Full-Band Demos

Lyrics:

VR 1:
My whole life
I’ve been trying
To be someone
You approve of
It’s been a losing game
From such a young age
Truth is
I never stood a chance
PRE:
Cause every time
You look at me
A failure
Is all you see
And there’s no changing your mind
CH:
So I’ll take this chance
On my way out
To spare you a glance
And tell you you’re missing out
Being family
Should be an honor
And they all say
Blood’s thicker than water
But in your case
After all these years
All my tears
And your tough love
Blood’s not thick enough
VR 2:
My childhood was rigged
Trying to make myself fit
In your mold
But that got old
Cause no matter what I do
I’ll never be enough for you
Truth is
There’s no point
(PRE)
(CH)
BRI:
Having family
Should be an honor
But after all the abuse
There’s nothing of me left for you
(CH)


Blood's Not Thick Enough (Full-Band Demo)

Co-written w/ MK Strother

Lyrics:

VR 1:
He didn’t come onto her
But ain’t it always the coworker
He said, “Didn’t mean nothin'.”
Didn’t know why he did it
That’s when I should have been
At my limit

PRE:
But I defended him to all my friends
Made it seem like he was innocent
Cause I was dumb enough to think
He had good intent

CH:
My early twenties
Gone down the drain
Just for a chance
At his last name
Em D Cadd9 D Em G
He would take take take
And I would give give give
So much so, I didn’t recognize it
Till it was too late
Yeah, I must’ve been on something

VR 2:
I said “Your mother’s insane.”
After she went and said those things
He didn’t defend me at all
Oh, it's such a shame
Lord knows whose boundaries
He’s crossing now

(PRE)
(CH)

BRI:
If I had said
To all of my friends
All the things he did
In this relationship
There’s no damn way
He could plead the Fifth

(CH)

On Something (Full-Band Demo)

Lyrics:

VR 1: 
I had a hold of those reins too tight
But I always saw me wearing white
One day
Caught the eye of some city slickers
Those heartbreaks made me bitter
‘Bout time I came back to my roots
That’s just about the time I met you
And now I’m

CH: 
Catching chickens in your backyard
And it’s
Out where you can see every star
And I
Used to dream I’d meet who you are
And we’d
Saddle up
Settle down
If little me
Could see us now
She’d be
Head over heels
Guess this is how
A cowboy’s love feels

VR 2: 
I had my guard up for a while
Till I saw that wide-eyed smile
Look up at me
You were tending to the land
And I was making all these plans
A kind of life I would always choose
Several acres, a farm, and me and you
Cause I’m

(CH)

BRI: 
It’s funny how
Everything works out
And I thank God for the now
I’m living in
Yeah, I’ll be

(CH)


A Cowboy's Love (Full-Band Demo)

Lyrics:

VR 1:
He picks a banjo
And he likes country music
I play the damn show
But all I want’s acoustic

PRE:
And just a night in
Me and him
Fireplace kissing
And if we decide
To go outside
All I need

CH:
Is a breeze
On this white porch swing
I can’t believe
It’s him that’s holding me
How’d I get
Such a catch
Outside of when I sleep
I roped a damn good love
In wrangler jeans
He’s a cowgirl’s dream

VR 2:
He wakes at sunrise
Just like me
Wild look in his eyes
I’m wearing his old T

PRE:
Cause we just woke up
And I’m in love
With everything he does
If we make the bed
And get dressed
All that’s in my head

CH:
Is a breeze
On his white porch swing
I can’t believe
It’s him that’s holding me
How’d I get
Such a catch
Outside of when I sleep
I roped a damn good love
In wrangler jeans
He’s a cowgirl’s dream

BRI:
All those city boys
With all of their pricey toys
They don’t make me feel this way
Like all I’d need to stay

CH:
Is a breeze
On a white porch swing
I can’t believe
It’s him that’s holding me
How’d I get
Such a catch
Outside of when I sleep
I roped a damn good love
In wrangler jeans
He’s a cowgirl’s dream


A Cowgirl's Dream (Full-Band Demo)

Co-written w/ Rachel Russo

Lyrics:

