I've Got It All

By Jeff Burgess & The Bad Mares (2013)
On album Autumn Nights (2014)

Autumn Nights
Oh I'm not jealous that your fame's not mine
But I can't do this if I can't be fine

I've got it all -- I've got it all
I've got everything that I want
Is this the place I hoped to be?
For now I hope it's not

I've got it all -- I've got it all
Once a vision gleamed in my mind
A year ago I had this dream
It came true as I designed

I've been working on my art
Tearing old mixes apart
Grinding hooves down to the frog
Hotel rooms are just a fog
Learning riffs that are too hard
Turn up piano, mute guitar
I left my mixer in its case
Drums are drowned out by the bass
I can't carry all the tech
Soundcheck's over in a sec
Cross fade snares, can't reach that fret
I think I'm drowning in my sweat
We're good to go, we will survive
Where's Neon? Is he alive?
If he's not here (we're on in six)
I'll improvise a brand new mix

It's everything I once dreamed so bright eyed
So why am I not satisfied?
I like the taste -- I can't lie
I think I'll take another bite
Is there a method I've not tried?
I've got an itch that I'm right

So now I'm calm -- I am calm
Even though I feel so low
'Cause every number has to end
And there's a cap to every show

I'm staying calm -- I've got it all
Scream it loud, alone, to vent
I still find my way to the aftershow
Where the better DJs went

With all the rules they gave us
And the precedent that made us
If I was standing that tall
I'd rather dig hooves down and get them dirty than fall

I've got it all -- I've got it all
Am I the worst thing ever for wanting more?
I've come so far, and I'm on the edge
Of temptation, it's a war

I've got it all -- I've got it all
Maybe now I'll be defined
Not drifting through genre like a tumbleweed
But would it hurt to be so confined?

I don't know

And if I could pause time
Then I could think things faster
I would mute the master
And I'd sit back, watch my heroes
Never press play
Let them decay

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