things will change

the other day we met a married couple that plays music together (the mukluks) and we sorta swapped accordions for a bit, in case they wanna use our slightly fancier accordion for their show.. so i had their smaller accordion around the apartment, and tried to use it on some songs. i'm not much of an accordion player, though. blah blah.

this little song is odd - it's kinda short and simple, but it's got backwards bits, slide guitar noises, harmonica, on and on.. kinda crazy and full of instruments. but still short. it's another in the line of "happier" songs experiments, and it has the same mixed results.. the chorus is all Emajor stuff, but the verses start with a good C#minor setup - so that's not too cheerful. and the lyrics are a little more cheerful than "i don't wanna be your friend anymore".. and the ethusiasm is kinda muted. i managed to squeak out a harmony or two, but i can't hear the smile.

ha! it probably just needs an awesome guitar solo outro.

things will change

things will change maybe for the better
it may sound strange but today i got a letter
it was plainly stated: all the worry and regret are over-rated
things'll change whether or not you let 'em
the storm clouds'll crack and the sunshine is back

is it simple enough?
momma always said that the song doesn't need to be much
just sing from the gut
if you're honest the words'll be someting they love

its been fifteen years since i thought about my friends in highschool
like facing your fears, fielding phone calls cluthching a bible