A 1980s-style country song featuring vocals and a nice harmonica leading the backing tracks. It's sweet, sentimental, and pretty.


HOME IN TENNESSEE

(c) 2011 Alan D. David, BMI / Diana Bowers, BMI

(V1)
Sitting on my back porch, my woman and me
Strumming on my old guitar
It's a cool fall night in Tennessee
Whooperwill calling, fireflies buzzing
No other place I'd rather be
Hoot owl calling from an old oak tree
Kids are all gone, just the two of us
The old hound dog makes three
This is how we dreamed life would be

CHORUS
I've been gone more than I've been home
Pickin' on that old six-string
And now I'm settled down here on this farm
Yes I'm home in Tennessee, right where I belong
Home in Tennessee, with my woman on my arm

(V2)
I was born and raised right here
In these Tennessee hills
This will always be my home
I dreamed each night of being back
Where my roots are planted deep
This is where my heart belongs
How I missed these tall oak trees
And the misty morning fog
And the frost of an early autumn freeze.

CHORUS
I've been gone more than I've been home
Pickin' on that old six-string
And now I'm settled down here on this farm
Yes I'm home in Tennessee, right where I belong
Home in Tennessee, with my woman on my arm

(V3)
I'll be here til they carry me
To my resting place
Underneath that old oak tree
But til then you'll find me here
In the Smokey Mountain haze
This is where God meant me to be
I've been almost everywhere
And seen most everything
But there's nothing like my home in Tennessee

CHORUS
I've been gone more than I've been home
Pickin' on that old six-string
And now I'm settled down here on this farm
Yes I'm home in Tennessee, right where I belong
Home in Tennessee, with my woman on my arm

Home In Tennessee

恋人たちの窓辺に
（作詞作曲　足立成樹）

恋人たちの窓辺に
流れるチェロの響きは
ふたりが織りなす愛の調べ
手に手を取り　愛を誓う
優しい心がある

恋する目には見えるの
まことの愛の姿が
聞こえるの　天使たちの歌が
今見つけた
この世にただひとりの恋人

悲しみに出会ったなら
恋人の胸の中に
かわかぬ涙の頬をうずめ
気がすむまで泣いたあと
心が晴れた時には
笑顔と優しさを　また取り戻すの

ふたりで未来を見つめ
ふたりで夢を育てて
ふたりで同じ希望に向かい
生きて行くの　過ぎ行く日を
愛され愛して
命がとこしえに帰る日まで

恋人たちの窓辺に(Miku)

A fun song about growing up on a farm with no electricity or running water (real story!)

It's in an early western swing style, often played by Asleep At The Wheel.


Six Rooms And A Path

© 2004, Alan D. David, BMI
Revised 2023
All Rights Reserved

(v1)
I reckon it’s gone but I really can’t say
‘Cause I’ve never been back since Mom passed away
That old farm house, white paint faded gray
Where I grew up and learned how to pray

(v2)
We didn’t have much but we owned it all
Sixty-five acres if I recall
Close by his side, I worked with my pa
Plant every spring and harvest each fall

(Chorus)
No running water no electrical lights
No air conditioning on those hot summer nights
A galvanized tub served as our bath
I’ll always remember six rooms and a path

(v3)
In a plaid cotton shirt and old denim pants
Pa worked till his muscles knotted in cramps
We all had our chores, even Granny and Gramps
I cleaned the shades on the kerosene lamps

(v4)
We’d sit on the porch at the end of the day
And watched as the sun slowly faded away
Then came the crickets as night found its way
Chirping in the corn, the fescue and hay

Repeat Chorus

(v5)
A pot-bellied stove kept all of us warm
With Rover on guard we were safe from all harm
Out on the fence not far from the barn
That Rhode Island Red was our morning alarm

(v6)
That ole wood burner, man it was neat
Stood in the kitchen on four iron feet
Cooked all our green beans, potatoes and meat
Baked Mama’s biscuits, made hot cream of wheat

(Bridge)
Confused by the outhouse, with three holes on the shelf
There are a few things I’d rather do by all by myself

Repeat Chorus

Six Rooms And A Path

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Recorded by Larry Smith and Kinfolk
Written by Bobby Waits and Larry Smith
Produced by Larry Smith
Copyright 1978
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Rod Wallace: Bass guitar and backup vocals
Ed Canada: Electric guitar and backup vocals
Joe Crisler: Classical guitar and backup vocals
Lynn Smith: Drums
Bill Darnell: Harmonica
Ronnie Oldham: Keyboards
Chris Crisler and Chuck Borden: Percussion

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