Getting Past The Past
Album: Living in the Now
By: ChrisChickering
By: ChrisChickering
Duration
4:38
Genres
Description
In the winter and spring of 2013, Chris co-wrote 37 songs with Grammy nominated, (“Walkaway Joe”) Emmy award-winning (“Your Day is Today”) songwriter Greg Barnhill for Chris’s 2nd studio album: "Living in the Now." "Living In The Now" features 14 original tracks that infuse folk, rock and world music influences with empowering lyrics that speak to timeless, universal truths about the human condition.
Lyrics
Getting Past The Past © Words and Music by Chris Chickering and Greg Barnhill 2013. All rights reserved I was at my own prosecution Ready to pay for The fact I wasn't more Than what I'd been For non-existent sins I locked myself in For never giving myself the permission To be more than I could It was simply understood That I was less Than all the rest Oh, but I was wrong Cause when you see the truth That's when you find your place You see we're all the same In different ways... It took a long time to Get to where I am today I guess the hardest job, anyone could ever have Is gettin' past the past The voices in my head Were overwhelming Sayin' what a fool To think your dreams belong to you The jury said From in my head And so off I was led But in my cell There came a revelation We're much too big for small And to think that way at all Is simply wrong And you're the only one Who can take yourself back home Cause when you see the truth That's when you find your place You see we're all the same In different ways It took a long time to Get to where I am today I guess the hardest job, anyone could ever have Is gettin' past the past Well I have done my time now And it's over These iron bars of shame Could not reduce or take away Who I am now And the power that I hold And the strength enough to let it show Cause when you see the truth That's when you find your place You see, we're all the same In so many ways... It took a long time to Get to where I am today I guess the hardest job, anyone could ever have Is gettin' past the past Woah… Woah...
