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Taking It All In Stride
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I wrote this song for my son, Alex, when he was five or six years old. It has been one of my favorites all these years!
singer songwriter acoustic beatles music florida new york love songs writer college performer larry whitler robin macblane
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I am a solo singer/songwriter. My music is mostly soft although my songs could easily be performed in mostly any style.
For me, it's all about the song. That mysteriously magical thing that happens when a lyric is married to a melody. The writing process is invigorating and exciting while simultaneously being exasperating and difficult. It is that moment when music is being composed and a lyric is being written when I am truly the "artist at his easel." The creative process continues when the song is brought into the studio to be recorded because, as in writing, the production and arrangement processes also have their own sets of challenges. Those challenges are always dictated by the song itself and the task at hand at that moment is to be true to the song and carefully craft a recording that reflects what the song is about. Part three, for me, is to then take that song and perform it. It is the purest form of displaying this work of art called a song and is the only place where the magic of the creation is reflected back to me from a room full of interested listeners. And at that moment it is only as magical as the audience makes me believe it is. My CDs are all available on CDBaby.com.
Song Info
Genre
Pop Indie Pop
Charts
Peak #305
Peak in subgenre #40
Author
Words and Music by Larry Whitler
Rights
2004 Quill And Keyboard Music Publishing
Uploaded
January 06, 2004
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MP3 3.1 MB 128 kbps 3:20
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Alex my Son Look at the Sky Constantly changing From day to night Some days it rains Some days it shines So are the ways In the course of a lifetime Alex my Friend Look at the Sea Rising and falling predictably Sometimes it's low Sometimes it's high So are the ways In the course of a lifetime Taking it all in stride You'll find Is the easiest way To live this Life Sometimes I've fallen But I always survive Taking it all in stride Alex my Child Feel never alone For you like your Father Have a Guardian Soul Sometimes she'll whisper At the strangest of times Never forget her Through the course of your lifetime Some Men are fools Some Men are blind Their ills are contagious So keep it in mind Be true to your Heart Live one day at a time The secrets are simple In the course of a lifetime Taking it all in stride You'll find Is the easiest way To live this Life Sometimes I've fallen But I always survive Taking it all in stride Taking it all in stride You'll find Is the easiest way To live this Life Sometimes I've fallen But I always survive Taking it all in stride
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