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Collaboration Song of the Year Nominees

No Take Backs

April

Preston LeMacks, Jessica LeMacks

2023

No Take Backs
By Preston LeMacks

{Verse 1}
Bonded over songs we wrote
About
our exes back in college
And our parents stupid problems

{Verse 2}
The way you laughed
when I made that joke
About how you always say you’re sorry
When you shouldn’t feel sorry

{Pre-Chorus 1}
Who would’ve thought that
Two coffee shop lovers
Trying to catch shooting stars
Would ever make it this far
But I
Have to know

{Chorus 1}
If I said forever
Would you always say it back
And if I said you’re the one I want with all the strings attached
Would you stay up all night to make it right
Would you always see this through
God I’m so in love with you
Will you be my first and last
Could you love me
With no take backs

{Verse 3}
I still think about that night we went
Dancing in the park
That smile on your face
I still feel it in my heart

{Verse 4}
Something bout your first
And my last name
Come whatever may
Our love will remain

{Pre-chorus 2}
As
Two coffee shop lovers
Trying to catch shooting stars
What if we beat all the odds
So I
Have to know

{Chorus 2}
If I said forever
Would you always say it back
And if I said you’re the one I want with all the strings attached
Would you stay up all night to make it right
Would you always see this through
God I’m so in love with you

I could spend my whole life
Growing old with you
I swear I’m captivated by everything that you do
All I wanna see is all your dreams coming true
Cheer you on
your biggest fan
So will you just take my hand
And be my first and last
Could you love me
With no take backs

{Bridge}
Say you'll love me
Would you love me
Could you love me
With no take backs, With now take backs
Lyrics
Party in the Woods

March

Wallace Chase and Vic Sapp

2023

Verse 1
Well it’s Friday night and it’s almost 5:00
Just standing around waiting for the whistle to blow
And it’s getting dark in the trailer park
Got a little Hank playing on the radio
Time to get cleaned up, what’s up, pick up the phone and call you up
Gonna show up, step up, everybody I know is going to get jacked up
Let the headlights light your way

Chorus 1
Hey hey what do you say? We’re going to party with Dan and Shay
They done brought old Billy Ray
There’s a party in the woods, get your boots on
We got Jim Beam on the scene, dixie cups and tight blue jeans
Miley over there rolling up that green
There’s a party in the woods, get your boots on

Verse 2
We can start a fire and the let the flame get higher,
If it gets to hot we’ll lose some clothes
And if it’s ok, we can sneak away
And find a little spot that nobody knows
Let me hug you, rub you, hold your hand and just talk to you
Let me take you and kiss you, lay down a blanket and love on you
And just let the banjo play

Chorus 1
Chorus 2
Get in the mud but don’t get stuck, if you do we’ll call big Chuck
He’ll pull you out with his big old truck
There’s a party in the woods get your buts on
Billy’s got a pole, here we go. Blake will take us down to his fishing hole
We’re going to do a little noodle while the beer is still cold
There’s a part in the woods, get your boots on.
Lyrics
Let's Write A Song Together

February

Warren Hanson, Ray Wyatt

2023

verse 1 (young)
Hey, old man, I’d really like to write a song for the radio.
I heard you’ve written a hit or two, although it was years ago.
Can you help me with a line or three to get a single on the charts?
And maybe get a top ten hit and win the ladies hearts?
 
verse 2 (old)
It’s true I wrote a song or two, and a few have done alright.
I’m glad to help you out, young man, if you want to learn to write.
Writing songs is satisfying. And it’s been good to me, no doubt.
But ladies and the radio ain’t what it’s all about.
 
chorus
Let’s write a song together; it just might be a hit,
If you and I can compromise, just a little bit.
It’ll take the best of both of us,
Something old and something new.
Let’s write a song together and see what we can do.
 
verse 3 (o)
First we need a story that’s genuine and true.
And a really catchy melody, and the finest rhyming, too.
With a touch of true emotion and the tears of broken hearts.
Then, as sure as old Hank Williams, we’ll have us a work of art.
 
verse 4 (y)
Well, I hear what you’re saying. It’s all true and it’s all good.
But I think we need a lead guitar and a backbeat if we could.
Let’s use what you are telling me with all its heart and soul,
Then kick it with electricity and a little bit of rock and roll.

chorus
 
bridge
(o) You’re right! We need that lead guitar and maybe some violin.
And adding in some keys and drums wouldn’t be a sin.
(y) And I like the part about heart and soul and a story that is true.
If we use the best of both of us, no telling what we can do!
 
chorus
Let’s write a song together; it just might be a hit.
If you and I can compromise, just a little bit.
It’ll take the best of both of us,
Something old and something new.
Let’s write a song together and see what we can do.
It’ll take the best of both of us,
Something new and something old.
Let’s write a song together. It just might turn to gold!
Lyrics
Fisherman, the sinner and the saint

January

Paul Boedeker, Ray Wyatt

2023

Fisherman, the sinner and the saint (Paul Boedeker, Ray Wyatt) 2023

(intro). There are 3 voices living here inside my head
a fisherman, a sinner and a saint
Fighting for a space in my mental real estate
Each with something different to say

C1 All these voices make a melody
a strange and haunting harmony
of obscenities, absurdities and the wisdom of the years
The fisherman, the sinner, and the saint
V1
The saint in no uncertain terms will tell you what is right
To him it is as plain as night and day
The sinner stretches selfish hands reaching far and wide
To have whatever he can take away
(repeat C1)
V2
The fisherman will cast his line precisely at a spot
To hook a prize he hopes is hiding there
Then readjust his cap ever so slightly just for luck
Pretending that he doesn’t really care

(bridge) Will I be the man I think I ought to be?
will I walk
and not grow faint?
Can I tame the characters inside my head?
The fisherman the sinner and the saint.
V3
A fishing line and bobber plop into the water
Sending circles ‘cross the surface of the day
The saint will seek the light, the sinner, lurk in darkness,
The fisherman will catch what comes his way

C2 All these voices make a melody
to life’s relentless symphony
of obscenities, absurdities and the wisdom of the years
The fisherman, the sinner, and the saint (x3)
Lyrics
You Will Always Be a Part of Me

January

Tim Bentley, Josh David Walker

2023

V1:
The past is gone
It’s time to move on
My mind keeps telling me
It’s called reality
live in the here and now

V2:
But the future’s unknown
for the seeds that we’ve sown
There is no certainty
How will they reach maturity
without you by my side

PRE:
I know there’s no chance that I’m wrong
Cause my love for you is so strong
Past or future
I know it has to be

CH1:
You will always be a part of me
You’re the melody to every song that I sing
You will always be that part of me
That still believes your love can carry me through

V3:
So life moves on, but I’m not alone
I have my memories
I know you’re here with me, as I sing this song

CH2:

Bridge:
Late at night, when I’m by myself, it gets hard to bear
I know you’re gone but you’re still so close, I can feel you there

CH3:
Lyrics
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