MY STORY
I'VE BEEN LIVING THIS STORY NOW FOR SO MANY YEARS
I'LL TELL YOU ALL ABOUT IT... IT'S GOT YOUR PAIN, YOUR JOY, YOUR FEARS
IT'S BEEN A GOOD STORY, AS THESE THINGS GO
AND I'VE LIVING MINE LIKE IT'S THE ONLY THING I KNOW
BUT IT'S NOT THE LAST WORD, IT'S NOT THE FINAL TAKE
GOT TIME FOR A RE-WRITE, CLEAN UP SOME MISTAKES
AND I'VE GOT AN IDEA THAT CAN GIVE ME A FRESH SLATE
AND I'M STARTIN' OVER AGAIN
I'VE GOT THIS THING I SAY WHEN YOU ASK ME WHAT I DO
IT'S MY TITLE OF THE WEEK, IT'S HOW I PAY MY DUES
IT'S BEEN A GOOD JOB, AS THESE THINGS GO
BUT IT'S NOT THE SOURCE OF MY GOOD OR THE ONLY THING I KNOW
THIS WON'T BE MY LAST JOB, THIS AIN'T "30 AND OUT"
I'VE STILL GOT SO MANY THINGS I WANT TO LEARN ABOUT
AND IT'S NOT THE ONLY THING I CAN DO FOR A BUCK
SO PRINT ME SOME NEW CARDS CUZ I'M STARTIN' OVER AGAIN
BRIDGE
GOT A CLEAN SHEET OF PAPER, GOT SOME COOL COLORED PENS
GOT OUT MY ADDRESS BOOK, MADE A LIST OF ALL MY FRIENDS
WE'VE HAD A LOT OF GOOD TIMES, BUT FOLKS COME AND GO
AND I BELIEVE THERE'S MANY MORE I'LL KNOW
INSTRUMENTAL
THESE AREN'T THE LAST FOLKS I'LL EVER HOLD DEAR
MEET NEW PEOPLE EVERYDAY WITH STORIES I WANT TO HEAR
SO SET UP ANOTHER ROUND AND PULL UP SOME MORE CHAIRS
AND WE CAN ALL START OVER AGAIN
BREW UP ANOTHER ROUND AND PULL UP SOME MORE CHAIRS
SO WE CAN ALL START OVER AGAIN
© Leslie Frederick 1999