I WROTE THIS ALBUM BECAUSE I LOVE YOU

I WROTE THIS ALBUM
BECAUSE I LOVE YOU

November 2023

I REMEMBER WHEN

I remember when,
I was, your son, and life felt like it had only just begun
We’d wait till, the week was done

For curveballs, on Sundays, down at Murphy candler park where we used to play
Look how, much has changed

Oh but when I look back now I love you just the same

Cause as these years go by, other memories they fade to whispers
You’re still so clear, like you’re right here by my side
And as this road rolls on, and the miles grow between us
I know I’ll see us, in peaceful dreaming, in my mind

Cause I remember when

I was, 18, and life felt like it was tearing at the seams
Headed off to another school

You gave me, this guitar, lord knows I never thought that it would take me far
But now it’s, all I seem to use

And every time I strum a chord it makes me think of you

Cause as these years go by, other memories they fade to whispers
You’re still so clear, like you’re right here by my side
And as this road rolls on, and the miles grow between us
I know I’ll see us, in peaceful dreaming, in my mind

Cause I remember when

I remember the last walk I ever took with you
We saw some flowered weeds in bloom
Spread out on our path like a sky full of stars

Suddenly I heard the news and I’m on my own
I look outside to see what’s grown
The same old flowers spread across our yard

Oh don’t know what it means, but I guess we’re not that far apart

Cause as these years go by, other memories they fade to whispers
You’re still so clear, like you’re right here by my side
And as this road rolls on, and the miles grow between us
I know I’ll see us, in peaceful dreaming, in my mind

Cause I remember when

DOUBLE EXPOSURE

Come up to meet you, the girl with the lemon tree dreams
A self-engraved tattoo, who types at half opacity

Ya you keep yourself covered, inside a medium frame
Till the soft autumn sunlight, burns off your pale overlays

And it’s a destroyer baby can’t you see
This double-exposure heartbeat cuts me clean
Had me half-complete-
ly in love with you

So we drift through the ocean, where the streets heat in sepia tones
And all of these ideals, I thought, were real, fade like a grainy photos
Guess I’ll drive two hours home

Cause it’s a destroyer baby can’t you see
This double-exposure heartbeat cuts me clean
Had me half-complete-
ly in love with you

Now I’m looking through another lens
A little clearer, a rearview mirror
Watching myself play pretend
Just to get near her, was it fear or
Was it just easier, to believe her
And be someone else
And mistake the insincere, inside a mixture
Of skin and pictures

Ya it’s a destroyer baby can’t you see
This double-exposure heartbeat cuts me clean
Had me half-complete-
ly in love with you

STUCK IN REWIND