Story Behind The Song

My wife of 40+ years passed away on January 8, 2024. I wrote this song within a few days of that. It is as heartfelt as it possibly could be.

Lyrics

VERSE
Nothing is forever or so the saying goes
But I never thought it would end this way
Truly, it's a bitter wind that blows
You weren't done living beautiful days

CHORUS
From this lonely room, I cry out to myself
I've lost you, and there could be nobody else
I need to leave, but I need to grieve
And that's what I do from this lonely room

VERSE
When we fell in love, I never conceived
That our beginning would ever end
It would last forever, I believed
But I'm left to believe in pretend

Repeat CHORUS/BRIDGE
Brave is a mild way to describe you
Heroic seems a better choice of words
I'll see you again by and by

SOLO/Repeat CHORUS/TAG
Yes, that's what I do from this lonely room

Words & Music by Don Tomlinson
UMC & SR © 2023 Solid Sterling Music (BMI)
All Rights Reserved.

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Contact phone number: 832.444.4848 (text/mobile)
Email: don@solidsterlingmusic.com
Mood: Grieving...
Key: E / BPM: 75 / Length: 3:52
ISRC: QZ37R2300027
BMI: 61760581
ISWC: 3178800067