Chalkin on the Pavement (Song)

The best songs for me are told as a story and not just a collection of feelings and ideas. I'm one of those 'Old fashioned' kinda kids who still buys CDs and reads what's inside. At Gigs I often try to listen to what is important to the singer on stage. Love, friendship and breakups - these are all things an audience can relate to but not always easy to explore these subjects within the confines of a verse. I see alot of new bands fall down as they don't take enough risks in their writing or forget that a person should walk away feeling they have truely learnt something new.

I have discovered some really great lyricists this year, far better then me. But I am happy that the songs I have written recently are just fun and nothing to be taken seriously! Here is my attempt at a mushy love song...

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Chalkin on the Pavement

On my doorstep, I sit and I watch you

Chalkin pictures on the floor

We get talking

About all the places we never been before

You don’t notice, all the people smiling

But they stare at every one

I love to see that angry look in your eyes

When they walk across the things you’ve done

(CHORUS)

You’ll see a change in me

I got your drawings on my wall                  

All the places you wanna go

Yeah I think they’re Pretty Cool!!!!

I found your Dreams

In a Sketch Book in a draw

Gonna save my money

I want to help you see them all

I see the chalk dust, on the side of your hand

As you move your finger ‘cross the glass

The bus is steaming up, your drawing faces

At the people going past

You draw a stick girl standing with a stick boy

On an Island out at Sea

You even write on the window what they’re rowing about

So I know that it’s you and me

(CHORUS)

So the rain came down, with that crippling sound

I hear the parks gonna close today

So we grab some clothes and our mobile phones

It’s time for us to go away

The rain may have faded the chalk on the street

But not the promises we laid down

I watched as the colours fell into themselves

Like a Sunset on the ground

Like a Sunset on the ground (Repeat x4)