Rare Thing

"A friend of mine asked me to write a song for his wife. He wanted me to "capture her spirit," and so over the course of several months he sent me stories from their many years of marriage. It was a really sweet experience for me to write someone else's love song, and when I had finished I liked it so much that I asked if it would be OK with him if The Honeycutters recorded it. He agreed. My mom actually gave me the idea for the chorus one day when she was dispensing some love advice--she told me that the man I fell for would have to be "rare." I thought that was very poetic. One of the things that David told me about Holly was that her favorite place to listen to music is in the parking garage at work--she turns it up and rolls the windows down and lets it echo. I highly recommend trying it."

Looking at the stars tonight
I know the cards don't lie
you and me, baby that's all there ever was
now and then you've got to flip a coin
but life's too short not to get to the point
and that's you're the only one I dream about
I can't live without your love

Oh Honey, you're a rare thing
since the day I started caring I've been hooked
you wrote the book on making me smile
Your mama said that it would never last
but these years go by so fast
and you're the song I'm humming to myself as I'm counting the miles
mm you're such a rare thing

So I will keep these memories like so many melodies
you think I'm crazy but I don't wanna miss a note
it's like a car you gotta drive real fast or a chance you gotta take before the moment's past
I gotta love you and I hope by now you know

Oh Honey, you're a rare thing
since the day I started caring you've been giving me gold
they broke the mold when they built you Babe
Our friends said it would never last
but these years go by so fast
and you're the song I'm singing to myself at the end of the day
yeah you're such a rare thing

So dry your eyes
they're all waiting outside
raising their glasses to us
all because

Oh Honey you're a rare thing
since the day I started caring I've been hooked
you keep writing the book I hope you don't ever stop
I know they said that it would never last
but these years go by so fast
and you're the song that I wanna hear echoing in the parking garage
you're such a rare thing!