Make It Out Alive
Make It Out Alive
No surprises last page first - upfront, no lies, truth until it hurts - Another chapter another verse - forked tongues, pretty words - unspoken bridges burned - Should've known, never could - dare I say, got me good - I think I won't, you think I would - leave well enough alone - Never have, never will - been in the red, left the bill - settle up, I owe you still - a promise to fulfill - It's time to face the music - tears laced with excuses - Wasn't supposed to be me running from this prophecy - good intentions blowing by hell's road signs - fell into the depths, thought no regrets - how naive to believe I could make it out alive - Marching footsteps, here they come - a spineless shiver, they know what you've done - pointed finger loaded gun - wreckage, reckonings - going, going, numb - Rock-bottom, empty throne - saved a seat next to my ghost - scorched earth - "here lies" in stone - last laugh echoes on - It's time to face the music - tears laced with amusement - Wasn't supposed to be me running from this prophecy - good intentions blowing by hell's road signs - fell into the depths, thought no regrets - how naive to believe I could make it out alive - Double-crossed, double-dutched straight into the flames - rose up, flew away - phoenix is my name - Double-crossed, double-dutched straight into the flames - rose up, flew away - phoenix is my name - Wasn't supposed to be me running from this prophecy - good intentions blowing by hell's road signs - dove the depths, now it's no regrets - how naive to believe I could make it out alive - It's time to face the music - tears laced with excuses - How naive to believe I could make it out alive
Behind the Song
Written and performed by Racyne Parker
Production and mixing by Randall Kent
Recorded at Deaf Dog Studios (Nashville, TN)
Bass guitar by Regan Akers
Drums by Brian Cox
Guitar and Pedal Steel by Blake Mohler
Here in the Middle
Here in the Middle
Well I hate myself for failing, but I love myself for trying - Guess I'll wait here somewhere in the middle- I count my blessings each morning, count my faults each night - Guess I'll wait here somewhere in the middle - This ain't no sad song, don't get me wrong - Just trying to figure out how to get through this breakdown - A rock and a hard place, a smile and a "bitch face" - A rest and a rat race, a hug and some personal space - Two truths and one lie, full sob and a soft sigh - Life's easy and it's all a riddle - Guess I just don't want to be - Stuck here in the middle - Make the best of your decisions, when yes or no feels so-so - Guess I'll wait here somewhere in the middle - Should I stay or should I go? - I just sway back and forth - Guess I'll wait here somewhere in the middle - This ain't no sad song, don't get me wrong - Just trying to figure out how to get through this breakdown - A rock and a hard place, a smile and a "bitch face" - A rest and a rat race, a hug and some personal space - Two truths and one lie, full sob and a soft sigh - Life's easy and it's all a riddle - Guess I just don't want to be - Stuck here in the middle - Stuck here in the middle - I'm paralyzed and caught in the weeds - Can't see the forest through all these trees - The pros and cons you know, they've got me spinning - So worried about losing that's there's just no winning - A rock and a hard place, a smile and a "bitch face" - A rest and a rat race, a hug and some personal space - Two truths and one lie, full sob and a soft sigh - Life's easy and it's all a riddle - Guess I just don't want to be - No I just don't want to be - Guess I just don't want to be - Stuck here in the middle - Stuck here in the middle - Stuck here in the middle
Behind the Song
Written and performed by Racyne Parker
Production and mixing by Randall Kent
Recorded at Deaf Dog Studios (Nashville, TN)
Bass guitar by Regan Akers
Drums by Brian Cox
Guitar and Pedal Steel by Blake Mohler
Feel It Now - EP
Track 1 - Feel It Now
Hot mess walking your way real fast - think you're cool until she floats past - keep it real, she just looks and laughs - roll your eyes and don't look back - Out late last night again - run away from your Sunday depression - got time for one more sin - keep it moving 'til you learn your lesson - How does it feel looking up when you're down - are you starting to feel it now - how does it feel standing still when you're spinnin' round - are you starting to - can you feel it now - Hand in hand we glide down main street - no time left, we've lost too much sleep - red lights flash, the darkness just creeps - taste the night on your tongue - ain't it sweet - Close your eyes and let yourself sink - don't wait around for the kiss of destiny - she's a wild one so bare your teeth - life's a grind and love don't come cheap - How does it feel looking up when you're down - are you starting to feel it now - how does it feel standing still when you're spinnin' round - are you starting to - can you feel it now - It's easy to give in - it's easy to let go - why you gotta be so proud - I know that you can feel it now - How does it feel looking up when you're down - are you starting to feel it now - how does it feel standing still when you're spinnin' round - are you starting to - can you feel it now - I can feel it now - can you feel it now - I can feel it now
