[Verse 1]
I woke up somewhere between Whiskey Bent and broke
Heart like a George song, lungs full of smoke
Tried prayin’ like Dolly, but she don’t pick up
So I poured me a shot in a neon Dixie cup

[Verse 2]
There’s a picture of mama by the old jukebox
She used to say, “Boy, don’t end up like Haggard talks”
But I played The Dance, and I played it again
Then I whispered Jolene like she might walk in

[Chorus]
This life’s just a mixtape of stories and scars
With some Folsom Prison Blues and a couple dive bars
Got a Go Rest High ache and a Friends in Low smile
Tryin’ to fake Strait when I’m broke by a mile
I ain’t no legend, but I’ve lived like the rest
This ain’t my song — it’s built from the best

[Verse 3]
She said I Will Always Love You, then she slammed the door
Left me hummin’ Your Cheatin’ Heart on that kitchen floor
So I hit the highway with a Luke song loud
Feelin’ like Amarillo By Morning right now

[Chorus]
Yeah this life’s just a mixtape of steel-string pain
With a little He Stopped Lovin’ Her stuck in my brain
Got a little Coal Miner’s Daughter in my past
A little fast love, a long goodbye, nothin’ that lasts
I ain’t original, just worn and confessed
This ain’t my song — it’s built from the best

[Bridge]
Give me Merle for the mornings
Give me Cash when I’m cold
Give me Hank when I’m reckless
And Dolly for my soul

[Final Chorus]
Yeah I’m patched up in stories from someone else’s pen
But if you’ve ever been lonely, then you know where I’ve been
It’s the chords that heal, not the names on the vest
So I’ll sing like it’s mine — though it’s built from the best

[Tag]
So if they ask who wrote it, just smile and nod
Say it came from a jukebox, a prayer, and God

Built from the Best

[Verse 1]
Hey, I hope you’re doin’ fine out there,
Wherever you lay your head
I bet you think I’m movin’ on
By the pictures that I’ve fed
Yeah, I laugh when folks are lookin’
But when the moon climbs that sky
I’m sittin’ here askin’ shadows —
If I’m so happy, why do I cry?

[Verse 2]
I still keep that Christmas letter,
I still hear your old dog bark
I still count up all those mornings
Where we tangled in the dark
They all say I’m better off now,
But that don’t make it right
You call this happy, honey?
Then why do I cry at night?

[Chorus]
If you’re wonderin’ how I’m holdin’ up,
Well, I ain’t gonna lie
I pour my truth out in a bottle
When that truth cuts me dry
If you gave me back that moment,
I’d trade it all tonight
You call this happy, darlin’?
Then why do I cry?

[Bridge]
If you ever wonder, baby,
If I ever cross your mind
Just know your ghost still haunts me
When I’m alone at night

[Chorus]
So if you hear I’m doin’ better,
Well, that’s half a truth at best
I might look like I’m free now
But this freedom’s just a mess
If I’m so damn lucky, honey,
Then why’s it feel like goodbye?
You call this happy, darlin’?
Then why do I cry?

You Call This Happy, Honey? (Duet)

Crank it up and hit the open road with Sunset Rides — a full-throttle country rock anthem for those who live loud and love wild. From dusty wheels spinning on back roads to golden skies that set your heart free, this track rides the line between passion and rebellion. With cold beer, loud guitars, and midnight drives, it's a celebration of living for the moment — chasing dreams under a rebel sky with the one who makes every mile count. Whether you're blasting it in a pickup or reminiscing under the stars, Sunset Rides is pure outlaw energy and love-fueled fire. Get ready to lose yourself in the ride and feel what freedom sounds like.

