This song is actually the very first song that I wrote with words! I wrote a few songs on the piano before then but hey were all instrumentals. Accordingly to my notes, it dates back to July of 1997 almost 20 years ago when I had just turned 14. It took me about 15 years to actually get around to recording it.
At the time I wrote it, the song was much slower. I thought of it as a ballad patterned after the Beatles “In My Life” (where I not-so-subtly lifted the line from). The lyrics are also very lovey-dovey like the early Beatles. Later on when my high school band was taking a break, I jammed with may buddy, Jeff, on sax and picked up the tempo, giving it the Jack Johnson meets Dave Matthews feel. Unfortunately, my friend was available to play sax when I recorded, so I decided to whistle the solo parts. I also added jembe, snaps, maracas, and bass guitar to fill it out. I think it works. It’s not the best lyrics I’ve written but it’s a snappy, catchy tune that I’m still proud of it.
Lyrics:
I was a lost little child until
I found you then I knew
You are the only one for me
You are the only one I see
In my life have I loved you
If it’s right I will love you
How can I what I’m feeling now
I don’t know how
The moment you looked this way
I knew I was the only one to say
In my life have I loved you
If it’s right I will love you
You’re like an angel from heaven
Descending from the sky
I’ve you since the day we meet
Til the day we said goodbye
How I can what you want me to be
I guess we’ll see and I know
You are the only one for me
You are the only one I see
In my life have I loved you
If it’s right I will love you
In my life have I loved you
If it’s right I will love you
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