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Paul McDonnell - Better Dreams

from In Another Voice by James Tristan Redding

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Co-written by Paul McDonnell and James Tristan Redding.

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I'm looking for a place to put these chances I won't take
There's no more space the closet's full door's about to break
Gotta' clear some room by throwin' out these broken things
Collectin' dust from dawn to dusk beneath this old box spring

The halo that I used to wear, my broken magic wand
The shoes I never walked a mile in, should have tried those on

If I want better days I better figure out
What's always held me back I'm better off without
If I need sweeter dreams and peace that lasts forever
This bed I'm sleepin in I need to make it better

My rosy tinted glasses they've been down there for awhile
Next to all the hours I spent wishin' like a child
A clover with 3 leaves it never seemed to grow a fourth
The pedestal that leveled all my lovers to the floor

The first stone that I couldn't cast, the tears that didn't help
Fallin' on the pages full of words I told myself

If I want better days I better figure out
What's always held me back I'm better off without
If I need sweeter dreams and peace that lasts forever
This bed I'm sleepin in I need to make it better

Pictures from the past like a movie in my mind
I can change my story when I leave them all behind

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from In Another Voice, released September 12, 1912

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James Tristan Redding Nashville, Tennessee

British-American songwriter, singer, audiobook narrator, studio player, Godin Guitars official artist.

Founded global collective www.SongAWeek.org, performance art experience The Under Over: tinyurl.com/uoxuo (song circle underneath a highway) and writing retreat www.TheNashville24.com (annual challenge: write 24 songs in 24 hours).

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