I thought I would revisit some songs that were waiting in the wings to be finished...when inspiration found its way back to me. I've looked over some of the songs and some of them did, indeed, find their endings.
I've been pleasantly surprised by the new songs...songs that have been shaped differently and filled out in new ways.
Some of have been fun and (what I hear in my head as) "upbeat"...like Bye...it feels like a country song to me. Other songs have been darker, for me. I've done some digging...Virginia is one of those. I'm not ready to put it up yet, so for now, here's Bye...
Bye
4/7/08, 8/17/09, 8/23/09, 1/9/10
v1
Here I am
And here you go
We both saw this coming
Had seats on the front row
Something had to give
And baby, I gave
Something has to end
When there’s nothing left to save
How you get from Point A to B
Doesn’t really matter to me
A garage sale or eBay
Craigslist, give it away
Some good things come to an end
It was never that good, a no win
Chorus
This is: bye
Just that, just bye
No more excuses
I’m out of uses
For the stories and lies
This is: bye
v2
Here it is
Just so you know
There was no making it right
To work you’d have to show
Look over your shoulder
Turn back time
But still in the end
It has to be worth the climb
How you get from here to there
Can’t really say I care
Take the lesson and learn
Or just crash and burn
What’s meant to be will find away
Not this time, not here and not today
Bridge
Fool me once
Shame on you
Fool me twice
That’ll do
We all know how the saying goes
So get your shit, pack your clothes
We could do the dance
Hand out one more second chance
But I’ve learned this lesson
All dogs don’t go to Heaven
