Steemit Open Mic Week 79 Original: "Gonna Need a Witness" with the Band!

Recently I did a two-day recording session with my band, "The Miller Road Band" in a cabin down in the hills of southern Ohio. The MRB happen to be my nephews and nieces, and they are siblings as well, and from oldest to youngest they are Andrew (Banjo), Carrie, (Violin), Thomas, (Cello) and Emilie (Vocals).

While we were there we also recorded my song "Gonna Need a Witness" for Open Mic Week 79. This song was inspired by the idea that it's easier to remember things when someone else is there to share them with you, but now it has another meaning for those of us here on steemit! :)

Thanks to the Millers, and thanks again to @krystle, @soundlegion, @passion-ground, @verbal-d, and @meno for all of your hard work, and to @luzcypher and @pfunk for sponsoring open mic.

Lyrics:

I'm gonna need a witness, there are so many things to share
And memories are more vivid when there's someone around
Someone whose almost always there

And I'm gonna need a friendship, someone who'll listen in
Tell me your stories and I'll tell you mine
Time after time after time after time

And I'm gonna need forgiveness for all the mistakes I make
For trouble and heartache, and struggle and pain
Forgive me, forgive me, for all that I take

And I'm gonna need some truth in a world that just don't seem right
Show me what's good and show me what's not
And when it's all stripped away then what have we got

So I'm gonna need you honey, when the nights get cold and long
If we take to the higway or take to the sea
I'll be there for you and you'll be there for me