"Out of Sight, Out of Mind" genre: Rock
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	A song about reconciling your past upon finding new love.
	CD: A Critical State of Affairs   Label: Independently Produced by Clator Butler
	Story Behind the Song Musical notes: The acoustic is a 12-string tuned to Open-C (C-G-C-C-C-E) capo'ed on the 2nd fret. This is my favorite alternate tuning. The song was recorded layer by layer in the studio, and the vocals were done in one take. I almost passed out singing the last note. This remains the most popular song in my repertoire. Lyrics Father stood before me as I headed out the door Said "Son remember who you are, 'cause I can't help you out no more." He handed me a watch, his ring, and a dollar bill And said "I've given you the best I can ... do with it what you will." Remembering the things I had been taught I set out on my way I remember the look on Momma's face as I pulled away that day I tried to put the past behind as I headed out of town You can try to drown your memories but there's no way you can keep them down You fight to keep them from the light, to put it all behind Afraid to let them out at night, afraid of what you'd find So you keep them out of sight, out of mind ... I felt a void inside myself not even God could fill So I reached out for the first one that could make my heart be still She laid me back and soothed my pain, but in the morning she was gone Looking back I think I wanted it that way all along I looked for love in every place and left no stone unturned Your skin only gets thicker every time that you get burned You get to a point where you think there's no love left inside And you think you're not afraid no more, 'cause there's nothing left to hide Still I kept them from the light and tried to put it all behind Afraid to let them out at night, afraid of what I'd find I kept them out of sight, out of mind ... I played the game so well I fear I could have had it won I'd take all that I wanted and not give any in return I played the game my way by living on the edge Fearless of the consequence of stepping off the ledge But one came who would help me find my heart again Where others came to shatter, this one came to mend I tried to hold my boundaries, to keep my distance far But the first voice came back to me, remember who you are I fought to keep them from the light, to put it all behind But my memories broke out that night and forced me to remind myself I cannot keep them out of sight, out of mind ... The past has a way of catching up the moment you slow down You can leave the city limits but you never leave the town She forces me to face up to who I was and who I am And to analyze the memories that put me where I am Sometimes I keep them from the light, to put it all behind Other times I let them out at night to see what I can find But I keep them out of sight, out of mind ...

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