Véro on our wedding day listening to the song I wrote
There’s really only one girl for me and it’s my smoking hot wife Véro!
Inspired by Daniel Lanois’ Rocky World, I set out to write a song that I could sing to her on our wedding day. Throughout the years I had attempted to write a song that encapsulated everything I feel about her, but it’s kind of hard to do that in a 4 minute song. But here was my attempt and I think it came out pretty good.
Of course, the joke of the song is that 98% of the song is in English but I managed to sneak in a really great line in French about her. Mike helped me with that line.
I can’t recall the specifics at this moment, but I know we recorded this tune mainly in the Red Room (aka Troy’s music studio). I also remember that while I’m not that great at lead guitar, I had the idea of just sticking with the simple melody so I figured I could handle that instead of relying on Troy.
Recording Notes
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Lyrics
Since I was a boy
Playing with all of my toys
I often wondered of this world
What it’d be like
When i took a wife
Been thinking of a girl like you
Elle vient du grand Nord
Avec un Crisse du beau corps
From the second best town in this land
Head like a mule
Eyes shining like jewels
Been thinking of a girl like you
She learns patience from a man
Who lays bricks with his hands
Shelter for family and friends
She loves laughing out loud
Pumping fists in a crowd
Been thinking of a girl like you
Isn’t life magical?
Isn’t life musical?
You make me smile all the time
You make it easy to rhyme
You make me want to sing every day
She keeps me in line
A gentleman fine
A better person, I’ll become
And I’d do the same
No one else to blame
Been thinking of a girl like you
Now I am a man
Gone are all of my plans
I wouldn’t sell it for the world
Oh what a beautiful night
Standing here with my wife
Been thinking of a girl like you
Been thinking of a girl like you
Been thinking of a girl like you
Oh what a beautiful life
To walk through with my wife
Been thinking of a girl like you
Been thinking of a girl like you
Been thinking of a girl like you