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Healing Happens

by Robin Ruddy

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1.
Healing Light 01:58
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Bright light, healing light Surrounding you, day and night Healing every part of you Your strength your soul, your life Bright light, healing light Surrounding you, day and night Healing every part of you It’s gonna be alright. ©2021 WRITER: Robin Ruddy Sheridan-BMI PUBLISHER: Hammering the Hits-BMI CONTACT: banjogirl@bestbuiltsongs.com
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The Joy of Coming Home 02:26
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Looking up at the bright blue sky Getting closer as days go by Wind on your back everywhere you go Taking curves along this winding road Live long enough and we’ll come.. to.. know The joy of coming home Can’t get enough of that open air Feels so good to know you’re there Wind on your back everywhere you go Taking curves along this winding road Live long enough and we’ll come.. to.. know The joy of coming home Shooting star in the southern sky Makes you wonder about the bigger why Wind on your back everywhere you go Taking curves along this winding road Live long enough and we’ll come.. to.. know The joy of coming home ©2021 WRITER: Robin Ruddy Sheridan-BMI PUBLISHER: Hammering the Hits-BMI CONTACT: banjogirl@bestbuiltsongs.com
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You're Finally Home 03:12
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Watching that sweet butterfly Makes me smile ‘cause I know Summer breeze or drop of rain It’s all the same, you’re finally home Sun rays reach down from the sky Makes me smile ‘cause I know Swirling sand and ocean tides Arms open wide, you’re finally home You’re finally home… Finally home… You’re finally home Bright light comes to take you there Anywhere you want to go Everlasting love and light I know tonight you’re finally home ©2021 WRITER: Robin Ruddy Sheridan-BMI PUBLISHER: Hammering the Hits-BMI CONTACT: banjogirl@bestbuiltsongs.com
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You're Gone 03:38
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Never in a million trillion tears Did I ever think this would be the year Having to face my biggest fears You’re gone You were my heart and you were my soul How do I fill this great big hole The world is spinning out of control You’re gone Where do I belong I’m trying to move on I can’t believe… You’re gone Time crawls while speeding by While I pick up the pieces of my life Reach out for you in the middle of the night But you’re gone Where do I belong I’m trying to move on I can’t believe… You’re gone ©2021 WRITER: Robin Ruddy Sheridan-BMI PUBLISHER: Hammering the Hits-BMI CONTACT: banjogirl@bestbuiltsongs.com
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Angels of Love 03:46
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Angels of love Angels of light Wrap your arms around me Hold me tonight I know that you’re there I feel you in the air You’re with me every day I know you’ll always stay Angels of love Angels of light Wrap your arms around me Hold me tonight I know you’re here with me And you know what I need You’ll catch me when I fall And you’ll help me through it all Angels of love Angels of light Wrap your arms around me Hold me tonight ©2021 WRITER: Robin Ruddy Sheridan-BMI PUBLISHER: Hammering the Hits-BMI CONTACT: banjogirl@bestbuiltsongs.com
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Every Little Thing 02:34
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Every little thing that you did that you did That you did that you did for me Keeps coming up every day, every day Every day there’s something I need The yard needs a mowin’, the car needs a fixin’ And the dogs are diggin’ up the dirt The refrigerator’s buzzing and I don’t know why If you were here, you’d make it work Chorus Dinner for one and a glass of wine At the end of a long, long day I’ve got a problem that I can’t figure out I want to know what you’d say Chorus BR Of all the little things you did for me The biggest thing you did was, let me, be me Chorus ©2021 WRITER: Robin Ruddy Sheridan-BMI PUBLISHER: Hammering the Hits-BMI CONTACT: banjogirl@bestbuiltsongs.com
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Carry On 03:10
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We had dreams, we had plans We had it all figured out Walking arm in arm together Straight into the face of doubt Your memories will stay with me Like the words of our favorite songs And all that’s left for me to do Is carry on, carry on We somehow knew, how to make each other strong When times got tough When our knees got weak, and the days got long We’d lift each other up Your memories will stay with me Like the words of our favorite songs And all that’s left for me to do Is carry on, carry on BR: I hear you whisper in my soul Just try After all you set me up To fly Your memories will stay with me Like the words of our favorite songs And all that’s left for me to do Is carry on, carry on Carry on, carry on ©2021 WRITER: Robin Ruddy Sheridan-BMI PUBLISHER: Hammering the Hits-BMI CONTACT: banjogirl@bestbuiltsongs.com
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Drinking for Two 02:05
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Tonight I’m drinking for two -These days, it’s all I can do So here’s one for me, and here’s one for you Tonight I’m drinking for two Happy hour starts a little earlier these days With nobody here, why would I wait It’s a Band-Aid on a big heartache Let the spirits take me away Tonight I’m drinking for two -These days, it’s all I can do So here’s one for me, and here’s one for you Tonight I’m drinking for two You’re glass sits empty right next to mine As I’m trying to deal with Saturday night It was always our tradition, we celebrated life So here’s to you tonight Tonight I’m drinking for two -These days, it’s all I can do So here’s one for me, and here’s one for you Tonight I’m drinking for two ©2021 WRITER: Robin Ruddy Sheridan-BMI PUBLISHER: Hammering the Hits-BMI CONTACT: banjogirl@bestbuiltsongs.com
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Everything's Changed 02:44
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I’m trying to fill your great big shoes Every single day Without losing track of my own true north Trying to find my way Everything’s changed Everything’s changed There’s an echo of an empty sound when I call out your name Everything’s changed Everything’s changed I wish that I could talk to you Every single night I’m trying to make myself believe It’s gonna be alright Everything’s changed Everything’s changed There’s an echo of an empty sound when I call out your name Everything’s changed Everything’s changed BR: You’re in a sacred place deep inside my heart So close to me but impossibly far Everything’s changed Everything’s changed There’s an echo of an empty sound when I call out your name Everything’s changed Everything’s changed ©2021 WRITER: Robin Ruddy Sheridan-BMI PUBLISHER: Hammering the Hits-BMI CONTACT: banjogirl@bestbuiltsongs.com
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Monster in the Closet 02:48
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There’s a monster in the closet That’s got a grip on me A dark and dangerous demon That only I can see Sometimes it makes me laugh But never sets me free That monster in the closet That monster in the closet There’s a monster in the closet They call it different names No matter where it comes from The destruction’s still the same Friends and family look away But they still feel the pain Of the monster in the closet The monster in the closet If I turn on the light Will it go away? Truth is in the end It’s the monster that I crave… There’s a monster in the closet A monster in the closet There’s a monster in the closet That’s got a grip on me A dark and dangerous demon That only I can see ©2021 WRITER: Robin Ruddy Sheridan-BMI PUBLISHER: Hammering the Hits-BMI CONTACT: banjogirl@bestbuiltsongs.com
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Have a Good Life 04:00
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Finally boxing up your clothes tonight I didn’t know what I’d find Buried deep beneath your old tattered sweater That’s where I found… the letter If you’re reading this tonight …. I must be gone from your sight … But I want you to know, yeah I want you to know Have a good life have a good life I hope you find your path to happiness And a kind man who loves you better I hope your dreams come true, I hope you will always be you Thank you my love… for the letter If you’re reading this tonight …. I must be gone from your sight … But I want you to know, yeah I want you to know Have a good life, have a good life ©2021 WRITER: Robin Ruddy Sheridan-BMI PUBLISHER: Hammering the Hits-BMI CONTACT: banjogirl@bestbuiltsongs.com
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99 Boxcars 03:44
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99 boxcars on a train going by 99 reasons it makes me cry 99 times I’ve wondered why We had to say good-bye 99 places we used to go 99 faces we used to know 99 times I’ve wondered why We had to say good-bye You’ll live here in my heart, for ever more You’re here with me tonight I’ll take your kindness and pay it forward I’ll try to shine your light 99 questions that I have for you 99 things I wish that you could do 99 times I’ve wondered why We had to say good-bye ©2021 WRITER: Robin Ruddy Sheridan-BMI PUBLISHER: Hammering the Hits-BMI CONTACT: banjogirl@bestbuiltsongs.com
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I'm Gonna Be Fine 03:08
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It’s a long and winding journey for me Setting your spirit free Holding on while letting go On the path to finding me Sometimes I might get off track Sometimes I might shine Like bamboo that keeps coming back I’m gonna keep on trying Don’t give up on me just yet It’s gonna take some time I’ve gotta believe with every step In the end I’m gonna be fine We built a lifetime together A perfect paradise Everywhere I look I see you there And I feel you by my side Sometimes I might get off track Sometimes I might shine Like bamboo that keeps coming back I’m gonna keep on trying Don’t give up on me just yet It’s gonna take some time I’ve gotta believe with every step In the end I’m gonna be fine Step by step Day by day There’s nothing left But to find my way Sometimes I might get off track Sometimes I might shine Like bamboo that keeps coming back I’m gonna keep on trying Don’t give up on me just yet It’s gonna take some time I’ve gotta believe with every step In the end I’m gonna be fine ©2021 WRITER: Robin Ruddy Sheridan-BMI PUBLISHER: Hammering the Hits-BMI CONTACT: banjogirl@bestbuiltsongs.com
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Healing Happens 03:20
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Healing happens one tear at a time One day I looked up, and I wasn’t crying It sneaks in quietly without even trying Healing happens, One tear at a time The scars of the heart run deep The mountain to climb is so steep But with kindness and love, and some help from above I’m Iearning to finally breathe Healing happens one tear at a time One day I looked up, and I wasn’t crying It sneaks in quietly without even trying Healing happens, One tear at a time It’s a lazy river that flows Winding and drifting so slow Then after a while, there might be a smile That’s when a healing heart knows Healing happens one tear at a time One day I looked up, and I wasn’t crying It sneaks in quietly without even trying Healing happens, one tear at a time ©2021 WRITER: Robin Ruddy Sheridan-BMI PUBLISHER: Hammering the Hits-BMI CONTACT: banjogirl@bestbuiltsongs.com MASTER: Robin Ruddy

