Topic: Forever and a Light Year

Here is a song I wrote a few years ago and never got around to sharing, either here or on soundcloud.com. So here it is. -
https://soundcloud.com/jets60/forever-and-a-light-year

Forever and a Light Year by Jeff Gilpin


October 24, 2019


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You [G]see me in the morning


[CMaj7]Looking worse for wear


[D]What hair’s left is all tangled


My [C]smile’s in disrepair


I can [G]clean myself up a little


A little [CMaj7]better than I look now


Through [D]years and years of TLC


I’ve [C]made it here some [D]how


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But when I [Em]see you


And I [C]see your look of love


The [D]reason why every day


I have to [C]thank the God a[D]bove


This [Em]vision of beauty


I see every [C]morning when I rise


I could [D]spend forever and a [C]light year


Looking into your [G]eyes



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I [G]know you have your worries


And that you [CMaj7]think you’re getting old


Like [D]noticing certain little pains


When the [C]nights start turning cold


I’m [G]sorry to have to tell you


That you’re [CMaj7]searching a little much


To [D]see what I could never find


In the [C]one I love so [D]much


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‘Cause when I [Em]see you


And I [C]see your look of love


The [D]reason why every day


I have to [C]thank the God a[D]bove


This [Em]vision of beauty


I see every [C]morning when I rise


I could [D]spend forever and a [C]light year


Looking into your [G]eyes





 

J  E  T  S
...and yet a Washington Commanders fan (unless they change their name again) ...long story...HTT...C

Re: Forever and a Light Year

Jeff

That is beautifully written !
She is a lucky woman to those thoughts coming from your heart!!

Well done, my friend

Jim     

The price of anything, is the amount of life you exchange for it.   - H.D. Thoreau
Your vision is not limited by what your eye can see, but what your mind can imagine.
Make your life count, and the world will be a better place because you tried.
"Use the talents you possess, for the woods would be very silent if no birds sang except only the the best." - Henry Van Dyke

Re: Forever and a Light Year

Is that your wife in the photo ?     

The price of anything, is the amount of life you exchange for it.   - H.D. Thoreau
Your vision is not limited by what your eye can see, but what your mind can imagine.
Make your life count, and the world will be a better place because you tried.
"Use the talents you possess, for the woods would be very silent if no birds sang except only the the best." - Henry Van Dyke

Re: Forever and a Light Year

Hey Jim - Thank you. Yes, that's my wife Michiyo. I got lucky many years ago.     

J  E  T  S
...and yet a Washington Commanders fan (unless they change their name again) ...long story...HTT...C

Re: Forever and a Light Year

Jeff that is a beautiful song and you are very blessed to have a wonderful wife.     

Re: Forever and a Light Year

Thank you Pete. I am truly fortunate.     

J  E  T  S
...and yet a Washington Commanders fan (unless they change their name again) ...long story...HTT...C

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Re: Forever and a Light Year

ice jets60  this song or just the words is an honor to read. It is  what is right in the world. Thank you for posting it .

Music is what feelings sound like.
Music is life, that why our hearts have beats.

Re: Forever and a Light Year

CG - What A great comment on Jeff's song - I quite agree - we need more stuff like this in the world!     

The price of anything, is the amount of life you exchange for it.   - H.D. Thoreau
Your vision is not limited by what your eye can see, but what your mind can imagine.
Make your life count, and the world will be a better place because you tried.
"Use the talents you possess, for the woods would be very silent if no birds sang except only the the best." - Henry Van Dyke

Re: Forever and a Light Year

Thanks very much you two.     

J  E  T  S
...and yet a Washington Commanders fan (unless they change their name again) ...long story...HTT...C

Re: Forever and a Light Year

Jeff, you just put into words how I feel about Ann! Wonderfully written. I haven't listened yet, but I'm so looking forward to it.     

Ask not what Chordie can do for you, but what you can do for Chordie.

Re: Forever and a Light Year

Thanks Phill. Hope you like it.     

J  E  T  S
...and yet a Washington Commanders fan (unless they change their name again) ...long story...HTT...C

Re: Forever and a Light Year

Wow!!! I just gave it a listen, first impression....so tender, so emotional, so full of love. Your performance almost brought me to tears...your voice and guitar playing are brilliant. Your words are terrific....and you have a lovely wife, just like me. Enjoy the Christmas season and have a long happy life together.     

Ask not what Chordie can do for you, but what you can do for Chordie.

Re: Forever and a Light Year

Thank you Phill.     

J  E  T  S
...and yet a Washington Commanders fan (unless they change their name again) ...long story...HTT...C