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Hi friends, any help with this one would be most welcome. Thanks a lot, Jan.
I CHASED DREAMS
Verse 1 Our teenage blood ran hot back in 99 When I felt that roaming urge surge straight thru me You begged me to stay but that ol’ highway ghost Just had claimed the soul of a rambling wannabe
I still can see your face on that hot summer’s night I was outward bound on that Greyhound You smiled and cried and so did I And since that day I regret to say:
I chased dreams in all the wrong places In some rip-off dives where heartaches came for free Beneath the neon lights’ tempting glow at night I found easy women, but lost the man in me Yeah I chased dreams in all the wrong places
Verse 2 The Lord alone knows how many honkytonks Shots of cheap booze mixed with tears there’s left in me But one dawn last May I heard a voice say low If I don’t stop now the devil will come for me
I went down on my knees head bowed in utter shame Hit that homeward bound good ol’ Greyhound I prayed some day I’ll find a way To make amends for my sins back when:
I chased dreams in all the wrong places In some rip-off dives where heartaches came for free Beneath the neon lights’ tempting glow at night I found easy women, but lost the man in me Yeah I chased dreams in all the wrong places
Last Sunday I saw you near the gate of the church hall My God you looked great you hadn’t changed at all Hand in hand with a preacher man, I think it was And tonight my heart bleeds because:
I chased dreams in all the wrong places In some rip-off dives where heartaches came for free Beneath the neon lights’ tempting glow at night I found easy women, but lost the man in me Yeah I chased dreams in all the wrong places
2012 (c) Jan S Johansen
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JAN--
PRETTY TIGHT TEAR JERKER--AFTER READING IT SEVERAL TIMES, I'M INCLINED TO SAY: I LIVED MY DREAMS IN ALL THE WRONG PLACES--JMHO
WRITE ON BROTHER!
Mackie
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Hey Jan A really good story, I don't know if you already have music for this but it does seem a bit wordy to me. That said I like it.
Joe
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Thanks Mackie, I appreciate your kind words and suggestion.
Thanks again mate Jan
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Hi Joe, I'm pleased you like the story.
Thanks a lot for your visit Jan
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