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2qzn8X3AOQUokEPJlIHsY8
SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/keith-jones-281413858
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@KeithJones-xs1jr
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Lyrics
Sunset Rides

Dusty wheels on a dirt road roll
Sunset paints the sky gold
Hands on the wheel hearts on fire
Chasing dreams never tire

Two lane highway stretching far
Radio blaring like a superstar
Cold beer and old guitars
Living large beneath the stars

Good times love and midnight drives
Pure freedom feeling so alive
Laughing loud till the morning light
Underneath that rebel sky

Her hair blowing in the breeze
Heart racing like a wild steed
Every mile feels like a song
With her smile can't go wrong

Good times love and midnight drives
Pure freedom feeling so alive
Laughing loud till the morning light
Underneath that rebel sky

Her hair blowing in the breeze
Heart racing like a wild steed
Every mile feels like a song
With her smile can't go wrong

Bonfires and moonlit nights
Hugging tight with all our might
Memories in the cool night air
Troubles vanish without a care

Good times love and midnight drives
Pure freedom feeling so alive
Laughing loud till the morning light
Underneath that rebel sky

Keywords
country rock anthem, open road freedom, dusty wheels spinning, golden skies, passion and rebellion, midnight drives, cold beer, loud guitars, chasing dreams, rebel sky, love-fueled fire, outlaw energy, pickup truck, wild love, pure freedom

#countryside #countryartist #countrymusiclover #southernmusic #countryvibe
#countrygram #traditionalcountry #altcountry #countrypop #indiecry
#countryfestival #musicfestival #venue #countrymusicfan #supportcountrymusic

Sunset Rides

“I Don’t Think I Can Live Without You” is a heartfelt country ballad that captures the raw pain and regret of a love on the brink. With every lyric soaked in emotion, this track tells the story of a man waking up alone, realizing the weight of words spoken in anger, and desperately hoping it’s not too late to make things right. The song paints a vivid picture of vulnerability, apology, and the aching need for forgiveness, all set against a backdrop of classic country instrumentation. The emotion is real, the stakes are high, and the voice is trembling with truth. If you’ve ever wished for just one more chance, this song will speak to your soul.

Links
Direct Link to Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/78FXJPTqF12ytkEaOu1Gvq?si=fl1mEwkxSwOk9CSnj3MkBw
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Lyrics
I Don't Think I Can Live Without You

Woke up this morning with you not there
All I could think was, hope you're thinking like me
Don’t know if I could live this life without you
I hope you're thinking, cannot live without you

You have walked out because of stupid things that were said
On my part those words I said I already dread
Your love for me and mine for you is what should have been said
We both had bad days and took it out on each other instead

Cause I don’t think I can live without you
I know I do not want to live without you
Living without you is not something I want to do
You are my life, I do not want to live without you

This love of ours cannot end because of one stupid fight
We both said things, but for mine I know I was wrong
Should've shut my mouth and remembered our love instead
Cannot go through life without you, want your love instead

Cause I don’t think I can live without you
I know I do not want to live without you
Living without you is not something I want to do
You are my life, I do not want to live without you

Come back to me, those sort of words will never be said
You're too precious to me, I cannot live without you
You’re the one I love, I need you in my life
Need you in my life to live this life

I don’t think I can live without you
I know I do not want to live without you
Living without you is not something I want to do
You are my life, I do not want to live without you

Keywords
love without you, country heartbreak, emotional country, can't let go, heartfelt lyrics, country ballad, regret and love, missing you song, country romance, real emotions, country storytelling, emotional apology, lovers' fight, country confession, longing for love

#country #newmusic #music #singer #songwriter #countrymusic #countrylove #countryballad #heartbreaksong #countryartist #indiemusic #countryvibes #emotionalmusic #countrylife #countryvoice

I Don't Think I Can Live Without You

I Don’t Think I Can Live Without You

There You Are features 12 Traditional Country songs with some leaning into contemporary.  There are several originals and some cover songs.

01 There You Are

A song about a guy who is no longer lonely.  Medium temp, happy song, with a great melody.

02 I Don't Live In Lonely Anymore

Cruising through red dust and golden sunsets, “Waltzing Down the Outback Road” captures the heart of Australia in song. With warm acoustic tones, a soulful Aussie vocal, and lyrics steeped in eucalyptus trees, wallabies, and country love, this track is a relaxed, rootsy anthem for long drives and quiet moments. It’s a love letter to the land and to the one riding beside you — a reminder that the best stories are written in the dust behind an old ute. From city lights to desert skies, every verse rolls on like a memory. Whether you're chasing stars or sharing coffee in a console tray, this modern bush ballad brings the spirit of the Outback to life. Perfect for fans of heartfelt country with an authentic Australian edge. Plug in, wind down the window, and take a ride through love, land, and timeless country charm.

