track 1: A Stroll with You

I wrote the song in February of 2007 on the first true day of sun of that year. That same day I had bought The Shins' sophomore album "Chutes Too Narrow". I had been listening to The Shins a lot and they were influencing my writing and music a lot. This song was written for my girlfriend Caroline. But as sappy as that sounds, when I decided to write a song for her, I vowed not to make it an aimless, sappy song. This is a song I wrote that steered itself in the direction of her naturally, so everything fell into place.

Lyrics to A Stroll with You:

It’s beautiful now the sun is shining
The darkness can be so confining
Give me your hand while the sky is blue
Let me take a stroll with you

The clouds have made a daisy chain
Now I won’t be the same again
I won’t ask more than what I do
Let me take a stroll with you

The sun will be hot, the sky will be blue
If you’re all I’ve got, I’m only thinking of you
Don’t stay inside, there’s better things you can do
Give me your hand, let me take a stroll with you
With you

Brighter than the sun for a while
I need sunglasses just to see your smile
Give me your hand and we’ll pull this through
Let me take a stroll with you

It’s beautiful now the sunlight shows
It feels so good to let things go
Give me your hand while the sky is blue
Let me take a stroll with you

The sun will be hot, the sky will be blue
If you’re all I’ve got, I’m only thinking of you
Don’t stay inside, there’s better things you can do
Give me your hand, let me take a stroll with you
With you

© February 2007