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Well, I’ve been broke so many times
And that don’t include today
But no matter how dirt poor I feel well I’ve got no room to say
Cause I was born into the kind of wealth you just don’t find anywhere
Conscience, liberty, the life-long pursuit, the freedom to grow my hair
Now when it comes to all that we possess
Man, we’ve got it good
But that does not lead to happiness and I doubt it ever would
CH
And yet we’re climbing all over each other
Tryin’ to get up on that hill
And if we don’t happen to make it somebody will
V2
Some like to make up excuses
Say, “It’s all relative”
But I don’t know what the use is
Cuase that ain’t no way to live
CH
BR
There were times I will admit
I was chasing all of it
Worked my fingers to the bone
Pressed my nose against the stone
Spent my afternoons alone
In a prison all my own
V3
Kids these days and the games they play
Makes no sense to me
They all want to be king of the mountain
And that’s quite alright with me
CH
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You remind me of me
When I was your age
Like a bat out of hell
But still in a cage
Up and down you’re lookn’ for some kinda key
You’ve got passion to burn
Your motor’s prime
You’ve got so much to learn
In so little time
Dusk ‘til dawn your lookin’ for some one to be
Keep your eyes on the moon
You’re gonna get there real soon
CH
But along the way put in the hours
Along the way smell the flowers you see so carefully
Hold your heart close to you
And let it go for someone true when you’re reay
And you will be
So don’t mind the wait now, girl,
Cause I know, you’re gonna be a pearl
V2
And after a while the passion fades
And you’ll get cut by sharper blades
Have no fear you’ll have thicker skin
And you’ll back up and hit rewind
A higher calling you will find
Have no doubt you’ll know just where to begin
So close your eyes make the leap
You’ve got so much to reap
CH
BR
Some things won’t have a place in your heart
And you should let them go
For those with which you never want to part
Their gonna need the room to grow
V3
So, while heaven waits you’ll go through hell but the flames will only crack the shell
And you’ll be so polished you’ll shine
CH
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V1
Well I went searching through the woods
Rolling hills and neighborhoods
Hell bent on finding love or get as close as I could
Well I saw your name carved in a tree
And I thought that meant you were for me
So I took my sharpest knife and used it carefully
CH
I thought the world was spinning fine
When I was yours and you were mine
We may have shared our space and time
But you and I will never rhyme
V2
Our nights together turned into day
I said all that I could say
Shy of I love you and you did not run away
When someone like you comes along
It's hard to not break into song
What harm could it do? Where could I go wrong?
CH
BR
I have tried every word and syllable under the sky of blue
With the hopes that I would find a part of me that rhymes with you
Oh what I would do to rhyme with you
V3
And on the surface you played the part
But down below you did not have the heart
To be with me and soon enough you ended things before they could start
CH
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V1
You find yourself falling so fast
assuming its all gonna last
heart on your sleeve you have to believe
its the love line that we all cast
and when things just don't work out
you find yourself filling with doubt
was it something i said or should i have led
with a whisper in lieu of a shout
CH
I should have known I was alone
V2
And then one day you work up the nerve
you find someone you think you might deserve
step to the plate you're ready for your fate
all the while you're looking out for that curve
but you're in so deep you slowly unwind
love has a funny way of messing up your mind
to scared to part with your lonely heart
there's a reason they say love is blind
CH
I don't want love to return
If that means i haven't learned
all of the warning signs
of a heart getting thrown behind the lines.
V3
The last time i asked you to dance
I was looking for a little romance
but i failed to see right in front of me
your heart would not take the chance
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V1
Choices make you think
about scenarios
all of us can guess
but nobody knows
closed eyes and open hearts
to the words of the sage
and i am none the wiser
but I have come of age
V2
Of all the chances
that land in front of you
take as many as you can
and disregard a few
some will pass you by
but when you turn the page
they’ll be far behind you
and you’ll have come of age
BR
and you’ll try
to not decide
but time
won’t let you hide
and fate
won’t hesitate for you
V3
so much to consider
in so little time
you think you have your whole life
to commit the perfect crime
though you’re free you’ve been seen
circling the cage
but you are not a prisoner
you are not a prisoner
you are not a prisoner
you have come of age
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V1
When time slows down
And I get
A moment to look around
It’s always in wonder
at the luck
the luck I have found
But when I think of you
And what I was going through
What if I...
CH
What if you
were meant for me
But I was too caught up in life to see
What if you
Came ‘round again
Would I see you then
V2
And so they say
That you can’t
You can’t think that way
Cause that was then
And this is now
And we are here to stay
But when I close my eyes
And I realize
What If I...
CH
BR
How many times will you come and go
How many times until I know
Finding you is beyond my control
But these things take time
But my love is on the line
V3
If I stay put
Will you know where to look
And when the day does come
Will I know you are the one
What if I...
CH
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V1
Some people need a fairy tale
To show them how to feel
Some are happy to be a fake
In a ruse to come off real
I don’t pretend to understand
Any rationale they give
So keep your delusions to yourself
I’ll find a better way to live
CH
What about reality
Is so hard to endure
What good is a high
How bad the low
If the drug was never pure
If you don’t take what’s given you
How could you ask for more
No amount of filtering will make it better than before
BR
Everybody does it (it don’t make it right)
How will I compare (it don’t make it right)
What’s everybody thinking (it don’t make it right)
What if I don’t share at all
How will you ever know
What I’ve seen or where I’ve been if I have nothing to show
And would you suspect
That look in my eyes
Don’t reflect who you know in real life
V2
I am not a living saint
I have no following
But I am surrounded by honest folks
Who can tell me anything
So go ahead you live your life
It is yours and yours alone
But everything you choose to post
Forever you will be known
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V1
Try not to get ahead of myself
When I think takin’ this heart off it’s shelf
Something ‘bout the way you talk
Makes me want to run before I walk
V2
Try not to mess with fate this time
More than emotions are on the line
I’m looking out for that open door
Isn’t that what hope is for
Ch
Until I’m on your mind
And in your sights
Wrapped up with your arms
Bathed in morning light
Like a horse before his cart
I’m gonna lead my way into your heart
V3
Love is a sequence of events
Some seem obvious while others make no sense
I know enough to stay out the way
Let things happen day by day
Ch
Until I’m on your mind
And in your sights
Wrapped up with your arms
Bathed in morning light
Like an actor and his part
I’m gonna lead my way into your heart
Br
Let my heart run wild
Gonna let it get all riled up
And beat for you
‘Til there’s nothing left to do
But to love you
I’ve never sailed this close to shore
Never thrown the anchor overboard
Oh to be on your mind
And in your sights
Wrapped up with your arms
Bathed in morning light
Like a captain and his charts
I’m gonna lead my way into your heart
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V1
If you were near
I would call your name
So you would hear
And maybe do the same
V2
And if you were close
I would be inclined
To do something grandiose
And fill up your mind
BR
With thoughts
You’ve never had before
And sentiments
That open up the doors
To feelings
You might have to explore
V3
And if you were by my side
I would find it so damn hard
For me to ever hide
The heart I should guard
V4
And if you were near
I would love to say
Words you would never hear
When you are far away.
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082619 is the live album from René's Mid-Life Mini Tour.
released September 24, 2020
Recorded by Milo Deering at Acoustic Kitchen Studios in Dallas, Texas
Produced & Mastered by Klaus Larson, Denver, CO
