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Phillip Sandifer
Austin, TX
Member Since: 2/14/2014

Hi, just a singer/songwriter fortunate to have made a career out of music performance, writing, recording and leadership. Humbled to be in the midst of such great songwriters all working to improve our craft, message better and change the world through music.

Genres: Country, Americana, Pop

Instruments: Guitar

Influences: The Beatles, Cream, James Taylor, Keith Urban, Shawn Colvin, Gene Cotton, Jackson Browne, Cat Stevens, Crosby Stills Nash and Young.

 

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  1. 1. THE HARD STUFF
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    Plays: 19
    Awards Best of SongU.com Award

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    THE HARD STUFF

                                                         
                                                            

    The Hard Stuff Judy Klaas, Phillip Sandifer We leaned in for a little taste And we both liked the way It made us feel Drinking in our life together Mostly for the better Now it’s gettin real Channel: What was a pleasant buzz Is pulling us in deep because Chorus: We’re down to the The hard stuff the when’s and how’s The why’d you do this and what now’s Loud voices, angry tears Sayin I was wrong, bring on the years It feels grown up, scary risky Harsh as gin, sweet as whiskey We won’t give up on our love We’ll make it through The hard stuff Verse 2: Straight up love is hard to learn There are times that It can really burn Strong enough to make you cry Hits you, leaves you stumbling Wondering why Channel: No chaser pour it on Every drop until it’s gone Chorus: Bridge On the rocks, smooth or rough I’m with you when time get tough, we're just Down ½ chorus to full: Final chorus:
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  2. 2. GO FIND THE SUNSHINE
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    Plays: 2
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    GO FIND THE SUNSHINE

                                                         
                                                            

    Go Find The Sunshine Philllip Sandifer, 2019 Yea, I hear ya I see it goin round again This time you’re the one That got singled out And it hurts me Seeing such a good friend Be the one That feels so down Just keep walkin There’s some light up ahead That’s the way It always goes It’s a choice you make It always is Yea you can sink Or you can float, so Chorus: Go find The Sunshine Yea it’s there to be embraced And when you get a little closer Let it warm your face You can overcome the darkness If you’ll turn away Into light where it gets bright Baby go find the sunshine Verse 2: Plenty of people Want to feed that frown When yo’re having A tough time And keepin your hopes up Ain’t as easy as it sounds Try to grab the good That’s out there – it’s your lifeline Bridge: There’s a lot in this world That’ll get you down But there’s a lot that’ll get you through Just don’t stop where you are It comes back around You gotta keep lookin up When it all hits you, you gotta Chorus x 2:
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  3. 3. REMIND ME TOMORROW
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    Plays: 10
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    REMIND ME TOMORROW

                                                         
                                                            

    Remind Me Tomorrow Fred Knobloch/Phillip Sandifer Didn’t see this comin Never thought I’d be running Running into you today The last thing that I need Working through memories Is your lips, those eyes, that face Where did I go wrong? Chorus: Don’t tell me now Remind me tomorrow Don’t say a single word About what we both know Baby just lean in Cuz it can wait till then Remind me tomorrow Vs2: What was that broke us Was it a new love Or just me and you How will this end We might never know Even when this night is through Am I thinking clearly? Chorus: Bridge: It’s only a night away Maybe then we’ll know, but Chorus: :
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  4. 4. WHAT THEY REALLY WANT
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    Plays: 3
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    WHAT THEY REALLY WANT

                                                         
                                                            

    What They Really Want (Phillip Sandifer) Dad, he came down hard at times Mother was a helicopter Both of them wondering What was on my mind I didn’t have much to offer Seemed like I was always wearing training wheels Bumping into this, pulling out of that Didn’t hit my groove till I’d had my fill But I think I understand looking back Chorus: What they really want Is a son or a daughter To find out what they really Want for themselves What they really want Is a child to be Grown and doing well Sometimes it’s hard to tell but That’s what they really want I know that’s what they really want I remember pulling out Of that lingering teenage mess Sortin through this, makin sense out of that And dealing with my regrets Thinkin a lot about the measure of a man And who’s measure we’re goin on A grown up life and maybe someone to share it Ain’t that what we all really want Chorus: Bridge: Well I’ve found a little solid footing And my job don’t even feel like work He’d smile if he knew what I was doing I turned out a lot different from my dad But he’d be good with that, cuz Chorus:
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  5. 5. RIGHT ABOUT KANSAS
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    Plays: 27
    Awards Best of SongU.com Award Received Interest Rising Star Award

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    RIGHT ABOUT KANSAS

                                                         
                                                            

    Right About Kansas (Phillip Sandifer) You said I wouldn’t get 200 miles Before I’d realized what I had done That I’m a good man on the inside My conscience wouldn’t let me run The road it tries to steal the blessings Girl that you bring into my life And this hard head I was born with It gets the best of me at times, but Chorus: You were right about Kansas That’s where I turned around And now I’m just south of Tulsa About an hour from town And while I knew that you’d be sleeping I needed you to hear me say I was wrong about us, but I finally woke up Right about Kansas Yea I worked the fight out of my system Once again you were right The driving got my head straight again But I could have been home lovin you tonight Chorus: Bridge: I thank God for your patience You know we always work it out Ain’t no distance stronger than our love Girl you understand me Yea this time it was…. Chorus:
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  6. 6. SHORT STORY LONG
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    SHORT STORY LONG

                                                         
                                                            

    Short Story Long (Phillip Sandifer, 2018) Took you out Hit the town Couldn’t believe What I’d found I didn’t expect Such a sweet connect You never know About the internet But this chance that we took It just might have start us our own book Now let’s make this… Chorus: Short story long Don’t want to leave you at the door Want to take you in my arms Carry you all the way home And look into forever I want every chapter Not just the notes Live every moment, baby here we go I’ll play whatever part you want We can make this - short story long Too many times I just see tonight And I leave it there Don’t really care About tomorrow Where it might go, but Girl you’ve got to know This is the life that I need You can make it complete If we make this… Chorus: ….if we can make this…. Bridge: I want to look back and read Relive every chapter You spent with me, cuz we made a… Chorus: Short story long I didn’t leave you at the door I took you in my arms Carried you all the way home Looked into forever I knew every chapter Not just the notes Cuz you said, baby here we go I played every part you wrote Why don’t we this a - short story long A short story long Let’s make a short long Short story long
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  7. 7. FIND YOUR OWN WAY
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    Plays: 45
    Awards Received Interest Rising Star Award

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    FIND YOUR OWN WAY

                                                         
                                                            

    Find Your Own Way (Phillip Sandifer) Momma said veryone wants company, but you’ve got to find your own way You will love, but you’ll also bleed, that’s how you find your own way No matter what they tell you No matter what they say She said, just keep walkin, and you will find, you‘ve got to find your own way So turn on your mind, let it lead you down the road Open your eyes, you will see a plan unfold Where all of the questions and, all of the answers will come together Chorus: Baby, when you are down, never think of giving up It comes back around, you will have strength enough To handle the pressure, it’s all a measure, of who you are inside Guitar solo with chorus (first 4 measures): Break down: No matter what they tell you No matter what they say Just keep walkin, and you will find, you’ve got to find your own Back full: No matter what they tell you No matter what they say She said, just keep walkin, and you will find, you’ve got to find your own way You’ve got to find your own way Momma said, you’ve got to find your own way
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  8. 8. THE TROUBLE WITH GUITARS (FEMALE)
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    THE TROUBLE WITH GUITARS (FEMALE)

                                                         
                                                            

