Many years ago, Leonard Downing asked me to write lyrics for a Valentine Song for him to play at a Valentines gig. I wrote the lyrics and he wrote the music. He also did a studio recording with a female vocalist, the song was played on East Coast Radio on Valentines day. It was a rather rushed job done in a day or so. The quality of the recording is very poor, I only have the song on a cassette tape, I played the tape and recorded as video on my camera. Anyway it’s good to have some sort of record.
If you want to listen, here it is
And these are the lyrics
BE MY VALENTINE
I can’t offer you tomorrow
But here I am today
On the shifting sands of time
Who knows if we will stay
I can’t offer you the gift of life
For it’s bigger than us both
We can’t bind up our destiny
With a simple oath
I’ve searched the shelves of bookstores
To find some words to claim as mine
But ribbons and cards can’t bind up love
And it flees from every line
All that I ask sincerely is “be my valentine”
If I give you roses
You must hold the thorns
Such is love
So it goes
The rules can’t be ignored
I may give you laughter
I may even share the load
But I can’t see the future past this part of the road
I can take you out to dinner
We can talk low
Wine and dine
Just for this day
Within this hour
This grain of sand in time
All that I ask sincerely
Is “be my valentine”
So hold my hand and walk with me
Right now you’re at my side
In the ebb and flow of who we are
Our spirits ride the tide
I won’t hold you to forever
Or promise joy divine
I can’t look you in the eye
And say that we’ll do fine
All that I ask sincerely
Is “be my valentine”
I have never fell somthing that i have fell after reading this