I have long talked a big game about doing a FAWM (February Album Writing Month) but typically other distractions and priorities have prevented me from moving forward. Ever the optimist, I decided to take a stab again in 2024.
Today, I’m proud to have written a new song in the span of an hour. is it great? Not quite but it was fun to time box the effort and come out with something kind of singable.
This one’s called, “The First Part of the Morning” It’s all about that first moment of awareness while you’re still lying in bed. Your eyes are still closed but you can already feel that one nostril is stuffy and your throat is dry and sore from a night of restless tossing and turning. You are sick and have to decide in the first hour whether you need to call in to work or school, knowing full well this is the worst you will feel all day.
First Part of the Morning
The first part of the morning
Is the worst part of the day
The first part of the morning
Is the worst part of the day
When you’ve got some viruses
Clogging up your sinuses
It makes you wanna stay right where you lay
All you need is
A little bit of coffee
Stretch yer legs and be on your way
Still the first part of the morning
Is the worst part of the day
The day will only get better
When you get up and move around
But that first part of the morning
Is still the worst part I have found
