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REAL

by MICHAEL HARDIE

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REAL 05:17
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Oh, they say great love is a great mistake/ the surest way to a great heartache And I still dream about you The days and weeks and years roll past/ my body slows my mind moves fast And I still dream about you A lover's kiss, a warm embrace/ the glow, the promise of your face And I still dream about you I pull you close, your body slides in/ I can smell the color of your hair and skin And I still dream about you Sometimes I dream of things that might have been/ sometimes my dreams are only rememberin' And you're still here/ and it still feels/ real / real While my heart is sure your love is gone/ the memories go on and on And I still dream about you My spirit's pulled to another land/ where nothing less than love will stand And I still dream about you They say there's no life in the past/ and in the end this too will pass And I still dream about you Ah, but some things cannot be denied/ I wonder now why I ever tried And I still dream about you Sometimes I dream of things that might have been/ sometimes my dreams are only remembering And you're still here/ and it still feels/ real / real So real, so real Can true love last through the centuries?/ our molecules floating in the breeze Will I still dream about you? Will time and space and my immortal soul/ reunite and take control And still these dreams about you Will I dream of things that might have been?/ Will you be here?/ will it still feel Real /real So real/ so real/ so real/ so real So real
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Please Don't Call It Love 02:58
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You can call it a beautiful thing/ you can buy me a diamond ring But please, please don’t call it love You can say you’re glad you found me/ throw your arms around me But please, please don’t call it love Because the word has been so misused/ and my heart has been so abused And I want this feelin’ to last, and last, and last So if you really want to know me/ don’t tell me, baby, show me And please, please don’t call it love You can call me anytime you need me/ you can feed me/ you can bleed me But please, please don’t call it love You can call me when you’re feelin’ lonely/ tell me I’m your one and only But please, please don’t call it love Because the word has been so misused/ and my heart has been so confused And I never want to lose the way you make me laugh and laugh and laugh So if you really want to know me/ don’t tell me, baby show me And please, please don’t call it love If you really want to know me/ don’t tell me, baby, show me And please, please, please don’t call it love
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War No More 07:01
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When I was less than 17/ on my TV screen/ the soldiers and the bombs were plainly seen I saw the human cost/ my innocence was lost/ I heard the cry/ war no more So I’ll sing this mournful song/ ‘til all war is gone/ war no more/ war no more I’ll sing it in the streets/ to everyone I meet/ war no more/ war no more War no more/ war no more Children in their graves/ mothers, daughters that were raped/ hear their cries/ war no more Fleeing refugees/ fatherless families/ hear their cries/ war no more So I’ll sing this mournful song/ ‘til all war is gone/ war no more/ war no more I’ll sing it in the streets/ to everyone I meet/ war no more/ war no more War no more/ war no more Old men with their gold/ tempt young men to be bold/ while they hide behind the profits of their trade Sending others out to die/ saying God is on our side/ while a bargain with the devil is what they’ve made So I’ll sing this mournful song/ ‘til all war is gone/ war no more/ war no more I’ll sing it in the streets/ to everyone I meet/ war no more/ war no more When I leave this life I love/ I’ll sing it from above/ war no more/ war no more I’ll sing this mournful song/ until love and peace have come/ war no more/ war no more War no more/ war no more/ war no more/ war no more
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Cajun Music Saved My Life Tonight 04:35
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Cajun music saved my life tonight Cajun music saved my life tonight I heard the Cajun music playing in the soft moonlight My heart was breaking and I felt like crying I felt so low, I felt like dying “til I heard the band singing, “Ay, Ai, Ai” And they were singing, “Ay, ai, ay, ai, ay, ai don’t know Ay, ai, ay, ai, ay, ai don’t know” I’m gonna go to Louisiana, gonna party til I’m feeling right Gonna go to Louisiana, gonna party til I’m feeling right Gonna find a Cajun girl and dance in the soft moonlight I’m gonna stand on the bayou let my feelings go Dance all night at the Fais-do-do I’m gonna find a Cajun girl and party ‘til I’m feeling right And we’ll sing, “Ay, ai, ay, ai, ay, ai don’t know Ay, ai, ay, ai , ay, ai don’t know” Oh, the woman I love is much too young for me Yeah, the woman I love is much too young for me I know the love that I want and need, can never be But I feel so happy when I hear her voice I try to turn away but I’ve got no choice You know I love her so and I know that she loves me So we’re singing, “Ay, ai, ay, ai, ay, ai don’t know Ay ai, ay, ai, ay, ai don’t know” Cajun music saved my life tonight That Cajun music really saved my life tonight I heard the Cajun music playing in the soft moonlight My heart was breaking and I felt like crying I felt so low that I felt like dying ‘til I heard the band singing, “*Ay, ai, ai” They were singing, “Ay, ai, ay, ai, ay, ai don’t know Ay, ai, ay, ai, ay, ai don’t know” Way down in Louisiana underneath the evergreen I was sitting there all alone, along come a Creole Queen I said I’m going to a party, baby, do you want to go? She said, “Ay, ai, ay, ai, ay, ai don’t know” “Ay, ai, ay, ai, ay, ai don’t know Ay, ai, ay, ai, ay, ai don’t know” *Ay, ai, ai is an original traditional Zydeco song written by Clifton Chenier.
