First work tape! Not totally satisfied with the melody yet. Not quite enough emotion, maybe needs some more peaks and valleys?
Football In Heaven
(c) Colleen Laylon, BMI, 2012
V1
Papaw gave Sammy a football, on his fifth birthday
Mama dressed him in UT orange, for his first big game
He ran and passed like a natural, loved to watch him play
my heart melted like a popsicle, when I heard him say
Chorus
Daddy is there Football In Heaven...
wonder if.... their quarterback has wings...?
Do you think God, has a fav'rite team....
If he does, hope he roots for me...?
If there's Football In Heaven
V2
Sammy was a standout quarterback, all through Sr. High
college scouts came sniffin' round, like blood hounds gone hog wild
he'd wave at the fans, scream "don't worry", sudden death overtime
then throw a forty yard hail mary, point to the sky and smile
he prayed...
Chorus (2)
Daddy if there's Football In Heaven...
would ya lend... my hail mary some wings....?
Told the guys, we were your fav'rite team...
God help me find the end zone please...
If there's Football In Heaven
Bridge
Sam was ridin' shotgun, when they left the party....
mustang was goin' ninety, when they hit that big oak tree..
I cried...
Chorus (3)
Daddy if there's Football In Heaven
blow a kiss... to our quarterback with wings...
my heart tells me, he's on your fav'rite team...
Please tell Sammy we believe....
there's Football In Heaven...
TAG
Yeah there's Football In Heaven
Sammy's Mom's note-
Hi Colleen...its very hard for me to find words, please know that my heart is touched deeply that you would write this song in honor of my Sammy.... ♥ .... when i had originally seen the post in Leo's, it had been a tough day for me, as we had just lost another young boy from LH, and it brought back many emotions for me....I was on a baseball field in Allentown, and a few friends and i were talking about Sammy and the young boy we just lost... and as i was thinking about Sammy this message out of nowhere popped up on my cel, from Leo's and it was like Sammy was saying " Im okay Momma " ... ♥ thank you so much Colleen..... we never really know how many hearts we can touch each day do we ...God Blesss ♥