One step I needed to take along my path was letting go of my need to please my father. I had gone into business because that's what I thought I was supposed to do. Now it was time to honor who I was (an artist) and to do life my way.

My dad left his father's path too, trading in small-town security and a steady job working for the railroad. The baby of eight children, my father was the only one to graduate from college. This song honors our journeys, as well as everyone who has stepped out to write and sing their own song.

Song of My Own
Words and Music by Laura Derocher

Daddy, oh I love you.
Daddy, so I tried to
echo the song you
composed as your own.

Always aimed to please you.
But in that game I failed to
find who the girl was
and where she felt at home.

CHORUS:
Remember the faith it took to leave your father's path
As he asked you, "Please turn back.
Play it safe, son. Play along."
"No, Pa, I gotta write my own song."

Daddy, hear me singing.
To the world, I'm bringing
the real me, through with clinging
to melodies of old.

Always aimed to please you.
But in that game I failed to
find who this voice was
and where it felt at home.

CHORUS (variation):
I'll remember the faith it took to leave my father's path
as he asked me, "Please turn back.
Play it safe, hon. Play along."
"No, Dad, I have to write my own song."

Daddy hear me singing! To the world, I'm bringing the real me, through with clinging and hiding inside me, who bravely has chosen to step out and compose this new song of my own.

© 2001 Laura Derocher (ASCAP). All rights reserved.

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4. Known By You
5. A Call For Love
6. Comfort Zone Blues
7. Be The Change
8. Lay That Story Down
9. I Am Not A Victim
10. We Repainted The World

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2. It Wouldn’t Be Bedford Falls
3. When You Passed Through
4. Song of My Own
5. What Are You Meant To Do
6. This Kind of Love
7. Have Patience
8. Once Upon Your Lifetime
9. Only Love
10. Towers
11. I’m Shining