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SW​​​:​​​S February 2023, Boulder Crest, VA

by SongwritingWith:Soldiers

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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: 
    Dawn Hastings Cook and Keith Cook / Tanja Struyck-Fogleman and Brent Fogleman / Kristin and Ted Marriner / Brittney and James Murphy / Kristen and Brian Rhodenizer / Chantell and Matt Wagner

    Singer-Songwriters:
    Pryor Baird / Jay Clementi / Erin Enderlin

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WHEN YOU LOOK AT ME Tanja Struyck-Fogleman and Brent Fogleman / Erin Enderlin I’ve left a lot behind, people, places, and my heart sometimes But you wouldn’t know it I’m looking for a future, trying to find my footing on a brand new path But I don’t always show it Sitting at the movies or walking through the grocery store You can’t see the soldier that I was before When you look at me There’s a whole lot that you don’t see I’m walking round in memories you don’t know nothing about Sometimes I’m not ok, and I need that to be ok Know that I’m finding my own way When you look at me I found someone who’s been where I’ve been and I know they always have my back But sometimes that’s a double-edged sword Cause now and then when I see that look in their eyes, it’s one I recognize And I know exactly what it’s for I’ve held a lotta hands as a soldier said goodbye And I’ve had to be the one to look their family in the eye…so When you look at me There’s a whole lot that you don’t see I’m walking round in memories you don’t know nothing about Sometimes I’m not ok, and I need that to be ok Know that I’m finding my own way When you look at me I might catch a scent, see a face, or hear a song on the radio And sometimes it still takes where I don’t wanna go When you look at me There’s a whole lot that you don’t see I’m walking round in memories you don’t know nothing about Sometimes I’m not ok, but I know that that’s ok Cause I’m finding my own way When you look at me And I’m proud of what you see When you look at me
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I'M GONNA FIND YOU Brittney and James Murphy / Erin Enderlin I took a train just to hear your voice You always knew how to cut through the noise There was something bout you that always felt like home Flew a plane clear across Japan Just so I could hold you hand For a little while, you know I’d still go that extra mile On the other side of the ocean Or right here in our living room Baby, I wouldn’t care if it was halfway to the moon My love won’t give up No matter what we have to go through My compass is true I’m gonna find you Seemed like life kept throwing us curves I got lost when I got hurt I couldn’t reach out, I didn’t know how But you were so strong, you fought for me In the darkest hour you still believed That I could make it back, and baby look now at where we’re at On the other side of the ocean Or right here in our living room Baby, I wouldn’t care if it was halfway to the moon My love won’t give up No matter what we have to go through My compass is true I’m gonna find you In our little boy's smile In the happy and through the blue In these quiet moments lying next to you My love won’t give up No matter what we have to go through My compass is true I’m gonna find you
3.
HOPE BACK IN MY HEART Kristin and Ted Marriner / Jay Clementi I’ve walked alone in this cold world wondered if anybody cared About knowing the real me Could the the hole in my soul Ever be repaired Thought I was broken, there was nothing I could do Lost with no direction, babe til I met you You showed me the way out of the the dark Gave me joy and peace and put hope back in my heart You gave me joy and peace and put hope back in my heart You made me feel like I deserved you Showed me that this world was good I felt loved for the first time in my life and and I’d wondered if I ever could Thought I was broken, there was nothing I could do Lost with no direction, babe til I met you You showed me the way out of the the dark Gave me joy and peace and you put hope back in my heart Gave me joy and peace and you put hope back in my heart When our world came crashing down I couldn’t see a way out Boulder Crest showed us, what moving on is all about Thought we were broken, there was nothing we could do Lost without direction til that PATHH point of view Showed us the way out of the dark Gave us joy and peace and put hope back in our heart Gave me joy and peace and put hope back in my heart
4.
I’m All In 03:09
I'M ALL IN Dawn Hastings Cook and Keith Cook / Jay Clementi I was overworked and burying hurt I’ve been carrying round for years My house was so cold with no-one to hold Just suffering with my fears First time we drove out to that lighthouse I knew you were the one Waves crashed on the rocks and I couldn’t stop Thanking God for what he’d done Standing there, long hair, blowing in the wind All I really knew bout you, was I was all in You were everything I was looking for Beautiful, and so much more For the first time in a long time I wanna make somebody happy again I’m all good, I’m all yours, and I’m all in Your Fierce when you fight and strike like lightning When somebody you loves been wronged You’re my calming love in that five finger death punch song And I’ll take it all day long You were everything I was looking for Beautiful, and so much more For the first time in a long time I wanna make somebody happy again I’m all good, I’m all yours, and I’m all in I’m lucky everyday ends, with us getting all tucked in A couple kisses and an Amen You were everything I’ve been looking for Beautiful, and so much more For the first time in a long time I wanna make somebody happy again I’m all good, I’m all yours, and I’m all in
