Thomas Brain

Country Straight Up

Plays: 5

Backstory

Wanted a great Country Feel to the song. I like the play on words and double meaning.

Lyrics

Country Straight Up

VERSE (1 4 5 4) x2
Got the old john deere in a chuggin' gait
Hot as the devil, thinkin’ ‘bout an angel’s grin
Hummin’ and plowin’ to a tune by Strait
Three chords and the straight up truth

PRE (2 3 4 5)
If you need some sense knocked in to you, he’s got the hits
If your heart’s been broken brother he’s got just the fix

CHORUS (1 4 5 4) x2 / (2 3 4 5)
Give me a bullet and shoot it straight
Scootin’ to Cowboy Rides Away
Say it loud... say it proud… From El Paso to old Baytown
God bless Texas and country straight up songs

VERSE
I’ll be washin' the dust once I put it in stop
Down a silver bullet and load up the next
Slickin’ back my hair for the Stetson on top
Shined up Justins, 501s fresh pressed

Gotta look my best

REPEAT CHORUS

VERSE
Once I hear "hey cowboy what'll it be"
It’s blue mountains chilled down to 45 degrees
Grab another for that country girl standin’ with me
Can’t wait to see where this next song leads

REPEAT CHORUS

Heaven in my Heart

Plays: 5

Backstory

Sometimes you have to look inside to see how happiness can be the simple things in life.

Lyrics

VERSE [(1 5 6 4) x3 / 1 5 1 1] x2
I was certain I had it all figured out
Till I first laid eyes on that new baby's smile
Diapers and toys were what it was all about
Every grin was putin' heaven in my heart

I wanna play a little baseball throwin'
The guys can all keep callin' I just can't go
I got birthday cakes, singing along and growin'
All this livin' is putin' heaven in my heart

CHORUS (4 4 1 1 / 4 1 5 / 4 1 5 / 4 5) x2
I've traded in my manly games & toys
And each night I say a thankful prayer for being a part
Of a family so full of love and joy
Thank God for putin' heaven in my heart

VERSE
Now I'm just standin' starin' at one grey hair
When I get a hug says I love you every day
A tear falls down my cheek and into midair
And it’s fallin’, is puttin' heaven in my heart

REPEAT CHORUS

SOLO

REPEAT CHORUS

Lean into the Storm

Plays: 1

Backstory

Up lifting. Time to courage up and get through storm to the other side.

Lyrics

VERSE (1 4 6 5)

these first steps have been call’n and call’n

slap down that doubt and fear

when it feels like rain is fall’n and fall’n

time to courage the hell up and lean into the storm

VERSE

it’s time to stand up and rise above the doubt

work through the pain and pay no never mind

look into the grey bare your teeth and shout

dance in the rain as you lean into the storm

CHORUS

put that foot forward closer to the fire

dance in the rain and give away the pain

You've found a way to reach up higher

so stand up tall and lean into that storm

VERSE

stand tall when you see the goal insight

you found the person you like

you weathered the thunder and all its might

you leaned into the storm and came out the other side

REPEAT CHORUS

SOLO

REPEAT CHORUS

No other place I'd rather Be

Plays: 1

Backstory

Alone for a few days in the mountains with the special girl in your life.

Good times are remembered with a smile attached.

Lyrics

VERSE (1 6 4 1 5) x2
It's time we went campin' by a creek
Bring what you can grab we'll stay for a week
Pull into our spot nothin’ but fields of green
There’s no other place I'd rather be

VERSE
Waitin’ to see if you’re jumpin' in
Goin’ with the flow as the current dips
The deeper we go the farther we get
There’s no other place I'd rather be

CHORUS (6 5 4 1) x4
Creek wadin' in those cutoffs and a white tee
Watchin' you’s natural as birds and the bees
That sly little grin, you’re thowin’ is callin' to me
Makin’ my heart race, there’s no other place I'd rather be

VERSE
As the day ends and moonlights advancing
We’ll be sippin’ some shine and dogwood dancin'
Swayin' softly under those shady trees
There’s no other place I'd rather be

REPEAT CHORUS

VERSE
Wakin’ up to the glow of that June sun
The night might be gone but we’re far from done
I swear time stops when you look at me
There’s no other place I'd rather be

TAG: Why would we ever wanna leave
There’s no other place I'd rather be

Little Wooden Church

Plays: 0

Backstory

A childhood Christmas memory passed on the his children.