    The Trouble With Guitars (Phillip Sandifer) We’d fought all afternoon, so it was bound to happen Now here I am again, reflecting on us But the quiet companion that helps me with my thoughts Is unable to stop me when I might have shared too much I decided, to write it With a common turn of phrase But he knew it, was about him The story gave itself away A too honest, sad at times Bleeding of my heart And now that I think about it That’s the trouble with guitars I tell myself no one really knows how much of it is real They’ll think, it was mostly written for the rhymes Why must I feel the need to constantly reveal? Is it really how I work things through or a creative way to hide? Chorus: Bridge: And now that my whole life’s been reconstructed in these songs Dang’d if it ain’t inviting me, to write another one, so Chorus2: I decided, to write it With a common turn of phrase It’s always about him The stories give themselves away A too honest, sad at times Bleeding of my heart And now that I think about it, now that I think about it That’s the trouble with guitars, The trouble with guitars, The trouble with guitars
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  9. 9. HEART FULL OF YOU
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    HEART FULL OF YOU

                                                         
                                                            

    HEART FULL OF YOU (Phillip Sandifer) All that time we spent building up To what I thought was a lifetime There’s never been anyone But you So full of your love I was blind the stop signs Now my heart has so much To undo, cuz there…. Chorus: Ain’t no room, ain’t no room God I’ve got to find some room With no memories turnin loose Nothing else can move Searching for new feelings But nothing’s getting through Everything I’m needing’s been Crowded out by A Heart full of you, a Heart full of you Now I’m tryin’ to reacquaint myself With the world that went on around us Play’n a little catch up With my pride But I can’t seem to find the space There’s no room for new love I’ve got too much Of you inside, now Chorus: Chorus2: Ain’t no room, ain’t no room God I’ve got find some room With no memories turnin loose Nothing else can move Searching for new feelings Nothing’s getting through Everything I’m needing’s been Crowded out by A Heart full of you, a Heart full of you A Heart full of you, a Heart full of you
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  10. 10. NO BETTER WORD (THAN GOODBYE)
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    NO BETTER WORD (THAN GOODBYE)

                                                         
                                                            

    No Better Word Than Goodbye (Phillip Sandifer) Dang all this technology Put her right in front of me I hadn’t thought of her for ages But there she was, a suggested friend Man I loved her way back when I started wandering through her pages That’s when I realized what might have been Chorus: I remembered how her love consumed me Long before you ever knew me Destiny has its reasons But at the time I couldn’t see them Sometimes there ain’t no better word No sometimes there ain’t no better word – than goodbye, goodbye, goodbye, girl goodbye Well you crashed into my life Showed me what real love looks like Baby you are the perfect woman, it's Strange how time becomes a better lens Chorus: Bridge: She once meant the world to me But I'm forever here with you Where I was always meant to be Chorus: There ain’t no better, no better word than goodbye
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  11. 11. THAT KIND OF LONELY
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    THAT KIND OF LONELY

                                                         
                                                            

    That Kind Of Lonely (Phillip Sandifer, 2015) I walked the highway between Lockhart and Austin Slept in a field as the rain washed me clean Days without voices, nights of wrong choices Chasing away those on whom I might lean It’s not a quiet, but it’s a silence It’s not a road, but it’s an escape Have you ever been that kind of lonely Have you ever felt that kind of pain Would you ever go to the edge of your conscience Just so you might find some undisturbed space That kind of lonely I try to reach, for a rope to grab hold of But I shake in the dark, and I’m numb to the touch It’s not a sin, but it’s a problem It’s not a weight, but it drags me down Chorus: Bridge: That kind of lonely, it is a sinking depression that's only…misunderstood Chorus:
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  12. 12. LIFE MOVED ON
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    LIFE MOVED ON

                                                         
                                                            

    LIFE MOVED ON (PHILLIP SANDIFER) WHERE DID EVERYBODY GO TIME HAS PASSED ME BY, I FEEL SO ALONE WHERE HAVE I BEEN I WAS LIVING IN YESTERDAY BUT THEN YESTERDAY ENDED YOU TOOK THE PLANE TO CALIFORNIA AND I STAYED HOPING YOU’D COME HOME BUT LIFE MOVED ON, IT TOOK A WHILE TO SEE IT I WAS SO WRAPPED UP IN YOU I WAS WRONG, I THOUGHT WE WERE FOREVER BUT IT JUST WASN’T TRUE AND WHILE I STOOD HERE HOPING, DREAMING, WISHING LIVING IN A SONG LIFE MOVED ON BABE I HOPE YOU’RE WELL THINGS ARE STILL THE SAME ROUND HERE BEST I CAN TELL BUT IT’S STARTED TO SINK IN YOU’RE NEVER COMIN BACK AND I’VE GOT TO START BELIEVING (CHORUS) AND I COULD STAND HERE HOPING, DREAMING WISHING THAT YOU WEREN’T GONE BUT LIFE MOVED ON, IT JUST TOOK A WHILE TO SEE IT I WAS SO WRAPPED UP IN YOU I WAS WRONG WE DIDN’T HAVE FOREVER BUT WE SURE HAD A LOVE ME AND YOU YEA LIFE MOVED ON, IT’S TIME TO GET IT TOGETHER AND FIND SOMEONE NEW A LOVE THAT’S STRONG, ONE THAT MAY LAST FOREVER TURNS OUT IT JUST WASN’T YOU AND I WILL WALK ON HOPING DREAMING WISHING LIVING IN A SONG CUZ LIFE MOVED ON, LIFE MOVED, LIFE MOVED ON AND NOW I’VE MOVED ON
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  13. 13. LOOKING FOR A WAR
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    LOOKING FOR A WAR

                                                         
                                                            

    Looking For A War When Billy joined the army he was no more than a child He was tough and he was crazy he was bad and he was wild He thought that high adventure was the thing he'd waited for So he left his home and his family and went looking for a war There are battles fought for glory, there are battles fought in vain The are victories won for no one, but you win them all the same And when the days stretch out forever and you can't take it anymore You load your heart with weapons and go looking for a war, looking for a war When Billy came back home again the change was clear to see He'd learned the things we should never know, forgot who he used to be He hurt the ones who loved him like he never had before It's hard to live in peace when you are looking for a war Chorus: Bridge: We think they may not see us Through the anger in their eyes In fact they may just be us Only less disguised Dodging missiles in the traffic, that explode outside our doors It's hard to find relief When you're looking for a war Chorus:
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  14. 14. THAT WIND
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    THAT WIND

                                                         
                                                            

    That Wind (Phillip Sandifer, 2016) You’d rock in that beat up chair Southern wind running through your hair I’d look across the patio Past the fountain to your grin But then you left Heaven called you home Now Autumn’s rolling in again And here I go rememberin Every year the wind reminds me How much I loved you There’s no way to leave behind me All that we walked through It’s been so long But the feeling’s still strong And it’s pickin up again That wind, reminds me I planted trees All across the backyard They frame the view I had of you Help me see your face And when that beat up chair starts rockin The wind seems like it’s talkin Stirrin up the memories Of when you filled up this place, yea Chorus: Baby it may die down one day Maybe even the memories too Till then I’ll keep Holding on to you Chorus:
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  15. 15. SHE USED TO BELIEVE
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    SHE USED TO BELIEVE

                                                         
                                                            

