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'HIGHER GROUND'

by Brian Burr

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A man loses his job after 30 years in a train yard, following in his father's footsteps. He also loses identity, status, position. What does he do? Where does he turn. We resolve those questions in the song.

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HIGHER GROUND (Brian Burr, Messenger Music):

Thirty years on a railroad,
Day by day, wrench and track.
From six in the morning ‘til late at night,
But, I ain’t never going back.

My foreman told me late last month,
Said, we’re shutting down.
The Akron local came to halt,
To make ends meet somehow…

I’ve got to find ‘Higher Ground,’
But, I really don’t know just how.
If there’s a God in heaven, I hope he’ll hear me,
And, I hope I’ll know what to say.

Mary Ann told me she had trouble sleeping,
With house and the car back due.
Thirty years, and nothing to show.
Her boys are needing new shoes…

I thought I was doing what I was supposed to,
To make things turn out right.
But, here I am, with nothing to show,
Getting drunk again tonight, so I...

I’ve got to find ‘Higher Ground,’
But I really don’t know just how.
If there’s a God in heaven, I hope he’ll hear me,
And, I hope I’ll know what to say.

Like my Daddy before me when I was 10,
Something came over me and left again,
Took me by the hand and made me feel so strong.
Seemed like forever, but now it’s gone!

Now it’s gone, never coming back again.
If there’s a God in heaven I hope he’ll hear me,
And I hope I’ll know what to say...
I hope I’ll know what to say…

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released October 10, 2022
Brian Burr & Regnar Egekvist songwriters
Messenger Music Publishing

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February 1st, 2021 is no ordinary date. It solidifies a calling. It marks a comeback. It’s the release date for Brian Burr’s first single, “Crystalline,” from his 10-song album with the symbolic title, “Even Children Grow Older”. Brian is an American-born, Copenhagen-based singer-songwriter. Burr states that “ it’s a challenge pursue a comeback after all these years and I’m also really excited" ... more

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