Story Behind The Song

This is the first song that I ever wrote. Completed within the first 3 months that I first started learning guitar. The basic structure is a simple two chord verse followed by your basic 1/4/5 chorus progression. What I did like about it was discovering the maj7 chord voice that gave it that 70's west coast soft rock flavor. That and the Twilight Zone metaphor for being lost in love.

Lyrics

THE PROMISE (MY WAY BACK HOME)

I KNOW THAT SOMEDAY YOU'LL WAKE UP
AND FIND THAT YOUR WORLD
HAS GONE AND PASSED YOU BY
AND I WON'T BE THERE TO DRY YOUR EYE

YOU DON'T WANNA LOSE ME NOT YET ANYWAY
YOU'VE HARDLY GOT TO KNOW ME
AND NOW YOU'RE THROWING IT ALL AWAY
SOMEDAY YOU'LL LONG FOR YESTERDAY

CH
I CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT YOU I KNOW I'VE TRIED
I CAN'T FIGHT THIS EMPTY FEELING INSIDE
WHEN I'M ALL ALONE IT'S LIKE I'M IN THE TWILIGHT ZONE
AND I CAN'T FIND MY WAY BACK HOME

MY MEMORIES HAVE GOT A HOLD ON ME
AND THEY WON'T SEEM TO LET ME FORGET
AND IF IT TAKES A LIFETIME I WON'T FORGET YOU GIRL
LOOK INTO MY EYES - LOOK IN MY SOUL

CH
I CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT YOU I KNOW I'VE TRIED
I CAN'T FIGHT THIS EMPTY FEELING INSIDE
WHEN I'M ALL ALONE IT'S LIKE I'M IN THE TWILIGHT ZONE
AND I CAN'T FIND MY WAY BACK HOME

BRIDGE
GONNA MAKE A PROMISE TO YOU
WAKE UP FROM YOUR DREAM WORLD OR I WILL BE GONE
TILL THEN I'LL LEAVE THIS PROMISE WITH YOU
AND IN OUR TANGLED WEB OF DECEPTION IT'S THE ONLY EXCEPTION

CH
I CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT YOU I KNOW I'VE TRIED
I CAN'T FIGHT THIS EMPTY FEELING INSIDE
WHEN I'M ALL ALONE IT'S LIKE I'M IN THE TWILIGHT ZONE
AND I CAN'T FIND MY WAY BACK HOME

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