Song For the End Of the Day

[chip withrow]

I'm back in business as far as recording gear goes - just downloaded the new Mixcraft by Acoustica. It's what I had on the computer that died a couple months back. But this is three updates later, and so far it looks pretty cool.
So I took a simple piano/vocal song I did a while back and added some subtle effects to it - experimented with some different things, and then decided to dial it back a bit to something that still sounds live, but sweeter.
It's a lullaby - I've probably written a half dozen of these for my daughter over the years. But this is also about how she's growing up (she will be 9 next week), and it made me feel all mushy and sentimental to hear it again.

Song For the End Of the Day

Here's a song for the end of the day
so easy to sing and to play
Another song to sing you to sleep
hope you're never too old for songs like these

Here's a song for the end of the day
as you drift off, I sing you away
Sounds like the others, it's true
but I could never write too many of these songs for you

Here's a song for the end of the day
so easy to sing and to play
hope you tuck this memory away
and share it with your own kids someday

[Bluesberry]

simply beautiful Chip.  Great song.  Kinda reminds me of Wilco's "My Darling" from the great Summerteeth album.

[SE]

Cool lullaby, and an excellent listen and I.m sure she will share it one day.

[lectric]

Great songcrafting. Love those chord changes.  Nice vox and piana also.

[Oldrottenhead]

hope you're never too old for songs like these

wow that line really hit home for me i have two girls one at 15 and the other 8, strange names for girls i know. but i have written songs for them, the wee one still loves songs i wrote her as a toddler, the older one gets embarressed now lol.

anyway i digress love the song and the sentiment of it. magic.

[Kenneth]

great little tune, love the whole atmosphere and spirit of the song.

Nice!

[cuthbert]

Very nice, chip - I got a bit of later-Harry Nilsson vibe from it, very spare and poignant.

[Donna D]

This is really pretty, Chip.  Definitely has a lovely lulling effect. 

Donna

[Facemask93]

What a lovely song , i wish i had done songs for my kids , well done

[danieldesete]

Loved it, everything sounds so true.