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GONNA DREAM THE GLORY IN YOU

POCKETFUL OF LIES  … words and music by DOUG ROOSSIEN
We all got a story … so I’ve been told 
Met an old street poet sat outside a dive I used to know 
He strummed his old guitar looked straight into my eyes 
He started to cry , I asked him, why 
I could see the regret, the pain, the words written on his face 
The sad chords of the song of the life that he had played 
I listened to his song as he told me this
the story that was his 

I was born a young man Missed my childhood, so it seemed 
Lived too many years behind the shadows I believed
Damn I wasted memories on a pocketful of dreams
That were lies 

Had no Kings or Aces not one face card to my name 
Walked around in circles no directions to the games
Every roll of dice…another snake eyes … who’s to blame 
Guess that’s life … The house … The house wins again…
the only thing they left me, was a pocket, A pocketful of lies 

Pocket full of lies didn’t see the devil’s sweet disguise 
Thought that I was living, but I been… wastin’ all my time 
Guess it took this lifetime, to appreciate the loss …gone…gone

He told me …Every word I whisper has taste of poet’s truth
Lived too far in life’s charade…for me to lie to you
Listen or you don’t ... decide this on your own 
But for me 
The house …always wins 
Only thing they left me, was a pocket, A pocketful of lies 

Pocket full of lies he didn’t see the devil’s sweet disguise 
Thought He’d been living, he’s been… wastin’ all his time
GUESS IT TOOK HIS LIFETIME TO APPRECIATE THE LOSS… 
GONE …GONE
Only thing they left him, was a pocket, A pocketful of lies

POCKETFUL OF LIES words and music DOUG ROOSSIEN

Try not to dwell on the tough times.  So many good things in  life
to reflect on -- a good woman, birth of my babies, them growing up
and moving on, friends and family for support.  Ah, keep your
heart on fire!

My Heart's On Fire  (Original)

Martin is such a talented song creator, and when he asked me to write words to his track, I felt thrilled to be able to work with him again..   
My deepest thanks for collaborating with me once again Martin xx

Copyright Nat Daniels * Martin Hirsch 2021
Gentle Rain Records
Instrumental track written by Martin Hirsch https://soundcloud.com/martin-hirsch-656665916
Written by Nat Daniels 

Ever mine, Ever thine.. ☀️🌻

Lyrics:
Whenever we say Goodbye

Evergreen we all begin 
Never knowing what we lose and what we win
We take our chances where we can
Finding love between a woman and man

But with the sweet comes the bitter
With sunshine, there’s always been some rain,
And raging like the drops that splatter
I believe in us, through the laughter and the pain
Though the road may take you, You’ll come home again, 
‘Cause you know inside, our songs all sound the same  
And we’ll fight until we tumble in our breathless fire and come alive again.. 

And Whenever we say goodbye…
A little of me dies each time..
Time will flow … we’ll be together..
No Goodbye….. Oh no..  Goodbye’s not forever..
  
Sometimes hearts must break and shatter
But hindsight can renew and mend again….
It takes two minds that know what matters
And the courage to reach out and make a change…
I may not say all the time,    
And sometimes I may fail at being kind…
But I will love you ’till I die,
No Goodbye is not forever.. When we say goodbye
Goodbye’s not forever…

Whenever We Say Goodbye

Whenever We Say Goodbye - Nat Daniels & Martin Hirsch

Take me Home, Country roads by John Denver- a cover by Sal
produced by Nimai Williams    mixed by Charlie Hull
I recorded this track for my Dad. I've been singing it for him since i was 10 years old. I hope you love this version Dad!
Such fun to record! my son Nimai Williams playing guitar and singing harmonies along with my dear friend, Martine Monroe. My husband, Rick Schloegl, on bass while good mate Anton Rize played bongos ... A big shout out to our lovely friends Charlie and Martine for the sparkle! I think you can hear the love! Hope you enjoy! from Salx

Country Roads

Country Roads by John Denver ( cover by Sal)

It's all Over

It's all Over (original)

