Bright Side of Everything (rough cut) (Patreon)

Here's another song from the In the 'Verse Firefly podcast project. This was horribly hard. In part because the topic I picked. In part because I already have a Firefly song from The Message, "Bring Me Home, Boys", and I think it's perfectly amazing. So how do you try to compete with that????

Well, I finally decided to get out of my house and try to write something. Songwriting isn't about writing a great song. It's about writing a song. Forcing yourself to write something. So that's what I did.

I wrote the song. I liked the chorus (mostly), the music and the melody. But the lyrics... I just really didn't like. Nevertheless I recorded it. That's the bonus MP3 you will find attached to this page.

It wasn't until I figured out how to compose the verses, that it all changed. The first two lines are about how rough it could be. The third line was how "she" made everything better.

I sang a new version for my wife. She loved it... well, the first verse. And the idea. So I started rewriting. She jumped in also. And we came up with THIS VERSION.

There's still room for improvising different lyrics during a live show. Which will come eventually down the road. But for now, I love this!

Bright Side of Everything Lyrics

  "Bright Side of Everything" lyrics by Marc and Gwen Gunn, music Marc Gunn

The Mona Lisa never learned to smileYou came along and made her singShe’s not posing anymore. She’s dancing.You see the bright side of everything

A romantic walk along the sandy shoreThe sky opens and it starts rainingYou jump in puddles. We both start laughingYou see the bright side of everything.

Someplace better someplace warmSomeplace alone just you and meWe can laugh at life’s uncertaintyWhile it's happening And the bright side of everything

Though gravity may make us fallOur stomachs feel like they’re turning. You say...Falling is a lot like flyingYou see the bright side of everything

Night is falling. It is getting darkYou hold my hand like you hold my heart.Inside of me I feel torn apart. But...You see the bright side of everything

Someplace better someplace warmSomeplace alone just you and meWe could laugh at life’s uncertaintyWhile it was happening And the bright side of everything

It hurts to laugh. And it's hard to breath.The pain is growing and I'm on my kneesI close my eyes and I whisper pleaseJust let me see...The bright side of everything.