At the same songwriting workshop where ‘Counting the minutes’ was written, I met, and worked with a lovely lady called Dom (Dominique). We spent a whole day writing t
ogether.
In November 2017 I received an email from her, saying that the serious illness she had for many years had progressed, and she now had leukaemia, and she was looking at getting a ‘bucket list’ together. I wrote the song from that email. She died of in January, 2018. She was 40 years old.
lyrics
I’m dusting off my bucket list
‘cos the news is not so good
Spend some time with people I love
I’ll dance, I’ll sing, I’ll cook
If you don’t know what to say
That’s just fine
Just don’t be absent from my life
Won’t be jumping out of aeroplanes
It’s really not my scene
I’ll be listening to music
Reading books and magazines
I want to see more art
Write a song or three
Visit restaurants, take afternoon tea
I’m gonna love more, gonna laugh more
Gonna eat more, I'm gonna be myself
With all my family, and friends
If you’re wondering how I’m feeling
The answer is ‘I’m fine’
Gonna party when I’m well
Gather strength when I can
Drink frozen margaritas
Smoke medicinal weed
It’s late night lock-ins all the way for me
I’m gonna love more, gonna laugh more
Gonna eat more, I'm gonna be myself
With all my family, and friends
credits
from Ebb Tide,
released February 12, 2021
Words and music: Russell A Bave and Dom Paterson
Russell has been playing and writing songs for many years. He has played in bands and duos, but now plays solo. He also runs a weekly folk session at his local pub. Web page: musicalbeggar.co.uk
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