Unfinished Business

by The Eddie Carr Five

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Verse I
My life was going to be this crazy dream,
Of cities and planes, hotel and buses and trains,
And stages and theaters and chanting crowds,
And strangers who love me ‘till the curtain goes down.


Verse I, Part 2
I always saw you in the second row,
The prettiest girl with the darkest long hair,
The places I’d take you, London, Paris or Rome.
And back here in Chesterfield, our very own home.

But reality wasn’t so kind,
To my body my soul or my mind.
I spent it chasing the corporate dime,
And wasting away from the grind.
There’s always a cost for the grind.

Chorus
I’ve got Unfinished Business that I left behind,
When I was much younger and I thought I had time,
But I wasted it all, thinking I’d be just fine,
I didn’t see the clock ticking away,
I never counted the fast flying days!


Verse II
A few notes of piano, a soft voice in my ear,
Take me back through each and every one of those years.
I’m still the kids who thinks the world’s so alive,
And you ares still my princess with the fairy tale eyes.

But reality wasn’t so kind,
To my body my soul or my mind.
I spent it chasing the corporate dime,
And wasting away from the grind.
There’s always a cost for the grind.

Chorus
I’ve got Unfinished Business that I left behind,
When I was much younger and I thought I had time,
But I wasted it all, thinking I’d be just fine,
I didn’t see the clock ticking away,
I never counted the fast flying days!

1st Bridge:
Ready to start again,
To open my heart again.
It’s never too late to try,
Don’t give in and say goodbye.
When there’s time!
When there’s time!
Just time!
Give me Time!


Verse III
The only thing left from those old fantasies,
The only thing that keeps me hanging onto those dreams.
Is how you keep me going through the thick and the thin,
I can’t let you down, so I am trying again.

I’ve got a new way of seeing my time,
That gives my life its reason and rhyme,
By living all of my daydreams, sublime,
And thanking the Lord for the Time,
Dear God, thank you for the time.

Last Bridge
I want to relight the fires
That give me the burning desire.
The moment has finally arrived,
To keep my dreams alive.
I’ve got time!
Time!
Give me Time!
Just time!

Last Chorus
I’ve got Unfinished Business that I left behind,
When I was much younger and I thought I had time,
But I wasted it all, thinking I’d be just fine,
I didn’t see the clock ticking away,
I never counted the fast flying days!

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released November 14, 2013

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Eddie Carr Seattle, Washington

I have been lucky enough to write for all sorts of groups, jazz bands and rock combos, orchestras and film scores, and salsa bands to marching bands. I’m a trumpet player, I play keyboards, and I sing a little. I sell my arrangements through Jazz Without Borders Publishers at www.jazzwithoutborders.com.

Currently, I'm writing for my own alt rock/jazz combo the Eddie Carr Five. ... more

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