Topic: Austin - City Limits; The Songbook

Austin Daniels

Date: 2012-03-27 23:06 EST
Austin had quietly suffered her little ?Welcome to RhyDin? culture shock all alone. She preferred it that way most often. It was hard to keep up appearances all the time. Yet, she?d put on her Arianna persona for so many years, she wasn?t sure she knew how to take it off and just be Austin Honey. It was easier to just ?be? when it was only her cousins around, but strangers were still treated to the Opera Singer.

It wasn?t the Opera Singer that was pouring her heart out into that country song though. It wasn?t the Opera singer voice dripping the sweet honeyed notes from her lips. The song was definitely about her high school sweetheart, but it was therapy as well. By the time the lyrics moved from her pencil to her voice, they had become a confession that was long overdue; not just to the boy, either. Austin knew there was a whole slew of things that needed tough changes and hard choices. Maybe RhyDin was the eraser to the slate.

"Go"
By A.H. Daniels

I still dream of that boy, The one I hurt
He was a football star, And I was the jerk

Backwater town wasn?t going to be my life
I told that boy I wouldn?t be his wife

He hung his head, He sighed real low
He whispered my name, Said he had to go

And I said ?Go?
Don?t let me stop you
Go on now, Go
But I?m-a gonna top you
Baby, I?m already gone.

Big Time, Big City, Seedy Bars, Dirty and Gritty
Found myself a Lonely Girl, A Country girl in an ugly world

I went on home, Yeah I went back
I looked for him, and I finally asked

Momma, Have you heard from him?
Has he mentioned me, like he always did?

He was here, musta been July
Asked us how you were getting by

He sat a spell and drank some tea
Talked about his family

He took a look at your last photo
And sudden-like he had to go

And He said ?Go?
Didn?t mean to keep you
So I?ll just go
Sure was nice to see you
He was already gone

I still dream of that boy, I still hear our song
I still taste his kiss, I still feel so wrong

So I just Go
I keep on pretending
I just go
But I?m still here lamenting
Baby, my heart is gone



(Go -?2012 Written by PCLucas )

Austin Daniels

Date: 2012-04-02 15:18 EST
?CHEYENNE!? Austin?s usually reserved tone was certainly dialed up a notch or two with the arrival of her younger sister. She really should have realized that Cheyenne would show up eventually. Chey and Jackie were more like sisters than Austin and Cheyenne at times.

?CHEY! Do you have my brush? I can?t find it!? Of course, it could also have disappeared into the hands of any of her cousins as well, it was just easiest to blame a younger sibling. It just felt right to blame the little sister.

Poor Jackie, she thought as she looked around. Wayward Daniels women had certainly moved in, hadn?t they? Austin was really feeling the press. She?d been on her own longer than her younger cousins and little sister.

?Cheyenne Mae, Y?all betta answer me or I?ma whoop yer backside! An' I can do it, too!? Austin cringed as soon as the words were out. The accent she rallied against was always thicker when she was irritated, and with all her cousins around, it was easy as a Georgia peach pie to slip right back into it.

Finally giving up on the brush and her little sister, Austin finger combed her hair into a messy sort of top knot and headed out the door. She?d finally made a decision in the RhyDin vs. Georgia debate. RhyDin had won, but Austin was getting her own place. Today. Right Now. Apartment hunting was the only thing on her agenda. She grabbed her guitar case and made a break for it, before any of her relatives could yell for her the way she?d yelled for Cheyenne.

She?d taken her own sweet southern time to finally decide to stay. A million thoughts, a hundred conversations, a couple good old fashioned cries and a few more songs in the songbook.
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Off The Rails" - by Austin Honey Daniels

(v1)
I might be down, but I?m not out
You?re ?bout ta? hear me scream and shout
Gonna let it all go,
Gonna have a good time
No apologies, This life is mine

(ch)
This life is mine, and I?m gonna live it
Gonna do what I please, gonna push my limits
I?ve been loved and I?ve been hated
And I don?t believe that life is Fated
I might take the road
Or I might forge a trail
Either way, I?m goin? off the rails

(v2)
I?ve been livin? high and sippin? tea
Its high time to shoot whiskey
Gonna smoke a little
Gonna drink a lot
Let?s go, Let?s see what you got

(ch) This life is mine, and I?m gonna live it
Gonna do what I please, gonna push my limits
I?ve been loved and I?ve been hated
No, I don?t believe that life is Fated
I might take the road
Or I might forge a trail
Either way, I?m goin? off the rails

(bridge)
By the grace of god, I?ve a family
That loves the livin? hell outta me
We?re gonna tear it up
?Hey Sis, refill my cup??

