Released in 2021, Produced by Paul Statham in London, Cellos by Michael Ronstadt

Tracy Colletto - Be Kind To Yourself - 01. Be Kind To Yourself

Dream-House - TracyColletto

Lyrics and Credits:
There is this house up on this hill/ And I really like it, really like it / There are these folks, I really miss / I wish they were here, I wish they were here / And why does everything have to keep on changing, keep on changing / I’d rather stay on this hill to see the water reflecting the sun, reflecting the sun, reflecting the sun / There’s many places where I have been /And I really love it, really love it / I wish the bliss that I have there / Can it stay with me, can it stay with me / As long as I live, I’ll keep on roaming, keep on roaming / But I still long for this hill, where I can stay, and I can see /Just where this is going, just where this is going /And those I miss, they are so dear / Can I take them with me, take them with me / To this house up on this hill / We’ll be together, be together /Why does everything have to keep on changing, keep on changing / I’d rather stay on this hill to see the water reflecting the sun/ yeah and why does everything have to keep on changing, keep on changing / I’d rather stay on this hill to see the water reflecting the sun, reflecting the sun, reflecting the sun, reflecting the sun        ©2015 Tracy Colletto, Lore Music Publishing ASCAP   drums – Erik Johnson, bass – Chico Huff,  electric guitars – Kevin Hanson, acoustic guitar – Glenn Barratt, cello – Michael Ronstadt, piano – Tracy Colletto


Keep on Changing

Lyrics - The Ride

Okay, you stomped on my foot, I’ll just watch it
Although you stole my book, I guess you really need it
The credit from-me that-you-took, I take it as a compliment
And I’ll know better next time 

You want to only talk about you, I find this entertaining
You say that you don’t like my shoes, you don’t have to wear them 
You wish me to be somebody else, but you stay the way you are
It takes different kinds

Like a gator needs to bite
Like Godzilla starts a fight 
Like the day gives into night, its inevitable, inevitable
We are bound to collide
It’s all good, we’ll be just fine
Thanks for sharing the ride

You think I’m an overgrown child, I like my sense of humor
The stories that you make up of me, take great imagination
When you kicked me out of your house, you did me one huge favor
The charms of being alive

Like a gator needs to bite
Like Godzilla starts a fight
Like the day gives into night, its inevitable, inevitable
We are bound to collide
It’s all good, we’ll be just fine
Thanks for sharing the ride, thanks for sharing the ride

Chocolate Happy Cake

The Ride

Lyrics - Complete Peace

Left my job, I was spent, then paid two month’s rent
Bought an open end ticket, hopped on a train
Through midnight mountains, next stop windy city
And when I saw bison, I felt my heartbeat again

Got lost in great stories from whom thought plain folks 
And plenty of others I met on the way 
Gave into the strange and the beautiful scenery
My little life fading with each word they’d say

Went camping with strangers and caught a few dollies
Played sugar pack checkers while the city awakes
Detour through Canada, last minute Vegas
Shot cans in the washes with my newfound friends

Then up on a some mountain so far away
I knew this was where I was supposed to be
Complete peace, peace

A free lift up Route 1 when stranded at Big Sur 
Standing room only to see War & Peace
A wake up to laughter and a chocolate happy cake
A time to reflect over Japanese tea

Before on my way home, a huge double rainbow
Oh, daddy I want you to know I’m okay 
To give up my false sense of security
I gladly do it, in a minute again someday

Then up on a some mountain so far away
I knew this was where I was supposed to be
Complete peace, peace
Someday, complete peace, someday, peace, complete peace

Complete Peace

Lyrics:

Rosa, the distance has been met
Now I can see what you have left
And still, the fields singe in the summer’s night
The clouds, they ride upon the Scirocco, oh
But your mother’s tears long dried away

Rosa, I ask yet most want to forget
Was it all worth it? And did your heart break? oh
As if it was your choice to make
And your childrens’ tears long dried away
Oh

Rosa, these arid hills call all our names
They say, “Vieni, vieni.” oh
After the warm winds comes the rain
And what dies must bloom again
What dies must bloom again
Rosa, now I can see what you have left

@2019 Tracy Colletto ASCAP

Rosa

Lyrics:
Enough of the silence, I’m no longer dying
If I’m gonna keep dreaming, than I need to keep trying 
Back into motion, I’m no longer hiding
My confidence growing, I’ve made up my mind, I’ve made up my mind
	
I’m diving in, diving in, for treasures I may find
Into the deep, deep, I know that this is right
I’m diving in, diving in, claiming what is mine
Into the deep, deep, I’m coming back to life

I'm not asking permission, as I stand on the edge
Far from where I’ve been, from where I have fled 
Beyond indecision, beyond the dread
Beyond limitations made up in my head, made up in my head

I’m diving in, diving in, for treasures I may find
Into the deep, deep, I know that this is right
I’m diving in, diving in, claiming what is mine
Into the deep, deep, I’m coming back to life
               
I’ve made up my mind, I’ve made up my mind

I’m diving in, diving in, for treasures I may find
Into the deep, deep, I know that this is right
I’m diving in, diving in, claiming what is mine
Into the deep, deep, I’m coming back to life
I’ve made up my mind, I'm coming back to life

@2020 Tracy Colletto ASCAP

Diving In

Singer-songwriter and keyboardist Tracy Colletto earned an “Honorable Mention” in the John Lennon International Songwriting Contest, global radio station rotation, including terrestrial stations WXPN (Sleepy Hollow). Tracy’s single, “The Ride,” won a nomination for Best Alt. Country Song at the 15th Annual Independent Music Awards.  Tracy has been listed on NSAI "Ones to Watch" List in 2020. Other recent accolades include a nomination for "Best Indie Female Artist" by Radio-Wigwam in the UK and “First Runner Up” at the Triad Music Fest Songwriter Standoff. Sophomore album: Chocolate Happy Cake was produced by Grammy Award-winning producer and engineer Glenn Barratt. Glenn assembled the lineup of musicians, including Michael G Ronstadt (of Ronstadt Generations), well-known Philly bass player Chico Huff, and Erik Johnson and Kevin Hansen, both formerly of the charting modern rock band, Huffamoose (“Wait”). The entire cast performed with sensitive intuition, respecting Tracy’s vision for the album, and providing delicate and emotionally dynamic musical support. Single “Diving In” is a finalist in the 2023 Great American Song Contest.

Tracy Colletto

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