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    Our retreats pair professional songwriters with veterans, military families and couples, and active-duty service members to write songs about their military experiences and transition home. These field recordings were recorded on-site at a SongwritingWith:Soldiers retreat and capture a song being performed just hours after it's been written, like a song capturing its first breath.

    Participant Co-Writers: 
    Robyn and Jarrel Burton / Caryn Finch-Collier and Brad Collier / Donnamarie and Hanh Denson / Kimberly and Leotis Hightower / Maria and Hallie Oxley / Julie Friedman and Richard Romaine / Blanca and James Sandlin

    Singer-Songwriters:
    Pryor Baird / Ashley Cleveland / Terry Radigan / Anthony Smith

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1.
OUR LOVE SONG Maria and Hallie Oxley / Ashley Cleveland I’m crazy bout you, baby you’re just crazy I love your eyes, your smile, your lips Baby you’re so sexy I know we don’t always agree But I love the way you care for me You give me good, good lovin’ You give me strong affection And I believe In you and me I don’t like when you don’t listen I don’t always agree with your decisions I don’t like when you make excuses I wish you didn’t get so mad and lose it But you give me good, good lovin’ You give me strong affection And I believe In you and me I wish you’d make me waffles I wish you’d be more respectful But you give me good, good lovin’ You give me strong affection And I believe In you and me
2.
LOVE OF MY LIFE Blanca and James Sandlin / Anthony Smith She was Mexican Catholic, I was redneck Southern Baptist Not a chance in hell this would ever work out I spoke taco bell Spanish, she spoke the sweetest broken English But somehow we knew what we were talking about 24 years later, sitting here looking back Ain’t it funny how opposites attract We met in a bar, fell asleep in the movies Took her home but she wouldn’t let me kiss her goodnight I said, can I call you? she said let me think about it It was crazy but it felt so right And after that third date, second dance I fell so hard deep in those pretty brown eyes She said I do and I knew I’d found The love of my life I was a wild wild soldier boy, she was chasing her dreams Even a fool could tell I wasn’t one of them She gave up her normal life, to become my army wife And I been making crazy memories with her ever since We met in a bar, fell asleep in the movies Took her home but she wouldn’t let me kiss her goodnight I said can I call you, she said let me think about it It was crazy but it felt so right And after that third date, second dance I fell so hard deep in those pretty brown eyes She said I do and I knew I’d found The love of my life From breaking in broncos to getting stuck in Chevy trucks Sitting on tailgates moonshine in solo cups Something so crazy worked out so amazing Thank God we never gave up We met in a bar, fell asleep in the movies Took her home but she wouldn’t let me kiss her goodnight I said can I call you, she said let me think about it It was crazy but it felt so right And after that third date, second dance I fell so hard deep in those pretty brown eyes She said I do and I knew I’d found The love of my life
3.
MAKE UP FOR LOST TIME Julie Friedman and Richard Romaine / Pryor Baird All those years livin in the same town Kinda hard to believe I never saw you around Guess we were made to take different paths You joined the navy and sailed all 7 seas I went to college but never got my degree Somewhere in there we lost something we can't get back Let’s make up for the time we lost Don’t matter how long, place or the cost Honey we’ve been saving every single dime Let's close that chapter and open new doors Baby you’re mine honey I’m yours What do you say, we try and make up for lost time. When the world shut down, seems like so did we I’d hide in my books and you’d watch tv Sometime we’d walk for miles and never say a word But Thank god for Smittys on Wednesday nights Cause over that pizzas where we saw the light That changed our lives, hell it really changed our world Let’s make up for the time we lost Don’t matter how long, place or the cost Honey we’ve been saving every single dime Let's close that chapter and open new doors Baby you’re mine honey I’m yours What do you say, we try and make up for lost time. Now got have plans and pins on the map We can take our time or we can haul ass No place to be and all day to get there You hold many hand and I’ll hold yours You look in my eyes and I'll get lost in yours I’m sorry it took a little time to see the answer to my prayers Let’s make up for the time we lost Don’t matter how long, place or the cost Honey we’ve been saving up every single dime Let's close that chapter and open new doors Baby you’re mine honey I’m yours What do you say, we try and make up for lost time.