One of my favorite songs of all time, created AcoustatTronically in my own way with all due respect to the Mighty Canadian Balladeer Songwriter, and Performing Artist, Gordon Lightfoot. Vocals, Guitars, and Production by Riff Beach via RiffWerx Records - 2021.
If You Could Read My Mind - Gordon Lightfoot - circa 1970
If you could read my mind, Love, what a tale my thoughts could tell
Just like an old time movie 'bout a ghost from a wishing well
In a castle dark or a fortress strong with chains upon my feet
You know that ghost is me
And, I will never be set free as long as I'm a ghost that you can't see
If I could read your mind, Love, what a tale your thoughts could tell
Just like a paperback novel, the kind the drugstores sell
When you reach the part where the heartaches come, the hero won't be me
Because heroes often fail
You won't read that book again, because the end is just too hard to take
I walk away like a movie star, who gets burned in a three-way script
Enter number two
A movie queen to play the scene of bringin' all the good things out in me
But, for now, Love, let's be real.....
I never thought I could act this way, and I've got to say that I just don't get it
I don't know where we went wrong, but the feeling's gone....
And, I just can't get it back
(Repeat Chorus 'Blended' Verse.....and Out)

Sunny Beaches All Around

If You Could Read My Mind - Version

If You Could Read My Mind - AcoustaTronic Version

29/December/2019

OUR LOVE

Written and performed by Josh McAlexander
Fiddle (Sampled instrument)

Sonshine

Son shine (Original)

Nirvana, single by Shannon from the album Lucky
YT video:  https://youtu.be/lhqT9-RTlVM

Lucky

Nirvana

Amazon Music

Nirvana  https://youtu.be/lhqT9-RTlVM

"Alright", single by Shannon from the album Lucky

Alright

Apple iTunes

Jim Croce has always been a favorite singer/songwriter of mine.  
I decided to do another one of his tunes.  I wonder what great
song he might have written if he was still with us?  Thanks
so much for listening.

I Have To Say I Love You In A Song ( cover - Jim Croce)

Lyrics by Tony Harris (that inspired Glen to work on this production)
Vocals, Music and mix by Glenny G's "One Man Band"
 
WHEN HE WAS TEN YEARS OLD
AND LISTENIN' TO HIS RADIO
HE GOT A BURNIN' IN HIS SOUL
HIS LOVE FOR MUSIC WOULD UNFOLD

HE STARTED LISTENIN' TO THE WORDS
NOT JUST THE MELODIES
NOT JUST THE VOCALS 
OR THE GREAT GUITARS

(CHORUS)
IF YOU'VE GOT A BURNIN' IN YOUR SOUL
TO WRITE YOUR SELF A SONG
PUT PEN TO PAPER
IT MIGHT BE A KEEPER
IF YOU'VE GOT A BURNIN' IN YOUR SOUL

HE LOVED LISTENIN' TO CASH
HAGGARD, HANK AND PRINE  
IN THE MUSIC WORLD
THEM BOYS MADE A SPLASH

A STORYTELLER'S DREAM
IS THAT YOU LISTEN TO THE WORDS
AND FEEL WHAT HE FEELS
THAT'S WHY HE DOES WHAT HE DOES

(REPEAT CHORUS )

IF YOU'VE GOT A BURNIN' IN YOUR SOUL
TO WRITE A GOSPEL SONG
ASK GOD TO GIVE YOU THE WORDS
THAT WILL PRAISE HIS HOLY NAME

(REPEAT CHORUS - OPTIONAL)

2022 © Lyrics by Tony Harris (BMI)

Burnin' In Your Soul - Original Collab by Tony Harris & Glenny G's "One Man Band"

New Version of this (Yusuf) 'Cat Stevens' Classic I've listened to and loved for the better part of my Life. A song, a prayer, a Version......some thoughts. Just updated simply in my own way with all intended respect to a most prolific songwriter and performer from the 70's and beyond. Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, and Production for this Version by Riff Beach (RiffWerx Records & Production) 3B Productions - 2022.
Lyrics - The Wind
I listen to the wind, to the wind of my soul
Where I'll end up, well I think only God really knows
I've sat upon the setting sun...
But never, never, never, never
I never wanted water once
No never, never, never

I listen to my words but they fall far below
I let my music take me where my heart wants to go
I swam upon the Devil's lake...
But never, never, never, never
I'll never make the same mistake
No - never, never, never
Writer/s: CAT STEVENS, YUSUF ISLAM 
Publisher: BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT US, LLC
Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Sunny Beaches, Son