Lyrics

Verse
I can still see through those stain glass windows into the little wooden church.
I can still see all those people smiling and singing with love
I can still hear the voices calling out the Christmas spirit in us all
I can still feel the warm light coming from the little wooden church.

Chorus
Come on and sing it out for peace and joy
Come on and sing it out to the Christmas spirit
Come on and sing it out to the joy of Love
Come on and sing it out.......

Verse
I can still feel myself singing christmas hymns in the front row
I can still hear all of us singing under a warm candle glow
I can still feel the christmas love that holds on our hearts
I can still smell the evergreens hanging in that little wooden church.

Chorus
Come on and sing out it for peace and joy
Come on and sing out it to the christmas spirit
Come on and sing out it to the joy of love
Come on and sing ......

Verse
I still see those christmas memories in that little wooden church.
I still can visit that little wooden church every christmas but
now I watch my children look with wonder through those windows
In that little wooden church that is under our family christmas tree

verse

Come on and sing it out for peace and joy
Come on and sing it out for peace and joy
Come on and sing it out to the joy of love
Come on and sing with me.......

Genie

Plays: 1

Backstory

Many songs talk about drinking. Too many times "drinking" appears to not help at all.

*Hint-genie is not a girl but, the alcohol in the bottle.

Lyrics

VERSE (1 1 5 4) x4
When I first met genie, she was tall and cool
With her crooked little grins
The more I danced with her, the more I fell in love
With Genie’s little sins

She looked like a dream come true
When I walked in through that door
She seemed to know what was going to happen
Like she did this before

CHORUS (1 5 6 4) x4
I thought I knew the score, I didn’t
Thought I was in control, I wasn’t
Say I could break this off, I couldn’t
Thought a drink would help, it doesn’t

Genie, oh genie, my love
Wish you’d take away the pain
Genie, oh genie, my love
I was the only one to blame

VERSE
Genie, please go back in that bottle of dread
Shoulda never opened you up
Give me some fresh air and a clear head
So I can drive when the night is done

So much for just one

Oh Mama

Plays: 0

Backstory

Seeing mama sitting on the front porch in heaven

Lyrics

Oh Mama
Verse
oh mama is the grass as green as an apple eye
can you see the mountains from that porch swing
oh mama is my dog restin’ by your side
Is the breeze as sweet as the honey suckle vine
Verse
oh mama can you sing a song for a heavenly gallery
oh mama can you sing with the blue bird's song
does that front door sound like in my memory
does that fresh apple pie seem to float on sweet air
Chorus
mama oh mama can you hear my song
mama oh mama maybe you could sing along
sing till the blue birds seem to grin
sing till the mountains hear your ring
Verse
tell daddy I’m happy and there is no blame
oh mama please pull a chair next to yours
I will see you again when time has turned to my name
oh mama tell me how beautiful it is again....how beautiful it is- again

Country in the Calm

Plays: 0

Backstory

I always have a calming feeling leaving the busy city and relaxing in the country

Lyrics

“Country in the Calm”

lost in the forest of concrete and steel

can't hear your song above the din

Its hard to breath in all the turmoil

time to stop the maze and find your grin

time to put some dust on your boots

ya this will clean the city right out of you

time to put some dust on your hat

this will put some country in your calm

stop and watch to the wheat fields wave

listen to the rustle of the corn

hear the horse nicker to the mares

feel your smile replace that scorn

time to put some dust on your boots

ya this will clean the city right out of you

time to put some dust on your hat

this will put some country in your calm

let me walk on those country roads

with sun baked fence posts

let me see the green fields

let me feel the dirt with my toes

time to put some dust on your boots

ya this will clean the city right out of you

time to put some dust on your hat

this will put some country in your calm

In my heart the country is my home.

time to say what I have always known.

