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The Song We Never Wrote

from Little Brother by Seeso

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This song is my way of fulfilling all the promises that are broken when a relationship dies. Chief among those promises was a vow to write a song together. This is the song we never wrote.

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The Song We Never Wrote
Words and Music by Narciso Lobo, Jr.

We jumped in the Jeep and left town
It was tough to take the top down
We hit highway 57 like a buck and wing
The lazy sun was setting
And all our cares we were forgetting
500 miles and change to the city of the king
We only had one more hour
When the skies began to shower
Kissing in the southern rain made my knees get weak
We thanked the barkeep that saved us
And the Graceland gods that gave us
Sweet Memphis blues to sway to cheek to cheek

Oh, my, my
I cannot tell a lie
But these words have a hard time coming out of my throat
Oh, well, well
It’s a story I had to tell
I just thought I’d write the song we never wrote

On a day I’ll always remember
We got married in September
The leaves on your bare feet just made me cry
You sang and I played guitar
Mahal kita (I love you)
I’m the luckiest man on earth, and that’s no lie
We flew off to take a
Honeymoon down in Jamaica
We swore by the reggae beat we would never part
To our bungalow we’d go
To turn our lights down low
And make ourselves at home under the island stars

Oh, my, my
I cannot tell a lie
But these words have a hard time coming out of my throat
Oh, well, well
It’s a story I had to tell
I just thought I’d write the song we never wrote

It sets my heart aglow
To watch our family grow
There ain’t a better way a man could spend his time
Through all life’s aches and pains
My love for you remains
I’ll stick right here with you until the day I die
This song is yours to keep
I guess it just put you to sleep
I’ll carry you upstairs; you just go on snoring
I’ll kiss you on your head
And tuck you into bed
Good night, my love, sleep tight; see you in the morning

Oh, my, my
I cannot tell a lie
These words have a hard time coming out of my throat
Oh, well, well
It’s a story I had to tell
I just thought I’d write the song we never wrote

credits

from Little Brother, released March 21, 2015
Words and music by Narciso Lobo, Jr.
Engineered, mixed, and mastered by Bill Kavanagh at BobDog Studios

Cajon - Tony Lenhart
Ukulele, background vocals - Tim Clark
Ukulele, vocals - Narciso Lobo, Jr.

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SEESO Chicago, Illinois

Narciso “Seeso” Lobo is a craftsman songwriter and infectious performer, bursting with earnestness, humor, and heart. Fueled by a love of story and character, his songs are tactile and immediate, able to coax the listener from laughter to tears and back again with each passing rhyme. ... more

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