Counting Up

[billroper]

Gretchen got out of bed first this morning. This left me lying there, drifting in and out of sleep, and as I drifted out of sleep, I constructed the chorus for a song. Having decided not to be stupid, I grabbed my phone and typed it in.

This afternoon, the kids were off at a birthday party and when Gretchen went to pick them up, I was able to finish it.

I hope you like it!

Words and Music: Bill Roper
Copyright 2023

Counting Up

One, you are the fuel that makes my rocket engines burn.
Two, you are the reason that my orbit will return.
Three, you’ve got a pull with which I cannot disagree.
You are the best thing that is happening to me.

(Chorus)
One, two, three,
Pull me close, it’s time to kiss me.
One, two, three,
When I’m gone, you know you’ll miss me.
Three, two, one,
I’m blasting off for another sun,
But I’ll be back and then
It’s time for counting up again.

One, I want to have a little quiet conversation.
Two, and where it leads is up to your imagination.
Three, you are most everything that I have hoped to find.
You are the one who’s gonna make me lose my mind.

One, you are the only one I cannot wait to see.
Two, you are the person that I needed you to be.
Three, you are the one who’s got me making a new plan.
You are the one who gets my rocket ship to land.

(Bridge)
One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten.
You make me want to go and then come back again.

One, you are the sweetest thing I’ve found on planet-side.
Two, you are the only one who leaves me satisfied.
Three, I want to bind it all together with a ring.
You are the only one who makes me want to sing.

(Chorus twice)

One, two, three.