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My Whole Life (Deluxe Edition)

by Aaron Espe

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1.
Settling 03:30
Don't come 'round tonight I don't want to fight you Don't want to be lied to anymore I've heard it all before So much for your promises They'd been better left unsaid They're stuck inside my head If I'm not mistaken, I'm settling for second It's written on my crying face I don't believe I can beg you for another day But that's what I always say Now that you're away Are you going to stay this time Are you going to change your mind Playing all these games I wish we wouldn't have changed I really can't explain us now We'd be better off if we had gone Our separate ways If I'm not mistaken, I'm settling for second It's written on my crying face I don't believe I can beg you for another day But that's what I always say Now are you going to love me Are you going to fight for me Promise that you'll never, ever leave me please
2.
The Recluse 03:25
I came home tonight I came home so I could hide out The shadows have become my sun And I feel like I'm the only one who's shaded I drove all alone I didn't want to let my thoughts roam Right inside your ears Turn an awkward silence into tears Well, I feel like I I feel like I'm only human Well, I feel like I I feel like I'm only human And I came home tonight For the record to set things right Yes, I would agree When you let it out it sets you free It sets you free Well, I feel like I I feel like I'm only human Well, I feel like I I feel like I'm only human Throw me to the sun Cause I don't want to be the only one here Open up these shades Let me know my real name Let me know my real name Well, I feel like I I feel like I'm only human Well, I feel like I I feel like I'm only human
3.
Roads 04:19
I don't know I don't know which way I'm going I just called to let you know When you called me Reminded me how much you loved me Said you'd called to say hello You've always love me Always love me Heaven knows I've been traveling dark roads Well, I wish it wasn't so Will you always love me Always love me If I could take back all these things Take back thoughts they bring Take back all my innocence I would Take back all these things Take back thoughts they bring Take back all my innocence I would I would chase away my selfishness I'd trade it in for love instead I'd beg for all my innocence Beg for all my innocence I would
4.
Grace 02:59
I fell on my face again I swear it never ends I guess I'm your replica But just someone who pretends I fell on my face again So I tried to make amends But it only put on the floor Begging a forgotten friend Grace, what a lovely thing Grace, what a lovely thing Grace, what a lovely thing It got me on my feet again Fall again, I can feel it Please don't let me Fall again, I can feel it Please don't let me Grace, what a lovely thing Grace, what a lovely thing Grace, what a lovely thing It got me on my feet Grace, what a lovely thing Grace, what a lovely thing Grace, what a lovely thing It got me on my feet again Yes, it got me on my feet again
5.
Bold Son 03:37
Don't look back you've gone so far It's safe where you are Don't be scared you're not alone So far from home And don't play timid Don't play cold Be bold, son Be bold, son You'll wish you had When the day is done Be bold, son Be bold, son Look ahead, that's where you'll be Do you believe me? And don't be scared you've gone so far It's safe where you are And don't play timid Don't play cold Be bold, son Be bold, son You'll wish you had When the day is done Be bold, son Be bold, son Sing out Sing nut Sing out
6.
Complacency 04:10
I gotta hide I gotta hide away Hopefully I'm not gonna stay I've strayed so far that I cannot face the ones I've held so close, but now let down Sunday mornings They come to soon So I put on my face They're all looking right through Heavy burdens coming over me They won 't let me Won 't let me be, no Complacency It's got a hold on me Come back Come back you burned out flame I've lost you once again I cannot tell if you're here I wish you were nearer But I can't go back 'Cause it's way too far This is just the way The way things are But I can't ignore what happened then I felt a peace I felt a friend Come back Come back you burned out flame I've lost you once again I cannot tell if you're here I wish you were nearer
7.
Did you trade it in for gold Did you trade it in for all the things you Wanted from this world Did you sell out for a song Did you sell out 'cause you wanted Desperately to belong Don't you take advice from them Don't you take advice from them I saw you stand upon the stage Saw you craving all the adjectives the Wealthy critics gave Then you fed from every hand You forgot what kind of man you are Don't you take advice from them Don't you take advice from them They'll sneak away your soul And you won't even know They'll make you cross the line And you won't find your way back this time So don't you take advice from them Don't you take advice from them Don't you take advice from them Don't you take advice from them
