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Then You'd Burn the Pieces

from Songwriter, Volume 2 (15 songs) by Bill Naughton, Jr.

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I wrote this during the recording of this album and it actually bumped another song off the album because I thought this was a much better song. It's a really strong statement. There are a lot of heartbreak songs and break up songs that have been written over the years but I don't think anyone has ever taken that theme to this extreme. I mean, it's one thing to say you broke my heart in a million pieces but it's over the top to say that then you burned the pieces. That's where I don’t think anyone has ever gone before and that's why I'm very proud of this song. We used the 12 string Rickenbacker on this to give it a bit of a Tom Petty feel and I was thinking of Waylon when I did the vocal. Michael Arafeh did a really nice lead guitar solo on this one.

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Then You'd Burn The Pieces
(Bill Naughton, Jr.)
c 2015 Biliolga Music (ASCAP)

I was blinded by your love at first,
I couldn't see beyond your dark brown eyes,
The way you looked at me and what we'd do,
Would damn near drive me clear out of my mind,
You made winter nights feel warm,
And all my days with you were born on summer breezes,
My friends told me that you'd break my heart,
But they didn't say that then you'd burn the pieces...

There was something in your smile,
That made it seem as if we'd met somewhere before,
But I would never have forgotten you,
If our paths had crossed I'd want to see you more,
Even though I'd heard it said,
That you were just a cute kid who only teases,
My friends warned me that you'd break my heart,
But they didn't know that then you'd burn the pieces...

-chorus-

Looking back I realize how big a fool I must have been,
I wish I'd known a little of what I didn't know back then,
I don't bless the day we met, but still I harbor no regrets,
Although each night the pain I feel inside increases,
I guess I always knew you'd break my heart,
But I never thought that then you'd burn the pieces...

-guitar solo-

- repeat chorus-

My friends told me that you'd break my heart,
But they didn't know that then you'd burn the pieces...

credits

from Songwriter, Volume 2 (15 songs), released February 19, 2016
Bill Naughton, Jr.: acoustic guitar, vocal
Michael Arafeh: 6 and 12 string electric guitars, guitar solo
William Naughton: bongos
Jay Miggins: percussion
Michael Arafeh: programming from Band-In-A-Box
Michael Arafeh: recording engineer and producer

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Bill Naughton, Jr. East Hampton, Connecticut

Songwriter Bill Naughton, Jr. is a former Nashville radio disc jockey - WSIX and WSM-FM - with two15 track albums of studio demos released to showcase his original material for recording artists, producers and label A&R reps in an effort to get his songs cut by other singers. All 30 tracks, produced by Michael Arafeh at the Coffeehouse in Middletown CT, can be downloaded FREE here on Bandcamp.com. ... more

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