    She Used To Believe (In Me) (Phillip Sandifer, 2018) We started out together, the world in front of us Two hearts just hoping to get by We shared it all but then, I made it really tough Let her down now we’re trying to survive My eyes told her, then her touch grew colder, but She used to believe in me That used to be all I’d need For her to Know where I was going And know that I’d get there But we got lost somewhere on the way Cuz I didn’t keep my promises Still, she used to believe in me With my tendency, to try and bury All this guilt in a bottle and dumb choices She said to me it would come out one day And when it does, it might destroy us We are here now, it’s all bleeding out, but Chorus: Bridge: Still she said, if could learn To give all, she’d meet me there At that place, where love returns And I might find, my way back to where Chorus:
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  16. 16. ANOTHER SONG ABOUT TEXAS
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    ANOTHER SONG ABOUT TEXAS

                                                         
                                                            

    Another Song About Texas (Phillip Sandifer, Hope Sandifer) I love the coast, city walking, window shopping And I love the most, you and I in the middle of it all But when you get homesick for more room and less style I’ll get out my guitar, and take you there for while baby Chorus1: I’ll sing you a song about spaces far and wide Paint you a picture of a river walk, with me by your side Give you the gift of warmer weather in your mind I’ll sing you another song about Texas Vs. 2 I love morning coffee at a café near the park But I know you dream of wakin’ up in a tent under the stars So, let’s get out of this traffic, drive across the open plain I’ll grab that ole guitar, and take us there again Chorus2: I’ll sing you a song where the cowboy gets the girl Another song about that rugged and romantic world Take you along to a ranch that’s bigger than this city I’ll sing you another song about Texas Bridge: Oh baby I’ll be your window to a million childhood dreams That were mostly an idea, only sometimes a reality It’s so much more about you, listening to me Making up another song about Texas Chorus3: I’ll sing you a song where the woman falls in love With the singer from the coast who can’t play guitar enough And I will live with you and love you in this city While I sing you another song about Texas Oh baby, I’ll sing you another song about Texas I’ll sing you another song about Texas
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  17. 17. IF YOU SEE TAYLOR
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    IF YOU SEE TAYLOR

                                                         
                                                            

    If You See Taylor (Phillip Sandifer, 2018) Yea I was that guy, in that country song The one that she put down, cuz he had done her wrong Well I’ve grown up a now, I’m on my own Learned a thing or two, about what I really want But now she won’t take my call So would you tell her for me If you see Taylor, tell her that I didn’t mean it It took a while for me to find my feet I think I finally get what it means to be a lover Now you’re all I’ve got, I’m trying to reach That special southern girl, I couldn’t understand I didn’t really know how to be her man If you see Taylor tell her that I’m really sorry Yea I know it’s been, too many years I know I’m slow, it just takes me that long It’s clear to see, she’s out of reach In a different league, yea she’s more than moved on I know she’s got a whole new life now But I’ve gotta tell her somehow Chorus: Yea I’ve circled back with an apology All I really want, all that I need Is for her to somehow see That boys can grow up too Chorus:
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  18. 18. WHERE LOVE GROWS WILDER
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    WHERE LOVE GROWS WILDER

                                                         
                                                            

    Where Love Grows Wilder (Phillip Sandifer) Took a left out of Fielding’s Wood Headed west to Navasota 8:00 am puts us there round 10 We'll pack and head towards Oklahoma Been gettin tighter every day The money and the protocol We got to go find us a place to breathe If we don’t we might lose it all Gas ain't cheap, but our love is deep The weather's warm But it's getting milder The work's slowed down Baby’s let’s go find us a town That understands we all need that place Where live grows wilder, where love grows wilder Well we’ve work in vain trying to define The boundaries of a southern town It’s clear we just don’t fit in here And we’re not a puzzle anyhow But our love is real And baby it ain’t measured by what other’s think It'll grow stronger anywhere As long as it's wild and free Chorus: And no one’s putting fences around us Where we’re set free to follow that wild path of love Chorus:
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  19. 19. SWEET MORNING FIRE
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    SWEET MORNING FIRE

                                                         
                                                            

    Sweet Morning Fire (Phillip Sandifer) We grabbed some matches And some blankets To contend with the Georgia frost Found a clearing at sunrise Then we got a little lost Sweet morning fire Comin all undone Comin all undone She pulled me down beside her Nowhere To run Got nowhere to run The leaves whisper around us A distant highway awakes The dawn intrudes, but still enthused Her lips explore my face Chorus: Bridge: Hearts on fire in the night Young desire Into the morning light Chorus:
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  20. 20. I HOPE YOU KNOW
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    I HOPE YOU KNOW

                                                         
                                                            

    I Hope You Know (Phillip Sandifer, 2019) You know you saved me I was driftwood in a wandering stream Girl you changed me Gave me direction and some company You’re everything that is good And everything that I need Chorus: And I hope you know Just how it breaks down inside me I don’t always show The side that says how much I need Everything you are Baby I hope you know When you are near me There is this inner strength that takes control Helps me see more clearly The deeper colors that I’d never known And baby I understand You make me a better man Chorus: Bridge: What I can’t always show And when those words come so slow, still Chorus:
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  21. 21. ANGELA'S PRAYER
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    ANGELA'S PRAYER

                                                         
                                                            

    Angela’s Prayer Her Momma told her daddy that she’s leaving him And poor little Angela’s world crashes in They’ve been together as long as she’s known And that’s a whole handle when you’re seven years old And though she barely knows how to pray She begs God to somehow make her mommy stay Chorus1: She prays “God please make mommy love daddy again Whatever he’s done please help her to forgive him It’s all that I want and God if you’re there If it helps you remember – call it “Angela’s Prayer” She prays “God I know you’re busy with hate and war But it scares me to think that we we’re not a family anymore Please hear my prayer and put us together again God this is Angela asking please…if you can” And though she doesn’t quite know what to say Words aren’t what matter to God anyway She prays “God please make daddy love mommy again Whatever she's done please let her be forgiven It’s all that I want and God if you’re there If it helps you remember – call it “Angela’s Prayer” Chorus: Bridge: Well life is hard there’s so much unhappiness But to poor little Angela is all comes down do this All that matters is this Chorus1:
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  22. 22. CATFISH BREW
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    CATFISH BREW

                                                         
                                                            

    Catfish Brew Phillip Sandifer It's been a part of me since I was sixteen Texoma sunsets daddy and me He’s gone now but it’s still as sweet Catfish in the cooker beer at my feet Fry em up deep and toss me another Ain't nothing beats bein here on the water It’s me and the boys but daddy, here's to you Another memory, and a Catfish brew, nothing like sippin on a catfish brew I start licking my lips around Thursday night Saturday morning it’s feeling right The sun starts sinking and we're finally here Toss the fish in the friar break out the beer Chorus: Bridge: Now we know these days aren’t forever But for now there’s not much that’s better Out on the water, in the country sun It’s one of our favorite things to do Ending our days of our summer fun Having ourselves a Catfish brew Chorus:
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  23. 23. DON'T BE SWINGIN' NAKED ON A WRECKING BALL
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    DON'T BE SWINGIN' NAKED ON A WRECKING BALL

                                                         
                                                            

