I know, I know, I just posted day one yesterday. But it’s really day five and I’m really working on a song called Found In You. But here’s the one from yesterday. I went in a different direction. Yesterday was a country song. Yes, really. And yes, it actually started out as a joke. I mean, I intended to write the song, but it was just supposed to be funny. But it actually turned out all right. Anyway, feel free to laugh if you want to.
TEN YEAR REUNION
I haven’t worn a cummerbund in a decade
And I’m afraid what everyone will think
Will they notice that I’ve gained a few or maybe…
What if no one’s left who remembers me
I still feel like I’m 15 at the dance
But it’s a ten year reunion
Turns out beauty fades
But intelligence and kindness
Seem to bloom with age
It’s a ten year reunion
The math geeks and the prom queens
Look different in the rearview mirror
We might have missed a few things
These are the truths you’ll find
At your ten year reunion
I never knew one of the cheerleaders was funny
Or that angry kid had grown up without a dad
My biology partner grew up to be stunning
And even some of the jocks aren’t half-bad
Time is a great equalizer
A ten year reunion
Turns out beauty fades
But intelligence and kindness
Seem to bloom with age
It’s a ten year reunion
The math geeks and the prom queens
Look different in the rearview mirror
We might have missed a few things
These are the truths you’ll find
At your ten year reunion
The life I have is better than the dreams I had back then
I won’t be voted most popular but I’m loved by real friends
I have found a freedom in the miles I’ve walked since then
Some of you have walked my way too
I recognize the dirt on your shoes
At the ten year reunion
Turns out beauty fades
But intelligence and kindness
Seem to bloom with age
It’s a ten year reunion
The math geeks and the prom queens
Look different in the rearview mirror
We might have missed a few things
These are the truths you’ll find
At your ten year reunion
Or you can just listen here: http://soundcloud.com/agnewsdei/ten-year-reunion
I am NOT a country music fan, although there are some country songs and artists that I like. I’ve heard a country flavor in the instrumentation of some of your recorded songs, but when I heard your voice doing the country slides and twangs, it was a bit unnerving at first. My first reaction was “No, don’t do that with your great voice!” But I have to admit, if your intention was to sound country, you did it well. I like the fun lyrics which have a good message tucked in, and the ending is excellent. Good job! (And now back to some jazz, rock, blues, and gospel . . .?)
Lol, I like this a lot, there is a message in there! When I turned 18 yrs. old, I left my small town and joined the Army. I was gone for over 12 years. I have come back to my small town with a couple of kids in tow, and I have ran into more people that I went to school with. One guy I was in band with, is now my pastor and my kids love him! Others have proven to be good friends now, when we wouldn’t talk in school. Now my son is talking about some of the kids in his school, and I talked to him about not judging too quickly because people change as they get older. People grow up and I’d say we definitely get better with age!