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Cottonwood Tree
02:59
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COTTONWOOD TREE
Sherrie Johnson / Jess Meuser / Lindsey Stacy / Erin Bates / Sarah Lucas / Crystal Gasser / Jay Clementi
I don’t do dairy, I don’t do wine
I don’t run from my kids and hide
Well, sometimes I do
Yeah, sometimes I do
I don’t wear heels in the snow
Never lick the frozen flagpole
Well, sometimes I do
Yeah, sometimes I do
They say –
Don’t walk under the cottonwood tree
Don’t walk under the cottonwood tree
No matter how many times they tell me
One thing I know is true
Nobody gonna tell Momma what to do
Don’t clip my toenails on an airplane
Let my memories of old flames slip into my brain
Well sometimes I do
Don’t do dreaming, about day drinking
With Luke Bryan surfing in a big waterbed
But sometimes I do
They say –
Don’t walk under the cottonwood tree
Don’t walk under the cottonwood tree
No matter how many times they tell me
One thing I know is true
Nobody gonna tell Momma what to do
Yeah, Momma’s got a wild side
I’m the defiant kind
I don’t hold my independence inside
Well, sometimes I do
They say –
Don’t walk under the cottonwood tree
Don’t walk under the cottonwood tree
No matter how many times they tell me
One thing I know is true
Nobody gonna tell Momma what to do
© 2021 SongwritingWith:Soldiers Music (ASCAP) / DOC April 10
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2. |
Five Hundred Miles To Me
02:56
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FIVE HUNDRED MILES TO ME
Sarah Lucas / Danny Myrick
Caught a pair of hazel eyes
In a faded looking glass
On a face that barely recognized itself
So I packed up my past
Put it on my back
Headed out on that Colorado Trail
One step at a time
Through the aspens and the pines
Never knowing what stranger I might meet
Days of sunshine and rain
Tears of joy, tears of pain
After 500 miles on my feet
Who I found was me
Seasons of nights, of holding on too tight
To all the things I thought I could control
Years of days in the dark
Til I turned on the light
And finally made the choice to let it go
One step at a time
Through the aspens and the pines
Never knowing what stranger I might meet
Days of sunshine and rain
Tears of joy, tears of pain
After 500 miles on my feet
Who I found was me
Someone strong, someone free
Somebody not afraid to just be me
One step at a time
Through the aspens and the pines
Never knowing what stranger I might meet
Days of sunshine and rain
Tears of joy, tears of pain
After 500 miles on my feet
Who I found was me
© 2021 SongwritingWith:Soldiers Music (ASCAP) / Songs Of Shady Grove/Deluge Music/BMI
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3. |
I Have A Father
03:47
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I HAVE A FATHER
Sherrie Johnson / Terry Radigan
I was daddy’s girl
Always by his side
I loved to make him laugh
Take his legs for a ride
He waited such a long time
For me to arrive
But we barely had a minute
Before he had to say goodbye
So with a handful of memories
And a whole lot of tears
I spent my days looking for him
And those days turned years
Three times down aisle
Three dead end roads
Saying I do
When I didn’t really know
But when I stopped
Running, hiding, fighting,
Wondering what was missing
I could hear a voice
Saying Sherrie, please listen
You have a father
I’ve been here all along
My arms have been around you
You’ve never been alone
Each and every step
I’ve been guiding you home
You’ve been so strong
Thinking you were all on your own
But you have a father
I’ve been here all along
Now daddy couldn’t be there
When I met the one I loved the most
But I had the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost
Right by my side
When he took my hand
Daddy’s little girl
Finally found her man
When I stopped
Running, hiding, fighting
Not a thing was missing
I finally had the heart
I had the heart to listen
I have a father
He’s been there all along
His arms have been around me
I’ve never been alone
Each and every step
He’s been guiding me home
I don’t have to be so strong
I’m not on my own
I have a father
He’s been here all along
I was daddy’s girl
Always by his side
