Wounded soldier , looking to get home and see family.

Lyrics

Well I'm coming on home. 
Gonna come through that door. 
Gonna kiss your lips like never before.

Yeah it won't be long 
till I see your face, 
but Im writing this letter baby just in case.
And this ain't no way, this ain't no way, this ain't no way to say goodbye.

Well the sand it burns and the  sun it blinds.
This soldier is running short on time.
Yeah,  they got me good,
yeah they hurt me bad, but I'm coming home baby now so don't you be sad

this ain't no way, this ain't no way
this ain't no way to say goodbye.
This ain't my time, this ain't the place
this ain't no way to say goodbye.

Well I can almost hear you call my name
almost see you, touch you, feel you

Home, I gotta get home. Home sweet home.
Home, I gotta get home. Home sweet home

Deep down in my heart, I carry you there 
your love is my hope , your name is my prayer.

And i pray as I wait for those buddies of mine
they swore  they'd never leave a brother behind

This ain't no way, this ain't no way, this ain't no way to say goodbye.
This ain't  the time. this ain't the place, this ain't no way to say goodbye

Well I'm comin; on home

Troops Come Home

Soldier (the Letter)

Inspired by an afternoon on the lawn with my dog and a glass or two of wine.
Vocals by Rorie Kelly
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I see rows and rows and rows of weeping willow, I’m lying on mypillow daydreaming

In the greens and blues and golden hues around me, a sea of light
surrounds me It’s beautiful so beautiful.

There’s a hint of Honeysuckle Rose and Dahlia, a pool of pure nostalgia inviting me

Hear the chorus voices rising and they’re falling , harmoniously
calling It’s beautiful, so beautiful, so beautiful

And it would be so easy to stay here
It would be so easy to spend the rest of my days here . . .
Doing nothing – each and every day? Doing nothing – each and every
day? Doing nothing – each and every day? Doing nothing – each and
every day?

>>> Guitar solo of sorts
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There’s a humming, strumming, lyrical vibration , a musical
libation the cup is full, It’s beautiful, the cup is full

And it would be so easy to stay here
It would be so easy to spend the rest of my days here . . .
Doing nothing – each and every day? Doing nothing – each and every
day? Doing nothing – each and every day? Doing nothing – each and
every day?

Sailing on a sea of Cabernet and Merlot, reality on furlough
It’s beautiful, so beautiful, so beautiful

So Beautiful

Lyrics...
Well I get these blues now and then, but I get them mostly when I’m
missing you, yes it’s true
And I get this ache in my heart every day that we’re apart, I guess
you know, I love you so.
I’m talking about you woman, woman, woman.

Well the sun seems to shine a bit brighter and the sky’s a deeper
blue, when I’m with you.
And those stars way up high write your name across the sky . . . well
if they could, I know they would.
I’m talking about you woman, woman, woman. Woman, woman, woman.

Bridge:

Let’s get away for a while. Let’s drive that moonlight mile.
We’ll chase the stars all the way through the loop to Hampton bay.
Then a detour at the seashore for the day.

A bit of guitar and repeat the bridge.

Well I get these blues now and then, but I get them mostly when I’m
missing you, yes it’s true
And I get this ache in my heart every day that we’re apart, I guess
you know, I love you so.
I’m talking about you woman, woman, woman.

Beacon Drive 1

Emelle (woman,woman,woman)

Twenty Degrees

Words / Music M. Ytuarte

Twenty Degrees, and I'm waiting out in this cold
Twenty Degrees, and I'm countin' on you to show.
Maybe you'll will, maybe you won't, well I don't know.
But baby you're late, and I'm wonderin' should I go…

Well I can't walk that lonely road no more
Can't I hope for something more somehow…oh, oh, oh

Startin' to snow, it's blowing all down the street
It's a Cold hearted town, barely a pulse, barely a beat
A fitting farewell , so darlin' don't cha be long
Put this wind to your back, yeah, it's time to be movin' on

Take my hand and come away with me…
Find the place we were meant to be…oh, oh, oh lets go.

Twenty Degrees, and I'm waiting out in this cold
Maybe you'll show, maybe you won't, well I don't know.
But I've gotta believe, so I'll give it a minute more…

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Twenty Degrees (First Snow)

(Vocal Manny back up vocals Laura Hull, drums/percussion Joe Scott)

It’s been a good run, better than most get.



