How To Say I Love You

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Written by our dear friend & Denton musician Matthew Peyton Dixon
he wrote to us to help him record the track for a project. We fell in love with the song and recorded it ourselves in a cabin in Oklahoma.

lyrics

The coffees brewed and ready
as your headed out the door
packed the kids lunch
though they seem to ignore
it was nothing special
but they might remember the way
you cut the crust off their PB & J

And how fast they grow
you might never know
the right way to say
But say it once
then say it again
oh say it every day
I love you
the right way
I love you
how to say
I love you

As the car starts up
you look in the rear view mirror
See their smiling faces
and the joy creeps nearer
Its a full time job
but you wouldn't trade a day
as they bound up the steps
in their world made of clay

And how fast they grow
you might never know
the right way to say
But say it once
then say it again
oh say it every day
I love you
the right way
I love you
how to say
I love you

As they disappear
the school door shuts behind
but you wait and see
for one last goodbye
its a blessed way
to live through this wife
living for the love
of your kids and a beautiful wife

And how fast they grow
you might never know
the right way to say
But say it once
then say it again
oh say it every day
I love you
the right way
I love you
how to say
I love you

credits

from Handmade, released March 22, 2014
Written by: Matthew Peyton Dixon
Vocals: Scarlett Compton
Guitar, Bass, Drums- Sean Compton

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