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In The Moment

by Brent Godfrey

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In the Moment 03:48
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In the Moment Words & Music by Brent L. Godfrey © 2008 In the moment feel the wind in your hair In the moment breath in the air In the moment look into her eyes In the moment beneath the blue sky Forget about the future forget about the past Live in the moment since nothings going to last Yeah nothings going to last Your little problems don’t matter they’ll vanish when you die Live in the moment and fly fly fly In the moment follow your heart In the moment that’s the easiest part In the moment empty your mind In the moment take your time Chorus Instrumental Verse Instrumental Chorus In the moment enjoy yourself now In the moment don’t forget how In the moment give up control In the moment free your soul Chorus
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Betrayed 02:37
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Betrayed Words & Music by Brent L. Godfrey © 2008 Can I trust you now Can I rely on you Will the pain subside Or begin anew Only time will tell If I’m over you You betrayed Me You betrayed Me You betrayed Me Nothing I could do Nothing I could do My loved ones Watch over me Give me a sense of security Until new pain Washes over me. You betrayed Me You betrayed Me You betrayed Me Nothing I could do Nothing I could do Instrumental Verse Instrumental Chorus New moon wishes To quench my fear Milagros on an altar Please hold me dear All too fast Fly by the years Don’t Betray me Don’t Betray me Don’t betray me And I will trust in you Yes I will trust in you I will trust in you
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So Lucky 03:23
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So Lucky Words & Music by Brent L. Godfrey © 2011 Some complain about the heat. Some complain about the cold All the things they can’t control and the fear of growing old Some worry about their money. Some worry about the debt Worried about all the things that haven’t happened yet But the ones that are lucky seem to take things in stride Don’t complain. Never worry just glad to be alive Wish I was so lucky Some complain about the rain. Some complain about the snow Some are always too hot and others to damn cold Some worry about their jobs. Some worry about their wife. Some worry so much that they can’t sleep at night. Some complain about their boss. Some complain about their wife Complain so much that they miss half their life Some worry about their health. Some worry about disease. Some worry so much they will never be pleased.
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Gotta Get Up 03:59
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Gotta Get Up Words & Music by Brent L. Godfrey © 2011 If the weight of the world starts to get up down Don’t wander around wearing a frown No matter how bad it seems Keep pursuing your dreams Maybe a path will open Wide If you Try When an illness knocks you down and out (Gotta get up …..) And you find yourself full of self doubt (Gotta get up …..) Chorus If you find yourself without a job Or Wallstreet makes you feel like you’ve been robbed Chorus If you find yourself out on the street Hold your head up never admit defeat Chorus If that last straw breaks your camel’s back And you wonder how you’re gonna get back on track Chorus Gotta Get up Gotta Get up
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The Choice 03:22
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The Choice Words & Music by Brent L. Godfrey © 2011 You can choose to be happy You can choose to be sad. You can focus on what you’ve got or what you could have had You can condemn those around you Or try to relate The choice is there it’s up to you to make It’s about choice It’s about pain It’s about treating yourself kindly for a change You can worry about the future or enjoy yourself now You can just try to do it or always wonder how You can choose to love or you can choose to hate The choice is there it’s up to you to make You can choose to stay single or choose to be wed You can take big risks in life or live safely in your head You can choose to get up early or sleep in real late The choice is there it’s up to you to make You can choose to stay the course or start a brand new path You can choose to cry or choose instead to laugh You can make a change now or choose to wait The choice is there it’s up to you to make The only thing stopping you is the cage you built yourself The choice is there it’s up to you to make
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The Last Time You Sang 03:37
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The Last Time You Sang Words & Music by Brent L. Godfrey © 2011 When was the last time you sang? When was the last time you danced? Really let your hair down Shook it all around and laughed When was the last time you really took a chance? Remember when you were young It really wasn’t that long ago Go out and have some fun Remember when you were carefree It really wasn’t that long ago Come out and dance with me. Remember when you were happy It really wasn’t that long ago, Come on and laugh with me Remember when I met you It doesn’t seem that long ago, Since our love was new Remember when skies were blue Even when the skies are gray Know that I love you Yes, even when the skies are gray I will always love you
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Lotto 04:14
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Lotto Words and Music by Brent L. Godfrey © 2012 You’re one in 7 billion. I can’t believe that it’s true You’re one in 7 billion. I think I won the lotto with you. You’re more likely to be hit by an asteroid Or be elected president Than to hit all five numbers and the power ball Yeah I think you must have been heaven sent Chorus It’s everyone’s dream to hit the lottery Quit their jobs and travel the world But I’m living my dreams with you every day You’re my wild and mystical girl I don’t really need millions of dollars Money can’t buy happiness you know I’d rather be poor with you by my side Than to be rich and all alone
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Life's a Dance 04:15
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Life’s a Dance Words & Music by Brent L. Godfrey © 2010 I Love to dance salsa I love to dance the swing I want to dance with you girl more than any thing. With our bodies swaying dancing cheek to cheek Gliding down the floor so light on our feet. All Life’s a dance. We’re just circling the floor Partners through time until we walk thru that door All Life’s a dance come and listen to the band Come to me dear and give me your hand When I hear good music It makes me want to dance Come on pretty baby let’s take a change. Jiving to the rhythm. Floating on a cloud. I hold your body close dear. Yeah, I like my music loud Chorus The music’s never ending. The party never stops The rhythm of the music’s like the ticking of a clock. Dancing close together until the night is old. There’s excitement in the air just waiting to explode. Chorus Instrumental Verse Verse 1 Yes, I want to dance with you girl more than anything I want to dance with you
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Never Feel Blue 02:30
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Never Feel Blue Words & Music by Brent L. Godfrey © 2011 When I woke up this morning my eyes were all red Tired and sore hard to get out of bed Then I turned over and looked at you Oh when I’m with you I never feel blue The skies may be gray and without sun But when I’m with you I’m filled with love Well I came home from work tired and mad One of the worse days I ever had Then I opened the door and looked at you Oh, when I’m with you I never feel blue When I watch the news I get depressed. Fighting and killing economic distress Then I turn around and look for you Cause when I’m with you I never feel blue When I’m with you I never feel blue No, when I’m with you I never feel blue.
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High on Life 03:09
