The first single from Helluva Cowboy

Lyrics:
Sometimes you need a beat and a melody 
To drown out all the noise that's in your brain 
It's one of those nights for me 
Crank up that music please 
Wanna hear it thumpin' all night long 
Play anything but a Love Song 

Chorus: 
Cause that'll just make think of those sweet lips that I ain't kissing 
Next thing I know I'll be crying over her and how she's got me missing 
Those angel eyes, devil smile, and warmth of her skin 
Please don't remind me that she's going, going, gone 
Play anything but a damned old love song 
Anything but a love song 
Aw yeah 

I want' to hear that electric guitar screaming 
Feel the bass pound deep down in my chest 
keep it rollin' fast and loud 
So I don't have to think about the fact that I'm just barely hanging on 
Play anything but a love song. 

Cause that'll just make think of those sweet lips that I ain't kissing 
Next thing I know I'll be crying over her and how she's got me missing 
Those angel eyes, devil smile, and warmth of her skin 
Please don't remind me that she's going, going, gone 
Play anything but a damned old love song 
Anything but a love song 
Aw yeah 

Tonight a fiddle of a steel guitar would tear this man apart 
And a love song'd be a bullet to my heart 

Cause that'll just make think of those sweet lips that I ain't kissing 
Next thing I know I'll be crying over her and how she's got me missing 
Those angel eyes, devil smile, and warmth of her skin 
Please don't remind me that she's going, going, gone 
Play anything but a damned old love song 
Anything but a love song 
Anything but a love song 
I can't take no love song

Pat Swenson: Vocals and Acoustic Guitar
Kaden Hunsaker: Lead Guitar
Dave Cebrowski: Drums, Bass, Guitars

Recorded at Stony View Sound
Mastered at Red Mastering UK

Helluva Cowboy

Anything But A Love Song

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Lyrics:
The morning started off like any other 
We both stumbled out of bed, 
rushed to get the kids all dressed and fed 
We were running behind, kept bumping into one another 

Tempers flared and voices raised 
I slammed the door and laid some rubber on the driveway 
Started feeling bad and by the time I hit the highway, I thought 

What if one of us don't come home tonight 
What if those angry words we said were the last to echo through our heads 
What if our last chance to say I love you is lost to some stupid little fight 
what if one of us don't come home tonight 

I held the tears back as the kids were finally leaving 
As I drove to work I cried, I couldn't keep it all inside 
I wanted to call but knew that you'd be in a meeting 
So I sent a text instead, and on the other end you read 
Call me when you can, we need to talk this out 
Tried to focus at work, but all that I could think about was 


What if one of us don't come home tonight 
What if those angry words we said were the last to echo through our heads 
What if our last chance to say I love you is lost to some stupid little fight 
what if one of us don't come home tonight 

I called to say I love you and I'm sorry, 
and I said baby I am too 
And if you hurry home this evening boy, I'll make it up to you 


There wasn't one thing I could do, 
that driver crossed the center line 

My whole world hung in the balance 
till you finally opened up your eyes 

What if one of us don't come home to night 
What if those angry words we said were the last to echo through our heads 
What if our last chance to say I love you is lost to some stupid little fight 
what if one of us don't come home tonight
credits
released February 14, 2017 
Guest singer: Maren Dille 
Written by Pat Swenson 
Produced by Dave Cebrowski

Don't Come Home Tonight (ft. Maren Dille)

Dont Come Home Tonight (ft. Maren Dille)

Guest performer: Keaton Stewart (Native/Tongue), Mandolin


Bleeding

I used to think that I was tough but it turns out I'm just stupid
Always lead with my heart full speed through the dark
And I've got the scars to prove it

My emotions run deep like a dark endless ocean
Can't hold my love back once it hits the track
It's a freight train in motion

I can see you'll find a way to heal your heart with time
Honey I ain't got a prayer this'll be the end of mine

Cause I keep trying to change the way I feel but I know I'll never make it
If you expect my heart to let you go You gotta do more than break it
So draw your sword and cut me down
Hold me under, make me drown
I can't walk away from you with my heart beating
You're gonna have to leave it dead & bleeding

Baby do what you gotta do, might as well get it over
Take your shot, keep what you got
And find yourself some closure

I'll put on the blindfold so you don't have to face me
When my heart's gone you can move along and just let the miles erase me

Cause I keep trying to change the way I feel but I know I'll never make it
If you expect my heart to let you go
You gotta do more than break it
So draw your sword and cut me down
Hold me under, make me drown
I can't walk away from you with my heart beating
You're gonna have to leave it dead & bleeding

I'd kill for an escape from this reality
But I'm afraid I'll have face the harsh brutality

I keep trying to change the way I feel but I know I'll never make it
If you expect my heart to let you go You gotta do more than break it
So draw your sword and cut me down
Hold me under, make me drown
I can't walk away from you with my heart beating
You're gonna have to leave it dead & bleeding

Gotta leave it dead and bleeding
Draw your sword right now
Gotta leave it dead and bleeding baby cut me down
Gotta leave it dead and bleeding
Draw your sword right now
Gotta leave it dead and bleeding baby cut me down

Bleeding

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Breathe in with a ragged breath; Breathe out with a heavy sigh
Take a second to compose yourself Blink a tear back from your eye
Then you do what you gotta do
Do your best not to fall apart
That’s living with a broken heart
That’s living with a broken heart

Fake a smile if you think you can Force a laugh when you know you should
Try to act like you’re doing fine
Tell your friends that you’re feeling good
Later on when you’re all alone
Let the tears tear the mask apart
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The world keeps turning even though you know that it should have stopped
Your friends all mean well but it’s been a few months now and they forgot
And you know that you’ve gotta move on
But you don’t even know where to start
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That’s living with a broken heart

Go to work cause you need the job, Go to church cause you need the help
People ask so you go along, but you’d rather be by yourself
Can’t sleep when you go to bed, go insane laying in the dark
That’s living with a broken heart
That's living with a broken heart

The world keeps turning even though you know that it should have stopped
Your friends all mean well but it’s been a few months now and they forgot
And you know that you’ve gotta move on
But you don’t even know where to start
That’s living with a broken heart
That’s living with a broken heart

The sun is shining but right where you stand is a pouring rain
By now you feel so numb you’re actually starting to miss the pain
And you know that you’ve gotta move on but you ain’t got a clue where to start
That’s living with a broken heart That’s living with a broken heart

Breathe in with a ragged breath; Breathe out with a heavy sigh
Take a second to compose yourself Blink a tear back from your eye

Living With A Broken Heart

Pat delivers classic country songs blended with contemporary production and edginess. Music that listeners can relate to--songs they can live by; music that draws the listener in and hits them where it counts.

Influenced by Garth Brooks, Eric Church, and Gary Allen, along with the likes of Don Williams and Merle Haggard,