then tonight, I’ll spend what’s left of me.
The car door swings, she steps inside,
the headlights tracing country miles.
The radio hums, I take her hand,
every beat feels like a new life planned.
She turns to me, the silence weighs,
but some stories end in a lover’s gaze...
Did she kiss me? Did the stars align?
Did my breath escape, or did we cross that line?
It’s worth every penny, worth every prayer,
for the way she lingers in the midnight air.

Link to best of our country hits that you can cover to get to the top... https://soundcloud.com/edwin-balder/sets/country-hits-you-might-need?si=307edea8be674dc3bedee9345a814080&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

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Date Night 1969 By Edwin H. Balder

And AM is just alright by me...
Static Midnight Air bu songwriter Edwin H. Balder
Static hums through the midnight air,
an oldies station, pullin’ me somewhere.
Back when these songs weren’t faded gold,
but the soundtrack of my life, fresh and bold.
First gear rolled through a county line,
American Pie played on borrowed time.
That old Ford rattled, windows down,
every dream riding shotgun through town.
The radio spun like fate on cue,
telling stories only I once knew.
Every chorus a time machine,
every highway a memory seen.
These radio roads don’t fade,
every turn sings yesterday.
That old AM dial still calls,
a melody running through it all.
These radio roads don’t change,
but the miles have rearranged.
Backseat kisses in a desert breeze,
Brandy (You’re a Fine Girl) played with ease.
Neon signs blinked late-night truths,
every lyric a stitch in youth.
I swore I’d never let it fade,
but time don’t ask, it just gets paid.
Every chorus a time machine,
every highway a memory seen.
These radio roads don’t fade,
every turn sings yesterday.
That old AM dial still calls,
a melody running through it all.
These radio roads don’t change,
but the miles have rearranged.
Pulled over, let the static play,
felt the years wash over gray.
The dust still clings to these old steel wheels,
but the songs remain, raw and real.
Took a breath, let it ride,
let the past sit shotgun by my side.
That DJ calls another tune,
Free Bird soaring through the moon.
I let it play, I hum along,
knowing some things never move on.
Rolling west, chasing light,
with oldies still holding me tight.
These radio roads don’t fade,
every turn sings yesterday.
That old AM dial still calls,
a melody running through it all.
These radio roads don’t change,
but the miles have rearranged.

Link to best of our country hits that you can cover to get to the top... https://soundcloud.com/edwin-balder/sets/country-hits-you-might-need?si=307edea8be674dc3bedee9345a814080&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

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Static Midnight Air bu songwriter Edwin H. Balder

For My Great Uncle John the grand man of the land
Digging Deep by songwriter Edwin H. Balder
The sun paints gold on the fields outside,
But the numbers don’t match the work I’ve tried.
The cattle are fat, the crops grew tall,
But the bills stack higher than the barnyard wall.
I sit at the desk where my father sat,
Running the numbers, running out of slack.
The land’s been good, the rain came through,
But good ain’t enough when the debt comes due.
Digging deep, digging down,
Holding on while the world spins round.
The family farm, it’s in my blood,
But the fight gets harder in the dust and mud.
Digging deep, digging wide,
Praying this land still stays alive.
The kids are in town, the wife’s at the store,
Counting dollars, counting more.
She don’t say much, but I see it clear,
The weight of worry, the weight of years.
Digging deep, digging down,
Holding on while the world spins round.
The family farm, it’s in my blood,
But the fight gets harder in the dust and mud.
Digging deep, digging wide,
Praying this land still stays alive.
Some men build towers, some men build towns,
Some men just hold their ground.
I ain’t asking for riches, I ain’t asking for fame,
Just a fair shot at keeping my name.
The sun sets slow, the fields turn red,
I hear my father’s words in my head.
“You don’t quit, you don’t fold,
You stand your ground, you break the mold.”
So I sharpen the plow, I fuel the truck,
I ain’t leaving, I ain’t giving up.
Digging deep, digging down,
Holding on while the world spins round.
The family farm, it’s in my blood,
But the fight gets harder in the dust and mud.
Digging deep, digging wide,
Praying this land still stays alive.
The land don’t quit, the land don’t lie,
It holds the truth beneath the sky.
So I dig deep, I dig strong,
And I pray this farm keeps holding on.
dig deep,
dig deep
dig strong,
dig strong
pray this farm keeps holding on.
pray this farm keeps holding on.

