Songs arrive in dreams on occasion. The lyrics are a direct representation of this dream as it happened. It was so real in my awake mind that I called the object of affection and shared the dream. I'm very happy to share it with you too. One of three songs I've written on my birthday.
lyrics
G C G
You came to me in a dream last night
Em D
We walked among the people in the broad daylight
G C G
You took my arm in the bright of day
Em D G
It was a perfect moment Completely okay
G C G
So we walked to that place I can never recall
Em D
That cafe by the river where you sit by the wall
G C G
With the sun shining through, lighting up your smile
G Em D G
I leaned over and I kissed you for a long, long while
C Am
Then the movie was over just like that
C G
We didn't stay for the credits we didn't look back
C Am
Cuz it had happened before you in my dreams
Em D D7
It was no surprise I wrote you into that scene.
G C G
That's why I called you Today on the phone
Em D
Caught you sitting by the lake Sitting mostly alone
G C G
To tell you my dream and what we did last night
Em D G
And to tell you I love you in the broad daylight
C Am
Then the movie was over just like that
C G
We went on with your lives we didn't look back
C Am
You've seen that movie before me in my dream
Em D D7
It was no surprise I was in your scene
G C G
That's why I called you Today on the phone
Em D
Caught you sitting by the water, Sitting mostly alone
G C G
To tell you my dream and what we did last night
Em D G
And to tell you I love you in the broad daylight
credits
from Prairie Road,
released July 21, 2018
Produced by Tyler Fortier
Written by Sean Edward McGowan.
2014 Sean McGowan Music (ASCAP)
Sean McGowan - vocals, acoustic guitar
Gary Thorsen: pedal steel
-Tyler Fortier: piano, Nashville high strung guitar, electric guitar, keys, shaker and tambourine
-Milo Fultz: upright bass
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