Another great story, beautifully told by Phillip and yourself, Tony

Perfect and true traditional coutry song. great voice.

Good lyrics, good song and good vocal! can't get any better than that!

congratulation Tony and Phillip for this superb song!! lovely melody and beautiful vocals ;-) )

@user-736485108: Thank you Lynn...I sure hope you get to cover it.:)

Kill me already. this is the antithesis of music...horendeous!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

💯 👏 Great music enjoyed this wonderful collaboration.

A few of my collaborations with Phillip Clarkson.

Original Country Collab's with Phillip Clarkson (1997 thru 2017)

Original in Memory (see lyrics below) 2014 (BMI)
Lyrics by Tony Harris - Vocal & Guitar by Phillip Clarkson 

AS I DROVE UP THE DRIVE WAY
I KNEW SOMETHING WAS WRONG
MY WIFE CAME RUNNING OUT
SAYING HURRY WE DON'T HAVE LONG

I CAN BARELY REMEMBER THAT DRIVE
CARS KEPT GETTING IN OUR WAY
FINALLY WE ARRIVED AT HIS HOME
I WILL NEVER FORGET THAT DAY

HE WAS SO VERY YOUNG
THAT'S WHY I'M WRITING THIS SONG
LEAVING US A FEW MONTHS AGO
WHY...WE WILL NEVER KNOW
OUR HEARTS ARE BROKEN
BUT HE WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN
SOME CALL THIS...THE GOOD HURT

HE NEVER KNEW FATHERHOOD
AND HIS LIFE WAS VERY SHORT
HE WAS LIKE A FATHER TO MANY
THE MEMORIES BRING US COMFORT

(REPEAT CHORUS)

GO REST HIGH ON THE MOUNTAIN
IS ENGRAVED IN HIS HEADSTONE
NOW HE'S RESTING ON THAT MOUNTAIN
SINGING WITH THE ANGLES AND NEVER ALONE

(REPEAT CHORUS)

SOME CALL THIS THE GOOD HURT

The Good Hurt (Lyrics by Tony Harris - Vocal/Music by Phillip Clarkson)

Special thanks to Hemanifezt for his acappella.....

NO DEBATING .  🎧 .  feat HEMANIFEZT

Friends,

On behalf of my son Jeffrey Husted and myself we present a song called:
93 Million Miles. Jeff is the featured vocalist. He is my all-time favorite rock/pop star; Thank You Jeff! I Love You.

The lyrics were written well over a year ago but several lines in separate verses are resonating with me with greater charge today given the state of our world.

"You could just turn-away and let them have their way
Tell us all the reasons why it's too late
Fall into that rage
A burning star of pain 
and you may believe your crazy
You're not alone, we're all afraid"

"…I know it ain't been easy 
To be that change, to be that peace today"

 "Stand-up; gotta Stand-up
they'll be a sweet sunrise in the morning"
 

The phrase “Close your eyes and see” is reflected in my original lyrics as the final line but not sung in the final mix of the song. You will have to imagine them.

Please subscribe to my YouTube Channel and follow my Artist Profile on Spotify and Facebook just because because!!
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Thank You Again for giving this song a spin!
May there be a sweet sunrise in the morning 
Close your eyes and see.

I continue to love creating music and I continue to be honored that you share a bit of your time with me.Thank You.

Sincerely
Dave
davidhusted.com

Full Lyrics
93 Million Miles  
David Husted  
Feat. Jeffrey Husted
 

You could just turn-away and let them have their way
Tell us all the reasons why it's too late
Fall into that rage
A burning star of pain 
and you may believe your crazy
You're not alone, we're all afraid

That heat, 93 million miles
That peace, come on home
That heat, 93 million miles
That peace, come on home

Can you take me to that refuge that feel's like a mother's grace
Can you burn away the madness in the light of day
Can you take me too that place?
I know it ain't been easy  
To be that change, to be that peace today  

That heat, 93 million miles
That peace, come on home
That heat, 93 million miles
That peace, come on home

Stand-up; gotta Stand-up
they'll be a sweet sunrise in the morning  
Close your eyes and see

That heat, 93 million miles
That peace, come on home
That heat, 93 million miles
That peace, come on home

93 Million Miles

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Lyrik: (The English translation is below the German lyrics)

