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Salt and Wine
03:39
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Lookin' at the lights on the Bay
I was thinking back
You turned my good side inside out
Turned my clear sky black
You appeared like smoke
Then you went away
I still see you in my sleep
But I've turned the page
Yeah we're like Salt and Wine
Your world and my life
Yeah we're like Salt and Wine
Another place anther time
Caught a ride out of San Jose
And I headed east
I didn't know if it was right or wrong
Man I just needed peace
You disappeared like smoke
And I still call your name
I did deep but then I choke
On my yesterday (hey)
Yeah we're like Salt and Wine
Your world and my life
Yeah we're like Salt and Wine
Another place anther time
Written by Steve Hartsoe ASCAP (c) 2016
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This Can't Be Right
03:32
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This can't be right
Verse 1
Crawling out of
This empty well
I wouldn't wish this
Not on anyone else
You can't hold on
To your old guard rails
You can’t find hope
Trusting fairy tales
Chorus
This can’t be right
This can’t be right
This way of life
Verse 2
Walk in circles
Down a one way track
I try to look up
But only see what is past
We always miss out
Watching everyone else
We always wish that
We were anywhere else
Bridge
Walk in circles
Down a one-way track
Every step I take
Only leads me back
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One Last Tear (Allelujah)
Verse 1
Down the road that I walk on
Filled with fables and fortunes
I hang on to every letter
That promise me I will see her
Verse 2
One last tear rolls down her face
But she don't know, so they say
Emptiness meets salvation
Hope, despair and confusion
Chorus
Allelujah
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Trailer
04:06
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Trailer (Tom Petty)
Verse 1
She graduated high school I bought her a trailer
In a little park by the side of the road
I could've had the Army, I could've had the Navy
But no, I had to go for a mobile home
Chorus
Yeah I guess, I gave it all for you, babe
There ain't room in that trailer for two, babe
Verse 2
I kept up with my interest, I kept up with my payments
She never said goodbye, I never asked why
Man, we used to dance to Lynyrd Skynyrd
Boy she used to look so good at times
Chorus
But I guess, I gave it all for you, babe
There's not room in that trailer for two, babe
Well I guess, I gave it all for you, babe
All for you and that trailer for two, babe
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Seven Miles to Wilmington
Verse 1
Seven miles to Wilmington
She'll be gone and I'll be down
Seven miles is all that we've got now
Say goodbye to yesterday
Tomorrow's gone and we must pay
Seven miles and everything will change
I remember late night calls
Sweet desire and common bonds
Seven miles is all that we've got now
Chorus
But I love you
I don't want to say goodbye
Ill be with you
Whether low or high
We'll get by
Verse 2
Honeysuckle candles burn
Now I see her every turn
Seven miles my heart just can't go on
Ocean air is oh so close
Without her it's all a ghost
Seven miles I just can't let her go
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6. |
Alright Together
04:15
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Alright Together
Verse 1
Have I let you down babe? I’m not the person that I fake
I see you in the morning light, and all our lost dreams in your eyes
We’re wearin’ thin and missing out, keeping faith in shadows of doubt
Still I pledge to you my love, I’m one part Judas one part dove
Chorus:
But it’s alright, it’s alright together
Yeah it’s alright, it’s alright forever
Verse 2
When I get up and off my knees, life’s little foxes surround me
I let them take me too far down, across the line but never gone
We’ve seen miracles and pain, still we play those childish games
Keep holding on we’re closing in, grace and love they will always win
Bridge
Black and white don't mean anything
Real love is somewhere in between
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The Big Fix
03:24
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The Big Fix
Verse 1
My guardian angel finally looked my way
I didn't see you comin' but I felt your presence a mile away
Mystery is best when it pounds your heart like a drum
From all these hard times, something good one day comes
Chorus
And it's all because of you
And it's all because of you
Verse 2
Even Chicken Little knew a thing or two about change
So I want to thank you for everything you've rearranged
Now those love songs, they've come true
All my blues songs, changed their hue
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8. |
Side of the Road
02:55
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Side of the Road
Verse 1
Fresno at Christmas ain't what you had always dreamed of
Mr. Right's gone, two degrees and you can't find a job
No one lends you a hand
Do the best that you can
Chorus
Join us my friend on the side of the road
Verse 2
That motel in Memphis would not be a home 'way from home
If she hadn't quit left you no place to call all your own
And your friends they don't care
Into iPhones they stare
Verse 3
Steel guitars cry out for somone tonight think it's me
So I'll walk by faith not by sight as I stumble and pray
Do the best that I can
Lend somebody a hand
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9. |
Only God Knows
05:05
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Only God Knows
Verse 1:
When the rivers start to rise
And the wind it blows on high
And the sun falls from your clear blue sky
Ain’t got no one to dry the tears that you cry
Verse 2
When a hunger fills your soul
And there ain’t no cure that you know
And a dark cloud is hanging over you
And your heart’s broke you don’t know what to do
Chorus:
Only God knows
Only God knows
The reasons why
Verse 2:
When you think you’re right but you’re wrong
When you think love is near but it’s gone
And you love her but the time moves slow
Ain’t got no song for the blues in your soul
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SLO (California)
04:03
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SLO (California)
Verse 1:
Goin’ where the ocean’s roar and love fills the air
Where the vineyards and oak trees grow I’ve got family there
Heading out to Morro Bay through the orchards and the fields
I can hear the mission bells San Luis hills of green
Verse 2:
Hand of God is everywhere His breath on my face
And I thank Him every time I think about this place
Chorus:
Oh Oh California
Verse 3:
Reading Phil Dirx at Jax Coffeehouse that’s where I’m hanging out
Pismo Beach tonight down the Grade we’ll go with a shout
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Steve Hartsoe Raleigh, North Carolina
Steve Hartsoe is a Raleigh, N.C.-based singer-songwriter who blends the rock and folkie strains of Americana with keen lyrical observations ranging from the daily of life to the eternal – a thread that resonates throughout his new indie album, “Faithless Town,” out March 8, 2024, on digital platforms and CD. ... more
Steve Hartsoe recommends:
TOWN HALL/"Good & 'Live" @ the Red Clay Theater (2013)
by Bill Mallonee & Muriah Rose
a great live recording Bill playing some of his most compelling songs (and he has many)
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The Land That Time Forgot
by Chuck Prophet
What a great album! The songs, production, Chuck's guitar playing, Stephanie sounds amazing. A welcome reprieve from the dumpster fire that is 2020. Thank you, Chuck! Favorite track: Nixonland.
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