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Not For a Long Time by UncleTupeloFan [Email]

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Uploaded: Jun 06, 2006 - 08:45:35 AM
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Description:
I had an idea for a song about a guy who lost his first love about a year ago, and with each passing season, he thinks of that season with her.

Lyrics:
Not for a long time
Not during April’s warm embrace
Flowers awaken, I am forsaken
And I would give anything to see your face

Lying beside me
Sleeping in late on Sunday morn
Without a care, and no time to get there
It was on days like this our love was born

Out in the country
Jumping in puddles in the rain
Everytime I remember, I dial your number
Pick up the phone and let me try to explain

How much I miss you
And how I wish I never crossed that line
I hope you’ll forgive me, I know that I’ll see you
But not for a long time.

900 miles away from me, seems so long ago
Back with your folks in Tennesee, time moving so slow
It seems like it was yesterday I was helping you pack
And every night that you’re away, I dream that you’ll come back

But not for a long time
Not in the Summer’s morning dew
We had everything out on the porch swing
Out on the lake in my dad’s old canoe

Down at the drive-in
Top down, Saturday night
A Western movie, fog on the windshield
And I was in heaven with you by my side

Must have been ninety
Fireworks in a crystal sky
Igniting the passion, I never imagined
The day you would look at me and say goodbye

I still miss you
And how I wish I never crossed that line
I hope you’ll forgive me, I know that I’ll see you
But not for a long time.

900 miles away from me, seems so long ago
Back with your folks in Tennesee, time moving so slow
It seems like it was yesterday I was helping you pack
And every night that you’re away, I dream that you’ll come back

But not for a long time
Not as the Autumn leaves turn brown
Wrapped in my sweater, you never looked better
I couldn’t believe the love that we had found

And not in December
Not as the wind cuts through my skin
Tear the calendar from the wall
I don’t have the strength to start again

One dusty present
Under the tree if you appear
Let old acquantance be forgotten
I’ll put it away for another year

I’ll always miss you
How I wish I never crossed that line
Someday I know I’ll get over you, baby…
But not for a long time.

900 miles away from me, should have never let you go
Back with your folks in Tennesee, I watch the falling snow
It seems like it was yesterday that you were my wife
Though the skies are cold and gray, I’ll get on with my life…
But not for a long time.
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nice song &mdash 06/06/06 - 10:20:18 AM
minor negatives-a little long & I would soften the cymbal crash-nice
lyrics & production.two tears up!
-Godchaser

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thanks for the comment &mdash 06/06/06 - 10:24:39 AM
Agree on both counts -- plan on tweaking this one and appreciate the
good advice.

Peace,
Paul

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the singing is great &mdash 06/07/06 - 12:06:39 PM
but I'm not convinced about the drums. They sound very 'beatbox' and
don't really match with the genre of the song.

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Great beginning &mdash 06/26/06 - 12:27:49 PM
I just love your style. So heartfelt and earnest. Lyrically, you tap at truths - what artists strive for.

I do feel that this song is somewhat unfinished. It's like a basic demo track at the moment.

If you'll be so kind as to indulge me with some suggestions. The lyrics do need a little editing. The song is a little long. And if you took out some of the less polished verses (ones where your rhyming scheme didn't come together) the verses you're left with may be more potent and powerful.

If you were to polish this, some harmonies would be great. And a little variation in the way the melody is sung in the verses towards the end would add interest and depth.

I'm a total sucker for songs about longing and loss. And this fits my morbid sensibilities to a tee.

You deserve to be listened to more on MJ's.

Cheers.


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