better things

I wrote this song! Listen to it if you want
(lyrics)
too many years with her feet on the ground
and her neck hurts from just looking up
strained are her eyes, now from searching the skies
for a plane that will never show up

though her footing was sure and her reason mature
she wouldn't budge till it came
when people scoffed and openly mocked
she'd still look up just the same

'cause daddy promised better things than
he knew he could ever bring her
but she would not give up

when she was younger, life wasn't so bad
without that hot pink hot wheels car
and she didn't mind not having a bike
when her friends let her up on the handle bars

she'd have fun in carboard boxes
crafted into castles

and daddy promised better things than
he knew he could ever bring her
but she would not give up

well she fell up and she grew into love
with a man who set her heart free
but their love soon grew stale, said he wanted out of jail
that their love was not to be

She would raise their kids alone
And say she liked it better that way

'cause daddy promised better things than
he knew he could ever bring them
but she would not give up

too many years with her feet on the ground
and her neck hurts from just looking up
strained are her eyes, now from searching the skies
for a dream that would never show up

© Kirsten Opstad 2007

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[chinmaymenon]

Love your lyrics !! Way to go Girl !! Huge wave of love coming all the way from India !!

[kjersteno]

@chinmaymenon Thank you! Where in India? I've always wanted to go there. Thank you for watching!

[aydenfolk]

Great song , thank you for sharing. What made you write it? Personal experince or it just came to you. You are really a very talented person... you should do a tour.

[kjersteno]

Thanks, it's kind of a mix of personal experience and experiences of friend. You're so sweet. I would love to do a tour if there were people who would come to it!

[SEVFEST]

As a songwriter myself I would like to tell you how much I enjoyed your song you shared with us, you have it all (you're a talented songwriter, a pretty young lady, and a very good guitarist) BTW I. Like your voice ... don't listen to anything negative about it ... in a few years you can go places. KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK.... Thank you for sharing.  Sev

[kjersteno]

Thank you so much, Sev. You're very kind. Take care, man.

[chinmaymenon]

@kjersteno Umm.. I'm from Maharashtra, Pune.. Central western India..

I'd be happy if i could be of help during your visit :D ... Cheers !!

[americanstudd]

Kirsten: I Think You`re A Very Talented Young Girl And You Play The Guitar Most Beautifully And Your Singing Is Wonderful, Wish I Had The Ability To Write, To Play And To Sing, You Have All These Advantages, Your Words Are Passionate That Flows With The Music And Life Like Too..Well Done For Making This Happen And We All Like What You Create Anyways, I Wont Lie To You..KEEP SMILING :)

[zrien]

bad singer???

... no.... imposible to say that, okay singer wouldn't be enough and good singer would be bit exagerate

but in fact there is no "good" singing with you nor there is bad, nor weakness or peculiar strengh

it's like comparing the importance of the heart and the lungs,there is just no point

I don't know about technicals issues though

but I prefer hear you rather than american idol stuff, and some others

[SEVFEST]

That's exactly how I found you, Checking out Better Things by the Kinks!! LOL