Par For The Course

from Living Room Session by Tom Savage

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i'm bad with faces
worse with names
social graces
high school games
my idea of light conversation is to discuss the inevitable end

i could blame it
on lack of sleep
but i think it's
cause i'm not a sheep
or if i am my wool grew in sharp and spiky as porcupine quills

i'll admit i'm wrong
i won't run & hide
i won't kindly step aside
i'll muster up the courage to face another day
call me unruly
call me bold
call me stubborn
or just plain old
but before i go there's something i've gotta say

CHORUS
I think i've done all right
30000 days, 30000 nights
i've had my share of troubled times
i've had my share of remorse
but then again,
that's just par for the course

now my body's letting go of me
but my spirit will keep me free
i've got so many stories and i'll repeat them 'til you know
i won't pretend i was a leader of men
i had my moments now and then
but i was never one to brag or put on an elaborate show

CHORUS

when i beckon, lord, won't you hear my call
when i turn in like a tore down ol' shopping mall
when i face the final curtain whatever mister anka said
i want to be remembered for who i was
not the time i was voted employee of the month
i stood tall, i stood proud my children were loved and well fed

CHORUS

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from Living Room Session, released February 4, 2021

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Tom Savage Kingston, Ontario

Tom Savage is what one might refer to as a triple-threat. One part truth-telling troubadour, one part death-defying guitar slinger, and one part Country Blues howler. Each facet of his formidable on-stage persona carefully crafted over a 20+ year devotion to the composition and performance of song. Tom is a true believer. A disciple of melody and harmony and tempo and timbre. ... more

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