On February 13th, my wife and I had had an emotional "disagreement" of some sort, and things got dark for a bit. Woke up on Valentine's Day and found a heart with the words "Rough patch. It'll pass." on it. It was, and it did. I almost immediately wrote this song. It's dedicated to Debbie.
Our anniversary is 3/27, so I'm charging 3.27 for the download! For real. I'm a sales genius, amirite?
lyrics
The Rough Patch, The rough patch
we ride over in our black hats
we gallop, we gas it,
we spit fire, we break that
Outside now, outside then
rabbits frolic with that gold hen
remember, we had that -
shadow sparrows, way back when
The rough patch, The rough patch
we slide over in our own hats
slow dancing, we smooth it,
we're inspired, we make that
The rough patch, The rough patch
Lover we've been there before
rest your head upon my shoulder
let's just dance a little more...
credits
released March 27, 2021
Written, Performed, and Produced by Larry Hirshberg, with J Bradley on synths.
This is a beautifully recorded collection of unique and smartly written songs, performed to perfection. Not like anything else - that's why I love it. Larry Hirshberg
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