[upbeat guitar music]
["Paradise" by Hillary Reynolds]
[gentle folk music]
- ? Put it down
? Take the world off your shoulders ?
? Burning out
? That won't get us any closer
? Stay the night, and we can settle down ?
? Give me a piece of your mind
? I'll give you something to believe in ?
? You and I, you and I
? Nothing's gonna break it
? And in the darkest times
? Baby, that's where we shine
? You and I, you and I
? We've been through hell and we found paradise ?
? Hands are tied
? Doesn't have to mean we're drowning ?
? Ooh, ooh
? Gone so long without a win
? But, hey, at least you found me ?
? And doesn't that feel better now? ?
? Give me a piece of your mind
? I'll give you something to believe in ?
? You and I, you and I
? Nothing's gonna break it
? And in the darkest times
? Baby, that's when we shine
? You and I, you and I
? We've been through hell and we found paradise ?
? Paradise ? We found paradise
? Paradise
? We found paradise
? Give me a piece of your mind
? I'll give you something to believe in ?
? You and I, you and I
? Nothing's gonna break it
? Give me a piece of your mind
? I'll give you something to believe in ?
? You and I, you and I
? Nothing's gonna break it
? And in the darkest times
? Baby, that's then we shine
? You and I, you and I
? We've been through hell and we found paradise ?
? Ooh, ooh
? We found paradise
? Ooh, ooh
? We found paradise
- Marci Beaucoup Reynolds: Hillary Reynolds.
You heard it first.
[audience applauding and cheering]
So, a huge reason why I,
I mean, really started writing songs in the first place
is my Aunt Marci.
She's the one who taught me how to write a song.
[audience applauding and cheering]
And we were laughing 'cause we both
have our songwriting books on the piano,
like our little keepers of all of the songs.
- "Dear diary, I wanna write a song."
- Yes, exactly! [both laughing]
And so she's gonna share a couple of her songs,
if that's okay with you.
[audience applauding and cheering]
I thought it might, all right. - Marci: Thank you.
[Hillary laughing]
["Please Forgive Me" by Marci Beaucoup Reynolds]
[groovy piano and guitar music]
? All the things I couldn't give you ?
? Whoa
? I am sorry
? And all the ways I couldn't be, ooh ?
? Oh ohh
? I am sorry
? Now off you go
? You're on your own
? The damage done
? Let's hope your spirit is strong ?
? Doo doo doo n doo
? Please forgive me
? Please forgive me, doo doo doo n doo ?
? Please forgive me, baby
? All the times I couldn't reach you ?
? Whoa
? I am sorry
? And all the things I didn't teach you ?
? Whoa
? I am sorry
? Now off you go
? You're on your own
? The damage done
? Let's hope your spirit is strong ?
? Doo doo doo n doo
? Please forgive me
? Doo doo doo n doo
? Please forgive me
? You know I love you
[bright acoustic guitar and piano music]
? Now off you go
? You're on your own
? The damage done
? Let's hope your spirit is strong ?
? If we had a few more years
? Maybe I would not be sorry
? If you could see me through these tears ?
? Then I would not be sorry
? 'Cause then I know
? No damage done
? You live from love
? I know your spirit is strong, ooh ?
? Please forgive me, doo doo doo n doo ?
? Please forgive me
? You know I love you
? Please forgive me, doo doo doo n doo ?
? Please forgive me
? You know I love you
? Please forgive me
? You know I love you
? Please forgive me
? You know I love you
? Please forgive me
? You know I love you
[audience applauding and cheering]
Thank you!
[laughing] Thank you.
The last song I'm gonna share with you today
has a wild story,
and many of you heard me tell it.
I landed in LA with Trevor,
who many of you know in the audience,
Trevor Jarvis, in Peridot.
And we got together with a writer,
and we had a brief for Grey's Anatomy, TV show,
and we're like, "Oh, my gosh.
We're gonna try to write a song for Grey's Anatomy. "
And so we wrote this song, and before we knew it,
it found a home with Little Big Town,
and it just felt like the song immediately knew where to go.
And it found a home with them,
and they received it, and they recorded it.
They killed it, it was awesome.
And they ended up being inspired to write
the rest of their record from receiving the song.
And so we, as writers, I don't think it could've been
any more of just a humbling,
grateful, gratitude moment
that we'll cherish for the rest of our lives.
And then the album went on to be nominated for a Grammy during--
[audience applauding] Yes.
So...
I don't know, we just got together and we're like,
"Let's write this weird brief for Grey's Anatomy ."
And look, look where she went.
She went all over the place.
But now she's here in the chapel,
and we're gonna close out with it right now.
It's called "Next to You."
["Next to You" by Hillary Reynolds]
[gentle acoustic guitar music]
? Babe
? I don't wanna talk right now ?
? Stop
? I need a little space
? Ooh ooh
? Wait
? I didn't mean to say it like that ?
? Stay
? A little longer, please
? I sleep a little deeper when you're next to me ?
? And don't you know
? You're the fire in my bones
? You're my heart and my home
? Ohh ohh
? And I know
? I don't say it enough
? I've been down on my luck
? My love
? But I'll be fine in the morning ?
? Next to you
? Ohh
? I think I'm losing my mind again ?
? Go slow
? Touch me like you do
? Love
? Come a little closer now
? I breathe a little deeper when I'm next to you ?
? And don't you know
? You're the fire in my bones
? You're my heart and my hope
? Ohh ohh
? And I know
? I don't say it enough
? I've been down on my luck
? My love
? But I'll be fine in the morning ?
? Next to you
? Ohh ohh ohh
? Ohh ohh ohh ohh
? Ohh ohh ohh
? Ohh ohh ohh ohh
? Ohh ohh ohh
? Ohh ohh ohh ohh
- Everybody!
? Ohh ohh ohh
? Ohh ohh ohh ohh
? Ohh ohh ohh
? Ohh ohh ohh ohh
? I'll be fine in the morning
- Thank you.
[audience applauding and cheering]
[upbeat music]