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SW​:​S February 2022, 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: 
    Tammy and Roger Baker / Courtney and David Silva / Sue Williams and Seth Pollack / Ofelia and Aaron Munoz / Kim and Luigi Mendoza

    Singer-Songwriters:
    Jay Clementi / Terry Radigan / Marshall Altman

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1.
All Here Together 02:57
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ALL HERE TOGETHER Tammy and Roger Baker / Courtney and David Silva / Sue Williams and Seth Pollack / Ofelia and Aaron Munoz / Kim and Luigi Mendoza / Jay Clementi I’m missing belonging To a feeling like home Silence of separation Can make you feel so alone I’m making new connections Accepting my new truth It was a lie I was buying They sold me in my youth We’re all here together A family of strangers Writing a new song All here together Making some noise What the hell could go wrong We’re going to leave a little better Because we’re all here together This family of strangers Aint strangers at all I’ve walked in your shoes I won’t let you fall We’re all here together A family of strangers Writing a new song All here together Making some noise What the hell could go wrong We’re going to leave a little bit better 'Cause we’re all here together Here together Here together
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Home Is You 04:44
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HOME IS YOU David & Courtney Silva / Marshall Altman We’re all vagabonds, here ‘till we move on Always waiting till the next time that we go Yeah, it’s closing doors, like so many times before You got to say goodbye so you can say hello There’s always so much change But something stays the same I’m still me, and baby, you’re still you And when that sun does rise Well I’ll look you in the eyes And realize this is how we do I used to think that home was just a place But when I think of it, I only see your face I’m reminded of the things I always knew Home ain’t a house, or town, or a state Yeah, home is you We've been planting roots, I been lacing up my boots Ten thousand miles, and I can feel your hands Resting there in mine and everything is fine ‘Cause no matter what I feel, you’ll understand There’s always so much change But something stays the same I’m still me, and baby, you’re still you And when that sun does rise I’ll look you in the eyes And realize that this is how we do I used to think that home was just a place But when I think of it, I only see your face Now I’m reminded of the things I always knew Home ain’t a house, or town, or a state Yeah, home is you You with your hair down You in that ball gown You on that dance floor spinning around Our boys and our girl My whole god damn world It must be the sun in my eyes ‘Cause the colors are swirled There’s always so much change But something stays the same I’m still me, and baby, you’re still you And when that sun does rise I’ll look you in the eyes And realize that this is how we do I used to think that home was just a place When I think of it, I only see your face I’m reminded of the things I always knew Home ain’t a house, or town, or a state No, home is a heart, and it’s hope, and it’s faith Home is you Home is you Home is you
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Just Want You 03:04
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JUST WANT YOU Aaron & Ofelia Munoz / Jay Clementi I know I’m tough to love sometimes In my DNA it’s MIA just to say I’ll compromise I know it ain't right I know it feels all about me I just want us without the fuss learn to trust And find our peace, put our hearts at ease I just want you and all your crazy beautiful ways Finally get to wake up in your arms everyday Want you to tell me baby, it’ll be alright And reach for me in the middle of the night I’ve missed your love, I miss your love You know I like to speak my mind It’s hard for me to be second fiddle, I can be a little much sometime But baby I’m on your side You think I want all the things that shine But honey you’re all wrong, everything I want Don’t cost a dime Can we be alright? I just want you and all your crazy beautiful ways Finally get to wake up in your arms everyday Want you to tell me baby, it’ll be alright And reach for me in the middle of the night I’ve missed your love, I miss your love It's been a wild ride but we've come this far You've got to know you still have my heart I just want you and all your crazy beautiful ways Finally get to wake up in your arms everyday Want you to tell me baby, it’ll be alright And reach for me in the middle of the night I need your love Baby, I miss your love
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Cash Baby 02:23
