
Happy Sunday. This week I thought I'd do a song spotlight as I haven't done one in a while. The song I’d like to share is one I wrote a few years ago as an ode to the innocence of childhood. It's called Take Me Back, and as the name suggests it's about reminiscing and longing for the past. That said, contrary to the title, it isn't necessarily about wanting to go back, but rather preserving and adopting the rose-tinted, positive outlook from yesteryears. This, I feel, is sorely needed now more than ever, as we find ourselves growing more pessimistic, despite evidence to the contrary.
When I do these song spotlights I usually share just the lyrics because most of my music lyrics can stand alone as poetry, and because most of my songs haven't been recorded yet. However, today I can do you one better and share both the lyrics and the recorded track, which I released a few years ago. Let me know what you think of the lyrics below, and please listen and share the music with your friends, your family and your hairdresser.
1 Do you remember How we used to dance Do you remember How we played in the sand Take me back to when We had no bills to pay Take me back to when There was nothing like payday Take me back to when All we did was play Take me back in time To relive the good old days 2 Do you remember When we played hide and seek Do you remember When we used to climb the trees Take me back to when We lived like bumblebees Take me back to when We were wild and free With no care in the world No one to impress No fears at all No such thing as stress 3 I remember Being care-free and naive Oh I remember When I was just a kid But today's here to stay And I don't know tomorrow But I hope I say someday Of these memories I've made That I lived with all my might That I made the most of our time Cos I only get one life We only get one life
P.S.: My debut non-fiction book, Art Is The Way, and my middle-grade novella, A Hollade Christmas, are out everywhere now. You can get them in all good bookstores and from all major online vendors.