Write Away Magazine Dec 2019
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Colin B Leonard<br />
Guide Me Home<br />
Verse 1<br />
At the time of warm spirits and atmosphere<br />
The smell of pine, of Christmas cheer<br />
I listen to stories which make cruel souls fear<br />
Sing the holiday songs year after year<br />
Yet on the Eve of the day<br />
my memories come clear<br />
One the day of days my longings appear.<br />
Chorus<br />
Those <strong>Dec</strong>ember lights guide me home<br />
To childhood memories I’ve never outgrown<br />
I close my eyes in whichever city I roam<br />
And those <strong>Dec</strong>ember lights guide me home.<br />
Verse 2<br />
Cold skies above a winterland dream<br />
Welcoming smiles greet warmly this scene<br />
With childlike eyes I walk in the snow for<br />
When the lights gather in my heart, I know<br />
Great friends, great parties I’m never alone<br />
For at this time of year<br />
my heart always turns home.<br />
Chorus<br />
Those <strong>Dec</strong>ember lights guide me home<br />
To childhood memories I’ve never outgrown<br />
I close my eyes in whichever city I roam<br />
And those <strong>Dec</strong>ember lights guide me home.<br />
Bridge<br />
My own children will know this yearning<br />
Of egg nog, mince pies, of log fires burning<br />
The Christmas spirit will always be<br />
In the eyes of my children, in the eyes of me.<br />
Chorus<br />
Those <strong>Dec</strong>ember lights guide me home<br />
To childhood memories I’ve never outgrown<br />
I close my eyes in whichever city I roam<br />
And those <strong>Dec</strong>ember lights guide me home.<br />
© Colin B Leonard. The Guild of International<br />
Songwriters and Composers.<br />
I’m afraid the top-line melody for<br />
‘<strong>Dec</strong>ember Lights’ is not down in music, only<br />
in my head. If someone wishes to collaborate<br />
on ‘<strong>Dec</strong>ember Lights’ I will send to them<br />
a poorly sung version, as I have done for ‘I<br />
Love My Guitar.’<br />
I ventured into the world of song writing<br />
when my friend singer/songwriter Joe<br />
Rogerson asked me to write lyrics about the<br />
city of Liverpool. The lyrics were written and<br />
accepted within thirty minutes one workday<br />
afternoon. Since that day I have written over<br />
eighty songs.<br />
Unlike many songwriters, I don’t write<br />
constantly as, in my case, I must wait for the<br />
lyrics and melody to enter my mind. A<br />
songwriter’s retreat would be a waste of time<br />
in my case. Inspiration comes when you don’t<br />
think! (To quote myself.) Having written<br />
several novel’s, I am able to write prose and<br />
sustain a narrative. A lyricist and top-line<br />
architect I may be, a musician I am not. I hire<br />
a professional in order to create in sound<br />
what is in my mind. I mainly write in the<br />
Country genre although, as an example, my<br />
song https://soundcloud.com/user-28472269/<br />
i-love-my-guitar-master-1 could be sung in<br />
any.<br />
The song ‘<strong>Dec</strong>ember Lights Guide Me Home’<br />
I wrote sitting next to a Christmas tree at<br />
home in 2017. I once sent the lyrics to my<br />
friend Joe who commented that he wouldn’t<br />
sing it in a pub as ‘everyone would be in tears.’<br />
I suppose he’s right...<br />
Guild No: 2196687<br />
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