Lyrics:

It’s a brown-eyed, scruffy dog
Mountains crowded by the fog
A plaid blanket
On a fallen log

It’s the way your eyes glisten
The way you're intent on listenin’
How your smile makes me question
Everything.

I’m in love
With October
But I met him
In September
The rest I don’t remember
Now
Guess it’s just the season
But somehow, all my reasons
To stay away
All just fade
Turned red from gray
All I can say
It must be this Autumn haze

It’s a warm, lit fireplace
The sky with golden rays
A cardigan 
That makes me feel safe.

It’s the way you make me blush
Smiling like I got some crush
How your blue eyes
Sparkle in the sun

I’m in love
With October
But I met him
In September
The rest I don’t remember
Now
Guess it’s just the season
But somehow, all my reasons
To stay away
All just fade
Turned red from gray
All I can say
It must be this Autumn haze

Someone broke your heart
I’m hoping to outshine that spark
Cause the best light is found
In the dark

I’m in love
With October
But I met him
In September
The rest I don’t remember
Now
Guess it’s just the season
But somehow, all my reasons
To stay away
All just fade
Turned red from gray
All I can say
It must be this Autumn haze

It’s a brown eyed scruffy dog
Mountains crowded by the fog
And I’m in love
With October

Autumn Haze (Full-Band Demo)

Lyrics:


You think I’m annoying
But I think you’re boring
And we go round and round
This town
If you don’t like me
I don't really care
So hard to tell
By the way you stare
Or is that a glare

Boy, can I make
People feel things
Love or hate
No in between
Baby, I got that
Dark humor
No filter
I say whatever I think
Say what you want about me
I’m poetic
It’s just genetic
I can’t help that I’m
Authentic

If I’m so obnoxious
Then why are you locked in?
Waiting for what I’ll say
Next
If you don’t like me
I don't really care
So hard to tell
By the way you stare
Or is that a glare

Boy, can I make
People feel things
Love or hate
No in between
Baby, I got that
Dark humor
No filter
I say whatever I think
Say what you want about me
I’m poetic
It’s just genetic
I can’t help that I’m
Authentic

I’m magnetic
So eccentric
Sometimes prophetic
Authentic

Boy, can I make
People feel things
Love or hate
No in between
Baby, I got that
Dark humor
No filter
I say whatever I think
Say what you want about me
I’m poetic
It’s just genetic
I can’t help that I’m
Authentic

Authentic (Full-Band Demo)

Co-written w/ MK Strother

Lyrics:
It hit that tattered rug
A little drop of whiskey 
“Do you really need another one?”
His backhand barely missed me
He was as cruel as they come
Don’t you think if I could, I’d run?

With a demon named Jack
And his buddy named Jim
I sealed my fate
When I married him
When that bottle hits the front door
The devil’s knocking once more
He shattered that glass on the floor
He couldn’t pour a heart anymore

My telephone rang
And he’d pick it up
It wasn’t always this way
But now I’m stuck
Had a heart of gold turned to solid black
Hasn’t been a time I wouldn’t turn back

With a demon named Jack
And his buddy named Jim
I sealed my fate
When I married him
When that bottle hits the front door
The devil’s knocking once more
He shattered that glass on the floor
He couldn’t pour a heart anymore

With a demon named Jack
And his buddy named Jim
I sealed my fate
With what I put in
When that bottle hits the front door
The devil’s knocking once more
That shakin’ glass fell to the floor
Now he can’t hurt me anymore

With a demon named Jack 
And his buddy named Jim
I sealed my fate
When I buried him

Pour A Heart (New Version) (Full-Band Demo)

Co-written w/ Hunter Warren

Lyrics:

I have a friend
Who’s literally just a friend
At least that was
The story in my head
But to everyone else
We’re just lying to ourselves
They say, “Oh come on
It’s so obvious.

I talk about you, they say
“When’s the wedding”
I make you laugh, they say
“Wow, what chemistry!”
We were just friends, but now 
I’m second-guessing
Feeding delusions
Causing confusion
At the slightest sign of interest in me
I talk about you, and they scream
“When’s the wedding?”

