Produced By: Michael Waid
Recorded at BGM Studio-Bill Green
Recorded at Cherryridge Studio-Tommy Detamore
Mixed and mastered at Cherry Ridge Studio-Tommy Detamore
lyrics
The Door Is Wide Open
I woke this morning to the sound of breaking glass
And there in the kitchen you stood crying in the dish drain rack
You said you felt just like the walls were closing in
An you had to leave me
It was sink or swim
chorus:
The door is wide open
I won’t try to hold you back
I’d do most anything for your love
But I won’t do that
I’m not the kind of man to beg you to stay
If you want to go the door is wide open
I don’t know how you got the idea that you had to stay
I don’t know how I put that much pressure on your mind
In time I hope to find the answers to these burning questions
For now let me make it plain as rain
chorus:
bridge:
You thought that love was romance
Like living in a dream
But now you know it isn’t
Sometimes the test of love is staying when you want to leave
I’d like to think I’ve been responsive to your every need
But that’s just pycho-babble talk from some magazine
The bigger picture is the one that you don’t want to see
Love isn’t always easy
Words and music by Michael Waid
credits
from The Door Is Wide Open,
released March 1, 2014
Words and music: Michael Waid
Michael Waid: acoustic guitar, 12-string acoustic guitar, harmony vocals
Kevin Lewis: 5-string Fretless Bass
Trevor Morgan: Drums
Andy Langham: Piano
Jerry Blanton: Dobro
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