BOUNTY HUNTIN' COWBOY

May 3, 2013
BOUNTY HUNTIN’ COWBOY
© JOHN HACKETT / 2010

VERSE:
Some people call him outlaw
Others call him a killin' man
Some just call him Hero
As he rides across this land
He's a bounty huntin' cowboy
He's gonna' track you down
If you’re running from the wrong you've done
Won't be long until your found

CHORUS:
And a cold wind blows
While a full moon glows
As he rides through the night all alone
His memory drifts back
To a day that fades to black
When he vowed to make them pay for what they done

VERSE:
He'll gun you down if that's the way
You choose for it to be
Don't matter if you’re alive or dead
He still collects his fee.
Does he do it for justice
Or is it just revenge
Maybe it's the just only way
His cowboy’s heart can ever mend

CHORUS:
And a cold wind blows
While a full moon glows
As he rides through the night all alone
His memory drifts back
To a day that fades to black
When he vowed to make them pay for what they done

OUTRO:
Some people call him outlaw
Others call him a killin' man
Some just call him hero
As he rides across this land
Yeah I just call him Hero
As he rides across this land
 

A HERO IN MY EYES

May 3, 2013

 


A HERO IN MY EYES
© 2009 / JOHN HACKETT

VERSE:
MY HEART ON MY SLEEVE 
SO HARD TO BELIEVE
YOU WERE WAITING ON THAT MIDNIGHT TRAIN
I LONGED FOR YOU TO STAY
BUT I SAW YOUR EYES SAY
I CAN'T TAKE ANOTHER DAY OF THE PAIN

VERSE:
I WATCHED AND I PRAYED
AS YOU SLIPPED AWAY
IN THE SILENCE OF THE NIGHT
ON THAT TRAIN BOUND FOR GLORY
WITH THE ANGELS YOU RIDE
NO LONGER A NEED FOR THE FIGHT

CHORUS:
EVEN THOUGH IT HURTS SO BAD
I'M THANKFUL 
FOR THE TIME WE HAD
CAN'T IMAGINE WHERE 
MY LIFE WOULD HAVE BEEN
WITHOUT YOU

VERSE:
I'LL MISS YOU, YOU KNOW
AND MY MEMORIES THEY'LL GROW
AS EACH BREATH ACHES DEEP IN MY CHEST
THE BATTLE YOU FOUGHT
COURAGEOUSLY SO
DESERVING NOW OF THE REST
TAG: DID YOU REALIZE YOU WERE A HERO CHORUS: EVEN THOUGH IT HURTS SO BAD I'M THANKFUL FOR THE TIME WE HAD CAN'T IMAGINE WHERE MY LIFE WOULD HAVE BEEN WITHOUT YOU
TAG: DID YOU REALIZE YOU WERE A HERO IN MY EYES IT HURTS SO BAD A HERO IN MY EYES
 

BURN

May 3, 2013
BURN
© 2009 / John Hackett

VERSE:
Have you ever been in that deep dark place
Where the shadows are moving in
Restless fear burning in your soul
Your life consumed with sin.

VERSE:
Have you ever felt like the cold hand of death
Was knocking at your door
And there's no way in hell you're ever gonna' win
Your sanity un-accounted for.

CHORUS:
You're burn burn burning
Burning up inside
You're burn burn burning
Burned up with the destruction and the lies.

VERSE:
Does it feel like a hurricane is running your life
Spinning you out of control
Is there a thunder in your brain keeping you confused
Stealing away your troubled soul

CHORUS:
You're burn burn burning
Burning up inside
You're burn burn burning
Burned up with the destruction and the lies.

TAG:
But get ready for the change
It's coming your way
Get ready for a hallelujah day

VERSE:
Cuz there's a fire and its flame won't hurt you
It can calm the winds of your storm
Will turn to light all your darkness
And the truth will bring the SON of a new morn'
Yeah the SON will bring the truth of a new morn'

CHORUS:
And you'll burn burn burn
Burn with a spirit from above
You'll burn burn burn
Consumed by the fire of God's love
 

I Don't Know Why

May 2, 2013

I DON’T KNOW WHY

© John Hackett / 2012


I saw her there by the river
She was there by the river
I saw her there by the river
With the sunshine in her hair


She wore a gown of red and yellow
She wore a gown of red and yellow
I offered a shy hello

Her beauty was beyond compare

And I knew right then that I loved her
I knew at first sight that I loved her
Yeah I knew right then that I loved her
There was magic in the air


But now I don't know why
No I don't know why
Oh I don't know why
She had to go

I'll always remember the way she’d smile
And I’ll always remember the way she’d cry
And On that day we said I do
And she looked me in the eye

She said I will always love you
Oh I will always love you
She said I will always love you
My darling until the day I die.


