Hi, everyone:

I wasn’t quite sure I was going to post this . . . but what the hay. It’s actually a song I wrote maybe 30 years or so ago, after my maternal grandmother passed away. With my father moving on last month, I decided to dust it off and give it the BIAB treatment. My dad was an accomplished accordion player, so wanted to work that in a bit. Anyway, sorry it's another sad one on a Friday night but I hope you enjoy the listen! And I'll try to get back to something a bit more upbeat down the road. smile

My best to you all,

Deej

Here’s the song:

ALL MEASURE OF CONTROL

[EDIT NOTE: Per Vic's comment below, I've changed the title of the song, so note it no longer matches the current thread title]

Here are the lyrics:

We laughed if off back then
Until reality came kicking in the door
Man, how time takes its toll
But, hey, how the world forgets
Until the matter of the truth unfolds
It’s all beyond our measure of control

Still we take such precious steps
To avoid the very end—I guess it’s true
Still we dare to be so bold
But, man, how we all forget
It ain’t nothing we can ever hold
It’s all beyond our measure of control

Ain’t very clear to me
How the world can feel so empty of life
When the angels take their own
Ain’t very hard to see
I’ll be in misery tonight
In a darkness all my own
Beyond all measure of control

And how we live on now
Pick up the pieces and go on somehow
It’s hard—hey, it’s a burden on us all
But, hey man, how time forgets
Lets the waters of its river roll
Far beyond our measure of control

And here’s the band:

RealTracks 3119: Bass, Acoustic, PopHalfNotesSync
RealTracks 3541: Guitar, Acoustic, Rhythm ClassicRockSlowFingerStrum
RealTracks 3321: Guitar, Acoustic, Soloist RnBPopDblBrent
RealTracks 2921: Piano, Acoustic, Rhythm FolkSlowSw16Mike
RealTracks i757: Accordion, Rhythm Pop8ths
RealTracks 3278: Vocal Mmms, Rhythm RockNRollGospel
RealDrums:: PopSyncSw16^02-a:ClosedHat, Snare, b:Ride, Snare

Last edited by Deej56; 04/23/22 07:27 AM.