by Kent Aitken and David & Laurie Easterling © March 11, 2021 Charlottetown, Canada, and Oak Ridge, TN, USA

Mars was rising as the sun went down
I sat waiting waiting for the sound
Of your piano through the walls every night 
And I pick my guitar by candlelight 

At first I hated these thin apartment walls
And the noise echoing down the halls
Slamming doors, lovers’ quarrels, footsteps, and doorbell rings
at 8:08 sweet piano strings

Play me a song
And I’ll play along
All I want to do 
Is accompany you
Play me a song
And I’ll play along
All I want you to do 
Is play me another song

It gets me through my toughest times
When you stopped, mid-song, at 9:09
I was scared I’d never hear you again
A blue songbird with a broken wing 

Sun rises and sets but your silence remains
Toughest of times lead to darkest of days
Learned your songs, got them wrong, my old guitar, with worn-out strings
When I played at 8:08 I heard you sing

Play me a song
And I’ll sing along
All I want to do 
Is accompany you
Play me a song
And I’ll sing along
In time and in tune   

Play me another song

Play Me A Song (w/ David and Laurie Easterling) - Song a Week 2021, Week 10

capo 3

A m             G.              D/F#
1.Let’s get back to basics
G.            D/F#.      Em
Can  we start again
Build a new foundation
G.     D/F# em.          C
Like we only just met 
2.I’ll Laugh at your old  jokes 
Like they’re new to me
You ll be sweet
And charming 
We'll spend days by the sea 

3.I’ll try and watch all the football games
You’ll sip Licorice tea 
I’ll even  learn the  players names
You’ll collect sea shells with me

CHORUS
C.                                          G.     EM
Well not speak of what ever then went wrong 
C.                                 G.                                  D
We wont dredge up the thoughts of the past 
C.                             D                  EM.             G
We will dream of golden days and all that's to come 
C.                              D.                 EM
 Lay down those  old  lies at last

BRIDGE
EM                                   G
You’ll put up with my anxious heart
C
adrift on the waves
              G
And the salt spray of life
We walk on now not torn apart
C
From shadows and caves into the bright light

week 10 foundations- song a week

"Cracking Paint And Rusted Hinges" (#449, 210328)

Cracking paint and rusted hinges
Are all that stand today
In between two wooden bridges
The heartbeat slipped away

Used to hear the sound of laughter
Children playing in the sun
Seems like no one thought it mattered
What their hometown would become

And I can't say I got a reason
Reason why I stuck around
Lots of times I feel like leavin'
But my feet won't walk me out

Only sound here is the engine
The only footprints left are mine
Cracking paint and rusted hinges
And that's the bottom line

Week 13 - Cracking Paint And Rusted Hinges (210328)

Copyright Erin Wolf 2021
featuring guitar & worn-out voice

Week 13 Prompt: Cracking paint

sitting on the kitchen floor
staring at the wall
i see the cracking paint
as it chips and falls

hear these creaking floorboards
under my feet
this old house is falling down
but it ain't yet beat

oh oh oh
oh woah oh

see the breaks
in the window panes
letting in the drafts
just the same

hearing the leaking faucet run
just a pain no fun
i know that this could seem like a tale
a metaphor of a kind for you and me

oh oh oh
oh woah oh

if this old house could tell a story
or two
this house would tell the story
of me and you

of how we laughed, loved,
and cried
but also tell the story of
how our love died

This Old House

capo 4
G
He’s kind he’s Kent and we’re
Perfectly content 
C                                  G
to celebrate all that he brings

     D                                 Em                    C
To keep us connected as songs are perfected 
                                                        D/F#
and let’s face it that voice when he sings. 

G
It’s country 
       C
It’s warm
      EM             D/F#
It’s emotional brawn
             EM                    D
Banjolele or guitar he strums
      EM             D/F#             G                 C
We’re simply delighted and we cannot fight it 
        EM             D/F#         G
We join in all the tunes as one. 

