Released February 2016
Remixed, remastered, re-released January 20th, 2017
“Love You Strong — Project 5.1” Album Credits
Recording:
Produced by Lloyd Maines
Recorded at Bubba's Studio and The Zone in Dripping Springs, Texas
Additional recording: Cedar Creek Recording in Austin, Texas, by Wade Josey
Additional recording on “The Texas Star” by Cisco Gilliland
Engineered, mixed, and mastered by Pat Manske at The Zone in Dripping Springs, Texas
Musician Credits:
Terri Hendrix: Vocals, acoustic guitar, harmonica, banjo, ukulele, papoose, harmony vocals
Lloyd Maines: Acoustic and electric guitar, pedal steel, dobro, mandolin, banjo, papoose, baritone and bass guitar, harmony vocals
Glenn Fukunaga: Bass guitar
Pat Manske: Drums, percussion
John Silva: Drums, percussion
Riley Osbourn: Keyboards
Bukka Allen: Accordion
Dennis Ludiker: Fiddle
Eliza Gilkyson: Harmony “Texas Star”
Drew Womack: Harmonies "Mingulay Boat Song"
Photo Credits:
Mary Keating Bruton Photography: Terri Hendrix photo
Terri Hendrix: Ron and Marie Jager's hands
Album Artwork:
Melissa Webb
Terri Hendrix and Lloyd Maines would like to thank:
Peavey CA Composite Guitars, Collings guitars, Gibson Guitars and Dobro, Trace Elliot amps, Fender Guitars, Fishman Electronics, Baggs Electronics, GHS Strings, South Austin Music, Strait Music, Mullen Steel Guitars, and Ross Jennings Instrument Repair
Information:
THM Music Publishing, BMI
Art Mob Music Publishing, BMI
Administered by BUG/BMG Music
More info: terrihendrix.com
This album is dedicated to Ron and Marie Jager
Tracks:
“Love You Strong”
All songs (C)(P) THM Music
1. Feel the Time 4:32
(Terri Hendrix)
2. Vulnerable 3:40
(Terri Hendrix)
3. Love You Strong 4:07
(Terri Hendrix/Dana Pendland Jones)
4. The Rant 3:50
(Terri Hendrix/Lloyd Maines)
5. The Texas Star 3:57
(Terri Hendrix/Lloyd Maines)
6. Calle de los Niños 4:34
(Terri Hendrix)
7. Northern Lights 3:01
(Terri Hendrix)
8. Earth-Kind Rose 5:19
(Terri Hendrix)
9. Fifty Shades of Hey 3:52
(Terri Hendrix)
10. Found 3:18
(Terri Hendrix)
11. Mingulay Boat Song 4:29
(Traditional/Arrangement: Terri Hendrix/Lloyd Maines)
Song by Song Tracks
1. “Feel the Time”
I'm entering that time in my life when I've begun to lose loved ones and friends. Every single moment is precious. I can literally feel the time and want to savor every moment I can each day both alone and with those I’m closest to.
2. “Vulnerable”
To love someone, be it friends or family, is to make oneself vulnerable to get hurt. The holidays tend to bring this hurt to the surface and in doing so highlight the best and worst qualities in ourselves.
3. “Love You Strong”
My father is both a caregiver and caretaker for my physically disabled mother. This highly decorated veteran and retired Command Sergeant Major in the United States Army now shows the rest of us what true love is: Loyalty. In both sickness and in health. He can't love my mother well. But every day, he can love her strong.
4. “The Rant”
If someone says I can't do something, I’ll eventually prove the person wrong. I’ve found that attitude is everything and belief over doubt is crucial for creating a better future. Well, that, and leaving the cork in the wine bottle and getting off the couch.
5. “The Texas Star”
The Texas Star at the State Fair in Dallas is much like our political infrastructure. It's a constant spin cycle on both sides of the aisle. But years ago, things could still get accomplished in spite of our differences. Gridlock has replaced our ability to function in spite of our diversity. Ann Richards, Molly Ivins, Barbara Jordan, Liz Carpenter, and Lady Bird Johnson may have all been the Democratic darlings of their time, but their legacy has outlived their political affiliation.
