--- title: "I Learned to Keep You" description: "Welcome to The Darla Wheatley Songbook—a collection of songs inspired by real life, real people, and real emotions. From heartbreak and healing to hope and r…" lang: en json-ld: | [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Organization", "name": "Song Refiners", "alternateName": "SongRefiners", "url": "https://songrefiners.com", "logo": "https://songrefiners.com/images/song-refiners-og.png", "description": "Song Refiners blends cutting-edge tech with human expertise to help songwriters strengthen craft, melody, and emotional impact. 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Whether it’s country storytelling or the raw power of rock, my music is built on honest emotion, vivid imagery, and lyrics that tell a story. Every song comes from a place of truth, with the hope of creating a connection and reminding people they’re not alone in what they feel. Share This Page Contact Darla Wheatley ## Refiner's Journal [See all 7](/pitch/darla-wheatley/journal) ![In Memory of Lou & Diana](https://jdubmhzpzwxxzlphfucc.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/journal-images/f115d92e-b7f3-402f-ad4b-30da770487bb/4cb21bea-1581-4b4e-90ea-bce44a9b1cb8.png) ### In Memory of Lou & Diana 2 days ago Turned to Stone Turned to Stone came from my last visit to my parents’ graves on a cold November day. I wanted this song to capture that da… Read more 🚀 Released Listen to the song Turned To Stone 2 Share [View Darla Wheatley's full Refiner's Journal](/pitch/darla-wheatley/journal) [![Song Refiners logo](/assets/song-refiners-logo-DfwlKl9n.png)](https://www.songrefiners.com "Powered by Song Refiners") OFF AIR ## Darla Wheatley's Songbook 27 tracks • continuous play 151 Play Station Share station Facebook X ✉️ Email Copy link 1. 1 Turned To Stone 2 2. 2 I Learned to Keep You 10 3. 3 A Reason To Believe 10 4. 4 Come Sit With Me Awhile 8 5. 5 After Goodbye 10 6. 6 Venom and Flame 4 7. 7 One Phone Call Away 5 8. 8 Fifty-Nine And On Fire 1 9. 9 Borrowed Doors 4 10. 10 Pictures On the Wall 10 11. 11 Born From the Ashes 10 12. 12 Borrowed Blame 10 13. 13 Devil Wears My Face 9 14. 14 Forty Year Queen 2 15. 15 A Thousand Little Moments 9 16. 16 Empty Side of the Bed 8 17. 17 Is It Time For Me To Go 4 18. 18 Borrowing Heartache 4 19. 19 Until I Behold Your Face 5 20. 20 I Choose Me 3 21. 21 Surviving to Living 4 22. 22 Polite War 3 23. 23 Tired of Carrying the Flame 3 24. 24 Waiting at Home 4 25. 25 Living In The Light 3 26. 26 Concrete Halo 3 27. 27 Circuit Breaker 3 ## Songs by Darla Wheatley [Christian Country 1 ](#cat-christian-country)[Hard Rock, 7 ](#cat-hard-rock)[Country 12 ](#cat-country)[Rock 1 ](#cat-rock)[Soft Rock 2 ](#cat-soft-rock)[Hip-Hop 1 ](#cat-hip-hop)[Grunge 1 ](#cat-grunge)[Southern Rock 1 ](#cat-southern-rock)[Blues 1 ](#cat-blues) ![Christian Country cover art](https://jdubmhzpzwxxzlphfucc.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/assets/f115d92e-b7f3-402f-ad4b-30da770487bb/category-cover-1786808234280.jpg) ## Christian Country Faith-centered country songs blending real-life stories, heartfelt emotion, and messages of hope, grace, and spiritual reflection. Play this set ![Until I Behold Your Face cover](https://jdubmhzpzwxxzlphfucc.