Lyric Contest Winners: Nov/Dec 2009

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“Magnets” | 1st Place
John Allaire
OTTAWA, ONTARIO, CANADA
Lyrics

“Heaven When It’s Right” | 2nd Place
Larry Black
ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA
Lyrics

“Don’t Ask Me To Stay” | 3rd Place
Sara Lewis
PENNINGTON, NEW JERSEY
Lyrics

“I Wish That I Could Love You” | 4th Place
Richard Williams & Sylvia McMillan
CLINTON, WASHINGTON
Lyrics

HONORABLE MENTIONS

“MORRISTOWN (A BIRTHDAY IN THE PAWNSHOP)”
WRITTEN BY MEGHAN HAYES
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE
WWW.AMERICANSONGSPACE.COM/MEGHANHAYES

“ELIZABETH”
WRITTEN BY BROTHER LOU
HOLLYWOOD, FLORIDA
WWW.SONICBIDS.COM/BROTHERLOU

“DRIVEWAYS”
WRITTEN BY DODGE DART
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
WWW.SONICBIDS.COM/STEVENNEALWAGNER

“THE PENNY”
WRITTEN BY JOHN RATHBONE
CANTON, OHIO
WWW.AMERICANSONGSPACE.COM/JOHNRATHBONE

“I AM NOT A MOTHER”
WRITTEN BY JULIANNA WATERS
PORTLAND, OREGON
WWW.SONICBIDS.COM/WATERSJULIANNA

“THE BEST PART OF YOU”
WRITTEN BY JEFF KRIZAN
SOUTHBURY, CONNECTICUT
WWW.AMERICANSONGSPACE.COM/JEFFKRIZAN

“CLOSER TO THE RAIN”
WRITTEN BY SUZANNE STRICKLAND, PAT LUBOFF, PETE LUBOFF
STARKE, FLORIDA

“BOTTOMLESS OCEAN OF BLUE”
WRITTEN BY JARROD BROGDON
VALDOSTA, GEORGIA
WWW.AMERICANSONGSPACE.COM/JARRODBROGDON

“HANDPRINTS IN THE DUST”
WRITTEN BY BRIAN DEMASSEY
MURPHYS, CALIFORNIA

“13-YEAR CICADAS”
WRITTEN BY DAVID HANNERS
ROSEVILLE, MINNESOTA
WWW.AMERICANSONGSPACE.COM/DAVIDHANNERS

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