Lyrically really strong. The chorus especially is spot on.  Somehow, I think every song about Wichita that I ever heard is awesome.

This is my favorite of y'all's collaborations, James & David. Absolutely crushed it - heartbreaking, yet sweet at the same time. And James, your delivery is spectacular on this one. Excellent work, gents.

Crushed it, JTR and David. Love this one real hard.

Y'all nailed it on this one. Pretty much perfect, I think! No good at reading minds, but I can read between the lines. Very nice!

Your vocal delivery is so raw and vulnerable. Great collab!

beautifully written song! Excellent performance James. As an aside, if you're ever feeling down, look at the Wichita State college mascot design.

Sounds like a hit song to me, guys! Just so smooth, as if you had written and rewritten it for weeks. The chord changes in the bridge threw me for a loop in a really good way, BTW.

Nice work guys - I'm loving everything about this one: lyrics, vocals, guitar - it even has nice pauses

Wow. You guys have outdone yourselves with this one. Devastatingly good.

"You Can Have Wichita" (#447, 210322)

 * co-written with David Easterling * 

Half a million people in this town
Why’s it feel so lonely when the lights go down
Hard as I’m tryin’ I’m no good at readin’ minds
But I can read between the lines

Just like every place before
Same old mistakes but this ain’t in Kansas anymore
A last decision in between these city limits
Just outside that door

You can have Wichita guess I’ll keep on lookin’
Gave it all I got to make it work until I couldn’t
Somehow the dirt here seems to hold your memory
You can have Wichita and it’s all Wichita to me

I won’t pretend to understand
The time I spent building castles in the sand
Everywhere it brought me everything it taught me
Well it made me who I am

You can have Wichita guess I’ll keep on lookin’
Gave it all I got to make it work until I couldn’t
Somehow the dirt here seems to hold your memory
You can have Wichita and it’s all Wichita to me

You can have the clovers that rise up when it rains
Tall grass in the back yard those long hot summer days
You can have the porch swing made for autumn evenings
Lonely as the willow tree season after season

Week 12 - You Can Have Wichita (210322)

Nashville songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, Godin Guitars Official Artist and Founder of www.songaweek.org.

His catalog of 500+ titles includes collaborations with hit writers Mark Narmore, Elliott Park, Steve Dean, and Pete & Pat Luboff, among others internationally from England to Australia.

Redding's music has landed cuts by numerous recording artists including Dan Whitehouse, Emma Gale, and David Easterling.

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