76 tracks by Saltyjohn
A happy song about those long carefree summer day when school was out. My lyrics performed by Amigos Imaginarios:
Children of the Sun
2021©John Schofield
An old song playin’ on the radio
Reminded me of all those years ago
When summer…
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Another country song from John and Amigos Imaginarios. I write all the lyrics for the band, they do the rest.
Writing Songs for Stars
2023©John Schofield
Still weary from a day shift
That felt eight hours too long
He’s sitting in his…
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A song from John and Amigos Imaginarios
Lying By Your Side
2024©JohnSchofield
I want to lie in your arms
While the sun melts into the sea
To feel your breath on my cheek
As you whisper love words to me
I want you to tell me tales…
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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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My lyrics, music by Gordon Todd.
I wrote some of this way back in the pandemic and then finished it recently. I have no idea what it's about, so you'll have to use your imagination. Tyranny? Covid?
Here are the lyrics:
A blood red sun rose…
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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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Inspired by Delia Owens' book of the same name.
My lyrics, music/performance by Gordon Todd
Where The Crawdads Sing
2024©JohnSchofield
Chorus:
I want to go where the crawdads sing
Way out yonder to the very fringe
Where the marshland…
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Nadia Cripps wrote the music and plays here with vocals by Cola.
My lyrics:
A Melody of Tears
2023©JohnSchofield
A song of love left unsung
With a melody of tears
A symphony of longing
Playing softly through the years
A tale of…
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A song about the break up of a love affair, my lyrics performed by Gordon Todd.
Lyrics:
Bitter Taste
2023©JohnSchofield
Memories flutter like sun-kissed leaves
In the gentle breeze of summer days
Love may die but the echoes linger
And…
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Chip Withrow performs my lyrics....
I bumped into my past
It was standing in my way
I couldn’t get around it
It said I had to pay
I said what toll is this
You’re demanding that I pay?
It’s for your misdemeanours
Is all my past would…
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You Just Went Away
2023© John Schofield
V1
The lights of the fishing boats
Sway and dance in the night
I stand on the balcony
Looking over the bight
V2
A sweet breeze is carrying
The scent of the ocean
And with it the memory
The…
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My lyrics, set to music and performed by Gordon Todd:
The Bar at Sorrow Point
©2020JohnSchofield
Lizzy went in search of action
She found this old juke joint
Inside it she met Billy
It was the bar at Sorrow Point
They danced too…
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My lyrics set to music and performed by Gordon Todd
Torn Apart
2023©JohnSchofield
He set out on a thorny path
With a reckless love affair
The tangled web of lies he built
A burden hard to bear
He paid a price in shame and guilt…
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A song to mow your lawn by. My lyrics, music and vox by Chip.
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My lyrics set to music and performed by Gordon Todd.
Dolphins Dancing
2023©JohnSchofield
V1
Into the wide blue yonder
Sailing on a sparkling sea
Canvas flying overhead
Dolphins dancing in the lee
V2
I’m heading for the islands
Leaving…
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Music and vocals by Klaus, to my lyrics.
When Cupid Sings
2023©JohnSchofield
I met her at a party
I’d had too much to drink
She dragged me back to her place
I threw up in her sink
She didn’t chuck me out then
And she didn’t seem…
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My lyrics; music and performance by Gordon Todd.
I want to share my journey with you
2021© by John Schofield
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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Music and performance by Gordon Todd, lyrics by me:
Meditation
2023©John Schofield
Once upon a broken heart
When my life had come apart
I searched for what could cure me
Was it a cottage by the sea?
What could mend the broken me…
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Music and vox by Gordon, lyrics by me:
That remind-me song was playing
On the juke box in the bar
And on my way to work today
On the radio in the car
Reminds me how you wounded me
And it sure brings back the pain
But I can’t seem…
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