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A Fond Farewell Lyrics
My mother once told me
The thicker your skin
The better off you'll be when this world brings you down
Well it's trying to control me
And leave me without hope
In the past I've been burned
But I've lived and I've learned
Beneath the shelter of the pouring rain
In the absence of this fear and pain
I will finally bid my ball and chain
A fond farewell
On the road that leads me to my place
I will rid my heart of past disgrace
I will finally bid this sluggish pace
A fond farewell
When I heard their reservations
When I read their bitter words
I shined a light upon their wisdom no matter how absurd
And it broke my heard to pieces
And I questioned my own beliefs
My dignity was gone
But it's time to move on
Chorus
Say goodbye to feeling sorry for myself
To begging others for far too much help
This is my hand, these are the cards that I've been dealt
Only I can make these changes, nobody else
Say goodbye to those sleepless nights
Those corridors with no end in sight
A driven man with these words I write
I'm making peace with my soul tonight
Chorus
The thicker your skin
The better off you'll be when this world brings you down
Well it's trying to control me
And leave me without hope
In the past I've been burned
But I've lived and I've learned
In the absence of this fear and pain
I will finally bid my ball and chain
A fond farewell
I will rid my heart of past disgrace
I will finally bid this sluggish pace
A fond farewell
When I read their bitter words
I shined a light upon their wisdom no matter how absurd
And it broke my heard to pieces
And I questioned my own beliefs
My dignity was gone
But it's time to move on
To begging others for far too much help
This is my hand, these are the cards that I've been dealt
Only I can make these changes, nobody else
Say goodbye to those sleepless nights
Those corridors with no end in sight
A driven man with these words I write
I'm making peace with my soul tonight
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i had never heard of this guy but he opened for vanessa carlton in nashville at the exit inn and hes alright. carlton nor hest are really my taste but both turned out awesome. i remembered this song bc he was so sincere when he sang it. it was really nice.
It's about breaking free with the past, or a present situation that's not doing you any good. He's obviously been depending on what others have been saying of him and been hurt by their opinions but is now ready to move forward and be his own person. It's kind of a 'chin up and head high' song, being at peace with yourself and happy with who you are, trying to move forward in life.