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I'd Rather Be

from A Bit Of Blue by Emily Maguire

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Well I would rather be a rolling stone
Than a diamond in a crown
And I would rather keep my head in clouds
Than to tie my feet to the ground
I would rather risk going way too high
Than to never fly at all
And I would rather take a running dive
Than be waiting for the fall

Cos I would rather be a restless sea
Than a safely rooted tree
And I would rather make it short and sweet
Than to waste a century
I would rather be a loose cannonball
Than a concrete paradise
I would rather be a waterfall
Than a solid sheet of ice

Cos I would rather be a shooting star
Than the empty space between
And I would rather see your face in darkness
Than an ordinary dream
And I would rather take it sweet and slow
Than never bide my borrowed time
Oh I would rather take the highs and lows
Than to hide in a narrow mind

Cos I would rather keep the passion and the pain
Than be chained in sanity
And I would rather stand in the pouring rain
To feel the sun shine down on me
Cos I’d rather be free, oh yeah
And I’d rather be me, oh yeah

And I would rather stare through the blackest night
Than never see the breaking dawn
And I would rather bear this rack of life
Than to never have been born
And I would rather be a feeling flying high
Than a reason running down
Oh I would rather be a field of silence
Than a universe of sound

Cos I would rather keep the passion and the pain
Than be chained in sanity
And I would rather stand in the pouring rain
To feel the sun shine down on me
To feel the sun shine down on me
Cos I’d rather be free, oh yeah,
And I’d rather be me, oh yeah
Oh I'd rather be free, oh yeah
And I'd rather be me

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from A Bit Of Blue, released February 24, 2017
Written by Emily Maguire
Produced by Nigel Butler

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Emily Maguire Obi Obi, Australia

Singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, composer and Buddhist poet Emily Maguire has released seven albums, published four books, and toured with Don McLean, Dr Hook, Eric Bibb, Roddy Frame, Glenn Tilbrook and The Blue Nile. Originally from the UK, she is now based in the Australian bush. Open about her struggles with bipolar disorder, she is an award-winning mental health advocate. ... more

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