American pride song about living the American Dream. Raising a family, helping neighbors, honoring military heros . Fiddle, pedal steel, electric guitar, drums, vocal harmony.
Track details
| Track ID number: | 12277 |
|---|---|
| Genres: | Vocal Country Music -- Country & Bluegrass -- Folk / Americana & Nu-Folk |
| Moods/Emotions: | Happy / Joyful / Positive -- Laid back / Easy-going / Chilled |
| Suggested Production Types: | Family / Light Entertainment -- Men / Motors / Guys stuff -- Outdoorman / Fishing / Hiking |
| Prominent Instruments: | Bass (Electric) -- Drums (Drum Kit) -- Guitar (Electric) -- Violin / Viola / Fiddle -- Vocals (Male) / Singing with Lyrics |
| Keywords / Hints: | country, two-step, America, nationalism, pride, neighbors, selfless, military service, Toby Keith, Brad Paisley, Trace Adkins, Blake Shelton, Brooks and Dunn, Zac Brown Band |
| Tempo feel: | Medium |
| Tempo Beats Per Minute: | 84 |
| Artist: | Chris Tedesco |
| Composer: | Chris Tedesco (SESAC) |
| Publisher: | Beach Sixty-One Music (SESAC) |
| SRCO (Sound Recording Copyright Owner): | Chris Tedesco |
| PRO / Non-PRO Track? | PRO (What's this?) |
| WAV file bit depth: | CD-quality / 16-bit (What's this?) |
| Stem files available for this track: | No |
| Lyrics: | VERSE 1 Wheatfields dance to the prairie wind Sky turns dark as the rain rolls in, it’s a hundred and one degrees in the shade Eighteen wheels on a twelve-hour ride makin’ my livin’ in between the white lines, call the wife and kids, daddy’s comin’ home PRE-CHORUS Family friends and values, that’s the life that we sought out That’s our American dream, and here’s what it’s all about CHORUS It’s about a small town set against a wide open sky It’s about puttin’ my son on my shoulders, to watch a parade pass by It’s about wind chimes singin’ in a summer breeze Folks wave flags ‘cause they’re proud to be free That’s country, my way VERSE 2 Times got tough back in eighty nine The rain didn’t stop ‘till it came waist high, memories floated away down river road The ones who were spared came to lend a hand, with their hammers and their nails and their bags of sand saving what they could from the rising tide PRE-CHORUS Well we’ve made it through the hard times, through the twisters floods and droughts Preserving our way of life, and here’s what it’s all about CHORUS BRIDGE Then one of our local boys, got called to serve his land His face was on the evening news, caught in the enemy’s hands Yellow ribbons of faith and hope, tied ‘round every tree A nation came together, we became one family And then when he stepped off that plane, he was back where he belonged A nations prayers were answered, a hero had come home To a small town set against a wide open sky My youngest on my shoulders, to see a hero in real life With the wind chimes singin’ in the summer breeze Folks wavin’ flags ‘cause they’re proud to be free That’s country, my way OUTTRO Yea that’s country The American way, my way |
| Album containing this track: | (None) |
Chris Tedesco
Chris Tedesco is a New York City based songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer and arranger. For the past 10 years, he has kept one foot in New York and one in Nashville. He has been an active part of the downtown music scene in New York for 18 years. He is the owner of StringRecordings, a recording studio that specializes in recording all things strings, with Chris' one-man string section being the most popular call. In Nashville, he founded The Ranchhands, a high energy country music band that was a touring machine from 2004 – 2009, performing over 800 concerts in 20 countries, with some interesting credits, including:
* First American country music band to perform in Albania.
* Bandleader Chris Tedesco nominated for international musician of the year in France in 2004 & 2005.
* Song “When Everything Changed” featured on benefit CD “Stomp Out Cancer” to fund cancer research.
As a sideman instrumentalist, Chris has toured & performed with several notable performers including Ann-Margret, Charlie Daniels, The Weepies, The Shirts, Kenny Loggins, Phoebe Snow, Jane Siberry, and many others.