Lost Along the Way - hardlock and Hilary collab

[hardlock]

Here's the vocal version of the song with Hilary singing. I think she did a fine job with an otherwise tricky vocal part. Hope you enjoy it as much as I do. Oh, and any suggestions for a re-mix welcome as I tend to overthink everything! 

LOST ALONG THE WAY (c)2021 K J Hill
(Hard Knocks)
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You go through life - finding good and bad
some things make you happy - others make you sad

It seems that all that you want to do
will hurt your body and your mind too

Why must we settle for a life full of pain
when only with misery can we just maintain

I've lived my life wanting what wasn't mine
Now I'm being judged and not feeling so fine

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Even lost my shoes, hurts to walk on the rocks
Just another day at the school of hard knocks

Either my head's too heavy or the pillow's too hard
I might just as well have slept in the yard

There's ants in my whiskey and stickers in my socks
Just another day at the school of hard knocks

I don't want to sleep as I'll then have to dream
And if I do I'll surely wake with a scream

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(chorus):
     
(Still) lost along the way
Hoping for a better day
When it will be found, I can not say

[Geir]

A great song made even better with stunning vocals.

Well done.

[Farrell Jackson]

This is great Hardlock and Hilary. It's very appealing from the start and when Hilary's vocal enters it just solidifies that appealing feeling. I like these lines "There's ants in my whiskey and stickers in my socks. Just another day at the school of hard knocks". Some very lead guitar work, keys and bass Hardlock. Nicely do by both of you!

Farrell

[Hilary]

Fantastic, thanks Ken.

[godinqc]

Great song ... love the mix, really liked the change up at :33s, the vocals and playing are really good ..
Really nice work ..

[Ferryman_1957]

Stunning. This is a wonderful piece of music, Ken you did incredibly well with this. Superb keys and guitar, and I love that laid back groove. The drums and bass combine brilliantly, and I love feel and sound of the drums. Super smooth and oozing cool. Excellent production as well.

And those lyrics and vocals? Superb. Love the lyrics (that ants in the whiskey is indeed a killer line) and the performance is so good for the style of the song. And the harmonies are to die for. Wonderful collab you two!

[DarrenG / The Devil's Toupee]

Nice collaboration, I love the intro with that piano and guitar combo, has a nice jazz feel. All the music sounds great and Hillary's vocals seem to compliment it perfectly. Darren

[launched]

Great music as I have already commented in the instrumental post, and great vocal additions here. The harmony segments are absolutely far out!!

[Bluesberry]

WOW...the vocals really lift this up...this is spectacular now....it is all tied together...the insturmental was cool, but felt a bit disjointed...the vocals on top make it all make sense.....terrific job Hilary putting a superb vocal over this challenging music.....spectacular....the mix sounds really good to me....the vocals sit just about perfect in the mix.....I totally love this....I am so impressed how the instrumantal version sounds complete now....just superb


second time through....damn guys I love this...really great song.....winning combination...you two should do up another....this is so good

[StephenM]

listening again...really love that piano...as far as the mix Ken i am quite sure you could give all the tracks for 10 different folks who are all highly qualified to mix and you would get 10 different mixes.... I have 35 db hearing loss at some frequencies but I make up for it in attentiveness...ha.... you are a really super musician Ken...it's not easy playing all those different instruments at such a high level...hats off to you and the composition is excellent...
i love Hilary's vocals...always...and this one is great too...
just wondering who wrote the lyrics? 
harmony vocals are good too....