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Boat Boo 03:03
BOAT BOO Robyn and Jarrel Burton / Anthony Smith I thought he was too light in the collar But that didn’t keep him from coming around He was checking me out in the smoke room, I thought he was kinda cute And mama said just have some fun for right now We were sailing across the ocean I never had a notion His devotion would keep us burning hotter What I thought would last for a minute Til this day has never ended He didn’t miss with that first kiss and I knew He was my forever boat boo He makes me laugh he makes me smile Makes me forget about everything when I’m with him He’s the captain of my ship, secret handshake fingertips Knowing I’m gonna feel them later on my skin We were sailing across the ocean I never had a notion His devotion would keep us burning hotter What I thought would last for a minute Til this day has never ended He didn’t miss with that first kiss and I knew He was my forever boat boo Met the love of my life riding the waves on the ike Number 69 is always on my mind My forever boat boo We were sailing across the ocean I never had a notion His devotion would keep us burning hotter What I thought would last for a minute Til this day has never ended He didn’t miss with that first kiss and I knew He was my forever boat boo
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MEET IN THE MIDDLE Caryn Finch-Collier and Brad Collier / Pryor Baird Well for so long she was used to pickin up peacin out sayin Goodbye maybe next time but until then in the meantime You shouldn’t call me. Cause you know me. The last thing I needed to hear is that your drunk and lonely. And you need me to come back home You went left and I went right We both slept in empty beds at night Wishin you were there to hold me tight But we’re still here and baby thats a win We still makin love without without sleepin in Sure feels good to feel the softness of your skin Step by step, little by little We’re gonna meet in the middle He was at home but long gone partyin like a damn rockstar all day and night long With his drunk friends livin every single day like it was the weekend In the deep end, spending all the money she wouldn’t send on everything and anything in between. You went left and I went right We both slept in empty beds at night Wishin you were there to hold me tight But we’re still here and baby thats a win We still makin love without without sleepin in Sure feels good to feel the softness of your skin Step by step, little by little We’re gonna meet in the middle I wont say it ain't been rough And its a damn good thing that our love is tough You went left and I went right We both slept in empty beds at night Wishin you were there to hold me tight But we’re still here and baby thats a win We still makin love without without sleepin in Sure feels good to feel the softness of your skin Step by step, little by little We’re gonna meet in the middle
6.
Unbreakable 03:48
UNBREAKABLE Angie and Dennis DeRuyter / Ashley Cleveland It was a broken road That led me to you Not a lot of fun where we came from It’s enough to make you blue It’s enough to make you blue We both had kids of our own When we were young They became like brothers, we fell for each other And the two became one The two became one It’s hard to break A love that’s made Of a three chord strand We’re tough enough In Yeshua’s love He’s our unbreakable band He is unbreakable We get nothing done When we’re together We like to wrestle and play the time away There ain’t nothing better We’re the free bird And the family man We didn’t think that we could We didn’t think that we would Find the love we could understand The love we could understand Hard to break A love that’s made Of a three chord strand We’re tough enough In Yeshua’s love He’s the unbreakable band He is unbreakable Jesus, unbreakable
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HOW ABOUT WE PRAY Kimberly and Leotis Hightower / Terry Radigan I’ve been missing that light That light that's in your eyes But I just can’t reach you No matter how I try If there’s nothing left to do And nothing left to say How about we pray For a little understanding Guidance and grace Have a heart to heart Face to face If there’s nothing left to do Instead of walking away How about we pray Bowing our heads One day at a time Asking father God To show us the signs We’re bound to make mistakes Can’t turn the water into wine We are perfectly imperfect And that’s perfectly fine So let's keep making memories With patience and love Cause all that really matters Is just the two of us We’ve got so much left to do And so much left to say How about we pray Bowing our heads One day at a time Asking father God To show us the signs We’re bound to make mistakes Can’t turn the water into wine We are perfectly imperfect And that’s perfectly fine Cause we’ve got so much left to do And so much left to say How about we pray
