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Smiling

by Brent Ratkovich

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1.
Smiling 03:49
Smiling Blue blue sky, ain't the reason, I feel so high Cuz you came around Now you see my, feet won't seem to, touch the ground Cuz you're with me, smiling, smiling And with this day, this feeling is gonna stay Gonna stay yeah Now it's been so long, since I felt a, a love this strong When you called on me, I couldn't find a, not a song to sing But now you see, I'm smiling, smiling And if we try, the sun will stay in our sky In our sky yeah So please just stay The night's had it's fill of castaways We can take our time and we can make our own sunshine I know I saw you, smiling I think you caught me, smiling Yeah! Brent Ratkovich copyright 2014
2.
Notes 03:40
Notes Leaving notes to say hello I take my place among the headlight souls There's no other way I shelve my dreams another day So I'm running To find my way back to you To win your grace each and every day Cheating time is just a game I play Gone are the days with time to spare I feel more alive but I'm still so damn scared Like the tides that turn There's always lessons to be learned So I'm running To find my way back to you To feel your warmth in me another day And I'll keep running Just to re-connect with you Cuz in your heart you know I'll always stay Cheating time is just a game we play When will I see things another way? When will I, make my peace with choices made yesterday? Cheating time is just a game I play Though in time I know I'll find a way...... Cheating time is just a game I play Brent Ratkovich copyright 2014
3.
First Rain 03:19
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Discovery 01:28
5.
Street Ghost 03:37
Street Ghost Gather around the lost and found Just pickin' through the souls Just pickin' through the souls Maybe you'll find some broken crowns Another time left cold A story untold The street ghost can't be saved..... what you won't see can't be saved I’m Gonna be a Grandfather this year, he told me with a smile...... he let that hang awhile I've been out here so long, there's nothin' left to fear Just knowin’ that I'm here, can’t you see I'm still here? The street ghost has a name.... a story and a name And I'll never be the same A story and a name A story and a name Brent Ratkovich copyright 2014
6.
Alive 02:45
7.
The Answers 04:00
The Answers Just below the surface is hard to stay Where can I go? When I'm holding my breath every day You wake me up with kisses and your sweet smile It takes it's toll, when the silence has lived with us awhile And I still don'r have the answers today Bringing back the dreamer who kept me young It's like I know, this second chance could be the one But I still don't have the answers I'm still asking the questions Still every day, you are there And it's my greatest fear, that the answers, just aren't here Brent Ratkovich copyright 2014
8.
Finding Our Way Woke up with my heart in backwards Through broken blinds the sky was trying to light Shouldn't have said what I said to you Even if the words I felt came out right We're just finding our way We're just finding our way Her blonde hair still cupped in her shoulder Eyes wet where the tears still had to fade Counting the sighs between the sunrise She turned to me and asked me if we're gonna be ok We're just finding our way We're just finding our way Brent Ratkovich copyright 2014
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So Long Ago 04:04
So Long Ago Searching for another way This key doesn't fit in any door Hiding out in the dreams you have Will they see the light of day? Holding on to your stories With the lies you were told If only love could erase the pain, you'd kill it before you'd ever know It always seems just one step away A bleeding heart can never grow To turn the page in this story, you need to find some love within Cuz it was so long ago It was so long ago And I know it's a part of you Will your heart ever forgive you? Brent Ratkovich copyright 2014
10.
Reach for Things I only see you in my head I wanna feel you in my bed Just when the light breaks, over you This fire will frame this, for a fool But I don’t know I don’t know why, I reach for things that lie It’s when the tip breaks, in your hand It only makes sense, from where I stand Shuffle the night through, to one more day Punching the light through, a world of clay Well I can’t live this lord I’ve tried, illusions that play and hide Reach for things Reach for things Lookin’ for light oh, reach for things Reach for things Reach for things Brent Ratkovich copyright 2014

about

During the last few years I put together demos that would ultimately be the main bulk of my latest release "Smiling". Combined with a few of my favorite tracks from my previous CDs, Smiling offers a wide range of all original material and is the best I can offer as a singer, songwriter and performer. For this effort I pulled out all the stops! Once again I called my dear friend Adam Sullivan to help me create my most professional endeavor yet. The quality of these recordings is beyond what I could have ever hoped for! Ten tracks that span 8 years of songwriting. I hope you enjoy "Smiling" as much as I have!

credits

released July 1, 2014

All songs written and arranged by Brent Ratkovich


Cello arrangement written by Brent Ratkovich & Adam Sullivan
All guitars performed by Brent Ratkovich
All vocals performed by Brent Ratkovich
All Keys performed by Brent Ratkovich
Bass guitar on Alive by Nathan Alfaro
Bass guitar on Reach for Things by Jason Reed
Bass guitar on Smiling by Adam Sullivan
Percussion for Alive by Paul Bertolino
Percussion for Smiling by Steve DuBois
Percussion for Reach for Things by Steve DuBois
Cello on Notes by Marica Petrey



Recorded @ Great Magnet Studio, Santa Rosa CA. November 2013 thru May 2014
Engineered and Mixed by Adam Sullivan
Produced by Adam Sullivan and Brent Ratkovich

Mastered by Justin Weis @ Trakworx Studio,
San Francisco CA.

Smiling is dedicated to the memory of
Stacie Lynn Freeman Roe 1969 to 2014



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