Track 2 - Just a House
Just a house no picket fence - running from the apocalypse - just want to own the place that I live - keep my dreams realistic - Boomer crashed the economy - killed the earth and left her to me - said "you're smart, you'll change history" - I didn't take to that too kindly - It ain't all bad though since you're here with me - life's hard enough, don't take it too seriously - it ain't all bad, no, since you're here with me - life's hard enough don't take it too seriously - I know it sounds just a little bit cynical - and this song comes out just a little atypical - this moment feels just a little bit pivotal - and they don't get me - but you get it all - you get it all - Just a house no picket fence - living in the apocalypse - need a yard for my dogs to live in - keep it simple it's not mine to give - "Kids these days" is what they say - American dream is overplayed - I know we can't live this way - but it's home so I guess we'll stay - I guess we'll stay - But it ain't all bad though since you're here with me - life's hard enough, don't take it too seriously - it ain't all bad, no, since you're here with me - life's hard enough don't take it too seriously - I know it sounds just a little bit cynical - and this song comes out just a little atypical - this moment feels just a little bit pivotal - and they don't get me - but you get it all - you get it all - All the coulda woulda shoulda beens all seem so irrelevant - so live it up for the helluvit - don't blink you might miss this - you might miss it - I know it sounds just a little bit cynical - and this song comes out just a little atypical - this moment feels just a little bit pivotal - and they don't get me - but you get it all - so take it, take it all - you get it all
Track 3 - Call Me Killer
Call me killer, stone-cold killer, don't you know I'll break your heart - call me killer stone cold killer - I'd be happy to tear you apart - Adrenaline rush, it was a thriller - I'm a bad day away from a stone-cold killer - Fear me not 'less you get caught flashing your eyes at a stone cold killer - Call me killer, stone-cold killer, don't you know I'll break your heart - call me killer stone cold killer - I'd be happy to tear you apart - Don't look my way, you got something to say, I'm one word away from a stone-cold killer - Fight or flight, yeah you decide, I can go all night - I'm a stone-cold killer - Cold sweats and my heart beat beat beats right out my chest - Night feels heavy and I just can't, just can't, find no rest - My head is spinning round and around and around it goes - Where we're going, nobody, nobody, nobody knows - Call me killer, stone-cold killer, don't you know I'll break your heart - call me killer stone cold killer - I'd be happy to tear you apart - Call me killer, stone-cold killer, don't you know I'll break your heart - call me killer stone cold killer - I'd be happy to tear you apart
Behind the Songs
Written and performed by Racyne Parker & The Low Coals
Production, mixing, and mastering by Clay Smith
Recorded at SoundSmith Studios (Bend, OR)
Vocals by Racyne Parker
Bass, guitar, percussion by Jordan Renn
Drums by Nick Wood
Guitar by Andy Mowdy
I'll Keep You
I'll Keep You
You drive me wild when you fake a kiss - Never thought that I could be teased like this - You keep me guessin,' I don't know what's next - Found the real meanin' to hashtag blessed - And oh, oh, oh - You make me smile when all I wanna do is cry - And oh, oh, oh - When I doubt myself you come around and keep my dreams alive -Oh, uh-oh - Never thought I’d find a love this easy and true - Wuh-oh, I think I’ll keep you - You turn up the radio, we sing along - Never thought I’d live my own real-life love song - You keep it light not so serious - Pull me from the dark we’re delirious - And oh, oh, oh - You make me smile when all I wanna do is cry - And oh, oh, oh - When I doubt myself you come around and keep my dreams alive -Oh, uh-oh - Never thought I’d find a love this easy and true - Wuh-oh, I think I’ll keep you - You pull me close and I snuggle in - Never thought I’d fall for my very best friend - You give me every reason to reminisce - Not a single moment here I’m gonna forget - And oh, oh, oh - You make me smile when all I wanna do is cry - And oh, oh, oh - When I doubt myself you come around and keep my dreams alive -Oh, uh-oh - Never thought I’d find a love this easy and true - Wuh-oh, I think I’ll keep you - (The way you walk, the way you move, the way you talk, the way you groove - The way you laugh, the way you smile, the way you love, the way you’re mine) - I won’t take you back to whatever heaven you dropped down from - I won’t let you go - So I thought I’d write this song just to let you know - That oh, oh, oh - You make me smile when all I wanna do is cry - And oh, oh, oh - When I doubt myself you come around and keep my dreams alive -Oh, uh-oh - Never thought I’d find a love this easy and true - Wuh-oh, I think I’ll keep you - I think I'll keep you
Behind the Song
Written and performed by Racyne Parker
Production, mixing, and mastering by Clay Smith
Recorded at SoundSmith Studios (Bend, OR)
Vocals by Racyne Parker
Bass and guitar by Jordan Renn
Drums by Nick Wood
Guitar and keys by Clay Smith
Fall Too Easy
Fall Too Easy
