One Wheel..... Four Hands..... Two Hearts...

Long time, No see.  Yeah, I fell off the face of the earth for awhile.  I'm easing back into the blogging thing.  Here's a song that I think is most excellent.  The duo compliment each other perfectly.

Trying To Drive

Aslyn (Featuring Zac Brown)

Aslyn:
He might be right
I'm out of luck when I'm out of feist and out of touch
With this little spot I call my own
Don't feel like home anymore.

Zac brown:
But you make the most of what it's not
Till a little love feels like a lot
And I blame you and you blame me
And this little war evens everything in time.

Chorus:
Aslyn:
But you're not always right.

Zac brown:
And I'm not always wrong.

Aslyn:
It's not like I don't try.

Both:
This is where we belong.
One way, everythings gotta be your way.

Aslyn:
But darlin', I'm on your side.

Both:
Cause it's the one wheel, four hands, two hearts trying to understand
How we're gonna get there?
We're both trying to drive.

Zac Brown:
No one can do what you do,
You know I'm not right if I'm not right with you.
And I'll save you and you save me
And I'll be the one to lay it all out on the line.

Chorus.

Aslyn:
I can feel it under my seat.
You're on the sideline of my life.
Watchin' rain fall to the ground.
To the beat of the same old fight.

Zac Brown:
And every song is brewing this war
And when we find ourselves

Both:
In the mix of it, give a little bit
And we'll fly, we'll fly, we'll fly.

Aslyn:
One way, everythings gotta be your way
But darlin' I'm on your side.

Zac Brown:
Darlin' I'm on your side.

Both:
Cause it's the one wheel, four hands, two hearts trying to understand
How we're gonna get there?
One way, everythings gotta be your way

Aslyn:
But darlin' I'm on your side.

Zac Brown:
Darlin' I'm on your side.

Both:
Cause it's the one wheel, four hands, two hearts trying to understand
How we're gonna get there?
We're both trying to drive. (x5)

Could you write it with no regrets?

This a deep song.  It's based on a true story.  I spent alot of summers in the hills about 40 Miles away from where this occurred.  My Grandpa worked in the coal mines.

The Sago Mine Disaster was a coal mine explosion on January 2nd, 2006.  The Sago Mine is located in Sago, West Virginia (near Buckhannon).  The blast and aftermath trapped 13 miners for 2 days.  There was only one survivor, Randal L. McCloy, Jr.

WHAT WOULD YOU SAY

Trailer Choir

what if the moment came and
you knew your life was down to minutes
lighters flame was all you had to see
and you found a pen and torn up piece of paper
and a note was all you could leave

13 men fell trapped in a mine in West Virginia,
only one made it out alive
but there love lives on in the words
I can not wait to see you on the other side

what would you say(x2)
(CHORUS)
in the lines on a page from the life that you made
could you write it with no regrets
would you know in yourself you gave somebody else
all the love that you had inside
right down to your last prayer

would you tell your momma thank you for the way you love me
daddy don’t cry everything’s gonna be ok
would you tell your little boy that
you’ll be watching him from up in heaven,
you’ll never miss one game

what would you say(x2)
(CHORUS)
in the lines on a page from the life that you made
could you write it with no regrets
would you know in yourself you gave somebody else
all the love that you had inside
right down to your last prayer

what would you say

(CHORUS)
in the lines on a page from the life that you made
could you write it with no regrets
would you know in yourself you gave somebody else
all the love that you had inside
right down to your last prayer

what if the moment came and
you knew your life was down to minutes



You're only here for a minute.... So come on and live it...

I've been following Nic Cowan for a couple of years now.  He hooked up with the Zac Brown label Southern Ground.  I see good things in his future.

