"With daisies you show up at my door / You say we're late--I don't have time to ask what for, okay?"
Yesterday I received a letter in the mail from my niece--she sent me a bouquet she made of paper daisies with a ribbon holding them together, and that told me which song to do next in my ongoing series of song introductions.
And yes, daisies are my favorite.
The County Fair
Last fall, driving past the town of Omak, I saw the lights of the county fair in the distance, and that is where this song began. This one was so much fun to write because it came together so easily. It had a direction of its own, and I haven't experienced that as a writer too often.
A few lines: "We play the games like they're goin' outta style / A wagon full of kids gets every prize we won / Except a bear that's bigger than me / 'Cause watching me try and carry it is too much fun... for you..."
A lot of the inspiration for this song came from favorite memories, like high school Homecoming soccer games, Minor League Baseball games when I was young (the fireworks were the best!), and some more recent events like the Apple Blossom Festival and the R&B Festival...
But mostly, this song came from my imagination. Describe your perfect day...
If I were at the county fair, I'd love to do this. To play all the games, get an armful of prizes, and give them all away to a "wagon full of kids". Imagine the feel of that scene in the movie Tangled when Flynn and Rapunzel finally make it to the town outside the castle (I love it)... That's kind of what I was going for.
Like an old black and white movie, like Tony Kirby and Alice Sycamore, like a lasso around the moon... I hope I captured even just a little bit of that same magic.
-Brittany