Links
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Lyrics
Waltzing Down the Outback Road

In a rusted old ute, we're on our way
Red dirt flying, it's the end of day
Coffee cups clinkin' in the console tray
Singin' love songs to the sunset's ballet

Eucalyptus trees, they wave us on
Wallabies watchin' as we hum along
Got a cooler in the back, beer stayin' strong
In the land of roo tails and bushman’s song (ooooh)

Waltzing down the Outback road
With the love of my life, this story’s told
Through Aussie nights and days untold
In your arms is where I'm bold, growin' old

Stars like diamonds in a velvet sky,
Under a southern cross, you and I,
Long drives with you, I’m never shy,
Together in this wide land, we never say goodbye

From the city lights to the desert’s edge
Hand in hand, we've made our pledge
Love is our compass, this land our wedge
In the heartland, on this Outback sledge (ooooh)

Waltzing down the Outback road
With the love of my life, this story’s told
Through Aussie nights and days untold
In your arms is where I'm bold, growin' old

Waltzing down the Outback road
With the love of my life, this story’s told
Through Aussie nights and days untold
In your arms is where I'm bold, growin' old

Keywords
Outback road trip, Australian country love, dusty ute journey, red dirt music, eucalyptus trees, country sunset song, bushland anthem, love and land, Aussie driving song, modern bush ballad, soulful country, heartfelt Aussie lyrics, acoustic ute song, warm country vocals, rustic romance

#countrymusic #countrylife #newmusic #livemusic #nashville
#countryside #music #artist #countryartist #countrymusiclover #southernmusic #countryvibe #countrygram #traditionalcountry #altcountry #bushballad #aussiecountry #australiancountry

Waltzing Down the Outback Road

[Verse 1]
They say I was fearless, first to jump
Heart like fire, never gave up
They paint me like I was born to lead
But I don’t remember that bein’ me

[Verse 2]
They talk like I held the line
Held my ground every time
But I was lost and scared as hell
Just hid it where no one could tell

[Chorus]
I wish I was him — the one they see
The hometown kid they say I’d be
But that ain’t the man I see inside
He’s a little more broke, a little more tired
I smile and nod, let ‘em believe
But I wish I was him — not just in their memories

[Verse 3]
Jake says I saved his life one night
Truth is, I barely stayed in the fight
They all say I was built strong
But I ain’t felt that way in so damn long

[Chorus]
I wish I was him — the one they see
The guy who never hit his knees
But that ain’t the man I see inside
He’s a little more cracked, a little less pride
I smile and nod, let ‘em believe
But I wish I was him — not just in their memories

[Outro]
Maybe they need me to be that guy
And maybe I do too, sometimes

[Chorus]
I wish I was him — the one they see
The hometown kid they say I’d be
But that ain’t the man I see inside
He’s a little more cracked, a little more tired
I smile and nod, let ‘em believe
But I wish I was him — not just in their memories

[Outro]
Maybe they need me to be that guy
And maybe I do too, sometimes

I Wish I Was Him

🎵 “If you come to me” is a heartfelt and nostalgic ballad about longing, love, and the struggle to move on. Centered around the simple, repeated line “You were always on my mind,” the song captures the lingering presence of someone who remains deeply embedded in memory. With its soft verses, emotional chorus, and a meditative instrumental section filled with layered “la la la” harmonies, the track feels both timeless and intimate — like an open letter to a love that never truly faded.

If you come to me

Red, White & Screwed is Rhett Sawyer’s unapologetic, 21-track reckoning with the state of a nation betrayed. Blending outlaw country grit with working-class truth, the album calls out corruption at every level — from Congressional cowards to billionaire puppet masters — while honoring the backbone of America: the people they forgot.

This isn’t blind patriotism. It’s a fight song for the silenced, a prayer for the broken, and a rally cry for those still standing. From raw protest anthems to ballads of resilience and redemption, Red, White & Screwed tells the story of a country gaslit, gutted, and still too stubborn to quit.

