From the recordings Music Therapy Vault and Soul Ballad
Lyrics by Lennox Armstrong & Bill Roche
Music by Bill Roche
Production Bob Baldwin and Lennox Armstrong
Featuring vocals by Sherma Andrews.
Recorded & Mixed by Louis Alfred III
This song is all about the pledge of love. recorded in NYC studio that almost every top performer that you could think of has recorded at...I remember Bob Baldwin who produces with me on this song and Louis Alfred III -Engineer were in the studio and this was the first time we recorded live with another vocalist. She was put in a glass enclosure and I was put in my own. We could see each other...the engineer(Louis Alfred III) had the lights lowered and we set off on a journey to record this beautiful song. Well...a little dirt on this one...when recording the vocal my long time friend and engineer had been given instructions to make sure not to record pass a certain point because we were trying to keep a part...note to up and coming recording artist...sometimes magic happens and when you are worried about edits...just record on another track...we missed a moment that Sherma sang like an absolute angel. After the part she sang was over I turned to Louis and said "Baduski" that's what I call Louis some times...please tell me you recorded that ?!?!
He looked at me in dis-belief and said "No. I didn't get that...you told me to stop recording at a certain time...Oh my goodness!!! the whole room died...That was my fault...My stomach sinks even as I write about it. It was magic...I have never ever done that again.
Lyrics
For The Rest of My Life (duet)
Verse 1 (male)
You're the sweet reflection of my eye
and you should know that I
will be there when you need me
assured by all you've said and done
now my heart you've finally won
so I pledge my love forever
Chorus(male)
I'm gonna love you for the rest of my life
I'm gonna love you for the rest of my life
Verse 2 (female)
One look is all it took to see
you're all the man I need
and I'm so glad you found me
beyond what little words could say
I would have simply flown away
if you were not there to grown me
Chorus (female)
I'm gonna love you for the rest of my life
I'm gonna love you for the rest of my life
Bridge
(male) Life and all its schemes can sometimes end the best of dreams
and lead the truest hearts unfaithfully astray
(female) Love's no guarantee
but yet...no matter what may be
(male/female) or what occurs I'll still be yours forever
(male) I'm gonna love you...yes I am
Verse 3
(female) Now with this vow I duly swear
your love's the only one I'll share
through every sacrifice and sorrow
(male) through all the sorrow I'll be there
until the sun runs out of rays and all of time runs out of ways to promise us tomorrow
(male/female) I promise baby
Chrous (male/female)
I'm gonna love you for the rest of my life
(male) I pledge my love forever
I'm gonna love you for the rest of my life
(female) I'll sacrifice everything...everything for you baby
I'm gonna love you for the rest of my life
(male)My love, My heart you know you've finally won
I'm gonna love you for the rest of my life
(female) Baby, I need you. You're everything...everything I need and more
I'm gonna love you for the rest of my life
(male) I'm gonna give you all the love you said you'd ever need
(female) Oh baby, you're all the man I need forever...
(male) Forever
(female) Forever
(male) Forever
(female) Forever
(male) Forever
(female) oh yeah
(male) I'm gonna love you...Yes I am!
(female) Come on baby love me now...love me now ...love me now
(male) I'm gonna give you hey...every little bit a piece, a part of me
(male/female) I'm gonna give you my heart baby
(female) Give it to me
(male)My love
(female) Give it to me
(male) My Heart
(male/female) Every little piece of your heart...
Love you for the rest of my life....
(male) Baby, I'm gonna give you my all
Love you for the rest of my heart...