Story Behind The Song

The melody came first. For the initial 3 weeks or so I tried to make it about wide, slow, strong river. Across the wide Missouri or the Shenandoah. It would never come together. Then one day after a couple of more weeks of noodling about, the line deep sweet sorrow when I'm finally welcomed home showed up and I went with it. In very little time I had the lyric.

Song Description

The song is a soliloquy, sung by male or female, in anticipation of life's end. The singer would be older or project themselves to be older which is clear from the lyric. What does one do with a song such as this? It's loaded with emotion but do you want it on your iPod? I like the imagery it evokes. That works for me.

Lyrics

Deep Sweet Sorrow

With the early morning sunrise

Glory clouds are ridin' high

While the warmth of heaven holds me

I will hear the angels sigh

I'll be free of all my troubles

From the heartaches I have known

Still I'll feel a deep sweet sorrow

When I'm finally welcomed home


I'll see all those smiling faces

All the ones that I miss so

All the friends that I have longed for

All the folks I used to know

I will never more be burdened

Like a feather not a stone

Though I'll feel such deep sweet sorrow

When I'm finally welcomed home


So thankful Yes I'm so thankful
So thankful for the pleasures I have known

Time's comin'

Oh the time's comin'

Yes the time's comin' when I'll have to say goodbye


How I'll miss those that I'm leavin'

All my family all my kin

They've a lot of life to live yet

Mine has nearly reached its end

Oh my body has grown weary

It's grown weary to the bone

But there'll be a deep sweet sorrow

When I'm finally welcomed home