Did you get the chance to kiss a girl?

A tree, standing by the road
Scarred and weathered, many stories untold
Just a tree, I pass by everyday
But now it haunts me and I pray

Did you ever get the chance to kiss a girl?
Did you wish that you could fly?
Or travel the whole world?
Did you dream a lot of dreams?
Did you reach up for the sky?
Did you get the chance to say goodbye?

A cross, placed against the tree
A faded photo, for the world to see
Many flowers, gathered all around
As skid marks trace along the ground, and

Did you ever get the chance to kiss a girl?
Did you wish that you could fly?
Or travel the whole world?
Did you dream a lot of dreams?
Did you reach up for the sky?
Did you get the chance to say goodbye?

Did you think you couldn't bleed?
Did you think you'd never die?
Were you being reckless?
Or was it someone else's crime?
Did you have something to drink?
Was it some other kind of high?
Did you think about your family?
Did you get to say goodbye?

A tree, standing by the road
Scarred and weathered, many stories untold
Just a face, a face I never knew
But still I shed a tear, I'll cry for you, but

Did you ever get the chance to kiss a girl?
Did you wish that you could fly?
Or travel the whole world?
Did you dream a lot of dreams?
Did you reach up for the sky?
Did you get the chance to say goodbye?
Did you get the chance to say goodbye?
Now its just too late to say goodbye!


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Every day I drive to and from work on the same road. One day there were flowers, a laminated photo and a cross on a tree that I had never paid attention to before. The photo was of a teenage boy and I started thinking about this young guy who had had this whole world ahead of him. I starting wondering what had happened? How it happened? And what he'd seen or done in his life before it was cut short. This song was what resulted from that questioning.

Written in the Stars

He said for better, she said for worse
He'll take her with an empty purse
They'll weather what the god's may send
They'll love and cherish till the end
And every rose that ever blooms
Will be for them, this bride and groom
For this love will make their dreams come true

And their love will never die
You can see it in their eyes
As two hearts become
Joined as one
They can't be torn apart
It's been a long journey, strong and true
To finally say 'I Do'
Now their hearts will sing in harmony
It was written in the stars

A boy with hope, a girl with dreams
Their love is everything it seems
The sun will rise, the sun will set
It has each day since they first met
The ocean blue won't touch the sky
Cause there's no need for fish to fly
But this love will make their dreams come true

And their love will never die
You can see it in their eyes
As two hearts become
Joined as one
They can't be torn apart
It's been a long journey, strong and true
To finally say 'I Do'
Now their hearts will sing in harmony
It was written in the stars

You could search a lifetime
And never find a love like this
A love that's kind, a love devine
A love that's heaven's kiss
Two become a lock
And only two will have the key
These two will build a lifetime

And their love will never die
You can see it in their eyes
As two hearts become
Joined as one
They can't be torn apart
It's been a long journey, strong and true
To finally say 'I Do'
Now their hearts will sing in harmony
It was written in the stars
Of happy memories

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My cousin was getting married and they asked me to write a song to sing during the ceremony.
I have lots of close friends and family getting engaged at the moment, so it seemed an appropriate time to write a wedding song. I tried to think about a song that would work in a Disney movie as I wrote this.