The Wind - AcoustaTronic Version

AcoustaTronic Version of a Cat Classic Fav of Mine from way back.
Miles From Nowhere
Cat Stevens (Original)
Miles from nowhere
Guess I'll take my time
Oh yeah, to reach there
Look up at the mountain
I have to climb
Oh yeah, to reach there
Lord, my body has been a good friend
But I won't need it when I reach the end
Miles from nowhere
I guess I'll take my time
Oh yeah, to reach there
I creep through the valleys
And I grope through the woods
'Cause I know when I find it, my honey
It's gonna make me feel good
I love everything
So don't it make you feel sad
'Cause I'll drink to you, my baby
I'll think to that, yes, I'll think to that
Miles from nowhere
Not a soul in sight
Oh yeah, but it's alright
I have my freedom
I can make my own rules
Oh yes, the ones that I choose
Source: Musixmatch
Songwriters: Cat Stevens / Yusuf Islam
Miles From Nowhere lyrics © Salafa Limited, Salafa Ltd

Sunny Beaches

Miles from Nowhere - AcoustaTronic

Miles From Nowhere

Written by: Hoyt Axton, Kenneth Elvin JR. Higginbotham
Produced by: Josh McAlexander

Evangelina

GLORY

WHAT'S IN YOU
Written, Performed, Produced & Mastered
by Andrew Borderick Copyright 2022 AB Music

IT'S ALL THE COIN YOU'VE GOT
AND ALL THE LOVING IN ONE HAND
THERE'S A CHANCE TO TAKE THE LOT
UNTILL YOU FIND THE KEY, IT TURNS TO SAND

IF I COULD UNFOLD THIS MYSTERY
THE OLD MAN SAID NOTHING COMES FOR FREE
IT COULD TAKE YOU LIFE, WITH WHAT YOU CHOOSE
THERE'S NOTHING I CAN DO

WHAT'S IN YOU

SOMEDAY YOU'LL WIN A TRICK IN A HAT
YOU BETTER WISH REEL HARD, IN ONE HAND
IS ALL THE TRUTH TO MUCH
MAY'BE  IT'S ALL, IN TWO HANDS

I GUESS YOU'LL NEVER KNOW WHAT IS TRUE
YOU'VE LOST THE BIGGEST PART OF YOU
IT COULD TAKE YOUR LIFE, WITH WHAT YOU CHOOSE
THERE'S NOTHING I CAN DO

WHAT'S IN YOU
(break)
IF I COULD UNFOLD THIS MYSTERY
THE OLD MAN SAID NOTHING COMES FOR FREE
IT COULD TAKE YOU LIFE, WITH WHAT YOU CHOOSE
THERE'S NOTHING I CAN DO

WHAT'S IN YOU

WHAT'S IN YOU

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My Way

WHERE WILL I GO
I DON’T KNOW
THE FIRE OF OUR LOVE IS OUT
YOU CAN’T KEEP ME HERE WITH YOU
DON’T YOU WASTE YOUR PRECIOUS TIME

I DON’T WANNA FALL
I JUST WANNA SHINE
DON’T YOU TELL ME
WE’LL BE FINE
I DON’T WANNA FALL
I JUST WANNA SHINE
DON’T YOU TELL ME
WE’LL SURVIVE

WHERE WILL I GO
I DON’T KNOW
THE LIFE I HAD WITH YOU IS GONE
MY BROKEN HEART WILL SOON BE FINE
I’VE FOUND MY WAY
AND I’LL MOVE ON

I DON’T WANNA FALL
I JUST WANNA SHINE
DON’T YOU TELL ME
WE’LL BE FINE
I DON’T WANNA FALL
I JUST WANNA SHINE
DON’T YOU TELL ME
WE’LL SURVIVE

I NEED TO GO
FINALLY
UNCERTAINTY
IS KILLING US
THE THREAD OF HOPE
WON’T MEND OUR BROKEN HEARTS
WON’T MEND OUR BROKEN SOULS
OUR WAY OF LIFE

