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One day I'll wake up and I'll be dead

from Old Glory and Angry Skies by Dave Jacquet

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As is often the case, this song was written after the first line came to me. It sounded like an ambiguous thing to say, and in ambiguity always lies a song in wait to be discovered.

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One day I'll wake up and I'll be dead
That's what the voices in my head just said
It's better than not waking up at all
It's better than not answering the call


One day I'll wake up and I'll be dead
But at least I know I'll still be in bed
you'll just need somebody else to take the fall
Cause I'm done being made to feel so small


Cause I'm done being made to feel so small


One day I'll wake up and I'll be dead
Maybe I should try to be alive instead
You see, it's not that I don't like to crawl
it just for once I'd like to be above it all


One day I'll wake up and I'll be dead
And I'll find my life hanging by a thread
That famous time when my back's against the wall
Maybe I should see if I can still stand tall


Maybe I should see if I can still stand tall


Well there's no time like right now
To grow a backbone that just won't bow
I don't know when and I don't know how

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from Old Glory and Angry Skies, released October 25, 2013
Copyright 2013 Dave Jacquet

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Dave Jacquet Maine

Originally a horns player, Dave came to the guitar via the piano. Dave plays weekly live shows in Southern Maine and runs such websites as ThreeChordGuitar.com, SongwritingCircle.com and GuitarVideoReviews.com among others.

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