No Regrets

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The Lyrics

I’m Missing You Tonight

A year ago November, Seems so very long ago

I’m trying to remember, the thing that made you go

Was it a changing of the season, or just a change in what we had

I don’t recall the reason, that broke the camel’s back

Drinking  my best bourbon, the glow of firelight

Maybe you’ll forgive me, But I’m missing you tonight

They say that I’m not easy, I’m told that I’m headstrong

I thought that’s why you liked me, I guess that I was wrong

I’m sorting thru the aftermath, of our passion and our pain

I stood stand tall on what I knew, I won’t do that again

Some of my best bourbon, in the glow of firelight

Maybe you’ll forgive me,  if I’m missing you tonight

I feel the Winter coming on, But Spring corrects the cold

I thought that love would conquer all, and maybe we’d grow old

Another sip of bourbon, I might give up the fight

Another log upon the fire …and I’m missing you tonight.

No Regrets

Do you kiss him, the same way that you kissed me?

Does he hold you, the way we used to do?

Is there a memory, somewhere deep inside you,

Do you remember, when everything was new?

No regrets, we can’t take back the things we said 

Seasons change,    but love’s supposed to bind

In the quiet, when no one else is watching you

Do you really, leave it all behind?

I’m not asking, what you thought that we went thru

I’m not asking, for pardon or parole.

It just seems like, now that it’s all over,

You’d think there would be, a stain upon my soul.

There’s a river, down below the house I’m in

It passes gently, the present to the past

And I wonder, as it flows by evenly

Does it promise, some things aren’t meant to last?

The Sun Came Up Today

I’m never lonely in the dark,  When I’m lying next to you

Somewhere out there coyotes bark, The wind inside the chimney flue

Only an hour or more ’fore dawn, In the still before the fray

I thought about these things, as the sun came up today

 The first time that we slept, Your breathing gentle as the rain

You were as safe as you were warm, And would always be the same

 Only an hour or two ’fore dawn,   In the still before the fray

I thought about these things,  as the sun came up today

 And in the hour or two ’fore dawn,  I knew we’d always be this way

I thought about these things, as the sun came up today

Home Again

Woke up in my childhood home

Thinking ‘bout where I have been

The many roads the many miles,

The memories circle back again…

Like when I took my leave, and took a chance

Walked the fields, of circumstance

But when my world, got small again

I came back home, to where I’ve always been

Once a girl, her name was Sam

As I recall, we met in Birmingham

Built a life, just her and me

Gave ourselves a place to be

But then troubles came, and the clouds rolled in

And the wind blew strong, tore it down again

Left on my own, to find my heart

I went back home, to the place I got my start

 They say you can’t go home again

Can’t return to yester-days

But maybe home just ain’t a place

It’s in your heart, or so they say

I came inside out of the storm

The coffee’s on, the bread is warm

Pulled up a chair and eased my mind

You see, I’ve always been the worrying kind

And now I find myself, at my door.  

Torn and tattered… just like before

I’ll rest myself, get whole again

For this is home, and where I’ve always been

What If

I thought what if, we could just go back to yesterday

What if we could, unsay the hurtful things we had to say

We’d reset, unlearn the quick reactions and just wait

Let’s try that, rather than us rising to the bait

We’ve walked thru fire,    facing down the demons of the day

Just look at me, I’ll tell you that I’m sorry

And then we’ll find, a better way

Once they’re said, words hang in the air like summer rain

Thunder roars, then we’ll see the sun come out again

If we try, we can wash away the anguish and the dark

We can fly, straight into the center of our hearts

And that’s a start

Down in the Valley

The moon was just rising, high up on old Skeenah Ridge

The air hung heavy, as the day gave way to the night

Not far from the border, you could hear the cantinas,

The music so tender and clear

Down in the valley, their chance to get it done right

Katie loved Bradley, tho he didn’t know at the time

He was stumbling through the women in town, two at a time

So she kept her distance, and watched it unfold,

waiting for her turn to dance

Down in the valley  leaving the romance to chance

She finally kissed him, high up on old Skeenah Ridge

And they had their dance, the first of so many to come

It’s foolish to rush into love, impatient for what it might be

But down in the valley, making the most of their dance

Down in the valley, leaving the romance to chance

It Doesn’t Have You

Clouds on the horizon,  Spreading out along a purple ridge

Steamy rain in parking lots, Someone’s fishing off the Brazos River Bridge

The prairie dogs are gossiping, The winter wheat is flowing in the breeze

Brick red elevators, The baking sun gives way to nightly freeze

Life goes on around me, Even though you’re gone

It’s hard for me to reconcile the two

Cause I thought this town had everything,

But it doesn’t have you

The lowing of the cattle, Negotiations out among the herd

And if I could converse with them, They might not understand a single word

I’d try to tell ‘em ‘bout Sunday morning, The bells ring out and echo in the town

