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Stevie did the music and vocals on this for me and Roy and Iove it, hope you all like it too..thanks glyn and roy

Thank you stevie so much...I love it..glyn


New mix from Stevie 2/17/10...thanks so much Stevie

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Wondering As I Cry

As I drive this lonely road
The scenery’s passing me by
Old gas pumps, on pot holed streets
Of ghost towns left to die.
Was our life much simpler then?
Or do my thoughts tell lies.
All the folk have up and gone,
And their memories have slowly died.


chorus
Wondering about it makes me cry
How quickly our time has passed
Even with three score or more
The years have gone so fast.



Lives we’ve lived and those we knew
End up as dirt in a hole,
I wonder how many at the end
Had reached their dreams and goals.
Time and miles keep passing by
I’m on the road one more time
This is the hill I’ve chose to climb
Till I reach the end of the line.

chorus
Wondering about it makes me cry
How quickly our time has passed
Even with three score or more
The years have gone so fast.



Bridge.
Been living like this as long as I have known
Missed out on fun and always alone
All these years I’ve worked to the bone
To end up one day with my name on a stone.

chorus
Wondering about it makes me cry
How quickly our time has passed
Even with three score or more
The years have gone so fast.


chorus
Wondering about it makes me cry
How quickly our time has passed
Even with three score or more
The years have gone so fast.
The years have gone so fast.

Hi folks,

I've got to post a disclaimer. My software screwed up on me before I could do a good master so this is an earlier rough cut I did before it messed up. So...there are plenty of mistakes on this version till I can do a better one.

Steve

Well, I love it and i'm so honored for you to have done this for us, I also thank you more than you'll ever know Stevie, I also have to thank Roy for taking my (you all know how my rough drafts are) thoughts and turning them into this beautiful song..Roy you and Stevie have made me very proud...thanks glyn

Hi Glynda, Roy, and Stevie!

I love the lyric and the musical composition.

I think if you picked up the tempo several BPMs and redid the lead guitar, which sounds flat to me, you'd have a really nice demo of a great song!

Mike

Thanks Mike. As I explained above I was in the rough worktape stage when my recording software went nuts on me. I won't bother you with the details but it made it impossible to go any further. The lead fills are a sore spot as are the backing vocals. I may look into speeding it up a couple bpm to see how it sounds as well. Thanks for the suggestions. This was a gift to Glynda so I went on and released it as is. Again thanks for the listen and taking time to make your suggestions which are right on spot.

Steve

bump

Very soothing listening. The combo of the lyric, vocals, & music
meld together very well.....Gus

"All these years I’ve worked to the bone To end up one day with my name on a stone."
That's some great lines!
Great bridge too.
I love the English style here and your great voice.
If The Kinks had made this in the seventies, it would have been one of their hits.
It still could be with a little twist(-:
Great collab indeed.

Ken

I like it.

The lyric is kind of a downer - in the "life's a bitch then you die" vein. It it well written though...

But the music perks it up a bit - and makes it feel like the singer is being more philosophical than disappointed with his life.

So overall, it didn't make me sad but encouraged me to do fun things and be happy - and that's a good thing

Nice work you three...

Scott

Back for another listen

WELL...I....LOVE....IT......JUST...LOVE ..IT

LAST NIGHT I SAID ANOTHER SONG OF MINE WAS MY FAVORITE, BUT I KEEP SINGING THIS ONE AND HEARING STEVIE SING IT....SO I GUESS I'LL JUST HAVE TO SETTLE FOR HAVING 2 FAVORITE SONGS....THIS ONE AND MAN, HOW THESE WALLS CRY DONE BY MIKE C

THANKS AGAIN STEVIE......THIS IS JUST SOOO GREAT....LOVE YOU MAN, GLYN

Very soothing listening. The combo of the lyric, vocals, & music
meld together very well.....Gus

Cool song Steve, I don't know how I missed this one. I especially like the bridge. Good lyrics, time does scoot by doesn't it.

Glyn, great write! Stevie, as always, love your vox, and I really like the '60's sound, which is so appropriate given the lyric content! Great collab you two!

Guys...

Nice work here...you have a fitting melody and good lyrics.
I'm sure when the kinks get worked out of the software she will pull into shape nicely.

Larry

Powerful, picturesque lyrics, liked the way it compares miles passing by on the road to time passing by in life.

If I might suggest taking up the chorus melody so that it differentiates from the verses more? Also maybe a musical pause before going right into the bridge.

Thanks for the listen Scott as well as taking time to comment. I may take another crack at polishing this one onece my software problem is figured out.

Steve

Hi Stevie/Roy/Glyn
I guess I`m not hearing enough..it all sounds very good to me!
nice work. Lane

Thanks Gus. Glad you like it.