They laid her down to rest on a Tuesday
They laid her to rest on a Tuesday
Oh Lord how could it end this way
With no sunshine was in her hair.


But now I don't know why
No I don't know why
Oh I don't know why
She had to go

 

She was there by the rive

The sunshine in her hair

She said I will always love you

And there was magic in the air

And now I don’t know why

She had to go

 

PLAYED BY THE PLAYER ONCE AGAIN

May 2, 2013
Played By the Player Once Again
© John Hackett / 2012

VERSE:

It hurts no less this time
Than it did with all the rest
A shallow ragged breath
Swells up deep within your chest
You try to tell yourself
You’re just looking for a friend
But the only thing you’ve gained
Is another heartache on the mend

CHORUS:
Now you’re standing all alone
In That familiar emptiness
The misery at your door
The only company you posses
And you realize you’ll never win
Played by the player once again

TAG:
I could have been the one
To love you

VERSE:
You’re friends tried to warn you
They told you to your face
He would only hurt you
And leave you in disgrace
But you never want to hear
That's not true love that you feel
And you run off thinking this time
Its goanna be for real.

CHORUS:
And you’re standing all alone
In That familiar emptiness
The misery at your door
The only company you posses
And you realize you’ll never win
Played by the player once again

TAG:
I could have been the one
To love you

VERSE:
Now another night falls dim
It seems to call out your name
And you paint you face and eyes
Preparing for the game
You walk out in the dark
Searching for your pride
But the morning sun again reveals
The tears in your eyes

CHORUS:2
You’re standing all alone
In that familiar emptiness
The heartache at your door
The company you posses
And you realize you’ll never win
Played by the player once again
You’re crying all alone my friend
Played by the player once again

Outro:
I could have been the one
I could have been the one
To love you
Played by the player once again
Been played by the player once again
 

DON'T GO - DEMO

October 25, 2010

Don't Go - DEMO
© 2007 / John Hackett

Verse:
I'm waiting for the sun, to go sinking today.
Can't take another hour, of feeling this way.
I've been down before, but never this low
And I'm begging you darling please don't go
 
Chorus:
In the morning mirror I'm sure to see.
The pain in my eyes looking back at me.
And you'll be gone this much I know.
I'm begging one last time baby please don't go.

Verse:
I've never understood, just how you feel.
You say I'm too reckless, with a heart like steel.
But babe you don't know, this pain that won't heal
And I'm down on my knees, and these tears are real.
 
Chorus
 In the morning mirror I'm sure to see.
The pain in my eyes, lookin' back at me.
And you'll be gone this much I know.
I'm begging one last time baby please don't go.
 
Verse:
Now the morning sun it's rising and it's blinding my eyes.
My reach for you comes up empty, that's it's no surprise
In the morning mirror I surely see. 
The pain in my eyes, starring back at me
And now your gone, and it's plain to see
There's nobody left here to blame, nobody but me.

TAG:
I'm waiting for the sun, to go sinking today,
Because I'm so damn tired, of feeling this way.

 

TAKE ME HOME

October 25, 2010

Take Me Home
© 2008 / John Hackett

Verse:
Train whistle in the distant night
And I know I've got to leave
Lusiana callin me
I can hear it on the breeze.
There's a longin' in my heart,
And it burns into my soul.
Got to get back to the ones
I left ten long years ago.

Chorus:
So won't ya take me home mister?
Let me ride beneath your train.
Don't mind lying in the belly of a drag
I just have no way of paying'
These clothes on my back,
Are all I have to my name.
Won't ya take me home mister?
Please let me ride beneath your train.

Verse:
They let me out of prison
Yesterday at dawn
And I'm just trying to get back home,
To my wife and son.
I spent 10 long years in a cold hard cell,
Payin' for the wrong I've done.
I'm just lookin to start a new,
On a straight and narrow run.

Chorus:
Won't ya take me home mister?
Let me ride beneath your train.
I don't mind lying in the belly of a drag,
I just have no way of payin'.
These cloths on my back,
Are all I have to my name.
Won't ya take me home mister?
Let me ride beneath your train.

Bridge:
Ya know it nearly drove me insane
Serving out my time.
When you search your soul day after day,
Ya might not like what ya find
But I found peace, and I found God
And I'm ready to move on.

Chorus:
Won't ya take me home mister?
Let me ride beneath your train
I don't mind riding in the belly of a drag,
I just have no way of payin'.
These clothes on my back.
Are all I have to my name.
Take me home mister
Please let me ride beneath your train.

TAG:
Let me ride mister let me ride.
Take me home let me ride.
Take me home mister,
Let me ride beneath your train.