Durch die Weiten dieser Nacht
Schwebt ein Traum aus Sternenstaub
(Sternenstaub, ewiger Traum)
In mir wächst eine stille Macht
Die mich trägt, an die ich glaub
(die mich trägt, an die ich glaub)

Spür den Ruf der Ewigkeit
(Ewigkeit)
In den Tiefen meiner Seele
(tief in meiner Seele)

Ich bin aus Sternenstaub gemacht
Trage Licht in meinem Herzen
(Licht im Herzen)
Was die Seele still erdacht
Wird zur Kraft in allen Schmerzen
(wird zur Kraft)

Jeder Weg führt tief nach innen
Wo die wahre Freiheit wohnt
(wahre Freiheit)
Lass die alte Zeit verrinnen
Bis der neue Morgen lohnt
(neuer Morgen)

Zwischen Zeit und Ewigkeit
Schwingt die große Harmonie
(große Harmonie)
Was getrennt war, wird vereint
In der kosmischen Symphonie
(in Symphonie)

Wir sind aus Sternenstaub gemacht
Tragen Licht in unsren Herzen
(Licht der Herzen)
Was die Liebe neu erwacht
Heilt die Zeit von allen Schmerzen
(heilt die Zeit)

In der Stille dieser Nacht
Sind wir eins mit allen Sternen
(eins mit Sternen)
Sind aus gleichem Stoff gemacht
Um die Liebe neu zu lernen
(neu zu lernen)

English translation:
Through the vastness of this night
Floats a dream made of stardust
(stardust, eternal dream)
A silent power grows within me
That carries me, in which I believe
(that carries me, in which I believe)

Feel the call of eternity
(eternity)
In the depths of my soul
(deep in my soul)

I am made of stardust
I carry light in my heart
(light in the heart)
What the soul silently conceives
Becomes strength in all pain
(becomes strength)

Every path leads deep inside
Where true freedom dwells
(true freedom)
Let the old days fade away
Until the new morning is worth it
(new morning)

Between time and eternity
The great harmony vibrates
(great harmony)
What was separated will be reunited
In the cosmic symphony
(in symphony)

We are made of stardust
We carry light in our hearts
(light of hearts)
What reawakens love
Heals time of all pain
(heals time)

In the silence of this night
We are one with all the stars
(one with stars)
We are made of the same stuff
To learn to love anew
(to learn anew)

Sternenstaub

Another acoustic song taken on by Mighty Mike Fox for This Sound Society project.
Can’t thank him enough for his efforts,  skills & enthusiasm for the ideas. A double busy top bloke.
This song is about a personal experience a long time ago that still to this day can hurt when mentioned.
Then 20 years after the dust as settled the opportunity arises out of the blue to cut to the chase and talk truth & transparency about the situation.
Always two sides to a story and their version strangely favours the brave but they take no responsible for their actions and the feelings of others after they shit on you from a great height after you have been always helpful & decent to them. 
You may still love these people and forgive them but you never forget.
So it’s about people who are close to you wether it’s family or friends. 
We have probably all been there and feel betrayed but because of who they are you rise above to be a better person. 
They don’t change with time just turn inside out.
They will still be out for number one and would sell their Granny for personal gain .
To be deceitful, lie and play you like a fiddle leaving you in the dark.
This Sound Society gives you the second track of 2025.
20 years……..

V1
Time as a habit of bringing things to the surface
So if you want to get into this then it better be worth  it 
My versions different and your gonna deserve it 
20 years as passed since that day  in earnest 



There’s  a time to talk this through 
Now’s the time time for me & you
To talk……..  transparency & truth x2

V2
There’s always an excuse for why it shouldn’t of happened 
You only have reasons that  you just imagined 
And just because it’s 20 years doesn’t make it old fashioned 
So take a seat and let’s watch it all Unfasten 

Chorus 

Lead break

Finish on double chorus

20 Years -This Sound Society

just a simple one mic, spontaneous performance,  me, some words, and a guitar.

