Hi
Our Pet Zebra Finches have a new set of triplets
so that explains the leaving the nest metaphore.
The rest is just some bits and pieces of memories
of my 2 daughters younger years and bit of homage
to Shel Silverstein.
Fly
Remember when I told you tales
Of once upon a time
Mother Goose and Doctor Suess
Your favorite nursery rhymes
What remains of fairy tales
Is this Where The Side Walk Ends
No longer a child but a woman it seems
With a new life to begin
The time has come
To leave the nest and fly
My wish for you is
Only clear blue sky
Soar on towards your dreams
You can catch them if you try
The time has come
To leave the nest and fly
Remember when I told you tales
Of once upon a time
I know it's kind of short but I think it works well
that way.
MP3 will follow.
John
Short and sweet.
You don't always need a lot of lyrics to get what you want to say in a song.
I also like the use of Mother Goose, Dr Suess, and Where The Sidewalk Ends in your song.
:)
"If I had a time machine, I'd go back and tell me to practise that bloody guitar!" -Vic Lewis
Everything is 42..... again.
Hi John
This is very nice piece you have written , I have a daughter who is now 23 and now she is a mother of one . This made me thinking of all those years ago when she was little and her mum would put her hair piggy tails ( I think thats what they called , you know one hanging down over each ear) .
They grow up so fast and when one reads somethig like this the memories just flood back .
Thanks for the trip down memory lane John I will be looking forward to listening to your MP3 .
Hilch :?:
Here is to you as good as you are
And here is to me as bad as I am
As good as you are and as bad as I am
I'm as good as you are as bad as I am
Hi The Celt,
I'm not normally a huge fan of your songs but this one is your best by far. You should definitely make it longer though, I know there's always a temptation to say "it's perfect now so I won't add more", but all you are left with then is a great song that is over twice as fast as all your other songs. You must have more memories of your daughters than just one verse. Also, when you hit a vein of form like this you should exploit it until you have a nice 4-5 minute song. Your listeners will thank you for it.
Beautiful john, I look forward to hearing it.
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.
Thank You All,
I'm glad you enjoyed this piece it was rather enjoyable
to write. I did attempt to make it longer but everything
I came up with sounded too forced . So for now it remains
a short little song. Kind of a Hallmark Moment.
I recorded an MP3 that is more or less a sketch of
how I see the song .
It's still very much a work in progress.
John
Hi John,
this is a nice song, and I think your writing style here is a little different, which I like btw. My only critisism is this line:
Is this Where The Side Walk Ends
Im not sure what you are saying here.
cheers
Paul
Pbee,
Thanks
Where The Sidewalk Ends the title of a book of poems
for children by Shel Silverstein. The book is a family
favorite and is used to represent the end of childhood.
John
I like this, John. Nice lyrics. How's your grandson? I can't remember his name--Sean? Anyway, how is he?
Joe
