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SW​:​S October 2021, 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: 
    Doug Campbell / Isaac Day / Andy Cederle / Erika Emmons / Charlie Waterman

    Singer-Songwriters:
    James House / JD Martin / Terry Radigan

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Struggle Well 03:08
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STRUGGLE WELL Doug Campbell / Isaac Day / Erika Emmons / Charlie Waterman / Terry Radigan Cold morning on the mountain, tears and memories Cup of coffee to keep me warm, Toasty gold in the trees Missing you but i know you’re not really gone Prayers of gratitude that my mission will go on Yes, i’m true, yes, i’m free Yes, i’m finally & honestly me Yes, i’ve been thru hell I have struggled Oh, but now i struggle well Now i struggle well Empty those boxes Filled with heartbreak and blame Dump them in the fire Feel the warmth of the flame And i rise like a phoenix never going back again No i’m never never going back again Yes, i’m true, yes, i’m free Yes, i’m finally & honestly me Yes, i’ve been thru hell I have struggled Oh, but now i struggle well Now i struggle well
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Hailey Jeane 02:33
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HAILEY JEANE Isaac Day / JD Martin Toasty gold butterflies Dancing in winter skies Floating on love’s gentle breeze You are in the sunrise God is in your eyes It was your love that woke me Hailey Jeane in my dreams Your love is saving me Peacefully in my pain, Hailey Jeane Hailey Jeane, new memories Your love is saving me Faithfully in my pain, Hailey Jeane Raw rage, holy hate Love found me in a strange place That night I laid my weapon down Walking in nobility that’s all I’ll ever be What I’ve never lost has been found Feeling love’s gentle breeze Take my hand and bless me You are my sunrise, Hailey Jeane
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Just Like My Father Just Like My Son 02:14
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JUST LIKE MY FATHER JUST LIKE MY SON Doug Campbell / Terry Radigan No Parade No Welcome Home Just Sign On The Dotted Line A One Way Ticket And You’re On Your Own But Brother You Ain’t Fine So You Just Get Numb But You Get The Job Done Just Like My Father Just Like My Son Everyday Is A Loaded Gun Pointed At The Back Of My Head Feel The Weight Of The Metal Tension On The Spring Waiting For The Round Of Lead So You Just Get Numb With Nowhere To Run Just Like My Father Just Like My Son From Nam To Iraq To Afghanistan And Back The Names Are All The Same Somethings Got To Change Can’t Just Throw Us Away When Your War Is Done Just Like Our Fathers Just Like Our Sons Just Like All Those Yet To Come No Parade, No Welcome Home Just Sign On The Dotted Line A One Way Ticket You’re On Your Own Right On Down The Line
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My Old Self 03:44
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MY OLD SELF Charlie Waterman / James House Always looked for reasons to not care for myself Thats my way to hide When your busy fixing some body else You don’t have to deal with the why Superman syndrome But I couldn’t fix me Cryptonite will find you Sometimes you gotta let it be Only way I’ll actually be free from this hell And get back to my old self Used to take in the sunsets eyes wide open Just to see what I’d found Used to stop and smell the rose Instead of trying to run em down Bridge I didn’t wear my cape today Can’t be a hero and save the day I can’t be there for you Until I deal with what I’ve been through When your whole world is Fight or flight Ain’t no turning back All you can do is go forward And how you live with that
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I Love You In So Many Ways 03:49
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I LOVE YOU IN SO MANY WAYS Dave Brayden / JD Martin I love you every day I wanna thank you for all of the ways You’ve helped me live…. my passionate dream You‘ve loved me through thick and thin Sacrificed your desires now and then Thank you for being you Thank you for loving me We fell in love and raised a family 2 of yours and 3 of mine When we come together soon Joy and love will fill the room I want you to be all you can be Doing it for you and not for me forgive me when I know what you should do I’m just the fool in love with you
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Time Like Lightning 03:04
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TIME LIKE LIGHTNING Andy Cederle / James House Spent my life looking down Wondering how I hit the ground Falling fast through the sky Times like lighting passing by Dreamed I'd be a cop like my dad Gave me everything that I had Miss him everyday that’s no lie Time like lightning passing by Chorus Won’t stay long in bottle Can’t hold it in your hand Till it's all gone You don’t understand Married my wife 30 years too late Didn’t know then but it sealed my fate I let go but she came back Guess you could call me a lucky man Chorus Won’t stay long in bottle Can’t hold it in your hand Till it's all gone You don’t understand These are the best days of my life Spending every little moment with my wife Never gonna look back again and wonder why Time like lightning passing by Chorus Won’t stay long in bottle Can’t hold it in your hand Till it's all gone You don’t understand
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Walking In Mama’s Boots 03:04
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WALKING IN MAMA'S BOOTS Erika Emmons / Terry Radigan She Loved World And Everybody In It She Would Call You Friend In Less Than A Minute Always Making Music Always Singing Songs Singing Christmas Carols All Year Long She Was Everybody's Mama Putting Them First She Always Made Things Better While She Was Getting Worse Hiding The Truth With Every Embrace Tiny But Mighty Putting On A Brave Face When Someone Asked Her Name She’d Say Lois Like Lois Lane Her Sterling Moons And Turquoise Rings Lime Green Boots Pearls On Strings Wrapped In All All Her Pretty Things After All Those Years Hiding In The Wings She Kept A Secret You Just Can’t Hide She Let That Sickness Eat Her Up Inside No Time For Tears That Day Will Come To Draw The Bow To Beat The Drum She Will Fly Away When This Life Is Won She Used To Say Don’t Be Like Me But She Is All I Wanna Be So In The Stillness I Reach Out And She’s There With An Answer Mama Always Knows Best Fuck Cancer
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Little Bit of Kindness 03:46
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LITTLE BIT OF KINDNESS Doug Campbell / Isaac Day / Erika Emmons / Charlie Waterman / James House / JD Martin / Terry Radigan Living free I am strong I am right where belong On my bike wind in my hair Don’t gotta be any where Chorus Need a little kindness Little bit of love Some understanding That’d be enough I’ll Tell you right now My heart’s full after all this time Running on hope, running on honesty I’m a whole lot more than just fine Chorus Need a little kindness Little bit of love Some understanding That’d be enough Can’t keep this smile off my face I absolutely love this place You now really really hate to go Time is precious oh don’t know Bridge I wanna go back home Share this feeling with everyone I know Come ride along It don’t matter where we go

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released November 6, 2021

October 2021 SW:S PATHH Boulder Crest Virginia

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