Always a pleasure to hear and know you are making music. Love the bass line and piano run down together around 1.15 and 1.25. Did you and Bruce have a little smile at each other when you came up with that idea? Fab vocals, harmonies and some nifty guitar work.

This should be a hit,m send it to Mumsnet and they might adopt it as their anthem! 👍

Really strong songwriting, kind of a parental guidance, but works for anyone in life really . . . so well done ! !

lyrics that reveal a caring person who is very observant

Beautifully written lyrics, raising an "overachiever" can be as daunting as raising one not as motivated.   The melody is beguiling and as I listen again, this is a beautiful and thoughtful song.

Thanks to @Jambrains for the fantastic guitar work and as always to the fab Bruce on bass!

My heart is breaking as I look at your face
Expectations, soured in the race
For perfection that shouldn't be attainable yet
But that’s what you seek so read failure instead

And you are perfect in every way that's right
You’re strong and you’re driven, a big ball of fight
You’ll pick yourself up and show us your might
And these days will be small against all in your sights

Today loomed large in your life
The hope of achieving a little respite
From uncertainty, that gets to sit with you a little more
You'll remember these days as stepping stones

And you are perfect in every way that's right
You’re strong and you’re driven, a big ball of fight
You’ll pick yourself up and show us your might
And these days will be small against all in your sights

I can’t banish the demons by holding you tight
But I’ll be the light in the dark of your night
It's the hardest part of letting go
Knowing that I can't control
The things that make you cry, but I'll still try

And you are perfect in every way that's right
You’re strong and you’re driven, a big ball of fight
You’ll pick yourself up and show us your might
And these days will be small against all in your sights

Stepping Stones

All songs on channel are original and copyright of Karen O'Mahony (c). 

You'll find me also here in my collaboration project with Johan Alm https://soundcloud.com/ashesfordreams

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