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Backstory:

I guess I'm most proud of this song and I didn't even write it! It was written for me by my son, Patrick after I returned from my first trip to Nashville in Aug 2007. I think he really nailed it. How good can it get for a dad?

Lyrics:

                                                  
THESE ARE MY SONGS

V1
He worked hard his whole life, puttin' food on the table
He'd dust off his old guitar, and play when he was able
He had a dream that slipped away, when he was still young
And through the years he heard the call, of a song left unsung
	But then he made a choice one day, said I'll make it somehow, make it some way
	Before another year rolls by, I'm gonna do this thing before I die

CHORUS
I'm headed to Tennessee
Where my destiny awaits
A straight line to the music city
To be with my soul mates
I will take my prayers and take my wife
To where my heart belongs
I will tell them all - this is my life
And THESE ARE MY SONGS

V2
On the plane ride into Nashville, it was a beautiful sight to see
He said I'll do this for my mother, my father and my brother and me
And he forgot every course from all the country music schools
And he knocked on all the doors, and he broke all the rules
	But they treated him like gold, and he treated them the same
	He said they may or may not like my stuff, but at least they'll know my name

CHORUS
I'm here in Tennessee
The workin' world can wait
In the heart of Music City
With all of my soul mates
With an answered prayer and a loving wife
It's where my heart belongs
I'm havin' the time of my life
And THESE ARE MY SONGS

BRIDGE
And it's never too late, you're never too old
You gotta make your own fate, and listen to your soul

Repeat 2nd Chorus

TAG
This is the time of my life
And THESE ARE MY SONGS

© 2007 Patrick T. Kelley