The banjo is perfection in this one. Nicely done!

Whole song is beautiful, but I especially like this B section.  Very memorable and comforting, will be in my head for awhile.

Ahh, this song is everything I needed to hear right now <3

This is lovely and sothing. Another good one 😊

This feels so effortless, and so perfect at the same time.

"Batter Up" (#497, 210828)

I was a child I was a baby boy
First RBI I ever saw
They passed the bases without a noise
In front of me and pa

Watched his face while the crowd it cheered
It was clear he had opinions
And I wouldn't rather be anywhere but here
Chewin' chili dogs and listenin'

Batter up young man
Nine innings that's an all-star life
Today's the top of one
Just warmin' up the lights

Someday you'll win the series
But tonight it's batter up

I asked him what it takes to run it home
To nail a knuckleball
What he said was easy come and easy go
You can't hit 'em all

Swing the bat the way you wanna' swing
Run the bases when it's time
No one player can hit everything
But might as well keep tryin'

Week 35 - Batter Up (210828)

"Meet Me Where I Am" (#500, 210906)

Somethin' strange about these feet of mine
There's some roads they just can't seem to find
My eyes see where the highway should be at
But I can't get half the places on this map

I set out early long before the dawn
Somehow the best directions steer me wrong
All that I can think to do is pray
That you would show the mercy of your name

Meet me where I am like you always do
Lead me by the hand please I'm beggin' you
Fix this broken man fill my heart again
I need you still meet me where I am

There's nothin' wrong at all with best laid plans
But I know who can do the things I can't
So when I'm stuck it's clear as any bell
It's time to hit my knees and ask for help

Week 36 - Meet Me Where I Am (210906)

Copyright Erin Wolf 2021

Week 36 Prompt: Meet Me Where I Am

*This song touches the surface of some of my memories from 9.11.2001 and the reflections that come with the 20th anniversary today, Saturday, 9.11.2021. Some of the lyrics may trigger a strong emotional response - please listen with care. Thank you.*

i remember sitting in my chair
a booming voice on the intercom over the air
turn on the screen in time to see 
destruction fly before our eyes
we didn't know, didn't understand
didn't realize

smoke and dust, glass, debris 
burned the lungs
people screaming, "meet me where i am"
calling for their loved ones
but phone lines were jammed
no one could see or get through all the mayhem
get through all the mayhem

oooh

20 years have now come and gone
we've buried our dead
tended our wounded
and thanked the strong heroes 
who rushed back in trying to find even
just one more person

as we look back on 20 years
still feeling pain and wiping tears
still at a loss to explain it all
so much has changed
a generation
and still we sing our same requiem
we sing our requiem

oooh
oh

20 Years On

"French Toast" (#504, 211001)

Did you ever have one of those days
Where it's written all over your face
The only thing wrong is everything

Well take it from a guy who knows
Get yourself a little French Toast
Pretty soon you'll start to sing

Fly me to Paris up up and away
Take me where the berets rule and nobody has a bad day
Lemme' see the Moulin Rouge and the Champs Elysee
Don't forget the baguette lunch and toast it up the French way

Did you ever see a depressed mime
Well I did one time
He had a striped shirt and a long cigarette

Saw him switch from frightful to delightful
Yeah he went from awful to Eiffel
Asked him how, he said "hon hon hon, France is good as it gets"

Week 40 - French Toast (211001)

"A Little Love" (#503, 211104)

A little love is a funny thing
Sometimes all that stands between
The bitter end or hello once again
A little love is a funny thing

I hung a horseshoe on my door
Before I knew it I was yours
Something changed from winter into spring
A little love is a funny thing

A little love is a funny thing
Sometimes all that stands between
The bitter end or hello once again
A little love is a funny thing

Saw the sunset in your eyes
Stopped the clock and turned the tide
Jacket's thin and midnight's closin' in
A little love is a funny thing

A little love is a funny thing
Sometimes it's all that stands between
The bitter end or hello once again
A little love is a funny thing

Week 45 - A Little Love (211104)

Perfect (#542, 220109)

 * co-written with Shane Willinger / @shanespiano * 

Well I know that the weight of the world
Is too much we can't do it alone
Lemme' give you some words in a song
And a reason for you to keep goin'

Reach up in the sky pull down a star
It'll never be as bright as you are

Well this world is made for you 'cause you're worth it
Heart made of gold baby you deserve it
Bottom of your soul up to the surface
Ain't no shame in the truth
That just by being you you're already perfect

Well sometimes we get stuck in the past
And we carry those chains all around
But we can't move ahead looking back
And what matters is what you do now

Reach up in the sky pull down a star
It'll never be as bright as you are

Well this world is made for you 'cause you're worth it
Heart made of gold baby you deserve it
Bottom of your soul up to the surface
Ain't no shame in the truth
That just by being you you're already perfect

Week 02 - Perfect (220109)

"Kaleidoscope Dreams" (#550, 220213)

 * picture stolen ruthlessly and without any permission from the wonderful artist Alex Morefield, whom I do not know personally, but whom exists on the world wide interweb net slash org at the following location: www.drawception.com/player/511499/alexmorefield * 

I've been dreaming kaleidoscope dreams
Every evening and I don't know what it means
It's like memories but they're things I've never seen
Can't change the channel and I can't look away

I've been waking each morning soaking wet
Filled with pictures too vivid to forget
I keep thinking it'll pass but it hasn't yet
And I haven't told a soul until today

What does it say about my soul
If something's moving that I cannot control
Been letting go but I still wonder what it means
To dream all these kaleidoscope dreams

So can anybody tell me where's the line
Are they nightmares or just castles in the sky
Either way I better shutter all the blinds
Make the shadows look so tall

Like the moment Judy Garland can't ignore
She and Toto aren't in Kansas anymore
When the world was black and white we could have sworn
Until these colors changed it all

Week 07 - Kaleidoscope Dreams (220213)

Copyright Erin Wolf 2022
feat. The Whistler
Art credit: Shutterstock, care of user DODOMO
https://www.shutterstock.com/g/DODOMO

Week 12 Prompt: I Was Wrong

i, i started asking questions
that you, you didn't want to hear
the shame, shame you want me to bear
just won't, won't come along again

you, you can't say, "i was wrong"
'cuz then i, oh i would be right for once
this, this cycle we had is breaking
and i, i am finally feeling free

(whistling)

this, this path ain't a straightened arrow
it curves, curves and bends along the way
and i, i walk this road alone
you, you won't even know

i, i have known all along
that you, you don't really care
the shame, shame you want me to bear
is yours, yours and not mine after all

(whistling)

Breaking Chains

time will tell

Christmas Is Home

just trying to find a melody and some meaning to comfort the heart and soul
singer/songer #guitar #maton #uke #SAW17 #folk #gospel #hymns  #songwriting #worship #jesus

time will tell

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