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SANTA SOMETHIN'
03:02
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SANTA SOMETHIN’
(B.W. Davies M.C.P.S.)
The first song I wrote in the USA during the first of many tours.
(Burlingame, CA, USA March 1995)
I’m sittin’ in Santa Somethin’
Californian red in my hand
Looking out on a beautiful ocean
But I know you’ll understand
When I speak of the contradiction
Gyrating in my brain
When I say that I’m blessed to be here
But wishin’ I was home again
When I say that I’m blessed to be here
But wishin’ I was home again
My friends are the best I’ll ever find
If I looked for a million miles
We’ve talked and shared so many things
And smiled so many smile
But when I called you on the phone last night
As you rose to start your day
My soul was right there with you
Six thousand miles away
But I’m sittin’ in Santa Somethin’…
There’s so many things to see and do
So much I wanna hear
So many things to share with you
If you were only near
And I know I’ll be this way again
I can’t leave this behind
But I cannot leave you either
So you’ll be with me next time
But I’m sittin’ in Santa Somethin’…
Vocal, 6 string guitars, tambourine – Bruce
Bass guitar – Tom Haycock
Drums – Allan Gregory
Piano and synthesiser – Graeme Stevenson
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2. |
A WISH FOR ME
03:47
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A WISH FOR ME
( B.W. Davies M.C.P.S.)
The winner of the 1995 Edinburgh Folk Club Songwriting Competition.
(Kingskettle, Fife. January/February 1995)
I’d like to be the one to put the smile back on your face
I’d like to be the hand that puts your hair back in its place
I’d like to be the one who is forever on your mind
For you’re all that I need to be on mine
I’d like to be the name you call whenever things go wrong
I want to hear your harmony in each and every song
I’d like you to be close enough to say you love me, too
For all I need to be beside is you
I wish these things for you, my love
But you’re not to blind to see
That wishing everything for you
Is like a wish for me
I’d like to take you everywhere and share so many things
I want to see you happy with the things our loving brings
I’d like to give you more than I could ever even see
But don’t ever hide yourself away from me
I wish these things for you, my love…
I’d like to see us old and gray and healthy all the while
I want to hear us laughing; I love to see you smile
And as long as there is sky above and water fills the sea
You know you’ll get the very best from me
I wish these things for you, my love…
So I’d like to be the one to put the smile back on your face
I’d like to be the hand that puts your hair back in its place
I’d like to be the one who is forever on your mind
For you’re all that I need to be on mine
You’re all that I need
Vocal, 6 string guitar, acoustic lead guitar, wind chimes – Bruce
Bass guitar – Tom Haycock
Piano and synthesiser – Graeme Stevenson
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THE BEST IS YOU
03:31
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THE BEST IS YOU
(B.W. Davies M.C.P.S./P.R.S.)
(Ballater, Aberdeenshire, May 1995)
I know it won't be easy for life can be so tough
But you and I will both get by, if we can care enough
And you know I'm with you always, in everything you do
And no matter what life deals us, for me, the best is you.
There are times we cannot see it, but there's a road that lies out there
Call it fate or faith or destiny, it's a road for us to share
It's a path into the future, where everything is new
And, no matter where life leads us, for me, the best is you
It's hard to cling to where we've been but it's worse to let it go
But time moves on, it won't turn back and it's time for us to grow
It's time for taking chances, to stand out on your own
Do things you've never done before, sow seeds you've never sown
And you know I'm with you always, in everything you do
And no matter what life makes us, for me, the best is you.
Time moves on, it won't turn back and it's time for us to grow
And though I know it won't be easy for life can be so tough
You and I will both get by, if we can care enough
On the path into the future where everything is new
And, no matter where it leads us, for me the best is you
No matter what life deals us, for me the best is you
The best is you.
Bruce Davies - 12 string guitar
Tom Haycock - Bass Guitar
Allan Gregory - Drums
Graeme Stevenson - Keyboards
Duncan Findlay - Electric Guitar
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4. |
HOME
04:17
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HOME
( B.W. Davies M.C.P.S.)
