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[[Category:Songs]]
[[Category:Conor (philadelphia)]]
[[Media:song for the seasons of our life.mp3|song for the seasons of our life (mp3)]]

== Lyrics ==

 the chlorophyl does as it will
 and to my delight i marry you in the spring time of our life
 
 as the days grow long, our roots grow strong
 join hands my friend and i'll work with you in the summer time of our life
  
 and then it comes to this, for we're deciduous
 come near my dear i'll care for you in the autumn time of our life
 
 and then the bitter cold as we grow old
 close your eyes sleep tight and i'll lay with you in the winter time 

== Music ==

===Chords===

in g major

===Structure===

verse, verse, instrumental, verse, verse

== Songwriter Notes ==

recorded on my phone. rounding out the december ep. i think it's going to be a double album. three songs away!

== Comments ==

this song is just lovely. one of my favorites all year, and that's saying something.  it makes me cry.  i'd love to hear a more flushed out version of this some day.  the lyrics are really excellent, especially subtleties like how, "of our life" is left off the last stanza.  the use of "chlorophl" and "deciduous" is almost like a branding, something only you would do, i think, but that's what makes them so marvelous.  this song is a keeper, it'd be at home in one of those big anthology books of folk music. [[User:Gabemcelwain|Gabemcelwain]] 13:08, 15 December 2008 (PST)

Thanks for the comments! Yeah, I'm surprised how nice one turned out. This is an example of a song I wouldn't have written if I didn't feel like I *had* to sit down and write a song right then. I wasn't very excited about the melody or words until i finished and listened to the completed song. I think it could still be improved a bit. "the days grow long, our roots grow strong" seems a little simple to me, and same with the "cold/old" line. I'm sure the song will evolve a bit as I play it more. I'm also not sure about the instrumental section. Not sure about it's length and where it should go in the song. I'm sure that will change as I mess with it a bit more. But I agree. This one turned out quite well. [[User:Conorl|Conorl]] 13:26, 15 December 2008 (PST)