Soul Pop, R&B
Ball in the House ROCKS! Incredible soloists, strong original material, and imaginative arrangements of great cover songs. Shimmering, out-and-out harmony meets modern pop/r&b sensibility. BitH is THE premiere all-male vocal band, going head-to-head with the best contemporary music in the country.
Story behind the song
In what seems now like another lifetime, when I was another person, I had been in a very serious relationship with a young lady that I loved very, very much. I was so certain that she and I were perfect for each other and that we would marry someday and be together forever. I think we can all relate to that-the vast majority, if not all, of us have had someone in our lives that we felt (or feel) that way about. I was no different. So we moved in together and I thought things were fantastic. She, as it turned out, did not.
Things changed for her in what seemed to me to be overnight (though they actually didn't, I am sure) and when everything fell apart, it was beyond repair. There was no changing things for her. No fixing them. There was nothing to fix. So I packed up all my things and moved out, but in my haste and heartache, I had left something behind. Now, I've told this story countless times since it happened and for the life of me, I can't remember what it was that I left. I guess it's just one more lost detail that doesn't really matter. What does matter, however, is that after a short while I went back to what was once our apartment to pick up my mystery item where I would see her one last time.
I went to her place, got my item, and she and I stood in the front hallway for a bit before I left. I remember wanting her to tell me that she had thought things over, that she had reconsidered, that she loved me and wanted to work things out. She never did. And I left. And in time I healed. But a few years after that night, I happened to be watching TV and playing my guitar and this song just came to me out of nowhere, about what I wanted her to have said to me that night. I wrote it in all of 20 minutes.
-Dan
Lyrics
How can it be this way?
Take one last look, then turn away.
I don't know what to say
Anymore…
This doesn't quite seem how
A love like this is supposed to turn out,
Tell me what happens now
If you go.
Chorus:
How can we both just turn and leave?
Is it really that hard for us to believe?
I still go on thinking love is all we need.
Stay and let's talk some more.
Set down your bag and close the front door.
There must be an answer-
So just stay.
We can make things right.
Oh, how you look in the hallway light.
Let's take another night
And pray.
Chorus:
How can it be this way?
Take one last look, then turn away.
I can't seem to make you stay
And try.
One last thing before you go-
Forever I'll always love you.
I'm willing to try in the future, you know,
So let's not say goodbye.
