Wedding First Songs

“Ben Harper has these very, very cool songs. I like them because they are not typical wedding songs, yet the lyrics are perfect. And who doesn't love Ben Harper?

By My Side
Ben Harper

Don't you get ahead of me
and I won't leave you behind
if you get unhappy
show me a sign

there's no love like lost love
no pain like a broken heart
there's no love like you and me
and no loss like us apart

promises promise is
only a word
and when softly spoken
is never heard

and a heart
is not a stone
and is fragile
when alone

by my side
by my side
won't you be by my side
by my side
by my side
won't you be by my side

my care for you
is from the ground up to the sky
it's over under up above
down below and to the side

no use in pretending
no use in saving face
my love is never ending
you are my saving grace

by my side
by my side
won't you be by my side
by my side
by my side
won't you be by my side



Forever
Ben Harper

Not talkin' 'bout a year
No not three or four
I don't want that kind of forever
In my life anymore
Forever always seems
to be around when it begins
but forever never seems
to be around when it ends
So give me your forever
Please your forever
Not a day less will do From you

People spend so much time
Every single day
Runnin' 'round all over town
Givin' their forever away
But no not me
I won't let my forever roam
and now I hope I can find
my forever a home
So give me your forever
Please your forever
Not a day less will do
From you

Like a handless clock with numbers
An infinite of time
No not the forever found
Only in the mind
Forever always seems
to be around when things begin
but forever never seems
to be around when things end
So give me your forever
Please your forever
Not a day less will do
From you”

“I still say Maybe I'm Amazed. It has to be one of the greatest love songs ever.”

“"You've made me so very happy" Blood, sweat and Tears

"Colour My World" Chicago

"Dirty Love" FZ and the Mothers”

“5 more days and I'll be MRS OPIE!”

“When I was first married, my song was "The Look of Love" by Burt Bacharack”

“My friend was engaged for so many years, she chose the song, "At Last" by a female black singer, I forget her name. It goes, "at last, my love has come along, my lonely night are gone....or something like that.

A place to find some love songs is at the Time and Life site. They have love song cds and wedding song cds. You can just look at them to see what may look good. There are some old good ones there.”

“MO - don't you mean that in 5 days he'll be Mr. Michelle XXXXX, not going to put your real name. Also, it's because of his impending name change that you should pick the song.

Someone on another thread wrote a spoof of this one that was pretty funny. What's wrong with Can't Fight This Feeling - REO?

What song did you wind up with??? Inquiring minds, dontchaknow.”

“We have decided on At Last. It was the only song that we both agreed on!”

“Hey, that works.

Yesterday I heard two back to back Alan Jackson songs on the radio and just had to chuckle at OPIE's comment about not wanting the latest Alan Jackson boot stomper.”

“PS. Where is it yall are going honeymooning?”

“And that song works for us since we've been together almost 7 years! At last we are finally getting married!

I don't know! The honeymoon is a surprise for me! Somewhere tropical with a beach! That's all I know !”

“"At Last".....Etta James (originally)...is a wonderful song!!!

Congratulations Miss Opie.....( my daughter gets married July 2nd and she is driving me NUTS!!!!)”

“Have fun. We just got back from Jamaica and had a blast. It's all good in the Caribbean.

You'll be an old fart before you know it. We dated almost 6 years before getting married and have almost been married 11 years now. You'll have a mortgage and a couple of kids before you can blink.”

“5 MORE DAYS! i'm soooo happy for you guys!! :)”

“Hey Ruby, are into Ben Harper? Here's a site you can download live stuff...

http://bt.etree.org/index.php?search=ben+harper&cat=29”

“yam are you still online? I found a job for you in Portland.”

“Well I think the song choice is good. That's a lovely and classy song.
Congrats you guys!”