I found this really cool guy Who could look me in the eye No matter a thing that I would say
But then I found out He was still full of doubt Tipped his hat and then left the same day
Chorus 1
All I ever do is find a runaway runaway It seems I’ve got a knack Can’t get a guy to stay
I need this nut to crack They never take it back The meat is always rot and leaves a bitter sting
All I ever do is find a runaway runaway All I ever do is find a runaway runaway
They never take it back I need this nut to crack The meat is always rot and leaves a bitter sting
Verse 2
What is it in a man that draws me to him? Thinkin’ that he’ll stick but there’s no glue
Like chasin’ butterflys There is no reason why Dodge and weavin’ only leaves my heart a bruise
Chorus 2
And all I ever seem to find’s a runaway runaway No matter what I do it’s all the same
(Bridge) Stars aligned but not entwined I’d seize the day they go away A trick of light changin’ the frame of mind!
All I ever do is find a runaway runaway It seems I can’t get a guy to stay
I need this nut to crack They never take it back All I ever do is find a runaway
Verse 3
There came a time I thought I’d made the grade But Fickle Fate she had to add her’s too
Life can be unkind No replay just hit unwind Now runaway is something I do too
Chorus 3
All I ever seem to find’s a runaway runaway No matter what I do it’s all the same
All I ever do is find a runaway a runaway It seems I can’t get a guy to just stay
All I ever do is find a runaway runaway All I ever do is find a runaway runaway
All I ever do is find a runaway runaway All I ever do They run away
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A class assignment challenge required me to sing my lyrics to a prerecorded, looped track, and so I went for it and embellished on the fly in one try. Surprisingly, I timed it exactly – not knowing how long the loop would go!
I also edited the recording in Logic with a little bit of “room” effect to add some polish.
“I’m at last taking a class from a teacher who is relatable and helps make this knowledge accessible.
Lyrics, chord charts, and rough sample demos.
Three ‘simple’ pieces that an artist needs to be able to compose in order for their artistic concepts to be well conveyed.
The perequisite is having taken a Music Fundamentals class before, which I’ve done twice – the last time about eleven years or so ago.
I have a refresher book, too.
But this foundational structure did not really tell a person how to apply the knowledge functionally – nor, especially, intuitively.
Theory has been presented enough to name the pieces and then get abstract with the Circle of 5ths – much like math can continue building, but unless you are measuring something or getting into physics, all you really came away with practically is geometric measurements or how to count change, for example.
I am finally gaining slow ability to identify notes and tonal relationships on the piano.
Lord help me attempting to convert this same info to a guitar!
And I can see that if you know the Circle of 5ths, then you can somehow begin identifying potential chords by whether there are notes in a piece of music with tonic, sharps, or flats aspects.
Then, you could go on to say a note is augmented or diminished, or at a degree counter to its original position within the chord structure.
But I’m still workung backwards it seems, trying to just find the notes to match my singing because trying to write chords to chart seems to me to be not enough info to convey a song’s details properly.
For now, I’m still at the place of clarifying the little details – which might be making my learning curve more difficult than going for generalities.”
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