A promise each sunrise, a comfort each sunset 
It’s been a long road, and I’ve walked that fine line
It’s been a good, good run.

Been dealt a fair hand, there’s little I regret
I’ve held my child close, no stronger does love get
For every dark day, then always the sun shined
it’s been a good, good run

Bridge:
Never been a lucky one like some seventh son of a seventh son 
but I‘ve had a dream or two of mine come true just like any one.
Wouldn’t trade this life of mine for another place or another time
Cause here I find, satisfied mind.

Ever the winds change and ever the tides turn
Fortune may follow or fortune may fade
Maybe my luck holds or maybe this all folds
But it’s been a good, good run

(instrumental)
Wouldn’t trade this life of mine for another place or another time
Cause here I find, satisfied mind.

It’s been a good run, mmm mmm mmm

A Good Run

(Lead vocal by Martha Trachtenberg all backing vocals by Manny)

To the west with his dream, to his bride-to-be, Youngman Connor rode. Meant to marry, Sarah Carey.


And he rode straight and true, through to Cumberland, for love it drove him on

Momma’s Scripture, portrait of his sister, Daddy’s rifle- his Kentucky Long.

No law, no justice on the wilderness side – came gunman plundering

Poor Sarah watched and wept as her daddy died, the pistol thundering.

Almost there, with a prayer as the sun set, and the rain began to fall  

Darlin’ Sarah, so much I long to share, count the blessings in this new frontier

Nowhere to hide, door open wideand she ran – one witness to her fate.

Out in the darkness, in the cold and the rain . . .stood Youngman at the gate.

It all came down to single round, Youngman trembled, the rifle in his hands

Lord please find me, don’t let this darkness blind me, pray deliver, in my time of need.

Guide me through, let my shot ring true, as it’s written, an eye for an eye

Chain lighting lit the sky, a glorious site, and Youngman found his man

Long Rifle roared with vengeance into the night and then to Sarah he ran…he ran

To the west, with his dream to his bride-to-be, Youngman Connor rode

There he married Sarah Carey .

Sarah Carey

(vocal Kathy Fleischmann)

Somethin's broken in this tired town, the rain keeps fallin' and the sun stays down, 

the crop is thin, and the lights grow dim under blue, blue moon. 


Main and Maple - there's a single store, just the basics no one needin' more. 

The faded "Welcome" in the window glows under blue, blue moon. 

This old town had its day. This old town fades away beneath a blanket blue and gray. 

Cotton King in all the glory days, the bitter harvest with its toll to pay. 

All left abandoned and then set ablaze under blue, blue moon. 

Gone the Manor, gone the servants too - the land forsaken by the chosen few. 

Those remaining learned that nothing grew under blue, blue moon. 

This old town had its day. This old town fades away beneath a blanket blue and gray. 

Americana with a twist of fate, the rusted hinges on the busted gates, 

two battered pickups on a moonlight date under blue, blue moon. 

Quarter mile from county line, beyond the highway and mobile sign, 

a couple stranded with the ghosts of time, under blue blue moon. 

This old town had its day. This old town fades away, this old town had its day . . .

Under Blue Blue Moon

I think they know what we are
I heard them whisper those words
It won't be long before they're shouting what I heard

Get packed, I'll go for the car
Yes love, we're into the night
I think a drive along the coast will put things right 

I thought of Martha today
I guess she's still on my mind
She made me one of hers like I have made you mine

Those nights were always the best
Paris, the Champs Elysees
Some sins I won't confess, it's better off that way


Forever, forever - you and me are bound you see forever
Forever, forever - you and me, eternity together


The sky is gorgeous tonight
Full moon reflects on the bay
A shadow world so beautiful I never miss the days

Your face alive in the glow
Your cheek so cool to the touch
Forgive not my loving you, but loving you too much

Forever, forever . . .you and me are bound you see  forever, forever ,forever ,forever ,forever

Forever

Baby I know your love is good But your love it hurts me too.



Baby I know your love is good but your love it hurts me too. Maybe that's why I wonder if we'll ever see this through. I don't know why. I'm tangled up inside.

Baby there's the way you hold me close and love through the night. But baby there's the way you look at me when things ain't going right. I don't know why. I'm tangled up inside.