Raise the flag — but raise it for something real.

Raise It Up

Small Towns, Big Lies

Louder Than Lies

Land of the Free...Market

Wrote this after I lost my job and my wife left me

I Loved Her But

wishful thinking

Verse 1 
Back when Saturday nights smelled like ashtrays and bars, 
Old Chevys in driveways, dust on the cars. 
My buddy’s old man had a laugh like a fight, 
Breath full of Banquet, a pack of Marlboro Lights. 
Verse 2 
Those kitchen-table stories, smoke curling the air, 
We’d sit in the doorway just glad to be there. 
They weren’t rich, they weren’t saints, but damn they were right, 
Living on Banquets and Marlboro Lights. 
Chorus 
Banquets and Lights, that’s how I remember, 
Backyard guitars and beer-cold Decembers. 
Faded blue jeans and a jukebox that bites, 
The world smelled like Banquets and Marlboro Lights. 
Verse 3 
They taught us to work, and they taught us to bend, 
How to raise hell and still shake a hand. 
Yeah, the eighties were wild, but it cut me just right, 
Growing up on Banquets and Marlboro Lights. 
Chorus 
Banquets and Lights, that’s how I remember, 
Backyard guitars and beer-cold Decembers. 
Faded blue jeans and a jukebox that bites, 
The world smelled like Banquets and Marlboro Lights. 
Bridge 
Some of ‘em gone now, some still around, 
Some lost the fight, some just laid it down. 
But I still hear the laughter drift out of the night, 
Breath full of Banquets and Marlboro Lights. 
Outro (soft) 
Yeah, we grew up tough under neon skies, 
On Banquets and Lights… Banquets and Lights

Banquets and Lights

A heartland country ballad about the high cost of the miles between a father and his daughter. Told from the perspective of a long-haul trucker who thought "providing" meant leaving, it explores the regret of missed birthdays and graduation ceremonies. The "shoebox" serves as a metaphor for the love he wrote down but never knew how to deliver—until now. A song for anyone who’s ever tried to outrun their ghosts on the interstate.

Shoebox

Nivexa Productions is an independent record label hailing from Nebraska. Nivexa Productions is making seismic waves in the world of electronic music. An independent production studio with a passion for crafting beats that transcend genres, Nivexa Productions produces beats for artists such as K-Dub-Ya, Filth Android, Dollhouse Graveyard, Aria Rayne, Roman Blaze, Truth Dogg & The Watchtower Collective, Celtic Ember, Phoenix Ascendant, 90 Seconds to Midnight, Revolutionary Renegade, Crypt Howler, Sofia Azul, Santino Costa, Punchline Prophets, RT4L, and Dark Carnival Squad.

CYBER CHORD writes songs the way a porch light holds a night: small, steady, and impossible to ignore. I work with AI as a true co-writer, then carve the lyric by hand and shape the track in Suno. The sound leans bare and human—country roots in the soil, a little rock grain in the teeth, and a faith-lit lift that chooses hope without preaching.

These are ordinary-room hymns: rings hidden in cotton, receipt-tape strings, a dress behind rain glass, a sink that cools while you find the words. Silence is an instrument here; sometimes there’s a full bar where the house gets to breathe. If a line can’t survive a campfire and a cracked mug, it doesn’t make the song.

If you’re new, start with the heartbreakers. They don’t shout. They stay. I believe in the holiness of the everyday, and in the quiet bravery of saying the thing before “later” takes it away.

No paid promo, no playlist buys, no cover-art pitches, no dance offers, no cold DMs. If it’s a pitch, the porch light’s off. If you’re a real listener, come in soft: pick one song, leave a genuine note (lyric or timestamp welcome), and hand it to one friend. That’s how this fire stays lit.

May your road stay open, your coffee stay warm, and your day be peaceful.

🎶 To all performing artists — don’t scroll past.