Lean into the Storm (sync)

Plays: 0

Backstory

A positive feeling song

Lyrics

VERSE (1 4 6 5)
these first steps have been call’n and call’n
slap down that doubt and fear
when it feels like rain is fall’n and fall’n
time to courage the hell up and lean into the storm

VERSE
it’s time to stand up and rise above the doubt
work through the pain and pay no never mind
look into the grey bare your teeth and shout
dance in the rain as you lean into the storm

CHORUS
put that foot forward closer to the fire
dance in the rain and give away the pain
You've found a way to reach up higher
so stand up tall and lean into that storm

VERSE
stand tall when you see the goal insight
you found the person you like
you weathered the thunder and all its might
you leaned into the storm and came out the other side

REPEAT CHORUS

SOLO

REPEAT CHORUS

Baad Boys

Plays: 0

Backstory

Maybe guys should rethink the bad boy image most try and but forth.

Lyrics

Baad Boys

every day they would put on a baad boy tee shirt
strut around like it was the newest trend
treating friends with fake words and forced grin
and never thinking it would bite them in the end

the baad boys that dance with a devil will find a dead
end road to hell
the good boys that dance with a angel will find a
country road find a country road to heaven.. ya the baad boys

the mirror looked back at those baad boys and said
time you start listen'n to your heart
bout time to throw out those little boy tee shirts
and stand up to make a new start

the baad boys that dance with a devil will find a dead
end road to hell
the good boys that dance with a angel will find a
country road find a country road to heaven.. ya the baad boys

why do baad boys dance with the devil
cause they can't find the courage to change
they could have some true friends
if they'd stop riding that lonely range

the baad boys that dance with a devil will find a dead
end road to hell
the good boys that dance with a angel will find a
country road find a country road to heaven.. ya the baad boys

to find the true north of your soul and heart
look what's always been there from the start

DoorWay to Heaven

Plays: 0

Backstory

How I have always felt about my wife

Lyrics

DoorWay to Heaven
verse
when you stood in your daddys doorway
just your face in a hazy halo
I couldn't look away, I couldn't
I couldn't I couldn't see beyond your glow

pre-chorus
Time slowed voices slurred
whats wrong I'm think'n

chorus
after shown'n me the doorway to heaven
you found the key to my heart
to be honest I was lost
I close my eyes my heart swell'n
after find'n the doorway the doorway to heaven

verse
now when our back door opens
little muddy feet are a runn'n in
be wipin my happy tears and those little feet
I can't look away cause I'm see'n more of heaven

pre-chorus
to be honest I still can't believe
I can still see that halo
that hooked my heart

chorus
after shown'n me the doorway to heaven
you found the key to my heart
to be honest I was lost
I close my eyes my heart swell'n
after find'n the doorway the doorway to heaven
the doorway to heaven

pre-chorus
your love was the key
our life, our love, our heaven
of happiness

chorus
after shown'n me the doorway to heaven
you found the key to my heart
to be honest I was lost
I close my eyes my heart swell'n
after find'n the doorway the doorway to heaven

..... doorway to heaven

Stand Up

Plays: 0

Backstory

Honoring my father for his hard time during World warTwo and ALL the veterans that have ever served

Lyrics

Stand Up

bless the ones that found guts to take a soldiers oath
to serve, defend and never retreat.. so help me god

learned to push their limits learned to march
together with a cadence song
They shined and trained with their brothers
to become our nations strong

so stand up when our colors are marching through
so stand up and cover your heart with your hand
so stand up when the stars come into view
so stand up and salute our flag with me and you

They wore their dog tags and coverd their scars
when they prayed to forget what they saw
with love of family, faith and friends they learned
to enjoy life again to walk and stand tall

so stand up when our colors are marching through
so stand up and cover your heart with your hand
so stand up when the stars come into view
so stand up and salute our flag with me and you

remember the forgotten remember the lost
remember the folded flag in the box... the triangle box

so stand up when our colors are marching through
so stand up and cover your heart with your hand
so stand up when the stars come into view
so stand up and salute our flag with me and you

stand up....
stand up....
stand up....
stand up....
stand up....
stand up....

