Bravo :D I may be throwing this one into my repertoire. Definitely an Orbison vibe.
Falling in love is like learning to play the guitar; first you learn to follow the rules, then you learn to play with your heart.
Kathy, I'd be honored.
After listening to, considering and stealing everybody's wonderful comments and suggestions, I'm going to eliminate half of two stanzas, combine them into one and remove the adjoining chorus to shorten it. This one I think is a keeper.
Thanks to the miracle of cut, paste and delete, the new shorter recording, complete with plosives, is up.
www.soundclick.com/nfshakespeare
It begins the fade out just under 4:00 and I'm comfy with that. Thank you everybody, you gave me a new song to add to my catalog.
It's not a love song
Running from loneliness
Sitting next to you
You change the radio
to have something to do
The words that pass between us
A wall of jokes and lies
I build to hide my feelings
When I look into your eyes
Chorus:
It's not a love song
It just turned out that way
I'm only singing this
To say what I can't say
It's not a love song
That you heard me play
It's only words that you'll never hear
Any other way
I watch you leaving
I can't say please don't go
I stand here wishing
For what I knew I'll never know
Rehearsed a million times
The lines I've memorized
forgotten every moment
I look into your eyes
Chorus:
It's not a love song
It just turned out that way
I'm only singing this
To say what I can't say
It's not a love song
That you heard me play
It's only words that you'll never hear
Any other way
and then I hear your voice
know what I have to do
I know I have no choice
but to be with you
If I came to see you
The one who steals my dreams
If I said "I love you"
Would you know what I mean?
Chorus:
It's not a love song
It just turned out that way
I'm only singing this
To say what I can't say
It's not a love song
That you heard me play
It's only words that you'll never hear
Any other way
© Nick Torres 2008
That IS a keeper.
Speaking of which . . . is it available for download?
It's the rock that gives the stream its music . . . and the stream that gives the rock its roll.
I think if you double click it, or go to full song info the download button is there. You have to temporarily allow popups. If that doesn't work let me know and I'll email you a copy.
Got it.
Got the album cover and lyrics too for the iTunes library.
You're in between Neil Young and Nickelback (Rockstar)
It's the rock that gives the stream its music . . . and the stream that gives the rock its roll.
Alphabetically too.
Oh and I edited out the plosives to the best of my ability
You're in between Neil Young and Nickelback "Rockstar"
Alphabetically too.
Now, now. As DH advised,
"Don't let it all go to your head."
It's the rock that gives the stream its music . . . and the stream that gives the rock its roll.
Hah, too late.
No really I meant in genre I'd be somewhere between Neil Young and Nickleback. Not just alphabetically.
I have no intention of quitting my day job. :D
