A Songwriter's Story: Jon McLaughlin on “Promising Promises”
While the studio version is fully produced, McLaughlin frequently performs a "stripped-down" piano-only version, which was also released as a bonus track on the Best Buy edition of the album. Jon Mclaughlin If Only I
"If Only I" is a slow-building, emotive piano ballad by American singer-songwriter . Featured on his 2012 album Promising Promises , it is a favorite of the artist himself, who describes it as an unrequited love story that he often "gets lost in" while playing. Songwriting & Meaning Songwriting & Meaning The song originated from a
The song originated from a single lyric line that came to McLaughlin: "Slowly all the faces turn to yours" . Jon Mclaughlin If Only I
"I'd talk to you if only I could speak / And I'd dream of you if I could fall asleep"