PeterJStein Sings: MY MUSIC CLIPS

• MP3 short clip, hi-fi play (broadband)

This song was born, as often happens, while I was struggling with a less novel song, and this one took full bloom within 3 days and nights.  Remarkably, within that three days, I found myself in Mike Eusanio's basement, in a perfect home recording studio, with audio engineer, Jesse Schubert, at the controls.  After a few awkward moments, and a couple of necessary mis-starts, the tape rolled, and Jesse somehow mixed and completed guitar and vocal tracks (including a whistle track in the intro!). A personal Folkstein ballad has been delivered, with an APGAR score of 10!  There are some fixes needed here and there, and possibly more instruments to be weaved in; but within this short time, here are 2 clips of a raw version of a song that tells the story of a broken-hearted six year-old boy.  Life's pain and disappointments start early, and I thank heaven that Mike has resumed the work that he loves, that, in turn, allows me to recapture and express an avenue of lost love.....................pjstein

I Wish That You Never Had Gone

by Peter J Stein (January, 2010)

intro – Dm7 G7  Dm7 G  Dm7  G C…F…C

verse 1  F                         C        

The last time I saw you, you were in pigtails,

                   Dm7       G             C…F…C

We were children playing a game,

    F                                 C

You stood behind me, pretending to find me,

                    Dm7         G7            C…F…C

 This young boy was never the same.

verse 2   F                                             C

Your hand touched me lightly, which told me you liked me,

               Dm7                G7            C…F…C

And my heart started singing this song, then

  F                                    C

You left for Boston, and I soon felt lost and,

           Dm7                 G               C…F…C

How I wish that you never had gone.

chorus 1

  Am                G                 F         Am    G       F

Without your love I am nothing, I am barely alive,

 Am   G          F           Am     G              F

I’m facing oblivion, I need you to survive!

 

INSTRUMENTAL (VERSE)

chorus 2 

  Am  G               F      Am G                  F

This life we’re living, Is all  that  we know, 

Am   G             F                        Am                G             F

We capture a moment of time,  then we’ve got to let go

verse 3  F                               C

The last time I saw you, I didn’t have to call you,

                    Dm7            G          C

We were children just playing along,

    F                                     C

You stood behind me, pretending to find me,

                    Dm7               G               C

How your touch was so gentle and strong,

                   Dm7            G               C

How your face was so lovely and warm ,

            Dm7                G              Am

How I wish that you never had gone

             Dm7              G              Dm7        G

How I wish that you never, I know it’s forever

            Dm7               G                 C...F…C

How I wish that you never had  gone  (instrumental –  verse with Dm7-G 3x,  end C)