A Celebration Of Songwriting

from Portrait of the Young Man as an Artist by Owen Franklin

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Well I wondered if I was lonesome tonight after Mr Presley enquired
But apart from a cold, well I felt alright, just a little uninspired
So I sat alone feeling sad and down when I heard my heart announce,
"Don't just sit alone and neglect your friends, it's the time with them that counts"
Bring your friends, grab a beer, tell them all to gather here, now the music's in full swing
A piano, a guitar, they define who we are when we teach them how to sing
Well I wondered if I was born to run just like Mr Springsteen too
But my dad asked me where I was going to run and I didn't have a clue
So I searched my map for a place to run when I heard my heart announce,
"It is not the place where you find yourself but the journey there that counts"
Bring your friends, grab a beer, tell them all to gather here, now the music's in full swing
A piano, a guitar, they define who we are when we teach them how to sing
Well I found all my answers were blowin' in the wind just like Mr Dylan foretold
So I wander the land with the songs I sing and the values I uphold
Bring your friends, grab a beer, tell them all to gather here now the music's in full swing
A piano, a guitar, they define who we are when we teach them how to sing
Teach them how to sing
Teach me how to sing...

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from Portrait of the Young Man as an Artist, released February 1, 2011

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