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Song Of Myselves (The Father, The Monk, And The Warrior)

from I Call The Living by Samuel Lockridge

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If I were a different kind of man
I’d work for the sake of the task.
By the sweat of my brow
I’d water and plow,
Not for the fruit but for joy.

But my soil is dry
And there’s no sign of rain in the sky,
Just what my tears provide.

If I were a different kind of man
I’d love without being loved back.
I’d lift my hands up,
I’d drink from that cup,
And I’d give up my body for you.

If I could give the love of a father
For his children I’d give it all to you.

If I were a different kind of man
I’d take no more than what I need.
I’d water that seed,
I’d use it to feed,
Every street corner poet I meet.

But the tide it will rise
And recede in my heart as it will.
Nothing true remains still.

If the material world is just a disguise
Whose mouth and whose eyes does it hide?
But why wear the mask?
O, why the disguise?
Is there even a face there to hide?

Or is the mask in fact the face itself?
Are you out there, or right here inside myself?

If I were a different kind of man
I’d never let up asking why.
With courage inside,
The black banner raised high,
For the cause I would bleed myself dry,
To keep a few men from living at the top
Off the cost of this cross,
Cause if God’s laissez-faire,
They say they don’t have to bear their fair share.
Famous last words right there.

But the warrior who stands alone,
He will find his heart has turned to stone.

So, if my will is free,
It’s on me.
Which man will I be?

Yes if my will is free,
It’s on me.
Which man will I be?
Who will I be?

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from I Call The Living, released October 20, 2014

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Samuel Lockridge is a singer-songwriter, producer, sound designer, and theatre artist based in Lexington, Kentucky.

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