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This Time I'm Not Alone
03:36
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THIS TIME I’M NOT ALONE
Jay Clementi / James House / Bob Dallas / Marty Dinan / Josh Geartz / Andres Jimenez / Steve Morales / Todd Rosenfield / Rob Spohr / Roger Strade / Amy Lynn Tomisman / Curt Vincent / Gary Washock
All that chaos all that hurting
Eyes wide shut and moving on
All that worry all that searching
I’m tired of these demons I’m ready for a sling and the stone
This time I’ve got hope
And friends to get me home
Got the keys to cope
Ammunition for my soul
Headed down that road
With everything I know
Here I go again
This time I’m not alone
If you see me please don’t judge me
Unless you’ve marched in my boots
I’ve seen black sunsets, I’ve smelled fear and
If you took the time you’d see the proof
This time I’ve got hope
And friends to get me home
Got the keys to cope
Ammunition for my soul
Headed down that road
With everything I know
Here I go again
This time I’m not alone
Don’t think that I don’t care
Standing there with that 1000-yard stare
Been down that highway of tears
Somehow I found my way here
This time I’ve got hope
And friends to get me home
Got the keys to cope
Ammunition for my soul
Headed down that road
With everything I know
Here I go again
This time not alone
© 2016 Go With A River Publishing (BMI)
© 2016 Sony/ATV Cross Keys Publishing/Gary Nicholson Music (ASCAP)
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Far Away
03:47
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FAR AWAY
Bob Dallas / James House
When I wake up and start my day
Read the paper see what it has to say
Don’t take long before I hear your name
Don’t know why or who's to blame
When the rain comes and it’s hot
And your memory is all I’ve got
I should know you’re here to stay
And you’re never very far away
When it’s dark and the silence is all around me
You’re the only one I hear
I can lock away the loss and the heartache
But I can’t escape the fear
I had to learn that change comes slowly
Time will tell and memories fade
But some nights I’m still lonely
And you’re never very far way
When it’s dark and the silence is all around me
You’re the only one I hear
I can lock away the heartache
But I can’t escape the fear
I had to learn that change comes slowly
Time will tell and memories fade
But some nights I’m still lonely
And you’re never very far way
© 2016 SongwritingWith:Soldiers Music (ASCAP) / Go With A River Publishing (BMI)
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3. |
Army Of One
04:02
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ARMY OF ONE
Lisa Geartz / Terry Radigan
Momma was an 18-year-old runaway
Daddy was trucking down the A1A
With a beer in his hand driving with his knees
Saw her long black hair
Blowing in the breeze
Blowing in the breeze
It was a one-day stand written in the stars
Two sweaty kids in the back of that car
Accidentally stumbling on destiny
Cause I - yes I -
I was meant to be
I was meant to be
And from that day on I was on my own
Daddy built houses but we never had a home
Every day was living in a little war zone
I was fighting those battles all alone
Nowhere to go nowhere to run
So I became an army of one
I became an army of one
I learned to tie my shoes - dry my tears
Make my supper - disappear
Cut my hair - clean my clothes
Get myself off to school
Hoping nobody would know
Hoping nobody would know
That I was signing momma’s name to permission slips
Cause it was hard to catch her in between sips
Daddy’s always working he never had time
He was too busy with those little white lines
With those little white lines
And from day one I was on my own
Daddy built houses but we never had a home
Every day was living in a little war zone
I was fighting those battles all alone
Nowhere to go nowhere to run
So I became an army of one
I became an army of one
I was looking for the family I never had
Uncle Sam seemed like he’d be a pretty good dad
Tell me where to go tell me what to do
And for the first time in my life I’d have a curfew
Brothers and sisters who had my back
The first time I knew peace was in Iraq
And I met someone who felt like home
Who fought my battles
Like they were his own
Like they were his own
I didn’t have to go I didn’t have to run
I didn’t have to be an army of one
I didn’t have to be an army of one
I didn’t have to be an army of one
© 2016 SongwritingWith:Soldiers Music / Catherine the Great Music (ASCAP)
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All I Leave Behind
04:26
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ALL I LEAVE BEHIND
Marty Dinan / Darden Smith
I’ve got pocketfuls of medals
Buckets full of pride
Bosnia to Baghdad, Tikrit to Kandahar
I did that ride
I was always looking out
For my brothers to the right and the left
I forgot to take care of the ones I care about the most
Whose love I carry in my chest
All I leave
All I leave behind
All I didn’t take care of back home
Weighs upon my mind
My wife and my children
Stand the test of time
How will ever I make up
For lost time
How will I ever get back
All I leave behind
So boys, I’m sorry
I put you second in line
I came home angry, confused
