Whiskey trails & Country tales

New Blues | Blues Rock | Americana  🎸 by Don's Tunes

Halfway There
music & lyric by G. Dinunzi (BMI)
©2013 Garuda Publishing

I've been around, I've seen a lot,
I had some chances and I took some shots
I've been to the pyramids but if I'm to be fair
where ever I've been I was only halfway there

I've seen the Eifel Tower, swam naked in the sea,
the Oracle at Delphi had not a word for me
I ain't complaining, I've had more than my fair share
but where ever I was, I was only halfway there

Halfway There, Halfway There
no matter what I got it's still only half the damned fare
I could die and go to heaven meet St. Peter in his chair
he's just going to say, "Don't stop now brother, you're only 'bout Halfway there"

I've loved and I've lost
I've laughed and I've cried
I rose from the ashes, I've wrestled with my pride
I've been asked if I was evil and couldn't find a way to care
where ever I've been I was only halfway there

I've argued with my friends, I've agreed with my foes
what I do ain't called dancin' it's called breaking your toes
I give drink to the thirsty, try to comfort those in despair
but however much I do, I'm still only halfway there

Halfway There, Halfway There
if you're going to need four, it's sure bet that I've got a pair
I went down to the graveyard, met the monster in it's lair
he just smiled and let me pass and said you're only 'bout halfway there

I spent a week on the Nile, with a princess and the pea
caught a sunrise in a falluca with a Nubian next to me
people are just people of this I finally am aware
but until this is self-evident we're not even halfway there

Halfway There, Halfway There
the police, they think I did it, but you know I wouldn't dare
I met Buddha by his tree juggling gods and devils in the air
he said it's true you're on the way, but you're only bout halfway there

Halfway There, Halfway There
I got a meeting with a man, only no one told me where
I could die and go to heaven meet St. Peter in his chair
he's just going to say, "Don't stop now brother, you're only 'bout Halfway there 

"This track is from the album The Definitive Collection, Vol. 1: The Early Years and is available for purchase on CD Baby here: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/theblackbird

Vol. 1: The Early Years

Halfway There

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Boys Back Home (with Dylan Marlowe)

Second single released from Afton's forthcoming sophomore album, 'Ophiuchus.' 

"This Song was written about Mary Sack, and all other people in that category of Gone Far Too Soon." - Afton Wolfe

Afton Wolfe – vocals, guitar
Slice Echevaria – accordion

Lyrics:
Winter comes for every leaf
Not yet has one ever been excused
The cold has never known defeat
The dirt
Never
Refused.

The cards all blue the dresses black
Every word uttered even once aloud
Is too late to take back
And lost
Among 
The crowd.

But who 
Who could ask for more time?
Who deserves it if not you
Who could ask for more time?
If not you, then no one should ever seek
Another sunrise through the snow
Another quiet moment or wasted day
Only hope remains to know
Beyond 
These roles
We play.

Winter comes for every leaf
But this is not the first tree we've fled
We’ll be grains along the beach
And letters
Never 
Read.

https://aftonwolfe.com

Afton Wolfe Winter Comes For Mary

World On Fire

Backdoor Man

Outta My Mind

Ghost Town


© 2025 Janice Merritt, Bud Merritt & Peter Fulham
Janice: vocals, melody, progression & arrangement
Bud: lyrics, arrangement, mix and mastering 
Peter: guitars 
Thanks to PG Music & Peter Fulham

Intro 
V1:
relaxing in the park surrounded by roses
blue birds are singing, the leaves are swaying
I let my worries and tension slide away
enchanted by blue skies with clouds slowly dancing 

Rest

Refrain
 oh no! here come the scrolling zombies 
tangled in the tech gods’ web

V2
led by a phone like a carrot on a stick
no time to waste there’s always another app
earbuds have replaced mother nature’s call 
stepping in line tap tap tap
 
Solo

Bridge: 
Alger's Rhythm Kings lay down the beat 
for Zombies who’ve passed the point of retreat. 

V3
driven by ones, zeros and pixels
buried deep in their reels and likes
no light no life in their staring eyes
up down left right go the finger swipes

Refrain 

Outro solo

Tag

Scrolling Zombies

Open Invitation

Hired Hand

I Ain't Locked Down

Matchbook Medicine

Your Ocean Floor

Whiskey Glasses - Morgan Wallen (Acoustic Cover)

We enjoy writing and producing Americana songs.  Janice's 2018 Americana album All Over The Map, her 2020 blues album Am I Blue Enough and her 2023 blues album Deep In The Domain are streaming on Apple Music, Spotify, Amazon,  Youtube and other platforms.  We appreciate you checking them out!

Scrolling Zombies

Janice & Bud Merritt