That's When The Lonely Comes (duet w/ David Yazbek)

Words and Music by Erik Swerrie
Copyright, Erik A. Swerrie

How do we navigate this crazy world?  With so many people saying so many things, finding the truth is harder than ever.  But perhaps it's not impossible....

Lyrics:
Open Heart
    
We're all sitting at this line, 
Waiting for a change,
But staring out this window to the world from our pockets,
When the light turns green, will anybody notice?
  
Used to be the war 'tween good and bad,  
We knew the sane from the mad,
But when everything is spinning like a devil of dust,
When the word is given, will we even know it?
  
Where does the choice lie between a lie and a lie?
Or do we just hope that everybody else is right?
  
Where do we begin with so much to take in?
What can we do with so much to lose?
'N when time comes to, how do we choose?
Maybe the answer starts in our Open Hearts 
  
Everybody wants to be accepted, 
For the truth we each bring,
Except when nobody accepts the exception,
What to we expect, Is gonna happen?
  
Fear brings our fight to survive, 
Defend our right to be alive,
But when we've taken out everything that we've ever feared,
Will the loneliness, be our destination?
  
How do we think the thought that's never been thought?
Or win the battle with nobody having fought?
  
When you begin, take it all in,
All you can do, is think it all through,
When you make your choice, hear your own voice,
Trust that the answer starts in your Open Heart
  
What if we destroy the answer we all need,
'Cause when it arrived, it wasn't what we expected to see?
  
So, to begin, take it all in,
All you can do, is try to think it all through,
'N when you make your choice, listen to your true voice,
Trust that the answer starts, in your Open Heart
  
Yes, when you begin, take it all in,
All you can do, is all you can do,
When you make your choice, listen to your own voice,
Trust that the answer starts in your Open Heart 
Yes, trust in the beauty you are, in your Open Heart

Open Heart

It's All For You

Redneck will 
M. Shelton

V1
That’s my truck, it’s a Chevy duelly
Meet my dog, he’s a bit unruly. 
My home is up on eight wheels, parked out in a dirt field
I got all I need, my woman treats me like a king
Yeah, I know that I might, 
go too far sometimes!
I’m living life my way,  
but some folks like to say
 
CH 1 
“You can’t do that!” But everybody knows a redneck will!
“You can’t fix that!” Everybody knows a redneck will! 
Every effin’ little “NO” I hear, I just tell em hold my beer!
Ain’t much in life that knocks me down, ask anyone in this one-horse town
If someday I take a nasty spill, jumping my 3-wheeler over some hill
I’ll rest in peace; I already wrote my redneck will!
 
V2
It goes…
To my truck, you got the dent from my ass
Think of me with every prius that you pass
My hunting in the bog dog, I loved every long walk
You can have my boots, yeah, the ones you like to chew
Finally, to my girl, 
you always rocked my world
My 10G policy, 
Throw a kegger in my memory
 
CH 
“You can’t do that!” But everybody knows a redneck will!
“You can’t fix that!” Everybody knows a redneck will! 
Every effin’ little “NO” I hear, I just tell em hold my beer!
Ain’t much in life that knocks me down, ask anyone in this one-horse town
If someday I take a nasty spill, jumping my 3-wheeler over some hill
I’ll rest in peace; I already wrote my redneck will!

SOLO w/vocal
 
CH 
(THEY SAY)
“You can’t do that!” But everybody knows a redneck will!
“You can’t fix that!” Everybody knows a redneck will! 
Every effin’ little “NO” I hear, I just tell em hold my beer!
Ain’t much in life that knocks me down, ask anyone in this one-horse town
If someday I take a nasty spill, jumping my 3-wheeler over some hill
I’ll rest in peace; I already wrote my redneck will!

Hell, they’re just sorry they ain’t in it!


