This page, in it's current incarnation, is mainly a place for me to put the songs I have written for FAWM (February Album Writing Month) 2007 and am writing for FAWM 2008. It's a great little challenge, check out their website at www.fawm.org
Have a listen, in time I may add older stuff, we'll see...
Story behind the song
objectives for this song
1.) traditional english/scottish feel
2.)sounds okay slow (waltz) and fast (for modern pub environments)
wanted the serious/traditional verses to sound "old"... i think they still need a little work...
had fun with the *optional*/pub verses...
demo note: very speedy job, didn't even listen to the whole thing... had to cut and paste the mando halfway through... want to add harmonies :) maybe someday...
Lyrics
when i travel, the only thing i wish to be
is home where my true love is waiting for me
where i'll drink my own whiskey(liquor?) and smell the sweet loam
of the fields all surrounding my own home sweet home
on my way-o, on my way home
whither i wander or roam
home is wherever your heart can be found
and there's nothing so fine as to be homeward bound
away-o away-o, nothing so fine as to be homeward bound
but on seldom occasions locations afar
have inspired my soul and have captured my heart
now i thrill to go near them, the feeling has grown
'til i make no distinction, they too feel like home
on my way-o, on my way home
whither i wander or roam
home is wherever your heart can be found
and there's nothing so fine as to be homeward bound
away-o away-o, nothing so fine as to be homeward bound
when i trekked and i travelled afar out to sea
my home was my ship, wherever it be
for i loved the salt spray and adored the sea foam
and there's nothing so fine as to be headed home
on my way-o, on my way home
whither i wander or roam
home is wherever your heart can be found
and there's nothing so fine as to be homeward bound
away-o away-o, nothing so fine as to be homeward bound
*optional* (pub)
these long hours at work, they are just killing me
though the overtime checks are a sight to be seen
i'm fatigued and, i feel, can no longer postpone
a snooze in my bed, the fine comforts of home
on my way-o, on my way home
whither i wander or roam
home is wherever your heart can be found
and there's nothing so fine as to be homeward bound
away-o away-o, nothing so fine as to be homeward bound
on a trip to the dentist in 2003
i sat in the chair as they worked on my teeth
and i drooled as they drilled all the way to the bone
'till all that i craved was to be headed home
on my way-o, on my way home
whither i wander or roam
home is wherever your heart can be found
and there's nothing so fine as to be homeward bound
away-o away-o, nothing so fine as to be homeward bound
getting mail from the lobby, the elevator
happened to stop 'tween the 4th and 5th floors
now i've plenty to read in the lift, all alone
but two floors away from the floor i call home
on my way-o, on my way home
whither i wander or roam
home is wherever your heart can be found
and there's nothing so fine as to be homeward bound
away-o away-o, nothing so fine as to be homeward bound
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