Story Behind The Song

Written for an ex-boyfriend who died just before I tried to look him up again. A tribute to the years together and a wish for his after-life reality.

Song Description

Pop/Folk Ballad with Cello, guitar, drums, bass. No instrumental solo. Subject - death of a friend.

Lyrics

If There Is A Heaven

Looking up at the stars, we were drunk on cheap wine.
We had known each other three hours,
But we had the universe all figured out.
You thought I was a little bit flaky,
And I thought you were a little shaky, but you kissed me anyway.
And I can?t believe you?ve gone to see those stars,
What is it like?
And did we even have a clue
About it all?

CH. And if there is a heaven I hope you?re surrounded by the
souls of animals and scholars.
If reincarnation?s the way to go, I hope
Your new body is healthy and sound.
And if I see you in my dreams, I
Hope that you forgive me,
And it sure would be nice to talk with you again.


Looking back, it was three years of making it all up in our heads.
We had a place of our own, and two cats, a cockatiel,
A chinchilla and a waterbed.
Payin? the bills and goin? to classes,
Saturday comes, we fill our glasses and we talk the night away.
And I?m sorry that I left the way I did,
And I?m sorry I waited so long to look you up,
I never thought it would be too late.

CH. And if there is a heaven I hope you?re surrounded by the
Souls of animals and scholars.
If reincarnation?s the way to go, I hope
Your new body is healthy and sound.
And if I see you in my dreams, I
Hope that you forgive me,
And it sure would be nice to talk with you again
(repeat)
And it sure would be nice to talk with you again.