He’s Full of grace
Its written on his face
Every time there is a glitch
He gently reminds us and kindly will guide us
“Try to mute or unmute flick the  switch”

he’s country 
he’s warm
his emotional brawn
Banjolele or guitar he strums
 We’re simply delighted and we cannot fight it 
We join in all the tunes as one. 


em                    D/.F#
and lets not forget
the sweetest of all pets
C                 D/F#
corgi of THIS TEAM
C                    D/F#
  KIwi    KIWI AGREES

thank you kent (week 14)

I STILL FEEL THE FIRE

Beautiful Stranger is about that instant connection — falling for someone you don’t even know.
Indie with a touch of wonder and a pulse of curiosity.

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Beautiful Stranger

Fuuuuu  uhhh
faaaaa ahhhh
Traveling on a land of liquid crystal,
Hidden tears as I greet you modestly
つめたい結晶の大地に　ほうりだされた気分
あいさつもこなし　わきにできるだけかくして
The south wind is calling,
But without the north wind,
It's a real problem
南風は誘ってるけど
北風もないとね 好きなんだ
Today, in a windless town,
Frozen leaves sway
I'll open the door with my body and go to see you
What a wonderful, small world
今日も風のない街で
凍ったままの葉が揺れる
ドアを体で開け　会いに行くよ
素晴らしいかな世界
Fuuuuu  uhhh
faaaaa ahhhh
Fuuuuu  uhhh
faaaaa ahhhh
We're confused,
We can't tolerate even the slightest change
僕ら混乱してるよ
少しの変化も許せないって
We're so used to the everyday,
We're too sensitive to change
毎日に慣れすぎて
変わることに敏感になりすぎてる
Today, the wind isn't blowing either
I'm crumbling in the frozen seasons
If there's nothing I can do,
All I can do is pray to the rough mud
今日も風は吹かないんだ
止まった季節の中でほろり
何もできないなら　ざらねちゃの
泥にだって祈るしかないんだ
Today, in a windless town,
Frozen leaves sway
I'll lift the door with my finger and go to see you
What a wonderful, small world
今日も風のない街で
凍ったままの葉が揺れる
扉を体で開け　会いに行くよ
素晴らしいかな世界
Fuuuuu  uhhh
faaaaa ahhhh
Fuuuuu  uhhh
faaaaa ahhhh
Fuuuuu  uhhh
faaaaa ahhhh
Fuuuuu  uhhh
faaaaa ahhhh




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White leaves

The Outline Of Your Shadow.

"What Else You Got" (#438, 210218)

 * Co-written with Dan Rivers * 

Packed it all up in a rental van
Guitar a girl and a half assed plan
Heard that it's a 10 year town
Better start makin' the rounds

Fifty cold calls 'til they let me in
Tiny office and a guy named Slim
Thought my first song had a pretty good shot
Then he said, "what else ya' got"

I got mouths to feed I got bills to pay
A dog and a wife and an H.O.A.
I got high blood pressure one bad knee
And a Volvo leakin' antifreeze
To top it all off one verse and Slim said stop 
What else you got 

Hot take from my Uber driver
What I needed was a great co-writer
Said he was Tim McGraw's third cousin
Hell he'd written almost a dozen

We wrote a track just right for Garth
Got as far as the driveway guards
Sang it through the intercom
A voice came back, "what else you got"

I got outta' state plates and two flat tires
And a radio tuned with needle nose pliers
I got bootleg cable and uh, Obamacare
And holes in all my underwear
Dann Huff told me son you're really good, NOT
What else ya' got

I got to thinkin' how hard could it be
To start a publishin' company
Get the writers all lined up around the block
Just so I can tell 'em what else ya' got

I got smoker's cough I got whiskey shits
And a mother in law that just won't quit
I got plumber's crack I got athlete's foot
And I'm still a long way from Brentwood
There goes the mansion, the Rolex and the yacht
What else ya' got

Look out Music Row I'm comin' in hot
What else ya' got

Week 08a - What Else You Got (210218)

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week 10 foundations- song a week

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