Sunny Skies

by @frankb

Skirmish: Bringing up the rear (@atornberg)

Liner Notes

This is for the skirmish Bringing up the Rear. I'm a bit late! This is a song about quitting the Rat Race

#fuc #guywithukulele #singersongwriter #ukulele

Lyrics

There's a goal out there I gotta get past. A ways to go I won't be last
Ain't never seen it, but man I want it
Gotta go! Gotta go! Gotta go!

You crash and burn It's just a show. You've seen it before but still you don't know
Your mouth is shut, don't say it's so
Gotta go! Gotta go! JUST GO!

More than once I asked myself why Then I tell myself lies
You grasp at shadows, swat at flies, and just look at sunny skies
Keep it all in where it belongs. Gotta go! Gotta go! Gotta go!

There's a goal out of whack I gotta get back. My space in me is my friend in need
Retrace my steps Rethink my plans
Maybe so, Maybe so, Maybe so

Poetry can tell it backwards. Like a rainbow leaving rain
Like the clock's arm brings the train
Never know, never know, never know

You know the weight of a burden. Once you've let it go
You get some distance, some perspective
Let it go! Let it go! JUST GO!

Sometimes last is best. Just let yourself take a rest
Let the world go by seagulls fly and just look at sunny skies
Bring it back home where it belongs. Go slow Go slow Go slowI

So much rushin around. Never came in first then the bubble burst
You go on ahead. I still ain't outa bed
I know I know I know

Sometimes last is best. Just let yourself take a rest
Let the world go by seagulls fly and just look at sunny skies
Let the world go by seagulls fly and just look at sunny skies

Comments

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A relaxing, sunny listen! The older I get, the less I can stand rushing and false "urgency" (the number of emails I used to get at my desk job with the subject line "urgent!" or sometimes even URGENT URGENT - ridiculous!)
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Nice rhyming sensibility here. I like where you shift and change to your next rhyming tone...and also the musical shift on "More than once." The ukulele works nicely as accompanying instrument. "Sometimes last is best" is a nice idea -- I agree!
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