I loved to make him laugh
Take his legs for a ride
© 2021 SongwritingWith:Soldiers Music (ASCAP) / Catherine The Great (ASCAP)
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4. |
Our Love Story
03:51
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OUR LOVE STORY
Lindsey Stacy / Jay Clementi
You made the sacrifice
And baby, so will I
I’m so thankful that you made it home alive
On paper it looks
Like the cards were stacked against us
We didn’t even know the power of our love
When our lives turned upside down
It showered us with blessings somehow
You said you fought so hard to live
Just to see me smile again
Not a second has been easy
But I’d do it all again
It’s complicated, it’s war torn
It’s the truth
It’s a beautiful storm, tragedy and glory
It’s our love story
I daydream of miracles
But we just don’t know
What God is thinking or what the future holds
We’ll stroll hand in hand one sunset beach summer
Baby I know we will in this life or another
You said you fought so hard to live
Just to see me smile again
Not a second has been easy
But I’d do it all again
It’s complicated, it’s war torn
It’s the truth
It’s a beautiful storm, tragedy and glory
It’s our love story
Our love story
Started when we were kids
Our love story
Gave us our angels, and I thank God that it did
We’ve been through so much pain but we always find the sunshine
in the rain
You said you fought so hard to live
Just to see me smile again
Not a second has been easy
But I’d do it all again
It’s complicated, it’s war torn
It’s the truth
It’s a beautiful storm, tragedy and glory
It’s our love story
© 2021 SongwritingWith:Soldiers Music (ASCAP) / DOC April 11
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5. |
Overwhelmed
02:49
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OVERWHELMED
Crystal Gasser / Jay Clementi
I run and I run
I am just one
Can’t get it all done
Meds numb the crazy
Chasing my babies
I love ‘em so much
I just don’t know what to do
Sometimes I can’t lose the blues
The pressure just keeps building up
I’ve had enough
I’m overwhelmed
Never have a minute to myself
I just want to jump in the car and drive out of town
Turn Alicia Keys up loud
Get lost and find myself again
Is anybody listening?
I’m overwhelmed
The house is a mess
Adds to the stress
Feels like a test
That I keep failing
Like I keep bailing
A boat of regret
In a river overwhelming me
That’s already swept away my dreams
Sometimes I wanna scream, can’t you see?
That I’m overwhelmed
Never have a minute for myself
I just want to jump in the car and drive out of town
Turn Alicia Keys up loud
Get lost and find myself again
Is anybody listening?
Cause I’m overwhelmed
I don’t want my past or my pain to define me
And I won’t somehow, but right now
I’m overwhelmed
Never have a minute for myself
I just want to jump in the car and drive out of town
Turn Alicia Keys up loud
Get lost and find myself again
Is anybody listening?
Cause I’m overwhelmed
© 2021 SongwritingWith:Soldiers Music (ASCAP) / DOC 4/10/21
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THE VOICE YOU KEEP INSIDE
Jess Meuser / Terry Radigan
People tell me things
I don’t know why
Barely a whisper
But I can hear them screaming inside
I can hear them screaming inside
I may be a stranger
But I listen to those words
Cause I know it’s enough
Sometimes just to be heard
Just to be heard
But those voices echo in my mind
Sometimes sleep is so hard to find
I’m everybody’s rock
Pep rally band
But sometimes I crumble
Just like sand
Still, I take it all in
Even when my heart is breaking
I’m not that strong
I’m just here
In the moment
With my hurt, my doubt
And all my fears
All my doubt
And all my fears
But I’ll always listen
Should you walk my way
And maybe I’ll learn
To let you do the same me for me one day
I’ll let you do the same for me one day
Cause those voices echo in my mind
And sometimes sleep is so hard to find
I’m everybody’s rock
Pep rally band
But sometimes inside I crumble
Just like sand
Still I take it all in
Even when my heart is breaking
I hope they remember
That I might have done some good
This world can be so hard
We’re all so misunderstood
So misunderstood
And deep down
We’re not that far apart
