Story Behind The Song

I wrote this song thinking about a music teacher I had and the relationship he has with his wife. They are really sweet together, and it seems like their life isn't perfect, but through the years they still seem to have a really strong affection for and r

Song Description

This song sounds like it was written at the heyday of the classic jazz ballad - a charming and poignant love song with a jazz standard feel. Someone looks around their life, and sees the one thing that really has always worked, in spite of how everything

Lyrics

Sometimes
when i look in the mirror
i don't like what I see
my hair's astray
too much I weigh
my clothes, they look funny

sometimes
when I look at my life
bad things are all I see
my job's a bore
the house a chore
there's not enough money