Male Vocal · 2:54
Today's Contestant... — Male Vocal — Southern Jam-Rock Ballad
Southern Jam-Rock Ballad


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Words by Douglas Heyes Jr. Listen to the recorded versions and follow the lyric below.
Original Doug Heyes lyrics · AI-generated music & vocals
A brief reunion brings back the beginning of a romance and the bewilderment of a goodbye that followed a declaration of love. Painting and portraiture become ways to remember intimacy and shared identity. Despite the separation, the narrator keeps returning to a hopeful request that his beloved come home.
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3 recordings. Different voices and arrangements bring another side of the song into the light.
Male Vocal · 2:54
Southern Jam-Rock Ballad
Female Vocal · 2:50
Blues-Soul Roots Rock
Male Vocal · 2:30
Cumbia-Rock Reinterpretation
Lyrics
Words by Douglas Heyes Jr
Today's contestant... Good to see you yesterday And spend an hour or two Time never goes as quickly As when I'm with you Reminded me of the night I first laid eyes on you Was it love at first sight Sweetly coming through? You told me that you love me Then you kissed me goodbye Didn't make me want to cry There was something in my eye Just the way you looked at me Made me stop and wonder why You told me that you love me Then you kissed me goodbye Baby, I remember The minutes and the days Your love took me over In a million different ways Artfully surrendered To a lover's sweet embrace Hypnotized and mesmerized By the smile upon your face High above the gallery Where mourning doves still fly By Appointment privately My reflection in your eye If I could paint a picture From this lonely view A canvas where I capture The Masterpiece of you The people all go crazy That's just what they do They call it a self portrait They see me inside of you We were kindred spirits Then something went wrong We became the lyrics Of a sad old country song People say tomorrow Is another day Love's forever stronger Than whatever's in its way Come on home, my darling No more tears to cry You told me that you love me Then you kissed me goodbye
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