Dusty Haze

Plays: 0

Backstory

A Colorado horse back ride felt like another place. my troubles seemed to disappear into a dusty haze.

Lyrics

Dusty Haze
Fence posts pass as the old corral comes into view
Country songs are drift’n in from channel ninety- two
Morning sun is rise'n an burning off the chill
The days warming because its all brand new

all my worries seem to float away in that dusty haze

Tack up and saddle up for that dusty haze
cinch up and giddy up for that dusty haze
Tack up and saddle up for that dusty haze
cinch up and giddy up for that dusty haze

Two ears rise when I call out his name
With a nudge he's say’n its time to go
Glad to see the morning with my old friend
Happiness is feel'n like its start’n to show

Tack up and saddle up for that dusty haze
cinch up and giddy up for that dusty haze
Tack up and saddle up for that dusty haze
cinch up and giddy up for that dusty haze

Flowing sage as far as I can see
No trails marked so lets just roam
Me and my friend that seem to know
Maybe we found the ridge to our home

All my worries disappear in…the dusty haze

Tack up and saddle up for that dusty haze
cinch up and giddy up for that dusty haze
Tack up and saddle up for that dusty haze
cinch up and giddy up for that dusty haze

Oh oh that dusty haze
Mmm…That dusty haze

Gold Dust Memories

Plays: 0

Backstory

If you think about where the true memories are.

Lyrics

Chase the money... they said……and forget the joy
The almighty dollar is a must-have toy…they said
Oh…if only I had rich next to my name
and a circle to run in that never….. ends…

chorus
Oh...Oh…somewhere in the noise
I keep chasin rainbow joys
Oh…somewhere in the rush I keep
dreamin of a royal... flush
while.... steppin on our gold dust memories

remember that first kiss that lasted a lifetime
Of joys and smiles of good times

our first babys kiss with tears of joy
… an answer to all our prayers
worth bags of gold dust memories

chorus
Oh….Oh...somewhere in the noise
I keep chasin rainbow joys
Oh…somewhere in the rush
I keep dreamin of a royal... flush
while.... steppin on our gold dust…memories

grandma’s warm apple pie with a hug and smile
Sunrise through the oak with you by my side
Somewhere in that children”s hand to hold

Don’t you see…..those are the real.. gold dust memories
our riches are as close as a moment… that slips away
.. grab them…hold them close.... real gold dust... memories

Oh….Oh...somewhere in the noise
I keep chasin rainbow joys
Oh…somewhere in the rush
I keep dreamin of a royal... flush
while.... steppin on our gold dust…memories

Shot of Country

Plays: 0

Backstory

I like the metaphor of having your first drink and listening to your first country song. The first taste and wanting more.
Just Fun.

Lyrics

I must admit that I was a little nervous ..being my first time and all
I wanted to find out what the hell all the talk was about
They said… go easy…go easy.. on your first………… COUNTRY SONG

Chorus
Give me a shot of country…heavy on the hook… long on the verse
Make it smooth as… sunshine and honest as the truth
So...give me another.. make it..kickin and screaming
please…turn it up for a toe tappin.. good feelin

Verse
Hit me again with those chords of honesty
A shot of break up washed down with a heart ache
Give me another ..I’m thirsty … for another country song

Chorus
Give me a shot of country…heavy on the hook… long on the verse
make it smooth as… sunshine and honest as the truth
so...give me another..make it kickin and screaming
please…turn it up for a toe tappin……. good feelin
Verse
Give me a six pack of country as country songs go…
I was lookin for a new love and found the truth…so
Fill my glass…cause I’m here to stay…with country songs

Chorus
Give me a shot of country…heavy on the hook… long on the verse
Make it smooth as… sunshine and honest as the truth
so..give me another.. make it.. kickin and screaming
please…turn it up for a toe tappin….. good feelin

Outro
I was looking for the truth….and fell in love with…….. country songs

Cowboy Memorys

Plays: 0

Backstory

The beauty and solitude of the Mountains to heal from a lost love.

