First Steps of a Lifetime

by CodettaSouth

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This song is about the lingering impact someone can have on your life, long after you've both departed and moved on. The things you miss about them, the things you don't miss, the things you regret, the little things you still daydream about, and every feeling in between.

Best enjoyed on a long drive, volume cranked, and with the windows down.

lyrics

It took a long time to get where I am now
but it don't feel right to be here without you
and it's a long night when I can't find you
it doesn't feel right to be happy without you

Here I am, on the corner of life and death
Here I go, the first steps of a lifetime
Here I am, back in my hole again
but it don't feel right to be sad without you

I'm having dreams again, it's been a while since
I could wake up to your smiling face
the love that hurts the most; the kind you let go
before you really know what you had

Sometimes I feel like I'm living a lie
and honey, I don't feel right about going out anymore
and I walk the street lights to pass the time
but the city don't shine as bright without you in its arms
No, this city don't shine as bright without you in its arms

(instrumental)

And I'm taking my time walking this line
til' I can feel right without thinking of you
I'm taking my time walking that line
til' I can feel right without thinking of you.

credits

released January 10, 2020
Recorded/Produced/Mixed: Brennan White
All Instruments (except drums): Brennan White
Drums: Robert Hansford
Mastered: Steve Carrao at Sage Audio

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CodettaSouth Columbia, Tennessee

Tenne-ssippian writing and recording music in Columbia, TN.

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