I do so enjoy occasionally channeling my "Inner Bieber" and writing a little bubblegum tune. Ah, lost innocence...
Kids, you're just getting started.
I hope you enjoy this one!
I MISS BEING YOUR BOYFRIEND
Words & Music
By
Jerry Pettit
Facebook.com/JerryPettitMusic
Remember that first smile?
Remember that first "How do you do?"
Impressed by your looks, I carried your books,
I liked you, and you liked me too.
So how did we lose that?
From together to so very alone.
I had crushes before, but this time so much more,
Was the greatest love the world's ever known!
CHORUS:
I MISS BEING YOUR BOYFRIEND,
I miss having you near me.
I try to be strong, but this all seems so wrong,
Wish I could see things clearly.
I miss you being my girlfriend,
I miss us taking those walks into the park.
After dark, just we two. Wish I knew what to do,
All I know is that I miss you...
GUITAR SOLO
So are you gone forever?
Or is there some way that this can be saved?
There was so much there. Please recall how we cared.
All the promises that we both gave.
So how can I fix this?
I can change if you'll just come back again.
Tell me what I should do, I'm so in love with you,
Please just let me know, no matter when.
CHORUS:
I MISS BEING YOUR BOYFRIEND,
I miss having you near me.
I try to be strong, but this all seems so wrong,
Wish I could see things clearly.
I miss you being my girlfriend,
I miss us taking those walks into the park.
After dark, just we two. Wish I knew what to do,
All I know is that I miss you...
And the worst part about this,
Is I'll still see you almost every day.
Mostly at the high school, summers there at the pool,
Reminding me how you went away.
And someday a new guy
Is going to be your boyfriend instead.
That makes me feel sad. It hurts me so bad.
I think I'm going out of my head!
CHORUS:
I MISS BEING YOUR BOYFRIEND,
I miss having you near me.
I try to be strong, but this all seems so wrong,
Wish I could see things clearly.
I miss you being my girlfriend,
I miss us taking those walks into the park.
After dark, just we two. Wish I knew what to do,
All I know is that I miss you...
© 2022, Jerry Pettit
@cts Feb 2022
So Jerry - I really didn't get a "Beebs" vibe. To me it is more like a Brian Wilson feel. I'm thinking that may be the production and your vocal performance (especially at the chorus). Plus, this does what good songs always do: put the listener and the artist in the same familiar space, place, etc. Solid all around and makes a for a coveted B-side. I love a good B-side...THIS is a good B-side.
@gwyn1234 Feb 2022
This jumps out of the speaker and grabs from the start! You really have a supreme knack for catchy pop songs Jerry...really impressive!
@coolparadiso Feb 2022
has all the elements of a very fine Jerry song! does have a pretty upbeat feel for a lost song, but i don't mind that!
@musicsongwriter Feb 2022
Beautiful love song, passionate and upbeat. A pleasure to listen to. Wonderful singing and playing.
@leka Feb 2022
I love this. Wonderful melodies and lovely overall feeling. Well done!
@crisp1 Feb 2022
Sounds like bubblegum from the 60s but it sounds good! And it sounds like it was fun to write and sing. Enjoyed it a lot!
@billwhite51 Feb 2022
i hear this as being closer to brian wilson than justin bieber. very nicw melodies. if you added harmonies youd have a great beach boys song.
@sbs2018 Feb 2022
So cute! Fun times! Makes me think of my first real boyfriend in the 6th grade and that he’s been gone now for 8 years. How can that be?
@katestantonsings Feb 2022
Pop perfection. You're so skilled with singing harmonies, Jerry. Have you ever thought about doing an original modern day barbershop-style song? You'd nail it!
@cindyrella Feb 2022
You are so good at his type of music! I feel nostalgic, and it makes me some to here it!
@colgoo Feb 2022
Very upbeat….the words carry the angst and confusion of teenage hormones trying to interpret romantic feelings.
@metalfoot Feb 2022
Very 60s bubblegum pop stylistically (with the exception of the overdriven 80s style guitar solo). Nicely done, Jerry!
@tippyteapot Feb 2022
I love it! Super 60s vibe, great harmonies, and I love all the background sound elements. Bravo!
@guatecoop Feb 2022
Yeah! The harmonies are perfect! I love your melody and the sentiment. I think that I hear less Bieber and more 60s! The sounds are really great and your mix is perfect. You made all the right choices and performed them all well. What a gem of a song you have here.....