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/assets/f115d92e-b7f3-402f-ad4b-30da770487bb/song-covers/3ce3d82d-efa6-49c5-b988-62a9a664c866-2b1ca923-026a-4e32-b4bb-2f3b0f34e846-1786808064767.jpg) 6:35 90 ### Until I Behold Your Face Christian Country 🎸 ## Hard Rock, Raw stories of struggle, survival, anger, and fighting through the darkness. Play this set ![Living In The Light cover](https://jdubmhzpzwxxzlphfucc.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/assets/f115d92e-b7f3-402f-ad4b-30da770487bb/song-covers/3ce3d82d-efa6-49c5-b988-62a9a664c866-c5184361-52b6-4156-b7c4-a325f85419ee-1787403612738.png) 4:30 90 ### Living In The Light Hard Rock ![Polite War cover](https://jdubmhzpzwxxzlphfucc.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/assets/f115d92e-b7f3-402f-ad4b-30da770487bb/song-covers/3ce3d82d-efa6-49c5-b988-62a9a664c866-5b8cea69-047e-484f-ad93-677f152573ce-1787277425987.jpg) 4:10 92 ### Polite War Hard Rock ![Borrowed Doors cover](https://jdubmhzpzwxxzlphfucc.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/assets/f115d92e-b7f3-402f-ad4b-30da770487bb/song-covers/3ce3d82d-efa6-49c5-b988-62a9a664c866-43763dae-6120-4245-a65d-d966f2242853-1786627100946.jpg) 4:10 90 ### Borrowed Doors Hard Rock ![Venom and Flame cover](https://jdubmhzpzwxxzlphfucc.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/assets/f115d92e-b7f3-402f-ad4b-30da770487bb/song-covers/3ce3d82d-efa6-49c5-b988-62a9a664c866-552550f2-e74d-48e5-81f7-6742dd74a57b-1786605826783.jpg) 3:32 90 ### Venom and Flame Hard Rock ![Is It Time For Me To Go cover](https://jdubmhzpzwxxzlphfucc.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/assets/f115d92e-b7f3-402f-ad4b-30da770487bb/song-covers/3ce3d82d-efa6-49c5-b988-62a9a664c866-615ab62e-02fb-445e-bea6-67f7062a8ea9-1786611095300.jpg) 4:19 90 ### Is It Time For Me To Go Hard Rock ![Devil Wears My Face cover](https://jdubmhzpzwxxzlphfucc.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/assets/f115d92e-b7f3-402f-ad4b-30da770487bb/song-covers/3ce3d82d-efa6-49c5-b988-62a9a664c866-587959e1-f59a-4f0e-acb9-d7ae88b36d7d-1785977243281.jpg) 5:40 90 ### Devil Wears My Face Hard Rock ![Born From the Ashes cover](https://jdubmhzpzwxxzlphfucc.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/assets/f115d92e-b7f3-402f-ad4b-30da770487bb/song-covers/3ce3d82d-efa6-49c5-b988-62a9a664c866-5e3a5266-8cd7-4ac7-bff5-273ed7581bd6-1784701879135.jpg) 3:45 90 ### Born From the Ashes Hard Rock 🎤 ## Country Real-life stories of love, loss, heartache, and resilience told through honest country storytelling. Play this set ![Turned To Stone cover](https://jdubmhzpzwxxzlphfucc.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/assets/f115d92e-b7f3-402f-ad4b-30da770487bb/song-covers/3ce3d82d-efa6-49c5-b988-62a9a664c866-0414f26d-7213-46b7-96e3-ceefec0bd3c2-1787607988455.png) 4:44 92 ### Turned To Stone Country Ballad ![One Phone Call Away cover](https://jdubmhzpzwxxzlphfucc.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/assets/f115d92e-b7f3-402f-ad4b-30da770487bb/song-covers/3ce3d82d-efa6-49c5-b988-62a9a664c866-fb85d454-95b8-4b6d-83b3-aed7e9e52a88-1787501005783.png) 3:29 87 ### One Phone Call Away Country ![Waiting at Home cover](https://jdubmhzpzwxxzlphfucc.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/assets/f115d92e-b7f3-402f-ad4b-30da770487bb/song-covers/3ce3d82d-efa6-49c5-b988-62a9a664c866-551712bc-e6fd-406a-b36d-ec8fa7423ef6-1787302785623.png) 6:15 91 ### Waiting at Home Country ![Tired of Carrying the Flame cover](https://jdubmhzpzwxxzlphfucc.