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Songs In The Kitchen
Scott Whitby and Chelsea Stallings, 2023 She hated to cook but she did it anyway A slave to the kitchen for 3 meals a day Did all the...
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Nov 2, 20231 min read
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Sweet Mom
Scott Whitby, 2023 The most cherished of my childhood memories is waking up in a cold room without the wherewithal to find my cover. ...
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Oct 24, 20231 min read
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You Are, I Am (Poem)
Scott Whitby, 2023 I'm black and white You're red and blue I'm gray at best Not purple like you You are a poem I’m only a word You tell...
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Oct 12, 20231 min read
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Song
Scott Whitby, 2021 If I wrote a song Would it be too long? Would it be all wrong? Will you sing along? Will it be good Like I knew it...
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Oct 12, 20231 min read
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Play Guitar
Scott Whitby, 2020 Always wanted to play My fingers are not so fat Strings on a piece of wood Why couldn't I do that? Bought a black...
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Oct 12, 20231 min read
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Writing A Song
Scott Whitby, 2021 Writing a song is the saddest The most disappointing thing You give your heart and expose it They only notice you...
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Oct 12, 20231 min read
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When I Found You
Scott Whitby, 2022 When I found you Your life was half gone Mine close behind Another sad song? Your music mature Mine from a boy...
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Oct 12, 20231 min read
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Caitie Erin
Scott Whitby, 2023 I play my song and I see your face Too little time You're so far away I don't really know you but I know you like...
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Oct 12, 20231 min read
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Our Melody
Scott Whitby, 2023 I wish I could sing a song to you So you'd hear your gift to me A song I wrote but never knew That words can be our...
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Oct 12, 20231 min read
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Maggie
Scott Whitby, 2023 They say angels sing like you Telling us All Belong Here But can we hear them close their eyes Like you when you sing...
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Oct 12, 20231 min read
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Girl In A Pawn Shop
Scott Whitby 2022 She was standing in the corner Nobody looks...nobody cares Nobody sees her beautiful neck The curves that she could...
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Oct 12, 20231 min read
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Darby
Scott Whitby, 2022 I just got to know you Yesterday, last Winter or was it 40 years It don't really matter If it's Sunday I'll see you...
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Oct 12, 20231 min read
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Dickel
Scott Whitby, 2021 I wrote a song for you My secret desire A song from my heart My heart was on fire I sang the sweet song I sang my...
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Oct 12, 20231 min read
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Make Music
Scott Whitby, 2021 When it's time to make some music But you ain't Bill Monroe You got to start with something Something you can show Got...
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Oct 12, 20231 min read
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The Parlor
Scott Whitby, 2021 It was an old grocery store But now just ransacked Stinking of mold and dirt Across from the railroad track Better...
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Oct 12, 20231 min read
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Guitar
Scott Whitby, 2021 I work at guitar Don't pretend I can I work so hard to play Will my wife be my fan? Where I started, I come so far...
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Oct 12, 20231 min read
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That Other Sound
Scott Whitby, 2023 All my life, music to me was the words. I did not understand the rest of the sound. I like the stories and all that...
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Oct 12, 20232 min read
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The Best Night
Scott Whitby, 2023 Courageous girls and triumphant women sing and play their songs, their stories at the end of their day The little ones...
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Oct 12, 20231 min read
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