Soundcloud: Not Going Home
YouTube: Not Going Home

Edit: Posted this song from my recent back catalogue while I am working on a song that I am beginning to loathe. Anyone else have that situation?

This song was my response to the challenge in 2023 or 2024(?) to write a song using the Am - G - F - E chord progression. Lyrics are not my strong point (I've lived a sheltered life) so this was another 'stream of consciousness' writing episode just so I had some words to sing. Lee (Knee Wobbler) suggested it was inspired by a period when I worked away from home 3 days a week for 6 months - which is eminently plausible. The only instruments on this recording which are not me are the drums and keys.

* I have the pleasure of jamming with two mates every 5 or 6 weeks - Knee Wobbler being one of them - and we take it in turns to set a songwriting challenge which we reveal when we next meet. We've had no failures yet and have always been pleasantly surprised by our songs and how we have interpreted the task.

Because the required chord progression goes down, I deliberately set the bass to step up - I know, rebellious! I heard the lead guitar parts in my head and had to work out what they were.

Video notes - since 'Not Going Home' is the song title, I decided to use stock footage of modes of transport.

Edit 14/10/25: apologies removed.

****** Song Summary *************
Style is _SEPIA.STY (Sepia Americana Organ Ballad)

RealTracks in style: 2877:Bass, Acoustic, AmericanaSlow16thsByron Ev16 060 – Replaced by my bass
RealTracks in style: 3099:Organ, Rhythm AmericanaSlow16thsMike Ev16 060
RealTracks in style: 2879:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm AmericanaSparseSlow16thsColin Ev16 060 – Not used
RealTracks in song: 3059:Guitar, Acoustic, Rhythm Muted16thsFintan Ev16 080 – Not used
RealDrums in style:BluesRockSlowEv^3-a:SideStick , b:Snare, Ride

My bits:
Fender Squire jazz bass – I’m told it’s a cheapie but it does the job
Acoustic guitar Tanglewood – I *know* this is a cheapie because I know what I paid for it. It sometimes has a fuzzy buzz on the G string which I have attempted to fix with truss rod adjustments and action height. It is useful for songs which need a sitar.
Gretsch hollow body G5120 - my wonderful friend whom I get as much pleasure looking at as I do playing.
Main vocal triple-tracked to hide inadequacies and make me fatter than I already am
BV triple-tracked
Mixed in Cakewalk before it became Sonar (again)
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LYRICS
VERSE 1
A knock on the door, a ring of the bell
There’s no-one home – the house is cold and empty
I look at my watch, a glance down the street
Should I just go - I know it’s kind of tempting

And so I go… and so I go and so I go
I’m not going home any more
And so I go… and so I go and so I go I’m not going home

VERSE 2
A call from a friend, a touching remark
There is no remorse – there’s only sharing of mem’ries
Exchanging the myths, the common held truths
We fumble the history with a kind of clumsy

And so we go… and so we go and so we go
We’re not going home any more
And so we go… and so we go and so we go we’re not going home

BRIDGE
I don’t have a reason for feeling this way
I guess I have a need to go
But I’ve searched far and wide to realise I don’t know
I feel lost without my map and torch

And so we go… and so we go and so we go
We’re not going home any more
And so we go… and so we go and so we go we’re going home

Chords:
Am | G/B | F/C | E/D | x2
F | Bm7b5 | C | E7 | x2
Bridge Dm F | Em G | Dm F | G A | Dm F | Em G | Dm F | E7 |

Last edited by Andrew Dee; Yesterday at 04:12 PM.
Regards,
Andrew D
Adelaide, Sth Aust
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