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Rise and Fall

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Some days I’m the preacher with my head up in a cloud
Some days I’m a gentleman who does my mama proud

But some days I’m the creature who just arrived from Mars
And some days I’m the futurist who drives electric cars

Some days I’m the bastard who broke too many hearts
But baby you’re the wrecking crew that blew my world apart

Some days I’m the hardass cop and some days I’m the snitch
Some days I’m the pampered baby who says, “ain’t life a bitch?”

We rise and fall, all for one, and one for all
Rise and fall, heed the call, ’til we’ve seen it all

We rise and fall, rise and fall, rise and fall
Rise and fall ’til we’ve seen it all

Some days I’m a hermit who hides from all the world
And some days I’m a narcissist screaming to be heard

Some days I’m a bluebird on the way to my happy place
Some days I’m a dreamer who’s out to save the human race

Some days I’m the universe crammed into this body
And some days I’m an empty shell, lonely with nobody

Some days I’m the smart guy who knows how things are wired
Some days I’m gonna win this race, but some days I get fired

We rise and fall, all for one, one for all
Rise and fall, heed the call, ‘til we’ve seen it all

We rise and fall, rise and fall, rise and fall
Rise and fall ‘til we’ve seen it all

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Cave Street said

Thanks for the spins & comments, y'all. @Dweeb, this is an old track from 2020. I tried multiple takes of this song.... not sure if this version was a vocal overdub or not, I'd have to find the old master tracks to figure it out. I found this on my old laptop when cleaning up desktop files the other night. I wrote/recorded this in April of 2020, not long after John Prine passed away. I guess it was kind of my tribute to him.

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Ricia Rae said

So great. Wow, lovely lyrics and melody too.

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Greg Connor said

Great Folk flavored song and lyrics. It's nice to hear this kind of music. We need more of it.

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Colleen Dillon said

Exceptional lyrics!!! Love this arrangement- spare and supportive of your raspy warm vocals

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Dweeb said

Great chorus. Is this performed "live"?

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