Recorded live at the late, great Slabtown (RIP) in Portland, Oregon, Saturday June 1, 2013. Live mix recorded direct to 2-channel stereo.
A reworked version of a song I originally wrote for a band called Dancing In The Dark, circa 1980, in Minneapolis, MN.
lyrics
I dreamed of a man / a man I thought I could be
Then I looked in the mirror, I knew it wasn’t me.
I tried to find that man / I tried to make him see.
That was the end of the dream, but not the end of me.
There is nothing to prove / there is nothing to see.
I can’t save your soul / I can’t set you free.
But you are all my friends, so take a chance with me.
And we’ll live our lives / so happily.
No, we’re not the ones we dreamed of.
And we’re not the plans we made up.
And we’re not the ones who want to steal your star,
But we’re the ones who know who the hell we are.
I met a friend, just the other day.
I said, “Hey man, how you been? I hope I see you again some day.”
I met my friend again / we talked a while, then we went our way.
And if I see that friend again, I’m gonna say, “I’m so glad you’re here today.”
And that’s the way it is / the way it ought to be.
We’re all so alive, and we’re all so free.
And you are all my friends, so won’t you dance with me,
And we’ll live our lives / so happily.
No, we’re not the things that we thought we’d be,
And we’re not the visions that we thought we’d see.
And we’re not the days that you threw away;
We’re the ones who stayed here anyway.
credits
from From Slabtown With Love,
track released June 1, 2013
Bass, vocals, guitars, loops, words and arrangement: J. Free.
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