The silent alarm - great line! Lovely clear vox.

I can see you sitting on a stool in front of a live audience. Really cute song.

Great story telling! Be careful . . . You might bring up the spirit of Townes VanZant too! There is nothing better than a wistful song.

A story perfectly told. Love the vocals!

Love the contrasts in the vocals .....the trumpet works a treat ....a wonderful story

Makes me want to hoist a pint and it's only seven in the morning!

Picturing JMT in a kilt.

Very Gaelic in flavour,love it

Here is the rare chance to listen to JMT who thinking about ~Happiness~

Come here to listen to what The Man said!

Gosh, this is powerful stuff and a refreshing rework of the original. Your vocal timing is impeccable.

Sounds like an Irish folky song. The "Diamonds back to coal" is a great line! Love it, very jaunty!

whoo... JT memory is such a tricky thing

whiskey did some one say whiskey

Beautiful guitar and arrangement. Maybe happiness is accepting reality and doing the best you can with it, but I wouldn't know for sure, cause I haven't reached that point, either.

Love lyrics!

Beautifully heartfelt lyrics and haunting melody..........love it.

Beautiful, dark, thoughtful. Your imagery staggers my imagination.

ah, the poet visits the night

Lovely song james .tres emotionnel!

Florencia Di Concilio It’s not the first time someone writes me a song, though it is the very first time I actually like it. I love the song, to tell you the truth! You’re awesome James Michael Taylor! You made my day. ❤️

Laurie Callinan - Its very beautiful. Love the line about the garbage trying to sleep.

Connie Pittman Ramsey Visually sorrowful and heartfelt.... Thank you James, once again, for going where most dare not go

First, the guitar sound is amazing. This friendly little project is is special in so many ways.

You asked me who Jack Hardy was...He was a friend of mine, now gone. Beloved by many. This was a bit of teasing him, imitating how he sang. He and I shared a mutual respect. The first time I met him I was sitting under an awning at the Kerrville Folk Festival and he pulled up a chair and said, "Sing me a song." We were buddies from then on. The day he would arrive at Kerrville was always joyfully anticipated, not just because he made such great spigot. Here is a link to more about him:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Hardy_(singer-songwriter)

That bass is awesome! Great build!

This is beautiful.

Wonderful, James. Thank you for singing the songs in your heart. This world needs them.Summer Loraine Russell

Mighty powerful feelings of aloneness and independence, songs and songwriting/singing a perfect fit! Keith Haas

This immediately puts me in a mythical meadow with fairies and crickets and lightning bugs at dusk...

This is such a solid track it could go a dozen ways. Also, thank you for your comment. I had a 7th line clear up until my final mix when I realized how useless it was...your response verifies my thot. The song was start to finish this afternoon.Thanks again.

"The years can kill your spirit. The years you can’t explain The years that simply melt away... like mascara in the rain." Damn... what great words. JMT words. Words that paint a picture... on the canvas of my spirit. ` Jon McCabe

Crisp and crystal clear!

Perfect for your voice. "aging Silverado..." "so, I don't say a word, my order is heard."

Love your voice on this. Like 50s American pop song.

So clean! Really rocks. Sounds like your first language is American English.

Great production! Is that all you playing everything?

So clean. Very interesting...I'm missing some of the words tho. What country are you from?

This really creates a world of it's own...

I like how you fit your voice and sentiment into this barren acoustic landscape.