This Apartment- original country song by Michael Hauser


Michael Hauser performs his original song "This Apartment" which he wrote shortly after moving to Nashville. He lived in an apartment in the Antioch area, and before then, had always lived in a house under his parents' roof. The inspiration was more from his seperation from family and friends than a real break-up. The song was performed at a few writers nights and made quite a buzz in the Nashville songwriting community. One of the co-writers of "Don't Take the Girl" by Tim McGraw even offered to pitch the song if he could put his name on it as a co-writer. At one point, Michael's dad and brother went to Red Ridge Entertainment on Music Row to see about getting a video made for the song. The guy they talked to there said, "Do you know how many songs we have heard about apartments lately?" Little did he know that the song they presented was the one that started everyone's quest to write their own apartment song. As the co-writer of "Don't Take the Girl" said: "You don't have to worry about anyone stealing this song, because it couldn't have been written any other way and be near as good." Recently a friend of Michael's contacted him online to ask about the song, and said that he was talking to some people at the Fiddle and Steel bar in Nashville about songs they have heard, and one person brought up this song. He said he about fell out of his chair, because he used to play drums for Michael's band when they played various bars on the strip in downtown Nashville, TN.~This Apartment~ (lyrics) copyright 1999

Staring at the walls, they're all bare
When it comes to my heart, it's not all there
It's broken and scattered along the driveway, where I last saw you

You don't ever call, you don't even care
I'm feeling down in this complex, at the top of the stairs
You left no choice, I did what I could do
Your love moved out so I just moved into....

(Chorus)
This Apartment, It's nothing like the place I once called home
I never knew I'd feel so alone
And now I clearly see, that when you set me free
This is what apart meant

The rent is high, no pets allowed
Ijust sit all alone, with the stereo up loud
Crying over songs that me and you used to listen to

I'll get by, I don't know how
All my reasons are gone, since you're not around
It's lonely here in this old one bedroom, this empty heart compares so much to....

(Chorus)

I never imagined, living without you
I wish being apart, didn't have to mean we're through....cause

(chorus)

And now I clearly see, that when you set me free
This is what apart meant (x2)







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Uploaded: January 21, 2008 at 9:15 am
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Length: 00:04:39
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Video Comments:
ugmbanks (November 25, 2008 at 5:43 am)
Mike this is great... this hits better on my generation of country music better than most stuff coming out today. Reminds me of the songs from back when kenny chesney was good..like "the good stuff." Probably cause you wrote it over 10 years ago too...thats the era i'm talking about. Keep it up! This is way better than the "pop country" that seems to be taking over today.
MickeysGurl01 (November 21, 2008 at 6:23 pm)
hey michael your great, from one song writer to another go check outsouthsidejohnny6969and listen to the girl named Beth she's greatshe just wrote a song called daddy's girli think yall would be great doing something together go see what you think
khun08 (November 16, 2008 at 5:49 am)
well done
peacetrainwreck (November 6, 2008 at 5:17 pm)
Genius.

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