Story Behind the Song
It took just a minut, Thinkin' 'bout Johnny Cash...Gary Gray is a soul man. His love of Memphis rhythm & blues is paramount. He mixes this with some fancy bare finger pickin’, and some hot Delta blues, and creates magic. His original material and cover arrangements are unique, as is his relationship with his instrument. He’s a man of few words, but Gary’s Magic begs, cries, and shouts to be heard.
Gary has worked with some of his mentors such as Hubert Sumlin, Pinetop Perkins, Bo Diddley, Albert King, Sleepy Labeef, Kinky Friedman, Rosco Gordon, and Bob Gaddy. Gary has open shows for Richie Havens, Merle Haggard, Marshal Tucker Band, Grin (Nils Logfren before Bruce), Luther Allison, and more.
Gary began his musical career as a solo acoustic singer/songwriter, and now has returned to just that. Alone on stage, with his guitar, he takes the audience into his confidence, and creates a place for them to hide out for a while.
Lyrics
I sit in my room and stare at the wall
No one to speak with, no one at all
I run my fingers over the strings on my guitar
Trying to play a blues, ‘cause I keep losein’ you
I walk down the street, lots of pretty girls
but not the one, with the red--red curls
I lost her a long, long, long time ago; when I was young
and too stupid to know
chorus
When love comes
You gotta hold on to it
you gotta cherrish it
hold it in your heart
When love comes
You better hold on to it
‘Cause if you don’t..........................It’s gone
I had a second chance, not to long ago
I married a girl, she was sweet you know
it didn’t last, there was a bitter end
but, after a while it worked out, and we’re still real good friends
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