Lyrics

Cowboy Memory *
why is there a welcome home feeling
when the trail points to mountains sleeping
why does it look like a painting of gods art
when they hold the memories of the heart

chorus
oh... a  cowboy memory of a lost love
oh.. on the wings of a mountain dove
oh ..to have a memory with so much love
oh..please let her come back to my memory

Is there a place where the billboards disappear
A place where lost memorys are found
A place where love is new again

chorus
oh... a  cowboy memory of a lost love
oh.. on the wings of a mountain dove
oh ..to have a memory with so much love
oh..please let her come back to my memory

The sounds of the forest calms the soul
The trail is open for smiles of a heart
The quiet feeds the sense to let go

chorus
oh... a  cowboy memory of a lost love
oh.. on the wings of a mountain dove
oh ..to have a memory with so much love
oh..please let her come back to my memory

finding a summer sunrise warming the pines
finding a country smile to last a lifetime
finding out you have been found…..
.... all locked in a cowboy memory

Long Neckin

Plays: 0

Backstory

Remembered how much fun it is to join in the fun at a Country Concert

Lyrics

Hear that country music coming through the gate
Just something about country music with burgers & beers
Throw in carrie, chris and cody to fill up your cup.…oh ya

chorus
Oh..ya..Lawn dancing and long neckin
Oh..ya..watchin all those little rule breakers
Oh..ya..those cutoffs bouncing with the swayin
Oh ..ya.. hold up those long neckers

The crowd is sippin and feelin strong
Together with one voice singin..along
All together for one core memory night
When everything is just damn right

chorus
Oh..ya..Lawn dancing and long neckin
Oh..ya..watchin all those little rule breakers
Oh..ya..those cutoff bouncing with the swayin
Oh ..ya.. hold up those long neckers

Ten thousand singin with the stars
Cold beer, tees shirts and country songs
Listen to the stars shred their guitars
We are here…Hear our.. song

chorus
Oh..ya..Lawn dancing and long neckin
Oh..ya..watchin all those little rule breakers
Oh..ya..those cutoffs bouncing with the swayin
Oh ..ya.. hold up those long neckers

Lawn dancing and long Neckin….All summer long
Lawn dancing and long Neckin….All summer long

Smile

Plays: 0

Backstory

how I truly felt on meeting my wife

Lyrics

your smile felt as if it kissed only my soul
I reached out my hand for a dance through the night
Would you try and hold on to my heart and my joy
As they lift towards the heavens starlit sky…oh

Chorus
Oh..I will hold your hand if you choose my love
Today and tomorrow on the wings of a dove
Oh..hand and hand may we find tomorrows path
A path that started with vows and a smile

our journey will be easier with your hand in mine
back to back we’ll face the storm clouds
Some days will be hard, I will deflect the pain
I will grab the easy days and smile out loud..oh

chorus
Oh..I will hold your hand if you choose my love
Today and tomorrow on the wings of a dove
Oh..hand and hand may we find tomorrows path
A path that started with vows and a smile

Your tears will be felt as if they were mine
I promise my best as we travel towards the sun
To watch our hopes grow towards their smiles
With your hand and smile to the end of time

chorus
Oh..I will hold your hand if you choose my love
Today and tomorrow on the wings of a dove
Oh..hand and hand may we find tomorrows path
A path that started with vows and a smile

Would you hold my heart as it lifts to heavens sky
With your hand in mine to the end of time

Out of my Memory

Plays: 0

Backstory

Lost love I'd like to have back

Lyrics

I’ve been feelin’ so alone
Lost without her and on my own
My heart is empty and I know
I’ll never be the same without her and it shows

