I was listening tonight to the song that my little brother Sam and I worked on together last year. It was my first foray into songwriting and I was very lucky to have my talented musician brother’s expertise to put my lyrics into such a beautifully finished form. I find that my original thoughts about this song have changed and the chorus: “Just a little hope” is what really sticks with me right now. I want to share it tonight because we can all use “just a little hope” from time to time “to chase away that touch of blue.”
Here are the lyrics:
Just a Little Hope
Cruising the drag in your prom gown
Circling the square, going round and round
Laughing with your friends with lilies in your hair
Smiling at that boy standing there
Hometown girl, you’re a step from freedom
Your head is full of big, big plans
Dreaming of adventures in foreign lands
But that boyfriend of yours tugs at your heart
Your whole world shifts in the starlit dark
So long palm trees and sun-warmed sands
Just a little hope
is what you need now to get you through
To help you see the future’s bright tomorrow
Just a little hope
to push away this touch of blue
and see that time
does not define,
but really only borrows.
Life passes in the wink of an eye
Little girl grows up and says goodbye
And before you know it, it’s time to go
Down to the beaches of Mexico
To live dreams that are never-ending
Just a little hope
is what you need now to get you through
To help you see the future’s bright tomorrow
Just a little hope
to push away this touch of blue
all that time
we can’t define,
we really only borrow.
Here is the audio clip:https://lenleatherwood.files.wordpress.com/2018/01/a-little-hope1.mp3
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