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Before I Came Along

from Truth, Love & Understanding {EP} by Amanda West

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Track 2 from the EP "Truth, Love & Understanding"

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LYRICS - "BEFORE I CAME ALONG"
c. 2010 Amanda West Music
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Sorry I wasn’t there to pull on your pigtails
Or pass you a note in the middle of math class

Sorry I couldn’t ride a bike beside you
Coasting down the lanes on our way home from school

Sorry I couldn’t meet you at the end of your shift
To lighten your spirits, take the weight off your feet

Sorry I missed your walks to the train in the morning
A chill on your fingers and that glimpse of the palace

All this happened long before I came along
All this was already all done and gone

Sorry I couldn’t watch the faces of the passers-by
As you busked in the street doing just what you love

Sorry I couldn’t see the light in your hair
The first time you sang your own songs on the stage

All this happened before I came along
All this was already all done & gone
But I’m here now and I’d like to stay
‘cause I don’t want to miss anymore of your days

(instrumental)

All this happened before I came along
All this was already all done & gone
But I’m here now and I want to stay
‘cause I want to share the rest of your days

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from Truth, Love & Understanding {EP}, released September 23, 2010
MUSIC BY Amanda West
WORDS BY Amanda West & Pete Solomon
PRODUCED BY Pete Solomon & Amanda West

MUSICIANS -
* AMANDA WEST - lead vocals, guitar
* PETE SOLOMON - harmonies
and Special Guests: ROUND MOUNTAIN ~
* ROBBY ROTHSCHILD - kora
* CHAR ROTHSCHILD - accordion

RECORDED AT: Grandview Studios, Felton, CA
and Bear Creek Studios, Bonny Doon, CA
~ Summer 2010 ~

Created with Reverence & Gratitude
for Truth, Love & Understanding
and for One Another

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For the seekers and the artists, the mothers, children and elders, for the ones who wonder, choosing the path less travelled, and the ones who listen with their whole heart cracked open, these songs are for you. Amanda’s music breathes mindfulness, medicine and magic. Distilled over a 25 year-long career of songwriting, touring, recording & teaching, this is the truth you have been seeking. ... more

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