Happy Birthday Mum x

Perhaps

The Two Of Us

A man comes to realize that money doesn't necessarily make you happy. As long as you have love, that is all you really need.

Lyrics. 
I can't share you with another. I wont be someone else's lover. Envy is feeling I cannot hide. I could achieve more if I really tried. You help the homeless and the needy. That's how it is in theory. You get a nice house and a garden too. I envy your car and your swimming pool. Sit around doing nothing all day. Crossword puzzles and Doris Day. I could do something crazy and be led astray. Rob a bank like in the movie. Wouldn't that be groovy. Envy is a feeling I cannot deny. Even though I try. Working hard to try and get more. More than the neighbours next door. I use to be envious. Not any more. I have so much to be grateful for. I may not be wealthy. At least I'm healthy. I have someone who cares for me. What more do I really need. Have you got the money I lent you. Have you got my DVD's. If I won the lottery. I would take you on the orient express. Working hard is the best way to success.

perhaps

Envy

Smiling At The Croft (acoustic)

Left to Bleed Final.mp3

We were young, just seventeen,
Dancing in the summer rain,
Barefoot on the gravel road,
You and I, we felt no pain.

You gave me your leather jacket,
Told me stories 'bout your dreams.
We'd drive for hours, 
sing our hearts out.
To those old Springsteen 
melodies.

But seasons change, 
and people do too.
The leaves fell down, 
our love went blue.
I still remember every word you said.
Like a song ,
stuck in my head.

(Chorus)
We were stars in the night,
shining bright.
A fleeting love like a firefly.
Now I'm here alone in this town.
Trying to let you go.
Till the tears run out.
Till the tears run out.
Till the tears run out...

I found your letter in my drawer.
Folded pages, worn and torn.
You said “forever.” but now it’s never.
Looking back I should have known.

Those nights we spent by the river.
Making promises we couldn’t keep.
I see your face in every stranger.
In my dreams you’re haunting me.

(repeat chorus)

I saw you on the street last Sunday,
With a smile that wasn’t mine.
You looked happy, you looked free,
While I’m stuck in a different time.

The café where we used to linger,
Now feels empty, cold, and bare.
Every corner holds a memory,
Of a time when you were there.

The winter’s chill is setting in,
But the warmth of you is gone.
I wear your old, worn-out sweater,
Trying to feel close to you.
But every thread just pulls me further,
From the love I thought I knew.

(repeat chorus)

Dakoda Sada (ft. Amira) - Till The Tears Run Out (demo)

First demo of a co-write at Moniack Mhor Songwriting Retreat on 9 October 2024.

Lyrics by Tina Cairns

A Bachelor's Wife Demo2

This is a re-visit of a track from Tom Houston's first solo Album Filling in the Cracks. It features a re-union with the wonderful Cathryn and Lucie Robson and also guitar and keyboards from producer Neill MacColl, piano from Kate St John, bass from Ben Nicholls and percusion from Mattie Foulds

Gap in the Gence

Backs To The Wall

This is a 2020 version of the song. It's produced by Neill MacColl and features Mary Erskine (Aka Me for Queen) on vocals and cello, Kate St John on Piano, Benn Nicholls on bass and Mattie Foulds on percussion. Inspired by the Maori Proverb and by the Rivers of the world. It's the latest single from Tom's Gap in the Fence Series for 2020. Album out on October 2nd.

Happy Birthday Mum x

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