From the recording The Line
This is the first single, and the title track of my new solo album "The Line".
It is a very personal song, written for my wife and two children, shortly after we moved to Australia - quite an upheaval for all of us. Verse one is for my wife, verse two for my daughter, and verse three for my son. The lyrics can be found here too.
When I say the "line" I really mean the "love"....the love between family members that sometimes bends but never breaks, that can survive distance, ageing, life's challenges, and even death. I hope you can relate to this song.
Lyrics
“The Line”
I don’t remember losing sight of you
How could I have missed it, it was in plain view
Time moves so slowly when it’s every day
But change is slow and things can fade away
Oh......things can fade away.
But we are on the same line
Sometimes moving out of time
But sometimes the best songs don’t always rhyme
Seasons change as time goes by
And things will change with you and I
We just need to hold on......to the line
There was a time I promised I would try
To give you love that you can justify
Your hopes and dreams would all be safe with me
And I could make them all reality
Oh.........it was too hard for me
But part of me will be in you
So think of me when you need to
And remember how much love I have for you
And like the morning sun at dawn
You will live when I am gone
But the line between us......will go on
Do you feel the love I have inside?
Do you get enough or do you feel denied?
Sometimes I wonder what you think of me
Was I the person that you hoped I’d be?
Oh........I wish you you could see
That you and I still have some time
To walk together on this line
And when you walk alone you will be fine
You will shine just like a star
And as you journey wide and far
The line will be a part of........who you are