Mee of these songs were written between 1969 and 1987. One was written in 1994 and one in 1995. | included them because they seemed to belong to this special group. Each song is a lifetime. Each song has a soul. Each song has a purpose. Each song is a love story... . They represent my life behind the scenes—the secrets, the broken hearts, the brokenhearted—and the survivors. This music is not new. It is like going through my mother’s things and finding the things she did not share with me because she left so suddenly. These songs are the memories; the 24 karat gold rings in the blue box— —These songs are for you.