Thursday, July 25, 2013

The Only Thing I'm Missing Is You



This is a demo of a country song I wrote and recorded while working on the music for the documentary "Where Did The Horny Toad Go? in the summer of 2011.   It needs a better singer, but other than that, I am pretty pleased with it.



“The Only Thing I’m Missing Is You”

by Steven Stark



Working thirty acres of Texas soil,
my hands are blistered from this toil.
The mesquite and the cedar must go.
Got to make some room for the live oak to grow.

Heaven is here under the West Texas sun,
but hell lives on through things I have done.
I’m shooting up cactus with an old .22.
The only thing I’m missing is you

The scrub looks small, but the roots run deep.
For years of neglect, this is what I reap.
I’m thinking of the day you had to go.
It’s taken me while, but I’ve come to know that

Heaven is here under the West Texas sun,
but hell lives on through things I have done.
I’m ankle deep in brass from my old .22.
The only thing I’m missing is you.

Heaven is here under the West Texas sun,
but hell lives on through things I have done.
Running out of ammo for my old .22 
The only thing I’m missing is you.

Heaven is here under the West Texas sun,
but hell lives on through things I have done.
I’m running out of cactus for my old .22.
The only thing I’m missing is you.

Rocky Mountain Vacation Addendum!


I almost forgot the best quote of the trip!   I asked my 87 year old grandmother if she had found a church in Pagosa Springs to attend over the summer (they live in Eldorado, TX most of the year).   

She responded, “I like the old hymns, and it is tough to find a church where they still sing them.  Instead, they sing all these.....well, I call them 7-11 songs.  There’s 7 words and you repeat them 11 times.”

Wednesday, July 24, 2013

Rocky Mountain Vacation!


The five of us had a great trip up to Pagosa Springs....Susan, Severin, Wolfgang, myself and the stomach bug. 

The stomach bug didn't enjoy Colorado too much, but it had a rockin' time on the trip up and the trip back!

We fished, rafted, hand fed chipmunks, hiked up a waterfall, observed much wildlife (including red foxes, mule deer and hummingbirds) and had a wonderful time with my uncle and grandparents.

We thoroughly enjoyed the canyons of the Texas panhandle, the deserts of New Mexico, and the mountains and lakes of Colorado.

And since we passed through Amarillo (the boys loved the Big Texan!), I have to include my favorite country song of all time.

I wish all of you a wonderful summer!