WHERE WILL I GO
I DON’T KNOW
I NEED TO GO
I NEED TO GO …

Tekst piosenki : „MOJA DROGA”

DOKĄD PÓJDĘ
JESZCZE NIE WIEM
ŻAR MIŁOŚCI NASZEJ ZGASŁ
NIE ZATRZYMASZ MNIE PRZY SOBIE
NIEPOTRZEBNIE TRACISZ CZAS

NIE CHCĘ DŁUŻEJ SPADAĆ W PRZEPAŚĆ
CHCĘ ODZYSKAĆ OCZU BLASK
NIE MÓW MI, ŻE BĘDZIE DOBRZE
NIE CHCĘ DŁUŻEJ SPADAĆ W PRZEPAŚĆ
CHCĘ ODZYSKAĆ OCZU BLASK
NIE MÓW MI, ŻE PRZETRWAMY

DOKĄD PÓJDĘ
JESZCZE NIE WIEM
ŻYCIE Z TOBĄ TRACI SENS
MOJE ZŁAMANE SERCE WKROTCE WYZDROWIEJE
ODNALAZŁAM SWOJĄ DROGĘ I PÓJDĘ DALEJ

NIE CHCĘ DŁUŻEJ SPADAĆ W PRZEPAŚĆ
CHCĘ ODZYSKAĆ OCZU BLASK
NIE MÓW MI, ŻE BĘDZIE DOBRZE
NIE CHCĘ DŁUŻEJ SPADAĆ W PRZEPAŚĆ
CHCĘ ODZYSKAĆ OCZU BLASK
NIE MÓW MI, ŻE PRZETRWAMY

MUSZĘ JUŻ WYJŚĆ
NAJWYŻSZY CZAS
NIEPEWNOŚĆ
ZABIJA NAS
NADZIEI NIĆ
NIE ZSZYJE JUŻ
ZŁAMANYCH SERC
ROZDARTYCH DUSZ
NASZEJ ŻYCIOWEJ DROGI

DOKĄD PÓJDĘ
JESZCZE NIE WIEM
MUSZĘ JUŻ WYJŚĆ
MUSZĘ JUŻ WYJŚĆ …

Vocal & Violin : Magdalena Meisel
Lyrics : Michał Konopelski & Joanna Konstantynowicz
Music : Magdalena Meisel
Production, Arrangment and Instrumentalization(s) Michael Heavner
►https://michaelheavner.com/
►https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-heavner-b635b15/
Left Hand Graphic : Krzysztof Konopelski
►https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krzysztof_Konopelski

My Way

For song and album art visit Wou-Wou & the Wormling at:
https://wouwouandthewormling.com
https://www.instagram.com/wouwouandthewormling
https://www.redbubble.com/people/thewormling/shop
https://www.patreon.com/wouwouandthewormling

This is the 6th song posted from the album I started using demo tracks given to me by Wou-Wou & the Wormling during the start of the pandemic! This song was inspired by the mass shootings that plague the United States and the lack of progress this society and government makes toward increasing the safety and well being of all. I was recently surprised by an article in support of the “good guy with a gun” solution in a mainstream liberal news article. It’s basically the wild wild west out here still, lol. 

Big thanks to Wou Wou, Bit-zone, and Stricknice for sticking with me through this long project and being an awesome group to work with. And big thanks to The Magnetic Dog Sisters for working with me on this second track. I love their fresh experimental sound!

Track Credits:

The Magnetic Dog Sisters: Organs and Organ effects
Stricknice: Guitar additions, Samples and Sample Work, Ending Guitar
https://soundcloud.com/j-nice-6
Bitzone: Drums, Mix, and Master
https://soundcloud.com/bitzone
http://www.bitzones.net
Wou-Wou & the Wormling: Bass, Lead Guitars, Synth, Original Demo Track, Song Art
https://soundcloud.com/wouwouandthewormling
https://wouwouandthewormling.bandcamp.com
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCy0rEOgxbaIcWbZZuxAKVmA
the Couch King: Lyrics, Vocals, Arrangement, Production
https://musiciselation.bandcamp.com

Lyrics:

