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Balance

from Balance by Rain Perry

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Balance
Words & Music by Rain Perry
©1999 Precipitous Music/BMI
All rights reserved.

Don't tell me you're not satisfied
'Cause I've got nothing more to give
Go on, retreat to your own side
And dig your heels in
And pull to the left
And I'll pull to the right

It's been this way for you and me
No lack of passion or sensitivity
And sometimes, you know, it really seems
We're going down, down, down
But somewhere in the sliding sand
The skinned-up knees and the rope-burnt hands
We find a way to make our stand
On the balance
The balance

Lost inside a song
The second verse won't work
And something must be done
It probably won't take long
But that means nothing to a little one
Who needs me now
Can't you give me
Just a minute?

Oh, my little angel, I want to be
If not everything you want, at least what you need
But judging by how you look at me
I'm going down, down, down
Come over here and let me hold your hand
It's a different life than the one we planned
And I'll do my best to help you understand
About the balance
The balance

When I was young I knew my life would be
A tango with success
But no one taught the dance to me
So now I'm picking out the steps
You set one foot down
Then you set down the other
It feels more like a high-wire walk
And I do my best with what I've got
Nothing ventured without the thought
"I'm going down, down, down"
And in the first part of life upon the rope
I've been terrified by the ground below
But I'll be a little less, I hope,
In the balance
The balance

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from Balance, released August 10, 1999

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Rain Perry Ojai, California

Rain Perry’s “Beautiful Tree” was the theme for the CW Network’s Life Unexpected, on which she also had the surreal pleasure of appearing as herself. She has released four albums on her own Precipitous Records, as well as writing and touring a solo play about her childhood. In 2016 she completed The Shopkeeper, her first film. She teaches a series of classes called Songwriting for Civilians. ... more

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