A friend of mine, Josh Bronleewe, encouraged me to start writing in May of 2009. We started meeting on Sundays after church to write the next big country hit :) . I remember being so anxious one Sunday because Josh had told me to bring basic lyrics to a song and we'd start from there - my mind was completely blank. I remembered my brother telling me about a songwriter he had seen play recently and when asked how he was able to make a living out of writing songs, his response was "I started writing about things that meant something to me". About ten minutes after I got a call from my mom that my grandfather was not doing well I jotted down the initial structure of this song and took it to Josh that Sunday afternoon. Four hours later we had this song. My grandfather has been battling Alzheimer's disease for 7 years. What I remember most about him was that he was a hard worker and though most would say he was dealt a difficult hand - he did the best he could with what he had.
The song is titled Hard Living, written & performed by Josh Bronleewe & SarahJane Madole.
Pictured is my grandfather, Edgar "Red" Watts, in his younger years.
Enjoy. Comments welcome.
***Update : I had some problems with video working, so I've posted the song on my Facebook page.
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