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Collaboration Song of the Year Nominees
The Grass Ain't Always Greener
July
Patricia T Bishop and Keith Bradford
2026
The Grass Ain’t Always Greener
Lyrics by Patricia T Bishop –
Music/melody/vocals by Keith Bradford
V1
I can feel things between us haven’t been the same
Even the way you used to call my name
I was hoping it was only my imagination
That’s not true, it’s too big … of a change
Chorus
Cuz when I greet you at the door to give you a kiss
You turn your face away on purpose so I’d miss
What have I’ve done to deserve this?
Darlin’ what are you trying to hide????
Cuz the grass ain’t always greener on the other side
No, the grass ain’t always greener on the other side
V2
I started thinking this morning after my third coffee cup
When I put two and two together it started adding up
Lately my old friend’s been coming around
Telling you right now, I ain’t putting up with that stuff
Chorus
Yea, when I greet you at the door to give you a kiss
You turn your face away on purpose so I’d miss
What have I’ve done to deserve this?
Darlin’ what are you trying to hide????
Cuz the grass ain’t always greener on the other side
No, the grass ain’t always greener on the other side
Bridge
Oh, I know he has more money than me
I also know how he can be
If you think you’re the only one he sees
Better think twice before you also lose me
Chorus
So, when I greet you at the door to give you a kiss
Don’t turn your face away on purpose so I miss
I haven’t done anything to deserve this
Darlin’ you’ve got no place to hide !!!
And the grass ain’t always greener on the other side
No, the grass ain’t always greener on the other side
A Night They'll Never Forget
February
Randy McClendon, Jeff Riley & Brad Hatcher
2026
Well, tonight the bartender was the incessant talker,
Juke box played some old Jerry Jeff Walker
Conversations ranged from weddings and anniversaries,
Birthdays, big games, fishing trips and beautiful dames.
They said “He had it all”
And He’d say: “Latch onto the friends that are true, a chosen few.
Do the things you want to do, before your life gets away from you.
And let your dreams come true. Let your dreams come true.”
Well he was born to be a troubadour, truly an enigma
This gypsy songman, relentlessly his self, a footloose itinerate.
Just rambling and scrambling, the gypsy snowman,
Rambling and a scrambling
And He’d say: “Latch onto the friends that are true, a chosen few.
Do the things you want to do, before your life gets away from you.
And let your dreams come true. Let your dreams come true.”
Well he played all the honky tonks and bars,
From Austin to San Antone
Dallas down to Houston, cause he liked to roam.
This gypsy songman, he was cursed to roam.
And when they played his most famous song, tears in their eyes as they sang along
A haunting requiem, a most familiar theme, now it seems it was just a dream
On a night they’ll never forget.
The Paranormal Prohibition Ball
January
Ron Tintner / Andrew Richardson
2026
The Paranormal Prohibition Ball
Ron Tintner / Andrew Richardson
1/
Almost midnight Halloween
French quarter New Orleans
Drifting shadows yet unseen
Floating up the stairs
They've come to play, have some fun
Festivities have just begun
It's the ultimate spiritual affair
Ch/
Live it up, have it all
Let your hair loose,let it fall
At the Paranormal prohibition ball
2/
There's specters here from yesteryear
Laughinh, grinning ear to ear
Absinthe, Menthol cigarettes
The dance of days gone by
The sounds of jazz band melodies
Conjure up old memories
Recalling what they used to be
In better times
Ch/
Live it up, have it all
Let your hair loose,let it fall
At the Paranormal prohibition ball
Br/
The party's running every night
The tourists unaware
Of the reason for the rattling shutters
Or the creak of empty chairs
Thats the way they want it
Keep their revelry discreet
Let the ghost tours go on by
And stay near bourbon street
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