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Can't Turn My Back on Me-with Bret Alexander
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That's Bret Alexander from the Badlees performing this one at his Saturation Acres Studio.
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Lex Zaleta is a talented and prolific songwriter from Pennsylvania who moved twelve hours nearer to Nashville in August of 2004. He has songs available in many genres: CHRISTIAN, COMEDY/NOVELTY, COUNTRY, COUNTRY ROCK, FOLK, FOLK ROCK, ROCK, and SPOKEN WORD. Mr. Jan Destner from Sweden has performed, produced, and recorded some of Lex's work: "Filling in for Jesus," "How Much Does It Cost to Be Free?," "The Great Gray Sky," "It's Daddy's War," "Walking Dead, "A Bedtime Prayer," and "Medusa's Wild (The Snake Eyes Song)." Kephas, an exceptional artist from Miami, has released a full album of Lex's "religious" songs titled LZ. King Arthur, a highly original talent from Phoenix, has released REX Z, and Bret Alexander of the Badlees has released two all-acoustic albums of Lex's work, THE PLEASURES THAT LAST and INTO MY LIFE. Lex's own albums include TAKE A GOOD LOOK, THE EDGE OF SOMEWHERE, THE CROP, LAST TOMORROW, FILLING IN FOR JESUS, THE "QUITE A HANDFUL" COMPILATION, TOUGH'S NOT ENOUGH, WHAT'S A GUY GOTTA DO?, SHADOW PEOPLE, THIS IS WHO I AM, STILL, ONE FROM EVERY ALBUM, ASKING FOR FOREVER, SAY SOMETHING IN POETRY, NO PLACE LIKE HOME, THE KEY, SIGNS AND WONDERS, SMALL TRACES OF TRUTH, FREE, TWO FROM SEVEN COMPILATION, THIS CUP, THIS IS WHO I AM: Volume Two, LEX'S LAUGH TRACKS, THE HOPIN' ROAD, TWENTY FROM TEN Compilation, STATE OF THE UNION, LEFT BEHIND, THIS IS WHO I AM: Volume Three, PLAYING THE GHOST, WRITTEN IN STONE, TWENTY FROM TEN Volume Two Compilation, I WANT TO BE THERE, EVERYMAN, QUIET IN THE COURTROOM, THE LAST, and MADE IN HEAVEN. All of these albums are distributed through Tunecore, CDBaby, and Indigoboom to the major online music stores like iTunes, eMusic, Rhapsody, AmazonMP3, Spotify, and Napster - or you may visit the Album Store at ... www.LexZaleta.com ...
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Lex Zaleta
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Lex Zaleta
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March 14, 2007
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MP3 4.2 MB 128 kbps 4:37
Story behind the song
We lead lives of quiet desperation. Bret Alexander of the Badlees has captured that mood perfectly in his performance.
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I CAN’T TURN MY BACK ON ME I can tell you that I love you, I can always lie about that. I can see the sky above you, And that lonesome old railroad track, That can take me to forever - Or at least take me out of here. I can hear that steamboat whistle, That can take me right out to sea, But I can’t turn my back on me. No, I can’t turn my back on me. I should have zigged when I zagged, I should have bobbed when I weaved. Love’s game is rigged; I got tagged. Yeah, I was robbed and deceived. Though the deck is stacked against me, I can’t turn my back on me. I can’t turn my back on me. You can stay where you’re not wanted, You know, that’s not so hard to do. Just pretend that you don’t see them, When they pretend they don’t see you. I can do what I don’t want to, Just so I can pick up my pay. I can sell all my time away, Sell my space in eternity, But I can’t turn my back on me. No, I can’t turn my back on me. I should have zigged when I zagged, I should have bobbed when I weaved. Love’s game is rigged; I got tagged. Yeah, I was robbed and deceived. Though the deck is stacked against me, I can’t turn my back on me. I can’t turn my back on me. I can make believe I’m happy, Being so close, yet so far from you. I can smile straight through the hurting, Yeah, I can make it all seem true. Like a professional hypocrite, I’ll make sure all the faces fit – And I’ll keep my dreams inside me, Where I’m sure no one else can see, But I can’t turn my back on me. But I can’t turn my back on me. I should have zigged when I zagged, I should have bobbed when I weaved. Love’s game is rigged; I got tagged. Yeah, I was robbed and deceived. Though the deck is stacked against me, I can’t turn my back on me. I can’t turn my back on me. Copyright © 1999 Lex Zaleta
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