Story Behind The Song
A personal story of the gay closet, or coming out on a trip to Europe, then having to go back in the closet when returning home to the Midwest. Part of a concert-length commissioned choral work about what it is like to grow up and live as a gay man in the Midwestern Heartlands.
Song Description
for baritone solo and men's chorus (TTBB) and piano, movement 4 of 19 movements in "Heartlands," words & music by Arthur Durke
| Song Length |
3:41 |
Genre |
Unique - Unclassified, Unique - General |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Language |
English |
Era |
2000 and later |
Lyrics
In high school I dated girls,
I thought I was straight,
No one there was gay.
I went through the motions,
I played the right games,
Still I couldn't love my girl. . . .