Greg Hurley : Lyrics and Vocals, Guitars, B3, Tambourine, Shakers, bass and drum programing. Mix and Mastering
Music Video link: https://youtu.be/Q1zok6bOAOA

Photo by mododeolhar: https://www.pexels.com/photo/silhouette-of-woman-resting-on-street-during-sundown-2085744/

Lyrics:
What about the one who said 
You’re everthing he wanted
What about the one who said
He would do anything for you

Another day another dollar
Saving up to make a move
If we get a chance to see each other
I feel there’s nothing left to prove

No one needs to tell me
About all  we’ve been through
I dropped the ball a few times
Have regrets but not because of you

As the day fades away
I know who I’ll be waiting for
As the day fades away
my feeling will grow even more

What about the one who said 
You’re everthing he wanted
What about the one who said
He would do anything for you

No one needs to tell me
About all that we’ve been through
I dropped the ball a few times
Have regrets but not beacuse of you

Not Because Of You / Music video in description

A Naples, au fond des rues, on aperçoit le Vésuve, calme, endormi... Qui sait quand il se réveillera...
A Napoli si vede il Vesuvio quasi dapertutto...Dorme o no?

The Vesuvius
Side by side they walk
On this winding path,
Clinging to the hillside,
In the distance, the trembling sea…
Everything is calm and serene,
Spring's fragrance in the air.
They walk hand in hand,
And in the distance, Vesuvius…
The path is easy,
For two souls so wise.
Useless questions
Are not part of the journey.

Yet their hearts tighten,
And their hands slip apart,
Their gazes turn away,
Just steps from Vesuvius…
The past is fragile,
Precious but useless,
At the end of the trail,
Of dust and remnants…

These are their last words,
These are their last steps,
Unexpected vastness—
Before us, Vesuvius…

Le Vésuve

Lyrics by Tony Harris US (listed below)
Vocals, Melody, Music and Mix by Mike Fox UK

GROWING UP IN THE COUNTRY
MUSIC WAS A SWEET MEMORY
WENT TO HIGH SCHOOL IN THE CITY
NEVER TOOK THE TIME TO PARTY

STUDIED HARD IN HIGH SCHOOL
NEVER ANYBODY'S FOOL
MADE GOOD GRADES IN COLLEGE
FILLED HIS HEAD WITH KNOWLEDGE

GRADUATED COLLEGE WITH A DEGREE
TOOK A JOB IN NASHVILLE TENNESSEE
CLIMBIN' THE CORPORATE LADDER
TO HIM..IT WASEN'T THE ANSWER

HE WAS PROUD OF HIS EDUCATION
THE CORPORATE LIFE TAKES DEDICATION
DIDN'T WANT A LIFE FILLED WITH STRIFE
DECIDED TO ABORT THAT KIND OF LIFE

(CHORUS)
PULLED HIS GUITAR OUT OF IT'S CASE
PLAYED SWEET HOME ALABAMA
FOLLOWED BY AMAZING GRACE
THE COUNTRY LIFE WAS CALLIN'
DECIDED TO LEAVE THE RAT RACE
CAUSE, THE COUNTRY LIFE WAS CALLIN'

(GUITAR SOLO)

HE PUT A COUNTRY BAND TOGETHER
NASHVILLE WAS THE PERFECT THEATER
SINGER SONGWRITERS WERE EVERYWHERE
MAY HAVE BEEN CRAZY BUT HE DIDN'T CARE

IT ALL CAME TOGETHER VERY FAST
STARTED PLAYIN' IN THE SOUTH FIRST
WAS GETTING BACK TO HIS COUNTRY ROOTS
AND WEARING HIS WESTERN BOOTS

SOON THEY WERE PLAYIN' THE RIGHT SONGS
AND THE RIGHT CHORDS AT THE RIGHT TIME
HAD A BAND THAT HE COULD TRUST
AND PURCHASED A BRAND NEW BUS

(REPEAT CHORUS 2 TIMES OPTIONAL)

2024 © Lyrics by Tony Harris BMI

The Country Life Was Callin' - Collaboration by Tony and Mike Fox - Original

The English saying "We're all going to Hell in a hand-cart" just about describes my mood when I wrote "Descent". It was one of those weeks in northern hemisphere Spring 2024 when there was absolutely no good news coming in from anywhere on the planet.

