#142 - "When I'm Grown"

This is a rough demo for a song that I wrote for the music students of my friend Michael Durham at the Louisiana School for the Visually Impaired to use for a recording project.  I'm excited to hear what they do with this piece. When I get the recording, I will post it here for comparison.

Lyrics:
"When I'm Grown"
By Samuel Stokes

INTRO:
B  F#m | B F#m | B  F#m | B F#m |


V. 1
     B                    F#m      |B            F#m        |
They told me I would understand someday when I become a man.
        B                   F#m                | B                   F#m |
But the time has come and I still don't know the things I should know.
B            F#m             |B              F#m          |
Someday if I really try, I'll understand the reasons why
   B                F#m          |B         F#m  |
We do the things we do and go the places we go.

G        E7                  |G                 E7         |
 Maybe I missed the boat, and now I'm trying to stay afloat.
G             E7      | G       F#      |B  F#m | B F#m | B  F#m | B F#m |
Maybe I won't be alone, someday when I'm grown.


V. 2
  B                         F#m           |B             F#m            |
I thought that things would be so clear if I just aged a few more years.
B               F#m             |B                  F#m  |
Now I know that no one knows the things they should know.
B           F#m           |B            F#m        |
Lost at sea without a map, all a staggering mishap.
B               F#m            |B             F#m  |
Going where the winds of fate decided to blow.

G        E7                  |G                 E7         |
 Maybe I missed the boat, and now I'm trying to stay afloat.
G             E7      | G       F#      |B  F#m | B F#m | B  F#m | B F#m |
Maybe I won't be alone, someday when I'm grown. (begin improv solo)

(continue improv solo - B Mixolydian)
B  F#m | B F#m | B  F#m | B F#m |

G        E7                  |G                 E7         |
 Maybe I missed the boat, and now I'm trying to stay afloat.
G             E7      | G       F#      |B  F#m | B F#m | B  F#m ||: B F#m :||(fade)
Maybe I won't be alone, someday when I'm grown.