It’s true, dreams get shattered on a daily basis
You can see the disappointment on the multitudes faces
And on this occasion, even though I was sent to the ground I try to be gracious
As I watch the hind from behind, I plot how I’m still going to taste this 
Facts, I ain’t going to lie
Each time I try to sneak by the stag into his harem, I feel like I am less of a guy
I don’t know why I am always living in comparison
Stuck in this seasonal competition 
At the same time living in fear of becoming venison 
The life of an unfettered stag should be one of rugged individualism 
Yet here I am, alone and disappointed by my under actualized freedom, it’s embarrassing 
I walk alone once again and hear the birds singing
Try to let go of these dark thoughts that I’ve been thinking
It’s just me and this cool stream from which I’m drinking
The last thing I noticed was my ear ringing

I should have been running 
I should have had fear
Its clear that deaths near so you always 
Better beware 
I would have stared down that bullet 
If I knew it was my time
Look my maker in the eye 
As I’m about to die
Just as I was hitting my prime
With a fully aligned spine 
And a F.U. on my mind 
I would spit my cud on the ground 
And I would bellow out a sound
For the millions of lost deer to the round
Bullets of men, the scourge of the earth

The Shrike

The Shrike Pt. 2

The Magnetic Dog Sisters, Stricknice, Bitzone, Wou-Wou & The Couch King - The Shrike Pt. 2

I SAW IT IN THE WINDOW
OF A PAWN SHOP IN MONTGOMERY
SO I TURNED MY OLD RAG TOP AROUND
AND AS I WALKED THROUGH THE FRONT DOOR
MY JAW DROPPED TO THE FLOOR
AND I SAID, OH MY, LOOK WHAT I'VE FOUND

IT WAS OLD AND FORGOTTEN
WITH A FEW STRINGS THAT WERE BROKEN
BUT I COULD SEE IT WAS A MARTIN D-28
AND IN MY MIND I COULD HEAR
"THERE'S A TEAR IN MY BEER"
COULD THIS BE AN OLD GHITAR THAT HANK HAD PLAYED

SO I WALKED UP TO THE OWNER
ASKED ABOUT THAT GUITAR IN THE WINDOW
"WHAT'S THE STORY, AND WHERE DID IT COME FROM"
HE JUST SHOOK HIS HEAD
AND SAID, I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE THINKIN"
THEN HE HANDED IT TO ME, AND SAID GIVE IT A STRUM

I FELT LIKE I HAD DIED AND GONE TO HEAVEN
AS I HELD THIS PIECE OF HISTORY IN MY HANDS
AND WITH THE THREE STRINGS THAT WERE LEFT
I PLAYED "YOUR CHEATING HEART"
THINKING ABOUT THE OLD DRIFTING COWBOY BAND

WITH A BIG GRIN ON MY FACE
I SAID,"WHAT'S YOUR ASKIIG PRICE"
HE SAID, "I'M SORRY, BUT IT'S NOT FOR SALE"
THIS GUITAR'S BEEN IN THE FAMILY
SINCE IT WAS PAWNED TO MY GRANDADDY
TO PAY A FINE TO GET A YOUNG MAN OUTTA  JAIL

SO I HAD TO ASK, "WAS IT HANK?"
AND HE BEGAN TO LAUGH
HE SAID, TAKE A LOOK ON THE BACK AND YOU WILL SEE
AND THERE IT WAS, BIGGER THAN LIFE

CARVED OUT WITH A POCKET KNIFE
THE LETTERS, H. W., 1943

I SAW A GUITAR IN THE WINDOW
OF A PAWN SHOP IN MONTGOMERY

2014 (c) (BMI)

GUITAR IN THE WINDOW (Lyrics by Tony & Phillip - Featuring Phillip Clarkson) original 2014

Crime In High Places - Words & music by Pravinand Maharaj

There’s a death in the house tonight
Sorrow running wild
The priest has come and gone
Down the other side
You’re forgiven though you didn’t repent
A part of heaven’s love to you is sent
And all I’m left with are old familiar faces
Shadows deepen like crime in high places

I saw a man brought down
I saw a woman bleed
I saw children robbed of love by hate and greed
A war is raging, the battlefield’s a street
While someone’s staging a show of pure deceit
And in my corner I feel I’m slowly wasted
Darkness descends from crime in high places

