I wrote this song in 2000 the morning one of my Grand Fathers passed away. I recorded it at the time on my old VS 840EX unit, and had always planned on recording a better version. This is the latter.
The original was myself on acoustic guitar, vocals, a ‘lead’ guitar and a ‘synth strings’. This is just myself and a guitar, with a secondary guitar playing some leads (also played by myself).
Lyrics:
True Time
There’s a journey,
we all must take one day.
Some people take it early,
and others late.
And when the True Time comes,
you don’t have a say.
All your suffering,
gets taken away.
Some babies,
don’t even live a day.
Their lives,
taken prematurely away.
And when the True Time comes,
you don’t have a say.
Some things in life,
are just unfair.
Old age,
Will never escape the young, that’s for sure!
Disease or disability,
The type you make or the type you catch.
And when the True Time comes,
you don’t have a say.
Life is too short,
everybody says.
You say goodbye,
to a body but not the soul.
It lives on in your heart,
for as long as you live.
Then when my True Time comes,
we’ll be together again.
(c) Daniel Porter 2000