I always admired the immediacy of the Production and Performance of Landon Pigg's Falling In Love At A Coffee Shop and so, when I wrote a song that I thought might work with that kind of treatment, I worked with my arranger, Charles Harnach, and this is the result.

Forty Four Years

Recorded 35 years ago ..... in tribute.
     Missing John 
    Words and Music by Terry McManus c 1986, 1997,1998,2000 
Verse 
Driving home from work 
Stranded in my car 
Me and all these other folks 
Surprised how old we are 
Up and down the dial 
Strangers singing songs 
Had enough reach to turn it off 
Then your song comes on....and I think 

Chorus 
So good to hear you now 
Seems so long 
Growing older every day 
Missing John 
Verse 2 
The kid's are still alright 
They're doin what kid's do 
Rock n Roll never will grow old 
To kids it's always new 
But every now and then 
I need to look around 
I need a song that will help me think 
But they're not easily found.......and I wish 
Chorus 
So good to hear you now 
Singing that song 
Me and half the world 
Missing John 
Bridge 
The world is just the same 
It's still a crazy place 
Short on dreamers long on fools 
I don't see how we'll ever win the human race 
So what'll we do 
Verse 3 
Everything's been said 
But still there's more to say 
Later in the evening 
There goes another day 
But even more than that 
There goes another year 
Seems so long and we miss you John 
Wishing you were here.....and we dream 
Chorus 
So good to hear you now 
Coming on strong 
Life is what it is 
Missing John

MIssing John

They Were Singing Mr Blue.

Out Vancouver Way

High Ground 1972

I wrote this song in 1984 for my year old daughter Johanna. I recorded it in August 2014 along with cassette tape excerpts I had made of her when she was 18 months old. On September 19, 2014 this was the song that we danced to for  the "Father Daughter" dance at her wedding. It was a beautiful time in a wonderful night. 

Johanna's Song

Welcome to the 70's. Sounding like it is from a different time, written 20 years ago and recorded this year! If Only is a continuation of my attempt to put a catalog of my songs together! I wrote, sang and Produced with lots of help from a great arranger on Airgigs.com Mixed at home on my Cakewalk DAW.

If Only

Leonard Cohen influenced song. Charles Harnach, Birmingham Alabama, arranger. Ian Smith, London UK Clarinet.

If there's a life you want to live
If there's some love you need to give
Then go, don't be slow
If there's a dream that's in your heart
And if you need a brand new start
Then fly, don't be shy

 Time is our companion
But time is not our friend
And this is what you learn
When you reach the end

 Here is here, gone is gone
LIve your life
Don't wait too long
Here is here, gone is gone

 If there's someplace you want to see
If there's someone you want to be
Then go, don't be slow
If "someday" is your favorite plan
And one day, you will, (if you can)
Just fly, don't be shy

Time is our companion
But time is not our friend
And this is what you learn
When you reach the end

 Here is here, gone is gone
LIve your life
Don't wait too long
Here is here, gone is gone

 So much life to taste
How much will you waste?

 Instrumental

Time is our companion
But time is not our friend
And this is what you learn
When you reach the end

 Here is here, gone is gone
LIve your life
Don't wait too long
Here is here, gone is gone

Here is here, gone is gone
LIve your dreams
And sing your songs
Here is here, gone is gone

Here is Here Gone is Gone

Ballad in the style of Nat King Cole, Johnny Mathis

The World Don't Care FULL MIX(1)

Kind of a Paul Simon tune... very 70's.
DEAR FRIEND
Dear Friend
How I’d love to talk to you again
Just a little call
A quick hello that’s all
Something to cheer up this day I’m in

Dear Friend 
What an easy hour we could spend
Let the world go by
Laugh until we cry
Talk about the days of way back when

This crazy world keeps changing
There’s something different every day
Dreams go here
Life goes there
Then the time just slips away
              
Dear Friend
It seems that even good things have to end
And though we are apart
You’re still in my heart
And always will be
Till’ we meet again
Dear Friend
My Dear Friend

Terry McManus

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