Big Apple Big Heart
Big Dreams, Bigger Heart: Craig Owens Soars Over New York City
Lyrics
I'm about to get on a plane to new york city
I am about to board a plane bound for New York City.
I'm about to leave this town that's left me feeling so empty
I am preparing to leave a town that has left me feeling emotionally vacant.
Its just me and my guitar and my words
It's just me, my guitar, and my words.
Yeah, together we can take on the world
Together, with my guitar and words, we can face the world.
Now I've been dreaming bout this since I was young
I have been dreaming about this moment since my youth.
To get on that stage, I'll show them just where I'm from
On the stage, I will reveal my roots and where I come from.
And I'll show I'm only alright when I'm up there
I will demonstrate that I am only truly okay when I am on stage.
I'm only real when I'm up there
My authenticity and true self are only evident when I'm performing.
As I pack my things I check both my empty pockets
While packing, I check my empty pockets and find nothing.
And there's still nothing there
My pockets remain empty, emphasizing a lack of material success.
No, there's still nothing there
(Reiteration of the emptiness in the previous line.)
I turn to my left I see my mother crying
I turn to my left and notice my mother crying.
She says to me "why couldn't you have been a doctor or a lawyer?"
My mother expresses disappointment, questioning why I didn't choose a more conventional profession.
I say "come on, you know we've been through this before"
I respond, indicating that we've had this conversation before.
I turn and smile at her as I walked out her door
I smile at my mother as I leave, possibly implying a sense of determination or defiance.
And I said I'm only alright when I'm up there
I reiterate that I feel genuinely okay only when I am on stage.
I'm only real when I'm up there
My true self emerges when I am in the act of performing.
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