Bay Of Pigs Lullaby

this track was inspired by reading The Wager, a great true adventure story by David Grann. 

lyrics

meet me in the portrait 
down beneath the shade of tree
pack me in a suitcase
hollow out a chest built out for tea

I could be the border 
maybe you could set my scene
a painting like a raincheck 
trapped inside a submarine 

somebody is following
you better watch your back
once you lost your mind it's gone
and your incurring 
wager islands wrath 

so meet me in the rainbow 
down by the waterfront cascade
where beaux jack a dandies 
stole all the hearts from those who prayed

we could be important 
when our discoveries unveiled 
hook me up to morphine girl 
and I'll put up the bail

somebody is following 
you better watch your back
once you lost your mind it's gone
and your incurring wager islands wrath 

so meet me in the portrait 
we'll set sail at crescent moon
you can be the cannon
ball and I'll provide the boom

look out for me this summer 
when all the seas have frozen cold
you can be the treasure map
and I'll provide the gold


thanks for listening, greatly appreciated as always.


Wager Island (Acoustic)

A complete re-recording in the key played live. It was one of those recordings that sounded really messy. Dropping the fader on the acoustic guitar I'd started the whole thing off with revealed a different direction highlighting case and drums. It's about females who stand up for the community against arrogance and male chauvinism and I see them in my work environment - this song is about them..

Miss Rocket Launcher

Hey hey you this Joan of Arc - Miss Rocket Launcher
Love you sending into space – those flying saucers
Your eyes they dart and sense corrosion
You’re leaning forward in silky motion
You know who is fit to govern
For those who aren’t they get concussion
Your elbows dent the seats of power
Your rocket roars it’s getting louder

Hey hey you Sister of Mercy – Miss Rocket Launcher
Love it that they’re on your mind – the poor and poorer
When you sense their exploitation
Your voice it cracks and lips are brazen
I’d hate to be your target right then
A volley gone to crack their heads
We’re hungry like Cohen’s Partisan
We’ll force ‘em to the stones and hear the doors slam 

Room dust scatters as your strident voice rises
Tables go silent as you render the kaisers

Hey hey you this Mother Theresa – Miss Rocket Launcher
Can feel the warmth inside of you – and getting warmer
When they wallow in their greed
You let one go and make em all flee
I’m feeling for the hem of your gown
The reverent touch the best to be found
I know that you will win in the end
And sharing it with you – what a send

Ms Rocket Launcher

This is about really strong attraction, being unable to resist and understanding the fallout. I was sat listening to someone tell their tale and I realised, as ever, that it would make a great song! I hope you enjoy it. 
Take care 
James 
Mastered by RCD Audio.  Great with headphones! 
Lyrics 
The firepit 

The heat can singe, the brightness blinds
As sparks fly off, I lose track of time
Attraction’s strong, magnetic pull
Entranced by you, seduced, enthralled 

My life, your life, her life, their lives
Changed forever as each second dies  I look into your eyes 

She speaks to me, she shouts my name 
You don’t react,  so I do the same 
She’s hurt and leaves,  I watch her go
Just you and me, finally alone 

My heart, your heart, her heart, their hearts 
Affected by our words and thoughts
In this chaos we’re all caught 

(Chorus)
Under this clear and peaceful, star filled, winter sky 
The tragedy commences 
As our normality collapses 
And the firepit heats the air
As we move closer, you brush your hair 
from your eyes as you smile
And I’m lost 
Yeah I’m lost! 

All eyes on us, the whispers start
But we ignore them all, safe in the dark
We’re closer now, you take my hand
You say “it’s time”, I understand…

My path, your path, her path, their paths 
Set by our actions as the firepit glows
In the darkness we go..

(Chorus)
Under this clear and peaceful, star filled winter sky
We don’t think about the fall out 
No hesitation or doubt
the firepit’s still spitting,
As in the darkness we’re getting
Further from our old lives 

I don’t want to see the morning, 
I don’t want to see the hurt 
I don’t want to see the wreckage
Of everything I burned 
(Repeat) 

James Whiteman copyright 13 February 2024

The Firepit

special thanks for their acapella to : Ashes and Dreams
Additional voice " On sight"  thanks to :  Deadbitctrosa.....

