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A soulful ballad meant to describe the struggle of loving someone or something too much! Its hard to be a soul man because you feel everything! This song describes an interpretation of what it's like maintaining a relationship, a marriage, the good and the bad, the hard and the real heartfelt moments that get you through the day by making you appreciate every moment one has in life. Whether that is with another person or not.

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It seems that everything comes down.
While gravity just throws you round.
OH its not the cold that dries my skin,
but rather everything with in.

How does one exist without?
Always living with the count,
of all the bodies laying down.
I'll keep playing the only sound.

Cause its so hard to be a soul man,
when you feel anything thrown into a ring.
And I try to be a whole man
though I'm clearly missing out on that little piece of doubt
and it's a wild kind of role man,
funky kinda slow dance,
child-like romance,
let me be your soul man.

I feel every little word.
You say I'm listening
but you still ain't heard.
girl I mean I need it,
it keeps me whole.
Hitting every inch of my soul.

Its so hard to be a soul man,
when you feel anything thrown into a ring.
And I try to be a whole man
though I'm clearly missing out on that little piece of doubt
and it's a wild kind of role man,
funky kinda slow dance,
child-like romance,
let me be your soul man.

And I got to get out of my own head.
Put all this stuff under my bed.
I'm not proud of the things that I said
but instead, its in my head.
and no wonder you can't seem to make out
all those days you decided to take out,
of your memories when there was no doubt,
when we were whole.

Its so hard to be a soul man,
when you feel anything thrown into a ring.
And I try to be a whole man
though I'm clearly missing out on that little piece of doubt
and it's a wild kind of role man,
funky kinda slow dance,
child-like romance,
let me be your soul man.

I just want to be, your soul man,

Even if its so,
hard to be a soul man,
(Its too hard to be a soul)
when you feel anything thrown into a ring.
And I try to be a whole man
(In a world without girl)
though I'm clearly missing out on that little piece of doubt
and it's a wild kind of role man,
(and I ain't goin nowhere)
funky kinda slow dance,
( cause I got no plans)
child-like romance,
let me be your soul man.

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from It Began With A Bang, track released September 18, 2018

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Michael Scott Bates Snohomish, Washington

Michael Scott Bates is a multi-instrumentalist and songwriter from central Oregon. A true old soul, song-writing activist and simply, a freight train of southern rock and blues. There is truly no limit this man won't go to guarantee recording and producing the upmost quality of his music. He is the epitome of a music lover. ... more

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