By popular demand, here are the lyrics I was commissioned to write for Pacific Mambo Orchestra’s Bolero Cocomo, a composition and arrangement by Aaron Lington.
To dream of a melody sweet and new
To know that when night died down I’d call you
And we’d repaint the dawn
To dance until I forget you’ve gone
Drawn to the petals of another rose
This was not the ending I chose
Won’t you come away to a mysterious land
Picture us glorious on the silver screen
We were meant to be grand
To dream imperfectly, it’s not too late
With falling stars we’ll score a symphony
Our hymn to fate
To be like two sailors on an open sea…
[Solo]
Love… love… love is just a metaphor, life is art!
What we have is better for my heart
[Bridge]
Won’t you come away to a mysterious land
Picture us glorious on the silver screen
We were meant to be grand
To dream imperfectly, it’s not too late
With falling stars we’ll score a symphony
Our hymn to fate
To dare create
To write like nothing’s ever wrong
It’s time to sleep
Dream, dream, dream, dream…
Dream…
4 comments
Gus Holweger says:
Nov 26, 2012
Hello Alexa:
I am retired and – at almost 75 – not as adventuresome as you describe in your Mt. Shasta outing story. Congratulations for returning to nature in a most challenging way. I like getting your messages and hope that you succeed in meeting your goals and keeping good company.
Have a most enjoyable Holiday Season
Regards, Gus Holweger
Alexa says:
Nov 26, 2012
Thank you so much, Gus! I am glad you appreciate the newsletter! Happy Holidays to you!
Deb Garcia- Dailey says:
Dec 6, 2015
Alexa! Hello, this is Deb Garcia-Dailey. We met at the Sausalito Sea Horse and you were lovely enough to dedicate this tune to my hubby. We are from Fresno and Mike Dana’s Jazz Composers Orchestra will perform the Overjoyed chart on December 7 th with Bob Bergthold singing lead! We are thrilled! When can we catch you with PMO again?
Alexa Weber Morales says:
Dec 6, 2015
Hi Debbie, of course I remember you! We have some dates with PMO coming up in January and beyond. But I am super excited about this new show I’m producing, “Morales, Dyer and Green: A Tribute to Lambert, Hendricks and Ross,” December 27 at Fenix in San Rafael. It’s a gorgeous club, kind of a mini-Yoshi’s. Shows at 6:30 and 8:30 pm. Hope you can make it!! See my blog post on the show for more details. Have fun with Overjoyed, I’m sure you’ll knock it out of the park!