A ramblin' man never stood a chance when it came to a woman like me - Cause I'd be damned if I stayed in one place long enough for you to know me - But like rain on a tin roof, or September leaves - Like sunrays in mid-June or waves on the beach - You fall too easy - You fall too easy - I'm more a Bobby-Sue or Sherry, than I am a Diane - This ain't a happy ending kind of love song - I hope you can understand - But like rain on a tin roof, or September leaves - Like sunrays in mid-June or waves on the beach - You fall too easy - You fall too easy - You fall too easy - You fall too easy - You think you see something in me - And I'll tell you now, it ain't there - Things like this aren't always simple - And life is hardly fair - But like rain on a tin roof, or September leaves - Like sunrays in mid-June or waves on the beach - You fall too easy - You fall too easy - You fall too easy - You fall too easy - You fall too easy - You fall too easy - A ramblin' man never stood a chance when it came to a woman like me - Cause I'd be damned if I stayed in one place long enough for you to love me
Behind the Song
Written and performed by Racyne Parker
Production, mixing, and mastering by Clay Smith
Recorded at SoundSmith Studios (Bend, OR)
Vocals by Racyne Parker
Bass and guitar by Jordan Renn
Drums by Nick Wood
Guitar and keys by Clay Smith
Hindsight
Hindsight
You know in hindsight, hindsight - 20-20 it was alright, alright - You got me thinkin' bout last night, last night - In hindsight - It woulda been a good idea to skip the party and come back here - Oh we shoulda said our goodbyes a little sooner, I know we tried - I shoulda told you right then, this is where it all begins - Oh but we stayed out all night, painted the town it was just fine - It was just fine - But that's in hindsight, hindsight - 20-20 it was alright, alright - You got me thinkin' bout last night, last night - In hindsight - Shoulda spent a little less money - Shoulda spent a little more time - Oh out on the porch we coulda kissed a little more - I wanna make you mine - Don't know when it all became clear - Maybe when we first got here - Oh it all felt just right - And I can't wait 'til the next time - But that's in hindsight, hindsight - 20-20 it was alright, alright - You got me thinkin' bout last night, last night - In hindsight - You know these are the times - And this is the place - Oh and I wouldn't have it any other way - But that's in hindsight - Hindsight, hindsight - 20-20 it was alright, alright - You got me thinkin' bout last night, last night - In hindsight - You got me thinkin' bout last night, last night in hindsight - In hindsight
Behind the Song
Written and performed by Racyne Parker
Production, mixing, and mastering by Clay Smith
Recorded at SoundSmith Studios (Bend, OR)
Vocals by Racyne Parker
Bass and guitar by Jordan Renn
Drums by Nick Wood
Guitar and keys by Clay Smith
Tumbleweed Town - EP
Tumbleweed Town - EP
Track 1 - Down to the River
Take me down to the river to pray - Kiss me on the cheek before you walk away - Remind me once more why you can't stay - Hold my heart together as it starts to break - Take me down to the river to pray - And I can't see you without me - But you'll never change and I'll stay the same - Yes, I'll stay the same - Take me down to the river to pray -Take me down to the river to pray - Wait for me to turn when you call my name - Dance with me again in this pouring rain - Teach me once more that love is just a game - Take me down to the River to Pray - And I can't see you without me - But you'll never change and I'll stay the same - Yes, I'll stay the same - Yes, I'll stay the same - Take me down to the river to pray - They said this wouldn't work and it's just us to blame - Hold my hand and love will remain - When you let go, we'll never be the same - Take me down to the river to pray - And I can't see you without me - But you'll never change and I'll stay the same - Yes, I'll stay the same - Take me down to the river to pray - Take me down to the river to pray - Take me down to the river to pray
Track 2 - Jack, José, & Me
Well my heart broke and I found the pieces in the bottom of a bottle - Yes I sure hope Mr. Daniels is good to me tomorrow - And I called up José to take this pain away - And if all goes right, it's gonna be a tequila sunrise - Well it ain't wrong that the first light I saw at the end of the tunnel was neon - And it's your fault that this was the best that I could do 'til tomorrow - And the Coors was too light for a night like tonight, so it's Jack, José, and me, waiting on a tequila sunrise - And this ain't like me to turn to the bar down the street to drown my sorrows - And I can say, for a while there I was feelin' better anyway - And I called up José to take this pain away - And if all goes right, it's gonna be a tequila sunrise - And the Coors was too light for a night like tonight, so it's Jack, José, and me, waiting on a tequila sunrise - Well my heart broke and I found the pieces in the bottom of a bottle - Yes I sure hope Jack Daniels is good to me tomorrow - And I called up José to take this pain away - And if all goes right, it's gonna be a tequila sunrise - And the Coors was too light for a night like tonight, so it's Jack, José, and me, waiting on a tequila sunrise - so it's Jack, José, and me, waiting on a tequila sunrise
