See her timeless modern beauty
On display when she surrenders
Looks like the sweet surrender of love

When William Prince sings about her, he’s singing about the woman he loves. The song may be called “Goldie Hawn”, and it might name other women — iconic artists like Joni Mitchell and Georgia O’Keefe, women of great character and strength — but when he sings it, William has only one name in mind.

His love for this woman is unique, special, one of a kind, like a work of art. With respect for that connection, William shares this feeling like a master artist, deftly expressing his feelings through well known names and universal metaphors to create a visual. She’s a picture in the gallery, he sings, as warm acoustic guitar transports us to the special place he holds for her.

She’s a record on the table. His earnest vocals inspire a clear image. She’s a movie you leave on. We can see her from his perspective: William loves this woman every day and never gets bored of doing it. That’s part of what’s special about art: when you connect to it, you feel it revealing a truth in yourself. And truth is necessary in love because love isn’t always as easy as strolling the gardens. Especially when you do it every day.

The truth about love
It don’t come all at once
It gets easier and harder all the time

In “Easier and Harder”, William’s gate is easy but determined, like the work it takes to make love last. Like the production of the song, it keeps a pace but doesn’t go too hard. While William is still singing in universal truths, there is a lightness to them. He’s unabashedly in support of all of it, no matter the challenges.

If you don’t give up when pushin’ comes to shove
It gets easier and harder all the time

What you build together will last the test of time if you can humble yourself to each other. Don’t lead with the ego, or the id. Like a good country music song, you gotta lead with your heart. That’s how William Prince leads us through his new music to the joys of love.

Listen to "Goldie Hawn" and "Easier and Harder" on this week's Horizon Line playlist.