Full-Band Demos

Lyrics:

VR 1:
Bags are packed
Suitcase locked
There ain’t no
Second thoughts
In my mind
In my mind
Take in a breath
Let the liquor talk
All this time
How have i not walked
Away
Until today?

PRE:
Turned around
No tears in my eyes
This needed, ‘bout time
Goodbye
Came way later
Than it should

CH:
Finish your whiskey
Don’t bother getting
Off your chair
Finish your whiskey
It’s too late for me to care
I should’ve seen we were broken
A long time ago
All this pain inside I was holding
Is the reason I have to go
You can have all the drinks
I’ll take my memories
I don’t give a damn anymore
If you miss me
Finish your whiskey

VR 2:
Driving down
Our old block
Made up my mind
Like a solid rock
I’m gone
I’m gone

PRE:
Looked around
Wind in my hair
This freedom is
A breath of fresh air
Finally
Finally

(CH)
(CH)

Finish Your Whiskey (Full-Band Demo)

Co-Written w/ Philip Cooper

Lyrics:

VR 1:
Broke my heart
God knows I went through phases
Of getting past
Seeing you in all these faces

Killing time
Out among the stars
Mending my scars

PRE:
But somewhere in this haze
I found a way
To fix what you chose to break

CH:
I’ll be the moon
Getting over you
Trying to get through
While picking up pieces
Of my shattered heart too

And I’ll keep my spirits high
You can’t take my light

In a months time
I’ll be over you
I’ll be a whole new moon

VR 2:
Moving on
Lord knows it comes in stages
Of living through
Having to fill these empty spaces

Killing time
Out on my own
Changing who’s my home

PRE:
Cause somewhere in this haze
I found a way
To put back what you chose to take

(CH)

BRI:
Over the moon
I’m finally over you
I have gotten through
I’ve picked up the pieces
And because of that I grew

And I’ll keep my spirits high
You couldn’t take my light
In a month’s time
I was over you
Now I’m a whole new moon

New Moon (Full-Band Demo)

Co-Written w/ Korie Burton Rott

Lyrics:

VR 1:
If planet Earth was a man
You’d fit that mold more than anyone can
Like the moon pulls in the tides
Well that reminds me of you and I

CH:
Your smile is a valley
There’s an ocean
In those eyes
And even though I have a map
I get lost all the time
Can’t you see
You mean the whole world to me

VR 2:
When your rivers flow full of tears
I’ll wipe them away throughout the years
When the hills get too high to climb
I’ll carry you all the way to the other side

(CH)

BRI:
Your soul is as old as the trees
Don’t let this world tear you down,
Or change you with the leaves
My heart will always be yours, can’t you see
You mean the whole world to me

OUT:
You mean the whole world to me

The Whole World (Full-Band Demo)

Lyrics:

VR 1:
I was raised
At a time and place
Where everyone
Stood for the flag
And I'll always be grateful
To have grown up with a plateful
Of that downhome
American pride
PRE:
And I will stand up for those that can’t
Cause they were fighting for this land
CH:
I’ve always been
A patriot
Kin of vets
And fed
By rednecks
Got no shame in my hometown brag
And I’m damn proud of my army dad
So here’s to all the visionaries,
Poets, scholars, and military.
Stand up and sing it loud
I’m American, Strong & Proud
VR 2:
Some folks overlook
Everything it took
For those soldiers
To put it all on the line
But their bravery won’t be in vain
Acting like they ain’t afraid
To go out on that battlefield
And fight
PRE:
And I’ll always remind
People of their sacrifice
Their life, limbs, and mind
(CH)
BRI:
So here’s to the Coast Guard, Army,
Air Force, Marines, and the Navy
Raise a glass, toss it back
For the heroes that last
(CH)


Patriot (Full-Band Demo)

Co-Written w/ Korie Burton Rott & Elle Sloan Christensen

Lyrics:

VR 1:
You can retrace your steps
You can regret you left
You can tell me that 
You wanna start again
You can apologize
Try to make it right
You can hope that time 
Will fade all of your lies

PRE:
A second try won’t undo the first
One more round will only make it worse
Cause