MONEY DON'T MAKE ME HAPPY

NIC COWAN

                                    
WOKE UP THIS MORNIN, ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE BED
TWO TEARS IN A BUCKET AND A BRAND NEW PAIR OF SOCKS
HOPPED IN THE SHOWER, A GOOD HALF AN HOUR
THEN I TOASTED UP SOME PEPPRIDGE FARM BREAD
I AINT IN A HURRY, I AINT GONNA WORRY
GONNA TAKE MY ASS OUT BACK AND JUST RELAX                     
CAUSE ITS A SUNNY SUNDAY MORNIN AND IT FEELS LIKE CALIFORNIA
WITH MY FOLD OUT CHAIR AND A SIX PACK SET TO CRACK

I AINT GOT NOONE LOOKIN FOR ME

SURE AS HELL AINT GOT NOWHERE TO BE
IM JUST STRUMMIN ON MY SIX STRING

PLAY A LITTLE TUNE I CALL SUNDAY MELODY

(CHORUS)
MONEY DONT MAKE YOU HAPPY

IM NOT THAT SAAVY, AT LEAST I KNOW THAT
YOURE ONLY HERE FOR A MINUTE

SO COME ON AND LIVE IT, WHILE YOU STILL CAN
   
YOU KNOW TOMORROW AINT PROMISED

I AINT BEING RUDE, JUST HONEST
AND I WOULDNT WANNA DO IT ANY OTHER WAY BUT THIS
IT MAKES THE SUN A LITTLE WARMER

AND THIS BEER A LITTLE COLDER
AND MY GUITAR NEVER DID SOUND SO SWEET AND CRISP

AND THIS BRAND NEW INSPIRATION

IS LIKE CABO ON VACATION
LEAVIN MY LEGS STICKIN TO THESE PLASTIC STRAPS
A SOLO REVELATION THAT SCATTERS MY FRUSTRATION
TWO SHOTS OF THE TRUTH, HEM IM FROM THE SLAP

COME ON LIVE IT, WHILE YOU STILL CAN
ITS A SUNNY SUNDAY MORNIN

AND IT FEELS LIKE CALIFORNIA
WITH MY FOLD OUT CHAIR AND A SIX PACK

SET TO CRRRRAAAAAAACK!!

Never gonna grow up... Never gonna slow down..

So, I missed another dose of cool.  The video for this is kinda cool.  The artist chronicled his road trip to Vero Beach from his own footage.

BAREFOOT BLUE JEAN NIGHT

JAKE OWEN

Full moon shinin' bright
Edge of the water we were feelin' alright
Back down a country road
The girls are always hot & the beer is ice cold
Cadillac horns on the hood
My brother Jarrod had his dad hook us up good
Girls smiled when we rode by
They'd hop in the back & we'd cruise to the riverside

Chorus:
Wohh never gonna grow up
Wohh never gonna slow down
Wohh we were shinin' like lighters in the dark
In the middle of a rock show
Wohh we were doin' it right
Find More lyrics at www.sweetslyrics.com
Wohh we were comin' alive
Wohh We were caught up in a southern summer
Barefoot bluejean night

Blue eyes & auburn hair
Sittn' lookin' pretty by the fire in a lawn chair
New to town, new to me
Her ruby red lips were sippin' on sweet tea
Shot me a look like a shootin' star
So I grabbed a beer & my ole guitar
Sat around til the break of dawn
Howlin' & singin' to our favorite songs

Repeat Chorus x2

Blow the candles out.... Looks like a solo tonight.... But, I think

I'm a little down today.

"CANDLES"

HEY MONDAY

The power lines went out
And I am all alone
But I don't really care at all
Not answering my phone
All the games you played
The promises you made
Couldn't finish what you started
Only darkness still remains

Lost sight
Couldn't see
When it was you and me

Blow the candles out
Looks like a solo tonight
I'm beginning to see the light
Blow the candles out
Looks like a solo tonight
But I think I'll be alright

Been black and blue before
There's no need to explain
I am not the jaded kind
Playback's such a waste
You're invisible
Invisible to me
My wish is coming true
Erase the memory of your face

Lost sight
Couldn't see
When it was you and me

Blow the candles out
Looks like a solo tonight
I'm beginning to see the light
Blow the candles out
Looks like a solo tonight
But I think I'll be alright

One day
You will wake up
With nothing but "you're sorrys"
And someday
You will get back
Everything you gave me

Blow the candles out
Looks like a solo tonight
I'm beginning to see the light
Blow the candles out
Looks like a solo tonight
But I think I'll be alright

This could be good... It's already better than the last..

I heard this song a while ago.  I found myself singing it just the other day.  I had to look it up to listen to it again to see why that was.  I am going to tell you that I am a huge Kara DioGuardi fan.  She is an amazing songwriter.  This is by far my favorite.  Her performance in this clip is amazing.  It seems as though she truly feels it.

