I don't tend to write a lot of deeply personal and autobiographical songs, but this album features a lot of unusually intimate songs. Not very long ago, through the miracle of modern science, I found someone that I had been searching for my whole life. I wrote the bulk of this song almost immediately. It was a good day.
lyrics
Once, long ago
I set my sights
on distant lights
Oh, the miles I’d go
maps and charts
and seasick hearts
kept singing you a sunrise song
dreaming you could sing along
can’t imagine how my whole life long
just want to say I’ve seen your face
it’s a real nice day
up, I gave you up
a fairytale
I lost the trail
star, behind a star
I searched so far
and here you are
kept singing you a sunrise song
dreaming you could sing along
can’t imagine how my whole life long
just want to say I’ve seen your face
it’s a real nice day
credits
from Small Stars,
released January 8, 2021
Doug Davis: acoustic guitars, piano, vocals
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