Kid Pan Alley: Music

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Angela and I wrote this for the memorial service in January, 2009 for my wife, performing partner and teacher, Julie Portman. We had started it during Julie's illness, but it seemed to need to wait until her passing for us to find the true meaning of the song. Then it was perfect in every way.

This is just a songwriter's demo of the song. It hasn't been recorded yet.

i picture you in persian blue, in two thousand twenty two
standing there me and you, laughing at today
if you're not here to hear this song, if you go you won't be gone
you will still be perfect every way

every story that you told, is like a rose that still unfolds
in my mind i hear you laugh, and it cuts the hurt i feel in half
and the love we have is magnified by the light you shine from the other side
and the light you shine is perfect
and the light you shine lights my way
and the light you shine is perfect every way


heaven knows what i would do, to dance with you in persian blue
to tell you once more "i love you", but i know you would say
no regrets for what's undone, no sorrow for what should have come
no wishing for a different drum, it will still be perfect

every story that you told, is like a rose that still unfolds
in my mind i hear you laugh, and it cuts the hurt i feel in half
and the love we have is magnified by the light you shine from the other side
and the light you shine is perfect
and the light you shine lights my way
and the light you shine is perfect every way
and the light you shine is perfect
and the light you shine lights my way
and the light you shine is perfect every way

I picture you in Persian blue

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