Hot Sun, cool river

Hiding in shadows under the trees
Life is exhausting on days like these
Pavements are hot under my feet
Nothing would be sweeter,
than a thunderstorm

Hot sun cool river
Cool river hot sun
Hot sun cool river,
Cool river cool
Cool river cool

We get in the car, drive out of town
Away from parched grass, dry hard and brown
See the mountains, feel a quiver
There’s a river,
Beside the road

Hot sun cool river
Cool river hot sun
Hot sun cool river,
Cool river cool

Cool river cool
Others have found it, that’s ok
Nice place to be, you don’t have to pay
Climb the rocks, try not to fall
There’s a small pool
and its freezing

Hot sun cool river
Cool river hot sun
Hot sun cool river,
Cool river cool
Cool river cool
Cool river cool

Songwriting Books and other resources

A few years ago, I decided I wanted to get better at songwriting. I read lots of books and searched the internet for things that would help me write better songs. I reviewed the books I found and gave them a star rating.

https://nickhaynesmusic.com/category/book-reviews/

I also searched for other resources, podcasts, blogs and other handy resources. Hope you find lots of useful stuff.

https://nickhaynesmusic.com/category/song-writing-resources/

Unicorns and Superheroes

 
If childhood dreams came true
There would be unicorns and superheroes everywhere
If childhood dreams came true
Then my friends would be zookeepers and astronauts
Some would drive  trains and fight  fires
While the superheroes, save the world
and the unicorns play

Wake up and dream, wake up and dream
Wake up and dream, the world needs dreamers now
The world needs dreamers now
the world needs  dreamers

If childhood dreams came true
Ice cream  and holidays would last forever
If childhood dreams came true
Jobs would be fun and people never mean
we could eat ice cream, all summer long
While the superheroes save the world and unicorns play

If childhood dreams came true
Wars would be fought by plastic soldiers
If childhood dreams came true
Rabbits and dogs would never grow old
One of the soldiers might get chewed, by the  dog
While the superheroes saved the world and unicorns danced

Wake up and dream, wake up and dream
Wake up and dream, the world needs dreamers now
The world needs dreamers now
The world needs  dreamers

These songs are available in all the places where music is streamed and downloaded, including Spotify, Apple, YouTube, SoundCloud and Bandcamp.

When I was immortal

When I was immortal
I used to hitchhike alone
Lifts from DJs and crazies
When I  missed the last train home
When I was  immortal
I trusted  in strangers
Ignoring the dangers
That the  adverts warned about

One day we’ll all be dust
But we get to laugh, we get to play
Dreams will burn and rust
But we get to dance today
dance today

When I was immortal
I used to squander my days
Waiting for the sun’s rays
To burn up the night before
When I was immortal
Smoking was fine
Health warnings mean  nothing.
When the future’s so far away

Ice cream summers and swimming pools
Waiting for life to start
Took so many chances but nothing got broken
Except for my heart,
That was the best part
 
 One day we’ll all be dust
But we get to laugh, we get to play
Dreams will burn and rust
But we get to dance today

These songs are available in all the places where music is streamed and downloaded, including Spotify, Apple, YouTube, SoundCloud and Bandcamp.

Seaside Town in Winter


They walk along the pier
Stop and stare down at the  sea
The  waves are wild and free
In a seaside  town in  winter   
They walk along the beach,  
Draw pictures in the sand
He  laughs and takes his hand,  
In a seaside town in winter  

More under the surface, than people believe  
In the heat of the summer   
When the tourists are gone, the town starts to breath
Starts to  breath

They run towards the pub,  
Shelter from the rain
Soaked to the skin again,  
In a seaside pub in winter  
When they get a drink, he says,  
I’ve dry clothes you can  borrow
Stay with me until  tomorrow,  
In a seaside  town in  winter  
 
In a seaside town, pull the shutters down
In a seaside town, in a seaside town in winter
In a seaside town, all the shutters down
In a  seaside town, in a seaside town in winter

These songs are available in all the places where music is streamed and downloaded, including Spotify, Apple, YouTube, SoundCloud and Bandcamp.