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There Will Always Be A Place

(2011-09-22 10:44:41) 下一个


Song: You Won't Ever Be Lonely
Artist: Andy Griggs

For as long as I live
There will always be
A place you belong
Here beside me, heart and soul
And I promise you now
You won't ever be lonely

Story: You Won't Ever Be Lonely
Author: Andy Griggs

I was doing a lot of playing on the road when I first came to Nashville and when I was home for a little break around 1998 I met a guy named Brett Jones. We got together one day over on Music Row to write and he pulled out his guitar. I kept admiring it and I just couldn't stop talking about it. He said, "Yeah, it's a J-200 Gibson 1963 model and I've had it forever," and he talked about what a great sound it had and gave me a big story about it. Then he let me play it, and he started playing my Martin. Then he said, "If you record this song that we write today, it's gonna be a hit."

And I told him, "Look, you've gotta dream bigger than that. It's not just gonna be a hit; it's gonna be a #1.

Then Brett laughed and said, "I tell you what, Griggs. If this song goes to #1, I will give you this guitar." So I said, "Yeah, okay," and we started to write and I didn't think anymore about it.

He asked me, "What do you do about a woman who is home when you're out on the road? How do you keep her happy?" Then we started talking about his wife and how hard it is being away from loved ones. I said, "Well, you can't really tell a woman that you'll always be there -- physically there. That's just a lie. A woman can't offer a guy that, and a guy can't offer a woman that either."

We kept talking and writing and I said, "You know, sometimes things happen at home when you're away and you can always call her and say, "Honey, I wish I was there, but I'm not. But I won't ever leave you lonely. Even if I am away, if you're down, I'll be there in spirit or emotionally. I'll be in touch one way or another, whether through a cell phone call or a prayer, or an e-mail or whatever. If you need me, we can take pictures of each other being silly or brushing our teeth or whatever." So that was the idea we started with.

We finished the song and it was chosen to be a single release. The first time I heard the song on the radio, I was going hunting. It was about 4:30 in the morning. I was driving by myself, eating a honey bun for breakfast. The DJ said, "Here's a new guy named Andy Griggs and his new single." I just pulled over and started crying. Every week, I watched it go further and further up the charts. But I had forgotten all about the guitar. I was just excited that the song was doing so well. Eventually, it got all the way up to #1 on the Cashbox charts and #2 on Billboard.

Brent showed up at a #1 party we had on Music Row and he was carrying that guitar. I just looked at him and said, "Listen. Thanks for the song. Thanks for the offer, but the answer is no. I just can't take that guitar from you."

But he said, "No, this guitar belongs to you. I made a deal. Please don't hurt my feelings. You have to take this guitar."

So I said, "Well, since you put it that way, maybe I will." And I took it and gave it a nickname. He had always called me Catfish and I always called him Bullfrog, so I named the guitar Jeremiah in honor of him.

A little while after that song hit, I got a letter from a lady. I think she was from New Mexico. She told me that she had left her husband one day in the early morning. And before she could get out of town, she turned on the radio and heard "You Won't Ever Be Lonely." She started crying and turned back around and went home and her husband was there waiting for her. He had just gotten up and was worried about her. She said in the letter they were still together and doing fine. That was the first time that I heard about one of my songs really changing somebody's life. Her name was Laura. She never gave her last name, but Laura in New Mexico, that was probably the most rewarding letter that I ever got.

Up until then, mostly what that song meant to me was a chance to get a new guitar and some nice royalty checks, but after that it really took on a new meaning for me.

Song: You Won't Ever Be Lonely
Artist: Andy Griggs

Life may not always go your way
And every once in awhile
You might have a bad day
But, I promise you now
You won't ever be lonely

The sky turns dark
And everything goes wrong
Run to me and I'll leave the light on
And I promise you now
You won't ever be lonely

For as long as I live
There will always be
A place you belong
Here beside me, heart and soul
Baby, you only
And I promise you now
You won't ever be lonely

It's still gonna snow
And it's still gonna rain
The wind's gonna blow
On a cold winter day
And I promise you now
You won't ever be lonely
You're safe from the world
Wrapped in my arms
And I'll never let you go
Baby, here's where it starts
And I promise you now
You won't ever be lonely

Here's a shoulder you can cry on
And a love you can rely on

For as long as I live
There will always be
A place you belong
Here beside me, heart and soul
Baby, you only
And I promise you now
You won't ever be lonely








Rebecca Lin 2011 Summer In USA

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林贝卡 2011-09-22 10:47:07 回复 悄悄话 Andy Griggs
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Andrew Tyler "Andy" Griggs (born August 13, 1973, in West Monroe, Louisiana) is an American country music artist. He has released three albums for RCA Records Nashville (You Won't Ever Be Lonely, Freedom, and This I Gotta See) and a fourth (The Good Life) for Montage Music Group. These four albums have accounted for 13 singles on the Billboard country charts, of which the highest are "You Won't Ever Be Lonely" and "She's More", both which peaked at number 2. He also charted "Grow Young With You," a cut from the soundtrack to the film Where the Heart Is.
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