Buy Back Time
from In The Moment by Brent Godfrey
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This is a song I wrote when my boss asked me to work over the Thanksgiving Holiday. I did not. Happily I still have my job. However, there is much more to life than work. This song goes out to the workaholics out there.
lyrics
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
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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from In The Moment,
track released February 11, 2012
Brent Godfrey - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Mixing & Mastering
Derek Barlas - Bass
Mike Marnul - Drums
Johnny Zawacki - Lead Acoustic Guitars
Words & Music by Brent L. Godfrey © 2010
Brent Godfrey - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Mixing & Mastering
Derek Barlas - Bass
Mike Marnul - Drums
Johnny Zawacki - Lead Acoustic Guitars
Words & Music by Brent L. Godfrey © 2010
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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.
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