"Live, Laugh, Love"
I always liked this phrase and one day after seeing it on a sign somewhere, the words just kept going through my head and the lyrics and melody started forming. It's just about life will bring you down, but you can get right back up! I was so excited to win first place in "pop" with this song last year at the 2008 MOVA Songwriters Competition at the Will Rogers Festival in Guntersville. The festival was fun and I met new friends at the competition.
"Not That Far"
My first thought about this song was, it's going to end happily. I was so tired of writing heart broken songs. Although, there is a little bit of sadness, I wanted a happy ending. This song is about being lonely, waiting for someone who has been away for a while...maybe in the military...being afraid they will forget you or almost losing hope that you will see them again. So for the Troops, "Thank you!"
"Tonight"
I wrote this song about a year ago and although I did not have a boyfriend, this boy broke my heart! No matter how hard I tried, I couldn't get him off my mind. After being so sweet to me later he did not even look my way. I took a deep breath and walked up to him in the hallway. I asked him what was going on and he said, "Nothing," then walked away. My next class was choir and I should have been excited. My best friend could tell something was wrong. I was tearing up while telling her what had happened. I told her my heart felt like it had dropped a 1,000 feet. She gave me a hug and let me cry and said "I know you're upset, but it sounds like a song."
"Leave It That Way"
This was written after my grandmother and I were talking about relationships that fall through. Some one who is very close to me was with some one for along time. They had so many plans, but something went wrong and I guess you could say they fell out of love. So then, anytime she would hear his name she'd get so mad. I know that when your heart is broken, it takes a long time to heal. Maybe you'll always feel an empty space. All I know is that you will get past the pain someday. Think about the special times you had with that person rather than the bad.
"Day By Day"
I was having a terrible day at school. I hit my head on the locker above me; tripped up the stairs and just felt like giving up. So, in the middle of a game of dodgeball in P.E. on day, this song "just came to me!" "Day By Day" won first place in "pop" at the 2009 MOVA Songwriters Competition at Panoply. That was a great day and I met more new friends and had fun with friends at Panoply.
"Things Have Changed"
This song is about my heart being broken. The guy seemed really sweet at first and then all of a sudden he was completely different. This was written about a year ago so obviously I didn’t have a boyfriend, yet I still ended up with a broken heart. What are the odds?!
"Are We Just Friends" was written by Ken Cooper. It was an honor when he asked me to sing it! Ken and I have been singing it for several months at The Coffee Tree...Ken on guitar and me at the mic. It has always been a big hit there. Ken recently arranged for me to go to Rockit Juice Audio to sing by the AWESOME arrangement by Uncle Bethel! WOW it really rocks now. I sang "Are We Just Friends" by the new track recently at The Coffee Tree...it went over great, but Ken and I did it acoustically for old time's sake.
"I'll Cheat" is a fun song written by Lisa Carr of Uncle Bethel. Visit Uncle Bethel's myspace and listen to Lisa's version...she is an awesome singer. I was so excited when she asked me several months ago if I would sing it. We sort of tweaked the lyrics a little for me. It was a big hit when I sang it at Ken Cooper's Showcase at The Coffee Tree recently. This recording was done at Rockit Juice Audio! AWESOME! Thanks, Uncle Bethel!
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