Sounds Like A Song To Me

V1 (Jeff)
Hey Mike, where you been?
I ain‘t seen you in years
Tell me what it is you know for sure
While I forget what brought me here

 V2 (Mike)
Hey Jeff, good to see you
I been doing alright
I been saved by the Lord above
Got a big house, an old dog and a wife

V3 (Mike)
No, I’ll just have a cup of coffee
I quit drinkin for good
The devil’s out to get me tonight
He’d ruin me yeah if he could
 
Chorus #1( Jeff)
Well it sounds like there’s something underneath
Hell it sounds like a song to me
It all seems so familiar
It sounds like a song to me
 
Post-Chorus 1 (Jeff)
Hey, I found it on the juke Mike
Here it is at B3
"Jesus Loved The Hell Out of Me"
 
V4 (Mike)
Well yeah, maybe she’s right
I ain’t much for romance
Tonight she’s out with her friends
I know she’s givin some guy a chance
 
V5 (Mike)
And Ziggy’s out in the car
He’s waitin like a good dog does
And he don’t care what I’m drinking
So put another shot in my cup
 
Chorus #2 (Jeff)
Well it sounds like there’s something underneath
Hell it sounds like a song to me
It all seems so familiar
It sounds like a song to me
 
Post-Chorus 2 (Jeff)
Hey, here’s another on the box
One that fits right to your troubles
“She’s Actin Single, I’m Drinkin Doubles”
 
 Bridge (Jeff)
We all got problems but Mike‘s got more by far

He’s got God on his back and all his clothes in his car
But my life ain’t perfect either
Guess that’s why “I Love This Bar“
 
V6
(Mike) 
Hey Jeff, what about you?
So sad to hear your mamma died
And weren't you still in prison?
Ok, here’s another one, „Mama Tried“
 
Chorus #3 (both)
Well every story’s got something underneath
Always sounds like a song to me
It all seems so familiar
Yeah, it sounds like a song to me

Post-Chorus 3
Here’s one „That’s The Way Love Goes“ (Jeff)
Here’s another „Still Doin' Time“ (Mike)
Oh this one nails it, hits it right on the head (Jeff)) 
“Love Hurts" (both)

Out (Jeff)
Hey Barkeep, your jukebox could use a few more sad songs I reckon

Sounds Like A Song To Me

"Cheating On Each Other.”
Lyrics by Lee Charles Kelly
Music by Jeff Walker and Alyssa Womack

He.
Every night as you close your eyes
I close mine and I visualize                          
Having fun with a sweet young thing
I loved so long ago.
 
She.
Single dreams in this double bed,
Bring back things unfelt and unsaid.
My heart aches for a boy I used to know.
And Lord, I miss him so
 
Together
We're cheating on each other,
By living in the past.
And though we're still together
Forever didn't last.
We're cheating on each other
Me with you and you with me,
Still in love with the mem'ry of
Who we used to be.
 
He.
You were shy, you just turned nineteen.
She.
You were the cutest guy I'd ever seen.
Together.
We both fell at our very first hello.
So where’d those love birds go.
 
We're cheating on each other
By living in the past.
And though we're still together,
Forever didn't last.
We're cheating on each other.
Me with you and you with me.
Still in love with the mem'ry of
Who we used to be.
 
Bridge
He.
But I know I’m so lucky
I still have you today
She.
The past was sweet but I don’t want you
Any other way
 

We're cheating on each other,
Living in the past.
And though we're still together
Forever didn't last.
We're cheating on each other
Me with you and you with me.
Still in love with the mem'ry of
Who we used to be.
 
Coda.
Still in love with the mem'ry of
Who we used to be.

Cheating On Each Other

HOW DOES AN UNKNOWN ARTIST HAVE A SIGNATURE SONG? 

In 1998, I Was The Opening Act On 'Mountain Stage'  
A 'Live', Weekly, Nationally Syndicated, Public Radio Program  
And Still On, I believe... 
My Brother Don, Who Lived In France 
Happened To Be In DC
And Drove To This Fabulous Old Theater 
In Charleston, South Carolina... 
And Watched Me 'Kill' On the Radio 
But Later... After This Show
I Was Invited To A Lesbian Bar 
Where An Audience Of About 12-15 Women Hated Me 
it Was Way Cool To Have A Family Member 
Experience That With Me
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The Song Itself Has Evolved  
I Made Up The Title 
While Writing A Question 
For A TV Game Show 
Then, Later, When Courting My Wife 
& Making Up Songs On The Uke 
This Evolved ... 

