So Many Reasons

from So Many Reasons by John Lester

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So Many Reasons
words and music by John Lester

Why would I point
To just one star in the sky
When the host of heaven is here in view
And why would I take
Just one jewel from a diamond mine
When I could give every precious stone to you

There’s so many reasons
I feel the way that I do
Ask me I’ll answer
But I’ve just got time for one or two
If you really want to know why
It’s gonna take a whole lifetime because
There’s so many reasons I love you

Why did Monet
Paint the very same cathedral every single day
Because he always seemed to see it in a different light
And why did Coltrane
Give his soul to the solo of each coming refrain
When every other time that he played through he got it right

There’s so many reasons
I feel the way that I do
Ask me I’ll answer
But I’ve just got time for one or two
If you really want to know why
It’s gonna take a whole lifetime because
There’s so many reasons I love you

If we only see
Each new moment in time towards eternity
Then every new beginning I would like to start with you again
And in each coming day
When you ask me why I love there’ll be so much to say
That this story that I tell is never really gonna end

There’s so many reasons
I feel the way that I do
Ask me I’ll answer
But I’ve just got time for one or two
If you really want to know why
It’s gonna take a whole lifetime because
There’s so many reasons I love you

©John Lester

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from So Many Reasons, released June 15, 2006
John Lester - vocal, double bass, guitar, 5 string bass guitar solo
Paulo Baldi - Percussion
Steve Rossi - Drums
Kevin Edge - Background vocals

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Award-winning singer-songwriter, bassist and multi-instrumentalist.

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HopMonk Tavern - Novato

Novato, CA

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