8.
Melody 03:27
Melody, come speak my heart now set me Melody, come out now and carry me Melody, you've got a story in you set it free Melody, you'd be a fool to let it be So I'll take my chances on you I'll be romantic with you I'll face the consequences with you Come on, Melody Melody, you've got a story in you set it free Set it free Melody, you'd be a fool to let it be Yes, you'd be a fool So don't give up until you've tried it Do anything, but don't you hide it So I'll take my chances on you I'll be romantic with you I'll face the consequences with you And I'll take my chances on you I'll be romantic with you I'll face the consequences with you Come on, Melody Come on, Melody Come on, Melody
9.
Dragons 03:55
It's up in my head, it's up where I see I don't agree with what you're telling me I'm just a boy, do I have what I need Foolish I don't want to be If you could choose anyone, Would you place your bet on me To slay all these dragons And cross these uncrossable seas? If given the chance, would you come sail away with me? It's up in my head, it's up where I dream It's up in this place without reality I've got a sword and I'm willing to swing Maybe they'll crown me a king But if you could choose anyone, Would you place your bet on me To slay all these dragons And cross these uncrossable seas? If given the chance, would you Come sail away If given the chance, would you come sail away with me? I'd give up my whole life Just to sing out a song if I knew it was right My whole life, Just to sing out a song and I wouldn't think twice If you could choose anyone, Would you place your bet on me To slay all these dragons And cross these uncrossable seas?
10.
Jesse Kline 03:20
I'm Jesse Kline Sick and poor, I'm color blind But I'm not a fool So what am I suppose to do? Just Out here on my own Sick of being all alone I'm on my way A friend of yours was mine today He even stayed To treat me like I was okay I was out here on my own Today I wasn't all alone Today I was a king I saw it in your eyes I've never felt so good inside I stood a little taller I couldn't help but sing Today I was a king Today I was a king I cannot sleep 'Cause I cannot stop the memory That he would stay To treat me like I was okay I was out here on my own Today I wasn't all alone Today I was a king I saw it in your eyes I've never felt so good inside I stood a little taller I couldn't help but sing Today I was a king Today I was a king
11.
She's never been real bad before She is someone who'd say You better stay away from all of those Or you won't get to your home You won't get to heaven He is someone who sailed away And everybody said You' re gonna wind up dead before You reach your door And you won 't get to your home You won't get to heaven Where is the place, What fills the space you call home? Pack up your bags and Figure it out all alone It's not always easy, you know It' s not always ease, know Do you know? Where is the place, What fills the space you call home? Pack up your bags and Figure it out all alone He is someone who sailed away When he came home they said He doesn't seem the same What's changed? What is his name? Did he get to his home? Did he get to heaven? HIDDEN TRACK Down by the Riverside Mother used to warn us, "Don't go down that way." Though we often did it, Went down by the River and played She said, "Children you slip and fall And you might not get away." But danger made us want it more, So we went by the river and played Hot summer afternoons, Barefooted at the water 's edge Having a good time, Oh yeah, But her voice was in our heads "Children, you could slip and fall And we might not hear your cry." But danger made us want it more, She couldn' t realize That we could feel it, We could feel it yeah, We wished that she could see Eight years old down by the river was the Best place you could be Down by the river Down by the riverside Down by the river Down by the riverside Now I'm in the water, I'm in over my head I tried to keep my balance, Remembering what she said "Children you slip and fall And you might not get away." But danger made us want it more, So we went by the river and played 'Cause we could feel it, we could feel yeah, And we wished that she could see Eight years old down by the river was the Was the best place you could be

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released October 14, 2005

All songs written by Aaron Espe

Produced by Chris Cunningham and Aaron Espe
Engineered, mixed, and mastered by Chris Cunningham at The Birdcage Studios, Bozeman, Montana
Aaron Espe: vocals background vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, piano and organ
Chris Cunningham: background vocals, piano, trumpets, accordion, acoustic guitars, and organ
Chad Langford: upright bass
Ron Craighead: drums and percussion

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Aaron Espe Nashville, Tennessee

I'm probably what Bob Ross would sound like if he'd been a singer-songwriter. Calming, positive music with a hint of sadness.

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