    Don’t Be Swingin' Naked On a Wrecking Ball (Phillip Sandifer, 2013 Well I know that high school can be mighty tough time Homework, homecoming looking good for the guys But you’ll figure it out, baby you’ve got the mind And I’ve only got one little piece of advice Chorus: Don’t be swinging naked on a wrecking ball Everyone will laugh and ask – “who made that call”? You’re sure to get attention from the press and all And they’ll ask “why’d you swing naked on a wrecking ball”? Oh yea! Verse 2: Just know that you’ll be asked if you’ve your flipped lid Most will write it off and say that “kids will be kids” But if you think that “fro” was funny in my annual You’ll look back and know that you…. Yes that’s really you…. You went swinging naked (or is it Necked) Don’t go swinging naked on a wrecking ball Everyone will laugh and ask – “who made that call”? You’re sure to get attention from the press and all And they’ll ask “why’d you swing naked on a wrecking ball”? Yea. Fiddle solo: Naked Bridge: Some things are best kept to themselves Other things will happen and we’ll say “oh well” They’ll cut you lots of slack for growing up and all Just don’t be swinging naked Even if you fake it You can’t retake it. No. Chorus x 2: Don’t be swinging naked on a wrecking ball Everyone will laugh and ask – “who made that call”? You’re sure to get attention from the press and all And they’ll ask “why’d you swing naked”
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  24. 24. EFFORTLESS
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    EFFORTLESS

                                                         
                                                            

    Effortless (Phillip Sandifer) Heading out the door I caught his look Boss never thinks the day is over I would do more if I could He knows I’m a faithful soldier But I thank God that One thing’s easy for me Chorus: Lov’n you is – effortless, effortless Life with you has always been effortless The grind takes its toll But our love will not grow cold cuz Lov’n you is effortless When I walk through that door Man it grabs me That how was your day grin Makes it all real It’s everlasting therapy Giving back to you everything I feel Yea, it’s lov’n you that saves me And it comes so easy baby Chorus: Bridge: It’s a reaction, a reflex to me Lov’n you baby, to me is to breathe Chorus:
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  25. 25. FINISH WELL
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    FINISH WELL

                                                         
                                                            

    Finish Well (Phillip Sandifer) Daddy noticed something was slowing down his pace The doctors gave him very little time Then he became more focused, on everybody close As if he’d gained a new lease on life And the day he passed he pulled me near, and offered this advice Finish well, finish strong Leave nothing on the table When your time is gone Cuz no one else may notice But you will surely tell When you reach the final chapters Of your life Remember this simple advice Finish Well Mattie caught the virus just shy of 32 Saving other people at St. Lukes She texted me a message one day before her last “Remember what dad said to me and you” Bother it’s your turn now, you know what to do Chorus: Bridge: A final hope from an ending life Simple words of wisdom For young and old alike Chorus:
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  26. 26. GOODNIGHT TO SARA
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    GOODNIGHT TO SARA

                                                         
                                                            

    Goodnight to Sara (Phillip Sandifer, 2014) She’s left him, the preacher, that she had married He’d thrown her down the stairs for the last time She grabbed the kids from school and took them to the plane Called him from Houston when she felt safe Say goodnight to Sara, he told the older kids Tell her, I’ll drop her blanket in the mail If Sam has nightmares just sit with him a while Get a goodnight’s sleep, say your prayers I’ll call back on the weekend She blamed him, he blamed her, the kids they blamed themselves His pride and denial kept him awkwardly at ease He wrote and reached out to them carefully But his strange composure was always hard to read Say goodnight to Sara, he wrote the older kids Tell her I’ll drop her present in the mail If Sam’s still having nightmares just sit with him a while Get a goodnight’s sleep, say your prayers I’ll write back in the fall Bridge: But he died without us ever knowing His explanation for the past, we never got to ask Say goodnight to Sara, the child he barely knew So young she had no memory of the past And I’m still having nightmares of mother tumbling down those stairs I still can’t sleep but I say my prayers And I say goodnight to Sara Goodnight to Sara
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  27. 27. I WANT HER BAD
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    I WANT HER BAD

                                                         
                                                            

    I Want Her Bad (tempo 132) (Phillip Sandifer, 2013) Intro: Verse I: Well she’s the one everybody says is off limits But she’s the one that puts me in a trance How’m I supposed to work when I’m around her When all I think about is getting my chance Chorus: I want her bad, but everybody says that she’s unreachable I just want her to know, that I’m here if she’s agreeable We could make a whole lot of love and have even more fun Maybe she’s the one – I sure want her…………bad Verse II: Well that girl is really out of my league But those heels make her taller than she really is I’m gonna ask her out and let the chips fall where they fall Cuz I just can’t…. stand it Chorus: Guitar solo with verse Bridge: We’ll she’s worth me making a fool out of myself The worst thing that can happen is that she’ll Know where I am, way out here on this limb Hoping she’ll invite me in……. Chorus x 2: Ending with intro pattern
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  28. 28. IF YOU NEVER FOUND ME
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    IF YOU NEVER FOUND ME

                                                         
                                                            

    If You Never Found me (Hope Sandifer, Phillip Sandifer, 2014) VERSE 1 Summer days Came and went and saw me alone On my own Waiting for someone to sing that Simple song that only I could hear Then you came along And whispered in my ear CHORUS Now I don’t think I’d be anywhere Half this good No, I don’t think I’d be sittin’ here If I couldn’t hear you singin’ Boy I don’t know where I’d be If you never found me I wait all day In this house for you to come Anticipate The smile I know will be on my face When you walk in, you light up my life You take my hand And everything’s alright CHORUS And I don’t think I’d be anywhere Half this good No, I don’t think I’d be sittin’ here If I couldn’t hear you laughin’ Boy, I don’t know where I’d be If you never found me BRIDGE I’d be a lonely girl I’d still be walkin’ this world on my own I might be a happy girl A whole and happy girl I just wouldn’t know The kind of love we’ve grown CHORUS x2
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  29. 29. LIKE IT WAS THE FIRST TIME
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    LIKE IT WAS THE FIRST TIME

                                                         
                                                            

    Like Is Was The First Time Hope Sandifer, Phillip Sandifer, 2014 VERSE 1 I don’t wanna be the one you bow to I don’t wanna be no ball and chain Don’t wanna be the one who says no Or the one who shatters you hopes Or the one who’s always drivin’ you insane I don’t wanna wonder who you’re out with Cause I wanna be right where you are Not because I just don’t trust you Or ‘cause I’m protective of you Just because you’re still the one who has my heart CHORUS I wanna see you smile, oh-oh Baby cause you’re mine, all mine I wanna take you out, all night Spinin’ around, shinin’ bright Like it was the first time VERSE 2 Don’t wanna smother you with emotion Don’t wanna tick off all your friends Just wanna be the one on your arm And the one who keeps you from harm And the one you wanna be with till the end BRIDGE: Cause it just don’t matter How long it’s been I wanna keep on fallin’ in love again And again Don’t ever want to take you for granted No CHORUS:
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  30. 30. LOUSY WAY TO SAY GOODBYE
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    LOUSY WAY TO SAY GOODBYE VERSE 1 August was a strange time For you to go and me to find out All you’d lied about about, ya I thought I would be fine With all that change Just another thing to leave behind But I was wrong October came and I found Myself on the cold ground With leaves falling down While you were far away and warm And you haunted me then Through the streets you used to walk me down Before I knew this town, before you broke my heart CHORUS When you walked away I fell apart I didn’t know where you ended and I started And I couldn’t understand Why you’d do those things to me I loved you and I Think you chose a lousy way To say goodbye VERSE 2 Now it’s been almost a year I don’t wish you were here But random things still remind me of what once was And I wish we could be friends I still regret the way it had to end The way you let this end so casually CHORUS BRIDGE I guess I could have handled things better I could have given you a little more space But I was hurting …. And every now and then I think about the way we were How you would hold my hand And tell me things that made me feel secure And I almost miss you CHORUS But when you walked away I fell apart I didn’t know where you ended and I started And I couldn’t understand Why you’d do those things to me I loved you and I Think you chose a lousy way I loved you and I Think you chose a lousy way You loved me and I Think you chose a lousy way To say goodbye
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  31. 31. MY HEART, YOUR HOME
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    MY HEART, YOUR HOME

