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Family Man

from I Was Sure by Adam Paulson

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All I’ve ever wanted to be is a husband and a dad. This song is me wrestling with what to do with that desire now. It hasn’t gone away.

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When I was 5 years old in my kindergarten class
I filled out that first day sheet with all the little things that made me, me
Like how my favorite food was steak and that my best friend’s name was Craig
And I was happiest at the beach and playing in the waves

I told ‘em I was a middle child and that I liked it best when we all smile
and that I was thankful for my mom and dad, my brother and sister, too
Then it came time to answer to the one about what I want to do
When I grow up and I couldn’t wait to fill in that blank

When I grow up all I want to be
Is a husband and a dad raising a family
Other kids wrote astronaut, fireman
Or Peter Pan, but as for me
I had just one plan (and I still have just one plan)
I wanted to be a family man

Life moves on with no guarantee that it’ll go
The way we hope and that’s just life, living on this side
Somewhere along the way our dreams get lost or crushed beneath
Mistakes we make, hearts that break, and the sheer weight of life

Here I sit at 38 alone and lost and wondering
But the dreams of that little 5 year old they’ve stayed the same
Well I had a chance and it slipped away and I get stuck on what I could’ve changed
All I know is deep inside my answer still remains

I’m guessing younger you had a dream and maybe it got lost just like me
And you’re sitting there wondering if it’s simply just too late
Life don’t keep time and it don’t keep score all I can do is trust there’s more
Than what I see today, because if I’m honest I’d still say

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from I Was Sure, released August 9, 2021

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Adam Paulson Palisade, Colorado

I do my best to write honest songs that capture something of the human condition - joy, sorrow, heartbreak and hope.

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