Halyna Hutchins (2022)
Tracks:
Halyna Hutchins
Lyrics:
Somewheres in New Mexico
Southwest of Santa Fe
A woman gettin’ back to work
Just trying to make her day
She was somebody’s daughter
She was someone’s wedded bride
Halyna Hutchins
Was a friend of mine
They shot Halyna Hutchins down
Swapped a bullet with a dummy round
Left her dying in a cowboy town
Now she’s up there rollin’ picture
While we’re down here rollin’ sound
She rode fast motorcylces
She roamed the whole world round
She jumped off of high places
Then floated to the ground
The only thing that could keep Halyna
Tethered to this earth
Was the love for her darling boy
To whom she’d given birth
They shot Halyna Hutchins down
Swapped a bullet with a dummy round
Left her dying in a cowboy town
Now she’s up there rollin’ picture
While we’re down here rollin’ sound
She wasn’t scared of nothin’
She had strong stuff within
You should have seen her stand her ground
With that big old Irishman
But she was always one to make a friend
Disarm you with her smile
She lived her life with grace
And her own expressive style
They shot Halyna Hutchins down
Swapped a bullet with a dummy round
Left her dying in a cowboy town
Now she’s up there rollin’ picture
While we’re down here rollin’ sound
Trigger pulled by a movie star
So says the FBI
But they can’t tell us who’s to blame
Or why she had to die
The folks who loved Halyna most
are busy with their grievin’
While strangers use her name in vain
For a cause she’d never believe in
They shot Halyna Hutchins down
Swapped a bullet with a dummy round
Left her dying in a cowboy town
Now she’s up there rollin’ picture
While we’re down here rollin’ sound
She never found her Wong Kar Wai
Never walked the carpet at Cannes
She never got to see her little
Boy become a man
But at least she never had to see
What Russia did to her family
She was born into oppression
But she died living free
They shot Halyna Hutchins down
Swapped a bullet with a dummy round
Left her dying in a cowboy town
Now she’s up there rollin’ picture
While we’re down here rollin’ sound
She's up there rollin' picture
And I'm just down here rollin' sound
Liner notes:
Written by Dennis Hauck
Dennis Hauck — vocals, guitar
Stephen Musselman — pedal steel
Justin Bocchieri — bass, piano, backing vocals
Kyle Crane — drums, percussion
Trina Jacobsen — backing vocals
Released by:
Foe Killer Records
Release date:
18 October 2022
℗ 2022 Dennis Hauck (BMI)