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Were You Born To Be Alive?

by Jack Howard

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A big singalong, cliche-ridden, horn-laden three and a half minute pop song - about life, legacy, death and the bits inbetween.

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Were you a legend? Or a loser?
A soft touch or a lowdown user?
Did you make em laugh? Did you make em cry?
Did you take it one week at a time or aim too high?

Did you come to play? Were you a credit to the boys?
Did you stand up and be counted amidst the chaos and the noise?
Did you fill or waste your space? Did you achieve a state of grace?
Were you the question or the answer?

Were you born to be alive? Here to live or just survive?
Or were you born under a wandering star?
Were you born to be alive? Or just a worker in the hive?
Did you dream the impossible dream

Wake up in a daze, another sleepless night
Dreamed of razor clams and forests in the north
Feed the cat, feed yourself
Suit and tie and shaven clean
It’s off to work we go

But tonight’s the night, thank god it’s Friday
Gonna go dancin’ and romancin’
And drink my cares away
Forget myself, there’s no regrets
There’s just a one way mirror
And someone looking in?

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released May 21, 2023
Jack Howard - song, production and performance

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Jack Howard Melbourne, Australia

Jack Howard played trumpet with Hunters and Collectors and for the last 20 years, he's been releasing his own highly- regarded music. Along the way, he's also played with The Living End, The Violent Femmes, Rodriguez and a host of others. In 2017, Jack toured the world with Midnight Oil as their trumpeter/multi-instrumentalist. He released his memoirs, Small Moments Of Glory in 2019. ... more

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