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What do I do with my anger; what do I do with my pain?
Where do I put it now that it's out?
Can I hide it away again?
Can my eyes deny they've seen what they've seen?
Can my ears pretend they've not heard?;
Can I go right on being the person I was?
Can I say not a word?

I used to think women were cherished
I learned that as gospel and creed
But a pedestal, just like a prison, my friend
Is a very small space indeed
You pay such a price for the learning
Life never can be the same
As girlhood dreams are falling apart, you try to find someone to blame
Now who in the hell are you gonna blame?

Sometimes I wish things were different
That somehow I just couldn't see
All of the truths that are filling my head
I wish they would just let me be
Ah, but truth is a terrible mistress
And she moves in, she moves in to stay
So the answer, I guess, take the truth you possess
And use it 'til your dying day
Oh, you gotta live it 'til your dying day.

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from The View Is Well Worth the Climb, released January 19, 2020

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No Strings

No Strings is a Mother/Son duo recording a wide variety of original songs, jazz standards, rock/pop/country/folk songs + spoken word presentations.

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5/8...Sierra Vista
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5/10...Bethal Lutheran
5/12...Oakwood Gardens
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5/13...Gateway Clovis
5/14...Cedar Creek
5/15...San Joaquin Gardens

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