It’s You

I started writing this song on Monday of this week. I finished it yesterday and sat down to record it this morning. It has quite literally been a work in progress all week long.

I wrote this song in response to the song I posted last week, which was inspired by my own restless desire for “more” in life. After posting last week’s song, I felt unsettled and wrestled with the question, “So, what is it that I really want more of?” As I began to answer that question, I realized that everything I want more of in life involves my wife. Like everyone else, I’d love to have more money. But it’s not because I want more money; I’d just love to travel more with Betsy. I want more time, generally, in life too. But again, it’s not because I want more time to live; I just want more time with Betsy.

So, wrestling with that question turned into lyrics and those lyrics turned into a love song.

NOTE: If you’ve been around me during a sound-check in the last few months, you’ve likely heard me playing the little two-chord progression that comprises the turn-arounds and verses of this song. I have been stuck on those chords for a while; I just like the sound of them. I especially liked them because I picked up the voicing of each chord while learning Paul McCartney’s “Callico Skies,” a beautiful song he wrote for his wife. It was by no real intention of my own, but I am thrilled that this progression found its way into a song for my wife. (Don’t worry, I’m well aware his song is better!)

Credits

Words & Music: Bill Wolf