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John Is A Bag Boy
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I am a solo singer/songwriter. My music is mostly soft although my songs could easily be performed in mostly any style.
For me, it's all about the song. That mysteriously magical thing that happens when a lyric is married to a melody. The writing process is invigorating and exciting while simultaneously being exasperating and difficult. It is that moment when music is being composed and a lyric is being written when I am truly the "artist at his easel." The creative process continues when the song is brought into the studio to be recorded because, as in writing, the production and arrangement processes also have their own sets of challenges. Those challenges are always dictated by the song itself and the task at hand at that moment is to be true to the song and carefully craft a recording that reflects what the song is about. Part three, for me, is to then take that song and perform it. It is the purest form of displaying this work of art called a song and is the only place where the magic of the creation is reflected back to me from a room full of interested listeners. And at that moment it is only as magical as the audience makes me believe it is. My CDs are all available on CDBaby.com.
Song Info
Genre
Pop Indie Pop
Charts
Peak #158
Peak in subgenre #31
Author
Words and Music by Larry Whitler
Rights
2014 Quill And Keyboard Productions
Uploaded
October 05, 2014
Track Files
MP3
MP3 7.6 MB 320 kbps 3:20
Lyrics
John is a bag boy ?At the grocery store ?An odd sort of title ?For a man forty-four But bag-man seems awkward ?And John doesn't mind ?I speak to him often ?He's there all the time He's mentally challenged ?He told me himself ?While I shopped for dinner? And he stocked a shelf I told him I'm crazy ?And that made him laugh ?It's curious how God ?Puts folks in our path Am I here for you ?Or are you here for me? ?I guess it is mutual ?John says he'd agree Little by little ?The world grows each day ?For, a man like John, ?Once, would have been "put away". Mentally challenged ?Seems awfully defined ?But John isn't stupid ?And most folks are kind ? The rest, he says softly, ?He'd kick out the door, ?We should all be like John? At the grocery store Yes, John is a bag boy ?He does his job well ?In his voice, slightly slurred, ?It is easy to tell That despite slow delivery ?And a look slightly odd ?Yes, John is a bag boy ?And a gift sent from God John is a bag boy And a gift from God
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