Oh – there’s nothin’ but mem’ries left to hold
Oh – nothin’ but stories left to be told
Oh – but remem’brin’s not all it cracked up to be
Oh – bring her back in my arms and out of my memory

I wish I could go back in time
This loneliness is a mountain I can’t climb
I’d love to turn the clock and start again
But I just wear a smile and pretend

Oh – there’s nothin’ but mem’ries left to hold
Oh – nothin’ but stories left to be told
Oh – but remem’brin’s not all it cracked up to be
Oh – bring her back in my arms and out of my memory

She’s a southern night that ended way too soon
A fallin’ star that’s too close to the moon
So if anybody’s listenin’ set me free
Bring her back in my arms and out of my memory

Oh – there’s nothin’ but mem’ries left to hold
Oh – nothin’ but stories left to be told
Oh – but remem’brin’s not all it cracked up to be
Oh – bring her back in my arms and out of my memory

Oh – but remem’brin’s not all it cracked up to be
Oh – bring her back in my arms and out of my memory

Dance for Life

Plays: 0

Backstory

How I felt meeting my wife

Lyrics

I can’t hide this feeling of darkness in this neon twilight
so I reached out for your smile with a trembling hand
May I have this dance till the end of the night
as my joy takes me to a high I had not planned—oh

Chorus
oh-may we dance together to find many yesterdays
for tomorrow’s smiles of joy I will give you one knee
oh- please hold my heart and hand each and everyday
and I will pledge my love and a dance for life with me

our journey will be easier with your hand in mine
back to back we’ll face the storm clouds
Some days will be hard, I will deflect the pain
I will grab the easy days and smile out loud..oh

Chorus
oh-may we dance together to find many yesterdays
for tomorrow’s smiles of joy I will give you one knee
oh- please hold my heart and hand each and everyday
and I will pledge my love and a dance for life with me

Your tears will be felt as if they were mine
I promise my best as we travel towards the sun
To watch our hopes grow towards their smiles
With your hand and smile to the end of time

chorus
oh-may we dance together to find many yesterdays
for tomorrow’s smiles of joy I will give you one knee
oh- please hold my heart and hand each and everyday
and I will pledge my love and a dance for life with me

Would you hold my heart as it lifts to heavens sky
With your hand in mine to the end of time

A little

Plays: 0

Backstory

Need to take time to enjoy the important things in life.

Lyrics

too much overtime too many deadlines
missing our moments for little shiney dimes

been tradin’ lots of hours…with no alone time..hmmm

chorus
Let's go get a little lost ……a little little lost in each other..hmmm
close the door and turn that key
We’ll do a little drivin’ till we find a little you and me
a little double wide sleeping bag and no plan “B”
a little cuddlin’ and kissin’ with you and you and me

we’ll follow the smokies through Tennessee
we’ll follow the rockies up to wyoming
we’ll chase those post card views
till we can find our heavenly view..hmmm

chorus
close the door and turn that key
We'll do a little drivin’ till we find a little you and me
a little double wide sleeping bag and no plan “B”
a little cuddlin’ and kissin’ with you and you and me
You and you and me…hmmm

a little morning coffee with a sunrise glow
a little smile in our hearts is startin’ to show
a little voice is saying lets have some more
just a little spot to get lost…in each other

Chorus
close the door and turn that key
We'll do a little drivin’ till we find a little you and me
a little double wide sleeping bag and no plan “B”
a little cuddlin’ and kissin’ with you and you and me
You and you and me…hmmm

You and you and me
You and you and me
In each other

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Country Straight Up

Heaven in my Heart

Lean into the Storm

No other place I'd rather Be

Little Wooden Church

Genie

Oh Mama

Country in the Calm

Lean into the Storm (sync)

Baad Boys

DoorWay to Heaven

Stand Up

Dusty Haze

Gold Dust Memories

Shot of Country

Cowboy Memorys

Long Neckin

Smile

Out of my Memory

Dance for Life

A little