For Jack

Hope everyone who cares to read and follow this little venture of mine is having a happy start to 2012.  I was fortunate enough to spend the whole month of December up north at home in Pennsylvania with my parents and siblings (the whole clan), and the best part...my nephew Jack and niece Emma.  So December has been busy with celebration after celebration (I turned 25!) and tons of food.  It was definitely hard to make the 7 hour drive back down to North Carolina and start life back up again, but so it goes...

I did a lot of writing while I was home, and I will hopefully get those posted within the month.  But this post is actually not an original of mine (although I WISH I could write stuff like this).  It is by Ben Rector, who is a musical genius in my opinion.  I found his music about a month ago and have not been able to get enough of it.  Seriously, ask my sister...it's Ben Rector this and Ben Rector that.  He is a singer/songwriter out of Nashville and from what I have seen of his live youtube videos he is one of those artists that is just as good live as on record.  INSANE.  This guy is the real deal.  He wrote this song (I'm guessing) for his nephew.  It's called "Hank."  Here's my version of it.  Dedicated to little boy blue (aka Jack).  Miss and love you, buddy!

To a boy who looks just like his father, who's a brother to his sister who

sings this song with that boy from far away

I am young but you are younger until speak more words then mumbles, You'll      

have to lend an ear to everything i say.                          

So be kind and love your mother and your father, though sometimes they seem

to bother come my age, and you'll know

There the ones who'll always love you and support you, they prayed for you      before you stepped foot into this world.

                          

That's one thing that I've learned.

I remember you were walking, in a month I'll hear you talking. and There's

a million things I'd love to say to you.        

Though your parents, they are wiser and will be better advisers, maybe

hearing these things twice will get them through.

                                               

Go and find a girl for whom your love is selfless, someone who makes you

helpless, to change the way you feel. But stay away from girls who always

look so pretty, who's hearts just aren't fitting for the man in you I see.                        

Would you remember that for me?           

When you find yourself alone in times of trouble, reach inside you and

above you, there's nothing He can't heal.  

if it is you do not end up with a brother, just call your aunts and uncles,                                            

We will always lend an ear.

Would you remember that for me?      Would you remember that for me?