Track 3 - Tumbleweed Town
We grew up raisin' hell - All the fun we had we made for ourselves - Storm-chasin', star-gazin', and Wal-Mart parking lots - Driving down to the lake, skinny-dippin,' at our favorite spots - Well the thunder still rolls, and the stars still glow, and the sweet tea is still cold - And the lake only dried up once since you've gone - And everything's the same but everything's changed, since you're not around - Yeah, life moves slower in this tumbleweed town - Yeah, life moves slow in this tumbleweed town - We grew up with big dreams - We always said someday we'd up and leave - Beer-drinkin', off-roadin', and bonfire Friday nights - Wakin' up by the lake in the woods with first sunlight - Well the beer still flows, and the road still goes, and the nighttime is still cold - And the lake only dried up once since you've gone - And everything's the same but everything's changed, since you're not around - Yeah, life moves slower in this tumbleweed town - Yeah, life moves slow in this tumbleweed town - Even Peter Pan left Neverland , so I get why you had to go - Livin' fast and hard is a difficult thing in a Tumbleweed Town this damn slow - We've always called this home - But I miss you as I sit here alone - And I'm glad that you're searching for happiness 'cause all that I have found - is life moves slower in this tumbleweed town - Yeah, life moves slow in this tumbleweed town - Yes, I'm glad that you're searching for happiness 'cause all that I have found - is life moves slower in this tumbleweed town - Yeah, life moves slow in this tumbleweed town
Track 4 - I'm a Mess
I'm a mess, can't get it together - I'm fallin’ apart, right down to the letter - I go to pieces, and I lose my mind - The hurt never eases, but over time I’ll find the beauty in the chaos, the power in the storm - The method to this madness, I’ll up and move on - We all face the struggle, so let's take it head on - We all know that life is nothing less, than a beautiful mess - It's a beautiful mess - I'm a mess, trying to keep it together - I put my best smile on, I hope it makes it better - I hope you won't see right through me - I'll give this one more shot - It won't be easy - I’ll find the beauty in the chaos, the power in the storm - The method to this madness, I’ll up and move on - We all face the struggle, so let's take it head on - We all know that life is nothing less, than a beautiful mess - It's a beautiful mess - I'm a mess, but it's coming together - You saw the light in me, through the darkest weather - I fall to pieces and I melt into you - The hurt's just a memory, and I've pulled through - And this life is not for livin' alone - Hold out your hand and I'll hold on - I found the beauty in my chaos, the power in my storm - The method to my madness, I’m feeling pretty strong - We all face the struggle so let me help you along - I finally know that life is nothing less than a beautiful mess - It's a beautiful mess - I'm a mess
Track 5 - Girls Like That
She's sweeter than your grandma's apple pie - She'll leave you feelin' hotter than the 4th of July - She got eyes deeper than the ocean blue - You know girls like that don't go for boys like you - You know girls like that don't go for boys like you - Cause girls like that, they gotta leave town - And boys like you hold them back, keep them down - And never mind the fact you'll never keep up 'cause girls like that are too much fun - Oh they're trouble-makin', fast-drivin', whiskey-sippin', heart-stoppin,' eye-poppin', killing you softly - They're wander-lustin', always rushin', reckless, and never stopping, bar hoppin', life of the party - Kiss and run, that's what she'll do and girls like that don't go for boys like you - No, girls like that don't go for boys like you - Never on the sidelines, she's a star - She'll bring a smile to your face with the strum of her guitar - You never thought you would, but with her you do - And girls like that don't go for boys like you - No girls like that don't go for boys like you - Cause you know they're trouble-makin', fast-drivin', whiskey-sippin', heart-stoppin,' eye-poppin', killing you softly - They're wander-lustin', always rushin', reckless, and never stopping, bar hoppin', life of the party - Kiss and run, that's what she'll do and girls like that don't go for boys like you - No, girls like that don't go for boys like you - She's the smartest girl that you've ever seen - Yeah, she's going places you ain't even dreamed - She'll break your heart, she's too good to be true - ou know girls like that don't go for boys like you - You know girls like that don't go for boys like you - Cause girls like that, they gotta leave town - And boys like you hold them back, keep them down - And never mind the fact you'll never keep up 'cause girls like that are too much fun - Oh they're trouble-makin', fast-drivin', whiskey-sippin', heart-stoppin,' eye-poppin', killing you softly - They're wander-lustin', always rushin', reckless, and never stopping, bar hoppin', life of the party - Kiss and run, that's what she'll do and girls like that don't go for boys like you - No, girls like that don't go for boys like you
Behind the Songs
Written and performed by Racyne Parker
Production, mixing, and mastering by Clay Smith
Recorded at SoundSmith Studios (Bend, OR)