I trust that things will get better!

Descent

Into The Forbidden Forest

Mamba

Joe's Mirage

So Lonely Now

Sometimes I feel it all slipping away
My hopes and dreams for a better day
Then I flip on the TV and my mind grows dim
I sit on the couch with a silly grin

One of these days I’m goanna wake up 
And I’ll take a look a look around and say I’ve had enough
And I’ll take all the bad advice
That I’ve been hearing all of life
And I’ll decide to ignore all the pessimists around me

I tell myself that I still have time
To find a place in the world that I can call mine
Then I open the fridge and grab another beer
I tell myself those plans can wait till next year

One of these days I’m goanna wake up 
And I’ll take a look a look around and say I’ve had enough
And I’ll take all the bad advice
That I’ve been hearing all of life
And I’ll decide to ignore all the pessimists around me

You tell people that things need to change
And they look at you like you’re kind of strange
They say why can’t you accept things just the way they are
They say the world has always been this way
As if that makes it all okay
To sit around and do nothing while it all falls apart

Sometimes I walk off the beaten path
But my comfort zone keeps calling me back
Saying there’s too much competition
The odds are against you
Youre not goanna make it no matter what you do

One of these days I’m goanna wake up 
And I’ll take a look a look around and say I’ve had enough
And I’ll take all the bad advice
That I’ve been hearing all of life
And I’ll decide to ignore all the pessimists around me

One Of These Days (2024 Version)

Lyrics
[verse]
Easy Does It---too smooth/ another groove-
Bottom line ---another jam/ now watch the move
Turn a blank page ---straight in-to a masterpiece
A HipHop feast----Practice-- rehearse---and unleash a beast
------No if —-and or buts----not even a maybe 
 I tend to rhyme a lot ---it's in the bag baby
An awareness of what's ---about to go down
Never careless -----and seldom ----ever wrong
Never the less------I'm here ——-so Let's---throw it down
My blueprint----- my process-----so sing along
pump up the volume ---let's do it like that
Don't really matter as a matter of fact
As long as you're rocking by the end of the track
Level one up------Cruising like a Cadillac

[verse]
so many rhymes --------written-------------- styles bitten 
Tracks so sick --- they'll leave you ------------bed ridden
Word play--------written-----with ------------shadow--rhyme hidden 
visions-----That occur------with ------------lethal--precision
--------insight for dayzzz-----------experience that pays
you'll be amazed------------rhyme after rhyme--phrase after phrase---
-----how the hell he do that------and the-------  message conveys ---
cohesion on the track--------I'm-a---set it ----ablaze
Another--Track ----turnt----up------Set this one on---------re-plays

[verse]
This ain't no illusion—-no trick, no mirage
I'm crafting the hits—-like I'm the rap Sarge
Line after line—-I speak the hard truths
Old school grinds from my early youth
Sharp as a tack—-with flows that stick
A verbal attack—-slick quick pic
In this game of words—-I'm the king, no debate
Got bars for days—-stack them up, heavyweight
I ride these beats—-got 'em begging for mercy
Half poet, half prophet—-lyrically wordy——————————

Blueprint

Unboxed August 2024

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A View From Here

Songs with a twinge of humor (and some a bit more serious).  
I do not use AI to create my songs. 
Recently I have had the urge to pick up my guitars (Taylor 114ce and Fender Squire) and I have been trying to use more guitar in my songs.  
My go to .vst plug ins are  EZkeys 2, EZ Bass and  EZ drummer 3) and my DAW is Logic Pro 11. 
I welcome your comments and enjoy listening to all the great music on SoundCloud. 
All songs are originals and copyrighted.

One Of These Days (2024 Version)

Joe Stroffolino