VR 1:
Liquor, like life, has a way
A bitterness here to stay
Don’t know how much I can take
Alone
Every step that we took
Made me not want to look
As you left
And now

CH:
I’m chasing shadows out the bar
Wish I was where you are
My buzz aint the same without you
I’ve gone and turned around my car
Speeding but there’s no spark
Passenger side’s not the same without you
I’m lacking in fun
Baby, now that we’re done
I’m missing when I would run
And you were my chaser

VR 2:
I’m seeing you in the limes
In between every time
Could use some of your help
Can’t drink or drive by myself
Every memory we made
Went along with the chase
Now I’m hoping
You’d come home

(CH)

BRI:
Slowing down
Lost in a crowd
And all I want is you

(CH)


Chaser (Full-Band Demo)

Lyrics:

VR 1: 
I’ve been broken and bruised
It might sound cliche, but
That’s what I’ve been through
Sticks and stones
Broke mental bones
And the words cut deep but weren’t true

PRE:
I could talk about
All the times I’ve been let down
But there’s something more important
I’d be nothing without

CH:
Pages and pages
And singing on stages
Got me through the worst of times
Trauma after trauma
And dealing with drama
I found peace in writing every line
Verses with melodies
Got me up off of my knees
Jotting down what’s in my mind
When push comes to shove
Life’s been tough
That’s not hard to see 
But music has been there for me

VR 2:
Flipping through all of it;
The journals I’ve written in
Over 5000 entries of mine
I wasn’t much for sports,
But I adored
Performing on the sidelines

PRE:
I could bring up
So many memories
Throughout my life that shout 
“This is where I’m meant to be”

(CH)

BRI:
Bullied and left out;
I didn’t let that keep me on the ground
I found 
where I belong
writing

(CH)


Music's Always Been There For Me - (Full-Band Demo)

Lyrics:

VR 1:
His love is like a spring breeze
His smile is like a summer’s eve
His grip on me tightens softly         
His low voice puts me at ease

PRE:
High cotton

CH:
High cotton
He’s the picture of wealth
But not the kind of wealth
You’d get from anything else
High cotton
He’s all that I need
And when I say we’re rich
I ain’t talking about money
When the going gets tough
When life gets rough
Like it does
I’ll remember life with him is worth more
Than anything I’ve gotten
He is
High cotton

VR 2:
His pretty eyes are on me always
His laugh I could listen to all day
His hands are so easy to hold
They’ll keep me warm till we’re gray and 
Old

(PRE)
(CH)

BRI:
His love is
His love is
His love is

(CH)


High Cotton (Full-Band Demo)

Lyrics:

VR 1: 
You pick me up steady
But your breathing is heavy
Am I all that you wanted
Tell me that much baby?
I try my best to ration
Every sultry action
How can I make this last
Past the initial reaction?

PRE:
But you’ve said, and I’ve said
No feelings in this
And I try my best 
To hold back
You’re a thirst I can’t quench
Yet your lips on my lips
Feels like

CH: 
Kissing fire
In the dead of night
A burnin’ desire
Somethin’ I can’t fight
It’s one hell of a spark, this match
If it turns me to ash
At least I’ll know what it's like
Kissing fire

VR 2:
You lay me down on that bed
Can’t tell what's in your head
Am I all that you needed
Wrapped in lace and red?
What you’re not saying
Believe me, I heard
Funny how we talk it out
Without saying a word.

PRE:
And you’ve said and I’ve said
No attaching  this
Don’t look at me like this
I can’t hold back
You’re a thirst I can’t quench
So why do your lips
On my lips, feel like I’m

(CH)

BRI: 
Don’t you dare pull away
I’ll take the burn, not the break
Your lips on my lips
Tell me all there is to say

(CH)

Kissin' Fire (Full-Band Demo)

Lyrics:

VR 1:
I could lie
Say “it was just another night”
That I wasn’t hypnotized
By your eyes
And I could lie
Say “you were just another guy:”
That I wasn’t mesmerized
By that smile

