The lyrics were from a poem by Johnny Mercer. Mercer's wife found them while cleaning out his things, following his death. She had a sudden inspiration to give the poem to Barry Manilow. He said it took him all of 15 minutes to write the tune.
Manilow believes there was a spiritual underlying this song. In any event, it is a beauty from one of the greatest jazz albums of the 1980s, 2:00 AM at the Paradise Cafe.
That was written by this youtube dude. I like it.
So yeah, October is almost over and it wasn't my typical October. This was a crazy year so far, with all of the heath problems my dad has had. God is always there, though. And that is the important thing to remember.
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