My friends Bob and Etta Britt have faced cancer this year but not let it come between them. For Bob’s birthday, 
Etta wrote a song. “Grow Old with You.” The note and link is below. Etta wrote…
Etta wrote a song. “Grow Old with You.” The note and link is below. Etta wrote…
Happy Birthday to my sweet sweet husband!!
Late last night, we snuggled in with a glass of whiskey and watched an episode of “Justified”. When it was over I looked at the clock and it was 12:30am..Bob’s birthday! I asked him if I could give him his birthday gift at that moment. I thought it would be nicer to give it to him last night when it was dark and quiet and private instead of today with cars going by, sirens and dogs barking.. Of course he said yes.
I had him set up his bluetooth speaker and open his computer. I handed him a little box with a thumb drive in it along with a lyric sheet.. His gift was a song I wrote, just for him.
I’d like to share it with you but first tell you how it came to be, if that’s ok:
When Bob was diagnosed with his cancer, I was very open with you about how scared I was. My fear was of losing him. Not having him here with me in a year or two. The thought of us not growing old together broke my heart..
After settling in with the news and with great guidance from dear friends to hold on to my faith, I decided I wanted to write him a song and give it to him for his birthday. I called on my dear friends, Danny Flowers and Kevin McKendree to help me write it. I told them I knew what I wanted to say but not sure how to say.
What I was certain of was they were the only people I wanted to write this song with. We set a date for May 13th.. At first, I thought I wanted it to be a ballad but when we got together, I realized that over the past couple of months, I have only wanted uplifting music and people to be around me so I told them to let’s make it fun and not sappy. Danny started playing a cool riff and Kevin quickly joined him and I started singing. A couple hours later we had “Grow Old With You”.. I originally had written “I WANNA grow old with you” but Kevin suggested I say “I’m GONNA grow old with you”. It was the perfect change from hope to certainty.
I asked Kevin if it was possible to record it and have it by today. He had it booked within thirty minutes. He called on Derrek C Phillips and Anton Nesbitt to come play with him and Danny. We went to Kevin’s studio Sunday and this is our creation..Thank you sweet men for your love and talent on this song..
A song about our future years from now. A song of the certainty of growing old together. A song about a song..our song. Just click the title below to take a listen. I hope you like it and I invite you to share it with the one you love.
Late last night, we snuggled in with a glass of whiskey and watched an episode of “Justified”. When it was over I looked at the clock and it was 12:30am..Bob’s birthday! I asked him if I could give him his birthday gift at that moment. I thought it would be nicer to give it to him last night when it was dark and quiet and private instead of today with cars going by, sirens and dogs barking.. Of course he said yes.
I had him set up his bluetooth speaker and open his computer. I handed him a little box with a thumb drive in it along with a lyric sheet.. His gift was a song I wrote, just for him.
I’d like to share it with you but first tell you how it came to be, if that’s ok:
When Bob was diagnosed with his cancer, I was very open with you about how scared I was. My fear was of losing him. Not having him here with me in a year or two. The thought of us not growing old together broke my heart..
After settling in with the news and with great guidance from dear friends to hold on to my faith, I decided I wanted to write him a song and give it to him for his birthday. I called on my dear friends, Danny Flowers and Kevin McKendree to help me write it. I told them I knew what I wanted to say but not sure how to say.
What I was certain of was they were the only people I wanted to write this song with. We set a date for May 13th.. At first, I thought I wanted it to be a ballad but when we got together, I realized that over the past couple of months, I have only wanted uplifting music and people to be around me so I told them to let’s make it fun and not sappy. Danny started playing a cool riff and Kevin quickly joined him and I started singing. A couple hours later we had “Grow Old With You”.. I originally had written “I WANNA grow old with you” but Kevin suggested I say “I’m GONNA grow old with you”. It was the perfect change from hope to certainty.
I asked Kevin if it was possible to record it and have it by today. He had it booked within thirty minutes. He called on Derrek C Phillips and Anton Nesbitt to come play with him and Danny. We went to Kevin’s studio Sunday and this is our creation..Thank you sweet men for your love and talent on this song..
A song about our future years from now. A song of the certainty of growing old together. A song about a song..our song. Just click the title below to take a listen. I hope you like it and I invite you to share it with the one you love.
(Click link below to hear the song…)
