Topic: Song - The Life I Left Behind
Country Ballad - tells a story ( I think that might qualify it for May SOTM Category )
The Life I Left Behind By Jim Kenyon
Verse 1
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[G]Packed my bags at seventeen, [D]small town dreams on my mind
[C]on the road to find myself, and [G] leave everything I had behind
[G]I swore I’d never turn around, after [D]mama said “ go chase your dream”
but the [C]way she said goodbye felt like [G] she was playing make believe
Verse 2
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[G] city streets were feeling cold, [D]lots of people, but all alone
[C]I could see all their faces, they were [G] vacant and unknown
[G] Every step felt uncertain, [D] wondered how long I’d have to wait
[C] I was heading for the future, but my [G] heart ‘s in another place
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Chorus
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[C] There ain't no place like home, no [G] arms to hold me tight
[C] No front porch light still burning in the [G] middle of the night
[C] I keep on hoping and searching for [G] something more to find
[D] But seems I always end up prayin’ for [C] the life I left [G]behind.
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Verse 3
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[G] So there I was, in that place [D] but It wouldn't be for long
[C] as the money was running low, [G] it just felt all wrong
[G] I was looking for an answer, [D] but the truth was clear to see—
[C] The only place that’s meant for me [G] is right where I used to be
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Chorus
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[C] There ain't no place like home, no [G]arms to hold me tight.
[C] No front porch light still burning in the [G] middle of the night.
[C] I keep on hoping and searching for [G] something more to find,
[D] But seems I always end up prayin’ for [C] the life I left [G]behind.
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Outgo..
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[C] There ain't no place like home, no [G]arms to hold me tight.
[C] No front porch light still burning in the [G] middle of the night.
[C] Spent my nights chasing something, [G] but home never left my mind
[D] a kid with a dream in his pocket, [C] a past he couldn’t [G]leave behind.
The price of anything, is the amount of life you exchange for it. - H.D. Thoreau
Your vision is not limited by what your eye can see, but what your mind can imagine.
Make your life count, and the world will be a better place because you tried.
"Use the talents you possess, for the woods would be very silent if no birds sang except only the the best." - Henry Van Dyke
Your vision is not limited by what your eye can see, but what your mind can imagine.
Make your life count, and the world will be a better place because you tried.
"Use the talents you possess, for the woods would be very silent if no birds sang except only the the best." - Henry Van Dyke