And took it out on you most the time
I’m sorry for all the birthdays and holidays
Everything I missed
I’m sorry for all the late nights I didn’t give
That goodnight kiss
All I leave
All I leave behind
All I didn’t take care of back home
Weighs upon my mind
You’re still my children
Till the end of time
How ‘bout we try to make up
For lost time
Even though we will never get back
All we leave behind
My love please forgive me for all the years
You kept the home fires burning when I wasn’t there to dry your tears
A thousand tomorrows all in a line
You will never be the one I leave behind
All I leave
All I leave behind
All I didn’t take care of back home
Weighs upon my mind
All that I fight for
At the risk of dying
I just want to make up
For lost time
Even though I will never get back
All I leave behind
© 2016 SongwritingWith:Soldiers Music / Darden Smith Music (ASCAP)
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5. |
Sonshine
02:59
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SONSHINE
Amy Lynn Tomisman / Jay Clementi
I raised you right I raised you strong
Did the best I could all along
Just thinking back to those campfire days
Those Christmas mornings and baseball games
Warms my soul
I just want you to know
My love my love is everlasting for you
There’s nothing you could ever do
To make me feel any other way
Sonshine of mine
Sonshine of mine
From my past I was broken
I hid all it cause I was hoping
You’d never feel a sliver of my pain
No one deserves to feel that way
I hope you understand
Can you take me as I am
My love my love is everlasting for you
There’s nothing you could ever do
To make me feel any other way
Sonshine of mine
Sonshine of mine
Now you know the truth - You know what I went through
Some dark dark times
But you were always my sweet Sonshine
My love my love is everlasting for you
There’s nothing you could ever do
To make me feel any other way
Sonshine of mine
Sonshine of mine
© 2016 SongwritingWith:Soldiers Music / Sony-ATV Cross Keys (ASCAP)
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6. |
Takes Me Home
02:47
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TAKES ME HOME
Steve Morales / Terry Radigan
The roar of the crowd
The crack of the bat
The pop of the glove
My Dodgers hat
It takes me back it takes me home
Far from the war zone
One big strum
A fat G chord
I sing it out
I praise the lord
It takes me back it takes me home
Far from the war zone
My mind my body or sometimes both
Are back on mama’s couch
Watching her favorite shows
Little dreams of home
Get me through the tough days
Cause I’m a long way from Cal-I-For-Ni-A
I’m a long way from Cal-I-For-Ni-A
The sound of her voice
The curl of her hair
Her corny little jokes
Her “don’t you dare” stare
They take me back they take me home
Far from the war zone
My mind my body or sometimes both
Are lying in the arms of the girl I love most
Little dreams of home
Get me through the tough days
Cause I’m a long way from Cal-I-For-Ni-A
I’m a long way from Cal-I-For-Ni-A
A mansion on the coast
M on my arm
My little Stevearino
He’s my good luck charm
One day that’s gonna be my home
Far from the war zone
My mind my body or sometimes both
Are far from this desert out searching for hope
These little dreams
Get me through the tough days
Cause I’m a long way from Cal-I-For-Ni-A
I’m a long way from Cal-I-For-Ni-A
The roar of the crowd
The crack of the bat
The pop of the glove
My Dodgers hat
© 2016 SongwritingWith:Soldiers Music / Catherine The Great Music (ASCAP)
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7. |
Nobody To Greet You
03:45
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NOBODY TO GREET YOU
Gary Washock / Jay Clementi
600 miles away deployed in a gulf port town
She didn’t want to be a part-time single mom no way no how
But it was my duty to do my job and I loved it too
I lied when I said baby, I do it for the kids and I do it for you
And there’s no one but me to cuss
When the families are pulling up
And there’s nobody to greet you at the plane
Nobody to greet you at the plane
That kinda lonely hurts so bad
You’re the last one left on the damn tarmac
Nobody to greet you at the plane
Was everything you missed in vein
All those candle birthday wishes
A thousand goodnight daddy kisses
It drives you insane - when there’s nobody
To greet you at the plane
Sometimes mistakes have a silver-lining blessing
I got a second chance to be a family man, i learned my lesson
I’m just thankful she didn’t know that old Seabee
She deserves so much more she deserves the new me
I’m so proud of the life we’ve made
And I’ll never go back to those days
When there’s nobody to greet you at the plane
Nobody to greet you at the plane
That kinda lonely hurts so bad
You’re the last one left on the damn tarmac
Nobody to greet you at the plane
Was everything you missed in vein
All those candle birthday wishes
A thousand goodnight daddy kisses
It drives you insane - when there’s nobody
To greet you at the plane
When there’s nobody to greet you at the plane
Nobody to greet you at the plane
That kinda lonely hurts so bad
You’re the last one left on the damn tarmac
Nobody to greet you at the plane
It will make you cry it will make you change