#photo is me about to go on '98  
the comedy act really doesn't have a lot to play with... 
STYLE-WISE - I was 48... With an LA Tan - 
But I do look very confident...  
My Mother was listening in Florida
My Father In Michigan

THE GOOD YEARS

Don’t talk to me about the good old days
I can’t remember me one
Our love was more like a nuclear war
Be thankful it’s over and done
If you don’t recall when my head hit the wall
Allow me to show you the scar
The only good years that we had                                                      
Were the tires on the car

Mounds of kisses, fields of love
We never had none of that
We broke our vows a thousand times
Each year was the year of the rat
Comfort and bliss and true happiness
Were strippers i met in a bar
The only good years that we had                                                      
Were the tires on the car

So how can you say we should try it again
We never did do it well
The courtship was wrong, the marriage too long
The divorce was a glimpse into hell
It may be perhaps just a memory lapse
From too many sips at the jar
The only good years that we had                                                      
Were the tires on the car

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Richard Goldman's Album

THE GOOD YEARS 'LIVE' @mountainstage '98

CURRENTLY LOOKING FOR MALE/FEMALE ARTISTS
I say, humbly, one of my favorite songs I have written. This song is truly 'so beautiful' listen for yourself and see. It's about that moment when he gets on one knee and she gets weak in the knees. With the right two people, this song will be a hit!
©2023 So Beautiful - Sheri A. Swartz

*All songs are registered with the US Copyright Office and BMI. No alterations or recordings can be made without the permission of the copyright owner/songwriter, Sheri Swartz. Songs submitted are for pitching purposes for Artist consideration, and public enjoyment.

So Beautiful

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Forgetting 'bout You

I was very, very, fortunate to get to know Julia through an online media site way back in 2014.  She very kindly agreed to sing the vocal on here which started a music friendship that still exits to this day.  We have collaborated with many songs and demos, always online - Julia in New Jersey USA, me in Dorset UK

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According to Wikipedia, "Buy Dirt" is a 2021 country song recorded by Jordan Davis and Luke Bryan.  The song was co-written by Jacob Davis, Jordan Davis, Josh Jenkins, and his brother Matt Jenkins.  The song peaked at #1 on both the US Billboard Country Airplay and US Billboard Hot Country Songs Charts.  It also reached #22 on the US Billboard Hot 100 Chart.  I did this karaoke track rendition at Dusty's Karaoke Nights at Hardee's on Winchester Road in Lexington KY on 5/11/2024.  Thank you for listening.

Buy Dirt (Hardee;s 5112024)

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There's No-Fi - Like Lo-Fi
Some Sound Advice

Farm boy from Oklahoma. Available for work. Also available for dinner.

I have been a guitar player and lead vocalist since the age of 13, performing in bands of varying genres including Pop, Heavy Rock, Folk & Modern Country.  Main instrument is the guitar, influenced by a variety of artistes and styles including Mark Knopfler, The Eagles, Don Williams, Crosby Stills Nash & Young, Deep Purple and Santana. This has helped me to perform and write in different genres but I particularly enjoy Americana, modern country music and instrumental themes/incidental music.  
I play keyboard well enough to provide accompaniment and additional instrumentation to my recordings.  Now retired, I write, record and produce from a home studio.  Songwriting successes include shortlisted lyrics for a Commonwealth Song for HM The Queen in 2022, a song to be presented to Sir Cliff Richard in 2018, several UK Songwriting Contest Finalist Places and appearances on BBC radio in the UK.  I have successful collaborated with several other writers and performers across the UK and US.

Just a little about myself.  About 12 years ago in April 2010, I sang my first karaoke song in public at Hardee's in Lexington, KY and the song was a Sinatra song "Summer Wind".  I finished the song and waited a couple weeks to come back because I didn't really think I had done well.  So I asked the assistant manager what people said and he told me to keep the microphone close to my mouth.  So I have now done 1583 songs by 506 different singers or groups in those 12 years.  The Pandemic was a very rough time in not being able to see and sing for people.  I tried Facebook, but I don't seem to like their sound quality at times.  Another piece of advice I would have is to listen and work with the people who run the shows.  I have gotten to know some great people who I could talk about for a long time.  People like Tom Martin, Cecil (Dusty) Wilson, Scott Rogers (who created a logo for my music), Erik Davig, Charles Sanders, Billy Judd, and Tom White.  We can all learn a lot from our time in music.

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