Desert Rose

by @jeff9

Skirmish: Desert - use it as a noun... (@robinleaf)

Liner Notes

#acousticonetake Whew. One hour. Actually I was late getting started so 55 minutes including uploading to Soundcloud, etc. Kinda new to this skirmish stuff, so no polish on this whatsoever--just a lyric whipped up in emergency fashion and ditto for the rest.

Lyrics

Sometimes I have these windshield thoughts About our life What a lucky guy I am someone like you Could be my wife And I hate to spend so much time gone It's hard to make ends meet But that's how it goes So I just want to thank you For being my desert rose

You’re always picking up the slack I leave behind I know it all can get to you From time to time And I wonder if one day I’ll find you gone But here you are once again Heaven knows How much I thank you For being my desert rose

Comments

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'Windshield thoughts' is a lovely turn of phrase. There's a nice loose spirit to this; you can see the fields rolling by beside the highway. Warm sincere lyrics movingly sung. Just what I needed right now.

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Now, you're really starting to annoy me! Lyrics, music, vocals, and uploading, all in less than an hour! Just enough clues to get the story, and the perfect performance to bring it home. Nice work, my friend!

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Windshield thoughts! What a brilliant phrase. Considering you got everything all done, including the recording, in an hour! I always screw up when I try to record. 😅 I personally don't care if people take longer than an hour. I think it's great to try to hurry and write as quickly as you can, because it's a great practice. Sometimes the recording takes a while though. Anyway, I love the sentiment of this and the simple arrangement of the guitar and your voice, which sounds kind of careworn here, is super effective. Great skirmish!

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Evocative lyrics. "Windshield thoughts" is great. A true love song! Loving the vocals and the guitar work, and the whole mix is solid.

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@mbmusic

Sweet song! I really like the melody and lyrics and direction you went with this skirmish. Great job!

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Yeah that first line grabbed me, brilliant! Really like the style of your voice singing this, so relaxed.

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@sbs

"Windshield thoughts" - clever writing! Lovely performance, as usual. You did an awesome job in less than an hour.

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Ah, Jeff! Windshield thoughts! Gorgeous writing and performance!

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Sweet love song. Interesting take on the prompt. Nice music and very good heartfelt vocals

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@artie

Beautifully inspired tune. Masterfully written and performed!

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i like this kind of directly-from-my-heart-to-yours love song. but what are windshield thoughts? my impression is that they are the daydreams one has while driving, but thats just a guess as i have never heard it before. did you coin it?

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