A sweet, reminiscent tune that pulls at heartstrings using loving acoustic guitar, strings, strings, and drums.
Track details
| Track ID number: | 17024 |
|---|---|
| Genres: | Vocal Country Music -- Vocal Ballads -- Country & Bluegrass |
| Moods/Emotions: | Melancholic / Nostalgic / Wistful -- Homey / Cozy / Wholesome -- Loving / Romantic / Tender -- Passionate / Emotional / Melodramatic -- Sweet / Pretty / Adorable / Innocent |
| Suggested Production Types: | Charity / PSA / Community -- Drama / Personal stories -- Family / Light Entertainment -- Love Story / Romance |
| Prominent Instruments: | Bass (Electric) -- Drums (Drum Kit) -- Guitar (Acoustic) -- Guitar (Electric) -- Piano (Acoustic) -- Vocals (Female) / Singing with Lyrics |
| Keywords / Hints: | sentimental, mother, son, growth, school, sincere, heartfelt, proud |
| Tempo feel: | Slow |
| Tempo Beats Per Minute: | 72 |
| Artist: | Dave Tough Band |
| Composer: | Dave Tough |
| Publisher: | Tough Daddy Publishing (BMI) |
| SRCO (Sound Recording Copyright Owner): | Dave Tough |
| PRO / Non-PRO Track? | PRO (What's this?) |
| WAV file bit depth: | CD-quality / 16-bit (What's this?) |
| Stem files available for this track: | No |
| Lyrics: | The moment he was born I held him in my arms And fell in love when he looked up at me Barely three years old He'd crawl into my bed And I'd dry his tears from a scary dream Lunch box in hand, he climbed up on that bus Heading off to first grade, looking so grown up The day had finally come To send him on his way Tears of sadness - tears of joy No words can describe The way I felt inside He'll always be My little boy In sixth grade he got glasses And braces on his teeth Saved up for his first guitar and pitched for little league He passed driver's ed And when he turned 16 Worked hard at his first job and aced his ACTs When I took him to college, he hugged me ‘goodbye' I saw the last eighteen years, flash before my eyes The day had finally come To send him on his way Tears of sadness - tears of joy No words can describe The way I felt inside He'll always be My little boy Dressed in black ‘n white A tall and handsome man Our family and our friends are gathered ‘round He kisses the bride They cut the cake, we throw the rice Their lives have just begun I'm so proud that he's my son The day has finally come To send him on his way Tears of sadness - tears of joy No words can describe The way I feel inside He'll always be My little boy Written by Dave Tough & Jan Linville |
| Album containing this track: | (None) |
Dave Tough Band
Dave Tough is a Nashville-based producer, engineer, songwriter and music industry educator. He has written and produced several songs for major motion pictures and television. Most recently in 2012 he had 9 placements in the television show "Hart of Dixie" and had over 10 placements in the CW television series "Remodeled". In 2011, his song "Falling" was featured in Seth Rogen's "Observe and Report" . Other songs have been featured in training films and commercials, including a Pantene shampoo ad series.
Dave has had cuts with several independent and label country and pop artists (and is an active voting member of the The Recording Academy (Grammy Awards). He is a member of the duo "Xavier & Ophelia" with co-creator DeAnna Moore.
As a songwriter Dave has been a top finalist in many songwriting contests and he won the Grand Prize Country Category in the 2009 John Lennon Songwriting Contest.
As an engineer and producer, Dave has produced, engineered demos and master recordings for hundreds of artists worldwide over the internet.
Dr. Tough is an audio professor at Belmont University in Nashville, TN teaching audio recording and studio production. He has worked and studied under engineering names such as Bruce Swedien and Neil Citron. He has worked on the business side of the industry for Capitol Records, Warner Chappell Music, BMG Music Publishing and Capitol/EMI.
As an solo artist, Tough has released two solo albums Gravity Always Wins (2005) and I'm Right Here (1999). Tough has been recording and songwriting educator at UCLA, Cal Poly University, the University of North Alabama and most recently, Belmont University's Mike Curb College.
Dave Tough shares his namesake with the famous jazz drummer (Tough's great uncle) who played with the likes of Woody Herman, Benny Goodman and Tommy Dorsey.
Said Dave: "I enjoy making a living making music as there is something always new to learn. If you know one instrument, you can learn another. If you know how to engineer one style, you can always learn another. My main question I ask myself when writing and making music is "what gives you goosebumps". The mechanics of songwriting and engineering can get quite technical, however at the end of the day its what makes you feel something."