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Tumble Down World

from Just The Way I Am by T. Wesley Dean

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I think I met Marty Kearns around 1985. This tune started for me as a cassette tape of MIDI tracks that Marty had created on his numerous gadgets and sound modules. He let me have a go at writing a song with his MIDI track. After many attempts we finally recorded a version we like.

lyrics

Tumble Down World

Ever since i was a youth
I knew i wasn’t getting all the truth
From teacher, mom and dad,
And all the faces on the tv screen
And voices on the radio
And even all the tiny words
In black ink on the paper page
Were hard to sift for meaning, oh yeah

So every morning when i wake
I try to live for heaven’s sake
And listen to the voice inside
That speaks to those who seek to live
In peace of mind and heart
And work to heal the aching planet of our birth
For what it’s worth is way beyond the scope
Of tiny minds that gaze upon the shiney screens
And sleep a walking death
With every single breath of dirt
That they suck up
In this tumble down world, oh yeah

It’s such a tumble down world

So you need some one to talk to
And relate the darkest secrets of your soul
And so you question me
With eyes that try to penetrate
The walls of fear that hide the depths
Of sorrow buried here
Then we reach out for each other
Just to try to keep from falling
In this tumble down world
Come on and give it to me girl

Such a tumble down
We’re walking through a tumble down world

So hand in hand together
We’ll go searching for our sunrise
And as the world falls down around us
All our love will rise above
The fear right here
In this tumble down world

Come on, come on,
We can make it, baby
Come on, come on
We got to shake this tumble down world
Shake it off
Shake it baby
Shake it off
Get it together, baby
Keep it together in this tumble down world

credits

from Just The Way I Am, released October 12, 2022
Jody Worrell - guitars
Rob Henson - bass
Colin Agnew - drums
Marty Kearns - keys
T. Dean - vocals

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T. Wesley Dean Atlanta, Georgia

I am a singer and songwriter currenly based in Atlanta, Georgia USA. Artists that have recorded my tunes include Joe Walsh, Joe South, Billy Joe Royal, Tinsley Ellis, Heaven Davis, Alex Lattimore, Chick Willis and Kristie Agee.

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