A tune that aims to send best wishes to all... Here's to good health, good times, and most of all good friends!
Multi-Instrumentalist; Audio Engineering; Video Production: Cygnus Studios, Florida, USA. On extended hiatus due to health issues, but I shall return!
Story behind the song
Originally written and performed by John Martyn, Eric Clapton also covered this song on the Slowhand album. My personal touch was to create a more rockin' version. It's far from perfect, but I think mission accomplished.
Credits:
Arrangements, all instruments and lead vocals by Craig Guerrieri.
Background guest vocalist: Rhea Pitcher
Recorded, mixed and mastered by Craig Guerrieri at Cygnus Studios, Florida, USA. 2020.
Lyrics
May you never lay your head down without a hand to hold.
May you never make your bed out in the cold.
May you never lose your temper if you get hit in a barroom fight.
May you never lose your woman overnight.
Well, you're just like a great, strong sister to me,
And I know that your love is true.
And you hold no blade for to stab me in my back,
I know that there's some that do.
So please, won't you please, won't you bear it in mind:
Love is a lesson to learn in our time.
Please, won't you please, bear it in mind for me.
May you never lay your head down without a hand to hold.
May you never make your bed out in the cold.
May you never lose your temper if you get hit in a barroom fight.
May you never lose your woman overnight.
Well, you're just like a great, strong brother to me,
And I know that your love is true.
And you never talk dirty behind my back,
I know that there's some that do.
So please, won't you please, won't you bear it in mind:
Love is a lesson to learn in our time.
Please, won't you please, bear it in mind for me.
May you never lay your head down without a hand to hold.
May you never make your bed out in the cold.
May you never lose your temper if you get hit in a barroom fight.
May you never lose your woman overnight...
