I recorded this Neal Casal-inspired track in my home studio between 2/15 and 2/21/22. I play all instruments and mixed and mastered the song myself.
Photo Credit: I found this image on the popular Reddit site EarthPorn. It was posted by the user named "indieaz".
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Longing for better days
Yearning for peace
You've seen enough
Feeling ill-at-ease
Fixed in your mind's eye
A place you've never been
Determined to get there
You will either sink or swim
CHORUS:
Once you leave
Keep moving forward
You can't go back
Once they'e gone
You can't recover
The things you lack
VERSE 2:
Once you had a home
High on a desert plain
You felt the urge to roam
And you can't go back again
'Cause everything is different
The best things swept away
By time's rough indecency
Leaving only today
CHORUS 2:
Once you leave
For greener pastures
That's when you'll find
Once you're gone
You can't return to...
What you left behind
BRIDGE:
Once you have seen
Your dreamt-for promised land
There's no in-between
It's time to get yourself a plan
Once you leave
Keep moving forward
You can't go back
Once you see
A better future
Keep walking toward it...
and don't look back
@nadine Feb 2022
Props that you did everything but yourself. I cannot imagine being a one man band sounding half as good. A calm and positive mood. It encourages me to move forward instead if looking back. It sounds so easy in that song but it's damn hard. Your mix is solid!