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Another track from my cyber-band, Amigos Imaginarios. Lyrics by me.
Random Memories
2024©JohnSchofield
Candlelight paints quick shadows
As the gale blows off the moors
Rain batters the windows
Wind rattles the door
Reliving those sweet…
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You’re Not There
2024©John Schofield
In silent nights on crumpled sheets
I touch your skin your silken hair
Hear you laugh in an empty room
See you sitting in your fav’rit chair
On sunny days in crowded streets
At the mall or the…
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In Havana
2022©John Schofield
I walk past a fancy hotel
Tourists sway to a latino beat
They’re trying to dance the flamenco
And their laughter spills onto the street
Behind the avenues and plazas
I find streets where…
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I want to share my journey with you
2021© by John Schofield
Lyrics by me, music and vocals by AI (Amigos Imaginarios)
I want to walk upon the old silk road
Where oriental traders strode
And I want to go to Kathmandu
On my way to Timbuktu…
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You can’t eat money
©2021 John Schofield
Watcha gonna eat when we’ve only got money?
When the bees are all gone
And there’s no more honey
Watcha gonna buy with all that bread?
When the waters gone sour
And the fish are dead
Watcha gonna…
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Another track from my cyber-band, Amigos Imaginarios. Lyrics by me.
Random Memories
2024©JohnSchofield
Candlelight paints quick shadows
As the gale blows off the moors
Rain batters the windows
Wind rattles the door
Reliving those sweet…
Uploaded
This was the second song I ever wrote. Like some of the other recent uploads, this was found on an old backup drive but it cleaned up pretty well so... there you go.
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This was written over a cup of cold coffee in a nearby shop. The person I was with convinced me to get up and play it in front of the huge crowd of maybe 6 people, and that version was uploaded to Alonetone a few days ago.
This second version…
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You’re Not There
2024©John Schofield
In silent nights on crumpled sheets
I touch your skin your silken hair
Hear you laugh in an empty room
See you sitting in your fav’rit chair
On sunny days in crowded streets
At the mall or the…
Uploaded
In Havana
2022©John Schofield
I walk past a fancy hotel
Tourists sway to a latino beat
They’re trying to dance the flamenco
And their laughter spills onto the street
Behind the avenues and plazas
I find streets where…
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My lyrics, music composed and arranged by Elisabeth Roberts.
The lyrics won the UK Songwriting Contest 2020, lyrics category.
It’s Later Than You Think
2020© John Schofield
Verse 1
On a restroom wall in Baltimore
Above a broken…
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Music composed by Elisabeth Roberts, my lyrics, vocals by Chris Hierro
Sea of Life
2020© by John Schofield
Under skies of faded denim
On a sea of sparkling green
My little sailboat brought me here
From where it was I’d been
The journal…
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Based broadly on the fate of the town of Oatman, Arizona. Oatman was located on busy U.S. Route 66 and catered to travelers driving between Kingman, Arizona, and Needles, California. The town was completely bypassed in 1953 when a new route was…
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My lyrics, music composed by Elisabeth Roberts, vocals by Ronan Scolard.
Enjoy.
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It’s Christmas Time
©2021John Schofield
Verse 1
While Santa rides his magic sleigh
And old familiar carols play
The children are all tucked away
Tomorrow will be Christmas Day
Chorus:
Magic moments all around
Choirs sing and church…
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I think my cheeks ached when I got on the plane to come home from California I had smiled so much. It was the blue sky with the sun what else can you do but smile
SMILE
Watching from the shoreline as the…
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This was an RPM track back in the day, and I've been playing it various ways to find a setting for it within the band repertoire. This doesn't sound much like our band would do it but it came out nicely, so i thought i'd share it.
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My lyrics, music composed by Elisabeth Roberts, vocals by Ronan Scolard.
Enjoy.
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Amigos Imaginarios perform my song:
One Night in The Bahamas
2023©JohnSchofield
One moonlit night in the islands
At a party on the sand
Our eyes met across a driftwood fire
Just smouldering with desire
Beside the fire’s dying embers…
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A bit of reggae to get in the mood for summer.
Hot Love and Sunshine
2022©JohnSchofield
We’re splashing in the ocean
Running hand-in-hand
Slick with suntan lotion
All sun kissed and tanned
Hot love and sunshine
Summertime is fine…
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This Old Bar in Wichita
John and his band, Amigos Imaginarios
2024©JohnSchofield
At this old bar in Wichita
With sawdust on the floor
I sit and nurse a Lone Star
Keep one eye on the door
This place is where we used to meet
It’s…
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I love the lyrics and Los Amigos Imaginarios did an amazing job, thanks AI
Random Memories - my lyrics, music/performance by Gordon Todd
2024©JohnSchofield
Candlelight paints quick shadows
As the gale blows off the moors
Rain batters the windows
Wind rattles the door
Reliving those sweet moments
In this old…
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My lyrics, music composed and arranged by Elisabeth Roberts.
The lyrics won the UK Songwriting Contest 2020, lyrics category.
It’s Later Than You Think
2020© John Schofield
Verse 1
On a restroom wall in Baltimore
Above a broken…
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ravencrowe
said
good advice for me...age is catching up amd i will do what i want to do soon....great great song..
I write song lyrics. Sometimes others produce and perform songs using my lyrics and this is where I park them. Enjoy. (If you need lyrics, I’m happy to share, contact me)
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