This Summer Ain't Much Fun


Nothing At All

Verse 1
It's nothing at all   
Not a stumble not a fall
As you see I'm still on my feet 
and seem to know what I'm doing
Verse 2
It's nothing at all
Just a bump in the road
Nothing gained nothing lost
And no souls were ever sold 
Chorus:
But don't turn around now 
There's nothing to see
Just a little blood on the tracks so no need to worry
Section 2:
Stepped out into the world where the storms howled the winds swirled
And I'm still pretending it's all OK
Wakes me in the night and I know that things can't be right
When I can't find a happy song to play
and when I really need to hear someone say
Verse 3
That it's nothing at all 
No your backs not to the wall
But you really need to stop believing you understand what's gone and what's coming
Verse 4
Choices have been made
And they won't come un-done
So let's choose to spend our days in the light of that bright Redwood sun
Final Chorus:
But don't turn around now
Cause there's nothing to see
The hounds have given up the chase so no need to worry

Nothing At All (click title for lyrics)

This little song is about staying strong and true as we get older. I decided to keep it rough and bare.

Bless This Heart (Brian Peters)

I've been travelling a while
Wearing out these miles
Portioning my days
In that circle of time
I've been holding fast
Unrolling the past
And I'm doing fine
Bless this heart of mine

The bright new man, the dunce, I do not fear
The blazing sun, the bone-beak missile spear
I count them none

I've been spinning a dial
Unreeling a line
Floating on a river
Without a sign
A sailing lotus shell
On a ripple bell
Yes, I'm doing fine
Bless this heart of mine

The cackle and the bark, they hold no sway
The parables of dark, they're like the spray
I count them none

I've been holding the nerve
On a winding curve
Shooting out some pebbles 
In the grit and grime
My rumbled peace
As I take my ease
Says I'm doing fine
Bless this heart of mine
Yes, I'm doing fine
Bless this heart of mine

Night Room

Bless This Heart

Look at a U.S. map, and draw a straight line from Natchez, Mississippi to Richmond, Virginia.  Then cross it with another line from Savannah, Georgia to Memphis, Tennessee.  Next draw a circle around the outside tips of each line.        The area you've encircled is the subject of this song.
     There is so much spectacular beauty in this world, but I just have never found another place that can compare to a thick old-growth Appalachian forest or the rolling hardwood and pine hills of central Alabama or middle Tennessee.
      I grew up there but don't get to go back often enough.
      The song's title White Spangled Hills is reference to the dogwood tree, which grows wild throughout the area, coloring the wooded hillsides with its white blooms for a month or so in early Spring.

White Spangled Hills

Just an Oregon Song  (Demo)

Instrumentation on this one is entirely baritone uke, harmonica (chromatic, not blues) and bass (& a bit of keyboard percussion here & there).  Gotta try that again sometime.  Track originally uploaded March 2020.

I hope, world, we've learned our lesson, and never let this happen to us again.

Better Days (Will Be Here Soon)

Buy Sell Tomorrows, single by Per Bronco Karlsson 2020.

For me, this song is about the climate crisis. How will humanity act on constant economic growth?

Buy Sell Tomorrows

She's left him, but his nights are still filled with pleasant dreams about her.
His days aren't so pleasant.

Sweet Dreams

Recorded in Linköping, Sweden. Mix: 2020-11-17

Dear SC friends, I will post some new stuff starting with this one. Enjoy! 
There is also a vinyl album coming up with my best songs. It will be released before the end of the year.

Nothing At All (click title for lyrics)

Larry Gardner