I would do anything for you
We were in Atlanta and had parked the bandwagon in the parking lot of a friends tattoo shop. I had just an hour to write and record a new song and upload it before midnight to our discord group…
Last year I had to make my first tour as father just 10 weeks after my son was born. Ouch.
Carolina and Benjamin had plenty of family and support around, and truthfully they didn’t need me for too much. But, I didn’t realize until I was away how much I needed them.
It’s a fairly unique life I get to live, full of both pros and cons. Working as a tour manager I get to spend most of my time at home with my family. Though when it’s time to work, I have to be away from them and in another country for 3-6 weeks. It’s been a blessing up to this point and I feel so fortunate to be able to spend such significant time with my family. Still the time away can be brutal.
We were in Atlanta and had parked the bandwagon in the parking lot of a friends tattoo shop. I had just an hour to write and record a new song and upload it before midnight to our discord group (where I host the 52 songs in 52 weeks challenge).
The prompt for that week was “I would do anything.” The song came quick as my wife and new born son were constantly top of mind for me.
Here’s the song I wrote for them:
Lyrics:
Been away for a while now
Got a baby mama and a young boy ben
Hit the road with my best friends
Traveling the the states on a tour bus mission
I don’t gotta but I get to
Anything I do, we’ll I do it for them
Just a few weeks and I’ll come back
Home to my love and our new born listen
Hey
I would do anything for you
If I gotta be away then I’m making this bread
Dreaming of the day I can hold you
Three piece family daddies on a mission again
Let the time stop while I’m missing
Every single day boy you’re getting so big
Mamas got our world in her arms
And I melt when I see any photo she sends me
It won’t be long til I’m with you
Counting down the days I sure miss you
Hold you til my arms get sore
Then I’ll keep on holding ask the lord for some more time
In a new town every day
Running on fumes and a truck stop coffee
Collecting stories I pray
When you get older I’ll tell what I saw
The days are long and the nights get cold
What keeps me warm
is your smile on my phone
I think of you and your mother every second
This time away one day will be our blessing
Let the time stop while I’m missing
Every single day boy you’re getting so big
Mamas got our world in her arms
And I melt when I see any photo she sends
It won’t be long til I’m with you
Counting down the days I sure miss you
Hold you til my arms get sore
Then I’ll keep on holding ask the lord for some more time
I lay awake and I hold on to
The memories of my mornings with you
Up on the terrace where we lay in the hammock
Watching the sun come up that’s my favorite
I kiss your face about a thousand times
I lose track cause I can’t count that high
You have my presence, my heart, and my soul
When daddy leaves he can’t wait to come home
With a spring tour coming up and 4 weeks away from caro and ben, I thought of this song and to share it for the week.
There’s some sweet medicine in missing loved ones, bitter sweet. Lucky to have someone to miss, hard as hell to be away. Fortunate to be able to provide for my family in a concentrated effort and have longer seasons of being together for months.
I’d certainly choose this style of work over the alternative of having normal full time job and being away 50+ hours a week. Though your boy here has dreams and is working toward having a life that never requires me to be away from my family for weeks at a time.
Have a blessed week everyone. Thanks for reading and thanks for listening.
xogb 🐝❤️🧙♂️
Oh my goodness!!! Talk about tears!!! This song really touched my heart <3 Thank you for sharing friend <3