Story Behind The Song

I'm interested in how certain occurences in life take on different meanings as we age. I wrote the song to explore these occurences and experiences.

Song Description

The song follows one man from the age of 12 through his old age as he holds on to his faith for strength.

Lyrics

Come To Me

Seven AM, Sunday morning, gotta go

Stayed up too late on Saturday night

Being twelve is such a joy

Grandma says now, gotta get up, gotta dress

Did you forget that you're an acolyte?

It's kinda like an altar boy

Drivin' down on the boulevard

The light is soft, the pews are hard

The organ plays, the choir starts "Nearer My God To Thee"


Come To Me, bring the little children

Come To Me, when you're young and foolish, come

Hold my hand and I will teach you how to be

The man you'll grow to be, Come To Me


Twenty years old, got my own job, got my own place

Got a gold card, life's a breeze

wrap it up, forget the cost



Forty years old, married two times, that's enough

Breakin' my heart got me on my knees

I was found, now I'm lost

I take a walk down the streets back home

Past the temple and the church of Rome

To the chapel where, upon a stone, is a message plain to see


Come To Me, when you're heavy laden

Come To Me, when you're kicked to pieces, come

And we will sift through all the baggage and debris

Of your philosophy,

Come To Me


My Love is the Answer, you've known all along that it's true

I will always be with you





When I get old, whenever that is, there's a chance

I could hang on and live a century

with proper diet and exercise

But when the time comes, how will I know, how will I go

I don't know, it's a mystery

it's out of sight, a big surprise

Every night when I lay me down

I pray the Lord I may stick around

When it's time to go underground I pray the word will be


Come To Me, good and faithful servant

Come To Me, when it's time to lay it down

When the world of flesh and blood has set you free

From your velocity, Come To Me