Lyrics : 
The truth sure likes to sneak up on you
Yeah, the truth sure likes to sneak up on you

You got jump-scared so bad in your waking hours
You thought you were seeing stars
The truth sure likes to sneak up on you

Gonna see it, gonna see it, gonna see it, gonna see it
Gonna hear it, hear it
Only when you’re not listening

Gonna hear it, gonna hear it, gonna hear it, gonna hear it
Gonna see it, see it
Only when you’re not looking

It’s the same from Winnipeg to California
Punishing your intuition in the corner
It’s the same from Winnipeg to California
Punishing our intuition in the corner

The clue stuck to the bottom of a shoe
The mud trail she tracked through the living room
Told you what you already knew

The truth
The truth sure likes to sneak up on you
Yeah, the truth sure likes to sneak up on you
Yeah, the truth sure likes to sneak up on you

THE TRUTH. 🎧. Feat  Ashes and Dreams

Traditional Country Tribute to my Cousin Wayne. R.I.P. Life never brought him down.

HIS MAMA DIED AT CHILD BIRTH
HIS DADDY DIED IN WORLD WAR TWO
BORN HARD OF HEARING
HE HAD A PROBLEM OR TWO

RAISED BY HIS GRAND PARENTS
THAT DIDN'T SHOW MUCH LOVE
TIMES THEY WERE HARD
HAD SOME HELP FROM GOD ABOVE

(CHORUS)
COUSIN WAYNE COUSIN WAYNE
HOW I MISS COUSIN WAYNE
ALWAYS JOKIN' ALWAYS SMILIN'
LIFE NEVER BROUGHT HIM DOWN
LIFE NEVER BROUGHT HIM DOWN

BEING FIVE YEARS OLDER 
I LOOKED UP TO HIM 
LOVED THEM FAST CARS
BURNIN' THEM TIRES

HAD A LITTLE RED TRUCK
ALWAYS HOTRODIN'
EVERY FRIDAY NIGHT
HE WAS DRAG RACIN'

COUSIN WAYNE COUSIN WAYNE
HOW I MISS COUSIN WAYNE
ALWAYS JOKIN' ALWAYS SMILIN'
LIFE NEVER BROUGHT HIM DOWN
LIFE NEVER BROUGHT HIM DOWN

WHEN GRANDMA GAVE UP
HE MET A GIRL FROM BULL MOUNTAIN…….
LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT
TIME TO PARK THE LITTLE RED TRUCK

THEY WERE SOON MARRIED
BOTH ARE GONE NOW
THE BULL MOUNTAIN GIRL
ROCKED WAYNE'S WORLD

(REPEAT CHORUS )

© 2018 Lyrics by Tony Harris

Cousin Wayne - Lyrics by Tony Harris- Traditional Version

Many thanks to Phillip for working on this track.        

           PEPPER TOWN	
           (Country feel)	
	
SHE GREW UP IN A VERY SMALL HOUSE	
IN A LITTLE TOWN CALLED PEPPER TOWN	
HER MAMA WORKED AT THE LOCAL COFFEE HOUSE	
HER DADDY'S FACTORY WAS SHUTTING DOWN	
	
YES, TIMES WERE HARD IN PEPPER TOWN	
JOBS WERE FEW AND FAR BETWEEN	
HE DIDN'T LET IT GET HIM DOWN	
HIS FAITH WAS ON THINGS UNSEEN	
	
PEPPER TOWN SEEMS SO FAR AWAY NOW	
SHE'S GOING BACK SOME DAY SOME HOW	
THE MEMORIES STILL LIVE ON	
PEPPER TOWN WILL ALWAYS BE HOME	
YEA, PEPPER TOWN WILL ALWAYS BE HOME	
	
THEY ALWAYS HAD PLENTY TO EAT	
AND A ROOF OVER THEIR HEAD	
ALWAYS A WARM PLACE TO SLEEP	
JUST COULDN’T GET AHEAD	
	
SHE SAID I'M LEAVING THIS PLACE SOMEDAY	
NOTHING FOR ME IN THIS SMALL TOWN	
SHE PACKED HER BAGS HEADED TO LA	
SHE WAS CALIFORNIA BOUND	
	
(REPEAT CHORUS)	
	
THE STARS DON'T ALWAYS ALIGN	
NOT EVERY STAR IS LIT	
THE SUN DOESN'T ALWAYS SHINE	
NOT EVERYONE MAKES IT	
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA	
IS FULL OF DRAMA	
ONLY WAY TO FIND GOLD	
IS TO SELL YOUR SOUL	
	
(REPEAT CHORUS)	
	
© 2016 Lyrics by Tony Harris (BMI)

Pepper Town (Lyrics by Tony Harris - Featuring Phillip Clarkson) Original with Lyrics

