A new song written already

Ok, so as soon as I knew that I would be writing lyrics again, I already knew the topic of what my first song would be. It’s interesting. Until last night, it had been at least 10 years, or longer, since I wrote my last song. I always just sat down at wrote out lyrics that came to me. Sometimes it took an hour, sometimes it took a day. This one took about 3 hours in total to write but it is definitely the most emotional song lyrics I have ever written. They say to write what you know and I just knew I had to write this.

The song is called “Twenty Years” and some of you will pick up on it right away. For the rest of you, it’s about my friend J.C. who passed away earlier this year.

Twenty Years

He followed me home on a fall afternoon
Finding a friend, not a moment too soon
A genuine soul for whom all would adore
His life without worry, carefree all the more

Never afraid to befriend you or I
He was always drinking coffee with a smile in his eye
A lover of music, he played all the time and
He cooked up a storm, while he worked for a dime

But then he was gone…
Taken away…
Too young to be lost…
Forever that day…

I never thought that I would see
The end of your reality
You never got to say goodbye to me

There were countless nights of teenage fun
From chasing girls, to getting none
The jams at Fat’s were among the best
He was always there, even before the rest

As time passed on, I saw him less and less
But down at Steadman, I was a welcome guest
Always a joy, and never uptight
I missed those teenage years of being up all night

But then he was gone…
Taken away…
Too young to be lost…
Forever that day…

I never thought that I would see
The end of your reality
You never got to say goodbye to me

A brother to four and a friend to all
When seen with his friends, he was having a ball
He moved away, quite far from home
To be near family, and never alone

Then came the call no one could believe
Denial was all that I could perceive
The news came swift and we knew it was true
Our friend had moved on, what would we do?

And then he was gone…
Taken away…
Too young to be lost…
Forever that day…

I never thought that I would see
The end of your reality
You never got to say goodbye to me

A friend to the end, whom I’ll never forget
He touched all our lives, with no hint of regret