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ethome
Member Patricius

since 2000-05-14

Posts 11858
New Brunswick Canada

0 posted 2020-02-06 04:59 PM

Move On Down
I'm an ol blues singer, tryin my best to express
What's in my heart on frets with scars hopin I guess the rest
Did me some time in the big house, caught in a stranger's nest
wasn't raised to be no coward but sorry none the less

Left my country home long ago now I'm facin middle age
Ain't pretendin to be bullet proof or superhero brave
But I got issues with the actors on the worldwide stage
They never hear my little voice but I always hear their rage

(Chorus)
Don't wanna be no role model
No minister nor Priest
Don't wanna preach no drivel
Misleadin young or weak
But I know they'd help the poor
By sharin hordes of wealth
Then move'em down to the part of town
Where heaven turns to hell.

I ain't lookin for sympathy, or a hero's place in stone
An I can't forsake the notion every man should pull his own
Sometimes I drink and try to think about some place unknown
Where preacher guys and senate lies don't rule on lofty thrones

Don't claim to be no genius or sacrificial lamb
Been in the wrong too many times an crawled back out again
But I never lost the reason to help my fellow man
After the resentment I still do the best I can

(Bridge)
I've never levied taxes
Got no mansion on a hill
But I get satisfaction
Without financial thrills
No scams for unsuspecting
No lies for those who pray
I'm livin with connections
To the truth no one can change

(Chorus)
Don't wanna be no role model
No minister nor Priest
Don't wanna preach no drivel
Misleadin young or weak
But I know they'd help the poor
By sharin hordes of wealth
Then move'em down to the part of town
Where heaven turns to hell.

true love never looks after it's own interests

Michael

Moderator

Member Rara Avis

since 1999-08-13

Posts 7666
California

1 posted 2020-02-07 11:58 AM

"But I got issues with the actors on the worldwide stage
They never hear my little voice but I always hear their rage"

The lay of the land here.

If you wanna see a man digress
Then take away his choice.
If you wanna witness true distress
Then take away his voice.

Paul Wilson

Member Elite

since 2002-07-07

Posts 4711
United States

2 posted 2020-02-07 10:37 PM

Eric...Sure sounds like you hit the right cord with this one. I can hear you playing your guitar on this song.
Great work enjoyed many aspects of this song...Paul

~~To share my poems with you is to share my heart with you~~
Paul

ethome
Member Patricius

since 2000-05-14

Posts 11858
New Brunswick Canada

3 posted 2020-02-09 06:23 PM

Thanks Paul and Michael I appreciate the comments...

true love never looks after it's own interests

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