                                                         
                                                            

    My Heart, Your Home (Hope Sandifer, Phillip Sandifer, 2013) Bright eyed and… innocent I made my heart your home Without any hesitance I shared all I own And you let me And you loved me For a season, or a few Then you left me Now you haunt me And there’s nothing I can do So I CHORUS Lock the doors And I…. pace around the room You know, you used to be here We would sleep here So I move… furniture around And try to make things new So I can forget you But these walls still know your sound People come and ring the bell And I stand to let them in These floors remind me how hard I fell So I sit back down again And they knock on the windows But I choose to close the blinds And they wonder why I’m broken And I’m lonely all the time, cuz I CHORUS BRIDGE Oh and I’ve tried To climb the stairs And put our pictures in the attic Sometimes I go outside To breathe air But this cold heart just won’t have it So I CHORUS Lock the doors And I…. pace around the room You used to be here We would sleep here So I move… furniture around I try to make things new Try to forget you But these walls still know your sound Bright eyed and… innocent I made my heart your home
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  32. 32. NEVER TOO OLD TO CRY
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    NEVER TOO OLD TO CRY

                                                         
                                                            

    NEVER TOO OLD TO CRY PHILLIP SANDIFER ANSWERS ARE IN SHORT SUPPLY FOR THIS SENSELESS ACT OF RAGE REASONS DON’T APPLY HERE THESE CHILDREN DIED IN VAIN NUMB BEFORE THE SCREEN I TRY TO ABSORB THIS GUY'S 15 TICKS OF FAME AND IT’S CUT ME TO THE CORE I MAY BE TOO OLD TO BOW TO PRESSURE TOO OLD TO PICK A FIGHT TOO OLD TO LAUGH AT DANGER TOO OLD TO RUN AND HIDE BUT AS LONG AS THE STRONG HURT THE WEAK AS LONG AS PEOPLE HATE AND CHILDREN DIE I'M NEVER TOO OLD TO CRY WELL I SEE SO MUCH DAMAGE THAT'S CREATED NEEDLESSLY VIOLENCE AND DESTRUCTION USED AS A REMEDY NOT THAT MUCH HAS CHANGED SINCE OUR PLAYGROUND DAYS EXCEPT WE'RE ALL GROWN UP NOW AND THE WEAPONS CAUSE REAL PAIN CHORUS: I WILL NEVER BE TOO OLD TO SEE THE UNENDING NEED AND TEARS OF HOPE AND SADNESS SHOULD GET THE BEST OF ME CHORUS:
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  33. 33. ONE THING YOU WON'T LOSE
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    ONE THING YOU WON'T LOSE

                                                         
                                                            

    ONE THING YOU WON'T LOSE I see it in your face You didn’t mean to say those things That hurt me last night Your eyes, they break my heart I know this life gets hard on you But we’ll make it through I believe in you and CHORUS HEY! Things will come back around again We’re gonna know what it’s like to live Come kick off your shoes and be with me HEY! I love you more than yesterday Tomorrow will be the same You bet your whole life through I’m one thing you won’t lose VERSE 2 Come here into these arms Let me undo the harm this day Has done to you I know your soul is good There’s no other man who could Love me like you do CHORUS BRIDGE I know dark will fall We won’t have all the answers Our demons will call Sometimes we’ll feel like givin’ up Darlin don’t give u CHORUS
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  34. 34. SHE TAKES THE PARTY WITH HER
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    SHE TAKES THE PARTY WITH HER

                                                         
                                                            

    She Takes The Party With Her (Phillip Sandifer) Well she’s comin down the stairs with her red dress on Austin here she comes Heading down town on a Thursday night Ain’t got no plans cuz the money’s tight We swing into the Shell to grab some gas The boy behind the counter had to ask Hey, where’s the party ya’ll are lookin so fine I say it’s wherever she goes tonight She takes the party, she takes party with her It’s going her way, the woman’s undeterred Don’t matter where she goes, or what she might disturb She takes the party, she takes party with her Well it’s a park it’s a bar it’s a swimming hole I love to watch the night unfold Got a heart for play and a mind that knows She’ll bring the fun wherever she goes Chorus: Bridge: She’s got an endless smile and a crazy laugh She takes a love for loud to wherever she’s at Chorus:
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  35. 35. SHOULD HAVE THOUGHT ABOUT THAT
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    SHOULD HAVE THOUGHT ABOUT THAT

                                                         
                                                            

    Should Have Thought About That Phillip Sandifer, 2013 I just reacted to the news the other day I quit my job and moved out of LA Went up to Bakersfield and joined a country band To feed my soul and stop working for the man But I got to live somewhere, I gotta have something to eat My band ain’t playing much, Pandora’s stole my royalties My whole life can be downloaded, digitize me, change the facts And I guess I should have thought about that Well I went on up to Fresno to buy a piece of land I’s gonna work it for my food and feed the band But the local politicians are flipping farmland in a scam We couldn’t eat the sidewalks so I headed north again I got to live somewhere, gotta have something to eat My band ain’t playing much, Pandora’s stole my royalties My whole life can be downloaded, digitize me change the facts And I guess I should have thought about that Bridge: When I got to Sacramento I was dead broke from the trip A friend of mine says all the money’s now in Cannabis What used to kill you, feeds you, if you just bend a few facts And I sure wish I’d have thought about that Chorus: We all got to live somewhere, gotta have something to eat My band ain’t playing much and Pandora’s stole my royalties My whole life can be downloaded, digitize me change the facts And I guess I should have thought about that I guess I should have thought about that Yes I guess I should have thought about that
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  36. 36. TAKE IT OUTSIDE
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    TAKE IT OUTSIDE

                                                         
                                                            

    Take It Outside Phillip Sandifer, 2014 Man didn’t Donny take it on the chin Took about a year till she was on to him Came home one morning when the bars closed down Found his life on the lawn spread all around Take it outside, take it away Get it all gone, she was heard to say I’ve had my fill, there’s nothing left to waste I’ve done my time, we gave it a try Now take it outside Well he picked up where she left him Found another sucker who would take him in His puppy smile, they think it says a lot Then they find he’s a stray, never had its shots Take it outside, take it away Get it all gone, is what they say I’ve my fill, there’s nothin left to waste I’ve done my time, we gave it a try Now take it outside Solo: Bridge: It gets really real cozy, downright rosy for while But when it all breaks down, his laundry can be seen for Miles, and miles and miles Chorus: Take it outside, take it away Get it all gone, they we heard to say I’ve my fill, there’s nothin left to waste I’ve done my time, we gave it a try Now take it outside (repeat chorus)
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  37. 37. UNDERTOW
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    UNDERTOW

                                                         
                                                            

    Undertow (Phillip Sandifer, 2014) It’s 2:00 am and I’m calling your number Can’t seem to erase it from my memory We keep saying goodbye but you’re makin me wonder When you that it’s over, what the hell to mean Chorus: I keep trying to leave, ain’t no place to stand Can’t seem to keep my balance anymore I never know if I’m on solid ground I can’t seem to find my way back to the shore You’re pullin at me boy you know You’re like an undertow, you’re like an undertow (2nd chorus) I know I’ve got to get past you to a better place But just when things are lookin up, boy you drag me down I've got to get a little air, find a little space If this lasts much longer, you know I’m gonna drown Chorus: Bridge: Until I break free, I’ll just stay here on my knees Won’t go deep no one else, until I learn to stand again myself Chorus:
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  38. 38. WHAT I SHOULD'VE SAID
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    WHAT I SHOULD'VE SAID

