Love Songs: A tribute to February 14th

Don’t you just love a good love song?  I mentioned on Facebook recently that I really enjoyed ‘Country Strong’ mainly because of the music. 

I’m not up to date on the latest heart throbs and all that happens in Hollywood, so maybe Garret Hedlund isn’t new to most of you, but he was new to me.  Boy, can that guy sing a good love song.  He had two in this movie, ‘Give In To Me’ and ‘Timing Is Everything’.  He is so seductive in that dirty cowboy kind of way. 

It got me thinking about my favorite love songs over the years….from my early teen years when Elvis was king of my heart through the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s when there are too many to even remember.  Memorable moments include Chris Kristofferson and Rita Coolidge sharing a mic live on stage, singing ‘Lost Inside of You’ ….wow!  Celine Dion singing ‘My Heart Will Go On’, ‘The Way We Were’ from Barbra Streisand, ‘I Will Always Love You’ Whitney Houston/The Body Guard and on, and on, and on.

Our favorite love songs date us of course.  What I love and what my Mom loved and what the generation behind us loves doesn’t even cross paths.  Not to say we can’t enjoy those early songs or later ones…but there is something about hearing one of your favorites, and the memories it evokes; first kisses, first love, special places. 

Either I’m a big softy, or am getting old, or maybe both , not sure which… but I really do love a good love song.  Below are the words to one of the two from the movie.  The words are good…but set to music is even better.  Spend the 99¢ and buy it off the internet.  Make sure you get the one with Garrett singing it…nothing better.  If you’re in the mood, get the second one, “Give In To Me”….sung by Garrett and Leighton Meester….not Faith Hill (Faith is great, I love her, but you gotta hear this song sung by Garrett and Leighton).

Happy memories……

Timing is Everything, sung by Garrett Hedlund in “Country Strong”

When the stars line up,

And you catch a good breath,

People think you’re lucky,

But you know it’s grace,

It can happen so fast, or a little bit late,

Timing is everything.

You know I’ve had close calls,

When it could have been me,

I was young when I learned just how fragile life could be.

I lost friends of mine,

I guess it wasn’t my time,

Timing is everything.

And I could have been a child that God took home,

I would have been one more unfinished song,

And when it seems a ride is hard to find,

That’s when one comes along, just in time.

Well I remember that day,

When our eyes first met,

You ran into the building to get out of the rain cause you were soaking wet,

And as I held the door,

You wanted to know my name,

Timing is everything.

I could have been another minute late,

And you never would have crossed my path that day,

When it seems true love is hard to find,

That’s when love comes along, just in time.

You can call it fate, or destiny,

Sometimes it really seems like it’s a mystery,

Cause you can be hurt by love,

Or healed by the same,

Timing is everything.

And it can happen so fast, or a little bit late,

Timing is everything.