Renaissance Man

by Ram Vela

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I used to write songs
In my head all day
When I felt creative
When I had something to say
Instead, I'm blowing my whistle
At a basketball game
And calling your momma
and talking 'bout bad grades
I used to write songs

I used to write poems
About a girl so fair
There were lines about her smile
There were rhymes about her hair
Until the day she left me
Lying in my underwear
Goodbye, my darling
And everything that made you care

I used to watch movies
On Friday nights
Last week, I watched "Network"
This week is "City Lights"
I wish I was Chaplin
Fighting for a love so blind
But instead I am sinking
In a couch until I close my eyes

Forget about the record
It doesn't exist
Farewell to the ballads
"Check ya later," Greatest hits
Maybe we'll meet someday
When I'm singing "I'm old and grey"
But that's just another song
I wrote when I was 28

I used to write songs
In my rock n roll band
There were songs about drinking
There were songs about our van
Now I'm humming in the bathroom
While I'm washing my hands
This could be a single
That tops the pops in Japan

But I highly doubt that
There ain't a hook that's worth a damn
Too many long verses
Too personal to understand
I'll be singing in the classroom
Instead of grading final exams
I've got a title...
"Renaissance Man."

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released April 4, 2016
Written by Ram Vela
Produced by Joseph Milligan & Ram Vela
Recorded at Orb Studios Austin, TX & Suedehead Austin, TX

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