• From: Hendersonville, NC USA
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Topic: The Price I Have to Pay

This is just a song about missing the kids and reflecting on how much I missed due to work and other things that keep me away from all their various activities. I hope you all like it.

The Price I Have to Pay By Jeff Gilpin


September 16th, 2007




Intro


[F] [G] [C] [G] [F] [G] [Am] [F] [G] [C] [G] [G7]




Verse 1


[C]I will try to make it if there’s [Am]time


[F]But you know I’ve got a lot to [C]do[G]


I [C]know that if I don’t it’s not a [Am]crime


But it [F]is to me if [G]I can’t see you [C]through




Chorus 1


So I’ll [Am]try


To make it [G]there


So long as [C]work doesn’t [G]get in the [Am]way


I am [F]sure


There’ll be some [G]price


I’ll have to [Am]pay




Verse 2


[C]I know that my job is not my [Am]life


It’s [F]just a means to give them what I [C]can[G]


So [C]missing things due to struggling and [Am]strife


Is [F]all for them I [G]hope they under[C]stand




Chorus 2


But I will [Am]try



To be [G]there


So long as [C]work doesn’t [G]keep me a[Am]way


I am [F]sure


There’ll be a hefty [G]price


I’ll have to [Am]pay






Bridge


[F]Now my kids are [G]all grown [C]up[G]


[F]Off paving their [G]own roads far from [Am]home


For [F]me life is [G]more like an empty [C]cup


God, I [G]wish I was with them, where [G7]ever they roam




Verse 3


[C]I called them both on the phone to[Am]day


And [F]both went straight to ear [C]mail[G]


I [C]wanted to see if they were both o[Am]kay


And to [F]let them know [G]I wished them [C]well




Chorus 3


I guess I’ll [Am]try


To call a[G]gain


Maybe a [C]little [G]later in the [Am]day


I see I’m [F]paying now


For all [G]my


Missing yester[Am]days



J  E  T  S
...and yet a Washington Commanders fan (unless they change their name again) ...long story...HTT...C

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  • From: Starkville, Mississippi USA
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Re: The Price I Have to Pay

Hi Jeff - Amen, brother!  Very well said - I can echo your sentiments.  But you know, it is odd what kids remember.  Often, they will recall the seemingly most normal and unremarkable instance and cherish that moment fondly.  Another dandy song about real life - well done.  James

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  • From: derbyshire
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Re: The Price I Have to Pay

hi jets a great song but kids dont always value what we parents do for them and that we worry when they ar'nt near...

love is life ,life is for love,keep a true heart and live life to the full....stay cool

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  • From: Almancil, Algarve, Portugal
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Re: The Price I Have to Pay

Nice one Jeff,

It plays and flows well, I enjoyed singing it.

My daughter is in the UK and I certainly enjoy our phone calls far better than the e-mails. Luckily though she is usually in when I ring. Mind you she is now 37 with 2 children of her own but I still worry about her and I still think of her as my little girl., and I suppose I always will.

Thank you,

Roger

"Do, or do not; there is no try"

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Re: The Price I Have to Pay

Nice one Jeff.

,,,Badeye.

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  • From: Hendersonville, NC USA
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Re: The Price I Have to Pay

Hey Guys - Thanks. The kids are not always away but they are quite often and it often makes me reflect on how I should have been more communicative with my parents.

J  E  T  S
...and yet a Washington Commanders fan (unless they change their name again) ...long story...HTT...C

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