5.
Gotta Let Go 03:21
GOTTA LET GO Chantell and Matt Wagner / Pryor Baird He’s been waitin on this day since he was 8 years old Soaked up every army story his daddy ever told He couldn’t wait to wear those shiny medals made of gold But before you move on, you gotta let go Had dreams to make the world a better place Some of them he met while others drifted off in space It’s like they waved the checkered flag before he finished the race But before you move on, you gotta let go Just let go and let your spirit free Don't hold on to the misery Of what went wrong so long ago Before you move on, you gotta let go What do you do when your life feels like a compass Ain't got no purpose and there ain’t nowhere to go Yeah sometimes life gets crazy but if there's one thing I know Before you move on, you gotta let go Just let go and let your spirit free Don't hold on to the misery Of what went wrong so long ago Before you move on, you gotta let go Let go of the rains Let go of the pain That your puttin yourself through If I can do it, hey buddy you can too Just let go and let your spirit free Don't hold on to the misery Of what went wrong so long ago Before you move on, you gotta let go
6.
This is Us 03:08
THIS IS US Kristen and Brian Rhodenizer / Pryor Baird He’s kinda like the Alamo Keeps it all locked up inside Till he hit rock bottom alone one night So he came to PATHH for one last fight What she wanted more than anything Was to take away his pain She laid her body on top of his And watched tears fall down like rain When you’ve met your person It’s the relief you've never had We’ve come miles from where we were Never again will it be that bad You never have to worry Never doubt my trust We’ll beat this shit together Because baby this is us We were fighting our own battles ‘But not for the same home team Till one day something just clicked and there was light there to be seen Now we talk about the future And we dream up all our plans Baby I need you as my woman, just like you need me as your man When you’ve met your person It’s the relief you've never had We’ve come miles from where we were Never again will it be that bad You never have to worry You never doubt my trust We’ll beat this shit together Because baby this is us Sometimes it's hard, and life comes at you fast But baby one things for certain We’ll kick life’s ass When you’ve met your person It’s the relief you've never had We’ve come miles from where we were Never again will it be that bad You never have to worry You never doubt my trust We’ll beat this shit together baby, Because, yea, this is us
7.
EASY LOVIN' YOU Dawn Hastings Cook and Keith Cook / Tanja Struyck-Fogleman and Brent Fogleman / Kristin and Ted Marriner / Brittney and James Murphy / Kristen and Brian Rhodenizer / Chantell and Matt Wagner / Pryor Baird / Jay Clementi / Erin Enderlin Well it was easy, didn’t have to try So much common ground when we started this ride Well it was easy, building our life of trust Barely noticed the miles between us It’s easy loving you And there’s nothing in this world I’d rather do Sometimes we make it harder than it has to be It’s easy loving you but it ain’t easy lovin’ me I brought some baggage, some demons hitched a ride We both face them bastards baby side by side Don’t look in the mirror, don’t wanna see my flaws You see me better and I thank God It’s easy loving you And there’s nothing in this world I’d rather do Sometimes we make it harder than it has to be It’s easy loving you but it ain’t easy lovin’ me Every tear, every struggle, every doubt, every fear Is easier to face with you right here It’s easy loving you And there’s nothing in this world I’d rather do Sometimes we make it harder than it has to be It’s easy loving you but it ain’t easy lovin’ me
8.
WHAT I LOVE ABOUT YOU Dawn Hastings Cook and Keith Cook / Tanja Struyck-Fogleman and Brent Fogleman / Kristin and Ted Marriner / Brittney and James Murphy / Kristen and Brian Rhodenizer / Chantell and Matt Wagner / Jay Clementi We crossed paths in Oklahoma girl you caught my eye Birds of a feather falling out the sky, It's true, that's what I love about you We met on match and I liked your hips You didn’t even know how to call a lift It’s true, that’s what I love about you That's what I love about you- I said oh shit when I looked in your eyes Well, I was so into you that it scared me to death but I didn’t think twice You said babe, don’t step in that puke You said it sweet, said it so damn cute It’s true, that’s what I love about you You fill in the missing pieces of me You drive me the right kind of crazy That's what I love about you- I said oh shit when I looked in your eyes Well I was so into you that it scared me to death but I didn’t think twice Lets get a sitter stay out late tonight Lets get lucky, baby lets not fight Sound cool? That's what I love about you

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released March 23, 2023

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