There's A Song In There Somewhere
This song is dedicated to Doc West. Doc was originally from L.A. and was a great songwriter and friend I met in Nashville, TN as well as a tremendous guitar-slinger. Any feedback is appreciated. Thanks for taking the time.
May Doc West be resting in peace knowing . . .
THERE’S A SONG IN THERE SOMEWHERE
[Verse 1]
The sadder the life the sweeter the song
Heartfelt never finds you wrong
And when words won’t come it’s just a matter of time
Before the right words come along
[Chorus]
There’s a song in there somewhere
A song in there somewhere
Everybody has a story to share
I know there’s a song in there
[Verse 2]
Wishing I could take credit for this hook
But that would be entirely crooked
‘Cuz a dear friend of mine, ‘Doc West’ Lord, rest his soul
After you said it, he’d give you a look, an’ say:
[Chorus]
‘There’s a song in there somewhere’
A song in there somewhere
Everybody has a story to share
I know there’s a song in there
[Bridge]
Wishing I’d fed it back to him
My dear friend, Doc West
When he was crossing over the rainbow
He’d know he’d done his best
[Chorus]
‘There’s a song in there somewhere’
A song in there somewhere
Everybody has a story to share
I know there’s a song in there
[Instrumental]
[Verse 3]
The sadder the life the sweeter the song
Heartfelt never finds you wrong
And when music won’t come it’s just a matter of time
Before the right melody comes along
[Chorus/Tag]
‘There’s a song in there somewhere’
A song in there somewhere
Everybody has a story to share
I know there’s a song –
There’s a song in there somewhere.
© 2024 Renee La Chapelle – All Rights Reserved
Comments
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Nice song, catchy hook too.
Consider puttin' this to music, it's got a nice bouncy feel to it.
Sid
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@sidshovel I'll try an' put it to music at some point, however, at the moment I'm backed up with lyrics, lyrics, and more lyrics! Not a bad place to be but I happen to be on a lyrical roll right now. And hoping I write one great enough to enter in the Great American Song Contest (lyric only category) as they've extended the deadline to Dec. 18.
Wish my luck!
Renee
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Renee, this starts really strong. Verse 1 and the Chorus are dead on.
I feel like the parts about Doc West are actually the weakest. I can absolutely understand you wanting to commemorate him - that may be the whole point of the song! And not wanting to take credit for lines inside the song is to your credit. If I was asked how to take this and make the most polished song I could, I would drop them and make v2 about the listener- sort of like: if you're hurting now take this to heart, it'll turn into a great song - not literally that, but with that meaning.
But we write songs for a reason, and if your reason is to remember Doc West and thank him, then I salute you.
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@RainyDayMan yeah, I've always wanted to write a song dedicated to Doc. Years later, this came along. I feel that V1 and V3 are for the listener. Maybe it's not clear enough? Thanks for your thoughts.
Renee
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