Male Vocal · 3:02
Blindsided — Male Vocal — Organ-And-Twin-Guitar Roots Rock
Organ-And-Twin-Guitar Roots Rock


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Words by Douglas Heyes Jr. Listen to the recorded versions and follow the lyric below.
Original Doug Heyes lyrics · AI-generated music & vocals
An unexpected romance overturns the narrator's life, then separation blindsides him again on a journey south. Memories of his storyteller father deepen his awareness of how quickly people become memories. Amid broken plans and uncertain roads, he tries to turn that knowledge into attention, gratitude and a promise not to take love for granted.
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3 recordings. Different voices and arrangements bring another side of the song into the light.
Male Vocal · 3:02
Organ-And-Twin-Guitar Roots Rock
Female Vocal · 3:00
Piano-Led Narrative Folk-Rock
Lyrics
Words by Douglas Heyes Jr
BLINDSIDED I was Blindsided when you walked into my life Misguided, like the sharp edge of a knife All my Life, I have waited for someone like you I had to leave my Wife before I could look at you Excited, but I didn't know what I should do I'm a Fighter, but you took me with the old one two Night riding out on Southbound 62 Outsider, seems I always got somewhere to go Starfighter, there's a lot of Goodbye in Hello I'm dying, baby can you hear the wind blow? Hearts afire, maybe ride on down to Mexico A la Playa, las Señoritas cantando y bailando Rosarito, nosotros estamos caminando Down at Rancho Rio Bravo You decided we should go our separate ways Blindsided, it must be the End of Days This might be the only moment that we've got I was hoping you'd remember we forgot That Love is still the answer and we are just the way That Heart and Soul come forward almost every single day There Comes A Time To kneel right down and pray That the evil in this world will blow away There is not a whole lot more than I can say I guess it's time for me to go away We’re living in the Land that Time forgot You don't know what something is until it's not Don't take anything for granted that you've got Stay in motion, give your life a lot of thought You can't take with you anything you bought When all your dreams and wishes come to naught You have to be unstoppable, as solid as a rock Cuz you've been blindsided, Whether you know it or not There's a Tale, I heard it from my Dad He was a storyteller, gave it everything he had After he was gone , I just got really, really sad A Memory is all I have left of my Dad I won't let it be the same with you My Heart sings out it’s Promise to be True It happened when I fell in Love with you When the Rainbow came up right out of the Blue Blindsided, we got a million ways to go High-sided, cuz we were drowning down below So tired, we just don't know where to go Inspired, can you hear the whistle blow? Like a deer out in the headlights I saw you shining through so bright I was Blindsided, Blindsided Till it's time to say Goodnight ********
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