REDNECK WILL

Woke up just this mornin’ didn’t know the time, the day, or the year
The only friend I have in this whole world is my dog Blue layin’ here
When I climbed up this mountain I was tryin’ to escape from fools gone mad
I wonder if they’re still alive or have they ruined the only world they had

	Me and Blue just kickin’ back not hatin’ anyone
	We’ll worry about tomorrow when today is done
	Me and Blue just kickin’ back and breathin’ mountain air
	Not carin’ about the world that lives down there

Thank you Lord for lettin’ me open my eyes and live another day
I know you’ve got the power if you set your mind to take it all away
Come on Blue it’s time we checked those traps up on Willow Creek
And if that dang old goat don’t milk we’ll be drinkin’ water another week

	Me and Blue just kickin’ back not hatin’ anyone
	We’ll worry about tomorrow when today is done
	Me and Blue just kickin’ back and breathin’ mountain air
	Not carin’ about the world that lives down there

With big sad eyes Blue looks up at me and I know what’s on his mind
He’s a wonderin’ if we’ll ever climb back down and leave this way of life behind
Well listen here you ugly dog what ever makes you think I’d leave these woods
Cause I’ve been down there and I wouldn’t trade you for a million dollars if I could

	Me and Blue just kickin’ back not hatin’ anyone
	We’ll worry about tomorrow when today is done
	Me and Blue just kickin’ back and breathin’ mountain air
	Not carin’ about the world that lives down there

	Me and Blue just kickin’ back not hatin’ anyone
	We’ll worry about tomorrow when today is done
	Me and Blue just kickin’ back and breathin’ mountain air
	Not carin’ about the world that lives down there
	Not carin’ about the world that lives down there


Kickin' Back With Blue (MIX)

[Verse]
It's been just over a year,
but you still feel, so near..
and at night I call out your name,
to the evening breeze
but when I try to speak
I can't breathe
oh.. I can't breathe..

[Verse]
Now the air's heavy in the evening light,
and Sky's turnin gray, like it's gonna, cry all night..

[Chorus]
Sometimes it's gotta.. rain,
to wash away the pain,
Maybe it's Nature’s way of sayin',
it's time to start.. again, again
When life feels like a ball and chain,
Remember, sometimes it's gotta rain.
oh oh oh.. it's gotta rain..

[Verse 2]
The clock on the wall's movin slow
and I 'm lost where the sun never goes.
Silent screams whisper through cracks in the night,
and I'm still searching for a ray of light

[Chorus]
But Sometimes it's gotta...rain,
to wash away the pain,
Maybe it's Nature’s way of sayin',
it's time to start... again,
When life feels like a ball and chain,
Remember, sometimes it's gotta rain.
oh oh oh.. it's gotta rain..

[Bridge]
The storm left us rivers of sorrow,
and a lifetime of broken.. tomorrows

[Outro]
Ain't no rainbow without a storm,
but maybe through the rain..
a new day is born.
But I know.. Sometimes it’s gotta rain
oh oh oh.. it’s gotta rain
it’s gotta... rain

Rain (feat., SD)

High and Hallelujah! © David D. Geer

Everyone’s got to love someone
Everyone’s got to love
Everyone’s got to love someone 
Everyone’s got to love

You’ll kiss and squeeze and sweat and swear
Your heart will race to get you there
If you’re sure, don’t hesitate
It’s the sweetest thing you’ll ever taste 

And we sing, High and Hallelujah!
If you’re dry, pour one into you
If there’s a better life or a better time
Lead on, my friend, we’re right behind you

Everyone’s got to go sometime
Everyone’s got to go
Everyone’s got to go sometime 
Everyone’s got to go

While you’re here, play hard and have fun 
Share some beer; get tangled up some
If it’s love, don’t hesitate
It’s the sweetest thing you’ll ever taste

[Repeat Chorus]

[Bridge]

High, high, high, hallelujah! 
High, high, high, hallelujah!

[Repeat Chorus]

High and Hallelujah!

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