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CASH BABY Roger & Tammy Baker / Terry Radigan It was a Friday night, I worked a double shift Dead as a dog and just as stiff My girlfriends threw me in the car And we headed down to Cash’s Bar Still in my nurse's uniform Up walks this man in beautiful form Nothing but trouble I’ve seen it before So keep on walking pal there’s the door He tried to buy me a nickel beer I said, Jim Beam. Ain't no Blue Ribbon here He said, I recognize that Texas twang And a Texas girl is just my thang He said, I'm from Texas, too I said, Is that right? Show me the proof Pulls out his wallet and what do I see Mr. Pretend Texas got a Kentucky ID Threw up my hands said wait a minute Hon Lord, please tell me you’re twenty-one He said I’m just a few months shy This license belongs to that other guy I thought this poor boy has got no game So I gave him the wrong number And my "trouble" name He reached out and shook my hand Pleasure to meet you Roxanne Lights come up, closed down the bar Gather up the girls, head to the car Designated driver, they throw me the key Turn it over the tanks on E Stomped back inside looking for a phone Young buck says, Is something wrong? Got a car full of girls drunk off their ass Not a penny between us and out of gas He reached in his pocket Tried to give me a twenty Shook my head said I’m ain't taking your money Oh yes you are, and he put it in my hand And time stopped, my heart dropped Oh, damn, I think I’m going to marry this man And thanks to that twenty We’re celebrating our thirty And that’s the ballad of Gigi and Bubbles Down and dirty
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Torn 02:40
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TORN Luigi & Kim Mendoza / Jay Clementi Faithfully always messes me up I feel guilty when I hear it, I think about our love I think about all the time that we spent apart I think about the pain and strain I put on your heart Torn between two lives Torn between five hearts You and the girls and the part of me that goes dark Torn between who I am, and who I pretend to be I’m needing the healing only you can bring Because I’m torn You get what’s left over, and that’s not good enough You see the man I can’t see, you deserve all my love I need to say goodbye, to the demons chasing me The warrior and the whiskey, to set us all free I’m-- Torn between two lives Torn between five hearts You and the girls and the part of me that goes dark Torn between who I am, and who I pretend to be I’m needing the healing only you can bring Because I’m torn I'll do anything for this family of yours and mine I’ll get put back together with your patience and time Torn between two lives Torn between five hearts You and the girls and the part of me that goes dark Torn between who I am, and who I pretend to be I’m needing the healing only you can bring Because I’m torn Because I’m torn
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Only Up, From Here 03:19
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ONLY UP, FROM HERE Seth Pollack & Susan Williams / Marshall Altman It’s been dark ‘round here, for a couple years But the sun is coming through the blinds Yeah, we’ve pushed and pulled, through hope and fear Together on the mountain we climb, we climb Through the bouts of pain, her light remains Carving color in our minds As the path unfolds, like threads of gold Guiding us, how it shines, it shines Shines, like a fire through a cold night Shines, like a dream ‘bout to take flight Shines, and it’s strong and it’s warm, aint’ it clear? Yeah, it’s only up from here When the rain comes down, it’s a hurricane Hold my hand and we’ll be fine Yeah, 'cause through it all, our love remains, A promise, true and kind Shines, like a fire through a cold night Shines, like a dream ‘bout to take flight Shines, and it’s strong and it’s warm, ain't it clear? Yeah, it’s only up from here
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Breathe With Me 02:30
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BREATHE WITH ME Tammy and Roger Baker / Courtney and David Silva / Sue Williams and Seth Pollack / Ofelia and Aaron Munoz / Kim and Luigi Mendoza / Jay Clementi / Terry Radigan / Marshall Altman Calm inside the chaos Quiet in the storm I’m trying to find my way back home To where it’s safe, to where it's warm I see you standing on the outside The moon is close and full You been pushing on a door And baby all you need to do is-- Breathe it in Pull me in Breathe it out Pull me closer Breathe it in Don't let go Breathe it out This ain’t over Just breathe with me Baby I can see you Can’t you hear our song Baby it’s been playing It’s been playing all along I’ve been running circles Lost out in the haze Even though it’s what I know I’m still stuck in this maze Breathe it in Pull me in Breathe it out Pull me closer Breathe it in Don't let go Breathe it out This ain’t over Just breathe with me Just breathe with me

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released February 22, 2022

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