Walking Out That Door

I've always wanted to play this because it is one of my favorite songs. Let's just say it has been on my to-do list for a couple years and I've always been afraid to attempt it. Thank you for listening!! I appreciate you!

Yamaha Acoustic Guitar
Peavey Bass
6 different woven synths
Vocals

We don't have to worry
Life goes where it does
Faster than a bullet
From an empty gun
Turn yourself over
Loose change we could spend
Grinding down diamonds
Round, round, round the bend
Round, round, round the bend

People pushing harder
Up against themselves
Make their daggers sharper
Than their faces tell
Babe, its your time now
Loose change we could spend
Where we are going
Round, round, round the bend
Round, round, round the bend

Round the Bend (Beck Cover)

Stjärnsånger 1993

Kärlek i harmoni. 1268 ( 1993 ) Margareta Theorin - Eddy Mango ( Margareta )

Me and my little Ramirez. R.E.M., Drive.
Registered by mobile, Casa della cultura, Tirolo (BZ), Italia.
Thanks to the beautiful Italians hosting pilgrims in need to recover.
Record before going to Westest for a jam, in Meran (BZ, Italy).

Recording_183_Drive.m4a

A tribute song to all we songwriters and why we do it. We put your memories, moments, good times and bad times into songs just to remind you. So when you hear your favorite, remember the songwriter who left it for you.

Writers of the song

WRITERS OF THE SONG

Mute Resistance

ET POURTANT

Nat wrote this beautiful song about the complexities of marriage that can lead to unfair assumptions, where one spouse takes advantage of another based on the “wedding ring”. The words attempt to get through to the guilty party in hopes of easing the burden on her friend and revitalizing the marriage.

Nat Daniels: vocals, piano, guitar, bass, percussion
Craig Durgy: guitar & vocals
All music written and performed by Daniels & Durgy
Produced by Nat Daniels of Gentle Rain Records ©2025

Lyrics:
Gun For Hire by Daniels & Durgy

It’s time to set aside 
All the shouting and the drama
To look inside yourself 
And release a little karma
‘Cause I heard the way you talked 
About a man I call my friend
And just because you’re married 
Don’t mean you own him ‘till the end

No a ring and a contract 
Won’t keep a good man faithful
It‘s in the way you choose to treat him 
When you’re being mean and hateful
When you break down all his friends
And his ideas just cause you can 
Then expect him to love you with a fire, 
On command like he’s a gun... for hire

No a man needs some comfort 
And some words that understands him 
The hardships that he faces 
‘Cause he's the man to whom you're turning
He carries that with gladness 
For his woman and his kids
And he’ll treat you like an equal
If you do the same to him

So try to show some kindness
Without a reason or a motive
Allow him to have his dreams 
So he can come to you for purpose
And listen without judgement
Before sarcasm leaves your mind
As he is, don't change a single thing 
And he’ll be faithful without a wedding ring 

Oh love him with passionate fire
Not just.. like he’s a gun.. for hire

Gun For Hire

 One of the themes that recurs for me in music and in life is that true love is worth the hard work.I wrote this song during February Album Writing Month for Becky Warren's SongSideKick Song Circle. Thank you to Wobbie Wobbit for mixing it for me.

Somewhere Warm Again With Me
Nancy Cunningham

It’s February, and I’m tired of the slushy sidewalks
February,  I’m tired of the bitter cold

Would you go somewhere warm again with me
 Somewhere that you’d still like to see
How long can this last
 I’m almost scared to ask
Could you go somewhere warm again with me

If you wanted, we could both get off our islands
We could thaw out, maybe make something to eat

Would you go somewhere warm again with me
 Somewhere you’d still like to be
How long can this last
Am  I too scared to ask
Could you go somewhere warm again with me

I know I froze you out for a couple seasons
Silent nights, rehashing all my reasons

But would you go somewhere warm again with me
Somewhere where we both still long to be
How long can we last
If we stay too scared to ask
Will you go somewhere warm again with me

In the car or at the table, in the bedroom by and by
Let's find a way, let's turn back on the sun

Would you go somewhere warm again with me?
Would you go somewhere warm 
Could you come somewhere warm again with me?

Somewhere Warm Again With Me

I've always loved playing this melody. I wrote it many many years ago. By far my most elaborate melody. This is a song of mine with lyrics, which I'll do at some point. When I play it just instrumental I like to add some different things in it, and I shorten it up. I hope you enjoy this take I did on the old Baldwin tonight, it was fun! You might hear a creak sound from the pedal, sorry piano is from the 60's lol.  

Faye was my piano teacher for a few years when I was little. Such fond memories, riding my bike to her house, her kindness, awesome snacks, and how she made every lesson fun. I never liked reading music though, ended up Id just watch her hands and I'd copy them, and hear how it sounded. At recitals I'd have the music up but never looked at it, cause I had it memorized, and to this day every melody of mine is all done from memory.  

All music written and recorded by
©Daniel Colter Valentine

Thank You Faye (Live original piano piece)

A new composition.....

Lyrics:
The clock strikes midnight, pulse of the night
Tomorrow's a whisper, dancing out of sight
Forever is a canvas, painted in our dreams
But what is waiting for us is unraveling at the seams

They claimed the curtain fell, said the lights won’t glow
But every ending is just the beginning in the shadows we don’t know

When will we decide to seize this light so bright
Take control, chase the echoes of our fate tonight
For now, and forever, let the wild hearts soar
The life we want is waiting; let’s open every door

What will be will be, they say with a sigh
Our story is unfinished, don’t let the ink dry
This dream we hold is ours, if we just believe
The freedom that we seek is the hope we can conceive

The dilemma we face, oh, it's tangled and it's raw
The choice to break free is where our courage draws

We will rise up from the ashes and dust off our fears
The moment is upon us, let’s dry those silent tears
With every choice we make, we carve out our own way
Now’s our time to lead, we won’t let our dreams fade away

So, take it all back, hold that dream tight
 We chase our future and ignite the endless night
The end is unknown, this life belongs to us
 We hold control as our destiny unfolds

 Music and Lyrics by Len Bennati FM Folk 2025
Mastered Track : Distrokid Mixea

Image : Rene Terp

Take It All Back

I write songs with people and on my own.  I love the way a song can light a match and illuminate a story or a feeling or a character. I'm especially drawn to Americana and Country.

I spend every February writing at fawm.org (February Album Writing Month). It's a great place to hang out if you've ever wanted to sing, play, write, compose, listen, or discuss music. You can find me there as nancycunning.

 I've gotten to write with friends in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington Wisconsin, as well as Canada, France, England, Finland, Germany, and Peru.