Wonderful World from In Key by Ben Bailey

Wonderful World
This is a song about being young and the commencement of your first relationship. It was about paradise part at the beginning. Unbeknownst to me at the time there is a real danger of abortion in early relationships, schools taught it to me but I was under the impression they were trying to scare me. For example, I have never seen people with sexually transmitted disease at the level they displayed in text books. I had never heard of an abortion in my town. In this particular relationship, looking back I wish I did not engage in sexual behavior. However I did engage in sexual behavior. I have been celibate for over 11 years. In this particular relationship she really pulled away from me and became very elusive. I was always wanting to hang out with her, and got my preverbal tea set out and she did not reciprocate. I really wanted our love to be free but it was not.
The chorus was about how I wanted my life to be a wonderful world but she was never around. I wanted to go out with her but she did not want to be seen with me. I was always calling her and she never called me back.
The second verse is about a different girl. I remember being so ecstatic to go down town to meet this friend at this bar, and she totally ignored me. I was waiting for her all night to talk to me she never did. I saw her around the bar and I let out a sigh because she would not give me the time of day. The last line is a little unrelated but I think when you enter into a serious relationship it should be customary to pray with your partner. I am not sure she was too fond of me to bring that degree of seriousness in the relationship but that is something I will probably choose to do in the future.
The last verse is in reference to a memorable time period when I was feeling really dark and then there was this instance of my imagination unlocking. It is also in reference to a 19 day dreamscape in my mind where I started seeing vivid images.

Tracklist

31.	Wonderful World	8:53

Lyrics

Wonderful World

1)Intro (Include C) In the Key of G
F# A B A variation FF# slide up
2)Verse In the Key of D+Eb
F# F# A B A A(s) B DED F#mF#m Eb D E(s) B BAEF#
The only real one that makes me feel like I do is you
When the door opens you take me to school and soon
In one hour it 'll be three one of me tea for two
And I think love should be free for me and you

3)Chorus
E C# E Ab In the Key of D
You say you will always be there but you’re never around
I keep searching for your heart but its no where to be found
E A E G E B E In the Key of D
I still believe that you’ll make me see what a wonderful world this could be

Verse
F F#F#Bb B EE BBBB end on A

Rock it down town you will make me feel so alive my love
Waiting all-night and you’ll make me want to try my love
Seeing you all-night you make me want to sigh my love
I think we should pray together and be my one and only love

You say you will always be there but you’re never around
I keep searching for your heart but its no where to be found
I still believe that you’ll make me see what a wonderful world this could be

Chorus

Shadow of darkness unlock your imagination
Began to climb off to a spiritual situation
I set out on my journey about a quarter till 2
19 days I was waiting for you

Credits

from In Key, released September 29, 2022

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