THIS…IS…MY…LIFE [Chorus] (Right and wrong) Whatever which way they go (right and wrong) Whatever which way they go (right and wrong) Whatever which way they go (right and wrong) Whatever which way they go (right and wrong) [Verse 1] Made me a leader before I was ready to lead Took away my hunger, but didn’t give me greed Made me successful, when I just wanted to be heard Give me the light, cause all I need is the word Give me a life, that I’m responsible for I’ll give him what’s right, cause I’m responsible for him And into the night, I’m gonna be there with him Facing a fight, I be right there with him Ready for Heaven, cause I done been through the Hell And since I was seven, I’ve had a story to tell See God is great, and that’s why I’m still livin’ He gave to me, so I’ma keep on givin’ The bravery of a man’s mind is slavery Is makin me the man I was made to be I hate to see when cats know but don’t spit it Right is wrong, when it’s on you gon get it [Chorus] [Verse 2] I wake up frustrated dog, I’m hurtin’ inside Think about the brothers that put in, work and then died A certain have tried, a certain have cried When it didn’t go right, you hit me like You see things ain’t always what they seem to be And the reason I dream of thee is He’s with me And the reason I get through things so easily Is by the grace of God cause he, see’s the need to guide me Walk right beside me Because he knows what’s goin on inside me, he tried me Knew where my heart was at Knew what I …
Notes on Cat Lullaby. When asked whether his songs faithfully recount his own life experience, Fred Moolten often cites Cat Lullaby, first recorded in 2000, and re-recorded by Lisa Hindmarsh for the CD, “No Other Prize” in 2005. “It’s one of the most personal of my songs”, he explains, “and Lisa’s rendition is magical in expressing feelings I poured into the words and music. “I don’t listen to Cat Lullaby much any more”, he adds. “The event happened years ago. I don’t try to immerse myself in sad memories. Still, when I hear it, some of the ache returns.” “I suppose you have to call it a sad song, but when I was accompanying my pet to the veterinarian to be put to sleep, I wasn’t trying to express sorrow. I was just trying to comfort him.” “It’s a song of goodbye. Pets don’t live as long as we do. Goodbye means that it’s they who are leaving us, and not we who are leaving them. It hurts, but it’s better that way, isn’t it?” Fred Moolten has said goodbye to several cats over the years. One was Morsel — a beautiful, strong, and affectionate black cat: “The photos in the video are not Morsel”, he explains. “Morsel lived before we owned a digital camera. We have a few, faded prints, but except for the mysterious glow of his eyes, they reveal nothing. The photos in the video are truer to him than the old prints. In those photos, what lives on are his grace, vitality, and joyous independence.” “When Morsel grew ill, he stopped jumping from the floor to the kitchen counter, and …
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