From the recording House on the Hill
following on from two previous Bohemian Rogue releases this year ‘Coastal Groove’ and ‘Too old to be a Rockstar’.
‘House on the Hill’ is a change of style for band songwriter Clive Carter. It is best described as and Country Rock song with grunge. The guitar licks and drums are as powerful as the compelling song lines. When listening to the lyrics you will be transported to a mysterious and dangerous place.
Clive started writing “House on the Hill” after a friend “Jackson” requested his name to be written into a song. Sadly though, while still only a young man, his life was lost during COVID times. The song writing process stopped for a while until an overwhelming need arose to complete and dedicate the song to him. “House on the Hill” is dedicated to Jackson Collins RIP.
“House on the Hill” is the kind of song that transcends Bohemian Rogue music from country music backwaters to main stages of Tamworth and Nashville.
Play, listen and enjoy - “House on the Hill”.
Lyrics
My name is Jackson Cole and I live high on that hill.
The people in this town they don’t like me and I know they never will
You see many years ago when I was just a lad.
A stranger rode into town looking for my dad.
they said
You’ll find him in the house on the hill
With the money and the drugs and the still, the sweet smell off cocaine
They talk about the house on the hill
I’m here to avenge the death of my fathers eldest son
You shot him in the back and like a coward we watched you run
Well I’m not saying you’re wrong, I’m not saying you’re right
But this ain’t the place boy to pick a fight
They talk about the house on the hill
With the money and the drugs and the still, the sweet smell off cocaine
They talk about the house on the hill
The stranger pulled a knife, my old man pulled a gun
You don’t have to be clever to work out who won
And the people in this town knew exactly what that stranger would get.
As they watched his horse ride out to the sunset, They talked about the house on the hill
With the money and the drugs and the still, and the sweet smell of cocaine
They don’t like, they don’t like, they don’t like The House on the Hill..