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As is it the occasional case with somewhat 'simplistic' compositions (this one's a two chord blues) "I Once" was a rather difficult birth. While I had the basic guitar/vocal track down in no time, the rest - backing vocals, brass samples, bass - would come bit by bit, over weeks,and mixing and mastering was no child's play either. Still now I'm quite satisfied with this 'country boy comes to the big city' mini-drama.

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I once lived on a hill
Life was full of thrill
Now all I have is time to kill
Now I’m gone
(he misses his hills and his thrills)

I once lived by the sea
Far horizons I’d see
Bliss for all eternity
Now I’m gone
(he sees in all eternity)

I once lived on the countryside
My mind was open wide
And everywhere was peace and light
Now I’m gone
(the country’s open wide)

And I once lived in a town
(in a big big town)
My head high up in the clouds
Unfolding madness all around
Now I’m gone
(going going gone)
(he disappears underground)

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from SOME OF MY BEST FRIENDS ARE SONGS, released May 3, 2015
Thomas Schönfeld (vocals, acoustic, slide and bass guitars, brass samples)

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