There aren’t words to describe how excited I am to share this news with you! Those of you who were able to attend Owen’s funeral know who Tony Memmel is. He honored my family by singing He is My Son and Amazing Grace. It was a few weeks later that I ran into Tony and jokingly asked him if he had ever recorded Amazing Grace and if he hadn’t would he consider calling my cell phone and leaving me a message with him singing. The song brought such comfort. I love the sound of his voice. In the words of my mother “his music soothes my soul.”
See, when all my triplets were here with me, we used to dance to Tony’s music while making dinner. The Bissing family minivan often played Tony’s music on our few outting with all three babies. Tony and I went to high school together … he was actually a friend of my sisters at the time. When he released his first CD, I remember going to my first Tony show when he played in Oshkosh (where my sister went to college). To sum it up, I’m a fan of Tony Memmel music.
When Tony wrote me to offer writing a song about Owen I was so excited, honored, humbled, nervous … you get the picture. I’ve been keeping a lid on this exciting news until now! The song is finished and it’s awesome. I’m so excited to share it with you. It’s available for download here: http://tonymemmel.bandcamp.com/ It’s called “Owen’s Song.”
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Here are the lyrics:
As the sun sets in the sky
brightens up the deepest night.
Orange flowers by the road
I smile to myself and know
You’re already home
and I’ll be with you when the day is done.
Somedays I still get bogged down
fog so thick it’s water now.
I carry on. I go on my way.
I think about you every day.
You’re already home
and I’ll be with you when the day is done.
Jesus, can ya hear me sing?
Why is all this happening?
We were all just born to run
we’ll still be dancin’ way after the music’s done.
You’re already home
and I’ll be with you when the day is done.
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Words can’t express my gratitude to Tony and his wife, Leslie for taking the time and thought to write and record this song. As a mother, I’m so proud of my son Owen. He has a song written after him for gosh sakes!!
Please enjoy the song as my family and I celebrate the triplet’s birthday this weekend. And know that Owen is already home.
Love, Mel