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What We Might Have Been

from The Famous Rocket Cage by Donal Hinely

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lyrics

What we might have been
We can't know for certain
It's too late to find out
And that's the worst part

Such a beautiful scene
But now it's time to draw the curtain
What we might have been
Is breaking my heart

What we might have been
Waits on the top stair
As real as a memory,
Soft as stone

Crushing me under
the burden of thin air
What we might have been
Won't leave me alone

Fate's just a way
To make sense of disaster
When Free Will is tired of
Taking the blame

But the music of Chance
is teardrops and laughter
And what we might have been
Keeps calling my name

What we might have been
Is my great masterpiece
Though the canvas is empty
And the gallery is closed

It's painted with colors
That have never been seen
What we might have been
God only knows
What we might have been
won’t leave me alone

credits

from The Famous Rocket Cage, released May 12, 2011
Donal Hinely--vocals
David Henry--piano, backing vocals
Will Kimbrough--electric guitar
Tommy Perkinson--drums

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Donal Hinely Nashville, Tennessee

In 1994, Hinely left his hometown of Denton, TX and moved to Nashville. A prolific writer and recording artist, he has 17 albums to his credit including the folk chart topping Giants (2005). Hinely also entertains thousands of people each year at festivals and street fairs playing his glass harmonica. He learned to play the instrument from his late brother Terry, a self-taught master of the art. ... more

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