EARTH SONGS album available. Separate songs 50 cents. Canadian. Medically disabled. Battling Myeloma. Record in my Basement, playing and singing all parts.
Lyrics and Music ? By Pete Dowan (SOCAN)
WHEN I WAS HOME
1st VERSE:
Waking at ten to the sound of a friend
with a lawnmower out in the back.
Washing my hair with the greatest of care,
every Saturday that was my act
Bacon and eggs with the dog at my legs,
so sad-eyed and begging a snack
CHORUS:
I WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER ALL OF THE TIMES I HAVE KNOWN
I WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER THOSE HAPPY DAYS WHEN I WAS HOME
2nd VERSE:
Hearing my mom when her voice was a hum
as she talked to her friends on the line.
Helping my dad with my foot on the ladder
to steady it I didn't mind.
Skipping my lunch and then taking a bunch
of chocolate chip cookies to dine.
CHORUS:
I WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER ALL OF THE TIMES I HAVE KNOWN
I WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER THOSE HAPPY DAYS WHEN I WAS HOME
Bridge:
Once in a while something brings on a smile
as I flip mental pages of memories
Though long ago, reassuring to know
that they're waiting right here in my mind.
3rd VERSE:
Still hear the songs we would all sing along to
some nights on the hood of the car
Just bein' kids, with our whole life to live,
while we wished that we weren't who we are
So many years seems so vivid and clear,
things always look good from afar.
CHORUS:
I WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER ALL OF THE TIMES I HAVE KNOWN
I WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER THOSE HAPPY DAYS WHEN I WAS HOME
Bridge:
Once in a while something brings on a smile
as I flip mental pages of memories
Though long ago, reassuring to know
that they're waiting right here in my mind.
So many years seems so vivid and clear,
things always look good from afar.
CHORUS:
I WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER ALL OF THE TIMES I HAVE KNOWN
I WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER THOSE HAPPY DAYS WHEN I WAS HOME
( Repeat Chorus)
Pete Dowan,
E-mail: pdowan@aol.com