Link to best of our country hits that you can cover to get to the top... https://soundcloud.com/edwin-balder/sets/country-hits-you-might-need?si=307edea8be674dc3bedee9345a814080&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

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Dig Deep by songwriter Edwin H. Balder

Truth in nature holds....
Mountain Lion by songwriter Edwin H. Balder
The dust don’t settle, the wind don’t wait,
And a cowboy learns by the hands of fate.
Every scar’s got a story, every line’s got a name,
And the lessons don’t change, they just pass down again.
My granddad rode with leather hands,
Taught me how to break a wild one’s stand.
Said, “Son, don’t fight what you can’t control,
But never let go of what makes you whole.”
The prairie don’t care if you rise or fall,
It just keeps rolling, standing tall.
Forged in fire, built by dust,
Every lesson earned, every hand we trust.
The road ain’t easy, the ride ain’t smooth,
But a cowboy’s heart is made to prove.
Forged in fire, tried by time,
Passed down strong like a Mountain Lion.
My father worked till the daylight burned,
Said, “A man don’t quit, a man just learns.”
The storms will come, the droughts will stay,
But the land remembers who walked its way.
You don’t ask for mercy, don’t beg for grace,
You stand your ground, you know your place.
Forged in fire, built by dust,
Every lesson earned, every hand we trust.
The road ain’t easy, the ride ain’t smooth,
But a cowboy’s heart is made to prove.
Forged in fire, tried by time,
Passed down strong like a Mountain Lion.
Some men break, some men bend,
Some keep riding till the bitter end.
The fire don’t burn what’s meant to last,
It just makes steel from the past.
Now I ride with my son at my side,
Teaching him how to hold his pride.
Said, “Boy, don’t fear what you can’t outrun,
Just face the wind and ride toward the sun.”
The lessons don’t change, the words don’t fade,
They’re carved in the dust, in the life we made.
Forged in fire, built by dust,
Every lesson earned, every hand we trust.
The road ain’t easy, the ride ain’t smooth,
But a cowboy’s heart is made to prove.
Forged in fire, tried by time,
Passed down strong like a Mountain Lion.
The dust don’t settle, the wind don’t wait,
And a cowboy learns by the hands of fate.
Every scar’s got a story, every line’s got a name,
And the lessons don’t change, they just pass down again.
 lessons don’t change, they just pass down again.

Link to best of our country hits that you can cover to get to the top... https://soundcloud.com/edwin-balder/sets/country-hits-you-might-need?si=307edea8be674dc3bedee9345a814080&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

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Mountain Lion by songwriter Edwin H. Balder

Stoney

I Fall Apart

beerbongs & bentleys

Psycho (feat. Ty Dolla $ign)

In the shadows of Apache Junction, at the foot of the majestic Superstition Mountains, sits a weathered hacienda. This desert oasis is home to an enigmatic figure, a songwriter whose journey reads like a long, dusty road of honky-tonk bars and college cafeterias. He wasn't chasing fame or glitter; instead, he chose the soul-crushing beauty of music for music's sake.

Years spent hunched over sticky barroom tables and scribbling lyrics on napkins earned him a reputation—not in the spotlight but in the back rooms where deals are made. He wrote melodies that found their way into the hearts of stars who had lost their own muse. He sold his creations for cash, with no recognition, but the whisper of his songs carried the weight of his soul.

Finally, he bought this piece of desert paradise—a stable income from his timeless songs allowed him to live comfortably, if anonymously. Here in this hacienda, with his family beside him and the mountains as his backdrop, he found the peace to write hits under his own name. He chuckled at the irony that now, without chasing fame, he could create music that brought him joy.

In the end, it was never about the spotlight. It was about the journey, the stories, and the songs that wrote themselves through his life. As the sun set behind the Superstitions, casting long shadows over the hacienda, he strummed his guitar and sang—content, unknown, and unburdened by the world's gaze.


Copyright 2019 Edwin H. Balder

I may be dead when fame comes but my real glory was always JULIE & The Kids. Thank you for such love

Where Am I in This? by songwriter Edwin H. Balder

Edwin Balder