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/assets/f115d92e-b7f3-402f-ad4b-30da770487bb/song-covers/3ce3d82d-efa6-49c5-b988-62a9a664c866-a4c651c8-126a-4e68-845d-628200d1b674-1787294889280.png) 4:30 91 ### Tired of Carrying the Flame Country ![Empty Side of the Bed cover](https://jdubmhzpzwxxzlphfucc.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/assets/f115d92e-b7f3-402f-ad4b-30da770487bb/song-covers/3ce3d82d-efa6-49c5-b988-62a9a664c866-ab52bc57-7792-4c94-abf4-1a123d015f64-1786055580772.jpg) 5:33 90 ### Empty Side of the Bed Country ![Come Sit With Me Awhile cover](https://jdubmhzpzwxxzlphfucc.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/assets/f115d92e-b7f3-402f-ad4b-30da770487bb/song-covers/3ce3d82d-efa6-49c5-b988-62a9a664c866-f6c24a97-2fb1-40d5-9075-7a681282b762-1786316572458.jpg) 4:20 90 ### Come Sit With Me Awhile Country ![A Thousand Little Moments cover](https://jdubmhzpzwxxzlphfucc.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/assets/f115d92e-b7f3-402f-ad4b-30da770487bb/song-covers/3ce3d82d-efa6-49c5-b988-62a9a664c866-9dba6826-ea0c-42fb-b3ab-6422f7be633b-1786019627146.jpg) 3:14 90 ### A Thousand Little Moments Country ![Pictures On the Wall cover](https://jdubmhzpzwxxzlphfucc.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/assets/f115d92e-b7f3-402f-ad4b-30da770487bb/song-covers/3ce3d82d-efa6-49c5-b988-62a9a664c866-7e23f24e-2e1d-4625-9238-d3dd70f13601-1784789513491.jpg) 5:10 85 ### Pictures On the Wall Country ![After Goodbye cover](https://jdubmhzpzwxxzlphfucc.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/assets/f115d92e-b7f3-402f-ad4b-30da770487bb/song-covers/3ce3d82d-efa6-49c5-b988-62a9a664c866-fa43d718-cf09-41c9-b1a8-24dca3ab0d24-1785551890303.jpg) 4:05 93 ### After Goodbye Country ![A Reason To Believe cover](https://jdubmhzpzwxxzlphfucc.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/assets/f115d92e-b7f3-402f-ad4b-30da770487bb/song-covers/3ce3d82d-efa6-49c5-b988-62a9a664c866-8ed4802e-58c8-40b6-a1f4-a8342dfed262-1784027907364.png) 4:50 96 ### A Reason To Believe Country ballard ![I Learned to Keep You cover](https://jdubmhzpzwxxzlphfucc.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/assets/f115d92e-b7f3-402f-ad4b-30da770487bb/song-covers/3ce3d82d-efa6-49c5-b988-62a9a664c866-fe622809-2851-49e0-9b47-20a43b86a00c-1784028103674.png) 4:50 97 ### I Learned to Keep You Country ![Borrowed Blame cover](https://jdubmhzpzwxxzlphfucc.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/assets/f115d92e-b7f3-402f-ad4b-30da770487bb/song-covers/3ce3d82d-efa6-49c5-b988-62a9a664c866-efd45b1e-d8d7-44b8-885b-e20c3d630d5c-1785922793999.jpg) 4:50 94 ### Borrowed Blame Country 🔥 ## Rock Emotion-driven rock with powerful hooks, raw storytelling, and an anthemic edge. Play this set ![I Choose Me cover](https://jdubmhzpzwxxzlphfucc.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/assets/f115d92e-b7f3-402f-ad4b-30da770487bb/song-covers/3ce3d82d-efa6-49c5-b988-62a9a664c866-1e1d034c-a8fb-4e78-bc26-260d57e561ab-1786866508688.png) 4:28 91 ### I Choose Me Rock ✨ ## Soft Rock Smooth, emotional rock with melodic hooks, heartfelt lyrics, and a softer edge. Play this set ![Borrowing Heartache cover](https://jdubmhzpzwxxzlphfucc.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/assets/f115d92e-b7f3-402f-ad4b-30da770487bb/song-covers/3ce3d82d-efa6-49c5-b988-62a9a664c866-dac0d5f7-f710-459d-8327-4d36411de6af-1786789430603.jpg) 4:45 92 ### Borrowing Heartache Soft Rock ![Surviving to Living cover](https://jdubmhzpzwxxzlphfucc.