He drove me home one time
And they all lost their minds
But it was raining
He said I looked nice
They said he sees you as a wife
I said no
No really no

I talk about you, they say
“When’s the wedding”
I make you laugh, they say
“Wow, what chemistry!”
We were just friends, but now 
I’m second-guessing
Feeding delusions
Causing confusion
At the slightest sign of interest in me
I talk about you, and they scream
“When’s the wedding?”

I know y’all mean well
But as far as I can tell
(He’s not into me)
(Like at all)
(Chill out)

I talk about you, they say
“When’s the wedding”
I make you laugh, they say
“Wow, what chemistry!”
We were just friends, but now 
I’m second-guessing
Feeding delusions
Causing confusion
At the slightest sign of interest in me
I talk about you, and they scream
“When’s the wedding?”

When’s The Wedding? (Full-Band Demo)

Co-written w/ Hunter Warren

Lyrics:
VR 1:
I know where 
You wanna go
You wanna go 
Down Abbey Road
You like John Lennon 
And The Beatles
I know where 
You wanna go

PRE CH 1 
And I could’ve taken you there
I could’ve taken you there

CHORUS  
But see now I'm crying in London
Passing all these places we had talked about
The maps we vowed           
To trace together, oh
See, now I'm crying in London
Look at me, I'm crying in London

VERSE 2 
I know where you'd wanna be
You'd wanna see every tourist scene
Leap up the stairs on a red doubledecker
With a steaming cup of Earl Grey tea 

I could’ve done that with you
I could’ve done that with you

CHORUS
See, now I'm crying in London
Passing all these places 
we had talked about
The maps we vowed 
to trace together, oh
See now I'm crying in London, 
see now I'm crying in London

BRIDGE
Instead of crying in London
I could've bought you flowers at the corner store
Without you here I don't know why I'm even 
looking at them for 

See, now I'm crying in London
Passing all these places 
we had talked about
The maps we vowed 
to trace together, oh
See now I'm crying in London, 
see now I'm crying in London

Crying In London (Full-Band Demo)

Lyrics:

No one expects too much
Of the youngest child
Grew up in loneliness
Mostly buck wild
Six year difference
My brother and I
Never really saw 
Eye to eye
But when he left for college
I cried

When I would steal things from his room
Say I didn’t know where it had gone to
Cause that was easier 
Than “I miss you”
He hated the way
I berated him out of pain
But I was still his sister
At the end of the day
I was so rebellious
But I was just jealous
Now I couldn’t be prouder If I tried
So thank you for being my guiding light.

The oldest has
The highest expectations
And every time I messed with him
I was hurting the foundation
But brothers and sisters
Always fight
But sometimes I wish
I could turn back time
And say

When I would steal things from his room
Say I didn’t know where it had gone to
Cause that was easier 
Than “I miss you”
He hated the way
I berated him out of pain
But I was still his sister
At the end of the day
I was so rebellious
But I was just jealous
Now I couldn’t be prouder If I tried
So thank you for being my guiding light.

He taught me multiplication
When I was five.
In that Brookhaven golf cart
He always stood by my side

When I would steal things from his room
Say I didn’t know where it had gone to
Cause that was easier 
Than “I miss you”
He hated the way
I berated him out of pain
But I was still his sister
At the end of the day
I was so rebellious
But I was just jealous
Now I couldn’t be prouder If I tried
So thank you for being my guiding light.

My Guiding Light (Full-Band Demo)

Lyrics:

You remind me of the moon
In the best way
The daughter of my 
Father’s brother
A blonde-haired dame
You look like a Silver Spring
In this light
And Fleetwood Mac
Plays in the back
On every car ride

Flower child
Going crazy 
Stayin’ wild
But humble as 
The setting sun
Making room for someone
Don’t you let anyone
Dull your smile
Flower child

When it comes to the rest of
The family
It’s belly laughs
And talking trash
About their insanity
You look like Vienna
In the Winter
And Billy Joel
Plays on our phones
At every family dinner

Flower child
Going crazy 
Stayin’ wild
But humble as 
The setting sun
Making room for someone
Don’t you let anyone
Dull your smile
Flower child

I could write a book on
How you’re my favorite
When we look back at the pictures
No matter how we framed them

Flower child
Going crazy 
Stayin’ wild
But humble as 
The setting sun
Making room for someone
Don’t you let anyone
Dull your smile
Flower child

Flower Child (Full-Band Demo)

Co-written w/ MK Strother

Lyrics:

Dark hair
Light eyes
Was always my type
Low voice
Slow drawl
Was my kind of guy
But your falsetto makes it hard to breathe
All those high notes spark something deep in me

You changed the
Key to my heart
But is this a
Shot in the dark?