                                                         
                                                            

    What I Should've Said (Phillip Sandifer) I told her that I understood People walk away from love everyday It’s just the way it is That’s what I told myself anyway I didn’t want to seem demanding But now she’s gone and I can’t stand it Chorus: What I should've said, is baby don’t to this How’m I ever gonna find my heart again But that’s not what I did, I kept it all inside So I’ll go on and try to do the best I can Keep myself from thinking about her Try to find my way without her But baby don’t go – that’s what I should've said Vs. 2 I’d tried to find the words to say But I just couldn’t do it face to face Does she know how I really feel? I never fought to try to make her stay Chorus: Bridge: If I’d have just fought that goodbye – I might have worked out better Now there are no words to describe – the thought of losing her forever Chorus:
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  39. 39. WHICH WOMAN
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    WHICH WOMAN

                                                         
                                                            

    Which Woman (Phillip Sandifer, 2013) Which woman is gonna walk through that door I’ve been wondering all night Will it be the woman who’s gonna want to cozy up to me Or the woman who gonna try to start a fight Chorus: You are two sides of the same coin When rowdy’s on your mind I never know who’s comin home Who’s gonna come inside The one I fell in love with or the one that’s out on the edge Which woman – an all night lover Or a mess of pain instead, baby tell me which woman, which woman Verse 2: I thought I knew what I was getting in for But I just didn’t understand You like to have fun, get undone, take the edge off of your day But that side of you can really get out of hand Chorus: Bridge: Let me tell you, baby your loving side's better Your inner wild child is giving us nothing but stress Just come on home, baby leave it alone, I’ve got a better plan Take off your boots I’ll chase you around that bed Chorus: You are two sides of the same coin When rowdy’s on your mind I never know who’s comin home Who’s gonna come inside The one I fell in love with or the one that’s out on the edge Which woman – an all night lover Or a night (mess) of pain instead, baby tell me which woman, is coming home tonight Which woman…..are we gonna love or are we gonna fight Baby tell me which woman
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  40. 40. FOREVER HOME
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    FOREVER HOME

                                                         
                                                            

    FOREVER HOME (Phillip Sandifer, 2014) There he was, just as the caller said Tucked behind the brush, near the fire station door The chief took him in, to this designated shelter And they cared for the infant until they knew more And in the tapestry of circumstance they hoped That somehow this baby would not end up alone Lives collide, in the playing out of providence Routine, desperation, hopelessness and hope And who knows why, but sometimes in the chaos The strong help the weak and in an ensemble of need A child finds a forever home Just a normal day, work to do, bills to pay A call comes in that was gonna change their lives A baby had been found, it may be just what they’d longed for But they must give an answer by this afternoon at 5:00 And in a family about to change forever Hope raises its voice, pulls them together Chorus: Bridge: Links in a chain, each part is played Help is the constant, hope is the glue It’s hard to explain, but sometimes pain Leads to the answers nobody knew Chorus full:
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  41. 41. GOOD USE OF YOUR TIME
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    GOOD USE OF YOUR TIME

                                                         
                                                            

    Good Use of Your Time Phillip Sandifer It started with a lunch, then drinks after work Did a little dancin, that never hurts Hit a few movies and concert halls Now we’re tearin up the phone, went from texting to talkin We’re almost there, the pressure’s on Stay with me now, we’re almost home Chorus: Pop the cork, place that bet It will be your best move yet Order up the finest wine Celebrate what you will find You’re gonna see, even agree I will be a good use of your time, a good use of your time I’m feeling you inching closer when we dance Thinkin’ you’re with me as I’m takin’ this chance Your eyes are getting wider, I’m sure that I see That look, that yes, inviting me Trust me now, you’ll be glad It just might be the best thing you’ve ever had Bridge: I love seein that maybe grin Watchin it turn into “baby I’m in” Chorus:
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  42. 42. GOODBYE COLORADO (HELLO JAMIE)
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    GOODBYE COLORADO (HELLO JAMIE)

                                                         
                                                            

    Goodbye Colorado (Hello Jamie) (Phillip Sandifer, 2013) So goodbye Colorado I took a shot at ever after for a while But now I’m heading back to Austin Where the weather’s warm and I’ll find Jamie’s smile I’ll live without the mountain moments The Streams of blue paradise I will miss the those sun kissed meadows in the morning But Jamie, I miss her all the time So Goodbye Colorado You were everything I always hoped you’d be I’m grateful for the time you gave me And it was that time that helped me see That girl I’m not the right man for you This is more your home than mine There may be moments of regret for my choices But Jamie, I just miss her all the time (tremeolo solo begins here) I miss her all the time Bridge: So goodbye Colorado, you were always kind to me You help me see that there’s a woman I can’t live without Waiting back in Austin - hello Jamie So Goodbye Colorado (hello Jamie), goodbye Colorado (hello Jamie), goodbye Colorado (hello Jamie)
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  43. 43. HAD A HAND IN IT
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    HAD A HAND IN IT

                                                         
                                                            

    Had A Hand In It (Phillip Sandifer) We started out so strong Just like a Tennessee song But when it started to fade, we both knew it The sharp sides exposed Like the thorns on the rose We just couldn’t get over or through it And while it doesn’t matter who’s to blame Chorus: I’d give anything for a do over now We tried, but as I’ve sorted it all out We sure blamed each other then But if we started being honest again I know, and you know We both had hand in it Dividing our friends Was never our intent It just happened along with our ending Yea the swords got drawn They did a lot of harm I think it had a lot to do with winning A well placed word or two may have slipped out, but Chorus: In the moment there are sides But looking back I’ve realized Chorus:
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  44. 44. I GOT NOTHIN
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    I GOT NOTHIN

                                                         
                                                            

    I Got Nothin (Phillip Sandifer) I was making a life for us Building on the time that was So sweet, so real, so right But you left, then came right back Like you were checking out where you were at Yea you could not decide Girl something about the way you hedged Shut me down, then all my feelings left, now Chorus: I got nothing Baby even if I tried I couldn’t find a way To make this work – no, I got nothing When you left It tripped some kind of switch Like a breaker To avoid the hurt – ain’t that something Baby our love has died No there ain’t another ounce inside I got nothing Yea I’ve tried to restart those feelings I’ve never seen a love this fleeting It’s weird, and it’s new, to me Cause I’m that guy that folds in about a minute But when you left me girl my feelings ended Chorus: Bridge: I’ve never seen my heart get whole so fast Now I can’t believe I thought this love would last - chorus
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  45. 45. MONEY ON YOUR GOOD TIME
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    MONEY ON YOUR GOOD TIME

                                                         
                                                            

    Money On Your Good Time (Phillip Sandifer, 2015) Yea I got around 6 days off from the daily grind Been looking to get to someplace we both could unwind But you can’t get no time off so we’ll take one of those staycations Time and money on you baby and some home grown memory makin There you go dancing cross the floor Just like you’ve done a thousand times before That look, that smile baby You’re in motion, and its fine I could’ve gone down to Mexico With the kids and the surf and the marguaritos But I’d never get you off my mind I’d rather put my money on your good time So go buy yourself a party dress and a new pair of dancing shoes It don’t matter if no one else sees things the way I do We’ll hit all your restaurants, pick up your favorite wine Yea spending money on you baby, there ain’t a better use of my time, man… Bridge: Why even try to fight all the travel regulations When we can make up our own rules and be our own recreation Chorus:
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  46. 46. NEVER GETS SAID
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    NEVER GETS SAID

                                                         
                                                            

