Name: Pickin' Next To Heaven
Duration: 2 min 40 s
Channel: Wyman Lloyd/Alan D. David, BMI
Description: What lies on the other side for musicians?

What lies on the other side for musicians?

alternative pop rock singer songwriter jazz composer reggae blues easy listening country guitarist latin instrumentals big band lyricist instrumentalist author al david alan d david

Alan D David

Alan D. David. Songwriter and performer in various musical genres. By trade, I am a lead guitarist. But, in recent years I have become more of a songwriter/comp

For over 40 years I played lead guitar and did back-up vocals in various country bands. It has been one of the greatest thrills of my life. But, these days I stay at home and compose songs, both lyrics and music. My writing style is much broader than just country music. I also write southern rock, a little blues, lots of smooth jazz and movie themes and even some latin music. I have been writing for about 20 years and hope to for quite a few more years.

Song Info

Genre

Jazz • Smooth Jazz

Charts

Peak #119

Peak in subgenre #29

Author

Wyman Lloyd/Alan D. David, BMI

Rights

October 2007

Uploaded

October 13, 2007

Track Files

MP3

MP3 2.5 MB • 128 kbps • 2:40

Story behind the song

Wy wrote the yrics and asked me if I wanted to put some noise with them. Of course I said yes! And this is what we ended up with.

Lyrics

Pickin’ Next To Heaven

(c) October 2007 Wyman Lloyd/Alan D. David, BMI
All Rights Reserved


V1
You know how us pickers are
We gotta play those honky tonks and bars
Don’t think I’ll make it into God’s domain
But maybe he’ll let me entertain

Chorus
Pickin’ right next to Heaven
So seekers can find their way
Pickin’ right next to Heaven
With pickers from another day

V2
Ringin’ clear cross Jordan’s tide
For folks coming to the other side
If my pickin’ is pure and I don’t ever sin
Some day they might let this picker in

Chorus

V3
Depends on how much I gotta pay
It might take a hundred thousand days
Hope my music’s good, cause the other way is Hell
I’ll make that pickin’ ring just like a bell

Chorus

Tag
Pickin’ outside those Pearly Gates