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The Country That I Knew
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Genre
Rock • Rock General
Charts
Peak #51
Peak in subgenre #14
Author
Paul Killington
Rights
NorthStar Music Publishing UK Ltd
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March 06, 2018
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MP3 4.2 MB • 128 kbps • 4:38
Story behind the song
Feeling nostalgic and hankering after times past, I woke up one morning with this song in my head and it just had to come out, there were a lot of good things about those days that we could do with now.
Lyrics
'The Country That I Knew' When you reach a certain age, you start looking at the past And wonder what you did with all those years You think about the future, how long it's gonna last And you know that there will be a few more tears Now mum and dad are gone and the kids have all grown up Now I'm here with those dreams of yesterday When a man was left alone to take care of his own I thought the good times they were here to stay What happened to the country that I knew? It used to be a place for me and you You could walk down any street and know the people that you'd meet Would always lend a helping hand or two The fifties went by in a flash, the sixties they did too As a young man I still had a dream Now we're kept in our place by men without a face Oh but nothing can replace my love for you What happened to the country that I knew? It used to be a place for me and you Now everything has changed with the morals rearranged And the simple things they seem so hard to do What happened to the country that I knew? It used to be a place for me and you You could walk down any street and know the people that you'd meet Would always lend a helping hand or two. © Paul Killington 2010 Grateful thanks to Unsplash.com for the photograph
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davidabriggs
Dec 06, 2018
Fabulous acoustic guitar tone. The intro lead guitar has a beautiful mellow tone. Very nice vocals and great lyrics. Yeah, ...whatever happened to a country that we once knew? another very good song Paul. I like this song as much as your other one. How about up-loading a few more for us to enjoy?
Michael Bennett
Apr 17, 2018
Top shelf all the way. What's not to like here. Excellent!
Ascenzion - Al Massey
Apr 07, 2018
This is a very attractive track. Your vocal performance has that special spark that makes it stand out. Tight country style production.
FusionFall Project
Mar 20, 2018
Such classic glory, this rocks the soul with purity :) Sing on, play on, stay well my friend :)
Bob Forbes
Mar 13, 2018
Love the Country touch in this one Paul - I can relate to your lyrics, guess many of us can... Smooth tune - especially like the vocal harmony parts, reminds me some of a favorite 70s band "America"
Alan L Cole
Mar 09, 2018
The first thing that strikes me about your tracks Paul is the high production value - they just sound great. The acoustic guitar is very nice here as is the tasteful electric. I love authentic vocals and your vocals ring true and soulful. I wish I could sing. Very nice track!