It's About Time!

Been awhile. This one came out of nowhere. Came out almost as is in about two hours. One unintended bonus is the fact that the lyrics seem to fit well with my intended CD title "It's About Time". Maybe someday it'll get recorded!

I'll try to get an mp3 up soon.

The Grandfather Song (working title)
words and music by John Natiw

There are tiny footprints on my floor
I don't remember seeing them before
ooh, I wish that time would just slow down
There are tiny footprints on my floor

There are water colors on the wall
A purple baby doll and yellow ball
ooh, I wish that time would just slow down
There are water colors on the wall


There are just too many things to do
A lunch to make and then it's off to school
ooh, I wish that girl would just grow up
There are just too many things to do

There are fourteen candles on a cake
the one that took all afternoon to make
ooh, I wish that girl would just grow up
There are fourteen candles on a cake


There's a strange car out there in the drive
I knew someday this moment would arrive
Ooh, I wish that boy would just go home
There's a strange car out there in the drive

Now there's someone knocking at the door
I don't remember seeing him before
ooh, I wish that boy would just go home
Now there's someone knocking at the door


There's five hundred miles left to go
I never thought a car could go so slow
ooh, I wish the time would just fly by
There's five hundred miles left to go

She smiles at me and says that she'll be fine
The doctor says these things just take some time
Ooh, I wish the time would just fly by
She smiles at me and says that she'll be fine


There's the sound of crying down the hall
emotions that I vaguely can recall
Ooh, [pause] I wish that time would just slow down
There's the sound of crying down the hall

There are tiny footprints on the floor
I don't remember seeing them before
ooh, I wish that time would just slow down
There are tiny footprints on the floor

For my dad... For a variety of reasons.
J