Click here to listen with RealAudio 3.0Too Young to Be Lonely
Dreaming lonely while you sleep in style Sating pillows give you rest for a while, but then the Morning sun becomes a warning sign and all Day you're gonna have to face your mind and I Watch you closely as you try not to think I see your watery eyes and I sink because i Know you can't forget your misery while you're Broken hearted, you can't let it be And I know it's much to strong to let go You're far too young to be lonely, but much too old not to know Too young to be lonely, too old not to know You're much too young to be so sad This is the only love you've ever had Friends advise you not to reason why People tell you "life is learning to cry", but then you Say you've heard enough and seen your share and you're Feeling nothing, you don't even care, but some... ....times you seem a little out of place Something changes when I look in your face, you don't Seem as solid as you used to be now that You're down and under, you can't see me And I know it's much to strong to let go You're far too young to be lonely, but much too old not to know Too young to be lonely, too old not to know You're much too young to be so sad This is the only love you've ever had Wasting hours waiting for some word Waiting for the phone you never heard, you sit Arms tightly wrapped around your knees, the more Pain you suffer, the harder you squeeze But you know it's much to strong to let go You're far too young to be lonely, but much too old not to know Too young to be lonely, too old not to know You're much too young to be so sad This is the only love you've ever had |
Credits: Vocals: Peter Cross All guitars: "Big Mac" Tim McDonald Bass: Bobby Vega Drums: Burleigh Drummond Recording: Don Digeralamo, at The Record Plant, Sausalito Final Mix: Mark Needham Commentary: This is a tough one to explain. The song was orignally recorded a LONG time ago at the Record Plant with Peter Cross playing bass and drums after he had developed tendonitis. The vocals were great, but the bass and drum tracks were weak. This song marks the very first time that Peter and Tim recorded together. Timmy's guitar work in this song is on the level of Eric Clapton, and completely knocks Peter out every time he hears it. The song is actually quite obscure, and is not about what you might think. It was written about the original guitar player in Magic, David Raeder, who much later went nuts and totally disappeared off the planet. The phone call he's waiting for is from any record company. The phone call never came. Magic broke up, and Peter quit the music business. Many years later, Peter met Timmy, found the Record Plant master tapes, and brought Tim into the Record Plant to finish the song. Timmy finished it. Perfectly. From the point of view of pure songwriting, this one has some neat quirks, like the lyric lines that end on odd words with the music, and the unusual chord progression and resolution into the chorus. |
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