Country Love Song

[john]

Hey

I thought a useful exercise would be to try writing in different styles using different techniques and vehicles... I'll pick a spec each week (or there abouts) so, starting with a loose spec first:

Write a direct, person to person, conversational love song targeted at the country market.

Please be open to discussion of lyrics posted.

Cheers

John

[Nightwolf]

I'll take your bet you're gonna regret, cause I'm the best there's ever been:

When I look at you

I see the look of love shine through

The things you say at the end of the day

Make me so in love with you

I wanna load you in my pick up

And take you miles from here

With the sounds of Roy and Willie

Ringing in your ear

I can quit the Exxon

And you can leave the sto

And we can keep on running

Till we cain’t run no mo’

Cause:

When I look at you

I see the look of love shine through

The things you say at the end of the day

Make me so in love with you

We can take the blue-tick hounds

Or leave them if you wish

Cause I know how to hunt my darlin’

And you know how to fish

We can run into the mountains

To a place I know about

Where the woods is full o’ possum

And the stream is full o’ trout

Without a doubt cause:

When I look at you

I see the look of love shine through

The things you say at the end of the day

Make me so in love with you

Yeeeee--Haaaaw

(no offense Lauren)

[Rudi]

The Duval County Ho-down

I know I have to go soon little darling, another man is waiting at your door

Sit a while by me little darling, there’s another part of you to explore

Tell me why you cried so sweetly, and tell me why you lied when I saw

I’m a family man and a sinner, I think you’ve seen me many times before

Rose Marie, there’s a little piece of heaven, between your smile and my dirty dollar bills

You give more comfort to your brethren, than any preacher from here to Jacksonville

I thought of you when I woke up this morning, laying next to my wife Billie Jean

I heard your voice in a song on the radio, I saw your face in Hustler Magazine.

I’m going home and have me a shower, to wash away the guilt and Maybelline

Another thousand miles until I see you, another week of burning gasoline

Rose Marie, there’s a little piece of heaven, between your smile and my dirty dollar bills

You give more comfort to your brethren, than any preacher from here to Jacksonville

And promenade…..

[Steve]

My Lovely Tai Bride

Verse1

Waiting for a download

Shouldn't take too long

Drink another coffee

as my phone bill creeps a little higher

There's information coming down the wire.

Verse2

Filled me with a deep pride

When I saw my Tai bride

Looks a little cutie

when my eyes are just a little drier

She fills me with a special kinda fire!

Chorus

Choosing was the hardest part

So many that could break your heart

I wonder if I should go for the deluxe?

It might be worth it for the extra..

Verse3

Waiting at the Airport

Didn't take too long

Spilled my cup of coffee

when I saw my investment backfire

I bought myself a 3 foot vampire!

[Steve]

Who won?

[lwj001]

Dressed In Texas Style (Larry W. Jones 08/29/2007) (song#4892)

One fine day I heard a love song

Played by a mariachi band

In a Mexican cantina

Down on the Corpus Christi sand

On trails I had been a rover

I'd travelled many thousand miles

Now my trav'ling days were over

For a girl dressed in Texas style

Texas was seen on blue dress sleeves

The bluest eyes had my command

My heart fell just like falling leaves

Down on the Corpus Christi sand

I wrote home to all my kin folk

When I'd return I did not know

Because of vows that we now spoke

Down on the Gulf of Mexico

- instrumental -

When we watch the Texas sunrise

And feel the warm Gulf waters breeze

We see our love in such beauty

That happy we know we will be

On trails to Texas I was dreaming

And now those dreams turned out worthwhile

I met a pretty Texas girl

So lovely dressed in Texas style

I met a pretty Texas girl

So lovely dressed in Texas style