Michael James Shannon is a singer/songwriter/guitarist/producer from Texas who began his professional music career in Texas then migrated to the Tempe/Phoenix m
These are the times that try my soul
The treacherous kind that take their toll
You could be sitting pretty with the world in your hand
With a key to the city like some renaissance man
Like Orson Welles and Alex Bell
With money flowing from a wishing well
This is the golden age
Our finest hour is hours away
We're standing at the center stage crying
Try my soul
These are the times that try my soul
The dangerous kind that can rock your roll
Your face is covering some magazines you're a culture kings in a limousine
An emerging legend like a William Tell at the top of the game in the best hotel
These are the glory days
Our finest hour is hours away
We're standing at the center stage crying
Try my soul
This is the golden age
Our finest hour is hours away
We're standing at the center stage crying
Try my soul...
