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Livin’ in the Margins

My collaborator on this song is G.T. Albright, an amazing singer, songwriter, producer, and all-around good guy. G.T. lives in Lane County, Oregon, and he's the first musician who completed one of my songs. Since then, we've done many songs together. For much of my life, I have felt like I didn't belong. I feel like an outsider. But, that isn't necessarily a bad thing, as you'll hear when you listen. This song accurately reflects my thinking on this.

lyrics

Livin’ in the margins

At the edge of the page

Life behind the curtain

Not out on the stage

Livin’ in the white space

Silent ambition

A college degree

With no tuition

Out of the action

Not part of the story

But that don’t matter

No need for the glory

Livin’ in the margins

At the edge of the page

Life behind the curtain

Not out on the stage

Watchin’

Waitin’

Quietly anticipatin’

And all the while

Creatin’

We can’t all be leaders

Not everyone’s a star

You don’t need headlines

To go very far

No, you don’t need headlines

To go very far

So write your own music

Sing your own songs

Find that place

The place you belong

Livin’ in the margins

At the edge of the page

Life behind the curtain

Not out on the stage

Robert Young, G.T. Albright, 2022

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