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Sung by Jack Foster - words by James B. Mitchell, music by Jack Foster (JazzRaptor). Dedicated to a young man lost too early - Dave McMoyler. Check out Jazzraptor's other music on Soundclick!
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Songs in search of a stage... The music of James B. Mitchell. Music for the cabaret, stage, and small instrumental groups. Soft jazz vocals.
Pianist by training, songwriter by passion, and a lifelong lover of music. My style tends to fall broadly into the "Musical" genre, with occasional ventures outside my comfort zone, but my passion has always been music for the stage.
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Genre
Alternative • Alternative General
Charts
#22,959 today Peak #215
#7,066 in subgenre Peak #71
Author
James B. Mitchell / Jack Foster
Rights
2003 by James B. Mitchell and Jack Foster
Uploaded
January 04, 2004
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MP3 4.1 MB • 128 kbps • 4:30
Lyrics
Time's up, lights out, game over at 21, A friend and father's only son is gone. Late night, asleep in bed, bad reaction to his meds, His mother cannot wake him come the dawn. Phones ring, questions fly, everyone is asking why, Death seems so unfair when the life is young. Dumbstruck, I search my head for something useful to be said, The numbness of the moment ties my tongue. All the days of wondering and still it isn't clear, Why should he have lost his life and why am I still here? I cannot find the answer to the question haunting me, What will I do with all the days that Dave will never see? No room, full lot, had to park around the block, The church is packed and everyone's in shock. Miss out on Davey's band, still hear the preacher and a tearful friend who stumbles through his talk. Then comes the moment when the eulogies are done, Silence falls, the lights are dimmed and tape is run, Up on the screen we see a little boy at play Growing to a young man who's frozen - he is frozen - in a frame. (instrumental) All the days of wondering and still it isn't clear, Why should he have lost his life and why am I still here? I cannot escape the vision of the mission haunting me, What I'll do with all the days that Dave will never see.
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