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They Oughta Write a Song

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I co-wrote this song with friend/excellent song-smith Larry Wayne Clark when I was 18 years old, living in Nashville, TN. It won 2nd place in the 2003 "Billboard World Song Contest" (jazz category).

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They Oughta Write a Song
Written by Halie Loren/Larry Wayne Clark © 2003
(Jammin' Salmon Music, ASCAP / Brainchild Music, SOCAN)

Back at the start it was all hearts and flowers
Candlelight rendezvous that lasted for hours
But since he's gone, you toss and turn until dawn
Nobody ever told you it would feel like this when

Each tender dream just seems to fade like dew does
Your arms keep reachin' for the lover man who was
Faithless and mean, but now he's gone from the scene
They oughta write a song about that

About the way it hurts when you realize
All those promises were false
About the lonely sound when the music dies
Like a broken waltz

If there were prizes for those sighs of regret
You'd be the envy of the "Oh-Woe-is-Me" set
Romance is through, it's just the piper and you
They oughta write a song about that

Romance is through, it's just the piper and you
They oughta write a song about that
Somebody somewhere...
Oughta write a song about that

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from They Oughta Write a Song, released December 10, 2008
Halie Loren - Vocals
Matt Treder - Piano
Mark Schneider - Bass
Brian West - Drums

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Halie Loren Eugene, Oregon

Halie Loren is an international award-winning jazz-pop singer/songwriter. She brings a fresh perspective to time-honored musical paths, singing in several languages and channeling her innate understanding of connectedness across musical boundaries to forge bonds with diverse audiences in North America, Asia, Europe, and beyond. Her latest album "Dreams Lost and Found" releases April 12, 2024! ... more

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