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If You Were Here

from Songwriting Demo by James Tristan Redding

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Co-written with Dan Rivers.

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Jet planes makin’ smoke trails cross the sky but I can’t see ‘em
Trains are running every fifteen mins but they won’t stop for me
Goin’ half crazy without you baby deaf dumb and colorblind
Stuck on rewind in the same old black and white movie in my mind

If you were here, oh the things that I could do
The clouds would clear there’d be miles and miles of blue
Without a sound my doubts would disappear
And all my walls would crumble and they’d fall if you were here

Rain showers dried up hours ago but I’m still soaking wet
Blackbird singin’ the songs of spring but I can’t hear ‘em yet
Feelin’ half broken my heart’s wide open but I can’t feel it beatin’
All because I’m either lost or dreamin’ or somewhere in between

If you were here, oh the things that I could do
The clouds would clear there’d be miles and miles of blue
Without a sound my doubts would disappear
And all my walls would crumble and they’d fall if you were here

Quarter after midnight lookin’ for something I can’t find
I can almost see your face and feel your hand in mine
Every song on the radio sounds like an empty street
Wonder where you are tonight and why not next to me

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from Songwriting Demo, released January 9, 1919

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James Tristan Redding Nashville, Tennessee

British-American songwriter, singer, audiobook narrator, studio player, Godin Guitars official artist.

Founded global collective www.SongAWeek.org, performance art experience The Under Over: tinyurl.com/uoxuo (song circle underneath a highway) and writing retreat www.TheNashville24.com (annual challenge: write 24 songs in 24 hours).

Cuts by Sarah Harralson, Eli Alger, Emma Gale, David Easterling
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