I was forced to tell the truth
And swear by the light I pray
I was forced to give my youth
To old age and decay
But it’s alright now
I took a vow
By the hand of God to slay
The thief who comes before the light of day

There are no footprints on the shores of Galilee
By faith alone I stand, by grace alone I’m free
A multitude of sins dwell inside the soul  
There is no god within, just a demon without control
And every where I go there’s evidence and traces
Who does not know there’s crime in high places

Cover Art: Abstract of Crime Scene by S-caruso

Crime In High Places

Original 2014 (see lyrics below) (BMI)

I tried to sing and play this song but it was just to emotional for me. I thank Johnny for taking the lyrics and creating this track...it really means a lot to me. Johnny Minstrel is from Durban, South Africa. Please donate to Alzheimer's research if you can. In memory of my Dad.

Lyrics:
EVERY MORNING AFTER BREAKFAST
HE DROVE TO THE LOCAL COFFEE SHOP
ONE MORNING EVERTHING CHANGED
AS HE WALKED OUT OF THAT SHOP
SITTING IN HIS TRUCK HE REALIZED
HE DIDN'T KNOW WHICH WAY TO GO
WAS SUDENLY VERY CONFUSED
AND DIDN'T KNOW WHICH WAY TO GO
HE FINALLY DECIDED TO TURN RIGHT
HE WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME
WAS THE FIRST TIME TO LOOSE HIS WAY
AND HE FELT SO ALL ALONE

CHORUS
HE DIDN'T KNOW WHICH WAY TO GO
WHAT'S AHEAD GOD ONLY KNOWS
COULD ONLY REMEMBER THE BAD TIMES
THE GOOD TIMES HAD LEFT HIS MIND
HE DIDN'T KNOW WHICH WAY TO GO

THE DOCTOR MADE HIM STOP DRIVING
COULD NO LONGER GO TO THE SHOP
COULD HARDLY WALK WITHOUT FALLING
HE NO LONGER KNEW WHICH WAY TO GO
I'LL NEVER FORGET THE DAY HE PASSED AWAY
THE NURSE FOUND HIM SITTING UP IN BED
TOLD HER HE'D BEEN TALKING TO JESUS
SHOWED HIM THE RIGHT WAY TO GO

(REPEAT CHORUS 2 TIMES)

HE DIDN'T KNOW WHICH WAY TO GO (Lyrics by Tony - Featuring Johnny Minstrel) with Lyrics - Original

Taking another trip back in time to the 60's with my friend from across the pond Eddie Harrison. 

Back To The Sixties (Lyrics by Tony - Featuring Eddie Harrison) Original

Who'll Stop The Rain (Cover by Tony)

Original Blues 2015 collaboration with Bob Warner

The Best of Him is Gone (Lyrics Tony & Bob - Featuring Bob Warner) Original

Known as Mr Smooth, Jerry Wallace was nominated for male vocalist and song of the year in 1972 for How Times Flies.  Other songs include Shutters and Boards, Primrose Lane,Do You Know What It's Like to Be Lonely.  He was a Navy veteran and died in 2008. I had an old album I used to play all the time.  This was from that album . I changed the tempo somewhat.  I always loved the lyrics.

Time

One of those moods I got into from My tele ...

On The Run

Link follows with all background on this Gem, first written and performed by Trent Reznor (Nine Inch Nails). Most poignantly later delivered by the great Johnny Cash (RIP), and included in a mesmerizing video featuring this cut from his highly acclaimed 2002 album - 'American IV, The Man Comes Around'. http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=2727
This one was recorded in my own AcoustaTronic style long ago. Recently resurrected the files and ReMiXed. These haunting, memorable lyrics speak just as meaningfully to The Opioid and Heroin Crisis today, as when Reznor first penned the Original. Hoping tragic losses and addictions affecting so many continue receiving all needed support, attention, and coordination in working toward the elimination of this mind-boggling situation. Lyrics follow:
Hurt
Reznor (Cash)
I hurt myself today 
To see if I still feel 
I focus on the pain 
The only thing that's real 
The needle tears a hole
The old familiar sting 
Try to kill it all away 
But I remember everything
What have I become 
My sweetest friend 
Everyone I know goes away 
In the end 
And you could have it all 
My empire of dirt 
I will let you down 
I will make you hurt
I wear this crown of thorns 
Upon my liar's chair 
Full of broken thoughts 
I cannot repair 
Beneath the stains of time 
The feelings disappear 
You are someone else 
I am still right here
What have I become 
My sweetest friend 
Everyone I know goes away 
In the end 
And you could have it all 
My empire of dirt 
I will let you down 
I will make you hurt
If I could start again 
A million miles away 
I would keep myself 
I would find a way
Songwriters: Trent Reznor
Hurt lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.

