"Dear Andrew"

I wrote a song last night. Well... i guess i finished it last night really. I have been thinking about it for a while now... writing down little lines here and there... in my planner... on napkins... thinking of things in the middle of the night and literally recording my own voice on my cell phone of all things. Well, last night i sat down with my guitar, Rilo (yes she has a name), and finished the song. I'm pretty proud of it. It is inspired obviously by my friend Andy. We used to be very close untill a year or so ago when he started to make some poor decisions and just kinda dissapeard. I know it breaks his families hearts... and it breaks mine as well. This song is just a way for me to express that. The sadness that is there... the hope that he will come around... and the love that we all have for him, regardless of what he has done. But most important, that the LORD loves him regardless. So... here it is.

I always loved you

So does He.

I always loved you

So come home please.

We need your laughter

We need your smile.

I always loved you

Its been a while.

Chorus:

Dear Andrew. Dear Andrew.

Don't you know that i miss you?

Don't you know that your momma cries?

Don't you know he delights in you?

Dear Andrew. Dear Andrew.

Remember the time

We drove into the dawn?

Remember the time

We made robots on your front lawn?

Or when we were dancing

To music no one could hear?

Remember the time

We pretended not to fear?

(Chorus)

Bridge: (2xs)

Wasted away

All those years.

Nothing to say

Hold back tears.

Whatever you've done

I'll always feel the same.

Whatever you've done

My feelings will not change.

So why not come home

Our arms are open wide.

Whatever you've done

Dry the tears from your eyes.

(Chorus)

I always loved you

So come home please.