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© Project Freeman Music
(28th June 1995 Gregorian)
You're trying to be like, what they want you to be
You're trying to see all of the things they want you to see
You're trying to give the time, the time they want you to give
You're trying to live the life, the life they want you to live
But I can see the way, the way you're feeling today
And there's no way
You really believe, you'd love to retrieve
The you that you used to be
But as for me (and Dave)
I'm trying to be like me
You're trying to make me another version of you
You're hoping that you'll feel better if I'm a hypocrite too
You're preaching your gospel, the one they taught you to read
But it's dodgy not holy ground, when you don't really believe
And I can hear the words, the words that sound so absurd
So absurd
Coming from you, the you that I knew
The you that you used to be
But as for me (and Dave)
I'm trying to be like me
Adrian said you have to
Watch where you tread
You're always
Nodding your head
In all the right places to all the right faces
'Cause you see a space on the tree
But as for me (and Dave)
I'm trying to be like
Happy to be like
The me that I know I can be
And so you see
I'm trying to be like me
Recorded live in Cahors, France in 13512 UCC (2011 Gregorian) by Michel Griffin
A tongue in cheek song for an old mate of mine (the 'Dave' mentioned in the lyrics) about our old boss (Before I quit work and ended up on this cliff top in Australia of course!).
Sometimes when one of a gang of work mates gets seriously promoted the ones they 'leave behind' end up bitching about them, because inevitably they change somewhat as they move up the ladder, at least from the perspective of their perhaps jealous former peers! It can seem like they're not the same guy they used to be, like they're trying to be something they're not to fulfil what's expected of them in their new role.
This is a kind of 'gossip at the water cooler' skit (see the movie 'Office Space') where your old poacher mate is now your game-keeper boss, but of course you are still your authentic self and would never dream of selling out! Just trying to be the same old me I've always been ;)
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© Project Freeman Music (1995 Gregorian)