Steve

Kim, thank you for checking this out, Stevie did a great job on the production of this song,, and Roy did great at cowriting it..I LOVE ;ISTENING TO IT OVER AND OVER AND OVER..thanks glyn

And thank you Polly, you are right, I love too, to listen to stevie sing and he did great on this one...and love the music he put to it...thanks glyn

Hi Larry, thanks for taking your time out and listening to our song here, it is one of my favorites now. it's still amazing to me that something I had to do with can come out so great and I owe it to Stevie and roy on this one..

another favorite of mine if Cowboy Down, cowritten by gus, and stevie did the production...well what can I say about Cowboy Down, gus did so great on that one. well it's my heart...

anyway thanks glyn

Gylnda....I like the lyric...the lead vocal fits well....the guitar lead is distracting....I'd eliminate or fix it...this will help the song tremendously.....you really can write them....Bob

Thanks Scott. The recording still needs work though.

Hi Glynda and Company

I really like the musical melody line on the chorus.

The 3 scores -- feels out of place or less conversational than I'd like to hear in this...
I like the same line that Ken mentioned a lot.

good working demo ! jm

Thanks Kim. Glad you enjoyed your listen. It still needs a lot of work though.

Steve

Thanks Polly. We all appreciate the listen and comments

Hi Joice and thanks so much for stopping by.

Glad you more or less enjoyed our collab.

Just thought I would give a quick mention on the line you mentioned.

I felt that as the singer is reminising on the passing of his time on earth that the line was interesting because its one of the lines I remember from the bible.
I believe it was 3 score and ten (70) that was mentioned as the avaerage lifespan of man on earth. Or words to that effect.
So it was a referance to that.

-King James Bible ------------------------------
The days of our years are threescore years and ten; and if by reason of strength they be fourscore years, yet is their strength labour and sorrow; for it is soon cut off, and we fly away.
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I hoped that it worked for most people.
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Even with three score or more
The years have gone so fast.
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Anyway thanks for having a listen.. comments always aprreciated...

God Bless Roy

HiDee Mz Glyn & Bros Roy & Stevie!

A CLASSIC ya got here..(tho, yeah, needs a Guitar-Fix here-&-there for the Final Version)...but What a Nice Job, you three!

The sadness of the Lyrics SOARS in a Positive-Way when that Great Guitar-&-Vocal Production connects. This is one ya can be Proud Of, Folks! CONGRATS!

Best Wishes & Big Hugs,
Stan

Stan I want to thank you for your wonderful comments on this song, while I was driving to and from work (most hospitals are 1 to 3 hours from my house) I stared seeing old falling down houses, barns, small towns that had moved closer the the city leaving abandoned buildings etc, and I wondered did all these people get what they were looking for, where they happy..and to think all I do is work, go home, and work again...and I cried...so this song came to me..and Roy saw it and wanted to see what he could bring to it...and he did bring some great lines and helped bring it all together, then Stevie (I think with Gus's help, Gus is a sweetheart too, )anyway Stevie took it over the top, I love this song...what can I say, I am truly blessed to be here and have Roy, Stevie, Gus, and many others doing these great songs with me...each song really amazes me, how they started out as just a little thought, then before I know it, here is the results of what teamwork can do. Ok i'm through now..but really isn't it just great, Stevie also produced another song that Gus(mostly Gus) and I co-wrote together, Cowboy Down....and it's another gift from Stevie to me..man, he truly is a man after my own heart..this again is a result of what friends do for each other.....love you guys...glyn

Thanks Larry. I have the software issue under control. Just have to find time to redo the backing vocals and lead guitar. Thanks for taking time to listen.

Hi Stevie, just want to take a minute and thank you for all the hard work you are putting into this, you are great and your voice really makes this song great...thanks so much, you are truly a great friend...glyn

Roy, you have taken this song and turned it into a great lyric...
how can I ever tell you guys enough.....you guys , your self, Gus and Stevie..are like my heros...and can't forget Droptine....love you guys so much...glyn

Thanks Charlie for the listen and suggestions.

Steve

Thanks for the vote of confidence Lane.

Steve

Thanks Bob for the listen and suggestions.

Steve

Nice work! A good lyrical lesson in life, thanks for sharing:)

Thanks for the listen Joice.

again thanks everyone, this song has really done alot beter than I thought it would, but of course i've had 2 great men to do most of the work, lazy me just sittin back here watchin it all take place......but man do I love it...thanks Roy and Stevie...glyn

Thanks Stan. I've fixed the lead guitar on the remix. Put it further back in the mix and brought up the rhythm guitars.

Steve

Thanks from all of us Mark.

Steve

Thanks for your continued support Gus.

Steve

Stevie again i'd like to thank you for your hard work on this and keeping it going. you are such a great and wonderful man..I'm so honored to have you as my friend..thanks from the bottom of my heart...glyn

Hi gang,


Steve---good performance, I always enjoy hearing what ya do.
And I also thought the lyrics were cool.

this is really nice...

This is the hill I’ve chose to climb
Till I reach the end of the line.
and this too...

All these years I’ve worked to the bone
To end up one day with my name on a stone.
Good work.

Calvin


http://www.soundclick.com/bands/0/calvinstewart

Thanks alot Calvin. Glad you liked that line. It was one of the few that I added to the mix at least the "This is the hill I chose to climb." The next line, "Till I reach the end of the line"
was either Glyn or Roy, not sure which.