Calling all the sinners home, To cross the River Jordan ‘fore they drown

All the smiling faces, As I walk along these streets

I search their happiness to find a clue

I thought this town had everything,

But it doesn’t have you

These things should make me happy, But there’s a hole inside my heart

I need someone to tell me what to do

Cause I thought this town had everything,

But it doesn’t have you

She’s Everything To Me

She wakes before the sunrise, and gets about her day

She makes herself some coffee, sits down with bills to pay

It won’t be long ‘fore the kids are up, with hungry mouths to feed

She’s all that to everyone, but she’s everything to me

She’s a mama, she’s a muse, she’s a confidant,  A girl with hopes and fears

She’s sees the world thru happiness, And sometimes thru her tears

She works two jobs to make ends meet, Then helps some folks in need

She’s all that to everyone, but she’s everything to me

She works on self-improvement, but don’t make it to the gym

She thinks that she is overweight, I think she’s pretty thin

If she could see her like I do, Then she might agree

She may be something else to everyone, but she’s everything to me

We’ve been together thru the years, And weathered thru the change

We’ve seen some couples fall apart, to us that’s kinda strange

If they had a piece of what we’ve got, They might know what I mean

That she may be something else to everyone, but she’s everything to me

You may be something else to everyone

But you’re everything to me.

Can’t Stop What’s Comin’

At the end of a hot and sweaty summer

As the heat gives way to winter’s cold                                                           

That’s the time we put away our childhood 

Can’t stop what’s coming, can’t stop from growing old

Promise me you’ll always hear my love song

Promise me you’ll always take my call

May come a time, you won’t say yes so quickly

Your options might’not include me after all

Wait, there’s someone coming 

Out there in the dark

Or was it just the wind up in the pines?

Let’s be quick  as we struggle in the darkness

They’ll be time for love, once the deed is done. 

Words don’t have much meaning

We speak in mournful moans

The wounded beasts are circling their kill 

Autumn’s here, the leaves are changing color

Glowing bright ‘fore falling down to die

That was the time we put away our childhood 

Can’t stop what’s coming, can’t stop from 

growing old 

Can’t stop what’s coming, no matter how tight we hold

All songs written, produced and engineered by Greg Smith.

These are the musicians:

Greg: vocals, guitar, keys and most other instruments

Jack Rosa: guitar

Zack Greene: guitar

Harley McCumber: drums

Recorded at Four Points Studio, Savannah, GA

Mixed and Mastered by Wyatt Eddy

Cover Photo: Ben Smith (Tele courtesy of Jeremy Smith)

Special thanks to:

Bob Duncan for touring and enduring

The welcoming crowds wherever we played

Tyler Tunney, Ruth Hutson and Campbell Tunney for always being there

The Savannah Midtown Pickers (and Skip Jennings) where I first test-drove the material

Jon Delange at Tinderbox Music and all the cats at Copycats

My sons Ben and Jeremy for their love

And to all the other friends who gave feedback and support.

All material within protected by copyright.

I’ll See You In Your Dreams

Turns out it’s silly, to say our good-nights, I know that I’ll see you real soon

You’ll come to me gently, soft in my ears,   ‘Cause I’ll see you in your dreams.

Sometimes we say things, we’re hard on ourselves,

Sometimes it’s kind of extreme, They fade like the day, as it falls into night,

And I’ll see you in your dreams

All of the problems, and dragons to slay, Let’s leave them behind in the world

We can start over, as we close our eyes, If we just give it a whirl

So dream we’re out dancing, under the stars, mingle among the moonbeams

Fear not my darling, I’ll be there right quick,  

And I’ll see you in your dreams, I’ll see you in your dreams.