"Terrified"

Kara DioGuardi & Jason Reeves
You by the light is the greatest find
In a world full of wrong you're the thing that's right
Finally made it through the lonely to the other side

You said it again, my heart's in motion
Every word feels like a shooting star
I'm at the edge of my emotions
Watching the shadows burning in the dark,
And I'm in love and I'm terrified.
For the first time and the last time
In my only life.

This could be good
It's already better than last
And love is worse than knowing
You're holding back
I could be all that you needed
If you let me try

You said it again, my heart's in motion
Every word feels like a shooting star
I'm at the edge of my emotions
Watching the shadows burning in the dark
And I'm in love and I'm terrified
For the first time and the last time
In my only

I only said it 'cause I mean it
I only mean it 'cause it's true
So don't you doubt what I've been dreaming
'Cause it fills me up and holds me close
Whenever I'm without you

You said it again, my heart's in motion
Every word feels like a shooting star
Watching the shadows burning in the dark
I'm at the edge of my emotions
And I'm in love and I'm terrified
For the first time and the last time
In my only life

We all bleed red..

     I'm back from the road trip.  It was a great experience and I'm glad I went.  I understand things a lot better.  He talked the entire way down.  Yes, all twelve hours.  So, I heard some great stories and some heartbreaking stories.  It turns out, we're really not that different.

   I realized I missed posting my Sunday dose of cool music.  So, Here ya' go. 

Bleed Red

Ronnie Dunn

Written By: Tommy Lee James, Andrew Dorff

Let’s say were sorry, before it’s too late, give forgiveness a chance

Turn the anger into water; let it slip through our hands
We all bleed red, we all taste rain, all fall down, Lose our way,
We all say words we regret, we all cry tears, we all bleed red

If we’re fighting, we’re both losing; we’re just wasting our time
Because my scars, they are your scars and your world is mine
You and I, we all bleed red, we all taste rain, all fall down, lose our way
We all say words, we regret, well cry tears, we all bleed red
Sometimes we’re strong, sometimes we’re weak, sometimes we’re hurt and it cuts deep
We live this life, breath to breath, we’re all the same; we all bleed red

(Instrumental break)
Let’s say we’re sorry….Before it’s too late….

We all bleed red, all taste rain, all fall down, lose our way,
We all say words we regret, we all cry tears we all bleed red,
Sometimes we’re strong, sometimes we’re weak; sometimes we’re hurt
It cuts deep; we live this life breath to breath; we’re all the same
We all bleed r-e-e-e-d-d-d

Love will be the law of the land...

Today's Sunday dose of cool comes from Levi Lowrey.  Levi has written songs with the Zac Brown Band including this seasons hit "Colder Weather".  He has been touring with another Zac Brown member, Clay Cook.  They have been marketing it as the Clay Cook Vs. Levi Lowrey tour.  It's more of a challenge.  They touch on their hits.  But, they also throw an element of surprise for each other.  Each artist will throw in an obscure song into the set list.  The artist will have to figure out how to play along.

Levi Lowrey

Wherever We Breakdown

We've been living here for nearly one whole year

and I have grown weary
Barely makin' our ends meet
trying to stand up on our feet
and get off our knees
It never felt like home
tell me why I've fought so long for this poor man's castle
I guess we could borrow a little more
I could sell off some guitars and we could lose this hassle

'Cause I, I don't need a roof above my head
when I sleep, well I'd sleep in the dirt if you hold my hand
Wherever we break down we'll make our stand
And love will be the law of the land

So let's pack up what we can
Leave it all to chance and hit the road
Maybe North bound for Montana
or South bound to Savannah on the coast
Either way the skies are clear
We could disappear without a trace
No more games to play
No more bills to pay
and no more rat race

'Cause I, I don't need a roof above my head
when I sleep, well I'd sleep in the dirt if you hold my hand
Wherever we break down we'll make our stand
and love will be the law of the land

'Cause I, I don't need a roof above my head
when I sleep, I'd sleep in the dirt if you hold my hand
Wherever we break down we'll make our stand
and love will be the law of the land



You know you want to... and you should have done it by now..

