From the recording Trapeze
Bona Fide (3:16) Upbeat, simple and triumphant. WriƩen as a wedding song for Kate’s
step-daughter. Don’t accept mediocrity in a relaƟonship, and it takes a lot of watering to
keep the garden in bloom.
Lyrics
Bona fide McDonnell ©2022
Never felt the rain
Never felt the sun
Never felt this good
With anyone
Never felt the hallelujah
Never saw the sky
Never in my wildest dreams
Could I have known
That we’d be bona fide
I’ve watched lots of other lovers
Do the best with what they’ve got
Some do OK
Some do a little better
Like an old love letter, that time forgot
Bust just OK is not OK with me
It leaves me scared and leaves me cold
There’re bumps in the road, but we’ll be tryin’
We’ll keep on trying til we grow old
Never felt the rain….
Now I’m standing at the doorway
Of something grand and something new
But after all the vows are spoken
Swing that door wide open
We’re charging through
Never fell in love
Never thought I’d try
But now I feel the fire
That’s in your eyes
Never felt the hallelujah
Never saw the sky
Never in my wildest dreams
Could I have known
That we’d be bona fide