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This song started out coming from the point of view of some twisted character I had made up in my mind. Maybe it ended up there too. It is about weak moments. The song hopes for hope and finds a bit in the end.

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Chances
By Todd Burge ©2015 Bunj Jam BMI

Life is one big long sport
You wanna win, no new report
It comes and goes in a glance
Don’t blink now, here comes a chance

I was born, but just that once
I’ve learned some, I’ve been a dunce
Lord I tried to be your guy
And tell the truth as I lie
Tell the truth through all my lies

Chances are I’ll take a chances are I’ve had my chance

I’ve been born and I’ve been raised
I’ve been broken and been displaced
I’ve searched my soul for amazing grace
And lost my mind in outer space

Things are funny, strange are things
Rational thinkin’ is out of range
Coincidence is happenstance
Chances are I’ll take a chances are I’ve had my chance

My road’s well-traveled and worn out
Been repaved from North to South
So my times, we’ve all lost count
I need some change without a doubt

The fear in me comes late at night
I sit up straight and sweat with fright
I pray for me with all my might
Lord give me rest and I’ll be alright
End this test and make me right

Chances are I’ll take a chances are I’ve had my chances
are I’ve had my chance

I’ve killed men, in my mind
I’ve gotten caught and have done hard time
I’ve put my hate in a song that rhymes
And sung til love is all I find
Sung til love is all I find
Sung til love is all I find

credits

from IMITATION LIFE produced by Tim O'Brien, released March 17, 2015
Produced by Tim O’Brien

Todd Burge – vocals, acoustic guitar, ukulele, banjo & harmonicas
Tim O'Brien – mandolin, violin, electric & acoustic guitars, bouzouki & backing vocals
Lex Price – upright and electric bass
Ian Fitchuck – drums, marimba & Hammond B3 organ

Kathy Mattea – backing vocals on “Change”
Larry Atamanuik - drums on “Change”
Mike Bub - bass on “Change”
Will Burge – backing vocal on “Step Aside”
Recorded and mixed at The Butcher Shoppe Studio – Nashville TN
Engineered and mixed by David Ferguson
Additional engineering by Sean Sullivan
Mastered by David K. Shipley at Foxwood Mastering – Nashville TN

Original “wire man” art by Nick Barry
Tim O'Brien appears courtesy of Howdy Skies Records
All songs by Todd Burge ©2015 Bunj Jam Music BMI

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If it’s been discovered by man, West Virginia’s Todd Burge has written about it. A born ponderer and observer of life, each of his songs tells a story. Whether drawn from personal experience or a tale of poetically woven fiction, you’ll live every second of it through his songs. ... more

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