2025 Competition Lyrics Entry:
Maybe tomorrow by Raymond McCullough
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Lyrics
Well, you are gone and now part of me
Has been torn away:
And I know we’ll meet once again
On that glorious day;
But right now …
my heart is so heavy,
It won’t be cheered;
And my mind is numb
and my eyes
They are full, so full,
Of tears.
Maybe tomorrow this wound will be whole;
Maybe next week I’ll be back in control?
Maybe this sorrow will one day be relieved;
Maybe tomorrow – but tonight I will grieve.
Well, I know you’d have stayed if you could,
But you had to go;
And your place now is empty and void
And I need to know
How to cope …
when life is so empty
Without you near;
I must wait for this grief to be gone
And my clouded mind
to clear.
Maybe tomorrow …
Bridge
You have left us and gone,
But your memory lives on
In the hearts of the people you loved.
Though for you it is gain,
But for us who remain,
There’s a hollow that cannot be filled.
I remember many things that you did,
Many words you said;
How they warmed my soul –
You’ll live on
here inside my head.
And although
I know you’re now in
a much better place,
There’s an emptiness by my side
‘Cause I miss your smiling face.
Maybe tomorrow …
2nd chorus
Maybe tomorrow, I’ll be seeing the light;
Maybe I’ll wake up and all will be right?
Maybe this pain will be healed up and gone;
Maybe tomorrow – but for now it lives on.
Has been torn away:
And I know we’ll meet once again
On that glorious day;
But right now …
my heart is so heavy,
It won’t be cheered;
And my mind is numb
and my eyes
They are full, so full,
Of tears.
Maybe tomorrow this wound will be whole;
Maybe next week I’ll be back in control?
Maybe this sorrow will one day be relieved;
Maybe tomorrow – but tonight I will grieve.
Well, I know you’d have stayed if you could,
But you had to go;
And your place now is empty and void
And I need to know
How to cope …
when life is so empty
Without you near;
I must wait for this grief to be gone
And my clouded mind
to clear.
Maybe tomorrow …
Bridge
You have left us and gone,
But your memory lives on
In the hearts of the people you loved.
Though for you it is gain,
But for us who remain,
There’s a hollow that cannot be filled.
I remember many things that you did,
Many words you said;
How they warmed my soul –
You’ll live on
here inside my head.
And although
I know you’re now in
a much better place,
There’s an emptiness by my side
‘Cause I miss your smiling face.
Maybe tomorrow …
2nd chorus
Maybe tomorrow, I’ll be seeing the light;
Maybe I’ll wake up and all will be right?
Maybe this pain will be healed up and gone;
Maybe tomorrow – but for now it lives on.
Author
Bio
Singer/songwriter, Raymond McCullough is from Co. Down, Northern Ireland, and has been writing songs since 1973. He plays guitar, bass, mandolin, bodhran and a little bit of keyboard.
He has travelled and performed in Israel, China (Beijing), Canada, USA, Scotland and Ireland, north and south – playing pubs, concerts, churches – on the street, if required! At the Rostrevor ‘Fiddler’s Green International Festival’ in Ireland he was described by one of the organisers as “the discovery of the festival!”
He travelled to the People’s Republic of – their anniversary year – to take When he returned home from a charity cycle ride in China in 1999 he recorded a song about the trip.
Raymond has had a very varied career; including lecturing in computing, selling French perfume, running an Internet cafe, editing/publishing a magazine and 35 books (eight of his own!), hosting his own radio shows, producing TV, podcasts and corporate video, restoring a classic wooden boat, converting an old stone barn into his current home and lately studying Psychotherapy and counselling.
His music varies from rock, to pop – but mostly folk/Celtic. He currently has three albums and one single available, sings and plays guitar and bass regularly, with more recordings in the pipeline.
He has travelled and performed in Israel, China (Beijing), Canada, USA, Scotland and Ireland, north and south – playing pubs, concerts, churches – on the street, if required! At the Rostrevor ‘Fiddler’s Green International Festival’ in Ireland he was described by one of the organisers as “the discovery of the festival!”
He travelled to the People’s Republic of – their anniversary year – to take When he returned home from a charity cycle ride in China in 1999 he recorded a song about the trip.
Raymond has had a very varied career; including lecturing in computing, selling French perfume, running an Internet cafe, editing/publishing a magazine and 35 books (eight of his own!), hosting his own radio shows, producing TV, podcasts and corporate video, restoring a classic wooden boat, converting an old stone barn into his current home and lately studying Psychotherapy and counselling.
His music varies from rock, to pop – but mostly folk/Celtic. He currently has three albums and one single available, sings and plays guitar and bass regularly, with more recordings in the pipeline.
Co-author(s)
Lyrics Competition Results
Emotional Impact:
12/ 20
Technical Skill:
8/ 20
Memorability:
7/ 20
Storytelling:
10/ 20
Imagery:
8/ 20
Total Score:
45/ 100
Comments:
The story is one that many people can identify with.
The imagery isn’t very strong so I would concentrate on using the “show don’t tell” technique to help make your lyrics stand out. So instead of “my heart is so heavy” describe what that feels like.
The imagery isn’t very strong so I would concentrate on using the “show don’t tell” technique to help make your lyrics stand out. So instead of “my heart is so heavy” describe what that feels like.
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