Thankful for Time

(Verse)
I remember the party
When we were at college
The dress you were wearing
The light on your face

If only I’d known 
The time that we had there
Would end up a memory
I’d never replace 

(Pre chorus, half-time feel)
When I tried to hold on 
it fell apart
When I tried to let it go
I didn’t know 
where I should start

Now I’m stuck in my room
And I don’t have a plan
What can I do to make you see
that I’ll always 
be your man

(Chorus)
I’ll say it loud
I’ll say it clearly
I’m thankful for time, even when it leaves me
For the way we were and who we became
For every spark and every flame
If love was a season that passed me by
It still taught my heart how to try
And I’m thankful…
Thankful for time

(Solo)

I remember the morning
We packed up the old place
Silence between us
Too heavy to fake

You smiled like you knew
What I couldn’t admit then
In my life just to change me
Then quietly fade

(Pre chorus, half-time feel)
When I tried to hold on 
it fell apart
When I tried to let it go
I didn’t know 
where I should start

Now I’m stuck in my room
And I don’t have a plan
What can I do to make you see
that I’ll always 
be your man

(Chorus)
I’ll say it loud
I’ll say it clearly
I’m thankful for time, even when it leaves me
For the way we were and who we became
For every spark and every flame
If love was a season that passed me by
It still taught my heart how to try
And I’m thankful…
Thankful for time

(Solo)

Singers and standards, 1950’s, big band, horn sections, orchestra, jazz lounge, instrumental solos, upbeat feel