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It's ironic now, looking back, that I was trying to write
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Love, Tom

It's ironic now, looking back,that I was trying to write a father-daughter songcompletely...

It's ironic now, looking back,
that I was trying to write a father-daughter song
completely detached from my own children
who were 10 feet away

Full Transcript

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It's ironic now, looking back, that I was trying to write
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a father-daughter song completely detached
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from my own children who were 10 feet away.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
29
Timestamp in Movie
00:42:57
Uploaded
Mar 29, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Sandbox Productions,Sony Music Entertainment

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Movie Summary

Based on Douglas' acceptance speech given at the 2014 Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, he shares personal anecdotes as the backstory for his most famous songs.
About midweek, I was sitting on the porch and I was brooding, - Love, Tom 00:09
About midweek, I was sitting on the porch and I was brooding...
You'd think she would chastise me and lower the boom - Love, Tom 00:07
You'd think she would chastise me and lower the boom
Instead, she gave me a kiss on the cheek - Love, Tom 00:10
Instead, she gave me a kiss on the cheek
And then she asked, "What's the story about?" - Love, Tom 00:10
And then she asked, "What's the story about?"
"Tell me about that." - Love, Tom 00:14
"Tell me about that."
"I say, 'I love you,' they say, 'Love you more.'" - Love, Tom 00:16
"I say, 'I love you,' they say, 'Love yo...
Fathers and daughters, it's beautiful - Love, Tom 00:06
Fathers and daughters, it's beautiful
All my hopes and dreams and aspirations bled into this song. - Love, Tom 00:07
All my hopes and dreams and aspirations bled into this song.
♪ You beautiful baby from the outside in - Love, Tom 00:22
♪ You beautiful baby from the outside in
♪ Someday, some boy will come and ask me for your hand - Love, Tom 00:58
♪ Someday, some boy will come and ask me for your hand
"You can go fast if you wanna go alone. - Love, Tom 00:05
"You can go fast if you wanna go alone.
"But if you wanna go far, you gotta go together." - Love, Tom 00:08
"But if you wanna go far, you gotta go together."
Thirty years after watching The Beatles - Love, Tom 00:26
Thirty years after watching The Beatles
It said, "June 1st, Number One, 1994, - Love, Tom 00:12
It said, "June 1st, Number One, 1994,
He'd given me the blessing of his love - Love, Tom 00:05
He'd given me the blessing of his love
And he showed it to every nurse and doctor and orderly - Love, Tom 00:10
And he showed it to every nurse and doctor and orderly
♪ About the age that he was - Love, Tom 00:28
♪ About the age that he was
♪ I'm the son of a salesman - Love, Tom 00:54
♪ I'm the son of a salesman
Sorry, it goes with the job. Hank said it best, - Love, Tom 00:15
Sorry, it goes with the job. Hank said it best,
We have to write because a frightened mom and daddy - Love, Tom 00:13
We have to write because a frightened mom and daddy