A few of my collaborations with Phillip Clarkson.

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

YouTube Link: https://youtu.be/aPtOH9ymgrM
Original 2013

Fast Cars And Guitars (lyrics by Tony - vocal / music by Phillip Clarkson) Original with video link

Many thanks to Phillip Clarkson for working with me on this track! (BMI)

Blistering End Of A Shovel (Lyrics by Tony & Phillip - vocal/music by Phillip Clarkson)

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)

I GREW UP IN ALABAMA
CLOSE TO THE MISSISSIPPI LINE
WHERE COTTON WAS KING
AND COUNTRY LIVING WAS FINE

AFTER THE CROPS WERE GATHERED
AND ALL THE WORK WAS DONE
MY DADDY WAS EXCITED
AND READY TO HAVE SOME FUN

CHORUS
IT ONLY CAME AROUND IN THE FALL
WE COULDN'T WAIT TO SEE IT ALL
NOTHING COULD COMPARE
TO THE TUPELO FAIR
YEA, EVERYONE LOVED
THAT TUPELO FAIR

BEING 45 MILES FROM HOME
WHY DID THE DRIVE TAKE SO LONG
RETURNING TO WHERE HE WAS BORN
ELVIS...WAS SCHEDULED TO PERFORM

STANDING IN LINE TOOK FOREVER
WE WOULDN'T MISS IT..NO NEVER
THE GIRLS STARTED SCREAMING
THE MINUTE HE STARTED SINGING

(REPEAT CHORUS)

I WAS ONLY A CHILD BACK THEN
BUT I WILL NEVER FORGET
THE TUPELO FAIR

(REPEAT CHORUS)

2014 (c) (BMI)

Tupelo Fair (lyrics by Tony - vocal/guitar by Phillip Clarkson) Original 2014

Original Country song inspired by the TV Show "American Pickers".

INDIAN IN THE BACKYARD (Lyrics Tony & Phillip - vocal/guitar Phillip Clarkson)Original 2014

I SAW IT IN THE WINDOW
OF A PAWN SHOP IN MONTGOMERY
SO I TURNED MY OLD RAG TOP AROUND
AND AS I WALKED THROUGH THE FRONT DOOR
MY JAW DROPPED TO THE FLOOR
AND I SAID, OH MY, LOOK WHAT I'VE FOUND

IT WAS OLD AND FORGOTTEN
WITH A FEW STRINGS THAT WERE BROKEN
BUT I COULD SEE IT WAS A MARTIN D-28
AND IN MY MIND I COULD HEAR
"THERE'S A TEAR IN MY BEER"
COULD THIS BE AN OLD GHITAR THAT HANK HAD PLAYED

SO I WALKED UP TO THE OWNER
ASKED ABOUT THAT GUITAR IN THE WINDOW
"WHAT'S THE STORY, AND WHERE DID IT COME FROM"
HE JUST SHOOK HIS HEAD
AND SAID, I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE THINKIN"
THEN HE HANDED IT TO ME, AND SAID GIVE IT A STRUM

I FELT LIKE I HAD DIED AND GONE TO HEAVEN
AS I HELD THIS PIECE OF HISTORY IN MY HANDS
AND WITH THE THREE STRINGS THAT WERE LEFT
I PLAYED "YOUR CHEATING HEART"
THINKING ABOUT THE OLD DRIFTING COWBOY BAND

WITH A BIG GRIN ON MY FACE
I SAID,"WHAT'S YOUR ASKIIG PRICE"
HE SAID, "I'M SORRY, BUT IT'S NOT FOR SALE"
THIS GUITAR'S BEEN IN THE FAMILY
SINCE IT WAS PAWNED TO MY GRANDADDY
TO PAY A FINE TO GET A YOUNG MAN OUTTA  JAIL

SO I HAD TO ASK, "WAS IT HANK?"
AND HE BEGAN TO LAUGH
HE SAID, TAKE A LOOK ON THE BACK AND YOU WILL SEE
AND THERE IT WAS, BIGGER THAN LIFE

CARVED OUT WITH A POCKET KNIFE
THE LETTERS, H. W., 1943

I SAW A GUITAR IN THE WINDOW
OF A PAWN SHOP IN MONTGOMERY

2014 (c) (BMI)

GUITAR IN THE WINDOW (Lyrics by Tony & Phillip - Featuring Phillip Clarkson) original 2014

THE BLACK AND WHITE PICTURES TELL IT ALL (Lyrics by Tony - Featuring Phillip Clarkson) Original 2014

Make a Freight Train take a dirt Road (lyrics by Tony - Featuring Phillip Clarkson) Original

I took one my original songs and revised it for a friend. The song was also slowed down a bit. 

