David G Harrington - Dave Is OK

from SpinTunes 17 Round 1 by Spintunes

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The artwork is me when I was 16 with my first bass guitar trying very hard to look cool on my window cill.

The song is semi-autobiographical and is a testament to my refusal to accept I am not totally brilliant at everything (I blame my mother)

Given where and how I was born I have done pretty well, all things considered, and I do believe that the most important thing you can impart to your offspring is a crazy belief in their own ability to succeed. Too many people are raised to believe they are victims these days and that is not a good thing.

lyrics

VERSE 1

Dropped on the wrong side of the tracks
Never realising what he didn’t have
He thought that every life was just like that
But, then again, why would he not?

VERSE 2

Strapped to the Earth but staring at the stars
Hope never died in his bursting heart
Scramble and scurry up the slopes of life
Two steps forward one step back

PRE CHORUS

If you play it by the rules they set
You will be beaten in the end
The wheel is weighted
The dice are stacked
To ensure you stay exactly where you’re at

CHORUS

We all know Dave
And Dave can’t be stayed
Competes for the moment
And wins for the day

We all know Dave
We all know Dave
And Dave is OK

VERSE 3

Yes there were knocks along the way
Events that would have felled a weaker man
But not our Dave
He took the blows and got right back up again

VERSE 4

“Life’s a constant struggle” Is what he would say
Or maybe not on any given day
“If life doesn’t fight back then what the point?
It’s the need to struggle that’s keeps me strong”

PRE CHORUS

If you play it by the rules they set
You will be beaten in the end
The wheel is weighted
The dice are stacked
To ensure you stay exactly where you’re at

CHORUS

We all know Dave
And Dave can’t be stayed
Competes for the moment
And wins for the day

We all know Dave
We all know Dave
And Dave is OK

MIDDLE 8

Few things are certain
But we’re born and we die
And it’s our choice
If we aim for the sky

Fear is the enemy
That stalks you within
You’ll never see the ending
If you don’t where to begin

So come everybody
And be like Dave
You have to swim in the ocean
If you’re gonna catch a wave

By shaking and hiding
And sitting on the shore
You forsake all the things
That you are anxious for

credits

from SpinTunes 17 Round 1, released March 15, 2021

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