Nate Caldwell Essentials

Nobody  knows. (Your stratocaster )

Under fluffy clouds

medium rare (heart )

camaro man, kill your fears

Hold on to me..you'r not alone.

Do you love me, like I do?

When rains in Macon...

Eighth Day in Macon”

[Chorus]
Today the rain falls heavy,
On First Street, down by the square.
It streaks across my windowpane,
Crooked trails just everywhere.
Drumming soft on an old wood chair.

[Verse 1]
Downtown fades in a silver haze,
Umbrellas hide the folks that pass.
From this café window I just stay,
Watching Macon’s soul through the glass.

[Verse 2]
The rain keeps time, like a freedom song,
As if there’s one more day to claim.
I’d call it mine, where I belong,
An eighth day carved in the pouring rain.

[Bridge]
Oh, I’d love to try and buy the sun,
And hang a rainbow in the sky.
Let these storm clouds, grey and worn,
Take a rest and softly cry.

[Verse 3]
There’s faint guitar from the corner bar,
Blending with the thunder’s roll.
I’m swept away, how near, how far,
This rainy day tunes up my soul.

[Chorus – repeat]
Today the rain falls heavy,
On First Street, down by the square.
It streaks across my windowpane,
Crooked trails just everywhere.
Drumming soft on an old wood chair.

[Verse 4]
I’ve grown fond of this southern rain,
The moods it brings, the way it sings.
Some see sadness, but I find gain,
The rain sets loose my heartstrings.

It's eighth day a week ( rainy day in Macon )

no one  should be missed

Minden perc egy nehéz nap
Minden nap egy hosszú év
Mögöttem már annyi érzés
Elõttem még oly sok év
Volt már úgy, hogy mennem kellett
Nem tudtam, hova érkezem
Lehunyt szemmel azt reméltem
Hogy egy dal segít nekem
És jött egy furcsa érzés vad erõvel elkapott
Igen, úgy éreztem
Kezeimmel elérhetem a Napot
Azért volt oly különös
Minden fénynél színesebb
Egész nap égett bennem egy dal szüntelen
Minden sarkon álltam már
Minden lépcsõn ültem már
És ha elrúgtam egy követ, amerre gurult
Arra mentem továbbr

you'v got the power

love is on the way

long way to reno.

how to stand in the rain

desert fox

The road is long, but I’ve got my aim,
You’re waiting at home, whisperin’ my name.
[ bridge]
You don’t know when, just hope I get through,
Prayin’ the night won’t steal me from you.

[Verse 2]
Highway keeps rollin’, no end in sight,
No roadside café, just markers in the night.
Town after town, the signs fly past,
Coffee’s all gone, and the day won’t last.
[ bridge]
Still I’m a drifter, a pilgrim alone,
A traveler bound to the blacktop stone.

[Chorus]
My head feels heavy, my eyes start to close,
Body keeps askin’, “Where do we go?”
In the middle of nowhere, I’ve got to ride,
This is my fate — can’t step off the line.

The road is long, but I’ve got my aim,
You’re waiting at home, whisperin’ my name.
Still I’m a drifter, a pilgrim alone,
[ bridge]
A traveler bound to the blacktop stone.

[ instrumental intermezzo]


Chorus]
My head feels heavy, my eyes start to close,
Body keeps askin’, “Where do we go?”
In the middle of nowhere, I’ve got to ride,
[ bridge]
This is my fate — can’t step off the line.

[ instrumental outro ]

road is long

Back in ’93 I walked the streets of Macon,
Stayed with a kind old family, they called me their own.
Had a chance to stay, workin’ nights in that hospital,
[ bridge]
Dreamin’ of a future far away from home.

[Chorus]
But I packed my bags and I took that flight,
Chose the road that led me back to my life.
Could’ve played some songs down on a southern stage,
[ bridge]
Maybe crossed paths with Jason someday.
Macon’s still a memory, it never fades,
It’s written in my heart, in the songs I play.

[Verse 2]
They offered me a green card, a brand-new beginning,
Said they’d stand beside me, help me find my way.
[ bridge]
But the call of my homeland was stronger than the promise,
[ bridge]
So I left Georgia skies for the break of a Slovak day.

[Chorus]
Yeah, I packed my bags and I took that flight,
Chose the road that led me back to my life.
Could’ve played some songs down on a southern stage,
Maybe crossed paths with Jason someday.
Macon’s still a memory, it never fades,
It’s written in my heart, in the songs I play.

[ instrumental intermezzo ]

[Bridge]
Now I wonder what might’ve been,
If I’d stayed in that town back then.
But the music finds its way,
No matter where you stand.

[Final Chorus]
So I packed my bags but I kept that light,
Macon’s spirit still burns in my mind.
Could’ve played some songs down on a southern stage,
Maybe crossed paths with Jason someday.
[ bridge]
Macon’s still a memory, it never fades,
It’s written in my heart, in the songs I play.

