[Silence]
\n[Arrangement: Gentle folk-rock with acoustic guitar, warm piano, Hammond organ, brushed drums, and a nostalgic guitar solo]<\/p>\n
[Intro]
\nTime rolls on
\n(Every day)
\nSome arrive
\n(Some drift away)<\/p>\n
Hold them close
\n(While you may)<\/p>\n
[Verse 1]
\nAnother laugh
\n(Fades from view)
\nAnother story
\n(We once knew)<\/p>\n
Pictures fade
\n(But not the smile)
\nThey still walk with us
\n(Every mile)<\/p>\n
We all know
\n(How this ends)
\nStill it hurts
\n(To lose our friends)<\/p>\n
So today
\n(I’ll raise a glass)
\nTo every soul
\n(Who’s wandered past)<\/p>\n
[Chorus]
\nOops…
\n(There goes another one)
\nSad to say
\n(He’s on his way)<\/p>\n
Oops…
\n(There goes another one)
\nSad to say
\n(Another’s passed away)<\/p>\n
[Refrain]
\nBut, I won’t cry
\n(At least I’ll try)
\nRather remember
\n(“In the day”)<\/p>\n
…oh, how we loved to play…<\/p>\n
[Verse 2]
\nLong summer nights
\n(Without a care)
\nMaking memories
\n(Everywhere)<\/p>\n
Running wild
\n(Through the years)
\nTrading laughter
\n(More than tears)<\/p>\n
Though the seasons
\n(Come and go)
\nLove remains
\n(More than we know)<\/p>\n
Every friend
\n(Leaves a spark)
\nLighting up
\n(The growing dark)<\/p>\n
[Bridge]
\nHere’s to every hand
\n(We got to hold)
\nEvery joke
\n(That never gets old)<\/p>\n
Every song
\n(We sang out loud)
\nStanding tall
\n(Among the crowd)<\/p>\n
They’re not gone
\n(If they’re recalled)
\nLove outlives
\n(It all)<\/p>\n
[Instrumental]
\n[Acoustic Guitar Solo]
\n[Warm Organ Swell]<\/p>\n
[Final Chorus]
\nOops…
\n(There goes another one)
\nLife goes on
\n(Though hearts are torn)<\/p>\n
Oops…
\n(There goes another one)
\nWe’ll meet again
\n(Some brighter morn)<\/p>\n
[Final Refrain]
\nBut, I won’t cry
\n(At least I’ll try)
\nRather remember
\n(“In the day”)<\/p>\n
When the world
\n(Felt young and free)
\nAnd all our friends
\n(Were here with me)<\/p>\n
…oh, how we loved to play…
\n(All night into the day)<\/p>\n
[Outro]
\nOne more smile
\n(One more song!)
\nIn our hearts
\n(They still belong)<\/p>\n
About the Song
\nToday’s new release, “Oops,” is a tribute to two dear friends, David Rowan and David Mantz.
\nThe 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\u2014and to play nice.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
The jam never really ends.
\nOne more song, my friends.<\/p>\n