Words can have a way of affecting us all deeply. I was reminded of this fact yet again this morning when I heard a song by Craig Morgan called “Almost Home”.

It paints a picture of a homeless man who’s woken from a dream where he’s reminiscing being a little boy.  Those lyrics resonate to my core and I think if you hear them they’ll do the same for you. They humanize someone who is down and out.

I have been trying to write such a song all my life. And lately I’ve been working on a song called “Words” that is based on the concept of the power of words.

This came about because of something someone said to me. She said; “Who else could tolerate you, like I do?” Those words cut to the bone and made me totally re-evaluate that relationship. I must say that the damage is, in my view, irreparable.

I fault myself. How could a few words be allowed to torpedo a decade’s long relationship? These words didn’t end the affiliation, but they did change the nature of our bond.

It is with this thought in mind that I began the song “Words”.

When I say I began work on this song, it’s not really on paper or in notes on the guitar or piano, but it’s still all in my head.  I hope the “Words” come to me quickly. Sometimes these things have a way of staying bottled up inside my mind for decades.

Here’s to hoping all “Words” that affect you so completely are positive in nature and in their effects.

Michael Stone