A Rude Awake

from Songs Still Sing by Aaron Kelly Band

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I’m not tired yet, I’m still spry
Got a good idea as to how and why
I've never been married, got no kids
A dog and a guitar are my best friends
Many years have come and gone
The road doesn’t end, so I just stay on
When the winds of change blow strong and true
I get to following the feeling to whatever it do

A rude awake

With no ill will there was a lesson learned
It’s that a bridge is fit for crossing if the bridge isn’t burned
From red-eyed strangers to a nervous bliss
I heard a pop song say that you can tell from a kiss
And so we fell into a foreign place
Didn’t know where we were going, it’s a rookie mistake
On the other hand, it feels good to run
With someone for a little bit, move on when it's done

A rude awake

Last night sitting there I broke down and cried
I wonder how I’m gonna feel when I’m seventy-five
If I never got married, no grandkids
No one there to tell me that I’m loved and I’m missed
So may the mission be to let the light come in
It’s as easy as you let it be, again and again
On a wing and a prayer into the great unknown
I'll see you on the other side free from this flesh and bone

A rude awake
A rude awake
A rude awake

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from Songs Still Sing, released September 23, 2022

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