It is hard to completely redo the song because it is about and for a particular person and a particular situation. The way it is told of course could change but the actual story and how it happened are just that, actual facts.
I handed David a lyric sheet and he took it to put music to it. He said he would sing it for me. We have not actually sat down together in person, on the phone or computer and worked on the song. When I pretty much gave up on him coming through with anything, after repeated times of not following through on what he said he would do, I decided to go another route and just get it done, as our friend it was written for has been waiting a year for it. ( totally unacceptable in my eyes) I felt the lyrics could be better and did some rewriting on them. Made them more "conversational" :)
Then of course David calls and really really likes how it has turned out. (his melody and my old lyrics) He almost begs me to listen to it first. So then my dilemma arose. I like my new version better, but that is why I wondered if I could do both of them. My lyrics with two different co writers, second set of lyrics is different but does have a lot of the old still in it.
David said the only thing he changed with my original lyrics was to add a The, Then etc,. and he took out one line. I have not heard his version yet. We are scheduled to meet tomorrow at 3:30 so I can hear what he has done and decide what if anything we are going to do with it. If he had been any part or written even one word of the lyrics I started with and rewrote, I know that he would be considered a co writer on both, but he knew nothing about the lyrics until I handed him the lyric sheet I had written
I just want to do what is right and get something I can send our friend like he was promised. Our friend in the last 3 years has had a wife that committed suicide and then he got cancer and went through the treatment process. I want him to have his song.
I thought about showing David the rewritten version but I don't know if he can fit his melody to it and I don't want to waste any more time. I don't mind sharing with anyone but I also don't want to do anything that isn't on the up and up.
Thanks again, you have helped as usual.
Peggy
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