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High on Life Words & Music by Brent L. Godfrey © 2009 I want to be led into temptation Want to be seduced by the night Come on baby, Let’s Get High Let’s get High on Life We can live on music We can live on art See the world from a backpack Let’s follow our hearts Let’s follow our hearts I want to live for pleasure Shirking responsibility Live like there’s no tomorrow What possibility Free from mediocrity Verse 1 Let’s Leave the rat race behind us And turn off the cell phones Get back to our roots Live off the land And make the World our home Every day will be an adventure A new possibility Explore the world and each other Live life as it was meant to be Free from mediocrity Inst Verse Verse 1
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And Love You 02:14
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And Love You Words & Music by Brent L. Godfrey © 2011 Pressure’s building up. Worries got me down. Hurry get it done. Think I’m going to drown. I want to wipe it from my mind. Leave it all behind. Put away my troubles. Leave my fears behind. And Love You Clowns to the left. Jokers to the right. I’m stuck in the middle. But I don’t want to fight. Orders from above. Resistance from below. Pulled in two directions. Something’s gonna blow. I want to wipe it from my mind. Leave it all behind. Put away my troubles. Leave my fears behind. And Love You Yes I Do Just me and you
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Realize 03:14
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Realize Words & Music by Brent L. Godfrey © 2010 Do you remember your dreams Or are they gone when you open your eyes Wiped blank like a clear blue sky Try to recall only fragments remain Are your dreams real or lies No one is in control. Pinch yourself are you sleeping Tell yourself nothings real. Only a moment fleeting Do you remember old friends. Over the years have you lost track of them. Drifted away like a smoky haze. Just memories of happier days. Are your friends real or lies Chorus Do you remember your plans. Put on hold took a safer path. One day you’ll have more money and time. If you only manage to survive Were your plans real or lies Instrumental Chorus Repeat Verse 1 Chorus Do you remember your dreams
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Buy Back Time 03:05
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Buy Back Time Words & Music by Brent L. Godfrey © 2010 You can’t buy back time Sad to tell you buddy Can’t buy back time No matter how much money Can’t buy back time at the end of your days All the hours you worked weekends away from home Neglecting your little family to pay off a big fat loan Do all the material things buy you happiness? You never have time to play with them confined behind your desk Just think about it, are you really living your dreams? Or are you just another cog within the corporate machine? Every year the workplace gets more leaner Every year your workday gets longer Every year the stress gets greater Every year time is getting shorter
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Apple Tree 04:10
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Apple Tree Lyrics and Music by Brent L. Godfrey © 2011 Lyrics inspired and adapted from “The Painted Drum” by Louise Erdrich You have to love you have to feel It is the reason you are here. You are here to risk your heart Life will break you No one can stop it And when you feel betrayed or hurt Sit by an apple tree. Listen to them falling Wasting their sweetness Did you taste as many as you could? You have to change you have to grow It is the reason you are here You are here to share your love Solitude will break you With its yearning And when you’re broken or hurt Chorus Instrumental Verse You have to live you have to die The only thing truly yours is time In a cycle round and round The days will fly by No one can stop them And when death brushes near Chorus
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Dream 03:38
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Dream Words & Music by Brent L. Godfrey © 2010 Dream like you will live forever Live like you will die today Love like there is no tomorrow Laugh all your cares away You know what you must do To yourself be true You know what you must learn Let your doubts burn In the heat of your fire Through out the years You can face your fears So that every day Is a Gift That will lift Your heart Troubles come your way Tomorrow’s a brand new day Keep your spirit strong And search for a new path to follow You will succeed If you only try Reach for the sky And your heart Will leap with joy
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Hope 03:19
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Hope Words & Music by Brent L. Godfrey © 2009 The Clocks Tick a Tock they’re running out of time The ghosts in the memories of the old folks listening Say anyone can find hope in the stories The big stories and the little ones in between All you have to do is to be able to believe You can find hope in the rising sun. You can find hope in the falling rain You can see hope in a loved one’s smile. There’s always hope there to ease the pain You can find hope in heroic tales. You can find hope in the circle of life You can hear hope in an old love song. There’s always hope there to ease your strife. You can feel hope in your lover’s kiss. You can find hope when you make a wish. You can hear hope in the ocean’s wave. There’s always hope there to ease your pain. The ghosts in the memories of the old folks listening Say anyone can find hope in the stories The big stories and the little ones in between All you have to do is to be able to believe All you have to do is to be able to believe All you have to do is to be able to believe
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Dazzling Face 03:38
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Dazzling Face Words & Music by Brent L. Godfrey © 2011 Lift the veil of darkness Lift it from my heart Cover me with sunlight Make a brand new start Oh Let me see Your Dazzling Face In the natural world Your Savage Grace You’re in the sky above and the valley below In the stream Your laughter flows Straight to my soul Wake me from this sleep Help me remember who I am Truth is that I’m only just a simple man Oh Chorus In Your time of sorrow Cool my skin with rain Leash Your storms upon us Let us share the pain Oh Help us see Your Dazzling Face In the natural world Your Dying Grace You’re in the sky above and the valley below In the stream Your laughter flows Straight to my soul Instrumental Verse and Chorus Repeat Verse 1 Help me see your Dazzling Face
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The Light 02:44
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The Light Words & Music by Brent L. Godfrey © 2008 The world is darker without your flame The world is colder and we’re filled with pain And we cry for missing you. Some burn out too fast some linger long Some cry and moan while others sing a song And we will always remember you When the light goes out do you fly away? When the light goes out do you live another day? When the light goes out no one can know When their light goes out Somewhere a candle is burning bright Somewhere a candle illuminates the night And we lit it just for you One flame is lit another goes out Some think they know while others are filled with doubt And the world turns on and on
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Guitars in Heaven 04:23
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Guitars in Heaven Words & Music by Brent L. Godfrey © 2013 I used to play with Greg in a four piece band Traveled up and down this land Every night you could hear him sing And bend the hell out of his guitar strings They may not have beer in heaven That may be true But they’ve gotta have some Fender Mustang guitars No guitars in heaven would be too cruel Well, he left behind a wife and son A lot of friends, I’m glad I was one Every night I still hear him sing Remember how he bent those guitar strings? When that reaper calls me And it’s my time to go Don’t want to hear a chorus of harps I want a guitar solo to call me home Maybe we’ll play together again some day Way beyond the milky way Every night you’ll hear us sing With him bending the hell out of his guitar strings Yes, I hope we’ll play again some day Way beyond the milky way Every night you’ll hear us sing Shaking up heaven with those guitar strings.