CH: 
Worn boots 
Can be made new
When they’ve seen better days
Shine ‘em up, stitch a hole 
That leather's still the same 
But this heart of mine
That you ran through
It don’t work that way
I wish it did
But you can’t fix
A heart that’s broke-in 

VR 2: 
You can resole ‘em, 
You can remold ‘em
You can sew up all the strings 
That have come undone
When the toes get scuffed
You can fix ‘em right up
And no one will ever know
What you’ve done

(CH)

BRI:
I ain’t no pair of Lucchese’s
There ain’t no remedy
To fix all the things you tore in me 

(CH)

Broke-In (Full-Band Demo)

Lyrics:

VR 1: 
Last kiss of the morning
I love you too
Not an hour passes
When I don’t think of you
In that hot-shot truck
Putting miles on the road
Burning up diesel
“Sweetheart,” he goes
“It’s just so peaceful.”
And it’s just my luck

PRE:
Hitches up that gooseneck
To that fifth wheel
Drives away
With my love, he feels
Cause that heavy-duty’s
Got nothing on me

CH: 
Our love’s built tough
Like his old dually
Through every mile
He’s right here with me
This freight and fate
Sent from above
Long haul love

VR 2:
Can’t begin to tell you
How it feels
Having a hard-working man
And being the woman he heals
With every touch
It ain’t always easy
Then again what job is
But he always sees me
There’s no one I’d rather live
Through it all with
(PRE)
(CH)

BRI:
Though the hills and flats
I’ve got your back
And across state lines
Your heart is mine
And I’ll make sure
To soak in the times

(CH)


Long Haul Love (Full-Band Demo)

Lyrics:

VR 1:
It’s too bad you can’t pour a heart
And you can’t take back all you did
When you were busy falling apart
Did you notice the hell you put me in?

PRE:
And I've tried and tried and tried
Not to make you the bad guy

CH:
Whiskey, bourbon, or beer
You’d drink whatever it took
So you weren’t really here
Breaking me at arm’s length is your art
It’s too bad you can’t pour a heart

VR 2:
It’s too bad you can’t pour a heart
And you can’t take back all you said
When you came home without your car
Did you see that I was hanging by a thread?

(PRE)
(CH)

BRI:
Whiskey, bourbon, or beer
The only thing you cared about
Comes in loud and clear
Keeping me at arm’s length is your art
It’s too bad you can’t pour a heart

Pour A Heart (Full-Band Demo)

Co-written w/ Adia Marie Fuller

Lyrics:

VR 1:
First you crawl
Then you sit up
Learn to walk
Fall down and get up
Then try to ride too fast when dad
Takes off those training wheels
By the time
You’ll realize it
Turning 5
Turns into driving
Yourself to class 
Caused you just passed
And life starts getting real

PRE:                         
When you get to where you’re going you’ll 
Find                        
Life’s about way more than keeping score 
and finish lines

CH:
So, take it slow
Don’t always go
At the speed of light
Make sure
You keep your pure
More than you lose your mind
Make sure you glow through
What you go through
While you’ve still got 
Some growing up to do

VR 2:
Soon you’ll talk
About the future
You’ll get lost
Hopin’ it comes sooner
Then catch your breath get scared to death
With every mistake made
Throughout the climb
You’ll start to get it
On a dime
You’ll barely make it
Cause twenty-five
Always feels like
You can’t catch a break

(PRE)
(CH)
BRI:
And when you don’t 
Have a clue
Demon or angel
You should listen to
Trust your gut
Cause guess what
Those choices will make you

(CH)


Growing Up To Do (Full-Band Demo)

Lyrics:

VR 1:
I was at a dive bar in town
Just wearin’ these boots out
Then a song came on
Now my head’s spinnin’ round and around

PRE:
Used to be
I could hear that beat
And not think twice about you and me
But now you’re gone
And you’re moved on
And I still can’t sing that song

CH:
Why’d you have to ruin my favorite song?
Now when I hear it
My head’s all wrong
And every time I hear that melody
I just think you’re not with me
And I’m not okay
No, I’m not okay
Why’d you have to ruin my favorite song
With your memory, yeah

