so much more than this

strange beginning for the both of us

peculiar mood of 1991's april days

the nation still swapped away by the "wind of change"

never intended to align our ways

wednesday night in an old fashioned cinema

arranged by the ambitioned heart of a friend

"driving miss daisy" without any idea

what to initiate that story was meant

 

examinations and milestones so far away

in a distant row of yesterday's memories

no cross - no crown just a few heres and nows

for a peaceful and wise "let it be"

you gave birth to our boys grew them up to their best

there's no doubt look around and see

torn between feelings like deep thankfulness

a bit of pride and serenity

 

girl this is much more than 20 years now

so much more than just sharing our lives

wish to get another more than 20 years now

to go ahead with you side by side

so many words unspoken - so many things undone

no longer abandoned to reality

but still in touch with some crazy plan 

 

when you and i speed down our day-to-day life

late night in our hometown moonlight bar

it feels like ruling this strenious world outside

from inside that smoke clouded humidor

neither splendid hours in a shanghaian jazz lounge

nor northern lights over reykjavik

not even these blue skies in tuscany

can get next to that awesome kick

 

girl this is much more than 20 years now

so much more than just sharing our lives

wish to get another more than 20 years now

to go ahead with you side by side

so many words unspoken - unless my dear it's silence we need

no longer abandoned to reality

but still in touch with some lasting dreams

 

second half indeed of whatever it's called

now facing all these days unspent

successfully escaped from some people's ideas

 of erik k.'s "material romance"

maybe we are still not in dry cloths

on our way to our promised land

but looking back to those 91's april days

it occures to come to some kind of an happy ending 

 

girl this is much more than 20 years now

so much more than just sharing our lives

wish to get another more than 20 years now

to go ahead with you side by side

so many plans unset into reality - so many crazy ideas unspun

no longer abandoned to reality

but still in touch with all those antics undone

©2013 m.a.schnase.music

text & musik: michael a. schnase



"so much more than this" ist eine hommage an die geliebte ehefrau,  ein tief empfundenes dankeschön für so viel geduld und verständnis durch all die jahre und wetterlagen hindurch, innehalten, den anderen an die vertraute hand nehmen... - ein paar schlaglichter auf über zwei jahrzehnte des gemeinsamen lebenswegs, ein schmunzeln, ein augenzwinkern und der wunsch, es möge frühestens halbzeit sein...