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/assets/f115d92e-b7f3-402f-ad4b-30da770487bb/song-covers/3ce3d82d-efa6-49c5-b988-62a9a664c866-912b3bb0-d2de-4242-b1cd-132a4f3509a8-1787261749430.jpg) 4:00 90 ### Surviving to Living Soft Rock 📻 ## Hip-Hop Rhythm-driven storytelling with raw emotion, bold lyrics, and beats that bring real-life stories to the street. Play this set ![Concrete Halo cover](https://jdubmhzpzwxxzlphfucc.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/assets/f115d92e-b7f3-402f-ad4b-30da770487bb/song-covers/3ce3d82d-efa6-49c5-b988-62a9a664c866-f5c48415-5802-4fa2-83d5-fe6ced9ec3c9-1787423512889.png) 3:27 92 ### Concrete Halo Hip-Hop ![Grunge cover art](https://jdubmhzpzwxxzlphfucc.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/assets/f115d92e-b7f3-402f-ad4b-30da770487bb/category-cover-1787547233286.png) ## Grunge Grunge blends raw guitars, gritty vocals, and unpolished emotion into music that turns frustration, alienation, and rebellion into sound. Play this set ![Circuit Breaker cover](https://jdubmhzpzwxxzlphfucc.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/assets/f115d92e-b7f3-402f-ad4b-30da770487bb/song-covers/3ce3d82d-efa6-49c5-b988-62a9a664c866-31e4078d-dcab-4068-b955-d87fafbe9ff1-1787547591574.png) 2:45 91 ### Circuit Breaker Grunge ![Southern Rock cover art](https://jdubmhzpzwxxzlphfucc.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/assets/f115d92e-b7f3-402f-ad4b-30da770487bb/category-cover-1787667281472.jpg) ## Southern Rock Play this set ![Forty Year Queen cover](https://jdubmhzpzwxxzlphfucc.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/assets/f115d92e-b7f3-402f-ad4b-30da770487bb/song-covers/3ce3d82d-efa6-49c5-b988-62a9a664c866-19a212a0-7079-450c-a829-62e2e7947004-1787667335053.png) 3:26 94 ### Forty Year Queen Southern Rock ![Blues cover art](https://jdubmhzpzwxxzlphfucc.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/assets/f115d92e-b7f3-402f-ad4b-30da770487bb/category-cover-1787698562192.jpg) ## Blues Play this set ![Fifty-Nine And On Fire cover](https://jdubmhzpzwxxzlphfucc.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/assets/f115d92e-b7f3-402f-ad4b-30da770487bb/song-covers/3ce3d82d-efa6-49c5-b988-62a9a664c866-4a850d7f-cbc4-4bd3-bdab-696e09e98267-1787698592468.png) 3:48 91 ### Fifty-Nine And On Fire Blues ![Song Refiners](/assets/song-refiners-logo-DfwlKl9n.png)Song Refiners [Features](/features)[Pricing](/pricing)[How We Score](/how-we-score)[Song Critique Service](/song-critique-service)[90 Challenge](/90-challenge)[What Creators Say](/reviews)[Blog](/noteworthy)[FAQ](/faq)[What's New](/changelog)[Contact](/contact)[Terms](/terms)[Privacy](/privacy)[DMCA](/dmca)[Your Song Is Safe](/your-song-is-safe) [](https://www.facebook.com/songrefiners)[](https://www.instagram.com/songrefiners)[](https://x.com/SongRefiners)[](https://www.youtube.com/@songrefiners)[](https://www.tiktok.com/@songrefiners) Partners [![AIODE](/assets/aiode-logo-CjlZDDP7.png)](https://demo.aiode.com/musician?utm_source=Social&utm_medium=Partner&utm_campaign=FreeForAllXAiode "AIODE")[![Hit Songs Radio](/assets/hit-songs-radio-logo-6P31aF-i.png)](https://www.hitsongsradio.com "Hit Songs Radio")[![Nashville Song Pitcher](/assets/nashville-song-pitcher-logo-yUspKpOE.png)](https://www.nashvillesongpitcher.com "Nashville Song Pitcher")[![Free For All Music](/assets/ffam-logo-B3snxvdA.png)](https://www.freeforallmusic.com "Free For All Music")