6. “Calle De Los Niños”
I used to live near a largely Hispanic cemetery in San Marcos. Sometimes I’d venture out to photograph the colorful wreaths and offerings the families, rich in cultural heritage, left for their loved ones. After spending time making music with underprivileged youth, and being unable to get these kids off my mind, I decided to write a portrait of a traditional Mexican funeral for a child lost to violence.
7. “Northern Lights”
Being in limbo is not a healthy state of mind. And complacency and despondency are evil twins that can undermine the best intentioned of plans. In "Northern Lights" I’ve traded in the doldrums for the promise of a new adventure.
8. “Earth-Kind Rose”
Earth-Kind roses are tougher than the rest. So tough in fact, that they are considered by many avid gardeners to be the world’s strongest rose. They’re pesticide free, drought resistant, and receive no protection during winter. This variety of rose inspired me to write this song because it’s resilient enough to withstand the elements and still bloom. They remind me of my parents, friends, and anyone that’s “reaching for the light underneath a bed of snow.”
9. “Fifty Shades of Hey”
I heard a friend talk about how she went back to school to get a teaching degree. After she completed her masters, she went out to find a job only to find out how, at 54, she was, “too old to teach.” As an older woman, my body might be changing more rapidly than the Texas weather, but my inner fire is intact enough to thumb my nose at a segment of pop culture that only seems to value women my age when they need us to turn up at election time.
10. “Found”
After dealing with my own health issues for as long I have, I wanted to tackle the surreal battle of conquering fear when facing illness and how life can be lived to the fullest even in the most heartbreaking of times.
11. “Mingulay Boat Song”
This is a classic old traditional folk song that tells the tale of those at sea fighting through a storm to get back home, and those anxiously waiting at the pier head for their loved ones to return to them. I have been fascinated by this song for years and have always wanted to record it; it haunts me in the way that, although the music alludes to the fact that the sailors eventually make it home, the lyrics leave their fate ambiguous.
Lyrics: "Love You Strong" Project 5.1
All lyrics (C)(P) THM Music 2015
"Feel the Time"
By Terri Hendrix
The day wakes up and it runs away
Runs away to the moon
Hear the city breathe
As the people wake
The streets are shakin’ by afternoon
Feel the second hand
See the time
It's dancin’ wild
Jungle wild
Listen to the Congo
Listen to the heartbeat
Underneath the ocean
Underneath the concrete
Can you feel it? Can you feel the time?
Can you feel it? Can you feel the time?
Time to move
Move with conviction
Taste the honey in the bittersweet
It’s time to move
Move with a mission
Take the wheel
And leave the fear in the back seat
Time to live
Time to forgive
Is it worth it
Is it worth it at all
To taste the honey
Taste the wild
Live like a warrior
And love like a child
Can you feel it? Can you feel the time?
Can you feel it? Can you feel the time?
Oh, the leaves are changing
The river is changing
I am changing now
Oh, the leaves are changing
The river is changing
And I am changing now
The day wakes up and it runs away
Runs away with the moon
Watch the eclipse
Take the sun
You had your time
Now your time is done
Feel the second hand
See the time
It's dancin' wild
Jungle wild
Listen to the Congo
Listen to the heartbeat
Underneath the ocean
Underneath the concrete
Can you feel it? Can you feel the time?
Can you feel it? Can you feel the time?
