The Bass Player
The Bass Player's Journey: Embracing Music Amid Life's Twists
Lyrics
I found my dad's old rusty Richenbacher
I discovered my father's old and worn Richenbacher guitar
Played every day with Donny down the street
I played music daily with a friend named Donny who lived nearby
We wrote the kind of songs
We composed songs that reflected the kind we wished every band would create
We wanted every band to write
Expressing a desire for our music to be influential
We were just killing time
We were simply passing the time with our music
When mom and dad split up and left me hanging
My parents separated, leaving me in a difficult situation
I worked real hard and I got our first gig
I worked hard and secured our first live performance
The music got me through
Music helped me cope during the toughest moments of my youth
The hardest times when I was young
Reflecting on challenging times growing up
We were just killing time
Our musical pursuits were a way of passing time
Never wrote nothing down
We never wrote anything down
We played by heart, singing whoa whoa-oh
We played music from the heart, singing energetic refrains
Staring out at the crowd
Observing the audience during performances
Nothing hurt anymore
Nothing caused pain anymore
Dropped out of school so I could hit the road
I left school to pursue a life on the road, feeling stifled in my hometown
'Cause I was suffocating back in my hometown
Expressing a sense of suffocation in the hometown
And we played shows all up and down the coast
We performed at various locations along the coast
Yeah, we were broke but we were kicking ass
We were financially struggling but making a significant impact
And everyone thought Donny was a rockstar
People perceived Donny as a rockstar
They said I was slowing him down
There were concerns that I was hindering Donny's success
Then Donny's dad, he tried to make me quit
Donny's father attempted to force me to quit, thinking I was wasting time
Because he thought I was just killing time
External pressure to abandon musical pursuits
Never wrote that hit song
We never composed that breakthrough song
But kids lined up to sing whoa whoa-oh
Despite this, crowds enthusiastically sang along to our music
Damn, we could do no wrong
We seemed invincible
But nothing lasts forever
Acknowledging the impermanence of success
Well, Donny got a deal and moved to LA
Donny secured a record deal and relocated to Los Angeles
I settled down and I've been doing fine
I settled down and found contentment
My kid dug out my rusty Richenbacher
My child discovered my old Richenbacher guitar
And I can hear her killing time
I can hear her enjoying music as a way of passing time
Never wrote nothing down
Similar to our past, she doesn't write anything down
She played by heart, singing whoa whoa-oh
She plays from the heart, singing with passion
Staring out at the crowd
Observing the audience, just like I did in the past
Nothing hurt anymore
Nothing causes pain anymore
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