I don’t need to know your name
To know your heart
To know your heart
And I’ll take it all in
Yes, I’ll take it all in
Even when my heart is breaking
Even when my heart is breaking
© 2021 SongwritingWith:Soldiers Music (ASCAP) / Catherine The Great (ASCAP)
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7. |
You Are Here
03:22
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YOU ARE HERE
Erin Bates / Danny Myrick
Waves crash high
The wind blows hard
Silence turns to thunder
I hold on tight
I hold my breath
Feels like I’m going under
Rain falls like a million tears
I see your smile
The sky goes clear
You are here, I’m okay
Even when our hearts feel so far away
You’re my light in the dark
When I’m lost you lead me back
You’re my North Star
I can close my eyes, I can just be still
And I can know even though you’re not here
You are here
Seasons change and so do we
So I can’t help but wonder
How your kiss will taste
How your touch will feel
With your hand in mine
Driving highway 95
You are here, I’m okay
Even when our hearts feel so far away
You’re my light in the dark
When I’m lost you lead me back
You’re my North Star
I can close my eyes, I can just be still
I can know even though you’re not here
You are here
In my dreams, in my prayers
Everywhere you are here
You are here, I’m okay
Even when our hearts feel so far away
You’re my light in the dark
When I’m lost you lead me back
You’re my North Star
I can close my eyes, I can just be still
I can know even though you’re not here
You are here
© 2021 SongwritingWith:Soldiers Music (ASCAP) / Songs Of Shady Grove/Deluge Music/BMI
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THAT'S WHAT MAKES YOU STAY
Jess Meuser / Erin Bates / Lindsey Stacy / Sarah Lucas / Sherrie Johnson / Crystal Gasser / Terry Radigan / Danny Myrick / Jay Clementi
I dropped the darkness
I never knew I had
In a canyon full of Tuscon desert sand
I found forgiveness
Even for myself
If you’ve ever been there too
You know it’s hard as hell
Love, love, love
That’s what makes you stay
Love, love, love
Never walks away
Love, love, love
Makes everything okay
Love, love, love
That’s what makes you stay
I face the shadows
That eat away my heart
I’m not afraid to stare them down
I’ll meet ’em where they are
In this fight
No ones left behind
If it’s your burden
Then it’s also mine
Love, love, love
That’s what makes you stay
Love, love, love
Never walks away
Love, love, love
Makes everything okay
Love, love, love
That’s what makes you stay
Grandmother Mountain
Taught me how to breathe
I’ll take her with me
Even when I leave
Love, love, love
That’s what makes you stay
Love, love, love
Never walks away
Love, love, love
Makes everything okay
Love, love, love
That’s what makes you stay
© 2021 SongwritingWith:Soldiers Music (ASCAP) / Catherine The Great (ASCAP) / DOC April 11 / Songs Of Shady Grove/Deluge Music/BMI
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9. |
It's Been a Year
03:41
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IT'S BEEN A YEAR
Jess Meuser / Erin Bates / Sarah Lucas / Sherrie Johnson / Terry Radigan
It’s been a year you wouldn’t believe
Traveled down so many roads looking for me
And I’ve walked that path and lost myself
Trying to be everything to everybody else
It’s all I knew
It's all I knew to do
It’s been a year of coming home
Standing in the stillness breathing in the alone
And stepping out of my comfort zone
Stepping into a world full of unknowns
And it’s alright
I’m ok
My heart is overflowing
But it could break the very next day
All these tears of love and sorrow
Are showing me the way
And waking me up to a brand new day
It’s alright and I’m ok
It’s been a year you wouldn’t believe
Never knew I was in the shadows
Till those hands reached out to me
I’m still on my journey just less alone
And it’s never, no ever felt more like home
Cause it’s alright
I’m ok
My heart is overflowing
But it could break the very next day
All these tears of love and sorrow
Showing me the way
And waking me up to a brand new day
It’s alright
It’s all alright
Cause it’s alrightand i’m ok
It's been a year
Erin, jess, sarah & terry
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