"Vulnerable"
By Terri Hendrix
I wish the holidays brought out the best in me
These days are hard to spend with my family
They remind me of what will never be
And I’m so vulnerable
Christmas lights blink and flash
We hang ornaments from our past
We share a moment that will never last
We’re vulnerable
I wanna drink
I wanna lose myself
Into the body of someone else
Someone to brave to have ever felt
So vulnerable
I’m in a chair
I’m leaning back
With my eyes closed
Wish I could trust the one I love
When my heart’s exposed
“Silent Night” oh I can’t sleep
“Oh Holy Night” I think of God
I think of those who have nothing
I should be thankful for what I’ve got
I wish the holidays brought out the best in me
These days are hard to spend with my family
They remind me of what will never be
I’m so vulnerable
"Love You Strong"
By Terri Hendrix/Dana Pendland Jones
You make me happy
You make me feel so good
I know that I'm understood
When I speak my mind
Wish you could say baby
Baby let's lose control
I want to rock your soul
And leave our troubles behind
Oh, you don't want to
You don't need to
You don't have to say goodbye
Stay the night
You are right where you belong
Oh, you don't want to
You don't need to
You don't have to say goodbye
Stay the night
And let me love you strong
Wish you could trust me
Wish you could lose your doubt
The second-guessing
I can do without
Have faith in me
I’m in for the good times
I’m in it for the bad times
I’m in it for the long run
Let me love you strong
Oh, you don't want to
You don't need to
You don't have to say goodbye
Stay the night
You are right where you belong
You don't want to
You don't need to
You don’t have to say goodbye
Stay the night
And let me love you strong
Welcome home my lover
Welcome home my best friend
I give to you completely
I give it all when you let me in
Oh, you don't want to
You don't need to
You don't have to say goodbye
Stay the night
You are right where you belong
Oh, you don't want to
You don't need to
You don't have to say goodbye
Stay the night
And let me love you strong
"The Rant"
By Terri Hendrix/Lloyd Maines
If the toilet blows I’ll fix it
If the AC goes I’m gone
It came in on the Mayflower
With a rattle and a hum
You can hang up on me
You can call this dumb
I’m on my way to Chardonnay
And acting like a bum
It’s your way or the highway
I’d rather do it my way
Even though I haven’t
Thought a damn thing through
I’m a woman on a mission
To change my disposition
I’d bet on me to win
If I were you
I’d bet on me to win
If I were you
The bathroom wall at Buc-ee’s
Seemed to say it all
I don’t remember what I read
It’s the feeling I recall
I got my big girl panties on
But now and then they bunch
My laundry’s on the table
My words can pack a punch
It’s your way or the highway
I’d rather do it my way
Even though I haven’t
Thought a damn thing through
I’m a woman on a mission
To outlive my disposition
I’d bet on me to win
If I were you
I’d bet on me to win
If I were you
Our old house is talkin’ loud and clear
It’s gonna bleed us dry
Dogs are barkin at the deer
And sirens wail on by
Your jeans are on the clothesline
They walked out on their own
I swear you’d never change your pants
If you lived alone
The freezer had a melt down
The septic needs a pump
It's football time on TV
You'll sit there like a stump
You can take the easy chair
I'll take my happy pills
Down 'em with some Chardonnay
And tackle all our bills
It’s your way or the highway
I’d rather do it my way
Even though I haven’t
Thought a damn thing through
I’m a woman on a mission
To change my disposition
I’d bet on me to win
If I were you
So shut your pie hole
And see my point of view
I’d bet on me to win
If I were you
I’d bet on me to win
If I were you
"The Texas Star"
By Terri Hendrix/Lloyd Maines
Ann’s with Barbara, Liz and Molly
In the sunshine watching the rivers
Run through Texas like fences and ranches
Oak trees and cattle highways and truth
That old Texas Star she’s ready to spin
She’ll light up the midway at the State Fair again
Education was King
With four queens on our side
Anne took on Texas
Barbara took on civil rights
Molly and Liz wrote the news with barbed wire
Above the capitol dome
I see their faces tonight
That old Texas Star she’s ready to spin
She’ll light up the midway at the State Fair again
I can see them at that big round table
Between the thunder and lightening
They all come alive
Women united in justice and freedom
Blazing across the lone star skies
The goddess of liberty
Stands tall in the sun
The Lone Star Flag is in the middle
Of the bible and the gun
It rains too much
Or it don’t rain at all
Some want to cross our borders
Some want to build a wall
That old Texas Star she’s ready to spin
She’ll light up the midway at the State Fair again
That old Texas Star she’s ready to spin
For corny dogs and Big Tex at the State Fair again
I can see them at that big round table
Between the thunder and lightening
They all come alive
Women united in justice and freedom
Blazing across the lone star skies
Ann Richards, Barbara Jordan, Liz Carpenter, and Molly Ivins