While preparing for a visit to Lagos, Nigeria, I reflected on how lucky I am to be able to visit far-flung places and come home after a week or so. My thoughts then turned to the Highland Clearances in Scotland and potato famine in Ireland and those far less fortunate than me. Of course forced exile like that couldn’t happen these days…
(Kingskettle, Fife. December 1995)
Got my tickets and passport, I’m on my way
Last injection yesterday
I’ll be back in a week or two
But there’s work I have to do
And I’m eager to see old friends I know
And places recalled from long ago
Who knows the new things I might find
But home is always on my mind
It’s not paradise or a palace but its…
Home, and that’s good enough for me
Home, and someone waits to see me comin’
Home, it’s where I’d rather be
Home
It makes me think of how things used to be
For people forced across the sea
Away from all they knew before
To a foreign life on a foreign shore
Doubt and fear on every hand
They couldn’t hope to understand
The future, they must try to find
With thoughts of home in heart and mind
Not paradise or a palace but…
Home, and that’s good enough for me
Home, and someone waits to see me comin’
Home, it’s where I’d rather be
Home
But it still goes on today
With dispossessed and disarray
I can choose to go or stay
It can’t happen here…
She’s got her tickets and passport she’s on her way
To a place where she can work and play
She’ll be home in a year or two
But work is what she has to do
She’ll be eager to see old friend, I know
And places lost in long ago
When she returns, new things she’ll find
But home is always on her mind
Not paradise or a palace but…
Home, and that’s good enough for me
Home, and someone waits to see me comin’
Home, it’s where I’d rather be
Home
Bruce Davies - 12. string guitar, Bass guitar and percussion
Duncan Findlay - Acoustic lead guitar
Rosemary Woods & Siobhan Skates - Vocals
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5. |
FLOWERS ARE RED
03:56
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Harry Chapin
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IT’LL HAPPEN SOON TO YOU (THE ZIG ZAGGY SONG)
( B.W. Davies/A.M. Brotherston (M.C.P.S.)/ H.J. Andrews (Haska Music))
Out of the mouths of babes…or twenty-seven five-year-old children!
(Fife. May 1995)
I must be getting older
I’ve got zig zaggy skin
My feet are getting colder
I can’t keep my heat in
My hair is turning curly
And a funny shade of blue
But don’t you sit there laughing kid
It’ll happen soon to you
My joints are getting creaky
I sleep ten hours a day
People are so cliquey
And I can’t hear what they say
If I don’t write my lists down
I haven’t got a clue
But don’t you sit there laughing kid
It’ll happen soon to you
You might lose youth and beauty and elasticity
But your world is so much wider when your bus trips are for free
I know I should be somewhere
But I can’t recall the place
And I’d get there if I could see
My hand before my face
But without my glasses
I can’t find the map I drew
Don’t you sit there laughing kid
It’ll happen soon to you
I thought I’d lose my memory but I haven’t lost it yet…
My heart beats a shaky shuffle time
My hands are shaky, too
My teeth are rattling in a glass
Like they never used to do
Old age is creaking up on me
I’ve a different point of view
Don’t you sit there laughing kid
It’ll happen soon to you
Yes old age is creaking up on me
But every stage is new
Don’t you sit there laughing kid
It’ll happen soon to you
Extra middle eight,
You’ve time to take up walking, to do your garden, too
But, what you used to do all day, takes all day to do
Vocal, 6 string guitars, tambourine – Bruce
Bass guitar – Tom Haycock
Drums – Allan Gregory
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ONLY THE MEMORY
04:09
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ONLY THE MEMORY
( B.W. Davies M.C.P.S.)
While listening to the famous Adagio from Albinoni’s Organ Concerto, the story of this song played in my mind like a movie. I took notes, which eventually became a lyric.
(Ballater Aberdeenshire. October 1995)
He wanders alone, in the park
By the bench where she stroked his hair
He’s with her; she’s not there
Only the memory
Locked in his mind, lost in his mind
Only the memory
Locked in his mind, a love for all time
A love for all time
Past trimmed, tidy lawns, neat flowers in rows
The yellows of spring or summer, who knows
But she knew their names
And their seasons to bloom, seasons to bloom
But she knew their names
And their seasons to bloom, but like a flower
Vanished too soon
And onto the bridge, over waters asleep
Past the gap in the fence
And the willows that weep
He sees, hand in hand
A young man and wife, husband and wife,
He sees, hand in hand
The husband and wife and smiles and remembers
His reason for life
So he wanders alone, in the park
By the bench where she stroked his hair
He’s with her; she’s not there
Only the memory
Locked in his mind, lost in his mind
Only the memory
Safe in his mind, a love for all time
His love for all time
Bruce Davies - Percussion
Graeme Stevenson - Keyboards
Tom Haycock Bass guitar
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MAYBE HE NEEDS YOU
04:33
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MAYBE HE NEEDS YOU
(B.W. Davies M.C.P.S.)
A “difficult” song. Too many of us may be able to relate to it.