Jason, my friend from Macon

Verse 1]
The road is long, but I’ve got my aim,
You’re waitin’ at home, callin’ my name.
You don’t know when, just hope I get through,
[ bridge]
Prayin’ the night won’t steal me from you.

[Verse 2]
White lines stretchin’ like a river wide,
Diesel heart’s beatin’, can’t stop this ride.
Neon signs flicker at an old truck stop,
[ bridge]
But I just keep rollin’, can’t afford to drop.

[ instrumental bridge]

[Chorus]
My head feels heavy, my eyes start to close,
Body keeps askin’, “Where do we go?”
In the middle of nowhere, I’ve got to ride,
[ bridge]
[ bridge]
This is my fate — can’t step off the line.

[Verse 3]
Coffee’s gone cold in a paper cup,
Radio’s singin’, keepin’ me up.
Mile after mile, the night won’t end,
[ bridge]
Every road’s a stranger, every turn’s a friend.

[Bridge]
Motels callin’ with a vacancy sign,
But the freight I carry won’t give me no time.
So I chase the dawn through the pouring rain,
[ bridge]
Livin’ my life on the lost highway.

[ instrumental intermezzo, dobro solo ]

[Final Chorus]
My head feels heavy, my eyes start to close,
Body keeps askin’, “Where do we go?”
In the middle of nowhere, I’ve got to ride,
[ bridge]
This is my fate — can’t step off the line.
[ bridge]
Yeah, this is my fate — a trucker’s life is mine

[ instrumental outro ]

middle of nowhere

]

12 minutes until have to leave my things behind
time is running of my hands
10 minutes we have to tell each other good bye
before  Ir eally leave for good

No train is waiting, nor any plane
walk around my place
picture last moments 
keep them 
write down to your dreams
[ bridge]
I'll be with you maybe again

Don't go, you say again and again
my heart is beating
eyes are wett
legs from stone
I am freezed to ice
but have to go

No train is waiting, nor any plane
walk around my place
picture last moments 
keep them 
write  down to your dreams
I'll be with you maybe again

when tho storms are gone
rainfalls stops 
rivers come back to banks
smile returns on your face again
I open the door without ringing
You and I 
in place, wher any time 
[ bridge]
I will return
any time will go.

[ instrumental guitar solo intermezzo ]

No train is waiting, nor any plane
walk around my place
picture last moments 
keep them 
write down to your dreams
[ bridge]
I'll be with you maybe again

[ instrumental outro ]

12 minutes

Stay.

[Verse 1]
Like a silver ribbon the river winds below,
Through the valley where the soft winds blow.
Oak trees standing, casting shade,
Everything feels right, this was your day.

[Verse 2]
But out of nowhere came the clouds and rain,
The sky turned to iron, the storm to blame.
Waters rising, sweeping it all,
You must begin again after the fall.

[Chorus]
The water rolls, it takes away,
What we hold can fade someday.
But life and song will find their way,
They’ll come back home, they’ll always stay.

[Verse 3]
After every storm the skies turn blue,
You tune your guitar, the sound feels true.
Your friends gather ‘round, singing along,
The night is alive with an endless song.

[Chorus]
The water rolls, it takes away,
What we hold can fade someday.
But life and song will find their way,
They’ll come back home, they’ll always stay.

[Outro – soft]
Life and song will find their way…
They’ll come back home, they’ll al

silver river

Verse 1]
Dark clouds gather, the sky turns gray,
The river’s swelling, it won’t stay.
Fields are drowning, homes washed away,
But our hearts are stronger than the waves.

[Chorus]
When the river rises, it takes so much,
The walls, the roads, the things we touched.
But love runs deeper than the flood,
It carries us through the storm and mud.

[Verse 2]
Neighbors helping, hand in hand,
Holding tight on higher land.
We’ll build again, we’ll stand our ground,
No raging water can keep us down.

[Chorus]
When the river rises, it takes so much,
The walls, the roads, the things we touched.
But love runs deeper than the flood,
It carries us through the storm and mud.

[Bridge]
Someday the sun will break the sky,
And dry the tears we’ve cried tonight.
A brighter dawn will lead the way,
And we’ll sing again on a brand new day.

[Final Chorus]
When the river rises, it takes so much,
The walls, the roads, the things we touched.
But hope runs stronger than the flood,
And brings us home through storm and mud.

[Outro – soft]
The river rises… but we rise too.

when the river rises” (country-ballad).mp3

Nate Caldwell found his voice in Chattanooga, Tennessee – a city like no other, where three states meet (Tennessee, Georgia, North Carolina) and the Rocky Mountains touch Signal and Lookout Mountain. Just a short drive from Nashville, this crossroads of South and Appalachia shaped his raw and honest sound. Blending Southern country with the restless spirit of the open road, Nate writes songs of love, loss, and redemption — stories carried on the highway wind.