    Never Gets Said (Phillip Sandifer, 2016) Dad and I go to the diner Coffee, eggs no conversation We treat each other like outsiders But there’s no peace in isolation That’s been our pattern, it’s both our faults Years of deflecting, few words at all And I keep wondering, if there’s a way in, all the things I’d ask him, cuz There are bruises on my heart, I still feel There are memories and scars that, just won’t heal And the greatest need of all, my biggest regret Is what we really need to say – never gets said, no it never gets said So it all just stays unspoken His leaving, the loss of it all Their 22 year marriage broken Mother and I left hurting all alone and lost They both made mistakes, best I can tell But none of us have handled it well So we just push, each other away – yea we put it off till one day Chorus: Bridge: …….No it never gets said I want to share with him my sorrow Approach him as a friend I say I will tomorrow And I miss the moment once again Chorus x 2:
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  47. 47. NO ROAD BACK
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    NO ROAD BACK

                                                         
                                                            

    No Road Back (Phillip Sandifer, 2018 Yea I’ve burned the ships, barred the door Can’t go back anymore I’ve tossed the map, removed the app Nothing but forward Ain’t got a net, it’s an all in bet and We ain’t seen nothing yet It’s a full commit, and there’s not an exit Or a border I ain’t leavin no bread crumbs Cuz I’m counting on getting lost Your love it motivates me Starts my motor baby Climb in, we’ll take a spin With no road back There’s no point in lingering It’s 85 if it’s anything Full speed, you and me And no road back Yea we’ll drive it fast, drive it loose Somehow we’ll find our groove Gravel or pavement Uphill or down There ain’t no alternate routes We’ll just have to find our way Chorus: Guitar solo with chorus: And when that evening sky is nearing I’ll find us a place to land We’ll pull on over into a clearing Get out our overnight plan Chorus x 2
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  48. 48. RECONCILED
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    RECONCILED

                                                         
                                                            

    Reconciled (Phillip Sandifer, 2014) May I forgive my sister May I forgive my brother May you replace Lord the hardness of my heart May I release all anger May I release all hurt Draw us closer, let us not remain apart Chorus: I cannot forgive, help me to forgive Lord that I may live, Reconciled, Reconciled (Repeat Chorus) vs. 2 Help me to know my nature Help me to know you Father Help me remember who all things are done through Help me to call upon you Help me to give unto you For what you bring together nothing can undo Chorus:
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  49. 49. YESTERDAY'S COFFEE
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    YESTERDAY'S COFFEE

                                                         
                                                            

    Yesterday’s Coffee (Phillip Sandifer, 2018) I first saw her in an outdoor café A mile from my neighborhood I was singing to the radio She was reading a book I realized That right before my eyes Was this out of reach woman But who goes thinking when A girl like her begins To smile at a man like me We heated up a romance That teetered on the edge even as it began I thought we didn’t have a chance I ain’t no Renaissance man Oh I love her, she is culture And I’m yesterday’s coffee, yesterday’s coffee I started hanging round a tough crowd, her crowd Sticking out like a sore thumb I’m loud and she is so refined But that’s all part of the fun Cuz, ain’t no pedigree Worth a worth a lick to me But I want that woman She won’t make me change Who I am, just sayin This girl lets me be me Chorus: Bridge: There’s a strong attraction On the verge of lasting Even though it breaks lots of rules Our worlds colliding A weird exciting Woman and the dude Chorus:
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  50. 50. WORTH IT
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    Worth It (Phillip Sandifer) You say your daddy warned you about me That I’d come on stronger than you’d ever seen And I’d try to take you across that line Well you can’t stop love when it’s on the move Baby I’m blind to everything but you And I have to agree that your daddy was right, and …. It’s gonna be worth it when we cross that bridge Shut out the world they’ll get over it Hearts locked together like ours Baby we can’t lose There’ll be trouble but we won’t get hurt And in the end girl it’s all gonna work All that matters is comin’ down to me and you And it’ll be …worth it, and it’ll be worth it Vs2: You say that you’ve heard these words before Baby hold on there’s a whole lot more Let me describe where we’re about to go There’s this place where we’ve never been And it appears when you give in We’re gettin closer, girl don’t say no Chorus: Bridge: If we can’t put out this fire, let’s let it burn Stop walking this wire, baby it’s our turn Chorus:
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  51. 51. THEN ONE DAY
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    THEN ONE DAY

                                                         
                                                            

    Then One Day (Phillip Sandifeer) Bouncing around a town that couldn’t hold me Runnin from anyone that sought my soul No room for causes, no one was gonna own me Or send me down a road I wouldn't go I'd made a fine life out of discontent Planning to live there till this whole thing ends Chorus: Then one day She walked through the door And nothing I had built around me Mattered anymore She found a place Within my desperate heart To plant a seed That grew into A love, a life now ours I was wasting away Then one day I rolled my eyes at every happy ending Out in real world nothing ends that neat I might have smiled, but I was just pretending Now I'm amazed that love could dig so deep I was an island that was made of stone Could not have saved myself I was too far gone Chorus: Bridge: What she saw in me I could not see Something or someone told her I could be redeemed Chorus:
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  52. 52. THE TROUBLE WITH GUITARS
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    THE TROUBLE WITH GUITARS

                                                         
                                                            

    The Trouble With Guitars (Phillip Sandifer) We’d fought all afternoon, so it was bound to happen Now here I am again, reflecting on us But the quiet companion that helps me with my thoughts Is unable to stop me when I might have shared too much I decided, to write it With a common turn of phrase But she knew it, was about her The story gave itself away A too honest, sad at times Bleeding of my heart And now that I think about it That’s the trouble with guitars I tell myself no one really knows how much of it is real They’ll think, it was mostly written for the rhymes Why must I feel the need to constantly reveal? Is it really how I work things through or a creative way to hide? Chorus: Bridge: And now that my whole life’s been reconstructed in these songs Dang’d if it ain’t inviting me, to write another one, so Chorus: I decided, to write it With a common turn of phrase It’s always about her The stories give themselves away A too honest, sad at times Bleeding of my heart And now that I think about it, and now that I think about it That’s the trouble with guitars The trouble with guitars The trouble with guitars
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  53. 53. HUNGER DRIVES
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    HUNGER DRIVES

                                                         
                                                            

    Hunger Drives (Phillip Sandifer) Your hair brushed against my face Yet even as you turn away I’m drawn into your Next reaction It may be just a simple look That reaches into me like a hook Pulls me closer to our Sweet distraction The Hunger Drives, it’s alive Yea a burning from inside Don’t you know, the control Girl we lost it long ago It’s a pull, it’s a leading A love that’s bound to be Can’t escape it It’s you and it’s me A clear destiny We can run, we can walk It draws us as we talk This magnet, this fire won’t die Yea the hunger drives As we push the world away Our love deepens every day With its appetite for New sensations We throw time into this mix What was strong has now grown rich And I only have one Explanation Chorus: Bridge: Once we were fighting it Now we’re inviting it To take complete control Chorus:
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  54. 54. ALL BY GRACE
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    ALL BY GRACE

                                                         
                                                            

    All By Grace Intro: F Dm Gsus G C Am F Gsus C F C F C F C Throughout the patterns of my life - all by grace Am F C Who I have become inside - all by grace F Dm Nothing on my own be done C Am No where but your love to run F Gsus G Everything I am Lord - all by grace C F C Whenever hope compels my heart - all by grace Am F C Whenever near or set apart - all by grace F Dm Drawn to know the deeper truth C Am That draws the human soul to You F Gsus G Everything I am Lord - all by grace F Dm Gsus G C All by grace that survives pride's interruptions F Dm Gsus G C All by grace that encounters vain concerns F Dm Gsus G C Let me Lord receive it Help live like I believe it Am F Knowing that your grace is needed Gsus G C F C All by grace Repeat all:
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  55. 55. NOT FORGOTTEN
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    NOT FORGOTTEN

