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well i’m a man without a story
if i had one i’d get it wrong
i’ve heard others’ tales of glory
adventures short and fables long
all of these heroes i acquainted
made me feel that i belong
the verbal images they painted
have become this song

it was the sailor that once told me
that the stars were all he knew
and they danced and glimmered as he showed me
the heaven’s deepest blue
they were the spirits of his father
and his father’s fathers, too
he said they’d guide him ever farther
and if i want they’d guide me, too

i bargained a plea to sail the sea, he would teach me the ropes
i navigated crosswinds, reefs, and pirates, too
the sky was a map he taught me to read, i was filled with hope
but the voice of the stars was a sound that i never knew

there was a hermit in the mountains
built his cabin by a stream
he said it babbled about fountains
and the trees told folk tales green
he’d listen to them for direction
they’d reveal his truthful theme
as he gazed on his reflection
between the flicker sunlight gleams

he granted my wish and taught me to fish and we hunted at times
he showed me all the vegetation i could eat
gained the right attitude toward food thanked the sun and earth for each dish
the sights were sublime but to me the mountains would not speak

there was a man who stole the hearts of those he courted
he did his best to give them back when through
so many tears were shed through the years he escorted
i don’t know if anything he said was true

one of the stories was a sculptor that could only work at night
and another like a vulture, he took parachuted flight
a teacher of things great and small, a chef that crafted tasty bites
i met legends that had done it all and done it more than right

so many tales and yet i fail to have one my own
their paths all seem to be so clearly laid
the questions i ask don’t finish the task, it just can’t be shown
of whether legends/heroes/men are born or made

so i’m a man without a story
and it’s finally fine with me
i’ll never have a day of glory
it’s plainly evident to see
all of these fables and adventures
of living strong and living free
translated to the time they spent yours
rapt in melody

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from Best of Brent Roach, released November 8, 2012

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B Roach & the Acted Distracteds Denver, Colorado

B Roach was manufactured in a fish cannery in Kingston, OK and has performed numerous menial tasks. In his spare time, he sneezes and does simple addition.
The Acted Distracteds are a super-powerful assembly of skilled musicians aimed at keeping Brent focused on the task at hand: Bottom Basement Bargains on the Best Warm Bread out there!!
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