53 tracks by Saltyjohn
A sinister little number....
I’ll Steal Your Heart
2020© by John Schofield
On that makeshift stage beside the bar
I watch you sing and play guitar
You avoid my eye but I know you see
That you and me were meant to be
When you leave…
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Shrimp Boats of the Carolinas
2023©JohnSchofield
Shrimp boats of the Carolinas
Set sail on the evening tide
Nets spread wide like gossamer wings
Their lanterns burning bright
The men who work upon these boats
Are a very special breed…
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Another track from my cyber-band, Amigos Imaginarios. Lyrics by me.
Random Memories
2024©JohnSchofield
Candlelight paints quick shadows
As the gale blows off the moors
Rain batters the windows
Wind rattles the door
Reliving those sweet…
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You’re Not There
2024©John Schofield
In silent nights on crumpled sheets
I touch your skin your silken hair
Hear you laugh in an empty room
See you sitting in your fav’rit chair
On sunny days in crowded streets
At the mall or the…
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In Havana
2022©John Schofield
I walk past a fancy hotel
Tourists sway to a latino beat
They’re trying to dance the flamenco
And their laughter spills onto the street
Behind the avenues and plazas
I find streets where…
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I want to share my journey with you
2021© by John Schofield
Lyrics by me, music and vocals by AI (Amigos Imaginarios)
I want to walk upon the old silk road
Where oriental traders strode
And I want to go to Kathmandu
On my way to Timbuktu…
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You can’t eat money
©2021 John Schofield
Watcha gonna eat when we’ve only got money?
When the bees are all gone
And there’s no more honey
Watcha gonna buy with all that bread?
When the waters gone sour
And the fish are dead
Watcha gonna…
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Lyrics by me, performed by my e-band, Amigos Imaginarios
I could feel your deception
In the way you kissed
All those smiling lies
Dripping from your lips
Trapped by your own fantasy
Spider got the fly
Caught up in the web
Tangled…
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I don’t see you on the Menu
2020©John Schofield
A table in the corner,
A glass of Premier Cru
A waiter takes my order
But all I want is you
I don’t see you on the menu
Or I’d order two of you
But I don’t see you on the menu
And all…
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As Fickle as the Wind
2020© by John Schofield
You’re a footprint on a beach
An imprint in the sand
Capricious as a summer storm
As fickle as the wind
Tell me who you are
And what you want from me
I need to know how far we’ll go…
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Dolphins
2023©JohnSchofield
V1
Into the wide blue yonder
Sailing on a sparkling sea
Canvas flying overhead
Dolphins dancing in the lee
V2
Heading down to the islands
Leaving it all behind me
Going to find myself now
Gonna get some…
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Inspired by a poem by Henry Longfellow:
Slave Ships
Beneath a mighty ocean
Lying buried in the sand
Are the bones of men in chains
With shackled feet and hands
Slave ships sunk in raging storms
Their freight forever restless
Glaring…
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My lyrics, performed by my band, Amigos Imaginarios:
Summer at the Seaside
2023©JohnSchofield
Summertime brings sweet romance
A love-struck couple holding hands
Dance beneath the golden sun
To a Jimmy Buffett tribute band
Laughter…
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Amigos Imaginarios perform my song:
One Night in The Bahamas
2023©JohnSchofield
One moonlit night in the islands
At a party on the sand
Our eyes met across a driftwood fire
Just smouldering with desire
Beside the fire’s dying embers…
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A bit of reggae to get in the mood for summer.
Hot Love and Sunshine
2022©JohnSchofield
We’re splashing in the ocean
Running hand-in-hand
Slick with suntan lotion
All sun kissed and tanned
Hot love and sunshine
Summertime is fine…
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No peace in a southern jail cell except when you're sleeping, but then you have to wake up. My lyrics, performed by Amigos Imaginarios.
Mississippi Dawn
I see a crimson sun rise through the morning mist
Drifting over rice fields on the…
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A happy song about those long carefree summer day when school was out. My lyrics performed by Amigos Imaginarios:
Children of the Sun
2021©John Schofield
An old song playin’ on the radio
Reminded me of all those years ago
When summer…
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Another country song from John and Amigos Imaginarios. I write all the lyrics for the band, they do the rest.
Writing Songs for Stars
2023©John Schofield
Still weary from a day shift
That felt eight hours too long
He’s sitting in his…
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A song from John and Amigos Imaginarios
Lying By Your Side
2024©JohnSchofield
I want to lie in your arms
While the sun melts into the sea
To feel your breath on my cheek
As you whisper love words to me
I want you to tell me tales…
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This Old Bar in Wichita
John and his band, Amigos Imaginarios
2024©JohnSchofield
At this old bar in Wichita
With sawdust on the floor
I sit and nurse a Lone Star
Keep one eye on the door
This place is where we used to meet
It’s…
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