Now I’m there for those birthday wishes
And a thousand goodnight daddy kisses
It drives you insane - when there’s nobody
To greet you at the plane
© 2017 Sony/ATV Cross Keys Publishing/Gary Nicholson Music (ASCAP)
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8. |
Soul Of A Soldier
03:47
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SOUL OF A SOLDIER
Todd Rosenfield / Darden Smith
Soul of a soldier
Soul of a soldier
Susie Qs and Ambien
Either I’m a zombie or I’m a wreck
Between 1:15 and a quarter to 2:00
Brother it’s all hands on deck
Crackle on the phone line
Give my buddies a call
To see who’s doing good, who’s barely holding on
And who just hit a wall
Soul of a soldier
Soul of a soldier
It never goes away
The feeling never fades
So many faces in damned places
It takes a heavy toll
On the soul of a soldier
Family and friends whisper
How I’ve changed
Why am I so different
Why so strange
Suddenly it’s morning, Tuesday
The sun is in the sky
Every day’s like Halloween
I’m all dressed up as a regular guy
We held each other’s lives
In each other’s hands
Till someone has your back like that
How could you understand
Soul of a soldier
Soul of a soldier
It never goes away
The feeling never fades
So many faces in damned places
It takes a heavy toll
On the soul of a soldier
© 2016 SongwritingWith:Soldiers Music / Darden Smith Music (ASCAP)
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Survivor's Guilt
03:56
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SURVIVOR’S GUILT
Curt Vincent / James House
Joined the army at seventeen
Didn’t know nothing if you know what I mean
Followed their orders did what I was told
Never thought I’d live to see thirty years old
If they needed somebody I’d raise my hand
But I was too young for Vietnam
Being a soldier in a time of peace
Gets a little tough for your conscious to ease
I was ready and willing to go
I even filled out my will
Here I am, I’m back home
Living with survivor’s guilt
Well you fight as you train
And you train as you fight
I didn’t run I didn’t hide
Some say I’m lucky I don’t think I am
Somehow it made feel less of a man
I was ready and willing to go
I even filled out my will
Here I am, I’m back home
Living with survivor’s guilt
I know it ain’t my fault
Still it sticks in my craw
I did what I was told to do
Just the luck of the draw
At the VFW on a bar stool
I hear their stories and I feel like a fool
I hope this time they don’t call on me
When they do I just have to leave
I was ready and willing to go
I even filled out my will
Here I am, I’m back home
Survivor’s guilt
Survivor’s guilt
© 2016 SongwritingWith:Soldiers Music (ASCAP) / Go With A River Publishing (BMI)
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10. |
Waiting
03:31
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WAITING
Darden Smith / Terry Radigan / Katrina Dinan / Lisa Geartz / Cathy Jimenez / Daniela Pina / Krista Spohr / Kelly Barone Strade / Evelyn Valentino / Maria Vincent / Susie Washock
Waiting for the phone to ring
For a letter from the field
For him to fall asleep and stay asleep
Waiting the wounds to heal
Waiting for him not to swerve around a pothole
Or jump at the 4th of July
Waiting for him not to have his back to the wall
And the terror in his eyes
We are waiting, waiting, waiting
We are waiting, waiting, waiting
Waiting to be a family
9 to 5 holidays and weekends
Waiting for him to just open up
And be my best friend
Waiting to stop walking on eggshells
And finally be set free
Waiting for it to be my turn
Let it be just about me
We are waiting, waiting, waiting
We are waiting, waiting, waiting
We are waiting, waiting, waiting
We are waiting, waiting, waiting
I waited to feel his touch at night
Laying there all alone
Some days I’m still waiting
For him to come back home
I’m watching the days get shorter
And the leaves are falling down
If we can make through the winter
The spring will come around
Let’s all go and look at we’re creating
We’re worth the…
We are waiting, waiting, waiting
We are waiting, waiting, waiting
Worth the waiting
Worth the waiting
© 2016 Darden Smith Music / Catherine The Great Music / SongwritingWith:Soldiers music (ASCAP)
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11. |
Baby Get Out
03:01
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BABY GET OUT
Jay Clementi / Group
Baby get out, get out
You know I don’t mean it
Baby get out, get out
Sometimes I just need my freedom
Just a minute to catch my breath
Shake off those demons
So we can keep dreaming
Baby get out, get out
I love me some you
But I need me some me
Just a little time
Just got to let me be
Baby get out, get out
You know I don’t mean it
Baby get out, get out
Sometimes I just need my freedom
Just a minute to catch my breath
Shake off those demons
So we can keep dreaming
Baby get out, get out
Did you hear what I said
Baby get out, get out
You know I don’t mean it
Baby get out, get out
Sometimes I just need my freedom
Just a minute to catch my breath
Shake off those demons
So we can keep dreaming
Baby get out, get out
Baby get out, get out
© 2016 Sony-ATV Cross Keys / SongwritingWith:Soldiers Music (ASCAP)
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