A Folksinger's GPS
from Journey Home by Tom Smith
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A Folksinger's GPS (Recalculating)
by Tom Smith, TomSmithMusic.com
Life is a road trip. I start up the car
Sit next to my banjo and my two bit guitar
I’m destined for fame. I program the address.
It all seems so simple with my GPS
But the signs are confusing. I’m starting to doubt
If I can get there ‘fore my money runs out
The road’s full of potholes, I’m running out of gas
When I hear this advice come from my GPS
(Recalculating....)
Chorus:
As you travel life’s highway en route to your star
It’s the road blocks you find that refine who you are
And the detours you take help you make the best songs
Decide what’s important – turn right then move on.
I like my day job. I love my wife.
We don’t need much money. We have a great life.
Our one bedroom condo and little sports car
Are perfect for two. I think I’ll buy another guitar.
I’ll try out a Gibson, a Martin, why not?
It’ll look good beside that new banjo I bought
Then a phone call from home changed my path in a flash
“I am pregnant” she said. “Seek advice from the dash”.
(Recalculating....)
[Chorus]
In just a few years we both can retire
I’ll play my guitar ev’ry day by the fire
I’ll sing and write songs, drink lattés, eat scones
I’ve crossed all the T’s. There are no more unknowns
It’s just Margo and me and our empty nest
I met with a planner. I’ve learned to invest.
Yes we have a mortgage and loans to repay
But I can depend on my 401K (or “Medicare and Medicaid”)
(Oops! Recalculating....)
[Chorus]
It looks like retirement is not meant for me
And fame is not all that its cracked up to be
Our kids moved back in with kids of their own
There go my lattés. There go my scones.
My name is now ‘Bop Bop’ and Margo is ‘Bam’
Our grandkids renamed us, but I know who I am
And I credit the detours that I took in my life
And the voice from the dashboard that gave this advice
[Chorus]
So when you come to a road block or you’re stuck in a rut
It’s more about how you make choices and less about what
Choices you make, though some may turn out wrong
Just decide what’s important – turn right then move on
Just decide what’s important – turn right then move on
by Tom Smith, TomSmithMusic.com
Life is a road trip. I start up the car
Sit next to my banjo and my two bit guitar
I’m destined for fame. I program the address.
It all seems so simple with my GPS
But the signs are confusing. I’m starting to doubt
If I can get there ‘fore my money runs out
The road’s full of potholes, I’m running out of gas
When I hear this advice come from my GPS
(Recalculating....)
Chorus:
As you travel life’s highway en route to your star
It’s the road blocks you find that refine who you are
And the detours you take help you make the best songs
Decide what’s important – turn right then move on.
I like my day job. I love my wife.
We don’t need much money. We have a great life.
Our one bedroom condo and little sports car
Are perfect for two. I think I’ll buy another guitar.
I’ll try out a Gibson, a Martin, why not?
It’ll look good beside that new banjo I bought
Then a phone call from home changed my path in a flash
“I am pregnant” she said. “Seek advice from the dash”.
(Recalculating....)
[Chorus]
In just a few years we both can retire
I’ll play my guitar ev’ry day by the fire
I’ll sing and write songs, drink lattés, eat scones
I’ve crossed all the T’s. There are no more unknowns
It’s just Margo and me and our empty nest
I met with a planner. I’ve learned to invest.
Yes we have a mortgage and loans to repay
But I can depend on my 401K (or “Medicare and Medicaid”)
(Oops! Recalculating....)
[Chorus]
It looks like retirement is not meant for me
And fame is not all that its cracked up to be
Our kids moved back in with kids of their own
There go my lattés. There go my scones.
My name is now ‘Bop Bop’ and Margo is ‘Bam’
Our grandkids renamed us, but I know who I am
And I credit the detours that I took in my life
And the voice from the dashboard that gave this advice
[Chorus]
So when you come to a road block or you’re stuck in a rut
It’s more about how you make choices and less about what
Choices you make, though some may turn out wrong
Just decide what’s important – turn right then move on
Just decide what’s important – turn right then move on
credits
from Journey Home,
released November 6, 2011
by Tom Smith
(c) 2009, 2011 Peabody Hill Publishing (ASCAP)
Tom Smith: vocals, guitar
Seth Connelly: mandolin, bass
by Tom Smith
(c) 2009, 2011 Peabody Hill Publishing (ASCAP)
Tom Smith: vocals, guitar
Seth Connelly: mandolin, bass
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“Folk music is still a living tradition that feeds on new songs that speak of people’s wants, needs, struggles and triumphs. Tom Smith is a man who writes songs that seem like they’ve always been there. There are very few songwriters working today that I would call folksingers, but I would call Tom Smith a true folksinger.” – Dave Palmeter, WUMB-FM Boston ... more
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