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Funny Feelin'

from Here I Am by Ben Travis

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I find that it helps me a lot to put myself in someone else's shoes, and this song is written from the perspective of a homeless man. This is the longest song on the album, and you can blame sax player Chris Gregg for that, because he did so much amazing improvising at the end that I couldn't bring myself to cut it out. We really had a great flow in the studio, just playing back and forth with the electric piano and his sax. He took the time to get to know the song, and he told me that he was really picturing a homeless man playing sax on the corner, hoping to get a little spare change from passers-by.


Special thanks to Chris Gregg for his amazing saxophone work.

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Funny Feelin’
© 2000 Ben Travis, Amanda Davis

Can't hardly sleep at night
I think my bed is made of stone
And in the daytime, I hold a cardboard sign
And stand beneath the bridge I call my home
I watch the passing cars
I've learned to count the hours
'till darkness brings the bitter cold

(bridge)
I can see them waiting for the light to turn green
Trying not to let me catch their eye
I know that as they drive away
They will do their level best
To forget that I'm alive

(chorus)
It's a funny feelin' Knowing no one in the world
Would trade places with you if they could
It's a funny feelin' Being awake is just like dreamin'
'Cause the nightmare never ends,
It just goes on...
And you're always alone

When I left for the war
I thought I'd be a hero
But when I got back, they gave me no awards
In fact, they gave me no respect at all
Truth be known
This city is much worse
Than any jungle I ever saw

(bridge 2)
I can hear them saying I should just get a job
Telling me what they think I should do
I wonder as they drive away What they think that I should say
When I'm in my interview
With tattered clothes and homemade shoes
[to chorus]

People come along and hand me Bibles
They tell me Jesus loves me
And forgives me of my sin
But for me there's something more important than my soul's revival
I'm wondering when this cold front's gonna end
[to chorus]

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from Here I Am, released September 10, 2013

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Ben Travis Nashville, Tennessee

I’m a Nashville-based audio engineer and producer. I work primarily with singer/songwriters and bands with original music to help them create a musical product they can be proud of without paying the prices of major studios.

I'm also an independent artist and songwriter. My music invites listeners to think and ask meaningful questions about the world around them.
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