Follow the Heart

1 week ago by @mikedelaney

Liner Notes

#folk
This is based on a true story from 2013.

Lyrics

Follow the Heart - Mike Delaney for FAWM2025

Connor is a baseball star
A solid force behind the plate
The top recruiters seek him out
His career now looks first-rate

But Connor’s heart is wearing out
Soon all he can do is rest
He trades in his catcher’s mitt
For a 3 pound pump in his chest

CHORUS:
Follow the heart…
A blessing; an art…
The engine of life
Sunshine out of strife
Follow the heart

There goes Kellen a sprit free
From Seattle he is outward bound
Jams in as much as he can
Across the country and the world around

Visits a friend; he’s near Sioux Falls
A crazy mishap; Kellen bangs his head
A tragic end to a life cut short
His body fine but his brain is dead

Chorus

Connor is prepped for surgery
Clear the way for Kellen’s heart
One life gives a final gift
The other has a brand new start

A year has passed and Connor’s back in school
He looks like a brainiac
Learns to be an ultrasound tech
His specialty is the cardiac

Chorus

Connor has Kellen’s family to thank
Gives Kellen’s mom a big bear hug
What do you know; out of the blue
His heart strings given a tug

He sees Kellen’s sister Erin
As they say love at first sight
Connor now knows it by heart
His future looking pretty bright

Bridge:
A family’s tears dried by the sun
It’s beautiful when life turns into art
Erin and Connor fully intertwined
Drawn together by Kellen’s heart

Chorus

Tag: Follow the heart

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