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I Wonder What is Waiting for Me 05:29
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Through my window I stare/ through the trees and open air/ and I wonder what is waiting for me Like the birds up in the sky/ my imagination flies/ and I wonder what is waiting for me I think of signs I have missed/ the ones I should have kissed/ and I wonder what is waiting for me I think of rivers I have crossed/ bridges that were lost/ and I wonder what is waiting for me Yes, I wonder what is waiting for me They say the future’s not ours to see/ it will be nothing like I picture it to be I want to know where my life is going/ though I know I’m better off not knowing (singing with no words) Oh, I think about a woman/ you know I hope she’s comin’ soon/ and I wonder what is waiting for me Will I find the love I need?/ or stay lonely and free/ I wonder what is waiting for me They say the future’s not ours to see/ it will be nothing like I picture it to be I want to know where my life is going/ though I know I’m better off not knowing Oh, through the window I stare/ through the trees and open air/ and I wonder what is waiting for me Like the birds up in the sky/ my imagination flies/ and I wonder what is waiting for me I think of signs I have missed/the ones I have and should have kissed/and I wonder what is waiting for Me/ I think of rivers I must cross/ bridges to be lost/ and I wonder what is waiting for me Yes, I wonder what is waiting for me/oh, I wonder what is waiting for me Because the future/ is like a woman/ I don’t even know her name/ I’ve never seen her face She’s a mystery to me/ a sweet, sweet mystery to me/ a natural mystery to me And Van Morrison said, “She’s alright with me”/ Yeah, Van said,” She’s alright with me” Van said, ”She’s alright, she’s alright’, she’s alright, she’s alright, she’s alright, she’s alright She’s alright / She’s alright with me”/ and I wonder what is waiting for me
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A Love Like Mine 05:56
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Love like mine is hard to find/ It don’t come ‘round every day It’s not like I get to decide/ who and when to give it away A love like mine has its’ own mind/ its’ got to wait for all the signs And that can take a long, long time/ with a love like mine/ a love like mine I know you didn’t mean to say/ those hard, hard things you said to me You were hopin’ I would stay/ you didn’t want to drive me away But a love like mine has got a lot of pride/ and the pain inside is hard to hide Sometimes the truth gets undermined/ with a love like mine/ a love like mine Now I don’t want to hang around/ while you go lookin’ everywhere Listenin’ to the empty sound of your own voice makin’ you scared Oh, a love like mine just won’t believe/ someone like you would really leave The very thing you really need/ a love like mine/ you need a love like mine Love like mine is hard to lose/ ‘cause it’s got nowhere else to go No destination without you/ no way to move until it knows A love like mine must know for sure that you don’t love me anymore And only words are not enough for a man like me/ with a love like mine Love like mine has its’ own mind/ its’ got to wait for all the signs And that can take a long, long time with a love like mine/ a love like mine
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You Hurt Me Baby 05:59
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You said it was an accident/ you didn’t want to happen You stumbled into love with him/ well I guess that’s the truth But, you hurt me, baby/ oh, you hurt me, baby Yeah, you hurt me, baby/ you hurt me, baby No use makin’ excuses/ you hurt me, baby/ oh, you hurt me baby I’ve been drivin’ me crazy/ with long explanations Searchin’, searchin’ for you/ from a million miles away You hurt me, baby/ oh, you hurt me, baby You hurt me, baby/ yeah, you hurt me, baby No use makin’ excuses/ you hurt me, baby/ yeah, you hurt me, baby I showed you all my love/ I said, “ true love never dies” When I think of all the things you said/ they sound like goddamn lies Oh, you hurt me, baby/ yeah, you hurt me, baby Oh, you hurt me, baby/ you hurt me, baby No use makin’ exuses/ you hurt me, baby/ oh, you hurt me, baby Well, maybe I’m a dreamer/ or maybe that’s how I heal But I believe the day will come/ when you see love is real Oh, you hurt me, baby/ deep, deep down where I live Yeah, you hurt me, baby/ But I can forgive/ yes, I can forgive Because I’m drownin’ in an ocean of my own devotion to you, baby I’m drownin’ in an ocean of my own devotion to you, baby I’m drownin’ in an ocean of my own devotion to you, baby Oh, you hurt me, baby/ you hurt me, baby
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Kind Hearted Woman Blues 04:00
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Kind Hearted Woman Blues (Robert Johnson) This is the first song that the legendary Bluesman Robert Johnson recorded.  It was recorded on November 23, 1936 in San Antonio, Texas.

