Things You'd Never Ask For
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R&B Ballad
An original example from Dan to his wife Maria, who never asks for anything at Christmas, so he wrote down what she would never ask for. For twelve years she has put a sticky note in his lunch every workday, and she leaves the porch light on when he works late. Every Christmas Eve she teaches their kids to make tamales the way her grandmother taught her. She cries at the same Christmas movie every year and blames something in her eye.
Laid-back R&B ballad at 70 BPM with a half-time pocket, finger snaps and smooth bass. Soulful male baritone, close in the verses, with vocal runs in the final chorus. Lush electric piano and stacked harmonies, building to a big last chorus.
“An original example of a Christmas R&B ballad from a husband to his wife Maria, listing the things she would never ask for.”
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Maria, you never ask for anything Every Christmas, same reply So this year I took a pen And wrote down what you'd pass by Twelve years of sticky notes Tucked in my lunch each working day
Things you'd never ask for I saw them all along Every little thing you do Things you'd never ask for
When I'm working late and tired You leave the porch light on Christmas Eve the kitchen's flour Masa everywhere you've gone Teaching our kids the tamales Your grandmother's hands in yours
Things you'd never ask for I saw them all along Every little thing you do Things you'd never ask for
Same old Christmas movie Same scene and there you go Something in your eye, you say Every year, I know You think nobody's watching But I'm watching you, Maria
Things you'd never ask for I saw them all along Every little thing you do Things you'd never ask for
I noticed all of it Every note and every light You give and never ask So Dan is asking you tonight
Things you'd never ask for Let me give them back Twelve years I love you more Things you'd never ask for
So this year I took a pen
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