The River With No Name

 

The River with No Name

© Gary Orphey

 

(Verse 1)

I live on the country side

Of a river with no name

You live on the city side

Where the neon calls your name

 

I sit out on our front porch

Watchin’ the stars late at night

You want to be a shinin’ star

Standin’ in a bright spotlight

 

(Chorus)

The city and the country life

Are nowhere near the same,

This clash of culture is killing us

You know exactly what I mean,

Pull the plug on those city lights

Head on back  home sweetheart

Cross that river with no name

True lovers should never part

 

(Bridge)

If I don’t know anything else darling

This I know for sure.

 

(Verse 2)

You're a country girl born and bred

I need you more than you know

If you stay with this country man

We’ll get you where we want to go

 

Two crazy kids who fell in love

What a great story that will be

One becomes a country star

The other happens to be me

 

Instrumental Bridge /Middle Eight

 

(Chorus)

The city and the country life

Are nowhere near the same,

This clash of culture is killing us

You know exactly what I mean,

Pull the plug on those city lights

Head on back  home sweetheart

Cross that river with no name

True lovers should never part

 

Love it,  Gary.  Really dig this one.  When I first saw the title it brought to mind, A Horse With No Name, but this is definitely original.

 

Beautiful write Cowboy. Your ongoing love affair with romanticism bought to life once again.

Adore your work. Always know it's going to be a treat. Thanks for sharing

Thanks to you Gwyneth from this irreducilbe rascal.

Great write Gary,

It's all good but I love that first verse    it's so simple, but just makes me want to read on.

 

Great storytellin' as always

 

Alan

Thanks Alan,  always appreciate your comments. I'm just a simple man writing down what is comes to me.

Hi Gary

Very nice write, flows along well and great story

Overall a very nice piece of writing and I enjoyed the read.

After reading up on what each forum is for I realised this is not the place to offer critique or suggestions so I have deleted most of my original post.

Good luck

Les

Hey Gary,

The title grabed me, got my attention right away. I was supprised there wasn't some really neet stuff about the river its-self. But the story line was strong enough to hold my attention all the way through. And the way you used the river hook in the chorus was right on. I don't read other's comments until I've read the lyrics. Helps me keep focused on the song as a whole. Now that i've read it, I do see what Les saw. Really neet song sir. You can be proud of this one.

Jody

Thanks for you very nice comments Jody! 

Yeah, I'm working real hard to keep my songs 'radio friendly' Short and to the point, between  3:00 -  3:30 minutes. This one comes in at around 3:15 as a medium tempo ballad. I have written some real detailed story songs like 'Don't Do It Boy' and 'Harley D.' which I believe are excellent and while great for playing out, way to long to ever get on the radio. Glad to hear it kept you 'there' Because if I song can't hold the listener in my humble opinion it's a fail.