Childs Play

[The Gobi Desert Canoe Club]

Every so often the memory slips back to when I was child, the age of innocence. Long before girls were an object of sexual attraction but just friends to play childhood games with. Hope you enjoy.
The Gobi Desert Canoe Club (Willie)

Fender Tim Armstrong Electro Acoustic, Fender Precision Bass, Aria Fullerton Mk2. Pads GarageBand.

The water was cold
As we stepped from the bank
Under the blue skies above
And never once did we speak of romance
And never once spoke of love

But I hear your laugh on the wind
And see your face in the clouds
And now and then I could swear it was you
Hiding away in the crowd

But then we grew up
Put our child toys away
And we never even said our goodbyes
Innocence fled, naivety ran
But I still see the colour of your eyes

But I hear your laugh on the wind
And see your face on the clouds
And now and then I could swear it was you
Hiding away in the crowd

Instrumental

But I hear your laugh on the wind
And see your face on the clouds
And now and then I could swear it was you
Hiding away in the crowd

The fun we had then
Comes back now and then clearer than yesterday
The blue skies have gone
And the sun that had shone
In my eyes has faded away

Outro

[hardlock]

Very nice song! Love the mood and those harmonies are as smooth as glass. Well done!

[StephenM]

Wonderful melancholic greatness.  The musical and lyrical expressions of this cherished memory are exquisite!

[Mike_S]

That's a great tune Willie. There's a deep reflective vibe going on here and it's a powerful melody. I do love that haunting backing vocal.

Mike

[danthecoat]

This is great.

It really nails the feeling of nostalgia

Great work 

[Rene Asologuitar]

Hi Willie,
Very nice love song!
Love in the sense of real friendship!
Lovely lyrics and melody.
I like this recording.
Well done.
Rene

[Ted]

Lovely song.

I'd love to hear this with those pads tamed a bit – perhaps dropped out entirely during the verses. That would put more focus and intimacy on the vocals.

[Zoltan]

That vocal sound. That production. This is quite majestic piece of strong emotions. I was slightly worried about the time signature. I thought this might have a feel of being forced into shape, but no worries. Gobi delivers.

I think the magic might fade away in a 200bmp fest, but what do i know

Great stuff!

[Farrell Jackson]

A very cool song and subject Willie! It captures those childhood memories so well. Great vocals and production. The 3/4 timing flows along smoothly. So smoothly, I had to count it because my ears were hearing a 4/4 vibe. Nicely done!

[cuthbert]

Sorry, I'm getting to this terribly late. But I got pulled right in by your soaring lead guitar, plenty of strummy goodness, and the wistful look back to childhood in your lyrics. I do love a sad song done well, as this is.