(ch)
This life is Ours, and We?re gonna live it
Gonna do what we please, gonna push our limits
We?ve been loved and We?ve been hated
Hell No! We don?t believe that life is Fated
We might take the road
Or We might forge a trail
Either way, We?re goin? off the rails



(Off The Rails -?2012 Written by PCLucas )

Austin Daniels

Date: 2012-04-23 23:21 EST
Summer Girl
By A.H. Daniels

I feel it in the warming air
I can hear it in your sighs
It?s calling you, like every year
And I finally realize

You?ll adore me every autumn
And I?m your springtime world
I?m your winter heart?s desire
But never your summer girl

I can?t stop the seasons from changing
You know, I wouldn?t if I could
I know you?ll be mine when temperatures fall
Even if its not for good

?Cause you?ll adore me come next autumn
And love me through the winter?s cold
Kiss me in the warm spring rain
But then its time to go
?Cause I will never be
No, I know I?ll never be
I will never be your summer girl.

Oh, Kiss me in the warm spring rain
Before summer takes you away again




(Summer Girl -?2012 Written by PCLucas )

Austin Daniels

Date: 2012-05-09 15:19 EST
It had been Austin's last night living at Colt's, and while she should have been tired enough to knock right out, her mind was a whirlwind. Between the new apartment and the work it needed, and Colt setting her up with his one of his friends, she was tempted to just say "Eff it" and run back home to Georgia. Then the rains came...



Lullaby - A.H. Daniels.

Last night?s rain was a lullaby
Rockin? me to sleep
Sweet music from the sky
Soothed my soul
As I closed my eyes
Last night?s rain was a lullaby

I was tossing and turning
as I thought of him
Threw off the covers
My room was all dim
Heard thunder in the distance
Saw Lightning crack the sky
Last night?s Rain was a lullaby

Last night?s rain was a lullaby
Rockin? me to sleep
Sweet music from the sky
Soothed my soul
As I closed my eyes
Last night?s rain was a lullaby

The cool breeze blew
Curtains danced on air
Felt like his hand
Gentle fingers in my hair
Raindrops fell, rhythmic drip drip drip
And I could swear he was kissing my lips

Last night?s rain was a lullaby
Rockin? me to sleep
Sweet music from the sky
Soothed my soul
As I closed my eyes
Last night?s rain was a lullaby

I don?t know if he?s dreaming of me
But I close my eyes and he?s all I see

Last night?s rain was a lullaby
(Rock-a-bye baby, Rock-a-bye)
Rockin? me to sleep
Sweet music from the sky
(Rock-a-bye, Rock-a-bye)
Soothed my soul
As I closed my eyes
Last night?s rain was a lullaby
Last night's rain was a lullaby
Last night's rain.....
Sweet, Sweet Lullaby


Lullaby - (c) 2012 P.C. Lucas

Austin Daniels

Date: 2012-06-05 23:28 EST
Beer Goggle Love
By A. H. Daniels

Well, I'm too old
and too far gone
To think that wink
Is gonna lead to love
I might be shootin' some Jack
I might throw a wink back
But baby its all in fun.

No you can't have my number
No, I'm not an angel from above
I don't wash my jeans in windex
That's just beer goggle love

You're not getting anywhere
Give those cheesy lines a shove
Hate to break it to you, baby
I don't Fall in beer goggle love

I'll take a spin around the dance floor
If you keep your hands in check
I'll even let you win at darts
Man, you're a drunken wreck

No, I Don't want to take a ride
In your bondo-ed, lifted truck
You can pay for all my drinks
Doesn't mean we're gonna.. HEY!

You're not getting anywhere
Give those cheesy lines a shove
Hate to break it to you, baby
I don't fall in beer goggle love

You've got your arm around me
I can't even fake it
See that man walkin' in the door?
Yeah, He's about to break it

I hate to leave you here alone
No, that's a big fat lie
Try your lines on someone else
I'm leavin' with my guy.

You're not getting anywhere
Give those cheesy lines a shove
Hate to break it to you, baby
I don't fall in beer goggle love

(Beer Goggle Love -?2012 Written by PCLucas )

Austin Daniels

Date: 2012-06-06 21:32 EST
"Wanna Sin"
By A.H. Daniels

I don't think you really know
Just what danger you're in
When you look at me that way
You make me wanna sin

You make me wanna sin
You make me wanna make you mine
Just an itty bitty sin, and a lotta wine
Gonna work my courage up
Gonna need a little luck
Boy, you make me wanna sin

Lightning's gonna strike
Preacher's gonna pray
Defenses crumblin' down
You set my soul aflame

Mama's gonna faint
Daddy's hit the gin
Good girls gone bad
My Halo's turned to tin
Aw, damn boy!
You make me wanna sin

You make me wanna sin
You make me wanna make you mine
Just a itty bitty sin and a lotta wine
A knock upon your door
And We'll tumble to the floor
Boy you make me wanna sin

When you look at me that way
When you're asking me to stay
When you hold me and we swaaaaaaaaay
Dayum, baby...
You make me wanna sin.


(Wanna Sin -?2012 Written by PCLucas )