A LITTLE PIECE OF YOUR HEART

from Between Dust And A Dream by SON OF RAY

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Hard up in the city and the race is on
No time for sittin’ pretty or singing sad songs
Everybody’s hungry for a piece of the pie
It’s cutthroat baby no sleeping tonight
In a jungle of fear only the strong survive
You best watch your back and sharpen your knife
‘Cause you can run on the wheel or stand in the line
But either way baby gonna pay the price
Gonna cost a little piece of your heart

Your mama always told you you was one of a kind
And you could reach the stars if you really tried
You flew the coop and now you’ve come to find
The world ain’t fair and your mama was lying
It’s tooth and nail you gotta fight like hell
No use in tossing pennies in the wishing well
Only fools get off on praying for luck
Whether you’re on your knees or the cock of the walk
Gonna pay a little piece of your heart
Yeah gonna pay, a little piece of your heart
Your heart, your heart, your heart

You came in soft but now your skin is thick
Didn’t take you very long to learn the shtick
It’s a crying shame to let it waste away
To sell your soul for a golden grave
With the dust in your eyes you can’t see the trap
Life goes by you can’t get it back
It’s a one-way street of lust and greed
And before too long you’re in too deep
Gonna cost a little piece of your heart

Well the view is nice when you’re walking tall
But still the higher you get the harder the fall
It don’t matter how long that you’re willing to wait
Nobody wins it’s how you play the game
The choice is yours if you want it to be
You can drag the chains or you can break on free
Pleasure or pain, fame or shame
The truth is brother that it’s all the same
Gonna cost a little piece of your heart
Yeah gonna cost, a little piece of your heart
Your heart, your heart, your heart

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from Between Dust And A Dream, released November 12, 2017
Rob Lagace – acoustic guitar, lead vocal, harmonica
Mark Spagnuolo – drums, percussion
Bob Richardson - bass
Mike Fournier – electric guitar

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SON OF RAY

SON OF RAY is the work of singer songwriter, Rob Lagace, and his various projects and collaborations. A rootsy blend of folk, rock, and blues.

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