Are with Lady Bird Johnson looking at all the wildflowers
"Calle de los Niños"
By Terri Hendrix
He digs a grave
In his Sunday best
He says a prayer
Where his child will rest
He believes his son is blessed
His soul will rise again
He leans into the shovel
The shovel leans into the earth
The earth gives little by little
Until he is done with his work
Our lady of the Guadalupe above the marigolds
Dia de los muertos entre los angelitos
His wife made a wreath of flowers
In honor of their son
Who went to school one morning
And never came back home
Calle de los niños
Until the streets take them in
Wrap them up in darkness
And spit them back out again
Our lady of the Guadalupe above the marigolds
Dia de los muertos entre los angelitos
There’s beer cans between the headstones
Weeds between the mounds
A broken lock guards the chain link fence
Circling the grounds
He sees the row of headlights
They glitter like a star
Coming up the gravel drive
Behind a long black car
The family gathers in a circle
The circle leans into the grave
The grave leans into the parents
Of the child they could not save
He says a prayer
In his Sunday best
Over the grave
Where his child will rest
He believes
His son is blessed
His soul will rise again
His child will rise …
Our lady of the Guadalupe above the marigolds
Dia de los muertos entre los angelitos
"Northern Lights"
By Terri Hendrix
Tennessee Flat Top
Contra dance
Tango on the inside
Limbs in suspense
Slo mo no go
I’m in limbo
There’s no visual for the audio
I got to
Do my own thing
Make my heart sing
Cut my chicken wings
And see the Northern Lights
I got to
Get a backbone
Leave my comfort zone
Do it on my own
And see the Northern Lights
Cream in your coffee
Caffeine in your veins
Your heart goes boom boom wish mine did the same
Engines got pistons movin’ in a row
Shakin’ like a showgirl with steam to blow
I got to
Do my own thing
Make my heart sing
Cut my chicken wings
And see the Northern Lights
I got to
Get a backbone
Leave my comfort zone
Do it on my own
And see the Northern Lights
The shepherd guards the sheep
The wolves lay in wait
The sheep and I just mill around
The keepers of our fate
Call me Wild Cat Kelly
Don’t you fence me in
I need land lots of land
So I can ride the wind
Listen to the boxcars
Look up at the planes
I got Wabash Cannonball
Runnin’ through my brain
Red light green light
One two three
Crazy for you
Just ain’t crazy to me
I got to
Shake my soul
Till it rattles my bones
Howl with the wolves
Run with my own
Find my tribe
Feel the vibe
And see the Northern Lights
I got to
Do my own thing
Make my heart sing
Cut my chicken wings
And see the Northern Lights
I got to
Get a backbone
Leave my comfort zone
Do it on my own
And see the Northern Lights
"Earth-Kind Rose"
By Terri Hendrix
Her bones bring down her body
Her smile holds up her face
She’s in a chair
They forget she’s there
Just thinking about the human race
When they come to visit
They talk like she’s not home
She keeps track of time by TV shows
She’s in need
But she needs to be left alone
It’s the 98 steps
To the doctor
And the wait they have inside
It’s how they seem to
Talk at her
And how she leaves each visit
With a little less pride
It’s the words that don’t come out
Quite the way they should
It’s the holding onto memories
She’d hold onto if she could
Beyond the garden gate
You’ll find the Earth-Kind rose
Reaching for the light
Underneath a bed of snow
Springtime is near
What he planted still grows
Blooms year after year
Just like the Earth-Kind rose
It’s the ceiling fan out of balance
It’s the ladder he can't climb
It’s the grocery store
And the need for more
And ending up
At the back of the line
It’s the pipe that broke
In the last big freeze
And that plumber
That padded the bill
It’s the too tired to fight
Yet one more fight
Or take yet one more pill
Beyond the garden gate
You’ll find the Earth-Kind rose
Reaching for the light
Underneath a bed of snow
Springtime is near
What he planted still grows
Blooms year after year
Just like the Earth-Kind rose
It’s time for him to go back inside
It’s time to change her sheets
He’s gonna look her in the eyes
And see who she used to be
Sometimes he turns the engine
When the wind begs him to leave
Then he lays down by her side
Until she falls asleep
Beyond the garden gate
You’ll find the Earth-Kind rose
Reaching for the light
Underneath a bed of snow
Springtime is near
What he planted still grows
Blooms year after year
Just like the Earth-Kind rose
"Fifty Shades of Hey"
By Terri Hendrix
I’ve been trying to fit in
To my new body and my new skin
I can twerk with the best of them
I’ve got that figured out
Where’s my Barry Manilow
I need something soft to soothe my soul
When I turn on the radio all I wanna do is shout
Doctor says I need clarity
Prozac for stability
Valium for my sanity
And hormones to keep world peace
Menopause is just like Oz
I cry and laugh just because
The flying monkeys in my brain
Where ruby slippers and drink champagne
Hey! goes the rockin’ rollers
Hey! goes the storytellers
Hey! goes the crowd
Born to be wild!
