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Carrie Carryin' Me
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A half of a rough demo done to archive the basics of the song when I still only had the first half written.
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I live in East Texas where I own a recording studio and operate a small independent record label. I produce and engineer all styles of music from Country to R&B to Rap. I write songs in several styles also, mainly Country, R&B, Gospel, and my own style of Rock. I believe that all genres of music have something worthwhile and relevant to add to our lives, and that there is no such thing as a good or bad style - only good and bad songs. I play guitar, sax, keys, and harmonica, and I am by no means a virtuoso on any of them. I play decent enough to get it right eventually, but when I have the choice I prefer to let someone else do in an hour what would take me 3 hours to get it good enough to go on an album. My real talents are songwriting, producing, and engineering. they are also my passion. I also do freelance acoustical consulting for individuals building their own studios, schools, nightclubs, businesses, and churches who need help with their sound issues.
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#8,152 today Peak #133
#2,916 in subgenre Peak #22
Author
Chris Garrett
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copyright 2003 Chris Garrett
Uploaded
October 04, 2004
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MP3 2.1 MB 128 kbps 0:00
Story behind the song
This one is a combination of real and created events. I never went out with a "Carrie", and I didn't get my first "real" kiss until I was 17. (Pathetic ain't it?) All the names of places are real. We had a Johnson Creek, an Old Stone Road, and I attended White Oak High School. I was homecoming king, but in 1992 instead of 1989. I changed that for the rhyme. Using a combination of real and imagined things seem to give songs a realism even when they aren't totally accurate or based on personal experience.
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Got my first kiss when I was twelve years old. Me and Carrie Cooper, Out on Old Stone Road. Gettin' our feet wet in Johnson Creek, She leaned over and kissed my cheek. Didn't wash my face for a week - And that's 'cause Mama made me. Vs2 Me and Carrie went to White Oak High. She was homecomin' queen and I was the king Back in 1989. Up in the bleachers, out in the rain She never missed a-one of my football games. I never once heard her complain- She's the only thing that saved me. CHORUS: 'Cause without Carrie carryin' me I'd have never been all I turned out to be. She kept me dreamin' Kept me in line. She kept me from sinkin' A thousand times. The reason behind all my rhymes Was Carrie carryin' me. Vs3 Three years later I asked her for her hand. I watched her smile as she walked that aisle And made me a happy man. Out on the road in a few short weeks Tryin' to get the world to notice me. But Carrie, she always believed, And swore someday I'd make it. Vs4 We celebrated our tenth year today. She's still a queen, and I feel like a king Everytime she says my name. This mornin' we drove down to Johnson Creek, She leaned over and kissed my cheek. Ain't gonna wash my face for a week - I always knew we'd make it. CHORUS: But without Carrie carryin' me I'd have never been all I turned out to be. She kept me dreamin' Kept me in line. She kept me from sinkin' A thousand times. The reason behind all my rhymes Is Carrie carryin' me.
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