June Birde and a Feather Bed (Lyrics by Tony - Featuring Phillip Clarkson) Original

Original Country 2015 - Country Music has really changed. (BMI)

WELL, THE POSSUM...HE IS GONE
THE MAN IN BLACK IS GONE TO
SO IS OLD NUMBER ONE
BUT THE HAG IS STILL HANGING ON

SHOTGUN WILLIE IS STILL AROUND
BUT HE'S MISSING OLD NUMBER ONE
COUNTRY WILL NEVER BE THE SAME
WHO'S GONNA TAKE THE BLAME

CHORUS
WISH I COULD GO BACK IN TIME
WHEN COUNTRY WAS MIGHTY FINE
DOWN HOME STORYTELLING
AND FINE FIDDLE PLAYING
THEM DAY'S ARE LONG GONE
YEA, THEM DAY'S ARE LONG GONE

MY DADDY LISTENED TO OLD HANK
PLAYED HIS TUNES ON HIS HARP
I CAN STILL HEAR HIM PLAYING
HEY GOOD LOOKIN WHAT'S YOU GOT COOKIN

WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND
SO OLD COUNTRY WILL BE COMING BACK 
IF WE LET THE OLD COUNTRY DIE
NEW GENERATIONS WILL WONDER WHY 

(REPEAT CHORUS 2 TIMES)

THEM DAY'S ARE LONG GONE
YEA, THEM DAY'S ARE LONG GONE

Them Day's Are Long Gone (Lyrics by Tony - Featuring Phillip Clarkson) Original with Lyrics

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

Please Don't Tell Mama (lyrics by Tony Harris / music & vocal by Phillip Clarkson) Original 2000

Tribute to Hargard, Jones, Jennings and Cash. Four great country music stars.

Someday They'll Be Gone (Lyrics by Tony Harris / Music & Vocal by Phillip Clarkson 1/14/12) Original

Lyrics by Tony Harris
Vocal, Guitar and Mix by Phillip Clarkson

WHEN I WOKE UP IN THE MORNING
IT WAS THE FIRST THING THAT I SAW
SITTING NEXT DOOR TO MY HOME
WAS A REMINDER OF RIGHT AND WRONG

CHORUS
I WAS RAISED IN THE COUNTRY
NEXT TO A COUNTRY CHURCH
AND EVRY SUNDAY MORNING
I KNEW I WOULD BE GOING
THEY SANG AMAZING GRACE
HOW SWEET THE SOUND
IN THAT LITTLE COUNTRY CHURCH

WHEN UNCLE SAM CAME CALLING
I HAD TO ACCEPT THE CALL
ON HER KNEES MAMA PRAYED
IN THAT LITTLE COUNTRY CHURCH

(REPEAT CHORUS)

PEOPLE CAME FROM ALL AROUND
TO SING THE GLORY DOWN
AND IT'S WHERE I MET JESUS
IN THAT LITTLE COUNTRY CHURCH

(REPEAT CHORUS)

THEY SANG AMAZING GRACE
HOW SWEET THE SOUND
IN THAT LITTLE COUNTRY CHURCH

(c)2012 Lyrics by Tony Harris

Little Country Church #2 (lyrics by Tony Harris - vocal & guitar by Phillip Clarkson) Original 2012

VERSE 1
HE WAS BORN IN TUPELO IN 35
IN A LITTLE TWO-ROOM HOUSE
IT WAS ALL HIS DADDY COULD AFORD
CAUSE TIMES WERE HARD IN THE SOUTH

CHORUS
HE WASEN'T LIVING IN GRACELAND
HE WASEN'T THE KING OF ROCK AND ROLL
HE WASEN'T LIVING IN GRACELAND
BUT MUSIC WAS IN HIS SOUL
MUSIC WAS IN HIS SOUL

VERSE 2
HE MOVED TO MEMPHIS IN 48
A MOVE TO A BRAND NEW STATE
MANY SINGERS HE DID MEET
LIVING CLOSE TO BEAL STREET

REPEAT CHORUS

VERSE 3
HE WAS A VERY SPECIAL REBEL
PERMORMING FIRST AT HIS HIGH SCHOOL
HE ENTERED SUN RECORDS IN 53
AND THE REST IS HISTORY

REPEAT CHORUS (2 TIMES)

MUSIC----WAS----IN----HIS----SOUL-----

Original January 2013 



He Wasen't Living In Graceland (Lyrics by Tony H. - Vocal & Music by Phillip Clarkson) Original 2013

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

Let's Play Some Country (Lyrics by Tony Harris - 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

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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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

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

Tony's Lyrics