"Purple Haze Turning Blue" genre: Country Blues
	lo fi play (dial-up) hi fi play (broadband)	email track to a friend	add to My.MP3
	About how we change as we grow older and, hopefully, wiser. Old views have to give way to new awareness. Letting go of the old is not always easy.
	MP3.com CD: God Sings the Blues - buy it! CD: Passionate Man   Label: Dr. Moe Productions Credits: Maurice Turmel with "Reckless Abandon"
	Story Behind the Song Having a coffee with my wife on an outdoor patio bar, looking out at the Niagara River, thinking about what used to be, and how Life was now. Wondering what the "Purple Haze" generation was doing, now in their 50's. Having been there myself, I realized my "purple haze" was turning "blue," or my old idealized view of Life was becoming more realistic and I was more emotional as a result. This is a good thing, I thought. Lyrics Gone are the days when I could remember Who I was supposed to be Gone are the days when I could surrender To the dreams others had for me Gone are the days when people applauded And cheered all of my plays Gone are the days of that Purple Haze It's a rare occasion when that still happens To those awaiting their fate It's a grand time when one of us opens And is no longer someone's bait Gone are the days when we give over To those old worn out ways Gone are the days . . . of that Purple Haze Chorus Purple Haze lonely No more for you Purple Haze happenin Nothing to prove Purple Haze friendly No longer true Purple Haze is turning Blue It's time to move over, and be who we really are Give the World lovers, and no more battle scars It's time we stand up and shout out our name Get back in the saddle, it's a new game Chorus That's my story, it's simple and true Takes me out to wherever Not at all what we've gotten used to That's gone forever What lies inside is now coming through Taking our heartaches away My Purple Haze is turning Blue My Purple Haze . . . My Purple Haze . . . My . . . . . . . . .

Copyright notice. All material on MP3.com is protected by copyright law and by international treaties. You may download this material and make reasonable number of copies of this material only for your own personal use. You may not otherwise reproduce, distribute, publicly perform, publicly display, or create derivative works of this material, unless authorized by the appropriate copyright owner(s).