Half Mile Hill - Rick Brantley



     
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Half Mile Hill Lyrics


Half mile hill 8 years old,
standing on top, with the world below,
Me and my dad, talking man to man,
suitcase packed,he was moving out,
says no ones fault , but I had my doubts,
and I have em still up on half mile hill,
you can see the ball fields,
watch the cars go round the courthouse,
see the sun go down where the streetlamps glow,
on those checkerboard rows,
wishing I could fly, like a cut string kite,
tapping on the floor of heaven,is anybody listening,
half mile hill 17,
telling the summer, and jim beam,
kicking beer cans off the side, one last time,
she was wildcat tuff I was scarecrow thin,
we were thick as thieves til the bitter end,

trying to make time stand still,on half mile hill,
you could see the ball fields,
watch the cars go round the courthouse,
see the sun go down where the streetlamps glow,
on those checkerboard rows,
wishing I could fly, like a cut string kite,
tapping on the floor of heaven, is anybody listening,
hey all you lovers and leavers,
stuck in between us,
loners and stoners,
old drunks and dreamers,
rumbling and stumbling,
always looking for something,
past that no trespassing sign,
you can see the ball fields,
watch the cars go round the courthouse,
see the sun go down where the streetlamps glow,
on those checkerboard rows,
wishing I could fly, like a cut string kite,
tapping on the floor of heaven, tapping on the floor of heaven,
is anybody listening, (in background) (is anybody listening),
up on half mile hill,
is anybody listening,(in background) (is anybody listening).

Enjoy the lyrics !!!
"Brantley epitomizes everything Rock & Roll stands for and I could not think of a better voice to deliver the punch...He is the Dali Lama providing World Peace in a sea of edgy, hardcore, underground southern rock."
- The Tennessean

"He howls like a wildcat, shreds guitar and pounds a piano like a veteran of some long-forgotten honky-tonk war and writes songs with such grit you'd swear he is a cantankerous old man."
- The Knoxville Daily Times


When Rick Brantley opens his mouth, it is time to listen. Behind his thunderous voice, pounding piano, and pulsing rock guitar lies a vision, or, as Brantley puts it, a "battle cry." Expect to discover the heart of the human existence: the desperation and disillusionment, cynicism and longing, but also an inexhaustible hope. It’s as if he has developed a true artistic detachment that bleeds authenticity. It is hard to believe that the music and lungs responsible for this authentic 21st century "millennium rock n' roll" originates from such a young Georgia native, but Brantley sees his youth as an asset.

On stage, Brantley's youthful energy collides with his world-weary insight, creating an irresistible friction. Though his fiery music could certainly stand alone, it is the often-wistful lyrics that give Brantley's songs their dimension. He gives rock n' roll a conscience and an overwhelming sense of triumph and couples that with a belief that music must be more than just a soundtrack. In his own words, he views himself and his music as "a mouthpiece for many things: tolerance, freedom, love, hope, justice, peace...war...God's instrument to change this world."

It seems Brantley has created the perfect balancing act. He combines Otis Redding's moan and Joe Cocker's growl with all the heart-pounding intensity of a breathless Bruce Springsteen. Add a horn section, a couple gospel background singers, and an unshakeable purpose, and you find yourself listening to Rick Brantley. It is the flickering human spirit standing up to the grit of reality.


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