HURT AcoustaTronic Version

HURT - Riff Beach

Down Where The Sage Winds Blow
Words and Music by Pravinand Maharaj

You took a long drink from the cup of truth
Squeezed fresh from your favourite fruit
Picked ripe in the misty woods
Down where the sage winds blow

People live and people die
You made a point of staying alive
Can’t always see it with the naked eye
All you got to show

Easy smiled the face you met
Who knew what’s beneath the flesh
Laying low behind its breath            
The things you never saw

It’s a rat race out there I hear you say
 A leaky roof for a rainy day
Nothing more could make her stay
You knew she had to go

You can’t freeze ice on a burning flame
You can’t be called by another’s name
Can’t build a wall without a frame
On which to hang the door

Easy smiled the face you met
Who knew what’s beneath the flesh
Laying low behind its breath            
The things you never saw

Night falls and shadows play
Beneath a mocking moon
You can’t help thinking the mark of Cain
Was but a lover’s wound

You took a long drink from the cup of truth
Nocturne birdsongs play like flutes
From the tree of the forbidden root
Down where the sage winds blow

Where the boughs of promise stood
Down where the sage winds blow

Down Where The Sage Winds Blow

The Last Paranow

This is a remake of my black crow song.
Colab with Al wood on the lead guitar near the end.
Iam on the rhythm guitars and first lead.Thanks Al !
We hope you like it ...

Black Crow Returns with Al Wood

Lyrics by Tony Harris (Tribute to my Uncle)
Vocals, Melody, Instruments & Mix by Glen Granthem

IN DECEMBER OF SIXTY NINE
THE WAR WAS ON HIS MIND
CAUSE HE WAS NUMBER THREE
ON THE DRAFT LOTTERY

HE WAS SOON ON HIS WAY
TO RUN AND MARCH IN THE SAND
WILL NEVER FORGET THAT DAY
EVERYTHING WAS SO UNPLANNED

HIS UNCLE WORE AN OLD DIME
ON HIS DOG TAGS IN WWII
AND IT WAS NOW HIS TIME
TO WARE IT ON HIS CHAIN TO

IF THAT OLD DIME COULD TALK
WHAT A STORY IT COULD TELL
IT TRAVELED ON TRAINS,
SHIPS, PLANES AND BACK HOME

(CHORUS) 
THAT DIME ON A CHAIN
MEANT THE WORLD TO HIS UNCLE
THAT DIME ON A CHAIN
NOW MEANS THE WORLD TO HIM
THAT DIME ON A CHAIN AND GOD
BROUGHT THEM BACK HOME AGAIN
YEA, IT BROUGHT THEM BACK HOME

WHEN THEY WERE ALL ALONE
THAT DIME ON A CHAIN
REMINDED THEM OF HOME
AND HEARTACHE AND PAIN

HIS UNCLE COULDN'T TALK ABOUT WAR
WITHOUT BREAKING DOWN AND CRYING
THE HURT WAS IN HIS INNER CORE
DYING WAS ALWAYS ON HIS MIND

(REPEAT CHORUS)

2019 © Lyrics by Tony Harris (BMI)

Dime On A Chain - Lyrics by Tony Harris - Featuring Glen Granthem - Original

The City - Words & Music by Pravinand Maharaj

Once it was a city
Now it’s just a street
With every mile another dream lays crushed
And the sun shows no pity
Pouring out its heat
As mighty towers crumble into dust

One by one they followed
One by one they left without a trace

There were signs on the water
Portents in the sky
The Watchers blind by sleep didn’t see a thing
Six crows at the altar
A bargain for the price
Half less worth an eagle’s broken wing

