[Silence]
[Arrangement: Gentle folk-rock with acoustic guitar, warm piano, Hammond organ, brushed drums, and a nostalgic guitar solo]
[Intro]
Time rolls on
(Every day)
Some arrive
(Some drift away)
Hold them close
(While you may)
[Verse 1]
Another laugh
(Fades from view)
Another story
(We once knew)
Pictures fade
(But not the smile)
They still walk with us
(Every mile)
We all know
(How this ends)
Still it hurts
(To lose our friends)
So today
(I’ll raise a glass)
To every soul
(Who’s wandered past)
[Chorus]
Oops…
(There goes another one)
Sad to say
(He’s on his way)
Oops…
(There goes another one)
Sad to say
(Another’s passed away)
[Refrain]
But, I won’t cry
(At least I’ll try)
Rather remember
(“In the day”)
…oh, how we loved to play…
[Verse 2]
Long summer nights
(Without a care)
Making memories
(Everywhere)
Running wild
(Through the years)
Trading laughter
(More than tears)
Though the seasons
(Come and go)
Love remains
(More than we know)
Every friend
(Leaves a spark)
Lighting up
(The growing dark)
[Bridge]
Here’s to every hand
(We got to hold)
Every joke
(That never gets old)
Every song
(We sang out loud)
Standing tall
(Among the crowd)
They’re not gone
(If they’re recalled)
Love outlives
(It all)
[Instrumental]
[Acoustic Guitar Solo]
[Warm Organ Swell]
[Final Chorus]
Oops…
(There goes another one)
Life goes on
(Though hearts are torn)
Oops…
(There goes another one)
We’ll meet again
(Some brighter morn)
[Final Refrain]
But, I won’t cry
(At least I’ll try)
Rather remember
(“In the day”)
When the world
(Felt young and free)
And all our friends
(Were here with me)
…oh, how we loved to play…
(All night into the day)
[Outro]
One more smile
(One more song!)
In our hearts
(They still belong)
About the Song
Today’s new release, “Oops,” is a tribute to two dear friends, David Rowan and David Mantz.
The song isn’t about loss as much as it is about the joy they still bring to mind whenever I think of the times we spent playing music together. There’s something special about adults who never lose the ability to play—and to play nice.
Although they’ve moved on to a higher vibration, they still have me smiling every time I pick up an instrument. Through the wonders of modern technology, I tried to recreate a little of those improvisational jam sessions by playing acoustic guitar, electric guitar, vibraphone, organ, and synthesizers together in one performance.
The jam never really ends.
One more song, my friends.
From the album “What’s in a Name?“