"The "charming cheeks" strikes me as something you would say about a newborn "
Or a chipmunk
No matter how good Les's advice is, you have to stick to your own words for an anniversary gift. I'll have to say that I had a similar thought about the title. First thing I did was scan through the song to see how the title fit. Didn't strike me as romantic either.
Maybe Les could help you with the chords and basic melody, then you could practice and get it recorded before Nov. Although I'd have to say if I recorded a song for my wife I don't think I could wait months before springing it on her.
I've written my wife a couple poems for b'day and Valentines. On the last V'day she insisted on a CD of me singing
, and I'm not a singer by any stretch of the imagination. So I picked about 6 tunes, put on headphones, sang along with the songs while recording my voice by itself. It took a few trys and a little cut and paste in audacity, but I finally ended up with something presentable, put it on a cd, and she loved it. Although I cringe at some of the off key phrases
I'd like nothing more than to write her a song and record it with my guitar. Keep us appraised of your progress as it goes along Hilch. We don't want to wait for Nov!!!