This one was conceived while traveling USA, Nashville where a lonely, homeless boy was seen roaming the streets of the great city.
In January 2021, the band released the single “A Kid On The Street” in collaboration with the popular Nashville-based country artist Doug Seegers who lived a life as a homeless person.
The song has a strong message and was in March 2021 featured “Artist of the Week” on Swedish national radio.
We write, compose and produce all these stories out of our studio at “Tailor Hill” in the small town of Borlänge in the middle of Sweden. For this one we've reached out to Nashvilles own Doug Seegers to sing!
This is page 5 in of “Authentic Stories”.
A Kid On The Street
Verse 1:
Looking away, is just an illusion
Turning my head, the other way
Walking by, trying to deny it
And moving on, I'm closing my eyes
Looking away, is just an illusion
Turning my head, the other way
Walking by, trying to deny it
And moving on, I'm closing my eyes
PreChorus:
And the kid on the street, a kid with no futureRoaming around, the streets of the town
Looking for food, looking for shelter
Full of despair, longing for love
And the kid on the street, a kid with no futureRoaming around, the streets of the town
Looking for food, looking for shelter
Full of despair, longing for love
Chorus:
These are the backstreets of the promised land
The home of the brave, the people I meet
The world is spinning around, in its orbit
Never talking 'bout, the homeless kid on the street
These are the backstreets of the promised land
The home of the brave, the people I meet
The world is spinning around, in its orbit
Never talking 'bout, the homeless kid on the street
Verse 2 (Doug Seegers):
Sitting in a the Greyhound home to Nashville
The burning sunset over the hills
You've gotta believe it's a beautiful country
I only wish I could share it with this kid
Sitting in a the Greyhound home to Nashville
The burning sunset over the hills
You've gotta believe it's a beautiful country
I only wish I could share it with this kid
PreChorus (short):
And the kid on the street, a kid with no future
Full of despair, longing for love
And the kid on the street, a kid with no future
Full of despair, longing for love
Chorus:
These are the backstreets of the promised land
The home of the brave, the people I meet
The world is spinning around, in its orbit
Never talking 'bout, the homeless kid on the street
These are the backstreets of the promised land
The home of the brave, the people I meet
The world is spinning around, in its orbit
Never talking 'bout, the homeless kid on the street
Bridge (instrumental):
Guitars and backing vocals
Chorus:
These are the backstreets of the promised land
The home of the brave, the people I meet
The world is spinning around, in its orbit
Never talking 'bout, the homeless kid on the street
Never talking 'bout, the homeless kid on the street
These are the backstreets of the promised land
The home of the brave, the people I meet
The world is spinning around, in its orbit
Never talking 'bout, the homeless kid on the street
Never talking 'bout, the homeless kid on the street
MUSICIANS:
Lead vocals – Matz Allernäs Mattsson, Doug Seegers
Electric, acoustic guitars, pedal steel, banjo backing vocals – Peter Gunnebro
Electric guitars – Peter Enström
Hammond organ, keyboards – Joakhim Åslund
Bass – Thomas Midemyr
Drums, backing vocals – Ola Högberg
Creation: P. Gunnebro/Tailor Hill Station
Special credits to – Jimmy Bynum (Dougs management)
Read a blog post about this music documentary here.
Doug recording his fantastic vocals in Nashville
Zach Kasik brings the best out of Doug from the control room
Matz recording awesome vocals
Peter Gunnebro lets his Hummingbird guitar tell the story
Jocke adding some sweet Hammond organ
Thomas adding the low notes
Peter Enström laying some twanging Telecaster sounds
Ola recording tasteful drums