Story Behind The Song

I had the title and the last line. I also knew there'd be no last chorus....all Deanie and I had to do was write the song up to the end we already had ! It took us a while to tweak it to where we had what we thought was a tight storyline with the emotiona

Song Description

A story song about how lives can be changed in an instant.

Lyrics

Jenny?s hands shook as she dialed the phone
Wondering if her boyfriend Jim was home
She didn?t really want to make this call
The drinks at his party made everything change
He didn?t know she was 3 weeks late
Her voice broke as she began to talk
(She said)

CHORUS :
I don?t know how to tell you
Maybe you?d better just sit down
I wish I had some better words
I sure could use them now
I?m sorry I can?t say this face to face
And I don?t know how to tell you

Jim hadn?t planned to get married so young (and)
He wasn?t sure Jenny was ?the one? (but)
He?d convinced himself he had to do what?s right
As the months passed he found it harder to cope
Felt his life was spinning out of control
One night he drove off and left a note behind

It said
CHORUS REPEAT :

BRIDGE :
By the time Jim got to the edge of town
He knew he couldn?t let Jenny Down
He called her on his phone
As he turned and rushed back home
2 hours later a car pulled in
She ran to the door but it wasn?t Jim
The policeman just said I?m sorry Ma?am

CHORUS :
I don?t know how to tell you
Maybe you?d better just sit down

(instrumental play out)

I don?t know how to tell you


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