Ball of Wax 35 Songs: Robert Deeble – “To Find You”

Not all love songs are of the romantic variety. There are love songs to parents, siblings, and pets, and of course there’s the whole sub-genre of “love songs to one’s child,” which can often be particularly heart-melting, as is the case with Robert Deeble’s “To Find You.” Robert and his wife parented their god daughter – the “you” in this song – from the age of 3 days until her first birthday.  “To Find You” recounts the year after she left their care and the Deebles’ attempts to maintain a stable presence in her life after she had been reunited with her birth mother, who was continually in transition and on the move from city to city due to her own challenges in life. The result is a beautiful, aching lullaby of a song. Grab a few tissues and give it a listen.