(Kingskettle, Fife. March 1995)
I’m flattered you can talk to me
I’m just sad you feel the need to
There’s no way I could have guessed
What’s going on in your mind
You say you’re getting worried
‘bout the feelings you’ve been feeling
You know you really love him
But have other thoughts inside
But maybe he needs you
Maybe he’s searching for the things he knew
Maybe he’s looking for the love
You both knew at the start
Maybe he feels like you
Afraid and wond’ring what to do
He’s looking for the reason
He first gave you his heart
And you wish that he would hold you
When he comes home late at night
But he’s tired and soon ready
To turn out the light
So you give him space to breath
And you get on with your life
Make plans for calling on the kids
You’re a mother and a wife
But maybe he needs you…
And you know that all he does
He does for only you
But you feel on the sidelines
On hold, in a queue
And you’re sure there’s no one else
He needs to share his life
But you need for him to see your pain
And play “husband” to your “wife”
You’ve acted these rolls
Each and every day
To satisfy each other
But lost something on the way
And sometimes, you think you’ll leave
For a better life out there
But it won’t take fifteen years
To find the same story everywhere
Maybe he needs you
Maybe he’s searching for the things he knew
Maybe he’s looking for the love
You both knew at the start
Maybe he feels like you
Afraid and wond’ring what to do
He’s looking for the reason
You’ll always have his heart
Bruce Davies - 6 string guitar and bass guitar
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9. |
A NIGHT AT HOME
02:50
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A NIGHT AT HOME
( B.W. Davies M.C.P.S.)
An “our song” for many couples.
(Carradale, Argyllshire. July 1987)
Oh, for a night at home
Oh, for a night together on our own
With the kids tucked up in bed
And precious peace instead
Oh, for a night
Just one peaceful night
What I’d give for a night at home
The years have been kind to us
Since you changed your name to mine
We’ve learned to face the hard times
Learned to taste the wine
We’ve shared love with our children
And love’s grown between us, too
But photographs and phone calls
Can’t take the place of you
Oh, for a night at home…
My business takes me places
I wish that you could see
Life would be so easy
If you were there with me
But life is not so simple
And there has to be some pain
In front of silver linings
There has to be some rain
Oh, for a night at home…
Bruce Davies - Guitar & percussion
Tom Haycock - Bass guitar
Graeme Stevenson - Keyboards
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I'M IN LOVE
02:52
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I’M IN LOVE
(B.W. Davies M.C.P.S./P.R.S.)
A James Taylor-ish “groove” that eventually found words and became a celebration.
(Kingskettle, Fife. April 1996)
Why do I feel like I could touch the sky
What makes me smile at strangers passing by?
What is this thing that makes me feel that I am
Lucky to be alive
Can lonely days be finally at an end?
Can it be that I have found a friend?
To share my road through every curve and bend
And on whose love I can depend
I’m in love; I want the world to know it
I’m in love; I want my smile to show it
I’m in love
Can’t believe this thing called love
I never thought that I would see a day
When such a prize would ever come my way
But now you’re here I’m gonna make you stay
I’m gonna love you come what may
I’m in love…
There was a time I tasted years
Of bitter heartache, wasted tears
But now it’s time to hold you in my arms
To fold you in my arms
I’m in love…
Bruce Davies - Guitar, Keyboards
Tom Haycock - Bass Guitar
Allan Gregory - Drums
Duncan Findlay - Electric Guitar
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11. |
TRAVELLING TROUBADOUR
02:33
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TRAVELLING TROUBADOUR
(B.W. Davies M.C.P.S./P.R.S.)
(Kirkcaldy, February 1992)
I’ve sung my songs for crowds
And I’ve sung for only me
Sung my songs for fortunes
And I’ve sung them all for free
I’ve been so many places
I never thought I’d be
But being here’s what matters to me now.
I am a travelling troubadour
And need to have you hear
The songs I sing, they bring together
Tales from far and near
I’ve got myself some music
To last a whole life through
And it’s good to be here sharing some with you.
And now, I see you here with me
And how I need your company
You let me see that life is good
And I’ve got a job to do
You’ve opened up the world for me
And I wanna share it with you.
I’ve songs that tell of travel
Some that tell of home
Songs of sharing company
Or being all alone
Let’s find a special song for you
The least that I can do
For it’s good to have you here to see me through
And now, I see you here with me
And how I need your company
You let me see that life is good
And I’ve got a job to do
You’ve opened up the world for me
And I wanna share it with you.
I wanna share it with you
Let me share it with you.
Bruce Davies - 6 string and high string guitars & Tambourinr
Tom Haycock - Bass guitar
Martin Tollick - Drums
Graeme Anderson - Keyboards
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Bruce Davies Scotland, UK
I have been a full-time singer, guitarist and songwriter since 1984 and host the Spirit of Scotland Show, which presents the best in Scottish entertainment to visitors from all over the world and is Edinburgh's premiere summer Scottish Evening. In the winter, I perform all over the UK and sometimes overseas, featuring the songs of writers I admire, some I've written and some songs of Scotland. ... more
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