“On Your Own” J.R. Peiffer 2/4-7/2022
It’s the one who picks the peaches, the one who drives the truck.
The one collects the trash, the one who gives this bum a buck;
The medic in the ambulance, the one puts out the fire,
The one can’t sing in tune, still welcome in the choir.
Now, who’s the one who said “You’ll have to get there on your own?”
Who’s to say you’ll never need to take the long way home?
Take all the souls you’ve ever met and all you may be with,
And keep in mind a self-made man’s but a self-made myth.
The one who climbs the mountains, the one who writes the books,
The one to teach the children there’s more to life than looks.
The star in a limosine, the guy who rides the bus,
All makin’ up this thread of life connecting all of us.
So, who’s the one who said “You’ll have to get there on your own?”
Who’s to say you’ll never need to take the long way home?
Take all the souls you’ve ever met and all you may be with,
And keep in mind a self-made man’s but a self-made myth.
(Solo)
We’re all in this together like the eagle and the dove.
We’re all in this together. Let us love. Let us love.
Love the one who’s favored. Love the one gone wrong,
The stranger in the mirror, the one who sings the song.
The preacher in the gutter who wreaks of piss and wine.
His heart cries out for happiness, the same as yours and mine.
So, who’s the one who said “You’ll have to get there on your own?”
Who’s to say you’ll never need to take the long way home?
Take all the souls you’ve ever met and all you may be with,
And keep in mind a self-made man’s but a self-made myth.
@jp123 Feb 2022
Thanks, raspberry33.
@raspberry33 Feb 2022
Great concept - the "self-made myth". And, so true. You know the old saying about people being born on 3rd base and thinking they hit a triple... Cheers for those who do get wherever they can, and who are humble enough to know how much luck plays a part. Love the simplicity of acoustic guitar and vocals. Woody Guthrie would be proud!
@jp123 Feb 2022
Thank you, dannen and jacobeverettwallace.
@jp123 Feb 2022
This luddite finally figured out how to put up a rough demo on vimeo and link it here.
@dannen Feb 2022
Love this take on the phrase, “You’ll have to get there on your own”
well done
@jacobeverettwallace Feb 2022
I can definitely hear the blues, nicely written lyric! Lots of great imagery.