MICHAEL BLY: MUSIC

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Doing what you really want makes people really want what you're doing.

I grew up in blue collar suburban hell if you look into my eyes you can tell
I wanted more than my small town could ever give, wanted work ta be more than just a way ta live
But one day I woke up an all this didn't mean enough, wasn't makin' life more fun for anyone
Made a promise ta myself that good times come before good health
An set out ta make sure that all I had was fun

So then I lost more jobs than most guys ever held sold out my soul till there was nothin' left ta sell
Savin' money was never a lesson I could learn so I burned more cash than most men ever earn
But I forgot more fun than most guys ever had and sometimes it felt so good ta be so bad
Shot down more shots than any bar could hold cuz goin' out meant goin' outta control

Then one day I woke up an my life didn't mean enough hadn't smilked a frown or righted any wrong
Made a promise ta mysellf ta get my passion off the shelf an ta share with the world before I'm gone
Cuz deep inside me there's a spark an I'm just dyin' ta leave a mark
on everyone who hears any one a my songs

Come with me you're gonna see all you need in life is free cuz I'm broke but I'm livin' my dream
Yeah I know that I belong singin' stuck here in a song finally found myself an I can finally breathe
Give me your ear an you'll hear all you'll ever need the power of the music in me
Come with me I'll give you all you'll ever need

So now I play guitar like not to is a sin in more dives bars than most guys ever been
an the owner pays me well cuz he can see at the end a da night the crowd's still lovin' me
But in N.Y. you can't afford just ta make your way an my time is a dime when my pay is day ta day
So I'm a pain an I complain about my fee but he knows I know I'd do this for free, so if

one day you wake up an your life ain't alive enough if you're bored an you're hungover all over again
make a promise to yourself an get yer passion off the shelf control yer fate change the state yer in
Cuz deep inside you there's a spark but it's up ta you ta leave a mark
You snooze ya lose but ya try, try again you win

Come with me you're gonna see all you need in life is free cuz I'm broke but I'm still livin' my dream
Stand up, sing along this feels too right ta be wrong wanna see yer hands I wanna hear you scream
I'll make ya feel how real yer life was meant ta be with the power of the music in me

My life's complete if I can change what you can be with the power of the music in me