I'm always here, at least for now
I'm always here, I'm always
I've got you dear, you're in my arms
At least for now, at least for now
Last time you might hold my hand
You pull it like a rubber band
A sandwich made of summer sand
It's always there for me
A picnic on a rocky shore
Seashells by the squeaky shore
A movie screen we've seen before
Projected on the sea
Why must we always be
Over there
I'm always here, at least for now
I'm always here, I'm always
I've got you dear, you're in my arms
At least for now, at least for now
With love and grace, she hides her face
While longing for a distant place
It's tucked away, we all give chase
Remember running free
We drive thru one familiar town
With autumn leaves that won't fall down
She understands without a sound
It's alway there for me
Why don't we, simply stay
Where we are
(Repeat chorus)
(Guitar solo)
Like ragged snow that melts away
A rising sun on a winter's day
A rainbow filled with shades of grey
In colors we can't see
The nausea of that one parade
Her laughing smile helps heal our shade
An endless debt that won't be paid
The ever present we
Why can't she always be
Right here
(Repeat chorus)
I'm always here, I'm always
I've got you dear, you're in my arms
At least for now, at least for now
Last time you might hold my hand
You pull it like a rubber band
A sandwich made of summer sand
It's always there for me
A picnic on a rocky shore
Seashells by the squeaky shore
A movie screen we've seen before
Projected on the sea
Why must we always be
Over there
I'm always here, at least for now
I'm always here, I'm always
I've got you dear, you're in my arms
At least for now, at least for now
With love and grace, she hides her face
While longing for a distant place
It's tucked away, we all give chase
Remember running free
We drive thru one familiar town
With autumn leaves that won't fall down
She understands without a sound
It's alway there for me
Why don't we, simply stay
Where we are
(Repeat chorus)
(Guitar solo)
Like ragged snow that melts away
A rising sun on a winter's day
A rainbow filled with shades of grey
In colors we can't see
The nausea of that one parade
Her laughing smile helps heal our shade
An endless debt that won't be paid
The ever present we
Why can't she always be
Right here
(Repeat chorus)
"This song is a love letter to my wonderful daughter Clara. I didn't think my vocals did the melody justice. So I made it an instrumental. Maybe you want to take a crack it? Seriously. Go for it. Email me if you do: barneybarnbarn@gmail.com."
-Barney, 2021
-Barney, 2021