He Started To Sing - Bill Champlin

He was a daytime sleeper

He never would go much deeper

Than his mother and dad expected

Another one so neglected

It was a blessing in disguise

'Cause one day he opened up his eyes

And started to sing of love just to find it

He started to sing his way to the light

He was born with the master key

To unlock a melody and make it right

They told him to buckle down and pay attention

They taught him to swallow his dreams and his ambitions

So he followed their rules of life by intimidation

To the point where he couldn’t find an inspiration

Then he began to wonder why

And suddenly opened up his eyes

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He found it, a reason

To open his wings and rise above his world of pain

He knows it, he shows it

And so he will sing of love

Never again will he beg to be heard by the powers that be

Never again will he change all his words, 'cause he’s gotta be free

He’s been there before and he’s learned to ignore what they want him to see

He’ll write down the truth and he’ll sing it to you, you don’t have to agree

And no one will ever hold him down

Because of the freedom that he found

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