                                                         
                                                            

    Not Forgotten (Phillip Sandifer, 2014) When the plant closed your line you found work in another There are children at home needing food Yea you’ll turn on a dime, when that's what it takes to recover You’ve never not known what to do And you’re not forgotten, though you are unseen By the millions who don’t know what you do You’re not forgotten, just out of sight and out of mind But this world wouldn’t work without you Well you’ll get up at four to deliver all those papers And each day you’ll pray for good news Quiet time with God, begging for more strength and favor Another working mom just trying to get through And you’re not forgotten, though you are unseen By the millions who don’t know what you do You’re not forgotten, just out of sight and out of mind But this world wouldn’t work without you Bridge: And there are your children who are missing you And there are the men who have stayed true But mostly there are the mirrors that you pass every day That remind you “this world would never work without you” You’re not forgotten, though you are unseen By the millions who don’t know what you do You’re not forgotten, just out of sight and out of mind But this world wouldn’t work without you No you’re not forgotten, though you are unseen All you millions of working moms who Are not forgotten, just out of sight and out of mind But this world wouldn’t work without you No this world would never work without you
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  56. 56. SEEN TOO MUCH
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    SEEN TOO MUCH

                                                         
                                                            

    Seen Too Much (Phillip Sandifer, 2015) Most of the music’s happy It fights with my conscience now Life is tough and nasty But that ain’t what we sing about Don’t need a break from my reality I just need someone speaking some truth to me, cuz I’ve Seen too much, hurt too bad Just can’t get around it, it comes to fast Life is hard, that’s the sober truth I’ve been livin out this point of view And my eyes are tired, yea they’ve had enough I’ve seen too much Hooded soldiers on new flat screens They penetrate the daily grind They’re killing kids, and man that’s killing me What’s the point in trying to un-wind I ain’t sleeping well, there’s just too much wrong Won’t someone help me with an honest song, cuz I’ve Chorus: Bridge: And I knew it’d finally get to me This crazy distance between what I hear and see, yea I’ve Chorus:
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  57. 57. CHECK ON MOMMA
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    CHECK ON MOMMA

                                                         
                                                            

    Check On Momma (Phillip Sandifer, 2018) I tried to save her They didn’t think She wanted to get Any older They had in their head To them she just Wasn’t acting like The same mother They needed to believe That they knew her Better than any of the others So they grabbed the controls The youngest The foolish one She pulled the plug On her Her moves and maneuvers Saw to it That she was a goner So little truth And no one was Willing to confront her And I moved too damn slow God hold her hand She was a beautiful woman And if you can Every once in a while Won’t you check on Momma Check on Momma Then came the aftermath Another nightmare Of indiscretions They circled the wagons Published a lie To feed their obsessions Even the lawyer blushed As he blustered Then threatened, and threatened Maybe mother was Lucky to escape Chorus: Bridge: When you lean away From the day to day You can see it all clearly This was a life being remade And a plan was hatched early Now all we have is the photographs And the rest is on Ebay Mother’s life Cut down in stride And then everyone Walks away Chorus: Check on Momma Check on Momma Check on Momma
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  58. 58. NOVEMBER COLD
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    NOVEMBER COLD

                                                         
                                                            

    “November Cold (She Wants To Go Home)” (Phillip Sandifer, 2013) KC’s breakfast tacos aren’t available till noon Someone should tell KC – that’s not breakfast When my shift ends at 6:00 a.m. we’re loading up the truck Jumpin on I35 for a Southern exit Chorus: She wants to go home, where the wind is tame Won’t chill you to the bone Home, where she’ll be wearin her shorts all year long Home, where she’ll be river floating, never dancing alone The skies are blue and the sunsets are strong My baby's got November Cold And she wants to go home We’re tired of keeping the house up just to suit the neighbors tastes Where we’re from all the back yards run together Our parties they are outside and not down in a basement We knew that we could not last here forever And she wants to go home, where the wind is tame Won’t chill you to the bone Home, where she’ll be wearin her shorts all year long Home, where she’ll be river floating, never dancing alone The skies are blue and the sunsets are strong Baby’s got November cold And she wants to go…. Bridge: Home, where her memories Both good and bad are strong Home, where her momma needs her now Just to help her get along Chorus: It's time to go home, where the wind is tame Won’t chill you to the bone where she’ll be wearing those cute shorts all year long where she’ll be river floating, never dancing alone The skies are blue and those sunsets are strong (repeat from primary chorus, then) My baby’s got November cold, my baby’s got November cold it’s time to take her home, And get out of this November cold (it’s time to take her home” And get out of this November cold (it’s time to take her home) and get out of this November cold, (it’s time to take her home) and get out of this November cold
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  59. 59. WHAT HAPPENED TO THE LAST GUY
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    WHAT HAPPENED TO THE LAST GUY

                                                         
                                                            

    What Happened To The Last Guy (Sandifer, Klass) It’s a good thing you can’t hear me thinking And I hate to doubt you I’ll keep it to myself I’m hearing things that I can’t mention Warnings that I get about you My sweet Jezebel Only time will tell Chorus: My friends say that you’re a love em and leave em Baby I don’t want to believe em I see forever in your eyes Your kisses leave me breathless Still I’ve heard you get restless You say you’ll never say goodbye, but What happened to the last guy Questions but do I want answers Tangled up in these illusions What will this cost me Your touch, your smile, your whisper I don’t want to lose them It’s all so bittersweet Am I I’m getting in too deep Chorus: Should I just say what’s on my mind Broken down chorus ½ then up
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  60. 60. ASTONISHED
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    ASTONISHED

                                                         
                                                            

    Astonished (Phillip Sandifer, Rob Frazier) Chorus: We should be astonished, we should be amazed Jesus took our sorrows, and he washed our sins away Shout it from the rooftops, sing a song of praise We should be astonished, Jesus is alive today VS1: This is our good news This is why we sing Celebrate the new life That his spirit brings Chorus: We should be astonished, we should be amazed Jesus took our sorrows, and he washed our sins away Shout it from the rooftops, sing a song of praise We should be astonished, Jesus is alive today VS2: Feel the joy around you Come receive His love Overwhelming miracle God has come to us Bridge: Left the rafters ring Let the earth rejoice Everybody sing Lift your voice Chorus: Chorus:
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  61. 61. I REMEMBER, DO YOU
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    I REMEMBER, DO YOU

                                                         
                                                            

    I REMEMBER, DO YOU? (Phillip Sandifer) Caught your grin At the Burger House Right before you headed out of town Met you later down at Jimmy's Barn Snuck a little lovin in Before we were found We’d stay up until the morning light Helpin Momma Fold the Morning News Those nights were long Our love was strong And baby I was stuck on you I remember, do you I’ve always wanted to know Here in our grown minds Where we ain’t supposed to go While we do what we do Can’t shut those memories down They’ve snuck on me a time or two I remember, do you I remember, do you You called me when your Eddie left And I hadn’t yet Met my Carly Mae Had us a little rendezvous In the summer of two thousand eight I know it was the last time That I held you in my arms But I can still smell your perfume Feel the memory of your charms Chorus: Bridge: I remember it like it was yesterday And every once in a while I just might say, I miss you babe, yea I miss you babe Chorus:
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