Lyrically, chewing on the topic of growing up with a set of values, and struggling to live up to them. Musically, playing with Americana, and a bridge that reminds me of simpler, happy times.
Tell me where the weak spots are!
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Happy Is A Place, by Johnny Guest, 2/24/17
V1
I know I’m driving too fast, and down a residential street
But just like my mind my foot gets heavy when I run out of words
I can’t outrun the past, but I just want to hide from the people who know
me
Feel like my life’s an old sad song and I forgot the second verse
C – All my life, pain or running from it, wounds and not much healing
Shame and greener grass dreaming and wondering if happy is a place I
could be
V2
We start life with a plan of how the rest of it’s gonna go
But there’s corners you can’t see around, and hearts you can’t break
through
Then you piss it away, every thing that you once cherished
Youth, money, or marriage, and it’s all on you
Chorus
Bridge
When I was a kid…look both ways when you cross the road
Pray for a strong back, not a lighter load
Stay away from gambling, the bottle, and pills
But I learned the hard way the cold between you and the ones you love
Can kill.
Chorus
0
Nice! The mix drowns out the lyrics. I get that alot in my mixes… but, here it is.
November 20, 2019
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James Green
Nice! The mix drowns out the lyrics. I get that alot in my mixes… but, here it is.
November 20, 2019
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