Lyrics by Tony Harris
Vocal/Guitar/Production by Phillip Clarkson
           	
HE PLAYED THE BIG STADIUMS	
EVEN PLAYED THE OPRY	
HAD A WHOLE LOT A FANS	
A BIG MAN WHEN TALKING COUNTRY	
	
HE TRAVELED A MILLION MILES OR TWO	
ON HIS BIG SILVER EAGLE BUS	
HAD A FIVE MEMBER COUNTRY BAND	
THAT HE COULD ALWAYS TRUST	
	
THEY WERE PLAYNG THE RIGHT CHORDS	
SINGING THE RIGHT SONG'S AT THE RIGHT TIME	
RECEIVING GOLD RECORDS AND AWARDS	
THEM BOY'S WERE WORKING OVERTIME	

CHORUS	
THE SILVER EAGLE'S NOT ROLLING ANYMORE	
HE'S PLAYING HIS FLAT TOP WHENEVER HE CAN	
THE SILVER EAGLE'S NOT ROLLING ANYMORE	
HE'S JUST A ONE MAN BAND	
HE'S JUST A ONE MAN BAND (2ND CHORUS ONLY)	
	
	
A BAD MANAGER TOOK HIS MONEY	
LEFT HIM HIGH AND DRY	
HE SHOULD HAVE SEEN IT COMING	
THE MUSIC IN HIM WLL NEVER DIE	
	
AS HE DRIVES HIS OLD CADILLAC	
THOSE DAYS ARE GONE WITH THE WIND	
HE WISHES HE COULD GO BACK	
AND RIDE THAT EAGLE AGAIN	
	
UP IS SOMETIMES DOWN	
NO MORE SCREAMING FANS	
AS THE WORLD GOES ROUND	
HE'S PUT IT ALL IN GOD'S HANDS	
	
(REPEAT CHORUS)	
	
PLEASE DON'T CRY FOR HIM	
HE PLAYED HIS MUSIC	
AND LIVED HIS DREAMS	
	
© 2016 Lyrics by Tony Harris 
              Vocal/Guitar/Mix Phillip Clarkson	(BMI)

The Silver Eagle's Not Rollin' Anymore (Lyrics by Tony - Featuring Phillip Clarkson) - Original

It's All About Him (Lyrics by Tony - Vocal & Music by Phillip Clarkson) Original 2013

This is a true story about my Uncle A. J. Holly that died in WWII before I was born. His music died in that war...but with this song his memory lives on. Thanks for all the plays and comments. Original (BMI)

The Guitar Man (Lyrics by Tony Harris - Featuring Phillip Clarkson) original 2013

Original Lyrics by Tony Harris 2013  
Vocal and Guitar by Phillip Clarkson

As the World Goes Round and Round (lyrics by Tony - vocal & guitar by Phillip Clarkson) Original

I enjoy writing Country, Folk, Rock, Blues and Gospel lyrics about real life and collaborating with other people. I also upload some cover songs from time to time. My other SC site is Country/Folk/Rock/Blues/Gospel - Repost. https://soundcloud.com/countryrock67

Many thanks to the people listed below for collaborating with me.
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MIKE FOX
LIZZIE TAYPEN
CHUCK AARON
GLEN GRANTHEM
PJ PROJECTS
DLYNN
SOUTHERN FRIED TIED
RIFF BEACH (Hess)
RORY TOSH (Textosh)
JOHNNY MINSTREL (Prav)
BOB WARNER (Guitar Picker)
ROGER MOORE (RIP)
JAIME J. ROSS
SUNNIDAYZ (Sandy)
EDDIE HARRISON (EddieSongWriter)
BOB MOORE (Bobby T. Moore)
SHOEMANSKY
GEORGE WARD (Jungle DOG)
BOB PICKENS
PAT ERIKSSON
ALLEN G. BAILEY (RIP)
PHILLIP CLARKSON
ALAN FRANKLIN
SPEERS
ANDRE BELLWOOD
DAVID WALKER
PARMOUNT SOUND
JUDY MILLER
SHEILA WEAVER (hymnpianist)
TOM ADAMS
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SoundCloud is a great place to listen and enjoy all types of music from all over the world. The talent on soundcloud is amazing.

God Bless,
Tony

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