This month’s free single from Love & Honesty is, well, “Love & Honesty.” (Here’s the link, yo.)
When my first CD came out, a lot of the feedback I received was from folks who thought I had really been done wrong. More than one person’s comments centered around the assumption that some man (or some men) had mistreated me in the worst way. And though no one said it, I imagine a few of those comments were aimed (unfairly) at Mister.
Here’s the deal, folks: I’ve written exactly one song about Mister. That song is “Love & Honesty.” This is its tale…
I was obsessed with “The Story,” written by Phil Hanseroth and recorded by Brandi Carlile. I couldn’t get the melody out of my head, and I really dug the idea of the lyrics’ appreciation for someone. For loving someone and the feeling of belonging with someone. My song-obsession ran on and on, and I knew I needed to get that audio-monkey off my back. The only solution I could come up with was to write my own love song. So I did.
My song is about Joy. Respect. Gratitude. Relationships are crazy-wavy rides. When we’re lucky, there are more crazy-wavy highs than lows. And when we’re really lucky, we get to ride alongside someone who loves us more than butter. Someone we love more than butter. And bacon. On a biscuit. With cheese. That’s what I tried to write about. The Love. The Honesty.
I hope you like the song, and I hope you’ll forward the link to every flippin’ person you know, as it deserves to be heard. “Love & Honesty” is a positive, light-filled endorsement of being loved for exactly who we are. And butter, bacon, cheese biscuits ain’t got nothing on that. Hallelujah!