"Farm Life Givin' All It's Worth" is a warm and appreciative country rock song celebrating the joys and hard work inherent in farm life.  The lyrics paint a vivid picture of rural living, from early mornings in the fields to riding horses, fixing fences, and the close bonds of farming families.  It highlights the physical labor involved ("calloused hands," "toiling in the heat") while also emphasizing the deep connection to the land and the gratitude for its bounty. The song evokes a sense of simple pleasures, community, and the satisfaction of a life lived close to nature, ultimately concluding that farm life, despite its challenges, is a rewarding and fulfilling experience.

Farm Life Givin All It's Worth

The Hands Of Time

Timeless time

NO PLACE LIKE HOME

Every Guy's Dream (Marvin Shelton-ASCAP)

Verse
Laying here next to you tonight
While my lucky stars smile from above
How could anything feel so right?
I'm thinking I don't think I'll ever get enough

CHORUS
Even if I won the lottery
You would still mean more to me
So, I’ll be the man you need...me to be
Oh, lady now I finally see 
I’m living in a fantasy 
Yeah, I found me...every guy’s dream

Verse
The reason I stare into your eyes
and my hand reaches for your hand
You are the center of my life
I'm thinking God could not have had a better plan

CHORUS
Even if I won the lottery
You would still mean more to me
So, I’ll be the man you need...me to be
Oh, lady now I finally see 
I’m living in a fantasy 
Yeah, I found me...every guy’s dream

Bridge
You could make any guy's dream come true
But you spend your time giving me all of you!! Yeah!!!!!

CHORUS
I don’t need to know astrology
You’re the only star for me
So, I’ll be the man you need...me to be
Oh, lady now I finally see 
I’m living in a fantasy 
Yeah, I found me...every guy’s dream
I found me...every guy’s dream
Oh, you’re every guy’s dream!!

Every Guy's Dream

if only i were country

finding myself

"Nothing Sets Me Alight" speaks of a season that burns all around, yet leaves the heart untouched.
The heat is everywhere — in the streets, in the air — but no spark finds its way inside.
It’s about the distance between the world’s fire and the quiet cold we sometimes carry within.

Nothing Sets Me Alight

[Verse 1]
I still recall when you were just a young girl
Now time has swept you clean out of my world
Is this ending truly better, or does the anguish still remain?
Did the years make things simpler for you, now there’s no one left to claim?

[Chorus]
We spoke of one true love, one precious life
Though it’s one lonely yearning in this fading light
That love we truly got to share it
It takes its leave, darling, if you forget to treasure it.

[Verse 2]
I confess, I don't know why I loved you so
This old road, I don’t know where I'm meant to go
I often wonder where you wander, deep within your mind
Perhaps you're lost within the fading sands of time.
Did I somehow fail you, or leave a bitter sorrow in your soul?
I guess I thought we’d always shared a love, and now I'm left to truly live without.

[Chorus]
We spoke of one true love, one precious life
Though it’s one lonely yearning in this fading light
That love we truly got to share it
It takes its leave, darling, if you forget to treasure it.

[Bridge]
I once thought love was a refuge, love was my only plea
Love was my whole refuge, love was my guiding sea
But time keeps moving, and I've watched it just enthrall
And I can't keep holding onto what we had
When all that's left now is the hurt.
Oh, this passage of time, it feels too much for me.

[Chorus]
Oh, it’s far too late right now, to pull those old memories back into the day.
We were one, but now our paths aren't the same
We once did carry each other, carry each other,
Always together, my one.

[Outro]
Just one true love, one beating heart
Just one short life, we played a destined part
One life intertwined with another
My dearest darling, my cherished lover.
One life's gone, but memories still remain
We used to carry each other, carry each other,
Forever as one...
My one...
My slip of a girl...

One True Love

I’ll say it again

Old Keys
TimothyMichaelMusic
13 OCT 2021

V1.
The key to leaving behind the past
Is to lock it up and walk away.
And if I never shut that door
I’d always be tempted to stay
But this door looks like a mirror
And this reflection’s starting to show it
It don’t take much to quit 
And I’ll be gone before you know it.

Chorus
In the junk drawer in my kitchen
There’s a ring that’s filled with keys
They unlock everything I’ve owned
And they aid in my disease
I never want to turn back time
And be the things I was before
I’d be better off if I lost every one,
Because old keys don’t open new doors.

V2.
There’s the key to my first apartment.
The one we shared before I got burned
And the keys to every car I’ve crashed
And the lessons that I learned.
The keys to my failed hopes and dreams
The ones that you begged me to start.
And then there’s the key I hate the most
The one that unlocks my great big heart.

Chorus
In the junk drawer in my kitchen
There’s a ring that’s filled with keys
They unlock everything I’ve owned
And they aid in my disease
I never want to turn back time
And be the things I was before
I’d be better off if I lost every one,
Because old keys don’t open new doors

Bridge
The key to moving forward
And the key to moving on
Are the only keys I’m taking 
‘Cos I’m packed up and gone

Chorus
In the junk drawer in my kitchen
There’s a ring that’s filled with keys
They unlock everything I’ve owned
And they aid in my disease
I never want to turn back time
And be all the things I was before
I’d be better off if I lost every one,
Because old keys don’t open new doors



Old Keys (2025)

Originally from Las Vegas, NM, Marvin Shelton is a songwriter based out of Tijeras, New Mexico. With influences ranging from George Strait to Bon Jovi, Marvin combines melodies and storytelling into an experience for the listener, allowing them to be elsewhere if only for a short while.

Every Guy's Dream

Marvin Shelton

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