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Don Lombardi by Don Lombardi
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Folk
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Don Lombardi
Description
I wrote the song about a woman began dating.
Bio
About the artist…
Born and raised in New York, Don Lombardi was influenced by virtually every type of music he heard; on the radio, in church, and on the streets, but it was the balladeer style of such renowned artists as Gordon Lightfoot, Glen Campbell and Jim Croce that formed the core of Don’s songwriting and performance style.
He started writing songs in his early teens, learning from friends and teaching himself the guitar and honing his vocal skills that began in church as a small boy. During the 1980s, Don joined the Hudson Valley Folk Guild in New York and it was during his tenure as both a member, and chapter president that Don wrote some of his best songs. He continued to improve his songwriting skills by studying both his contemporaries, and the celebrated artists he admired.
In 2001, Don was honored by the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress, when one of his songs was selected as part of the Music of the Vietnam War collection in the Archive of Folk Culture. This immortalized a song that began as a letter home to his mother from Vietnam where Don was serving as a combat soldier. The context of the letter told his mother he was alright, and that a group of guys were looking out for him. Later at the urging of friends, the letter became the song called “The Guys”; a tribute to those he served with in Vietnam.
Among his other compositions are “Here’s my Heart”, which describes the apprehension that comes with starting a new relationship; “High Flying Ride” celebrates Don’s love for flying, and “Free as the Wind”, a gentle ballad that remains his favorite. Realizing that the cover songs by his favorite artists are the foundation of his performance style, he includes them in his performances; thus, paying homage to the artists he considers his “teachers”.
His performance credits include sharing the stage with Tom Paxton, Leon Russell, Mary Travers, Bill Staines, Kenny Rankin, and Cheryl Wheeler. His past recording credits include “Sunny Afternoons” (Laurie Records, 1981) and “The Guys” (Wizmak Records, 1991). Some of the early recordings are no longer available; however, a full length CD with Don’s with early and latest songs is scheduled for the near future.
Born and raised in New York, Don Lombardi was influenced by virtually every type of music he heard; on the radio, in church, and on the streets, but it was the balladeer style of such renowned artists as Gordon Lightfoot, Glen Campbell and Jim Croce that formed the core of Don’s songwriting and performance style.
He started writing songs in his early teens, learning from friends and teaching himself the guitar and honing his vocal skills that began in church as a small boy. During the 1980s, Don joined the Hudson Valley Folk Guild in New York and it was during his tenure as both a member, and chapter president that Don wrote some of his best songs. He continued to improve his songwriting skills by studying both his contemporaries, and the celebrated artists he admired.
In 2001, Don was honored by the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress, when one of his songs was selected as part of the Music of the Vietnam War collection in the Archive of Folk Culture. This immortalized a song that began as a letter home to his mother from Vietnam where Don was serving as a combat soldier. The context of the letter told his mother he was alright, and that a group of guys were looking out for him. Later at the urging of friends, the letter became the song called “The Guys”; a tribute to those he served with in Vietnam.
Among his other compositions are “Here’s my Heart”, which describes the apprehension that comes with starting a new relationship; “High Flying Ride” celebrates Don’s love for flying, and “Free as the Wind”, a gentle ballad that remains his favorite. Realizing that the cover songs by his favorite artists are the foundation of his performance style, he includes them in his performances; thus, paying homage to the artists he considers his “teachers”.
His performance credits include sharing the stage with Tom Paxton, Leon Russell, Mary Travers, Bill Staines, Kenny Rankin, and Cheryl Wheeler. His past recording credits include “Sunny Afternoons” (Laurie Records, 1981) and “The Guys” (Wizmak Records, 1991). Some of the early recordings are no longer available; however, a full length CD with Don’s with early and latest songs is scheduled for the near future.
Lyrics
Here’s my Heart
I don’t know you, or the things that you do
I don’t know much more than your name
And you don’t know me, only just what you see
Another one playing a game
Now and again, with the breeze blowing in
A change comes to make things anew
I could be wrong, but it may stand for long
If you take what I’m giving to you
Here’s my heart, tried it before, I could try once more
Here’s my heart, it’s for you to take…if you stay
You felt the pain, and you cried like the rain
You say you’ll never do that again
This may be true, what I’m saying to you
It’s a question of who, where, and when
I wouldn’t mind if you needed some time
To try and be as sure as you can
But try as you may, you may find that someday
You’ll be giving your heart once again
Here’s my heart, tried it before, I could try once more
Here’s my heart, it’s for you to take…if you stay
I can see that you’re trying to heal
And I know you’ve got feelings, you don’t want to feel
Well it may be too soon, to put my heart on the line
Buy time doesn’t wait for nobody wasting time…So
Here’s my heart, tried it before, I could try once more
Here’s my heart, it’s for you to take…if you stay
Lyrics by Don Lombardi ©1992
I don’t know you, or the things that you do
I don’t know much more than your name
And you don’t know me, only just what you see
Another one playing a game
Now and again, with the breeze blowing in
A change comes to make things anew
I could be wrong, but it may stand for long
If you take what I’m giving to you
Here’s my heart, tried it before, I could try once more
Here’s my heart, it’s for you to take…if you stay
You felt the pain, and you cried like the rain
You say you’ll never do that again
This may be true, what I’m saying to you
It’s a question of who, where, and when
I wouldn’t mind if you needed some time
To try and be as sure as you can
But try as you may, you may find that someday
You’ll be giving your heart once again
Here’s my heart, tried it before, I could try once more
Here’s my heart, it’s for you to take…if you stay
I can see that you’re trying to heal
And I know you’ve got feelings, you don’t want to feel
Well it may be too soon, to put my heart on the line
Buy time doesn’t wait for nobody wasting time…So
Here’s my heart, tried it before, I could try once more
Here’s my heart, it’s for you to take…if you stay
Lyrics by Don Lombardi ©1992
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