
Just A Girl
Just A Girl
It was a Monday. March 16, 2020. It was the last shift I
tended bar at the local pub. I had been with the company for a
little over 7 years. It was an Irish pub and its first day of closing
would be St. Patrick’s Day. This crew was tight! I mean, we all
really felt like family. There was not a one of us that was out of
place so to speak. When we all were told to close up I had
everyone over to my place so that we could all hang out together
and have our goodbyes. It seems so silly now.
We barbecued, broke out the guitar (there were a few
musician’s among us) and we sang songs. This group of people
was my home away from home for quite some time and they still
mean so much to me each and every one of them. During the
initial shut down, I would call all the peeps on FaceTime. I wanted
to see them, talk to them, feel like normal in a sense. I’m an
extravert. I have always responded well to group environments. I
absolutely love to meet new people. When the whole world shut
down I think quite a few of us shut down right along with it. There
was a sense across the nation of uncertainty. No one knew
anything about COVID so we all stayed in for the most part.
I remember being a little maniac about a week and a half
into lockdown. I walked outside of my place and sat in the street
for about an hour just crying. I was feeling helpless and a little
hopeless I’m afraid to admit. But I was not alone. I felt that
sincerely. I walked inside and grabbed my guitar. I sat in the
window seat with that guitar and wrote this song. It didn’t take me
long from start to finish. It felt like the song just poured out of my
fingers bringing life to everything that I was feeling in that
moment.
I wrote this song with the intention of communicating to the
world that no matter what, you can get through anything when you
feel love. That can be from your Lord, your best friend, your
Mama, even your dog! All any of us want in this world is to feel
love and share it with others. When the world stood still I wanted
to remind them that they are not alone if they open their eyes.
Love is all around you if you choose to embrace it.
Just a Girl
Disbelief
Mockery
I just can’t believe that something like this could ever be
Staying home
On the phone
Just trying to connect with all my love’s that mean so much to me
And it’s gunna be okay just breathe
It’s gunna be okay
It’s gunna be okay just breathe
It’s gunna be okay
Lean on me
Lean on me
Start to see
A change in me
Just trying to believe the very best for humanity
Staying home
Put down the phone
And hold on tight to what feels right
And forget all that is wrong