Maybe this love is wrong maybe the time wasn't right. Maybe we're not that strong but baby please hold on tight

Baby there's the way you come to me with lovin' sweet and kind but baby there's the way you turn your back and don't pay me no mind. I don't know why. I'm tangled up inside

I Don't Know Why

vocal Larry Ytuarte with Manny/Laura Hull backup vocals)

Why I ride, Ha ! I can't say
maybe it's the Clickety, clickety, clackety song the iron plays




Or the fading towns behind me and the promise of a new life found along the way.

Westward ho Hey!– that's what they say
Maybe Amarillo, maybe San Antone or Santa Fe.
When that whistle starts a blowing I know it's time for goin', rollin' on.

Yeah, I'm gonna ride that train again Yeah, I'm gonna ride that train again
Gonna Take the Line that never ends – yeah, I'm gonna ride that train again.

In the wind, ha! It's all I know
Rollin' over hills, over plains, over borders there I go
And a comfort does surround me, like a fortune all around me when we roll

Yeah, I'm gonna ride that train again Yeah, I'm gonna ride that train again
Gonna Take the Line that never ends – yeah, I'm gonna ride that train again.

Woman don't cha cry, Ha! Time has come
It's better for us both if I just collect my things and run.
Where the world will never find me, I don't need a star to guide me, these tracks are right beside me all the way.

Yeah, I'm gonna ride that train again Yeah, I'm gonna ride that train again
Gonna Take the Line that never ends – yeah, I'm gonna ride that train again.

East / West                   

Ride That Train

Vocal Manny and Steve L.

We've been standing on the party line all day, all day 



We've been drinking just to pass the time all day, all day 

 

And that's the way it should be, that's the way it's gonna stay 

 

We've got something that a man can t buy all day, all day 

 

We keep pumpin' till the well goes dry all day, all day 

 

And that's the way it should be, that's the way it's gonna stay 

 

Relax a little boy. Cool down, cool down, cool down. 

 

Wake up that tired horn. Make some funky sounds 

 

We've been standing on the party line all day, all day 

 

We've been drinking just to pass the time all day, all day 

 

And that's the way it should be, that's the way it's gonna stay!

Showdown At Palo Alto         

That's The Way It Should Be

Vocal by Martha Trachenberg

A blanket of blue for her love she wove, a gift for his going away. 



A farmer he was but the war had come and they called him "to soldier" that day. 

 

Choices were few - run away, join the Gray, join the Blue. 

 

The Union Band played as they marched that day 

 

and many farewells could be heard 

 

"A blanket my love, a reminder of the warmth and the woman that waits" 

 

"Woman abide, when this ends I'll return to your side". 

 

He'll return, He'll return someday. 

 

Maybe Summer, oh maybe Winter â€¦ he'll find a way. 

 

He'll find a way. 

 

Winter times three since he went away and Winter times three did she wait 

 

The child in her arms with his father's name and the dream of the day they would meet,

 

all that remained and the promise to find her again. 

 

He'll return, He'll return someday. 

 

Maybe Summer, child maybe Winter "he'll find a way. He'll find a way". 

 

A rider appeared on an Autumn morn and slowly he came into view, 

 

Tattered and torn such a sight forlorn then he smiled and she suddenly knew. 

 

"promise kept true" - he was wrapped in a blanket of blue.

East West

Winter Times Three

Vocal by Rorie Kelly
There you go again, runnin’ to your room and then


Hidin’out, you ride it out

Curled up deep inside of your own little world

Push it all away, every thing you heard ‘em say

Let it drop, make it stop

Never, let ’em see how it hurts little girl

I know it’s tough for you in school

I know those kids can be so cruel

The little pretty ones, pointin’ fingers poking fun

Put you down, push you around

And nothing you can do can make them take it all back

Laughin’ at your hair, laughin’ at the clothes you wear but

They don’t know, nothing though,

Deep inside you’re diamonds and gold . . that’s a fact

I know they’re treating so bad

I know it’s making you so sad

But Ducky you be strong

And Ducky you be true and

And Ducky – you be beautiful too

Like a precious pearl, the beauty lies within you girl

Let it out, never doubt

A better day is comin’ girl just give it some time

So I don’t wanna see another tear don’t wanna hear no

Sighin’ now, cryin’ now

Cause baby don’t you know that this all works out fine

And the gray becomes a blue

And your sun come shinin’ through

So Ducky you be strong

And Ducky you be true and

And Ducky – you be beautiful too

Yeah, Ducky you stand tall

And Ducky you get through

And Ducky – you be beautiful too

Instrumental Section…

So Gimme a smile

Bah-dah da  da dah,,,

And all the gray will turn to blue

And all your sun come shinin’ through

But Ducky you be strong

And Ducky you be true and

And Ducky – you be beautiful too

Yeah, Ducky you stand tall

And Ducky you get through

And Ducky – you be beautiful, Ducky you be beautiful, Ducky you be beautiful  too

vocal Rorie Kelly

Ducky (you be beautiful too)

Vocal by Kathy Fleishman

I'm missing my Santa Fe, and the world I knew in a better day. 