I am a Multi-Genre Songwriter from Australia who has just been recognised by the judges of Australian Songwriters Association 2025 Song Contest.  I have songs waiting to be taken up under license that will propel your career in the right direction. If your in need of the right song to let you take off I have them now or I can write them for you. That is what I do, write and produce demos for performing artists.

If you are interested in collaborating then contact me on  kandltjones@gmail.com

Let’s make music that matters.
#Jonesy200

🎶 Keith Jones | Songwriter & Multi-Genre Artist | Artist Name: Jonesy200
I’m Jonesy200 — a multi-genre songwriter with 332 songs and counting (original songs) available for licensing by serious performing artists. If you're a vocalist ready to perform meaningful, emotional tracks that can create impact (and returns) — I’ve got songs built to make waves. I write across genres: Country, Hip Hop, R&B, Pop, Soul, Rock, Folk EDM/Dance and can do more — because life doesn’t fit in a box, and neither should your music. Tracks like “I’m Still Standing” are more than songs — they’re my truth. Born with epilepsy, shaped by ADHD, I fought to stand on my own — and now the world is starting to listen. Nearly 500,000 listens on SoundCloud, 40,000 average per month — and not a single dime spent on promotion. Real music. Real listeners. No fake plays. This is organic growth — powered by heart, not hype. Now we expand. Spotify. SoundCloud. YouTube. Audiomack. One channel at a time — breaking down the music industry wall the way it should be done: with songs that matter. And voices that do them justice. Listen to Jonesy200 music on your platform: 
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PayPal: paypal.me/KeithJonesTorquayQLD

Keywords
Australian Songwriter & Multi-Genre Artist
Country, Rock, Pop, EDM, Hip Hop, Rap, Alternative, Soul/R&B, Folk
Crossover Artist with Storytelling Lyrics
Original Music for Artists & Performers
High-Energy Tracks & Soulful Ballads

#AustralianMusic #IndieFolk #CountryRock #PopHits #RockAndRoll #EDMMusic #HipHopBeats #RapLyrics #AlternativeVibes #MusicWithMeaning #TimelessTracks #NewMusicAlert #MultiGenreArtist #Songwriter

© Keith Jones (Jonesy200). All rights reserved.
All songs, lyrics, and recordings are the intellectual property of Keith Jones (Jonesy200). Unauthorized use, reproduction, or distribution of any content without explicit written permission is strictly prohibited.

I’m JD Hodge — Oklahoma-born, red dirt-raised, and songwriting for over 30 years.

In 2024, I flatlined on an operating table. Cardiac arrest. Everything changed.

When I came back, the words came with me — like they’d been waiting their turn. Since then, the songs haven’t stopped. I write what’s real: struggle, hope, grit, and grace — stories meant to be felt.

You’ll hear pieces of my past, my people, and the kind of heartland truth you can’t fake. These songs aren’t just mine — they’re for anyone who’s fought through silence and still found a voice.

Retired • Lyricist • Country • Americana • Acoustic Soul
Oklahoma, USA

David and Terri Lisa Church have been featured on the RFDTV network for over 13 years.  The show, "Midwest Country" is featured on prime time Saturday night.  With Nielson ratings in the top 3, David Church is the "most requested and most popular" artist!   "RETRO" country music, that traditional sound with a flavor of modern twist, David and Terri Lisa are capturing interest all over the world with music that is appealing to a new generation of country listeners.  "We have found that the younger age groups are literally "starving" for the early sounds such as Hank Williams, Lefty Frizzel, Johnny Cash and more." stated David Church.  From College age to Grand-parents, they have bridged the gap of generations, making an old style new again!  Several songs are burning up the indie charts all over the world!

Singer/songwriter based out of KC, drummer and vocalist for Hudson Drive. Looking for a songwriter credit and collabs with musicians who don’t think bad words mean bad music.

I’m a guy from Kinna, born in 1973, and I’ve loved music for as long as I can remember. I picked up playing at 17 and spent the 90s in a local garage band, having a lot of fun making music with friends.

These days, I mostly play at home for my own enjoyment. I listen to all kinds of music, as long as it speaks to me and has some feeling behind it. Music has always been a big part of my life, and it’s something I’ll never let go of.

New tracks tagged #realcountry