5090 by FAWM: "Missing Everything"

Missing Everything

Liner Notes

#countryfolk #singersongwriter
For folks who know Bill White's story, you might guess there's a strong autobiographical element to these tender lyrics, like the best ones often are. I'm honored that he trusted me enough to put them into my hands for musical interpretation. Hope this does them justice.

Bill- when I wrote this lyric, I knew that jeff was the only person knew who would grace it with the perfect melody, and sing it just right. communicated not only how i felt when i wrote it, but how the characters in the song feel about the situation described in the song. It is a beautiful song, but so sad that I am afraid to play it for the little girl who it is about....i think i will save it for when she is older , when it will remind her, without tears, of how much her mother loved her.

Lyrics

MISSING EVERYTHING
Lyrics - Bill White
Music - Jeff Walker

>
> VERSE 1 a
>
> she missed your birthday party
> she went all out and all the way
> you was turning eight years old
> she had her heart set on that day
>
> VERSE 1 b
>
> for her that day came just beyond
> the time that she counting on
> and that time of celebration
> became a time of grief
> and time comes like a thief
>
> CHORUS 1
>
> every day since then
> you heart has been in a sling
> its not only that you are missing her
> but she is missing everything
>
> VERSE 2 a
>
> you came home with straight As
> on your report card from school
> And you got more than 500 likes
> from your songs on youtube
>
> Bridge
>
> you didnt care and one way or another
> because you couldnt show it to your mother
> and with every day that passes
> you see the world through broken glasses
>
> CHORUS 2
>
> and you live from day to day
> your heart is in a sling
> its not only that you are missing her
> but she is missing everything
>
> Verse 3a
> mama gave you all she had
> and so much more
> she gave you life and the strength
> to make it soar
>
> Verse 3b
> you still love to go to the places
> she took you when you were a baby
> it takes you back
> to when you played gaily
> sometimes you wish that you were still a baby
>
> CHORUS 3
>
> still it never goes away
> your heart stays in a sling
> its not only that you are missing her
> but she is missing everything

Comments

@mctown 3w

Wonderful job, guys. Teared me up too. Onward.

@andrea 3w

Damn it and bravo, I am bawling like a baby. Thank you for sharing such a personal story. I am sure many can relate on different levels. Jeff, your performance is beautiful. Bill, may you and you daughter find peace 💗

@chipwithrow 3w

Read the words first - wonderful, heartwrenching, powerful. Such vivid images - the birthday, the report card, the YouTube likes.
And yes - perfect musical setting and soul-stirring vocals. Amazing collab!

@catmisgivings 4w

Oh Estrella ❤️

This country song is the perfect expression for these feelings.

My heart just breaks at "you didn't care one way or another/ because you couldn't show it to your mother"

@greengrassgirl 4w

Oh, this is a real heartbreaker and tear jerker. I just love the lyrics, the music and the way Jeff sings it. What a wonderful collab. Congrats, you two powerhouses. (How can we enjoy feeling sad? This song does that for me.)

@janeg 4w

Bill writes such a lovely, heart-breaking tribute and Jeff was indeed the right person to convey Bill’s feelings perfectly.

@lbrewington 4w

Buttery smooth and wow a real tear jerker. Perfect collab here with the lyrics and the composition. I don't know what else to say, it's perfect.

@musicsongwriter 4w

Very beautiful song and collaboration, filled with love which will continue to shine. Poignant and moving. Very beautiful, heartfelt lyrics, music, singing and playing. A very special collaboration. Always remembered, never forgotten, always loved. Soulful tribute to a very special person. Thank you, Bill and Jeff, your song speaks to everyone who lost and it is a reminder of how important it is to treasure dear ones.

@jerrypettit 4w

Jeff is one of the most authentic country voices around here, and he puts some nice music together under those vocals. Bill, you couldn't have gotten anyone better for this terrific collaboration. Well done, fellas! ❤️

@sbs 4w

Heartbreaking lyrics! Beautiful, perfect vocals from Jeff. What an awesome gift for future Estrella. The things missed are the things that cannot be replaced. One year I wrote “A Lifetime is a Long Time to Never Have Known You” about my dad’s side of the family.

@yewnorker 4w

This is a great song and I can relate, having lost a parent at 7. I agree Jeff is a perfect choice to perform it.

@gwynjones 4w

When Estrella hears this as an older child, she will surely feel the unconditional love that is expressed in this song that both her parents have for her and know that she comes from a place of deep devotion which should give her strength and assurance as she continues in her life...
A beautiful, tender and painfully exquisite song...❤

@davidtaro 5w

Very hard to listen without tearing up. Not only are the words heartbreaking, but Jeff’s delivery of the melody communicates so much of their emotion, the combination is sad and beautiful and perfect. Brilliant song.

@mahtowin 5w

Musically: tender, sad and soft vocals. This slow country music fits so good with the lyrics.
Lyrically: my heart is aching when i hear this! And i remember my Dad who lost his mum when he was seven. ♥️

@loveonamixtape 5w

Wow, y'all. Your tender singing and beautifully classic melody here, giving me a bit of Willie Nelson and some of the tenderest outlaw country. And these lyrics! Heartbreaking -- that chorus especially is so succinct and gut-wrenching.

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