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I see my young self in my ten year old boy and want to be my young self again. But only for a lifetime. This song started out as a fun little joke, but kinda digs in there. Willie did a fine job on the vocals at the end.

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Step Aside
By Todd Burge ©2015 Bunj Jam BMI

Put me in
I wanna win
To be the best
At life’s test
I’m asking you to go and hide
Step aside, step aside

I will drive
Just wait and see
Close your eyes
As you know me
I’m asking you to go and hide
Just step aside

I could bite you
Despite the nose on my
Face it it’s true
I’m the shadow behind you

So put me in
Just give in
I'm flesh n blood
so be a bud
I’m asking you to go and hide
Just step aside
Break

I could push you
Despite my impending doom
I’m the shadow behind you

So come on son
While you’re young
Put me in as I’m half-done
I’m asking you (You’re telling me)
I’m asking you (You’re telling me)
I’m asking you
To step aside, step aside, step aside

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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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