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"...I live my life, like a rock skippin' across a pond...I rarely touch down, just keep movin' along..." That line was rolling around in my head for weeks until one day i decided to write it down. The end result is the song "Life, After All". This song has an undeniable 70's country 'twang' reminiscent of Waylon Jennings and other outlaws from the era. The next line in the song is "...I never know, whether to fly or to fall...sometimes I think life, has no real meaning at all..." It amazes me how those two lines can sum up my entire life, but in its brutal honesty, it does. I've never been abl e to stay grounded for very long. And just like that metaphorical rock, I quickly pick up momentum only to sink and fall. |
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"Just Go" was inspired by true life events to be sure. The first line is "...You called to say, you're going on the town...can our son please stay with you, till I come back around..." This was obviously written in the 1st person and in the context of being taken advantage of. I'm no angel, never claimed to be. However, it's saddening to be put in the position of babysitting whilst your ex goes out to paint the town whatever color suits their fancy. At any rate I'm over it now, but thank you for the inspiration for the song :). |
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Everyone has that 'someone' in their lives that they can't have, definitely do not need, but want nonetheless. My 'someone' was my first love (of course). She and I never really took flight, but I was still hooked even after 3 girlfriends and an 8 year marriage. Rewind back to 1993. I was fresh out of high school and recovering from a breakup. That special 'someone' came back into my life as she always did. I stayed up all night while writing 3 songs. "I'm Still In Love" was the last of the trio. It was one of those songs that took a lifetime to live but only a few minutes to write. While watching dusk turn to dawn the following line came to me: "...Watchin' the sunrise, thinkin' 'bout the good times...back in those days of me and you...". 15 minutes later I had the entire song. The line "...I can still remember, the times we had together...for a couple of kids I thought we had it all..." reminds me of how silly it is to think our relationships as youngsters are 4ever :) |
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Ah! The days of Yahoo! chat rooms. Remember those? After a much needed divorce I started searching in vain for dare I say 'love'. Spent hours upon hours in those chat rooms that now remind me of the men's room at a cheap gas station (filthy and stocked with novelties no one under 40 should be allowed to see). I did run across one gal in particular. We hit it off from the start. It seemed odd/surreal to me that I could fall for someone I'd never met face to face. I penned the song and lost track of the romance. Seven years later I looked her up on FaceBook and to my surprise she didn't even remember me! Insert :rolling eyes: here! I friended her and emailed the song. She still couldn't remember staying up all night for two weeks talking with me on the phone. Chivalry isn't dead, it just has ADHD! |
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