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Description: This is from "A Change Of Atmosphere." This is as close to a power ballad as I've ever come. It's a song about accepting things as they are despite promises of better things. I've been told this song has made some people cry....not me, though.

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from Fish Stories Disk II by Chris Nelson

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This is from "A Change Of Atmosphere." This is as close to a power ballad as I've ever come. It's a song about accepting things as they are despite promises of better things. I've been told this song has made some people cry....not me, though.

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Idle chatter
What does it matter?
What is it for
I stay sober
I grow older
What is in store?
There are those who would seek
To control me
To make a dollar more
And I try to shun them
Always run from
Yet try again once more

Let me be
Let me be
Just pull the oars in
Shove the boat off
And drift out to the sea
Let me be

Rain clouds gather
Wind blows rather
Strongly from the north
I won’t paddle
I won’t babble
As the winds push me forth

Let me be
Let me be
Just pull the oars in
Shove the boat off
And drift out to the sea
Let me be

I will toe the line
I know what’s mine
I found it on the ground
Mold the clay
Fold the way
That suits the way I sound

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from Fish Stories Disk II, released September 21, 2013

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Chris Nelson Lebanon, Pennsylvania

Chris Nelson has been playing music for over 25 years and has written a large volume of songs. His sound is described as "Dark Folk" which is basically a unique mixture of folk, rock, and blues. He currently plays live as an acoustic guitarist while playing all instruments on his recordings. ... more

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