Only Three (David’s Song) is a short, simple, soft and touching little song I wrote on our son’s third birthday in early 1990 – David’s 26 now – so you can see how quickly time flies by!  It’s one of my early works as I only started writing songs in the fall of 1989, and captured the sentimentality of watching our young son growing up before our very eyes.  Back in 1990 I wrote “Today is just a dream, In the memories of tomorrow, In the pages gone by…Time rolls on, Like a song” – only ‘tomorrow’ has now arrived!  As with a number of the early songs I wrote, I was at the time working with my friend Gordon Olvera to try to give voice to my songs – and I’ve shared the copyright credit with him.  Enjoy!

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I wrote “Only Three – David’s Song” in 1990 when our son was just three years old ~ he’s now 27 ~ how time flies! All three takes on Set 16 in 1997 turned out reasonably well and got progressively better each time, so I’ll share all of them with you here on Mother’s Day ~ this one’s for mothers and fathers everywhere! Enjoy! ♡ 🙂 Mark

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I wrote “Only Three – David’s Song” in 1990 when our son was just three years old ~ he’s now 27 ~ how time flies! All three takes on Set 16 in 1997 turned out reasonably well and got progressively better each time, so I’ll share all of them with you here on Mother’s Day ~ this one’s for mothers and fathers everywhere! Enjoy! ♡ 🙂 Mark

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I wrote “Only Three – David’s Song” in 1990 when our son was just three years old ~ he’s now 27 ~ how time flies! All three takes on Set 16 in 1997 turned out reasonably well and got progressively better each time, so I’ll share all of them with you here on Mother’s Day ~ this one’s for mothers and fathers everywhere! Enjoy! ♡ 🙂 Mark

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(Note: Emailed versions of these songs lose their chord alignment and formatting, so refer to the original post and/or the scanned lyric sheet as your guide!)

Only Three (David’s Song)

“Turn To Face The Music”, Collected Works Volume II, Copyright 1990, Gordon Olvera/Mark Jones, All Rights Reserved

D            A                    D

He’s only three years old today

D               A                       D

But there’s so much more to say

D          E                     D

Because three years old today

              D        A

Will soon fade away

A     F#m        D       A

Into childhood memories

           D F#m D               E

Just as color comes to the trees

E     D                   E6

And moments fade away

       D       A

Into yesterday          (End)

      E            E6

For time rolls on

       D              E        D  A

And three won’t last forever

      E             D6

For life’s like a song

      D          E        D  A

And it won’t last forever

A           E       A

Today is just a dream

A        D       A         D F#m E

In the memories of tomorrow

         A F#m A     E

In the pages gone by

         A F#m A     D

In the pages gone by

D            E

Time rolls on

         A

Like a song             (To beginning again)

One of my favorite songs is Paul McCartney’s ‘Maybe I’m Amazed’ and back in 1990 I wrote my own song about being “Amazed.”  It’s a soft, simple and tender little love song that expresses the warmth and comfort of being loved unconditionally, especially when we feel we don’t deserve to be loved.  For, “Every time I think of you, I find myself amazed, That you could love me, With all the mistakes I’ve made…”

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I recorded my original song “Amazed” on Set 14 in 1997, and this was the second take that day. This attempt actually turned out pretty well and I’m happy to share it with you ~ enjoy! ♡ 🙂 Mark

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I recorded my original song “Amazed” in two takes as demos on Set 14 in 1997, and I haven’t previously shared the 1st take, as I got lost in the middle of it. My songwriting is all about the journey, so I’m posting both takes back to back for you today, “Every time I think of you, I find myself amazed, That you could love me, With all the mistakes I’ve made…” Enjoy! ♡ 🙂 Mark

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(As with all of my early songs during which I worked with my friend Gordon Olvera, I’ve shared the copyright with him for trying to give voice to my songs.  Also, emailed versions of these songs lose their chord alignment and formatting, so refer to the original post and/or the scanned lyric sheet as your guide.)

Amazed

“Turn To Face The Music” – Collected Works Volume II, Copyright 1990, Gordon Olvera/Mark Jones, All Rights Reserved

C                G

Every time I think of you

  F               G

I find myself amazed

       C             G

That you could love me

        F                           G

With all the mistakes I’ve made

      C            G

But you were always there

F                     G

When I needed you

C                Am              F

You are the only one for me

                       G

No one else will do

C                  Am

No one could love me

      F                  G

The way that you do

      C          F     G

You are the only one

      C          Em  F

You are the only one

      Dm

For me

      G

For me   (End)

             Am G

Because you believed in me

         F       G

When I was down

C                  Am

You were the only one

        F                 G

That didn’t let me down

      C          F     G

You are the only one

      C          Em  F

You are the only one

     Dm

For me

      G

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