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Heart Of Gold 04:51
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True Love Never Dies 04:57
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You can tell me to go And you can say goodbye You can make the truth sound like a lie But I know true love dies True love never dies True love never dies True love never dies Dreamers like me are never alone We have our dreams for company All the love you turn away I keep here deep inside To make sure true love never dies True love never dies True love never dies True love never dies I’ve seen you sitting, looking at pictures of The younger days with your first love In that moment your heart drifts back in time And you know true love never dies True love never dies True love never dies True love never dies Somehow things began to spin out of control Somehow we both lost our way It’s gotten so there’s nothing I can say Except that, true love never dies True love never dies True love never dies True love never dies True love never dies True love never dies True love never dies True love never dies

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Real. That one word best describes the new CD of original songs of the same name. “REAL”. An album of songs that celebrate the promise, the struggle and the forgiveness love requires. True love never dies is the message. Michael explores this theme through a variety of human experiences. From the beginning (“Please, Don’t Call It Love”), through declarations of commitment (“True Love Never Dies”). to betrayal (You Hurt Me, Baby), to understanding (“A Love Like Mine), and love living on in your dreams and desires (“Real”).
Michael focuses most of the songs on intimate relationships but he expands the message in his anti-war chant, “War No More” where he makes an unimpeachable argument for Peace with the help of Myla Hardies passionate background vocals and Michael Martins stinging guitar riffs. He brings his message to a more personal level in “I Wonder What Is Waiting For Me”. And he revels in his early Southeast Texas roots with the lively Zydeco inspired “Cajun Music Saved My Life Tonight” featuring virtuoso San Antonio accordionist Michael Guerra.
While the record has a strong stamp of San Antonio musical identity from native Ernie Durawa (drums, now an Austinite) to the West Side Horns and Joe Trevinos many years of experience with the greats of South Texas music, Michael brought his world view, his blues soul and eclectic musical influences to the forefront with the help of his friend and mentor, Milton Hopkins from Houston. He and Milton recorded a tribute (“Kindhearted Woman Blues”) to the great bluesman, Robert Johnson, who recorded his first songs in San Antonio. Percussionist/Author Eduardo Guedes gives the work a subtle Brasilian percussive feel underneath the groove.
“Real” is the statement of an artist that has been over 50 years in the making. It is both a personal milestone and new beginning. The quest to love and to be “real” continues. In the music. And in life.
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released August 1, 2014

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Michael Hardie San Antonio, Texas

Michael Hardie is first and foremost a writer with a global view who lets his Texas roots shine through his music. He writes about a variety of subjects, focusing on the underlying love we all need in our lives. For this reason his songs are about personal relationships and the joy and struggle of sharing life with those we love. “Real" makes the message clear that "True Love Never Dies."

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