Many couples have 'their' song. For us, I adopted the Carpenters "For All We Know'. Getting married 11 days later we really did not know each other.
"For All We Know"
Love, look at the two of us Strangers in many ways We've got a lifetime to share So much to say And as we go From day to day I'll feel you close to me But time alone will tell Let's take a lifetime to say "I knew you well" For only time will tell us so And love may grow For all we know.
Love, look at the two of us Strangers in many ways Let's take a lifetime to say "I knew you well" For only time will tell us so And love may grow
For all we know.
After meeting his parents for me personally I adopted the song 'Down in the Boondocks'. Since I grew up next to a railroad I guess I did live on one side of the tracks. His parents tried to make out they were so well to do when in reality they were not. They raised three kids in a one bedroom house. The boys slept on beds in the enclosed porch and their sister had a bed in sort of hallway cubby whole. They were a 'keep up with the Jones' type of people. I could care less. I grew up on 15 acres out in the boonies. The whole outdoors were my playground because the nearest neighbor was a mile away through the woods. Every other direction was miles to neighbors which meant we had all those woods to explore and play in. We grew all our veggies, beef and pork, fresh milk daily from our own cow, and had more 'pets' than my husband ever had (he actually never had one). My mom made my clothes or they were hand me downs - most were from a cousin whose dad played pro baseball so they were not cheap clothes. But, I preferred jeans, t-shirts, etc.
MY song changed for me:
Down in the boondocks Down in the boondocks People put me down 'cause That's the side of town I was born in I love hem he loves me but I don't fit in his society Lord have mercy on the girl from down in the boondocks
Lyrics Who needs you to drive me out of my mind Who needs you, I'd like to know Who needs you to give me chills when I'm well How fast can a helpless heart go I know dear I love you more than a lot But oh what I got to go through And so dear I guess the answer is simply Who needs you, I do
Each time we kiss goodnight I find that I get so excited I can't sleep all night I've lost my appetite No appetite no sleep at night
Who needs you, I'd like to know How fast can a helpless heart go I know dear I love you more than a lot But oh what I got to go through And so dear I guess the answer is simply Who needs you, who needs you, I do
We first met when I was 18 and he was 25. I was heading to college so we dated just a couple months and I moved away. He was always the one I never got out of my mind and wondered what would have happened. We both got married, not to each other yet, and ultimately both divorced. Ironically enough it was within a month of each other. It was his birthday and the year was 1993. He came to mind because I remembered it was his birthday. On a whim I called him (Yikes!) and it went to voicemail. The message sounded like he was single so I took a chance and left him a message. He called the next day. We went on our first date (again) after 13 years. 2 months later he asked me to marry him and I said yes! We married the following March. We've been married for 23 years as of last month. This song just struck a chord with me because I was no longer the young girl I was a grown woman. It wasn't infatuation the second time around it was different and he was the one for me! That's my love story and this is our song.
I Don't Want To Live Without You by Foreigner
I find myself in a strange situation And I don't know how What seemed to be an infatuation Is so different now I can't get by if we're not together Ooh can't you see Girl, I want you now and forever Close to me I'm longing for the time I'm longing for the day Hoping that you will promise to be mine And never go away
I don't want to live without you I don't want to live without you I could never live without you Live without your love
My first husband and I spent our weekend honeymoon in Seattle, and it rained all the time. Wherever we went, we heard the song, "It isn't raining rain you know, it's raining violets." I tried to find the lyrics on Google and can't. There's Al Jolson and Judy Garland singing it, but that's not the song I remember. It was more jazz, more contemporary. Oh, well, it will come to me in the middle of the night.
With Eric, we met in May with its beautiful weather. Frank Sinatra' singing "The Summer Wind" was on the radio all the time. It is my theme song with Eric.
"Summer Wind" The summer wind, came blowin' in from across the sea It lingered there to touch your hair and walk with me All summer long we sang a song and then we strolled that golden sand Two sweethearts and the summer wind
Like painted kites, those days and nights, they went flyin' by The world was new beneath a blue umbrella sky Then softer than a piper man one day it called to you I lost you, I lost you to the summer wind
The autumn wind and the winter winds, they have come and gone And still the days, those lonely days, they go on and on And guess who sighs his lullabies through nights that never end My fickle friend, the summer wind
The summer wind Warm summer wind Mmm, the summer wind
When I dream of you I'm asking myself If dreams can ever come true. WhenI dream of you I feel so alive Cuz you give me wings go fly.
When I look into your eyes I know my dream has come true Cuz I see me holding you. I'm lying in your arms and you're touching me, There's no place I'd rather be.
I don't need to fear Cuz I'm living my dream every time when you are near. Forever and a day I will always stay Because nobody loves me like you do.
(Werner Tauber)
We danced to this at our wedding. It is a slow waltz.
From yesterday's post: My first husband and I spent our weekend honeymoon in Seattle, and it rained all the time. Wherever we went, we heard the song, "It isn't raining rain you know, it's raining violets." I tried to find the lyrics on Google and can't. There's Al Jolson and Judy Garland singing it, but that's not the song I remember. It was more jazz, more contemporary. Oh, well, it will come to me in the middle of the night. The title did come. It's "Pennies from Heaven," as sung by Frank Sinatra.
Every time it rains, it rains pennies from heaven Don't you know each cloud contains pennies from heaven? You'll find your fortune's fallin' all over the town Be sure that your umbrella is upside down
Trade them for a package of sunshine and flowers If you want the things you love, you must have showers So, when you hear it thunder, don't run under a tree There'll be pennies from heaven for you and me
[lengthy instrumental-sax solo and then brass]
Every time, every time it rains, it's gonna rain pennies from heaven Don't you know every cloud contains lots of pennies from heaven You'll find your fortune's fallin', baby, all over the town Be sure, be sure that your umbrella is upside down
Trade them for a package of sunshine and flowers If you want the things you love, you've got to have showers So, when you hear it thunder, don't run under a tree There'll be pennies from heaven for you and me
When Dan & I were trying to get our home & family established, the song was "We've Only Just Begun" by the Carpenters. They were even playing the instrumental of it at our bank that we dealt with. Meant to be.
My husband and I were married in 1983. Willie Nelson's "Always on my Mind" came out around that time and was way overplayed on the radio. We wanted to come up with "our song" and Always on my Mind did not fit us at all. That was not our song at all. He treated me better than anyone ever has. But that song played constantly in 1983 during the time we were married and we never came up with our perfect song. So for years after that whenever we heard it, we would joke that "our song" was playing, even though we knew it wasn't really our song. I heard "Always on my Mind" on the radio for the first time in years about a month ago. And I thought: the song finally fits.
Maybe I didn't love you Quite as often as I could have Maybe I didn't treat you Quite as good as I should have If I made you feel second best Girl I'm sorry I was blind
You were always on my mind You were always on my mind
And maybe I didn't hold you All those lonely, lonely times I guess I never told you I'm so happy that you're mine
Little things I should have said and done I just never took the time But you were always on my mind You were always on my mind
Tell me, tell me that your sweet love hasn't died Give me, give me one more chance To keep you satisfied I'll keep you satisfied
Little things I should have said and done I just never took the time But you were always on my mind You were always on my mind You were always on my mind You were always on my mind
I agree on several points... yes, I have a few regrets Yes, it is sad Yes, it's heartbreaking But......... It's also a beautiful reminder of a time and place when we were blissfully happy and in love with a romantic song playing in the background stirring our senses and emotions for our spouse. That special little thing you shared together and could just exchange a look when you heard it and feel the butterflies in your stomach again. I think this thread is about that too.