Nail, David - Half Mile Hill Lyrics






Half Mile Hill, eight years old
Standing on top with the world below
Me and my dad
Talking man to man
Suitcase packed, he was moving out
Said, It's no one's fault, but I had my doubts
And I have them still
Up on Half Mile Hill

[Chorus:]
You can see the ball fields
Watch the cars go 'round the courthouse
See the sun go down
Where the street lamps glow
On those checkerboard roads
Wishing I could fly like a cut-string kite
Tapping on the floor of heaven
Is anybody listening?

Half Mile Hill, seventeen
Tailing the summer, Angie and me
Kicking beer cans off the side
One last time
She was wildcat tough, I was scarecrow thin
We were thick as theives 'til the bitter end
Trying to make time stand still
Up on Half Mile Hill

[Repeat Chorus]

Hey all, you lovers and leavers
Stuck in-betweeners
Loners and stoners
Old drunks and dreamers
Rumbling and stumbling
Always looking for something
Past that no trespassing sign

You can see the ball fields
Watch the cars go 'round the courthouse
See the sun go down
Where the Street lamps glow
On those checkerboard roads
Wishing I could fly like a cut-string kite
Tapping on the floor of heaven
Tapping on the floor of heaven

Is anybody listening?
(Is anybody listening?)
Up on Half Mile Hill
Is anybody listening?
(Is anybody listening?)





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  1. j.... b....

    I like the song, you're sound more like garth brooks... Almost 90% garth brooks voice...

  2. R.... F....

    "Tapping on the floor of Heaven," - what a line.

  3. R.... L....

    wish i could fly like a cut string kite............ what a line!

  4. V.... S....

    2018???

  5. c.... ....

    Ahh, love this!😍

  6. C.... W....

    I still love this song ^_^. I listen to it while I program.

  7. C.... S....

    The only musician who I love every single song he sings. ❤

  8. C.... M....

    Perfection!

  9. C.... C....

    went to school with him

  10. C.... W....

    I changed the channel to watch Wolfgang Puck, but this video was on. I was so happy the show listing was wrong. I never watch music shows anymore or listen to the radio. So I wouldn't have found him if fate had not intervened. Yay!!!!!

  11. C.... ....

    What a great artist this guy it's exackly why i like country music. the voice the way is playing music , the lyrics and all the arrangement......JUST WOWWWW

  12. C.... L....

    The sound of a million dreams is one of the best songs that not many people have heard.  

  13. A.... H....

    one of the lesser known songs of David Nail. actually there isn't even one of his songs not recognized by every ear. those ears just don't know what they're missing, through no fault of his own.. that's what happens when record companies have more power than the artists when there's contract disputes, the artist always loses..... but so do the people that just love great music that they might never get to hear. thank Mercury Records for the  reason David is not already a super star. screw you Mercury, he'll get there on his own one day. till then, let me keep playing y'all some and sharing it.....

  14. T.... J....

    My favorite David Nail song. 

    T.... J....

    Mine too.

  15. L.... H....

    He does not get enough recognition at all. Love this man!!

    L.... H....

    I agree! He deserves more attention.  He's a great singer with an amazing voice.

  16. V.... W....

    Such a heartfelt beautiful powerful song telling the story of life!  It brings tears to my eyes.  So touching.  His voice really makes me feel the story he is singing/telling.  Love it!!

  17. S.... C....

    I saw the original songwriter play this at The Bluebird on guitar.  Beautiful song.

  18. K.... B....

    Incredible voice, I can listen to him for days.................

  19. e.... ....

    he is by far my favorite country artist. on top of his AMAZING voice are even more amazing songs

  20. K.... F....

    Love this song!!!

  21. T.... S....

    Defiantly a one of a kind of artist :)

  22. E.... S....

    I love this (just piano & vocal) version better than the "produced" album cut. Eric ~

  23. E.... S....

    Great vocals and awesome songwriting!!! Eric ~

  24. E.... S....

    yeah, I saw him perform at a TINY bar in Muscle Shoals, AL last fall. He is really good in concert. He never misses a note live. That's rare these days.

  25. j.... p....

    Is he CMA or what? Yall decide!

  26. R.... K....

    This song evokes such strong emotions for me, it makes me want to cry yet at the same time brings back so many memories. Such a beautiful song

  27. E.... K....

    That's just the neurological part of the brain, the empathic neurological part, it reacts to certain sounds through memory.

  28. w.... ....

    it's so effortless for this guy

  29. J.... H....

    yeah it be hard with some songs what people do to be singing why doing stuff what they do..

  30. d.... r....

    He is amazing in concert I'm soo happy I got to see him Kip Moore and Billy Currington... My three favorite singers all in one

  31. S.... G....

    Why is this video a lot slower tempo than the original? I like it longer...

  32. S.... G....

    @Paddlinjoe34 You realize that he's just lip-syncing when they film it, and then they put the studio file over the video. He isn't actually singing.

  33. h.... c....

    David Nail is awesome!! ENough said!

  34. J.... L....

    How many people can you name that can lay on a couch and sing as clearly as if they were in a studio? This is PURE TALENT.

  35. M.... �....

    I love !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  36. O.... ....

    Excelente musica

  37. C.... I....

    One of my favorites on the album :)

  38. M.... C....

    As beautiful as your other musics. Love your voice

  39. P.... D....

    First awesome song David :3