Sometimes, songs just write themselves. In those rare and delicious cases, the task of the songwriter is primarily to pay attention and gently deliver the song-baby into the world like a musical obstetrician.
So it came to pass with this tune, “Carrboro,” a sappy, cutesy love song.
The song emerged towards the end of a stretch of days when my partner was far away, visiting family on the east coast. I was missing her terribly, and I guess my heart was all full up with feelin’s.
Here’s the story of how I wrote it, including the lyrics and the music nerdery behind it.
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