You I Adore

by @kc_

There is no demo for this song.

Liner Notes

On the anniversary of a friend's passing, his wife told me that he said "I love you" for the first time on the top of Killington just a couple of weeks after they started dating decades ago. Ugh... such great friends, 4 kids, 2 had graduated and were making their own way and two still in college. As things declined it seemed like 18 months of grieving and daily celebration as the inevitable made it's way to their home.

She's maybe 5'... 5'2" they met as "kids" working at killington and then summer jobs 'down the cape'. Thought is was such a wonderful thing to know... Truly hollowed me out when he passed...

Lyrics

You that I Adore

V I Why do you have to go It’s just getting good Not a single street lights on In our neighborhood

We’re just about to fire off The last two that we got You can’t be leavin’ now Everything’d be all for naught

Chorus And there just shy of the highest high and maybe 60 inches more Please take my love, All that I have It’s you that I adore

V II You were frickin’ crazy I was swept away But you reached out and caught me Said there’s something I’ve to say

It wasn’t close to thirty Just a few, half past 14 I’m just gonna say it Hope you know just what I mean

C And there just shy of the highest high and maybe 60 inches more Please take my love, All that I have It’s you that I adore

Bridge You can have my everyday Cause I want each one of yours Share my every breath From the mountains or the shores

V III Waves roll on to Madeket Roll away again Sun sinks past the skyline We rolled deep around the bend

So many years later I mentioned to a friend About that very night… remember? We rolled wild around the bend

If the water had crept closer Touched our toes or feet Salty steam instantly Oh I still can feel the heat

C And there just shy of the highest high and maybe 60 inches more Please take my love All that I have It’s you that I adore

Outro Why’d you have to go I know there’s so much more You are my love, All that I have Forever I’ll adore

Comments

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Hey! So sorry. I got so overwhelmed the second half of february. thanks for asking me to collab on this! I think I'm going to go ahead and save your lyrics and work on it when I'm less hectic! You might have a surprise emailed to you!

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Can you mark me as a collab on this?

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@andrea

I'm not sure I understand it all, but it is still very moving. I also love the memories that you describe so vividly.

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I love all the details - it's so personal and heartbreaking. Excellent write. 😭 I love the recall of memories in the middle there.

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@geoff61

This reads in a very vivid way, and feels personal

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