Sweet Serendipity

Although I have plenty of sketches for other Pre-idol Lee songs, I have decided to put them on hold for a bit. When I started this series, the only songs I was able to listen to were the ones off of “So I’m Told” and “Slumberland” (Which I still listen to every single day! My “Lee-shuffle” on my iPod just expanded!) I love them ALL

In November, 2010 Lee DeWyze released his debut post-Idol album “Live It Up” with RCA.

It is a great CD and a huge step in Lee’s career! J  Painting # 6 was inspired by Lee’s First Single off the album “Sweet Serendipity” This is one of my son’s favorite songs! He knows all the words and can even sing it when it is not playing (he is only 3 ½ years old... so that is just amazing!)

I decided to go with simple silhouettes for this painting to almost mirror the plot of the music video. For as simple as it was, the fact that I chose to use all metallic paint gave me more than a few issues. In all honestly, this painting turned out to not be one of my favorites, but don’t get me wrong I still like it. I am just hard on myself at times and do not feel it is up to par with the other paintings so far. However, it received lots of positive feedback from Lee fans and also from Jonna Walsh, who happens to be in the video and very close to Lee, So that made me happy!

(Just between you and me, I think when I get some of my other paintings completed; I might re-do this one and go in a different direction)

"Sweet Serendipity" metallic acrylic-painted by Jennifer Harding

“Sweet Serendipity” by Lee DeWyze (“Live It Up” album)
I ain’t got no car
And I've got one pair of jeans
They’ve been stretched too far
And now they’re weak at the seams
I can’t say what’s next
And I got nothin' up my sleeve
But I don’t lose my head
Cause it ain’t really up to me

[chorus]
And I’m doing just fine
I’m always landing on my feet
In the nick of time
And by the skin of my teeth
I ain’t gonna stress
Cause the worst ain’t happened yet
Somethings watching over me
Like Sweet Serendipity
Sweet Serendipity

I don’t ask for a lot
No nothing more than I need
Because I love what I got
Don’t need to play the lottery
I just want to be strong
At the end of the road
I don’t want to hold on
I want the strength to let go

[chorus]
And I’m doing just fine
I’m always landing on my feet
In the nick of time
And by the skin of my teeth
I ain’t gonna stress
Cause the worst ain’t happened yet
Somethings watching over me
Like Sweet Serendipity

And what will be will be
In the nick of time
And by the skin of my teeth
I aint gonna stress
Cause the worst ain’t happened yet

Somethings watching over me
Like Sweet Serendipity
Sweet Serendipity
Like Sweet Serendipity

Don’t look fate can only find you
You can’t choose for something to surprise you
Set sail without a destination
Just see where the wind will take you
You never know when you're gonna fall
But I'm not worried
No I'm not worried

[chorus]
And I’m doing just fine
I’m always landing on my feet
In the nick of time
And by the skin of my teeth
I ain’t gonna stress
Cause the worst ain’t happened yet
Somethings watching over me

And I’m doing just fine
I’m always landing on my feet
In the nic of time
And by the skin of my teeth
I ain’t gonna stress
Cause the worst ain’t happened yet
Somethings watching over me
Like Sweet Serendipity
Sweet Serendipity
Sweet Serendipity

Don’t look fate can only find you
You can’t choose for something to surprise you
Set sail without a destination

Sweet, sweet
Sweet, sweet
Sweet Serendipity
Sweet, sweet
Sweet, sweet
Sweet Serendipity
I don't know
Sweet Serendipity