Story Behind The Song
Written for my wife and first recorded and performed live with The Kenny Clayton Trio.
Song Description
Man has strayed, man has a change of heart and realizes what is really important to him.
| Song Length |
4:53 |
Genre |
Jazz - Lounge, Jazz - Standards |
| Tempo |
Slow (71 - 90) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Relaxed, Content |
Subject |
Making Up, Heartbreak |
| Similar Artists |
Frank Sinatra, Michael Buble |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
Settle Down With You
Words by P.A. Kelly
Verse:
Check your email, darling
I've attached my resignation
I'm resigning from my indecision
And my hesitation
I've left my wild and winsome ways
I'm longing to return to better days
Refrain:
I want to settle down with you
And watch the clouds go rolling by
And I'll stop chasing every thrill
I'll stop catching every eye
And I'll want nothing more than early nights
With dinner and TV
The ecstasy, the dizzy heights
Will come from you and me
I want to catch a different buzz
One that only two can share
I want to find out what it was
That made me end my last affair
I want to find that place deep down inside myself that's pure and true
If anyone can make me want to settle down
It's you
Refrain:
I want to settle down with you
And start my life over again
I'll be with you and only you
Never more the now and then
And I won't carry on with what's-her-name
The way I did last year
I'll be in bed by ten each night
With you, my darling dear
I want to take a different train
One that stops outside your door
I promise not to cause your heart
To have such heartache anymore
I know you'll help me find that place deep down inside myself that's true
If you will only take me back I'll settle down
With you.
© 2007 P.A. Kelly