CH:
I’m seeing stars
In who you are
You have my heart
In the palm of your hand
But I’m still holding it
We have our scars
Still mending the parts
Of our broken hearts
But isn’t that how it starts

VR 2:
I could try
To see the other side
Of this melancholy high
I try to deny
And I could try
Not to run and hide
From all these little lies
I’ve kept inside

(CH)

BRI:
And I’m trying so hard
To do what’s hard
To take apart
What’s in my heart
I try not to see
What you do to me
Not what it seems
I’m still here stuck in my dreams

CH:
Cause I’m seeing stars
In everything you are
You have my heart
In the palm of your hand
But I’m still holding it
We have our scars
Still mending the parts
Of our broken hearts
But isn’t that how it starts

How It Starts (Full-Band Demo)

Lyrics:

VR 1:
My Superman carries
The future in his hands
In his work, he stays buried
Thinks no one understands
This writer stays
In every word
I pick apart
Till my truth is heard

PRE:
He’s falling asleep at his desk
Then he’s all over me
Against his chest
I wouldn’t have it
Any other way

CH:
Cause there he is
Changing the world
And here I am
Being his girl
Hard to comprehend
Waiting all this time
For familiar hands
To wrap in mine 
But I’ll be holding on
Staying strong
In everything I feel
Waiting for my Man of Steel.

VR 2:
My Clark Kent is late
To reach out to me
But the love he craves
Is so damn easy to see
This Lois Lane
Is here for him
As much as he stays
Or is gone with the wind

PRE:
He’s coming back up for air
Then he’s gone again
But I’m prepared
Cause I wouldn’t want
Anyone else

CH:
Cause there he is
Changing the world
And here I am
Being his girl
Hard to comprehend
Waiting all this time
For familiar hands
To wrap in mine 
But I’ll be holding on
Staying strong
In everything I feel
Waiting for my Man of Steel.

BRI:
Cause there he is
Changing the world
And I’m so damn proud
To be his girl
Hard to comprehend
Waiting all this time
For familiar hands
To wrap in mine 
But I’ll be holding on
Staying strong
In everything I feel
Waiting for my Man of Steel.


Man Of Steel - (Full-Band Demo)

Lyrics:

VR 1:
He comes through my window
Every other night it seems
And his past bedtime kissing
Takes away the gravity
I say, “You drive me crazy.”
He whispers, “That's the point.”
And I can see the difference
Between a man and a boy

CH: 
He’s got those take-me-now sultry eyes
His body is carved like a mountainside
Lifts me up, he’s strong as backroad lines
Wavy dark hair
A Superman stare
With him, it's never enough time
He’s my midnight Kryptonite

VR 2: 
And he can see through me
Drunk on his kind of rough
And all the sounds I make
He can’t get enough of
I say, “Please don’t stop.”
He whispers my name.
And I can feel that I’ll
Never be the same

(CH)

BRI:
Those take-me-now sultry eyes
Body carved like a mountainside
Em D Em D
He’s ruined me for any other guy
And honestly I don’t mind

(CH)


Midnight Kryptonite (Full-Band Demo)

Co-written w/ MK Strother

Lyrics:

VR 1:
I see you pulling the weights
I got a form you can break
Boy, don’t you make me wait
I see you staring me down
Those eyes keepin’ me bound
Now there’s no way out

PRE:
And I’m fallin’ for ya
Can’t seem to avoid this
Feelin’anymore 

CH:
Just wanna feel you underneath
Wanna get rid of this in-between
Cause baby, I need you next to me
Cause your reps and sets
On replay in my head
There’s a hundred ways that we
Could break a sweat

VR 2:
My gloves again and again
Taking shots I can’t win
Your body is all over this gym
Can’t help but dirty-mind think
You give me that wink
I think after this I’ll need a drink

(PRE)
(CH)

BRI:
So come on and get this close to me
I just wanna feel you underneath
Let’s get rid of this in between
Cause baby, I need you next to me

(CH)
Break a sweat
Break a sweat


Break A Sweat (Full-Band Demo)

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

Blood's Not Thick Enough (Full-Band Demo)

Lauren Teel

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