Okay, I know it's not Sunday.  But, I was excited to find this song finally.  So... Please enjoy Josh Abbott and Kacey Musgraves performing "Oh Tonight".

OH TONIGHT

Josh Abbott Band (featuring Kacey Musgraves)

Written by Josh Abbott (Pretty Damn Tough, ASCAP) & Sunny Helms

Verse 1
I grab your hand and you say “wait.”
I say “no girl it’s way too late.”
We’ve been playing games for weeks,
now I’m ready to play for keeps.

Chorus
Oh, tonight, we’re gonna set the world on fire.
I’m gonna set aside my pride.
Not gonna be the one to say “goodbye,”
Neither am I…Oh, tonight.

Verse 2
So go on kiss me on the mouth.
You know you want to; you should’ve done it by now.
Girl you don’t know how long I’ve tried,
been fighting feelings deep inside.

Bridge
So tell me what you want me to do.
Oh, it’s too late baby I’ve already fallen in love with you.

I call it LIFE, I call it for what it is....

So, I am a sucker for that sweet harmony.  Mix it with a good message and I'm hooked.  Today, here's a blast of One Flew South called "Life".

Life

One Flew South

Free as I'll ever be

It's no surprise that Zac Brown Band is one of my favorite band's.  I've been following them for a few years now.  When I purchased their first CD, they wrote me back to explain that it, unfortunately, would not be able to ship as planned.  They had just signed with  a major label.  They more than made it up to me by offering an instant digital download of the album.  When the CD's were finally manufactured, they sent me two and they both were autographed by the band.  I felt a connection with the song "Free" immediately.  It's about living in a van.  How cool is that?  The version below he added a little of "Into the Mystic" by Van Morrison through the bridge.  Somewhere along the way, I read that Zac had written this song from a trip he took to Austrailia.  It was just him and some friends backpacking.  As he got off the plane, he told his friends that without all the responsibilities, he guessed he was as free as he'd ever be.

Free (Into The Mystic) - Zac Brown Band

So we live out in our old van

Travel all across this land

Me and you

We'll end up hand in hand

Somewhere down on the sand

Just me and you

Just as free

Free as we'll ever be

Just as free

Free as we'll ever be

We'll drive until the city lights

Dissolve into a country sky

Just me and you

Lay underneath the harvest moon

Do all the things that lovers do

Just me and you

Just as free

Free as we'll ever be

Just as free

Free as we'll ever be

and ever ---- be

We were born before the wind

Also younger than the sun

And the bonnie boat was won

That we sailed into the mystic

Hark, now hear the sailors cry

Smell the sea and feel the sky

Oh, let your soul and spirit fly, into the mystic

When that fog horn blows

You know I will be comin' home

When that fog horn blows

I want to feel it

I don't have to fear it

I want to rock your gypsy soul

just like way back in the days of old

And together we will float, into the mystic

No we don't have a lot of money

No we don't have a lot of money

No we don't have a lot of money

No we don't have a lot of money

No we don't have a lot of money

No we don't have a lot of money

No we don't have a lot of money

All we need is love

We're free as we'll ever be

Just as free

Free as we'll ever be

So we'll live out in our old van

Travel all across this land

Me and you

How many of these moments have you....?

How do you measure a day in your life?

As I approach 38, I tend to measure my life by moments.  Little moments, in fact.  A series of little moments.... that make up hours... that make up days.... that make up months.  But, if it's the quality of those moments that count.  How many of these moments have I spent in traffic?  How many of these moments have I spent angry or resentful?  How many of these moments have I spent jealous or envious?  How many of these moments have I went out of my way to help another? How many of these moments have I truly lived happy?  How many of these moments have I wasted?  The list could go on and on.  It's a little self evaluation.  What am I going to do to make a positive change?

So, I ask you out there in cyberspace.

How many of these moments have you ......... ? What are you going to do to make a positive change?

So, I'm a big fan of the musical "RENT".  The music is brilliant.  You can't really argue with the message, "No day but today".  I wanted to find an early clip of the song "Seasons Of Love" to showcase the original cast.  The best quality I found was from the 1996 Democratic convention.  Although, I have no affiliation with any political party.

Seasons of Love

ALL
Five hundred twenty-five thousand
Six hundred minutes,
Five hundred twenty-five thousand
Moments so dear.
Five hundred twenty-five thousand
Six hundred minutes
How do you measure, measure a year?

