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The Battleground

by Rocky Leplin

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This is an uptempo, piano-based, seriously triumphant song with two verses and chorus in F major, with rich and diverse instrumentation using over 15 different synthesized sounds and brief live harmonica.

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Into the whirlwind I came with my guitar and my name
Lookin’ for a highway to the moon
I was as green as the day was young,
I’d trade my whole world for a song
I thought that nothing really mattered
But the lyrics and the tune
To which I sang as the sun went down
But then I came to the battleground
Where lonely souls can’t sleep at night
And tormented hearts take flight
From their own shadows on the wall
And all sweet dreams that rise must fall
And trying to get out I took the longest road I know

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Now you can say I’ve paid my dues
You can say that it’s my turn
You can’t walk away from blues
But you can live through them and learn
You can say I’ve paid my dues
You can say I’m happy now
Nothing’s perfect in this world
But it’ll all work out somehow

I loved a girl, she broke my heart, what else is new
And you think that that’s as bad a thing as life
Will ever do to you, well fellas,
Let’s all gather round and swap some tales of the battleground
Where hungry hearts in purest dread cry out with no voice left
For a crust of bread, a glass of wine,
Say are you having a good time,
And are you living just like me a life of perfect harmony
Planting your feet one at a time, trying to walk a simple line
Into the perfect love you’ve found after you’ve left
The battleground

Repeat Chorus

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released July 12, 2020

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Rocky Leplin Richmond, California

Rocky Leplin is a singer-songwriter and author who has written 500 songs and eight books, six of them on Amazon, including the rhymed verse epic novel "Humphrey's Long Journey Away From the Sea," the off-world romance musical "The Purpose of the Moon," and "A Psycho's Guide to Animal Companionship." ... more

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