about

This Americana project takes the listener on an emotional journey from grief to healing.

After the untimely passing of my husband, these songs started coming fast. It was as if they were falling out of the sky. As if we were somehow, still communicating through the music.

Eventually, after I had written 14 songs, I realized that it was becoming a complete body of work. A concept album. A journey that I could take other people on in hopes of helping them find their way to healing.

Initially the healing was for him. Then it became healing for me. And going forward I hope that it becomes healing for others who are experiencing any kind of grief.

credits

released October 31, 2023

This album is dedicated to Larry Sheridan.

All songs Written and Produced by Robin Ruddy
©2021 Hammering the Hits-BMI
Recorded at Parlor Productions in Nashville TN
Tracking Engineers: Robin Ruddy, Skyler Taylor, Lawson White
Mixing Engineer: Lawson White
Assistant Engineer: Ethan Greek
Mastering: Steve Creech
Vocals: Robin Ruddy
Drums-Tim Buppert, Lawson White
Bass-Don Barrett
Fiddle-Sarah Wilfong
Harmonica-Chris “Freight Train” Floyd
Guitars, Banjo, Pedal Steel, Lap Steel, Dobro, Synth, Vocals – Robin Ruddy

Cover Art: Jess Peoples
Graphic Design: Denise Fussell

®️©℗ Robin Ruddy 2023

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