My heart aches for Santa Fe, and I'm going home, yes I'm going home. 

They said we were almost through, we'd be shipping out in a week or two. 

I knelt by my tent and prayed for my Western World . . . and my Western Ways. 

There, where the setting sun lays carpets of gold. 

Where the Rio Grande, runs straight through my soul. 

Santa Fe, Santa Fe.  

I carried the picture close, a reminder here of what matters most - 

the photo of you and me on that final day, down in Santa Fe.. 

I stared at the city fires and the darkened smoke from the temple spires. 

I fell as the shot rang out, and I slipped away, to my Santa Fe. 

 

There, where the setting sun lays carpets of gold. 

Where the Rio Grande, runs straight through my soul. 

Santa Fe, Santa Fe, Santa Fe.  

I'm walking in Santa Fe, in the world I know and the place I'll stay. 

My heart rests in Santa Fe, now I'm home, yes I'm home.

Santa Fe

Vocal by Robby Roberts

Give me back my heart if you don't want it anymore. 



Give me back my heart if you don't want it anymore. Take away these chains if you don't need me like before.

You know that lover's song you used to sing, well I can't hear it anymore but the bell still rings, still rings for you.

Give me back my life if you won't share yours anymore. I'll give you back your key, if you don?t want me at your door.

They say the truth can be a bitter pill, though it may hurt me baby it won't kill so tell me, tell me, tell me true.

Sheila - say what's on your mind Sheila - am I gonna find that I've been loved but lost and left behind.

Sheila it's gotta be this way Sheila, no matter what you say I'll always love you like I do and it's true.

You know that lover's song you used to sing? Well I can't hear it anymore but the bell still rings, still rings, for you. So please. Tell me.

Sheila - say what's on your mind Sheila - am I gonna find that I've been loved but lost and left behind.

Sheila it's gotta be this way. Sheila no matter what you say I'll always love you like I do and it's true. I'll always love you like I do and it's true

Manny w/ Robby R. on vocals

Sheila (give me back my heart)

Vocal by Laura Hull

I could write a letter. A simple explanation

 



A Simple Explanation (vocal Laura Hull)

I could write a letter

A simple explanation

Maybe you would find it comforting.

Once my life was shining

Once the music filled me

Once you were a part of everything

and then the waves came…rolling, crashing, pounding, smashing…

And then the world changed - your voice, your touch, your eyes…fading.

I said “I can’t see you anymore. Baby, I can’t see you anymore”.

I could make things better

A little consolation

Surely you would find it comforting

Rough Stuff                   

A Simple Explanation

The words . . .

It’s blood over water –  it’s  the ties that bind
It’s a natural order – not a written kind'
It’s just something everybody knows.
 
It’s a family thing – bout the dos and the don’ts
The lines that we cross and the lines that we won’t
It’s just something that we have inside
Like that pack of dogs on the edge of town
You can’t chase them off, you can’t stare ‘em down
They stickin’ together and they survive
 
Well I always thought we be like that too
You countin’ on me I countin’ on you
Oh dear brother was I surprised
 
But then you did that thing you did, you said that thing you said and now as long as I am livin’ you’ll remain  . . . unforgiven
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There’s a poet said to forgive is divine
But that don’t work for me, not in this life of mine
What you give is what you gonna get
 
For the knock on the door that goes ignored
There’s a price to be paid that you cannot afford
cause it’s something I just can’t forget
 
Yeah you did that thing you did, you said that thing you said and now as long as I am livin’ you’ll remain  . . . unforgiven, unforgiven, unforgiven
 
It’s blood over water –  it’s  the ties that bind
It’s a natural order – not a written kind
And it’s just something everybody knows . . .

Unforgiven

New Yorker. I write songs and record them at home.  Fav guitars are my epiphone casino and my BC Rich . My basses are Fender Jazz and a Hofner. Cakewalk Sonar is the software.

Manny Ytuarte

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