In daylights, in sunsets, in midnights
In cups of coffee
In inches, in miles, in laughter, in strife.

In five hundred twenty-five thousand
Six hundred minutes
How do you measure
A year in the life?

How about love?
How about love?
How about love? Measure in love

Seasons of love. Seasons of love

JOANNE
Five hundred twenty-five thousand
Six hundred minutes!
Five hundred twenty-five thousand
Journeys to plan.

Five hundred twenty-five thousand
Six hundred minutes
How do you measure the life
Of a woman or a man?

COLLINS
In truths that she learned,
Or in times that he cried.
In bridges he burned,
Or the way that she died.

ALL
It's time now to sing out,
Tho' the story never ends
Let's celebrate
Remember a year in the life of friends
Remember the love!
Remember the love!
Seasons of love!

JOANNE
Oh you got to got to Remember the love! remember the love,
You Measure in love know that love is a gift from up above Seasons of love.
Share love, give love spread love Measure measure you life in love.

Falling In Love Again

This week's musical spotlight goes to Cleveland's own Michael Stanley.  His career is long and has sold out venues repeatedly throughout northeast Ohio.  I saw him this past December at the HOB venue that is featured in the video.  This was the most memorable moment of the night for me.  It all revolved around this song.

MICHAEL STANLEY BAND



Falling In Love Again
--words and music by Michael Stanley/Bob Pelander

I don't know why I came here tonight
I don't know how this all got started...
I'm so tired of not being right--
Being one of the broken-hearted

   I don't even know your name
   but, darling, just the same...

       Whoever you are, I'm falling in love again
             ...falling in love again
       Whoever you are, I'm falling in love again
             ...falling in love again...ooh, ooh

Killing time with a drink or two
Or maybe some conversation
I had nothing really better to do--
Now I'm looking for explanations

   I'm so tired of love's sweet lies
   but they're not in your eyes...


       Whoever you are, I'm falling in love again
             ...falling in love again
       Whoever you are, I'm falling in love again
             ...falling in love again...ooh, ooh

     You know, my heart's been hiding
     ...then you walked in and took it away, yeah
     Now there's something that
           I gotta say, Darling...

       Whoever you are, I'm falling in love again
             ...falling in love again
       Whoever you are, I'm falling in love again
             ...falling in love again...ooh, ooh

I don't know why I came here tonight
I don't know how this all got started...

       Whoever you are, I'm falling in love again
             ...falling in love again
       Whoever you are, I'm falling in love again
             ...falling in love again...ooh, ooh
      ...falling in love again...ooh, ooh
      ...falling in love again...ooh, ooh
      ...falling in love again...

I'd be a fool now to worry.... About all those things I can't change.

My sunday post is all about music.  Music is a huge motivator for me.  I'll showcase a song that has moved me in some way, shape, or form.  This weeks song is No Hurry by the Zac Brown Band.  It encourages me to slow down and enjoy life.  I have been following the Zac Brown Band for a few years.  It has been great watching them grow into the musical powerhouse they are today.

NO HURRY - ZAC BROWN BAND

You know my old car needs washing

And the front yard needs a trim

And the telephone keeps ringing

And the bossman knows I know its him

And the bills ain't gonna pay themselves

No matter anyway

Cause I ain't in no hurry today

There's nothing wrong with an old cane fishing pole

And the smell of early spring

Sit down in a fold-up easy chair

On a quiet shady river bank

Let the world go on without me

Wouldn't have it any other way

Cause I ain't in no hurry today

Ain't in no hurry

I'd Be a fool now to worry

About all those things I can't change

And the time that I borrow

Can wait till tomorrow

Cause I ain't in no hurry today

When I must return

To the cold cold ground

Have 'em take their time

When they lay this sinner down

Heaven knows that I ain't perfect

I've raised a little cain

And I plan to raise a whole lot more

Before I hear those angels sing

(Gonna get right with the lord)

But there'll be hell to pay

But I ain't in no hurry

Ain't in no hurry

Be a fool now to worry

About all those things I can't change

And the time that I borrow

Can wait till tomorrow

Cause I ain't in no hurry

Ain't in no hurry

Ain't in no hurry today