FAWM: "Last Call Courage"

Last Call Courage

Liner Notes

#country #folk #singersongwriter

I wrote the first half of this song a long time ago, but I've been dredging up some unfinished lyrics and trying to make complete songs out of them.

Lyrics

I've been watching you a few months now
The way you move is got me thinking about
love and you're the one for me
And I'm not quite lost but somewhere in between
life on the road and you and me
and I've been mustering up the strength to say something
Well it's getting late and I'm breaking down
jukebox is blasting out it's final sounds of the night
but we keep on dancing.

Chorus
Last call last call courage
Girl like you comes once upon a dream
Last call last call courage
I know you are all I ever need

We've been inseparable a few years now
Your daddy kind of scares me but I asked him anyhow
If I could give you a ring
He laughed and he yelled getting here hun
Smiled at me instead of course you can son
Now we better be the first call when you're back on two feet

Well I bent over but I wasn't fooling you
Seeing as I only ever wear cowboy boots
My palms were so sweaty I almost dropped the ring
I looked into your eyes and nearly fell apart
Forgot every word I practiced so I spoke from the heart
I just said darling you're my everything

Chorus

Well you're due to pop in a few weeks now
And I'm scared to death yeah I'm freaking out
That when the time comes I won't be ready
But then that little hand squeezed my finger tight
And I stared down into my baby girl's eyes
Nothing has ever been clearer to me

Comments

@daveescoffery 1w

The style of this one really takes me back to sitting in the living room with my dad listening to Waylon Jennings on our old console record player. Really clever lyrics, great picking and strumming, great job!

@sodangphat 1w

That's a pretty slick number.
I like your style!
Good song!

@sunnymae 1w

This is storytelling at it's best! So full of honestly and real life. From first crush, to love and marriage and babies. Your fine guitar playing and well seasoned vocals took me to all the right places in my heart. Seriously great song.