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I got the idea for this song after taking my daughter out for lunch at a local diner in our small mountain town. She and I were talking and playing and then just sat quietly for a bit while we waited for our table to be ready. As I sat there and looked around I noticed that so many people were looking at their phones. Rather than interacting with the people and world around them, most people in the restaurant were looking at their phones. I wrote this simple country tune as a longing for a time when we wrote letters to each other, sat and held hands over a meal rather than our phones, and ultimately found connection with the world and people around us.

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VERSE ONE
Walked in to the diner down the road
Everyone was on their phones
Gone are the days of just wasting time
Life gets lost when we're online

CHORUS
Sing me a country lullaby
Write me an old fashioned song
And let's fall in love over letters
Take all the time in the world

VERSE TWO
We're so tired and we're moving too fast
Impressed with nothing that lasts
Gone are the days of time face to face
I want a piece of the past

CHORUS

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from When Stories Become Songs, released July 19, 2019
All music and lyrics by Vanessa Contopulos
Vocals and guitar by Vanessa Contopulos
Additional vocals by Alex Dausch
Guitar, bass and percussion by Alex Dausch
Produced, recorded, mixed, and mastered by Alex Dausch at Studio Studios

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Vanessa Contopulos San Diego, California

Vanessa Contopulos is a singer-songwriter and music therapist. She currently lives in the backcountry of San Diego. On the road to helping others through music, Vanessa discovered how much music was saving her as well. She processes change, grief, love, and the everyday beauties of life through her music. ... more

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