In contrast, these guys look considerably younger here!!
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Story behind the song
A moving love song about two people growing old together.
In Contrast, these two guys are looking a little older now, taken at the Jim Croce "Gathering" in 1998.
Lyrics
(Music & Lyrics by Tom Orecchio)
I work the night shift
She sits home alone
Taking care of our baby boy
And just trying to make our house a home
She says I don’t always listen
And I don’t always understand
All the things that she’s telling me
So I just take her by the hand, and I tell her that
She’s got the sweetest eyes
That I have ever seen
I love the way her hair falls down around her shoulders
And the way she smiles at me
When I hear her call my name
I can’t tell you what it does to me inside
Because I’m just a man and I’m stubborn as hell
And I’m full of foolish pride
So baby let me paint you a picture
While I sing you my dream
I’ll be around for all your ups and downs
And all your in betweens
Come and lay your weary head upon my strong shoulders
We’ll make these days our memories
And smile about when we’re older
Lord knows she’s heard stories
And some of them might even be true
But they belong to my younger years
And she knows those days are through
She’s made me a family man
This woman who wears my ring
Loving so strong, she’s always by my side
She’s my everything, and don’t you know that
She’s got the sweetest eyes
That I have ever seen
I love the way her hair falls down around her shoulders
And the way she smiles at me
When I hear her call my name
I can’t tell you what it does to me inside
Because I’m just a man and I’m stubborn as hell
And I’m full of foolish pride
So baby let me paint you a picture
While I sing you my dream
I’ll be around for all your ups and downs
And all your in betweens
Come and lay your weary head upon my strong shoulders
We’ll make these days our memories
And smile about when we’re older