One by one they followed
One by one they left without a trace

What walks the moon at midnight
Through the narrow lanes 
Lurking in the shadows that it cast
A pestilence upon us, a blight
A spreading stain
Taking everything out on its path

One by one they followed
One by one they left without a trace

So, sing the last love song written
Drink up the vineyard grape
Rouse the ghosts of tomorrow from their slumber
If I break out of this prison
And the hour’s not too late
I’ll be down the road without a name or number

One by one they followed
One by one they left without a trace

Pravinand: Vocals and Acoustic
Bas: Backing Vocals and Electric
Mix and Mastered by Bas Kooman

The City - Johnny Minstrel and Bas Kooman

All Me feat. Keyshia Cole

I grew up listening to country music along with early Rock & Roll. Chuck
Berry was nicknamed "Father of Rock & Roll.  With such songs as
Maybellene, Roll Over Beethoven, Rock & Roll Music and Johnny B. Goode he topped the charts in the 1950's.  Every guitar player of my
generation played or tried to play Johnny B Goode.  He died March 18, 2017. No one does it like Chuck Berry, so I decided to do my version of Nadine as a tribute to the man.  Thanks

Nadine  ( Cover - Chuck Berry)

Written and Performed by Josh McAlexander

Why I sing Hosanna

Why I Sing Hosanna (Original)

Popular Folk-Crossover Song Originally written and performed by Tim Hardin way back in 1967. Covered by many, including Johnny Cash and Leon Russell. My own creative take and lyrical interpretation, intended with respect. Just a bit of After Midnight Dabblin'. That's all. Vocals, instruments, and production by Riff Beach - RiffWerx - 2020.

Sunny Beaches Abound

If I Were A Carpenter - After Midnight Version

Written and Performed by Josh McAlexander



Tomorrow will come a Sunny Day

Tomorrow will come a Sunny Day (Original)

Cover Collaboration with Tom Adams...many thanks to him for adding his guitar work.
Words by Ada Habershon in 1908 and reworked by the Carter Family in 1935... made famous by the Carter Family and many other artist.

Will The Circle Be Unbroken (Cover)- Vocal by Tony and Guitar by Tom Adams

Remembering old friends and places with such great images.  This song
was written by Lyle Lovett and Robert Earl Keen Jr,. while they attended
Texas A&M in the late 70's. It was released by Lyle in 1986.  What an American singer and songwriter.  A gem of a song

This Old Porch   (  cover - Lyle Lovett)

Track shows a very delicate theme and a quite hard-riffed part, both alternating and finally flowing up to an endless symphonic dream (words are half a poem I wrote previously (not these, but lyrics below)).

Letra  /  Translated lyrics:

No despiertes (Sólo un sueño)  /  Don’t you wake up (Only a dream)

No... despierta... no... no despiertes  /  No ... wake up ... no ... don’t you wake up
no, cuidado... no despiertes, na na na na na...  /  no, take care ... don’t you wake up, na na na na na…
... despierta al fin y date cuenta  /  ... wake up at last and realize
de que todo ha sido un sueño, na na na na na...  /  everything has been a dream, na na na na na...

Una vez más, nervios y resentimiento,  /  Once again, nerves and resentment,
todo en mi vida es sueño, sólo ha sido eso.  /  everything in my life is a dream, it has only been so.

Y de nuevo, con el tiempo,  /  And again, with time,
incubando un nuevo sueño,  /  incubating a new dream,
me voy hundiendo en mis propios brazos,  /  I am sinking in my own arms,
me acuno, me canto y me voy acostumbrando...  /  cradle myself, sing to myself and get used...

Otro escenario, otros personajes,  /  Another stage, other characters,
la misma historia, na na na na na...  /  the same story, na na na na na...
que durará un día, un milenio,  /  which will last one day, a millenium,
toda mi vida, na na na na na...  /  all my life, na na na na na...

Pero sin duda vendrán a despertarme  /  But undoubtedly the laughs of people
las risas de la gente, alguna tarde.  /  will come to wake me up, any evening.

Y entonces, con miedo...  /  And then, fearfully...

No... despierta… no… no despiertes (…)  /  No ... wake up ... no ... don’t you wake up (…)

No despiertes (Sólo un sueño)

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