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BEFORE THE CRAZY Donnamarie and Hanh Denson / Terry Radigan Before the crazy Baby we were running on love Before the crazy Baby we just couldn’t get enough It was you and me And we were on our own We didn’t have a house But we sure made a home Before the crazy But then the darkness came And whispered our name And lord it’s still ringing in my ear Lost little ones Over before it begun But were still standing here Before the crazy Baby we were running on love Before the crazy Baby we just couldn’t get enough It was you and me And we were on our own We didn’t have a house But we sure made a home Before the crazy And in our blackest night Saw a flash of light It was just enough to give us hope Felt that wall comin’ down And my heart comin’ round In pieces but it aint broke Before the crazy Baby we were running on love Before the crazy Baby we just couldn’t get enough It was you and me And we were on our own We didn’t have a house But we sure made a home Before the crazy Not so long ago We were down on our knees And it wasn’t just to pray Oh but here we are today Just you & me And we are on our own Your my house and I’m your home So baby Come on. Let’s get crazy.
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FAMILY AFFAIR Robyn and Jarrel Burton / Caryn Finch-Collier and Brad Collier / Donnamarie and Hanh Denson / Kimberly and Leotis Hightower / Maria and Hallie Oxley / Julie Friedman and Richard Romaine / Blanca and James Sandlin / Pryor Baird / Ashley Cleveland / Terry Radigan /Anthony Smith Well some of us love Rock and roll Some of us love Cheez-Its Some of us love country and soul But all of us need Jesus For some of us it's the struggle of love For some of us it’s not All of us are battle buddies And thats what means a lot There’s blood that runs through you And there’s the family that you choose Either way you just can't lose When it all comes down to it We all get together and do it But there’s something deeper we all share That’s a family affair We all got our inner strengths We all got our weakness We all got our own reasons for prayer That helps us fight our demons Life will life you and that’s the truth If you let it get away Don’t forget at anytime Were all just a phone call away There’s blood that runs through you And there’s the family that you choose Either way, you just can't lose When it all comes down to it We just get together and do it But There’s something deeper that we all share That’s a family affair Life is hard but we make it work We push through even when we’re hurt There’s light at the end of the tunnel When we show each other what we’re worth There’s blood that runs through you And there’s the family that you choose Either way, you just can't lose When it all comes down to it We just get together and do it But There’s something deeper that we all share That’s a family affair
10.
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT Robyn and Jarrel Burton / Caryn Finch-Collier and Brad Collier / Donnamarie and Hanh Denson / Kimberly and Leotis Hightower / Maria and Hallie Oxley / Julie Friedman and Richard Romaine / Blanca and James Sandlin / Pryor Baird / Ashley Cleveland / Terry Radigan /Anthony Smith There’s a full moon out tonight How bout you and me twist and shout In the brightness of the night And who knows them fish just might bite Charge my crystals Lay the blanket Make some babies Could it be so simple Your twinkling blue eyes And my great smile Show me them dimples And honey stay awhile In the middle of the night Stars ever so bright Doing everything we like And don’t it feel so Feel so right Like a thief in the night We’re holding on so tight One more time and we just might We gotta keep this going Keep our love flowing Cause my hearts been broke And it ain’t no joke It’s a sad sad story That’s all been told So lets have a little fun Getting out of this hole In the middle of the night Stars ever so bright Doing everything we like And don’t it feel so Feel so right Like a thief if the night Holding on so tight One more time we just might Here comes the sun That was a whole lot of fun Time to wake up Cause the dream ain’t done Let me and you move on And get our groove on In the middle of the night Stars ever so bright Doing everything we like And don’t it feel so Feels so right Like a thief if the night holding on so tight One more time and we just might

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released October 11, 2023

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