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By My Side

from The Big Show by Stephen Simmons

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"Happiness makes up for in height, what it lacks in length" is one of my alltime favorite quotes.

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BY MY SIDE
 
Well first light I’m headed out
Won’t be back for sometime
So few pleasures were allowed
Precious moments like tonight
 
I’d love to ask of you
To be here when I return
And I’ll look forward if you do
But if you don’t I won’t feel spurned
 
Chorus:
Cause there’s too many times
I’ve failed though I’ve tried
And too many nights
Without you by my side
Now I’m still too young
To give up on love so pure
But I’m much too old
To believe that anything is sure
So babe tonight
Can I have you by my side?
 
They say the Lord took from Adam
A rib from his side
Created a companion
And a place to symbolize
 
And I’ve had many a companion
Who walked ahead and who walked behind
And it feels so right to have one
Finally have one by my side
 
Chorus
 
In earlier years
When time was on my side
Squandered love in fear
Confused with lust, consumed with pride
 
I sense those days are near an end
From the whispers my soul hears
Humbled by years I can’t rescind
And how seldom love appears
 
Chorus
 
Yeah babe tonight can I have you by my side
 
 
Words and music by Stephen Simmons
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Shiny Geode Music, SESAC

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from The Big Show, released July 19, 2011
Stephen Simmons: vocals, acoustic guitar
Wendy Newcomer: harmony vocals
Paul Griffith: drums, percussion
Dave Jacques: bass
Jen Gunderman: piano, harmonium

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Stephen Simmons was raised in the small town of Woodbury, Tennessee. As a songwriter and Ten years as a Road Dog, Stephen’s vision has grown to entail more than just reflections of rural America. Stephen’s records (which were compared to everyone from Johnny Cash to Ryan Adams) combine virtuosic songcraft and musicianship with unparalleled artistic honesty. ... more

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