I texted my childhood sweetheart on Facebook after 40 years & told her I have loved twice in my life & am with neither woman today. She was my first love & my last love had recently gone away. I texted her "First Love, Last Love" & also told her "First love, Last Love" would be a great song TITLE. I was gonna work on it immediately. I kicked it around in my head for a week & finally picked up the guitar & worked out the HOOK. Originally it was my personal story about 2 loves lost. The early versions were too personal & painful to write. But I tried, & was almost ready to give up on the song as I felt it was just me healing. In fact, the first tag line I wrote originally went "Sometimes baby love AIN'T meant to be". But I didn't want a break up song, or a love lost song. There's enough of those. Instinctively I began to write about how love should be & could be. Plus I thought when someone hears this TITLE they are gonna want it to be about a first love that is also their last love. A love that lasts. I think deep down we all want to believe that. So the TITLE called that out for me to change the direction of the song, & I listened. So I wrote about how I feel love is meant to be. Hopefully I have captured that for others in their search for love as well. I may not be with my "First Love" or for that matter, my "Last Love", but I got a helluva song out of it....
As the Artist & Writer on this should I release this myself or pitch it.
Hi Marilyn,
Thank you for hearing the final product & expressing your thoughts. Yes it was a delicate balance between imagery & real-life.
September 27, 2019
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First Love, Last Love
© 2019 Steve Altonian
Moonlight dances upon your hair
Your eyes light up the sky
I slip your hand inside of mine
You hold me tight and smile a little smile
I feel your heart beating underneath my skin
I kiss your tender lips and whisper in your ear
First love, last love
Sharing dreams and memories
First love, last love
Sometimes baby, love is meant to be
I’ve come to call you my best friend
You’re a candle to my soul
A yellow rose in the desert snow
I have grown from the seeds you’ve sown
Girl you know me a bit better than myself
You gently show me exactly who I am
First love, last love
Sharing dreams and memories
First love, last love
Sometimes baby, love is meant to be
BRIDGE
Still can taste that first kiss
It gets sweeter and sweeter all the time
You’re my favorite song
My love keeps burning strong…….for you
First love, last love
Sharing dreams and memories
First love, last love
Sometimes baby, love is meant to be
Sometimes baby, love is meant to be...
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Wow, Steve, this is a beautiful song and you’ve captured the feeling well. Kudos on a job well done and at keeping at this one. It is well written in my opinion and love the imagery you use. Love your song.
September 21, 2019
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Hi Marilyn,
Thank you for hearing the final product & expressing your thoughts. Yes it was a delicate balance between imagery & real-life.
September 27, 2019
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Marilyn Oakley
Wow, Steve, this is a beautiful song and you’ve captured the feeling well. Kudos on a job well done and at keeping at this one. It is well written in my opinion and love the imagery you use. Love your song.
September 21, 2019
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