Hey! Let’ em sing
Hey! I do my own thing
Hey! Let freedom ring
With fifty shades of hey!
Middle age
Bring it on!
Get it on! Bang a gong!
I get a hot flash
Then I’m cold
I’d laugh but my bladder won’t hold
My neck has been descending
Chin hairs seem to have no ending
Gravity can take my face
‘Cause a mammogram will put me back in place
Hey!
My hair turned curly and my skin got weird
I have sideburns growing out of my ears
My feet hurt in every pair of shoes
But I get back up when I get the blues
I won’t be cast aside
I’ve paid my dues to enjoy this ride
I’m all woman there’s no doubt
I don’t settle for less
I live out loud!
Hey!
I bought my cheaters in excess
Until I failed my driving test
I may be blind but I feel blessed
To see what matters and ignore the rest
From hip dysplasia to rosacea
Nothing in the world can phase a
No drama middle-aged momma
Tellin’ it like it is!
I’m fifty frames into the show
I’m wise in ways you do not know
I’m fifty shades inside my soul
Born to be wild
Hey! goes the rockin’ rollers
Hey! goes the storytellers
Hey! goes the crowd
Born to be wild!
Hey! Let ’em sing
Hey! I do my own thing
Hey! Let freedom ring
With fifty shades of hey!
"Found"
By Terri Hendrix
You faced the fire
And the fire lost
You came out the other side
With your dignity
You faced the moment
You held it up
You said gravity be damned
I’m gonna fly
There were no prophets
That came to lead you
Through the great unknown
There were long nights
You felt Godless
But you were not alone
My friend
Inside your body
You are shaking
Inside your eyes
There’s a heaviness untold
Inside your mind
You might be breaking
You say gravity be damned
I’m gonna fly
There were no prophets
That came to lead you
Through the great unknown
There were long nights
You felt Godless
But you were not alone
My friend
Who do you talk to in a foreign country?
Where do you go to get back home?
And when you look around and nothing is familiar
How do you find the strength to carry on?
There were no prophets
That came to lead you
Through the great unknown
There were long nights
You felt Godless
But you were not alone
My friend
“Mingulay Boat Song”
Traditional
Arrangement by Terri Hendrix/Lloyd Maines
Hill-yo-ho, boys! Let her go, boys!
Bring her head round into the weather
Hill-yo-ho, boys! Let her go, boys
Sailing homeward to Mingulay
What care we how white the Minch is
What care we for wind or weather
When we know that every inch is
Closer homeward to Mingulay
Wives are waiting by the pier heads,
Gazing seaward from the heather
Pull her round boys and we'll anchor
'Ere the sun sets on Mingulay.
When the wind is wild with shouting
And the waves mount ever higher
Anxious eyes turn ever seaward
To see us home boys to Mingulay
Ships returning, heavy laden
Mothers holding babies a’cryin’
We’ll return boys, when the sun sets
We’ll return home to Mingulay