about

Following a long hiatus from recording, Brent Godfrey has returned with his third collection of original songs.

All songs were written over the last 5 years to celebrate the joys of life and as self therapy to get through the difficult parts.

The recording features guest musicians, within the Kompoz.com music collaboration community, from across the U.S.A., Italy, Germany, Canada, Russia, Indonesia, and the U.K.

The CD spans the genres of folk rock, country, blues and world music.

“In the Moment” reflects the overall theme of the album, which is trying to enjoy all aspects of life and to go with the flow, instead of trying to control everything that happens.

“Betrayed” deals with trying to regain trust of one’s own body after recurrent bouts of acute pancreatitis.

“Gotta Get Up” reflects a similar theme but to a line dance country beat.“So Lucky” is a harmonica driven blues song.

“The Last Time You Sang” is a country love song in the style of Bonnie Raitt.

“High on Life”and “Life’s a Dance” feature Latin percussion and rhythm with some Santana influenced guitar parts weaving throughout.

“Realize” compares the tendency of forgetting your sleeping dreams when you wake up to letting your life dreams and plans slip away.

“Buy Back Time” explores the regrets of a workaholic.

“Apple Tree” was influenced by the book “The Painted Drum” by Louise Erdrich, and explores the meaning of life in a psychedelic middle eastern influenced style.

“Dazzling Face” is a song about seeing the Creator within Nature and mourns the destruction caused by global warming.

“The Light” incorporates world music tabla rhythms and the banzuri flute to tell the story of the loss of a close friend.

“Guitars in Heaven” is another song of loss that was influenced by the sound of Mark Knopfler.

credits

released August 18, 2013

Words and music of all songs by Brent L. Godfrey © 2013

Physical copies of this CD may be ordered at the following link:
kunaki.com/msales.asp?PublisherId=136520&pp=1

Contact me at this e-mail address: bgodfrey616@gmail.com

Please see each individual track for musician credits, lyrics, and additional liner notes.

Album artwork is by Karen Godfrey. Visit her at: karengodfreyart4health.com

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Brent Godfrey Gowen, Michigan

Brent Godfrey is a singer songwriter based in West Michigan. He collaborates with musicians from all over the world on the Kompoz music networking website to record his original material.

Brent may be seen at open mics and music festivals around the area.

Brent also makes his own cigar box & license plate guitars, cigar box ukuleles, and canjos for performance. ... more

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