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In the Back of My Mind

from Waiting For Rain by Bruce Coughlan

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IN THE BACK OF MY MIND

Some words are better left unspoken
Some thoughts are best left unsaid
I keep a weather eye upon the horizon
I keep a lamp lit well within

Some days I don't know what I'm thinking
Sometimes I don't know my own mind
Some things are probably best as left at a distance
Some invitations best declined

Most of the time I can keep looking forward
Most of the time, I do fine
Most of the time I can keep all those memories
Way in the back of my mind, in the back of my mind

Don't think for a moment that I miss you
We both know that that's a lie
It's just sometimes I could swear I still see you
Out of the corner of my eye

Most of the time, I've got my feet firmly planted
Most of the time, I get by...all right
Most of the time I can keep all those memories
Way in the back of my mind, in the back of my mind

And so to get back where I started
If with a backward glance you'll find
Some paths are better off when left uncharted
Some avenues best left behind

Most of the time I can keep pushing forward
Most of the time, I do fine
Most of the time I can keep all those memories
Way in the back of my mind (in the back of my mind)

And most of the time, I can shake off the bitterness
Most of the time, I'm just getting by
Most of the time I can keep all those memories
In the back of my mind, in the back of my mind

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from Waiting For Rain, released June 1, 2017
Bruce Coughlan: lead vocals & classical guitar
Simon Kendall: Wurlitzer, Hammond, Clavinet/Pianet, Steinway & thumbtack piano
Joby Baker: kit, congas & shaker
Rob Becker: upright bass (except Back of My Mind – Laurence Knight: upright bass)
Paul Pigat: Gretsch guitar on Take Me Back to Memphis and Yesterday’s News
The Sojourners (Marcus Mosley, Will Sanders & Khari McClelland): support vocals on Lean Times, Waiting for Rain and Peace, Love & Understanding.

Produced by Joby Baker
Recorded, mixed & mastered by Joby Baker at Baker Studios, Victoria, BC Additional direction & recording by Simon Kendall at Hammond St Studio, Vancouver, BC

Photography and design by Fred Armstrong
Warm thanks to all my extraordinary friends & family who continue to prop me up, help me along and keep me going. Thank-you to all the artists who lent their prodigious talents to this recording. Heartfelt thanks to everyone who supported the Waiting for Rain Indiegogo initiative, and to Brigitte Bach Seib & Friends for hosting a fundraising concert. Thank-you all for making this dream project possible. – Bruce Coughlan

P&C Bruce Coughlan Music / Raincoast Records 2017 All rights reserved. All songs registered / Warning: Unauthorized reproduction if this recording is prohibited by Federal law and subject to prosecution / Raincoast Records / www.songsmith.ca / Made in Canada

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Bruce Coughlan Maple Ridge, British Columbia

Pacific Canadian-based recording & performing artist, Bruce Coughlan has spent decades making Acoustic Roots Music Music of all descriptions. An expressive singer and rock-solid guitarist, Bruce is driven by one guiding principle: It's all about the Song. ... more

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