Not what I’m 
Used to
Used to
Fallin’ hard
For what you do
You do
A different direction
The melody
Oh, how the 
Tables have turned
Set my rules on fire, 
Watch them burn
You’re the best serenade I’ve heard

Sad songs
Ballads
Were my go-to
Cowboys
Making noise
Were the types I was drawn to
But your subtlety brings me a sense of peace
And all that chemistry becomes the harmony

You changed the
Key to my heart
But is this a
Shot in the dark?

Not what I’m 
Used to
Used to
Fallin’ hard
For what you do
You do
A different direction
The melody
Oh, how the 
Tables have turned
Set my rules on fire, 
Watch them burn
You’re the best serenade I’ve heard

This song is my favorite
We agreed its underrated
I’ve never been more understood
Till now

Not what I’m 
Used to
Used to
Fallin’ hard
For what you do
You do
A different direction
The melody
Oh, how the 
Tables have turned
Set my rules on fire, 
Watch them burn
You’re the best serenade I’ve heard

Serenade (Full-Band Demo)

Lyrics:

Your mom and I
Drove into the night
Just to see bright lights
On that sparkling stage
Twenty twenty-three Atlanta
We were part of the fandom
And instantly friends

2 years went by
In the blink of an eye
And now your every thought
In her mind
Baby boy
Endless joy

It ain’t hard to know how
I can see it now
Who you’re gonna be
All the things you’re gonna see
Through your daddy’s camera lens
And the songs your mama pens
You, dear child, 
Are destined for greatness.

Flickering lights
12 songs at midnight
Singing in the car
All the way home
You weren’t here yet
How much would you bet
You could feel every word

Mama couldn’t drink wine
No more sushi late at night
But she wouldn’t trade it
In her mind
Baby blue skies
Love you for a lifetime

It ain’t hard to know how
I can see it now
Who you’re gonna be
All the things you’re gonna see
Through your daddy’s camera lens
And the songs your mama pens
You, dear child, 
Are destined for greatness.

Cameras and guitars
Waking up to music stars
I know this life
Will take you far

It ain’t hard to know how
I can see it now
Who you’re gonna be
All the things you’re gonna see
Through your daddy’s camera lens
And the songs your mama pens
You, dear child, 
Are destined for greatness

Destined For Greatness

Lyrics:


I counted every star that wasn’t there
I told you the truth and I didn’t care
But deep down I’m breaking and aching
To let you in
On all of my secrets, my missteps,
Under my skin
Feels like a whole new world I’m stepping in

Off on another planet where we’re intertwined
And to everyone else we’re flying too high
I keep hesitating to reach out and touch you
Your cosmic blue eyes say “don’t be scared to.”
There’s plenty of gravity holding us down.
But when we kiss, we’re high off the ground.
In a universe of ordinary plans
You’re a galaxy of a man

You’d think I’d know better
Than to play with things I don’t know.
A love-hungry go-getter
And a boy who goes with the flow
You took me out
We talked all night again
Lit the spark
That I was so sure was dead

Off on another planet where we’re intertwined
And to everyone else we’re flying too high
I keep hesitating to reach out and touch you
Your cosmic blue eyes say “don’t be scared to.”
There’s plenty of gravity holding us down.
But when we kiss, we’re high off the ground.
In a universe of ordinary plans
You’re a galaxy of a man

We’re floating around
Dancing with no sound
Only thing on my mind
Is making you mine

Off on another planet where we’re intertwined
And to everyone else we’re flying too high
I keep hesitating to reach out and touch you
Your cosmic blue eyes say “don’t be scared to.”
There’s plenty of gravity holding us down.
But when we kiss, we’re high off the ground.
In a universe of ordinary plans
You’re a galaxy of a man

Galaxy Of A Man (Full-Band Demo)

Country songwriter & musician from Dallas, Texas, currently living in Nashville, Tennessee. MTSU Commercial Songwriting alum.

Authentic (Full-Band Demo)

Lauren Teel