How Good It Feels To Feel So Good
I wrote this as a songwriting exercise, SSG Y10Y10. I had been messing with variations on minor chords before I started the assignment, which was to write about the environment you're in while looking at the forum. Make a song out of anything.
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Story behind the song
Hey, I'm not THAT old, but a lot of my friends are. It's about being retired and comfortable with my life. There's not much to that life, but I'm away from the stress of working and don't need a lot of excitement.
Lyrics
verse:
My life has cycled until it fits
Like growing into hand-me-down clothes.
The time has come when I can admit
It's comfortable growing old.
I wish more friends had made it here.
There are fewer of us with every year.
chorus:
How good it feels to feel so good
On a sunny walk through the neighborhood.
verse:
I need no clock to awaken me.
I feel the rhythm of the days.
The winter is a time for sleep.
The summer spent in cool breezeways
Or in the garden tending flowers
Or making music for endless hours.
verse:
A nod, a smile some conversation,
Coffee or wine with friends.
A simple life with few complications.
Not knowing the latest trends.
It may not seem much on its face,
Sometimes the rat wins the race.
