The Love Theme From Robdromeda

I wrote this song awhile back for my friends Andromeda and Rob's wedding. It was actually the second song I wrote for them, because well, sometimes I can get a little obsessive and the first one, while fine, didn't seem to really NAIL IT. It was a sweet little diddy about how love makes a good life great. Yeah, okay, fine. The thing was though, I kept getting this NIGGLY feeling that it wasn't enough. They were committing to MORE than just holding hands and drinking soda through a straw. They were making a family together and it just seemed like it needed more.

I had a boyfriend say to me once that when people commit to getting married they aren't saying "I'll love you forever and ever." They are really saying, "I will TRY to love you forever and ever." I think that is what commitment is to some extent in the long run--you are committing to SHOW UP and TRY no matter what. So I wanted a song that embodied that. I wanted a song that didn't say "I will love you forever," I wanted a song that said "Even when it gets totally hard and things fall apart, I am going to try anyway."

As a little songwriter's note--this tune came to me pretty quickly, but the sweeping tone and lovely-dovey-ness of it made me feel like I was eating butter and sugar straight from the bowl. I am not one to get MUSHY in songs, but I remember what singer songwriter Rose Polenzani said to me once, "Don't ever throw anything away because it doesn't sound like 'you.' Maybe it will sound like somebody else and they can sing it for you." So with that in mind, I thought even if it isn't for me, maybe FAITH HILL would sing it. So I finished it and I am so glad I did. When I played it for the Maid of Honor, my friend Judy, she said, "That song makes me glad I know you." Best compliment EVER. Faith Hill can SUCK IT.