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chorus
I've gotta date tonight
want everything just right
The car is washed and waxed
Turned off the phone and fax
splashed on a little Old Spice
I'VE GOTTA DATE
a date with my wife
I'll open her door
pull out her chair
Shined my dancing shoes
Do everything I'm supposed to do
To show her I still care
Told my boss don't even
think about givin me over time
told that insurance man
has to see me some other time
repeat chorus
the guys at the club
are one player short for poker
made reservations for dinner
the kids are staying with my mother
repeat chorus
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Dennis, you have to know I'd love this.
It's just right. The world needs more songs like it.
Thanks for writing it.
I can't get into nitpicking anything or making suggestions--I just LIKE it. A lot.
Good stuff. Good memories there.
Linda
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Thanks Linda,
We ate out quite often, nothing fancy, but she always referred to it as 'dates'.(mostly after dialysis clinic)
I'm glad you enjoyed it.
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Hi Dennis This is very sweet. I think all the husbands out there should take note.  jm
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Thanks Joice, this was one of Margaret's favorites.
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Hi Dennis, This is charming! I can see why it was her favorite! Lisa
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Very nice, Dennis
One sug:
the guys at the club
are one player short for poker
made reservations for dinner
the kids are going to my mother's
TO
my teammates at the club
will have to find another
made dinner reservations
the kids are staying with my mother
It might mess with the meter, but I at least hink it should be CLEAR the kids are STAYING at Gramma's house, so that they can have a full night of uninterrupted romance.
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I'd change "have a date" to "got a date"...just seems more conversational.
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Hi Lisa,
I'm glad you liked it. It was almost a joke between us. She would tell other women which asked for advice that we still 'dated',
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Hi Ben, thanks. I edited in STAYING AT instead of 'going to', but kept the rest the same., just couldn't part with poker/mother
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Hi Shanye, have seen you in a while. How a bout I've gotta a date? Too casual?
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This is very sweet, Dennis. I think "gotta date" works better for that line. I'm assuming if this was one of your wife's favorites that you have a melody. The meter didn't seem to match up in the verses, but you must have worked that all out! Only other thing I would question is the line "Shine up my shoes" doesn't seem to me to be something that he's "supposed to do to show her I still care". I think I would find something a little more personal you could put in there that would be more meaningful to her. Just my two cents worth!
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Hi Mary Lou.
I didn't work on meter yet, my wife ejoyed reading my rough drafts. I put the line about the shoe shine because she like for them to be shined for dancing..I thought it was like a male version of make-up.
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Well, then I guess that line is meaningful, Dennis!
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Well, I edit in the suggestions, and hopefully improved meter
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