VR 2:
I was in my truck drivin’ around
Just chilling out
Then that radio came on
And now I’m stuck feeling down

PRE:
Used to be
I could hear that beat
And not think twice about you and me
But now you’re gone
And you’re moved on
And I still can’t sing that song

(CH)

BRI:
Well if time really flies
Then I don’t know why
I can’t bear to hear that rhyme
I’ll soon move on
And I’ll become strong
But right now I can’t sing that song

(CH)


Why'd You Have To Ruin My Favorite Song (Full-Band Demo)

Lyrics:

VR 1:
Throwing out those bottles
Man that’s tough
But so is my kids saying “You’ve had enough”

PRE:
Putting down that drink
Picking up what’s left of me
It feels like I could almost drown
But I’ve found

CH:
You gotta choose
Your hard
Before you lose
Who you are
Cause in the end
You know it’ll all be worth it
You gotta know
Your why
Go ahead and ditch your pride
Cause with everything in this life that's ours
You gotta choose your hard

VR 2:
4 days a week at the gym
Man that's rough
But so is getting winded just getting up

PRE:
Putting down those sweets
Picking up something green
It feels like I’m just gonna let you down
But I’ve found

(CH)

BRI:
You gotta choose
Your hard
Don’t let you past
Define who you are
Cause in the end 
It’s all about your choices
Remember 
Your why
Let it light up your fire
Cause with everything in this life that’s ours
You gotta choose your hard


Choose Your Hard (Full-Band Demo)

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)

Lyrics:
Vr 1:
In my childhood
I understood
What it meant
To fall out of love
And they both 
Have their reasons
But all I’d ever seen was
A home 
That shattered to pieces

PRE:
I looked at my 
Not-broken friends
Wishing I
Could be them
And my mom and dad
Were still together
Cause

CH:
Tire swings 
Filled their lives
Tires leaving 
Was what filled mine
One place held
All their things
Two houses
I was in between
Growing up 
With 2 guides
I wouldn’t know 
What that’s like.
All my friends 
Were picking daises
And I
Was picking sides

VR 2:
When Mamma’s and Daddy’s
Don’t get along
The children think they did 
Something wrong
And I was no 
Exception
It taught me 
Cruel lessons
Like how
To push everyone away

(PRE)
(CH)

BRI:
I looked at my
Not-broken friends
Wishing I
Could be them
It’s a wonder how I learned 
To love again
Cause

(CH)


Picking Sides (Full-Band Demo)

Lyrics:
VR 1:
I almost got married
To the wrong guy
Wanted you to be there
When the knot was tied.
I wanted you to be
By my side


PRE:
And you may not have enough lives
To see me for the rest of mine

CH:
But I really need you now
So I’m begging you, please hold out
You can’t go to God just yet
Cause I need you with me instead
Just to see this moment
I need you in
This moment I need you in

VR 2:
Been in the big city
Chasing those dreams
My biggest prayer     
Is that someday
You’ll live to see
Me holding that trophy
Me living that way

(PRE)
(CH)

BRI:
I have the honor
Of being your granddaughter
And I know you’ll live forever in me


Moment I Need You In (Full-Band Demo)

Co-written w/ Jonathan Bell

Lyrics:

VR 1: 
The final straw that broke the camel's back
Had red lipstick that didn’t match,
Any shade that I would ever have
He tried to justify with just a friend
And I said you better get to packin’
And as he walked down those front steps
He said I’d never find another man like him

CH: 
Well thank God for that
Thank God I’ll never have
to be crying myself to sleep
Hearing words I can’t repeat
To my friends
Thank God for truth
And how it comes shining through
All the lies you tried to hide
Holding tightly to your pride
To the end
You say you’re never coming back
Well thank God for that

VR 2: 
In time, my heart was healed and found new love
He stands by me when times are tough, And gets me flowers just because
Honestly, he’s nothing like you

(CH)

BRI: 
You may think what you said
Lingers in my head
It will always be there
But only as an answered prayer
Cause I

(CH)


Thank God For That (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: 
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:
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)

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

Full-Band Demos

Lauren Teel