Fly In Amber

Story Behind The Song

I wrote this song when my daughter went away to college...bitter sweet.

Song Description

60's type folk song.

Song Length 2:58 Genre Folk - General
Tempo Medium Slow (91 - 110) Lead Vocal Female Vocal
Mood Tranquil Subject General, Relationship
Similar Artists Joni Mitchell Language English
Era 1960 - 1969

Lyrics

Summer breeze caress so gently,
Soft and warm as a baby's sigh.
Smells like rain, feels like summer,
I hear goodbyes in the distant thunder.

It's hard to let go, it's harder to hold on,
Fearing what's ahead, longing for what is gone.
Like a fly in amber, captured in time.

My life's an open door.
People come and people go.
I see starlight in your eyes.
In your arms I'm home.

Yesterday, seemed so timeless, tomorrow just a promise to come.
It's come and gone now, we've learned to mind less,
The bumps in the road, the songs left unsung.

My life's an open door.
People come and people go.
I see starlight in your eyes.
In your arms I'm home.

Lyrics Robin O'Herin Music Robin O'Herin
Producer Robin O'Herin Publisher Robin O'Herin
Performance Robin O'Herin Label Cooked Goose Productions

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