IJoe’s song

“Half of My Soul”

A R&B song for Joe · 3:49

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Verse 1

Chorus

Verse 2

Chorus

Bridge

Final Chorus

IIHer words, in his song

What she wrote about Joe, word for word, and the lines it became.

Who he wasHe was an old hippie back in the early 70s… We hitch rides from Durham to Chapel Hill… young teenagers living troubled lives

In the song 0:17
Back in the early seventies, living troubled lives
Hitching rides from Durham, just trying to survive
Sitting on that campus wall, smoking in the Carolina sun
You were an old hippie with a gentle, quiet grace
Who he wasHe liked Marvin Gaye and the Temptations… He did love a beer every now and then as he played his harmonica on the back porch

In the song 0:57
I miss you on the back porch listening to Marvin Gaye
With a little beer and your harmonica playing in the breeze
A memoryI loved watching him Ride The go-karts… He enjoyed driving our little Boat around the Lake as much as he could until he lost use of his left arm… he still played his harmonica

In the song 1:32
I loved watching you race those go-karts round the track
And steering that little boat, I wish we could go back
When your left arm wouldn't work, you didn't let the music fade
You just played your harmonica and loved the notes you made
A memorytook a lot of pictures and videos of different animals and eagles and he especially enjoyed his Walking buddy whose name was Gary

In the song 1:24
Five miles a day with Gary, taking pictures of the birds
What she missesseeing his door open… He made the coffee for us. I could never get it exactly right but he always did

In the song 0:50
I'm staring at your open door, wishing this wasn't the end
I miss the perfect coffee that you brewed for us each day
What she missesmy soul has split in half. He was my soulmate, my brother my best friend

In the song 0:46
Now my soul is split in half, my brother and best friend
You were my soulmate, Joe, you put my heart at ease
Her message to himI never meant to hurt you, only to make you happy my dear brother

In the song 2:44
I never meant to hurt you, only to make you happy, my dear brother

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IIIJoe’s story

Joe was gentle, quiet and very smart. He would stand back and watch and learn, he was always truthful, and he stood his ground.

In the early seventies he was an old hippie in North Carolina. He and his sister sat together on the wall at the campus and hitched rides from Durham to Chapel Hill “like we were grown-ups but we were young teenagers living troubled lives.”

For many years he was a chef at a country club in North Carolina, and he loved to cook for his family and have people try his cooking. He loved his sister’s son and her grandchildren “just as they were his.”

“We were One we could share with each other anything we want to without being afraid.”
What she wrote about him

He loved his walks every day, taking pictures and videos of animals and eagles, and he especially enjoyed his walking buddy, Gary. He loved Marvin Gaye and the Temptations, the Allman Brothers and Elton John.

He drove their little boat around the lake as much as he could, until he lost the use of his left arm. He still played his harmonica, on the back porch or by the lakeside with a little beer, and that was what he enjoyed most.

She misses waking up to his open door, knowing he had just come back from his walk, and yelling out his name. He made the coffee. “I could never get it exactly right but he always did.”

“I never meant to hurt you, only to make you happy my dear brother”
What she wrote to him

“It’s as though my soul has split in half,” she wrote. He was her soulmate, her brother and her best friend, and she asked for a tender R&B song for him.

IVEverything she said

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How long does it take?: Joe’s song arrived four days after his sister ordered it.

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