Gregory Richard Barden Poet Lyric

Notes About The Poem

This is a song I wrote and recorded about thirty-five years ago on a four-track cassette deck in my bedroom, (I have improved a great deal since then), but it has stood up well over the years and will be re-worked for my upcoming album on a major label, (under my music moniker "Bahku"). I hope you like it! (I did all the vocals, writing and production on this recording, and played all the instruments). Web site @ http://www.bahku.com/

B What U Can B

(Verse 1)

Deep in the night
Caught between a promise
And a stranger's desire
All alone ...
He struggles with his thoughts
A bitter truth within

When will he start
To face the fears he knows
Lay hidden in the dark?
What is real ...
And how much of this is dream?
He needs to know
It scares him so

(B)

There has got to be a way to find
Freedom for this searching, troubled mind
And You know where ...
There.

(Verse 2)

Life takes its toll
Left alone again 
To search his soul
The strength of youth
And vanity's embrace
Is wearing thin

I know his pain
Cuz every day I fight it
And still it remains
Why do we dare the night
To strike its blow and knock us
To our knees ...
Before we see?

(B)

Empty lives don't have to end that way
We can save a lifetime in a single day
If we believe ...

(Chorus A)

Don't try to change
Be who you are
He made you special
He gave you a star
There's more of you
Than what others see
He loves your soul
So be ...
What you can be
Oh

(Guitar Solo)

(B)

Oh -
Precious time we waste to judge and hate
Go and take His hand - it's never too late
I you believe ...

(Chorus B)

Don't you despair
Hold onto love
You're gonna find
A strength from above
Don't ever think
That you're gonna lose
Know deep inside
You can be ...
What you choose

Don't ever change
Be who you are
He made you special
He gave you a star
There's more of you
Than what others see
He loves your soul
So be ...
What you can be
Oh - 

B what u can b

(Guitar Solo Fade Out)

Copyright © 1986 Ganymede Music - BMI
Copyright © 2015 Tsahaylu Music - ASCAP

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Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart February 10, 2019 at 7:44 AM Great lyrics, can almost hear the music ;) Look forward to seeing/ hearing the new album. xomo <3 Gregory Richard Barden February 11, 2019 at 5:23 AM http://www.bahku.com/listen.html Gregory Richard Barden February 11, 2019 at 5:22 AM Oh - I thought you were teasing me and had heard the video/song, (first thinking maybe I had messed up the YouTube link - I'm not the most tech-savvy old fart, though I do get 'around' ok, lol). I have a few on YouTube, but this one is on my web site as well, only one that's new, and that is mid-stream, (just rhythm section, no vocals). <3 Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart February 10, 2019 at 8:26 AM Lol, the old iPad I poet on has limited abilities. I was thinking while reading this of your baby poet, and how you have nurtured it. I admire your appetite and dedication for and to your craft. mo hugs Gregory Richard Barden February 10, 2019 at 8:01 AM Thank you! ALMOST, lol?? Silly Bear, you! (I was wondering if maybe I messed up the video link, then saw your winky). The lyrics are a bit outdated and corny, but I've tweaked them for the new version, (and the music, too, though this is the only "old" song that I kept almost the same music-wise. Four of these classics on the album, the rest are new.