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BURDEN OF SANITY - WHEN THE RAINS
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THE BURDEN OF SANITY - capo @ 5 in An
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As I turned on to Calhoun I could hear the music from the street
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A dog pissed on a speaker as I found myself a seat
Now, Buster is a caveman all hunched over his bones
Hair matted like a buffalo, like he’d never owned a comb
The years can kill your spirit. The years you can’t explain
The years that simply melt away like mascara in the rain
Just a dusty pile of speakers, a mic stand brown with rust
His eyes lost somewhere in the hair. A voice has turned to dust.
He sang songs by James Taylor and Billy Joel. Each song a famous name
Carol King and Joni Mitchell but the songs all sound the same
It was like I had walked into some back street production of
Beauty and the Beast, and there was no Beauty. Just The Beast…
I passed his van as I walked out. The roof piled with rugs and a chair.
There’s a burden we call sanity that some of us don’t share
Where is that clean cut husband I knew so long ago
That self-rightious liberal with the child and wife in tow?
The years can kill your spirit. The years you can’t explain
The years that simply melt away like mascara in the rain
(C) 2018 Royal T Music ascap
James Michael Taylor
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Candy Davis Your song made me feel as if I were walking past this sad man's broken, tattered life. I don't think I've ever listened to one of your songs without feeling deeply moved.
James Michael Taylor
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hey I love the track BURDEN OF SANITY, one you can hear over and over, so amazing! Heath Wolf
Guest
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This is incredible work....music,art , theatre, poetry, all haunted by the truth...the wonderful truth.. James Michael Taylor is a master of the truth.. Thank you James for sharing.. Matt in Ireland .
James Michael Taylor
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"The years can kill your spirit. The years you can’t explain The years that simply melt away... like mascara in the rain." Damn... what great words. JMT words. Words that paint a picture... on the canvas of my spirit. ` Jon McCabe
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I really like Burden of Sanity James! Sam Gross