 

NOBODY TELLIN'

October 25, 2010

NOBODY TELLIN'
© 2009 / JOHN HACKETT

VERSE:
Called out your name in the middle of the night
You were no where to be found
Walkin' the floor head in my hands
Trouble written cross'  my worried brow

CHORUS:
I searched for you at the waters edge
I looked for you up on the hill
I called your Maw, I even called your Paw
I've been asking all your friends
Nobody's saying where you are
Nobody tellin' where you've been

VERSE:
Sittin' all alone here talking to your picture
But just like you it's don't seem to hear
Restless feeling deep in my soul
Tellin' me the end is drawing near

CHORUS:
I searched for you at the waters edge
I looked for you up on the hill
I called your Maw, I even called your Paw
I've been asking all your friends
Nobody's saying where you are
Aint nobody tellin' where you've been

VERSE:
Come on darlin' give me one more chance
Please don't say that we're through
I treated you bad I'm guilty as sin
Sorry for the things that I do

BRIDGE:
I'm down on my bended knee
Never gunna' make it
Never gunna' make it
Never gunna' make it without you

CHORUS:
I searched for you at the waters edge
Looked for you up on the hill
I called your Maw, I even called your Paw
I've been asking all your friends
Nobody's saying where you are
Nobody tellin' where you've been

Nobody tellin where you've been
Aint nobody tellin' where you've been

 

FOR A SILVER HALF A CROWN

October 25, 2010

FOR A SILVER HALF A CROWN
© JOHN HACKETT / SARA BLOODWORTH 2010

VERSE:
She'd go down to the Black Raven
When the sailors returned from sea
Down by the docks where they gathered
To quench their thirst and fulfill their need.

CHORUS:
Her Tattered dress of lace and Irish ribbon
Made clear the intentions of a woman
There was hungry child home on the hillside
So for a silver half a crown she'd sell her pride

VERSE:
In 23 along that Irish Sea coast
A single mother had no other way
When all alone, with her grief and sorrow
She'd let her tears wash the guilt away

CHORUS:
Her Tattered dress of lace and Irish ribbon
Made clear the intentions of a woman
There was hungry child home on the hillside
So for a silver half a crown she'd sell her pride

VERSE:
Years they did pass and her child grew strong and fast
But time began to take its toll
That lonely life she lived with sordid secrets held within
Left her heart and mind in a battle for control

BRIDGE:
Until she found her self one day
In a place where people pray
Can a silver half a crown buy back your soul?
Her tears were washed away when a loving voice did say
I paid the price for you long ago.


CHORUS: 2
A flowing gown of white with golden ribbon
She'll wear now through eternity
There's a happy home waiting on the other side
Where no silver half a crown can buy her pride
Where no silver half a crown can buy her pride

 

SO LONG AGO

October 24, 2010

SO LONG AGO
© JOHN HACKETT  / 2010

VERSE:
Drive in movie so long ago
Hot night in July saw that dream in your eye
Staring at the silver screen of the picture show
I knew right then felt it begin
Caught up in make believe so easy to see
Fame and fortune calling you 
And You had to go

VERSE:
I had a different idea a whole other plan
Thinking more along the lines of a one life stand
Knew it would never work out if I stood in your way          
Held you so tight In the heat of that night
The thought of losing you girl left alone in this world
You know It crossed my mind a time or two to beg you to stay

CHORUS:
Did you find your dream in Hollywood
That glamorous life of celebrity hood
Or are you all alone at night when the lights are turned way down low
Do you ever  miss what you left behind
Do the beautiful people really treat you that kind
Is there any of the fire still burning from so long so long ago

VERSE:
Watched you last night on a late T.V. show
How I remember years ago September
Took you to the station down town to catch that train
So young and naive but you always believed
You would be a big star gonna' go far
Guess my sadness must have got lost in your hunger for fame

CHORUS:
Did you find your dream in Hollywood
That glamorous life of celebrity hood
Or are you all alone at night when the lights are turned way down low
Do you ever miss what you left behind
Do the beautiful people really treat you that kind
Is there any of the fire still burning from so long so long ago

CHORUS:
Did you find your dream in Hollywood
That glamorous life of celebrity hood
Or are you all alone at night when the lights are turned way down low
Do you ever miss what you left behind
Do the beautiful people really treat you that kind
Is there any of the fire still burning from so long so long ago

Is the fire still burning? yeah yeah yeah ... yeah yeah

 

 

DON'T GO DEMO_.mp3

Take Me Home_.mp3

NOBODY TELLIN'_.mp3

FOR A SILVER HALF A CROWN_.mp3

SO LONG AGO_.mp3

Played By The Player Once Again.mp3

A Hero In My Eyes.mp3

04 Bounty Hunting Cowboy.mp3

I Don't Know Why.mp3.mp3

08 Burn.mp3

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